WASHINGTON, D.C. PARTNERS
Michael J. Alter (Partner) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Michael J. Alter
Richard I. Ansbacher (Partner) born Jacksonville, FL; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida (inactive); 1985, District of Columbia. Education: University of Florida (B.S. in Accounting, cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1983); New York University (LL.M., 1984). Beta Alpha Psi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Chief Tax Editor and Articles Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1983. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Richard I. Ansbacher
David L. Ansell (Partner) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (B.S., cum laude, 1976); Temple University (J.D., 1979); ABA International Legal Exchange Program, London, England (1983). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: David L. Ansell
Ghassan (Gus) M. Atiyah (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Columbia University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Stone Scholar. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Private Finance.
Douglas W. Baruch (Partner) born New Brunswick, NJ; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1984); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1987). Articles Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1986-1987. Author: "AIDS in the Courts: Tort Liability for the Sexual Transmission of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome," 22 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 165, 1987; "Equal Protection and State Taxation of Foreign Insurers: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Ward," 40 The Tax Lawyer 447, 1987; "FISA: The Government's Secret Weapon," Criminal Litigation Newsletter, 2001-2002. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Fraud Litigation; Business Litigation; International Arbitration.Email: Douglas W. Baruch
Tommy P. Beaudreau (Partner) born Wheatridge, CO; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., with distinction, 1994); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerome B. Friedman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Tommy P. Beaudreau
Michael R. Bromwich (Partner) born Los Angeles, CA; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Harvard College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1976); Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P., 1980); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Book Review, "Law & Policy in International Business," Vol. 14:3337, 1983; "Symposium Issue on the Selection and Function of the Modern Jury," The American University Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, Winter 1991; "Iraqgate: The Making of an Investigation," Harper's, January 1993; "IG Gate - Investigating Major Scandals: Climate That Leads to IG Handling," The Journal of Public Inquiry, Summer 1997; "Running Special Investigations: The Inspector General Model," The Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 86, No. 6, July 1998; "The Regulation and Ethical Responsibilities of Federal Prosecutors," Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, March 1999; "An Eye on the FBI," The Washington Post, September 5, 1999; "I Sat on a Jury That Followed the Evidence," Legal Times, September 6, 1999; "The LAPD Must Open Its Doors to Oversight," Los Angeles Times, November 3, 1999; "Put a Stop to Savage Sentencing," The Washington Post, November 22, 1999; "Miranda Reconsidered," in The New York Times, December 7, 1999; "Politics Colors Pursuit of Wen Ho Lee," in Los Angeles Times, December 17, 1999; "Police Have Good Reasons to Support Miranda Warning," in The Boston Globe, February 7, 2000. Co-Author: with Andrew L. Frey, Esq., "Sentencing of Organizations," in Phylis Skloot Bamberger, ed., Practice Under the New Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Prentice-Hall Law & Business, 1992, 1999; with Dorann Banks, Esq., "Today is the Day to Implement Compliance Programs," New York Law Journal, July 26, 1993; with Glenn A. Fine, Esq., "IG Gate - Investigating Major Scandals: Part II: The Nuts and Bolts," The Journal of Public Inquiry, Fall 1997; "The FBI Needs a Manager," The New York Times, May 24, 2001. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1983-1987. Deputy Chief, 1985-1986; Chief, 1986-1987, Narcotics Unit. Associate Counsel, 1987-1989 and Special Counsel, 1989, 1990, 1991, Office of Independent Counsel (Iran/Contra). Inspector General, Department of Justice, 1994-1999. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Criminal Law; Litigation); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Criminal Justice). (Also at New York, N.Y. Office). Practice Areas: Investigations, Monitoring and Oversight; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Compliance.Email: Michael R. Bromwich
Michelle Berk Gold (Partner) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1993); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D./M.B.A., 1997). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Michelle Berk Gold
Karl A. Groskaufmanis (Partner) born Timmins, ON, Canada; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., with honors, 1984); University of Toronto Law School (LL.B., 1987); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1988). Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: "What Films We May Watch: Videotape Distribution and the First Amendment," 136 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1263, 1988; "Climbing 'Up the Ladder': Corporate Counsel and the SEC's Reporting Requirement for Lawyers," 89 Cornell Law Review 511, 2004. Co-Author: with Harvey L. Pitt: "Promises Made, Promises Kept: The Practical Implications of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995," San Diego Law Review 845, 1996; "When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies: A Crisis Management Primer," 15 Cardozo Law Review 951, 1994; "A Tale of Two Instruments: Insider Trading in Non-Equity Securities," 49 Business Lawyer 187, 1993; "Mischief AFoot: The Need for Incentives to Control Corporate Criminal Conduct," 71 Boston University Law Review 447, 1991; "Minimizing Corporate Civil and Criminal Liability: A Second Look at Corporate Codes of Conduct," 78 Georgetown Law Journal 1559, 1990. Practice Areas: Securities Enforcement.Email: Karl A. Groskaufmanis
David B. Hardison (Partner) born Havre de Grace, MD; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 2002, New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1981); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1983-1984. Co-Author: with Thomas P. Vartanian and David B. Hardison, "What New Agency Powers Mean for Financial Auditors," American Banker, July 2004; with Dixie Johnson, Kevin Harnisch, and C. Tucker Waldruff, "'Carrots and Sticks' of SEC Enforcement," The Securities Reporter, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Summer 2002. Author: "Inside Track with Broc: David Hardison on the SEC's Independence FAQ's," thecorporatecounsel.net, September 2003; "Life After Sarbanes-Oxley, Eye on the Auditors: Creation of New Oversight Board Challenges Regulators and Accountants," Legal Times, VOL. XXV, NO. 39, October 2002; "Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Adopts Registration Requirements for Public Accounting Firms," thecorporatecounsel.net, May 2002. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Section of Business Law Task Force on Rule 102(e) Proceedings). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Securities Enforcement.Email: David B. Hardison
Kevin J. Harnisch (Partner) born Atlanta, GA; admitted to bar, 1995, Washington; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member, Seattle University Law Review, 1994-1995. Staff Attorney, Senior Counsel and Branch Chief, Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, 1995-1999. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Sections on: Business; Litigation). Practice Areas: Securities Regulation and Enforcement; Securities Litigation; Corporate Internal Investigations.Email: Kevin J. Harnisch
Dixie Lynn Johnson (Partner) born Omaha, NE; admitted to bar, 1986, New Mexico (inactive); 1987, District of Columbia. Education: Oklahoma Baptist University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); New Mexico Highlands University (M.B.A., 1983); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Case Note Editor, New Mexico Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Advisory Committee, Securities and Exchange Commission, Historical Society; Advisory Board, San Diego Securities Regulation Institute, 2001. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of New Mexico (inactive); Federal (Member, Executive Council of Securities Law Committee) and American (Chair, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Section of Business Law; Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Civil Litigation and SEC Enforcement of the Business Law Section's Committee on Federal Securities Regulation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Enforcement.Email: Dixie Lynn Johnson
Alan S. Kaden (Partner) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Listed in: Euromoney Guide to the Leading U.S. Tax Lawyers 1997; The Best Lawyers in America 2003-2005; Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2005 edition; The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers 3rd ed. Member, Columbia Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Leading Lawyers," in tax law by the Legal Times of Washington, 2005; "Top Washington Lawyer," in tax law by the Washington Business Journal, 2005; "The Savings and Loan Tax Shelter," Tax Notes, May, 1989. Co-Author: "Installment Method Asset Sales By S Corporations," The American University Law Review, Vol. 39, Summer 1990, No. 4, at 915; "Spin-offs, Split-offs and Split-ups: A Detailed Analysis of Section 355," Tax Notes, July, 1989; "Judicial Review of Executive Action in Domestic Affairs," 80 Columbia Law Review 1535. Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1989-1991, 1993-1997. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Alan S. Kaden
Kevin M. Keyes (Partner) born Cleveland, OH; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio (inactive); 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1986. Author: Federal Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions , Warren Gorham Lamont, 1997; "US Tax Considerations in Equity Investments and Equity Derivative Strategies," The Euromoney Derivatives & Risk Management Handbook, 2004-2005; "Proposed Straddle and Hedging Regulations Take Steps in the Wrong Direction," Journal of Taxation of Investments, Autumn 2001. Contributing Author, Collier's on Bankruptcy Taxation, Matthew Bender, 1992-1995. Co-Author: with Russell S. Light, "Developments in the Economic Substance Doctrine," The Journal of Taxation of Investments, 2003. Board of Advisors and Contributors, Journal of Taxation of Investments and Corporate Editor, Journal of Taxation. Listed in: The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers, 2005 Ed; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2004 Ed. Chair, American Bar Association, Section on Taxation, Financial Transactions Committee. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center. Author: Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Kevin M. Keyes
Walid A. Khuri (Partner) born Washington, DC; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1991); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Walid A. Khuri
Jay R. Kraemer (Partner) born St. Louis, MO; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1974, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1970; J.D., with highest honors, 1973). Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. Miller, Jr., U.S. District Court for The District of Maryland, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997. Co-Author: with Thomas P. Vartanian, Robert H. Ledig, and David L. Ansell, "Export Control Regulations Revised," Cyberspace Lawyer, Vol. 4, No. 11, February 2000. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; International Nuclear Law Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Jay R. Kraemer
Robert H. Ledig (Partner) born Bronx, NY; admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia and New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with honors, 1979); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1982). Co-Author: with Thomas Vartanian, "FDIC's Fresh Thinking on Stored Value," American Banker, October 2005; with Thomas Vartanian, David Ansell, and Mark Fajfar, "Bank Regulators Require Notice of Unauthorized Access to Consumer Data," BNA Electronic Commerce & Law Report - Expert Report, June 2005; with Thomas Vartanian and Mark Fajfar, "Not On My Watch - When Are Companies Liable for Security Breaches of Their Information Systems," Electronic Banking Law and Commerce Report, June 2005; with Thomas Vartanian and Mark Fajfar, "Legal and Business Implications of the Future of Electronic Payments," Electronic Banking Law and Commerce Report, April 2004; with Thomas Vartanian, Stephen Alexander, Susan Chun, "The Next Phase in Privacy Law? The Duty to Disclose Unauthorized Access to Personal Information," Electronic Banking Law and Commerce Report, April 2003; with Thomas Vartanian, David Ansell and Mark Fajfar, "U.S. Court Releases Yahoo! Inc. from Compliance with French Court Order," Global eCommerce Law and Business Report, December 2001; with T. Vartanian and L. Bruneau, "21st Century Money, Banking & Commerce," 1998; with T. Vartanian and A. Babitz: "The Fair Lending Guide," Glasser Legal Works, 1995; with J. McCullough and T. Vartanian, "Contracting with the RTC and FDIC," Prentice Hall Law and Business, 1991; "The Management of Risks Created by Internet-Initiated Value Transfers," National Automated Clearing House Association, 1998. Adjunct Faculty Member, George Mason University Law School, 1995. Chair, Electronic Financial Services Subcommittee, Committee on Cyberspace Law, Business Law Section, American Bar Association, 2003. Co-Chair, Y2K Joint Task Force, Cyberspace Law and Business Litigation Committees, Business Law Section, American Bar Association. Member, Stored-Value Cards Task Force, American Bar Association. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Robert H. Ledig
Daniel E. Loeb (Partner) born Madison, WI; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado (Inactive); 1985, District of Columbia; 1988, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Boston University; Colorado State University (B.S., 1979); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Sherman G. Finesilver, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 1982-1984. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, 1984-1987. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Daniel E. Loeb
Bradford R. Lucas (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Economics/Philosophy, 1997); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, George Mason University, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas Rawles Jones, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2000. Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Bradford R. Lucas
Brian Mangino (Partner) born Louisville, KY; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Brian Mangino
Beth C. McClain (Partner) born Riverside, NJ; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: Boston College (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1983); Stanford University (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Author: With John T. Boese, "Why Thompson is Wrong: Misuse of the False Claims Act to Enforce the Anti-Kickback Act, 51 Ala. L. Rev. 1 (1999). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Beth C. McClain
James J. McCullough (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia; 1977, U.S. Claims Court; 1979, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1976). Trial Attorney and Assistant to the General Counsel, Office of The General Counsel of the Navy, 1977-1979. Co-Author: with Deneen Melandar and Jason Enzler, "Feature Comment: US Restrictions On Offshore Sourcing Of Services - How Do They Affect Government Contractors?" The Government Contractor, Vol 47, No.24, June 2005; with Deneen Melander and Steven Alerding, "Feature Comment: The Military Housing Privatization Initiative," The Government Contractor, November 2004; with Abram Pafford, "Government Contract Suspension and Debarment: What Every Contractor Needs to Know," University of Nottingham (UK) Public Procurement Law Review, Issue 5, October 2004; with Courtney Edmonds, "Contractors on the Battlefield Revisited: The War in Iraq & Its Aftermath," Briefing Papers, Second Series, No. 04-6, September 2004; with Deneen Melander and Steven Alerding, "Feature Comment: Year 2003 OMB Circular A-76 Decisions and Developments," The Government Contractor, January 2004; with Deneen Melander and Steven Alerding, "Feature Comment: The New A-76 OMB Adopts Familiar FAR Framework For Public-Private Competitions," The Government Contractor, July 2003; with Abram Pafford, "SAFETY Against Terror: Manufacturers Obtain Immunity From Some Lawsuits If They Get On The Right List" Legal Times, March 2003; with Deneen Melander and Abram Pafford, "GAO's Revised Bid Protest Regulations: In Search of a More Efficient and Effective Process," Federal Contracts Report , Vol. 79, No. 7, February 2003; with Steven Alerding, "Feature Comment: Emerging Legal Issues In Electronic Commerce Filings And Notices," The Government Contractor, November 2002; with Abram Pafford, "Hazardous Duty: Companies Face Risks in Providing Overseas Support in the War on Terror," Legal Times, April 2002; with Deneen Melander and Abram Pafford, "Negotiating the Intersection: Defense Companies Must Balance Security and Anti-discrimination Concerns when Dealing with Foreign National Employees and Job Applicants," Contract Management, February 2002; with T. Vartanian and R. Ledig, "Contracting With the RTC and FDIC," Prentice Hall Law and Business, 1991. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; National Contract Management Association; U.S. Chamber of Commece Procurement and Privatization Council; National Defense Industry Association (Chair, Procurement Division). [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Litigation.Email: James J. McCullough
Bernard (Barry) A. Nigro, Jr. (Partner) born Buffalo, NY; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1987, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., Economics, 1982; J.D., 1986). Special Agencies: Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.
Richard C. Park (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1992); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1995); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1997). Member: American Bar Association (Member: Antitrust Section; Telecommunications Section). Practice Areas: Antitrust.Email: Richard C. Park
Elliot E. Polebaum (Partner) born Lowell, MA; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and Massachusetts; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1972); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1975); New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, New York University Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to the Honorable James L. Oakes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1977-1978; The Honorable William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981. Author: "Discovery in the U.S. in Aid of Foreign Litigation Under Section 1782," International Business Lawyer, October, 1996; "U.S. Courts' Position on Judicial Assistance to Foreign Tribunals," International Business Lawyer, December 1991; "Proper Venue In Which to Petition to Vacate a Foreign Arbitration Award," International Business Lawyer, April 1991; "U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Kingdom of Swaziland Case," International Legal Practitioner, December 1990; "Effect of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on Litigation Involving Foreign Parties," International Business Lawyer, June 1990; Case Note, "Hague Convention," International Business Lawyer, March 1990. Contributing Author, Negotiating and Drafting Contract Boilerplate (chapter on arbitration), ALM Publishing, 2003; Internet and Online Law, Law Journal Seminars Press, 1996 and 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 updates. Member: American and International Bar Associations. (Also at Paris, France Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: International Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Elliot E. Polebaum
Franz R. Rassman (Partner) born Wilmington, DE; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1983, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1987, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1979); American University (J.D., 1982). Pi Sigma Alpha (President, University of Delaware Chapter, 1978-1979). Member: Maryland State Bar Association; Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.
Michael J. Rivera (Partner) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: St. John's University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1991). Author: "Accounting for Expenses in an Electronic Universe: The SEC's AOL Order," SecMail, 2000; "NASDR Deals Another Blow to Central Bank," SecMail, 2000; "Supervising Securities Professionals Effectively," SecMail, 2000; "Initial SEC Guidance Regarding Regulation FD," SecMail, 2000; "Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Releases Proposals to Require Registration of Public Accounting Firms," To Our Clients, 2003; "Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Adopts Registration Requirement for Public Accounting Firms," To Our Clients, 2003. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member: Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation and Compliance; Securities Enforcement; Corporate.Email: Michael J. Rivera
Richard A. Steinwurtzel (Partner) born Newark, NJ; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1982, New York. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude and with distinction, 1972); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1975). Co-Author: with Vasiliki Tsaganos and Bradford Lucas, "Internal Controls and the Dog Days of Summer," The Securities Reporter, Volume 10, Issue 2, Summer 2005. Author: "SEC Adopts Dramatic Reforms to the Public Offering Process," To Our Clients, August 22, 2005; "Sarbanes-Oxley Act Expands Corporate Governance and Accounting Requirements for SEC-Registered Non-U.S. Companies (Updated)," To Our Clients, May 23, 2005; "Disclaimed Opinions and Internal Controls," To Our Clients, April 6, 2005; "Outside Directors of WorldCom and Enron Contribute to Settlement of Securities Class Actions," To Our Clients, January 13, 2005; "Sarbanes-Oxley Act Expands Corporate Governance and Accounting Requirements for SEC-Registered Non-U.S. Companies," (Updated), To Our Clients, January 6, 2005. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State and American (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Richard A. Steinwurtzel
Vasiliki B. Tsaganos (Partner) born Chicago, IL; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: The American University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Note and Comment Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law, 1989-1990. Former Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Fresh Fields Markets, Inc. Board of Directors, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. Dean's International Council, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Greek, French. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.Email: Vasiliki B. Tsaganos
Andrew P. Varney (Partner) born Glens Falls, NY; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, Virginia; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1984); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Andrew P. Varney
Thomas P. Vartanian (Partner) born Forest Hills, NY; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1979, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Cathedral College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel and Senior Trial Attorney, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 1976-1981. General Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, 1981-1983. Adjunct Professor: Graduate Law Program, Georgetown University Law Center, 1996-2003; Boston University Law School, Morin School of Banking, 1999-2000; George Washington University School of Law, 2000-2002. Guest Lecturer at Harvard Law School, 2000. Member: Digital Signature Technical Advisory Committee, Virginia Legislature's Joint Commission on Technology and Science, 1996-1998; Information Security Exploratory Committee, National Information Infrastructure (NII) Task Force and President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NTSAC), 1998-2000. Co-Author: "21st Century Money, Banking & Commerce," May 1998; "The Fair Lending Guide," Glasser LegalWorks, 1995; "Contracting with the RTC and FDIC, Prentice Hall, 1991. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State, Federal and American (Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Financial Services Deregulation and Consolidation, 1999; Chairman, Committee on Cyberspace Law, 1998-2002) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Thomas P. Vartanian
OF COUNSEL
David E. Birenbaum (Of Counsel) born Waterbury, CT; admitted to bar, 1962, Connecticut; 1964, District of Columbia; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Brown University (B.A., cum laude, 1959); Harvard University Law School (LL.B., cum laude, 1962). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Business Ventures in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union: The Emerging Legal Framework for Foreign Investment," Prentice Hall Law & Business (2 volumes) June 1991, updated 1994. Lecturer of International Trade Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1987-1989. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Laws of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, 1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable M. Joseph Blumenfeld, U.S. District Court, Hartford, Connecticut, 1962-1963. Assistant General Counsel, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968. General Counsel and Member, Board of Directors, Handgun Control, Inc., 1982-1994, 1996 and Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, 1979-1994, 1996. Public Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Conference on Human Rights, Geneva, 1993. Panelist: Bi-National Panel pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, 1992-1994 and 1997; World Trade Organization, 1997. Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, 1994-1996. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emergency Coalition for U.S. Financial Support of the United Nations, 1997. Member, Board of Directors, Americans for Peace Now, 1999. Member, Council on Foreign Relations, 1997. Committee Member, ABA Standing on World Order Under Law, 1997. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American (Co-Chairman, Ad Hoc Task Force on the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Law, International Law Section) and International Bar Associations; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: David E. Birenbaum
John T. Boese (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, MO; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington University (B.S., 1969); St. Louis University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1972). Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, St. Louis University Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: "Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions," Aspen Law & Business (3ed., 2006) Lead Editor and Contributor for "Best Practices Handbook in Advising Clients on Fraud & Abuse Issues," AHLA, June 1999; Healthcare Exclusions: A Comprehensive Guide , ABA, 1997 and the Second Edition of The Practitioner's Guide to Suspension and Debarment, ABA, 1996. Contributor, Third Edition of The Practitioner's Guide to Suspension and Debarment, ABA, 2002. Journal Articles include "Appeals Court Eases Liability Under False Claims Act," Assisted Housing Financial Management Insider (September/October 2003); "State False Claims Laws Pose New Challenges for Contractors," Government Contract Litigation Reporter (March 27, 2003); "Qui Tam Appellants, Beware: With Second Circuit's Ruling, Courts Split on Timing Issue," New York Law Journal June 25, 2001 (with Beth McClain); "Court Finds False Claims Fines Subject to Constitutional Challenge," Nursing Home Litigation Reporter, Vol. 3, No. 18, at 10 (June 15, 2001); "Court Finds False Claims Fines Subject to Constitutional Challenge," Government Contract Litigation Reporter, Vol. 14 No. 23, at 13 (June 7, 2001); "Can Substandard Medical Care Become Fraud? Understanding an Unfortunate Expansion of Liability Under the Civil False Claims Act," The Brief, Vol. 29, No. 4 (ABA Tort. & Ins. Sec.) (Summer 2000). Co-Chair, ABA National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement, 1998 and 2000. Lecturer, Department of Justice Civil Enforcement Conference, Summer 1994. Faculty, ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, 1992-1995, 1998-2001. Chair, "Qui Tam: Beyond Government Contracts," Practising Law Institute 1993. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, 1972-1977. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Co-Chair, Committee on Court Rules, 1983-1985; Chair, Section on Courts, Lawyers and Administration of Justice, 1986-1987); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Criminal Justice; Litigation; Public Contracts; Co-Chair of Qui Tam Subcommittee of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee; Vice-Chair, Committee on Suspension and Debarment); American Health Lawyers Association (Chair, Best Practices Task Force, 1999). Practice Areas: Qui Tam Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Fraud Litigation; Government Contracts.Email: John T. Boese
John F. Duffy (Of Counsel) born Pittsfield, MA; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1994, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1985); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Milton Eisenberg, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, NY; admitted to bar, 1950, New York; 1951, District of Columbia; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1948; J.D., 1950). Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law School, 1962-1966. Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1952-1953. Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Danaher, U.S. Circuit Court, 1953-1955. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1955-1957. Minority Counsel, House Judiciary Committee, 1957-1958. Administrative Assistant and Counsel to Senator Kenneth B. Keating, 1959-1964. President, Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court, 1989-1990. Editor, "Lawyer's Desk Book on White Collar Crime," published by National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1991. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American Bar Association (Chair, Corporate Criminal Liability Subcommittee, White Collar Crime Committee, 1992-1994). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Emeritus. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Milton Eisenberg, (P.C.)
Joel R. Feidelman, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born Hazleton, PA; admitted to bar, 1958, District of Columbia; 1962, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1955); Yale University (LL.B., 1958). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer on Government Contract Law, School of Logistics, Ohio State University, 1960-1965. Lecturer, The Government Contracts Program, The George Washington University Law School, 1965-1968. Government Contracts Consulting Editor, "Legal Times of Washington," 1978-1986. Member, Advisory Board, Federal Contracts Report, 1973-1987. Member, National Board of Advisors, National Contract Management Association, 1987. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Federal and American Bar Associations. [Lt. and Capt., U.S.A.F., J.A.G., 1958-1961]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joel R. Feidelman, (P.C.)
Martin D. Ginsburg, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1980, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1953); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1958); Awarded LL.D. (Hon.) by Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 1992; Wheaton College, 1997. Recipient: Marshall-Wythe Medallion, College of William & Mary School of Law 1996; Georgetown University Vicennail Medal 2000. Co-author: with J.S. Levin, "Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts," 4 vols. (revised and reissued semi-annually), 1995. Professor of Law: Georgetown University Law Center, 1980. Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1967-1979. Visiting Professor of Law: New York University School of Law, 1993; University of Chicago Law School, 1990; Harvard Law School, 1986; Stanford University Law School, 1978. Lecturer, Salzburg Seminar (Austria), 1984; Leiden University (Holland), 1982. Member, Tax Division Advisory Committee, Department of Justice, 1980-1981. Member, Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1978-1980. Member, Advisory Board, University of California Securities Regulation Institute, 1973-1991. Chairman, CCH Tax Advisory Board, 1984-1994. Chairman, Little, Brown Tax Advisory Board, 1994-1996. Member, Board of Directors, Tax Analysts, 1988-1991. Member, 1983-1988 and Co-Chairman, 1986-1988, Board of Advisors, New York University Internal Revenue Service Continuing Professional Education Program. Member, Board of Editors, The Journal of Corporate Taxation, 1974. Member, Subcouncil on Capital Allocation and Co-Chairman, Taxation Expert Group, Competitiveness Policy Council, 1993-1995. Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard Law School, 1994-1998. Honoree: Martin D. Ginsburg Chair in Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, established 1986. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Taxation, 1975-1979; Chairman, 1977-1979; Member, Audit Committee, 1980-1982), New York State (Chairman, 1975 and Member, Executive Committee, 1969, Tax Section; Member, House of Delegates, 1976-1977) and American (Chairman, Committee on Simplification, 1979-1981 and Member of Council, 1984-1987, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations; American Law Institute (Consultant, ALI Federal Income Tax Project, Subchapters C & K, and Corporate-Shareholder Integration, 1974-1993). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel, 1981; American Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2000). Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Martin D. Ginsburg, (P.C.)
Max M. Kampelman (Of Counsel) born New York, NY; admitted to bar, 1947, New York; 1950, District of Columbia; 1951, U.S. Supreme Court; 1956, Maryland. Education: New York University (B.A., 1940; J.D., 1945); University of Minnesota (M.A., 1946; Ph.D., 1951). Doctor of Philosophy, Honoris Causa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1982; Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa: Hebrew Union College, 1984; Georgetown University, 1984; University of Minnesota, 1987. Doctor of Law, Honoris Causa: Bates, 1986; Bar-Ilan University, 1987; Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, University of Minnesota, 1987; The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1988; New York University, 1988; Doctor of Humane Letters, Yeshiva, University, 1990; Doctor of Laws Honorary Degree, Adelphi, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy, Honoris Causa, 1992; Doctor of Laws, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 1992; Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Florida International University, 1993; Doctor of Laws, Brandeis University, 1993. Author: "Entering New Worlds: The Memoirs of a Private Man in Public Life," published by Harper Collins in 1991; "The Communist Party vs. The C.I.O.: A Study in Power Politics," published by Proeger in 1957. Co-author: with Kirkpatrick, "The Strategy of Deception," published by Farrar, Straus, 1963; "Three Years at the East-West Divide," Freedom House, 1983; "Negotiating with the Soviets in Madrid," World Affairs, 1982; "Congress, The Media and The President," Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Vol. 32, No. 1, 1975; Chapter in "Congress Against the President," edited by Harvey Mansfield, Proeger, 1976; "The Power of the Press: A Problem for our Democracy," Policy Review, Fall, 1978. Recipient: Spirit of Democracy Award, American Jewish Congress, 1993; Eleanor Roosevelt Award, United Nations Association, 1993; Freedom Award, Freedom House, 1993; Presidents Award, Glassboro State College, 1992; Cosmos Club Award, 1991; George P. Kennan Award, Citizens Exchange Council, 1989; George Washington Honor Medal, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, 1989; Philip M. Klutznick Award for Public Service, B'nai B'rith, November 8, 1989; Albert Einstein Award, American Society for Technion, September 21, 1989; Henrietta Szold Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service, Hadassah, July 18, 1989; Distinguished Public Service Award, American Jewish Committee, May 18, 1989; The Freedom Award, Jamestown Foundation, May 2, 1989; The Presidential Citizens Medal, January 18, 1989; Pi Sigma Alpha Award, National Capital Area, APSA, 1989; Trainor Award for Distinction in the Conduct of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, 1988; The Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award, July, 1988; Henry M. Jackson Award, JINSA, November, 1987; Hubert H. Humphrey Award, APSA, 1987; Judge Learned Hand Award, Institute of Human Relations, 1985; Knight Commander's Cross (Badge and Star) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1984; Masaryk Award, Czechoslovak National Council of America, 1983; Isaiah Award, AJC, 1983. Visiting Professor, Claremont College, 1963. Visiting Professorial Lecturer, Department of Government, Howard University, 1954-1956. Instructor, Political Science, University of Minnesota, 1946-1948. Of Counsel, Fried, Frank Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (Partner, 1955-1985, 1989-1991). Faculty: Political Economy, Bennington College, 1948-1950; School for Workers, University of Wisconsin, 1947-1948. Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, 1987-1989. Ambassador and Head of U.S. Delegation to the Negotiations on Nuclear and Space Arms, Geneva, 1985-1989. Ambassador and Head of U.S. Delegation Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Madrid, 1980-1983, Copenhagen, June 1990, Geneva, July, 1991 and Moscow, September, 1991. Vice Chairman, United States Institute of Peace, 1992. Member, Executive Board, American Bar Association Central and East European Law Institute, 1990. Member, Board of Trustees, 1979-1990, Chairman, 1979-1981, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Chairman, Freedom House, New York, 1983-1985, 1989-1993. Chairman, Board of Governors, United Nations Association of the United States of America, 1989-1993 . Chairman, The Jerusalem Foundation, 1989-1993. Chairman, Advisory Committee, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, 1989-1993. Member: Advisory Council, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, 1989; Advisory Board, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1989; Board of Directors, American Academy of Diplomacy, 1989; Chairman, Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1990; Board of Directors, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1989; Chairman, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, 1992. Adjunct Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, 1993. Vice Chairman, U.S. Institute of Peace, 1992. Chairman, National Advisory Council, American Jewish Committee, 1993. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Max M. Kampelman
Marcus A. Rowden (Of Counsel) born Detroit, MI; admitted to bar, 1953, Michigan; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1950; J.D., 1953). Order of the Coif. Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1952-1953. General Counsel, Atomic Energy Commission, 1973-1975. Chairman and Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1975-1977. Awarded, Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor of the Republic of France, 1983. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; International Nuclear Law Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Marcus A. Rowden
Sargent Shriver (Of Counsel) born Westminster, MD; admitted to bar, 1941, New York; 1959, Illinois; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., with honors, 1938); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1941). Honorary degrees conferred by: University of Notre Dame, 1961, Brandeis University, Kansas State and Fordham University, 1962, Yale University, New York University, Georgetown University, Wesleyan University, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and University of Liberia, 1963 and Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1965, University of South Carolina, 1965 and Wheeling College, 1978; Doctor of Public Service, George Washington University, 1982; St. Thomas University, Miami, 1986; College of the Holy Cross, 1986. Recipient: Chicago Medal of Merit, 1957; Yale Medal, 1957; James J. Hoey Award (Catholic Interracial Council of New York), 1958; Golden Heart Presidential Award (Philippines), 1964; Notre Dame Patriotism Award, 1965; Philip Murray-William Green Award, 1966; Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, 1966; National Brotherhood Award, 1966; Laetare Medal (Notre Dame), 1968; St. Louis University Medical Center Award for Leadership in Medical Ethics, 1981. President, Board of Education, City of Chicago, 1955-1960. Director, Peace Corps, 1961-1966. Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, VISTA, Headstart, Foster Grandparents, Job Corps, Green Thumb, Upward Bound, Legal Services, Neighborhood Health Centers, Migrant Opportunities, Community Action, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Indian Opportunities and Work Experience, 1964-1968. Special Assistant to President Johnson, 1964-1968. United States Ambassador to France, 1968-1970. Chairman: Congressional Leadership for the Future, 1970-1971; International Advisory Board, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, 1971; International Patrons of the Israel Museum, 1972-1975. Member: Council on Foreign Relations, 1971; American Committee East-West Accord, 1978; Americans for SALT, 1979. Honorary National Chairman, National Inter-Religious Task Force on Soviet Jewry, 1977-1978. Co-Chairman, Friends of VISTA, 1980. Chairman & CEO, Special Olympics International, 1990-1996. Chairman of the Board of Special Olympics International, 1996. Member, Board of Directors, American Arms Control Association, 1983. Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1994. Franklin D. Roosevelt "Freedom From Want Award" 1994. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Sargent Shriver
Daniel M. Singer (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, NY; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; 1957, District of Columbia; 1959, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1951); Yale University (LL.B., 1954). Member, Editorial Board, Yale Law Journal, 1953-1954. Law Clerk to the Honorable George T. Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1956-1958. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1986. Mediator, U.S. District Court. Member, Board of Managers, Swarthmore College, 1988-1991. Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, D.C., 1995-2000. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. [U.S. Army, Signal Corps., 1954-1956]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Daniel M. Singer
William H. Taft (Of Counsel) born Washington, DC; admitted to bar, 1970, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Military Appeals; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). General Counsel, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1976-1977. General Counsel, Department of Defense, 1981-1984. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1984-1989. U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1989-1992. Author: "Recent Developments in Social Welfare Law and the Doctrine of Separation of Powers," Indiana Law Journal, 1977. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Steven A. Alerding (Special Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. [Lt., USNR, 1988-1994]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Contracts.Email: Steven A. Alerding
Mark Fajfar (Special Counsel) born St. Louis, MO; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland (inactive); 1994, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1988); Georgetown University Law Center (M.S.F.S., 1992; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author: "An Economic Analysis of Informed Consent to Medical Care," 80 Geo. L.J. 1941, 1992. Co-Author: "Tougher Standards for Audit Committees: The Report of the 'Blue Ribbon' Committee," Corp. Counsel's Quarterly, October 1999; "Start-Up Kits," Tech Counsel, August 2000. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Mark Fajfar
Karen T. Grisez (Special Counsel) born Washington, DC; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1990). Public Service Special Counsel. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State, Federal and American (Member, Immigration Policy, Practice and Pro Bono Committee; Co-Chair, Immigration Litigation Committee, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Maryland Women's Bar Association; District of Columbia Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Karen T. Grisez
Joseph J. LoBue (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 2003, District of Columbia and New York. Education: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (B.S.E., 1986); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 2001). Recipient, Naval Justice Award. [Officer and Aviator, U.S. Navy, 1986-1994; Officer and Aviator, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1974]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joseph J. LoBue
Gordon L. Miller (Special Counsel) born Kansas City, MO; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1982, Oklahoma; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1975); University of Chicago (J.D., 1980). Counsel, Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, 1992-2001. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Regulatory Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Anti-Money Laundering; Electronic Commerce.
Paul H. Pashkoff (Special Counsel) born Silver Spring, MD; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1994); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, The George Washington Law Review, 1996-1997. Author: "The Boundaries of Judicial Power Under The Tunney Act," 64 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 824, 1996. Practice Areas: Securities Law.Email: Paul H. Pashkoff
Michael Arthur Umayam (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., Government, 1996); The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Staff Member, Catholic University Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael Arthur Umayam
ASSOCIATES
Michael J. Anstett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Portland (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1996); Duke University (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael J. Anstett
Dominic Arni (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Dominic Arni
Jonathan Bagg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 1999); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Alida R. Barletta (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, District of Columbia and Massachusetts. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1992); American University (M.A., 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Securities Enforcement.Email: Alida R. Barletta
Sima Bhakta (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 2002); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sima Bhakta
Karen S. Bloom (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Columbia University (B.A., 2000); New York University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Karen S. Bloom
William J. Breslin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Providence College (B.A., 2000); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: William J. Breslin
Kimberly Cain (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University (J.D., 2005). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Kimberly Cain
Shanna M. Cohn (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Vanderbiit University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Yale University (J.D., 1999). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Shanna M. Cohn
Colleen Duncan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Maryland. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: American University (B.A., 2004); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
John Terry Dundon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, District of Columbia and New York; 2009, California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2003); George Washington University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Nathan M. Erickson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2001); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Securities Regulation.Email: Nathan M. Erickson
Christopher Evans (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Maryland. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1999); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Elizabeth L. Fasse (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Pomona College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); New York University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Adam Glaser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1997); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2000); Lehman College (M.S., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
G.M. Grimmett, III (Associate) born Washington, DC; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 2000); Exeter College, Oxford (Summer, 1999); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: New York State (Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Corporation; Finance; Securities Law); National Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Institutional; Corporate Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Eugene N. Hansen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1999); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard C. Tallman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Eugene N. Hansen
Aresh Homayoun (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 2000, District of Columbia; 2006, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1994); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., with distinction, 2007). Law Clerk to Honorable Andrew L. Sonner, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 1998-1999. Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Estate and Business Succession Planning; Tax.
Michael M.L. Jackman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland at College Park (B.A., 1997); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Michael M.L. Jackman
Damon J. Kalt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1999); University of Arizona (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Antitrust.
Taylor M. Kiessig (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California; 2009, District if Columbia. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., History, with honors; B.S., Finance, with honors, Political Science minor, 2003); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law.
David Lawson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1999); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities.
Ryan Lovin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 2004); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Tax Law.
Michael Lovinger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2005); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Competition.
Valerie Lynch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, District of Columbia and Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Morgan MacDonald (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 2005); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities.
Anuja Majmadur (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: The George Washington University (B.A., with honors, 2003); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Regulation.Email: Anuja Majmadur
Tiffany T. McConnell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2000); Georgetown University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Tiffany T. McConnell
Lawrence Nesbitt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England (LL.B., with honors, 1995). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
David Perez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2003); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement.Email: David Perez
Katherine Raimondo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 2004); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Michelle L. Ramos (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Virgina; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1996); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Law Clerk to the Honorable Sherne L. Kranser, 7th Judicial Circuit of Maryland, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Michelle L. Ramos
Alison Roach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 2003; B.A., 2003); Tulane University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Alison Roach
Marco A. Salcedo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia and District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004). Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Marco A. Salcedo
Mehri Shadman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2003); New York University (J.D., 2006). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement.Email: Mehri Shadman
Miten Shah (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2003); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: North Carolina State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Securities.
Natalie Shioji (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 2000); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities.
Fern B. Simmons (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Securities.
Marc Snyder (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Clark University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Maryland (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Karen Marie Soares (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2000); University of Chicago (J.D., 2004). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.
William Speros (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1993); George Washington University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Brian Stanford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Maryland. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2004); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Sarah S. Still (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2003); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law.
Brian Taylor Sumner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 2005, District of Columbia; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Duke University (J.D., cum laude, 2004; M.A., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement; White Collar Crime.Email: Brian Taylor Sumner
Brian Thavarajah (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 2002); George Washington University (J.D., high honors, 2005). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement.
Aaron Tucker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2007, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 2003); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2006); American University. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Aaron Tucker
Bela Unell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law.
Jamie Walter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Maryland; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 2004); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2007). Law Clerk to the Honorable Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007-2008. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Stephanie Weissman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Washington University (B.S., 1998); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Stephanie Weissman
Andrew Wogman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Muhlenberg College (B.S., 2000); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Tax Law.
Jennifer M. Wollenberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Bethany College (B.A., 2001); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennifer M. Wollenberg
Rebecca Neuschatz Zelenka (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 2001); University of Chicago (J.D., 2004). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Rebecca Neuschatz Zelenka
LAW CLERK
Raya Bakalov (Law Clerk) (Admission pending). Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 2005); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Languages: French, Bulgarian.
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Matthew Cook (Admission pending). Education: Colgate University (B.A., 2002); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement; Securities Regulation.
Melissa D'Arcy (Admission pending). Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 2004); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement; Securities Regulation.