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| | Address | | 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | | Washington, District of Columbia 20004-2415 | | | |
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| Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Federal and State Tax, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Securities, Arbitration, Energy, Environmental, Public Utility and Administrative Law, Corporate, Communications, Food and Drug Law, Financial Services, International, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Government Contracts, Real Property, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law, Legislative, Federal and State Insurance Company Practice, Construction Law. | | Year Established: 1924 | | Firm Size: 500 |
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Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF THE FIRM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | | William A. Sutherland (1896-1987). | | Mac Asbill, Sr. (1893-1992). | | Joseph B. Brennan (1903-1991). | | Mac Asbill, Jr. (1922-1992). | | PARTNERS | | Eric A. Arnold (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (B.S., 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, 1990-1991 and Member, Vanderbilt Law Review. Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Regulation; Banking Law; Insurance Regulation; Corporate Law. Email: Eric A. Arnold | | Marguerite C. Bateman (Partner) born Durham, North Carolina, June 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina; 1988, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1984); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1987). Associate, Jorden, Burt & Berenson, 1987-1994. Member: North Carolina State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Governance; Finance; Mutual Funds; Investments. | | Frederick R. Bellamy (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, January 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1976); Cornell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Order of the Coif. Editor and Business Manager, Cornell Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Judge H. Emory Widener, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1979-1980. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Products; Investment Company Law; Mutual Funds; Financial Services; Securities; Corporate Governance. Email: Frederick R. Bellamy | | Herbert N. Beller (Partner) born Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois; 1969, District of Columbia. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.B.A., 1964; J.D., cum laude, 1967). Ranked in Chambers USA, Tax, District of Columbia, 2008. Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1966-1967. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1965. Law Clerk to Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., United States Tax Court, 1967-1968. Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1972-1981. American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Chair, 2002-2003; Vice-Chair (Publications), 1993-1996. Editor-in-Chief, The Tax Lawyer, 1993-1996. Member of Council, 1989-1992, 2001-2004; 1993-1996; Chair, Committee on Government Submissions, 1988-1989, and Committee on Closely Held Corporations, 1981-1983. Member: American College of Tax Counsel (Board of Regents, 2003-2006); National Conference of Lawyers and CPAs (Co-chair, 2003-2006). Practice Areas: Federal Tax Planning; Tax Controversies; Exempt Organizations; Taxation; Tax Legislation; Tax Litigation. Email: Herbert N. Beller | | Jeffrey P. Bialos (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977); Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (M.P.P., 1980); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Antitrust; International Trade; Aerospace Defense; Homeland Security; Procurement; Public Policy. | | Thomas E. Bisset (Partner) born Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1994, District of Columbia. Education: Villanova University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1986); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1992). Attorney-Adviser, 1989-1991 and Senior Counsel, 1992-1993, Division of Investment Management, Attorney-Adviser, 1987-1989, Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Practice Areas: Insurance Products Regulation; Mutual Fund Regulation; Securities Regulation; Corporate Law. Email: Thomas E. Bisset | | Steven B. Boehm (Partner) born New York, New York, May 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey; 1982, District of Columbia. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 1975); Rutgers Law School (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Phillip J. Levin Scholar. Ranked in Chambers USA, Investment Funds and Registered Funds, National, 2008. Attorney, 1978-1982, and Counsel to Commissioner, 1982-1983, Securities and Exchange Commission. Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Investment Company Law; Investment Regulation; Corporate Law; Insurance Products. Email: Steven B. Boehm | | George H. Bostick (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Virginia; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Notes Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Judge John C. Godbold, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978-1980. Member: American Bar Association (Business Law Section Representative, 1983-1988, Chairman, 1988-1989, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits; Chairman, Business Law Section, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee, 1988-1992). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Taxation; ERISA; Nuclear Energy. Email: George H. Bostick | | J. Randall Buchanan (Partner) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, August 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1987-1989. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Taxation; Federal Taxation; Tax Planning. Email: J. Randall Buchanan | | Thomas R. Bundy, III (Partner) born Landover, Maryland, March 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland and New Jersey; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Towson State University (B.S., Economics and Political Science, 1996); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas R. Bundy, III | | James M. Bushee (Partner) born Melrose, Massachusetts, June 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia, Michigan and Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1976); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1981). Vice Chair, Energy Committee, Administrative Law Section, 1987-1991. Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Environmental Transactions, Section of Energy and Environment, 1992-1999); Energy Bar Association. [Captain, USMC, 1972-1976]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental; Telecommunications Law; Regulatory Law; Commercial Transactions; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: James M. Bushee | | James M. Cain (Partner) born Danbury, Connecticut, April 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Nevada; 1981, California; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1976); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Honorable Edward C. Reed, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Securities; Insurance; Commodities; Derivatives; Finance; Corporate Governance; Energy; Regulatory Law. Email: James M. Cain | | Robert S. Chase, II (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1994); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member, George Washington University Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; Tax Litigation; Corporate Taxation; Federal Tax Controversies. Email: Robert S. Chase, II | | Nicholas T. Christakos (Partner) born Des Moines, Iowa, April 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Fourth Circuits, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1979); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1982). Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1981-1982. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Reinsurance; Employment Litigation; Banking Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Nicholas T. Christakos | | Adam B. Cohen (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1993); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefit Taxation; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Qualified Retirement Plans. Email: Adam B. Cohen | | Lovida H. Coleman, Jr. (Partner) born Washington, D.C., May 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia. Education: Radcliffe College, Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1972); Yale Law School (J.D., 1975). Law Clerk to Judge Wilfred Feinberg, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1975-1976. Deputy General Counsel to Bush-Quale '92 Re-election Campaign and Deputy Director of Domestic Policy Issues, 1992. Deputy Independent Counsel to James C. McKay, 1978-1986. Special Assistant to Benjamin R. Civiletti in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General and the Attorney General of the United States, 1978-1980. Member: American Law Institute. Fellow, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1986. Member, Board of Directors, Council for Excellence in Government. Member, Board of Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. Member, Rand Board of Trustee, 1997—. Board Member, Drug Policy Research Center of Rand, 1990—. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Federal Practice; Business Litigation; Federal Criminal Law; Government Investigations; Discrimination; Unfair Trade; White Collar Crime. Email: Lovida H. Coleman, Jr. | | W. Thomas Conner (Partner) born Washington, D.C., November 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Suffolk University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1989); George Washington University School of Government and Business Administration (M.B.A., 1989). Member, George Washington Law Review. Associate, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989-1991. Attorney-Adviser, Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation and Office of Insurance Products, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1991-1994. Associate, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, DC, 1994-1998. Vice President and General Counsel, National Association for Variable Annuities, Reston, Virginia, 1998-2001. Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, DC, 2002. Practice Areas: Insurance; Mutual Funds; Financial Services Regulation; Securities Registration; Securities Regulation. Email: W. Thomas Conner | | James D. Darrow (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, March 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1971); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1975). Member, The George Washington University Law Review, 1973-1975. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Debt and Equity Finance; Securities; Commercial Contracts; Nuclear Energy; Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law. Email: James D. Darrow | | Jacob Dweck (Partner) born Jerusalem, Israel, February 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; 1985, New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Editorial Board, Law and Policy in International Business, 1975-1976. Student Editor, Federal Bar Journal, 1975-1976. Practice Areas: Energy; Liquefied Natural Gas; Energy Regulation; Energy Competition; Energy Contracts; Energy Project Development; Federal Energy Regulation; Electric Power; Energy Deregulation; Energy Facility Siting; Energy Marketing; Wholesale Power Contracts; Corporate Law. Email: Jacob Dweck | | Paul F. Forshay (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1981); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1984). Member, American University Law Review, 1982-1984. Member: Federal Energy and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Utility Law; Transportation. Email: Paul F. Forshay | | Hamilton P. Fox, III (Partner) born Salisbury, Maryland, September 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Maine; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors, 1967); Yale University (LL.B., 1970). Phi Beta Kappa. Article and Book Review Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1969-1970. Instructor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1981-1984. Law Clerk to: Hon. Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1970-1971; Hon. Stanley F. Reed and Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1971-1972. Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1972-1973, 1974-1977. Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, 1973-1974. Deputy Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1980. Associate Special Counsel, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 1983-1984. President, Assistant U.S. Attorney's Association, 1988-1989. Member, 1989-1991, Vice-Chair, 1991-1993 and Chair, 1993-1996, District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility. Member, 1996-1997 and Chair, 1997-2000, District of Columbia Bar Legal Ethics Committee, District of Columbia Circuit Committee on Admissions and Grievances. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Professional Responsibility. Email: Hamilton P. Fox, III | | Daniel E. Frank (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, January 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: University of Washington (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Phi Beta Kappa; The University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1993). Senior Comment Editor, The University of Chicago Legal Forum. Law Clerk to Danny J. Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Energy and Environmental; Renewable Energy; Energy Trading; Commercial Transactions; Regulatory; Energy Restructuring and Creditors' Rights; Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Email: Daniel E. Frank | | Jeffrey A. Friedman (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, June 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1989; J.D., with high honors, 1994); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 1998). Managing Editor, The Business Lawyer. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The District of Columbia Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Jeffrey A. Friedman | | Kirstin E. Gibbs (Partner) born Oswego, New York, August 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: LeMoyne College (B.A., 1990); Catholic University (J.D., 1997). Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association; Federal Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Commodities. Email: Kirstin E. Gibbs | | Thomas A. Gick (Partner) born New York, New York, July 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: The College of Insurance (B.B.A., 1978); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Trial Attorney: Tax Division, Department of Justice, 1981-1985; Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Federal Tax Controversies; Insurance; Financial Services. Email: Thomas A. Gick | | David S. Goldstein (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, Texas; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Hampshire College (B.A., 1978); Boston University (J.D., 1981). Attorney-Adviser, 1986-1987, and Special Counsel, 1988-1989, Division of Investment Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, 1981-1985. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Investment Company Law; Investment Management; Insurance Regulation; Retirement Benefit Plans; Corporate Law. Email: David S. Goldstein | | Edward J. Grenier, Jr. (Partner) born New York, New York, November 26, 1933; admitted to bar, 1959, District of Columbia; 1983, New York (inactive). Education: Manhattan College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1954); Harvard Law School (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1959). Epsilon Sigma Pi. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1957-1959. Law Clerk to Chief Judge E. Barrett Prettyman, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1959-1960. Instructor, 1964-1967 and Adjunct Professor, 1974-1979, Georgetown University Law Center. Director, 1973-1984, Secretary-Treasurer, 1975-1977 and Vice President, 1977-1978, Computer Law Association. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Chairman, Administrative Law Section, 1972-1973; Member, Board of Directors, 1973-1974); American Bar Association (Chair, 1986-1987, Chair-Elect, 1985-1986, Chairman: Committee on Environmental Quality Control, 1971-1976; Policies, By-Laws and Manual Committee, 1979-1984; Adjudication Committee, 1984-1985; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988-1991; Council Member, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 1975-1979; Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1991-1997); Prettyman-Leventhal American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, 1988—; President, 1991-1992; Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1998); Federal Energy Bar Association (Vice-President, 1995-1996; President-Elect, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998; Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, 1999-2001; Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1989). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Federal Energy Regulation; Energy Regulation; Energy Contracts; Federal Administrative Law. Email: Edward J. Grenier, Jr. | | Robert A. Gutkin (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, March 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1996, District of Columbia; 2002, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Chicago (M.A., 1982); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1985). Member, University of California, Davis Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Robert A. Gutkin | | James V. Heffernan (Partner) born Washington, D.C., October 6, 1926; admitted to bar, 1953, District of Columbia; 1959, Maryland. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1949; J.D., with distinction, 1952). Order of the Coif. Board of Editors, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1951-1952. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978-1979. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; Federal Estate and Gift Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Tax Planning; Tax Litigation. Email: James V. Heffernan | | Deborah G. Heilizer (Partner) born Rochester, New York, July 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1980); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Coordinating Executive Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. Clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Legge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Member, Arbitration Committee, Securities Industry Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; White Collar Crime; Financial Services Litigation; Broker-Dealer. Email: Deborah G. Heilizer | | Mark D. Herlach (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Note Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1974-1975. Editor, "Joint Ventures in Eastern Europe," Euromoney Books, 1990. Chairman, Georgetown University Law Center Annual Conference on International Trade Law. Member, Advisory Board, North American Free Trade and Investment Report. Member: American Bar Association (Sections of Antitrust, International Law and Practice and Litigation); International Nuclear Law Association; American Society of International Law. Practice Areas: International Law; International Trade; Litigation; Communications and Media. Email: Mark D. Herlach | | Kendall L. Houghton (Partner) born Nurnberg, West Germany, November 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia (inactive); 1998, District of Columbia; 2000, California (inactive). Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1986); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1989); Emory University School of Law (LL.M., 1994). Editor-in-Chief, ABA State and Local Tax Lawyer, 1998. Member, Moot Court Editorial Board. General Counsel, Committee on State Taxation, 1993-1998. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; State and Local Tax. Email: Kendall L. Houghton | | Mark D. Jackson (Partner) born Miami, Florida, June 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: American University (B.S., cum laude, 1982); Emory University (J.D., 1985). Member, International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mark D. Jackson | | Blair M. Jacobs (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1991, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1987); University of Richmond (J.D., 1990). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1988-1990. Law Clerk to the Hon. Walter E. Hoffman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1990-1991. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1996. Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Blair M. Jacobs | | Paul D. Jacokes (Partner) born Durham, North Carolina, February 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Yale University (J.D., 1979); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Jackson Distinguished Scholar. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1991-1993. Legislation Attorney, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress, 1984-1988. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Income Tax; Energy. Email: Paul D. Jacokes | | Kent L. Jones (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1980, Oklahoma. Education: Amherst College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1973-1974 and Articles Editor, 1974-1975, Harvard Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. James L. Oakes, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1975-1976. Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1980. Partner, Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Collingsworth & Nelson, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1981-1990. Tax Assistant to the Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1991-2004. Member: Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Tax; Tax Litigation; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Energy. Email: Kent L. Jones | | Clifford E. Kirsch (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, January 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, District of Columbia, New Jersey and New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1981); Hofstra University (J.D., 1985). Recipient, Manuel F. Cohen Young Lawyer Award. Lecturer in Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Chair, NASD's Variable Products Committee. Member, Board of the National Society of Compliance Professionals. Practice Areas: Financial Services; Broker-Dealer; Insurance Products; Securities Enforcement; Mutual Funds; Investment Products. Email: Clifford E. Kirsch | | Susan S. Krawczyk (Partner) born Warren, New Jersey, June 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); George Washington National Law Center (J.D., with high honors, 1984). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Regulation; Investment Regulation; Financial Services Regulation; Insurance Regulation; Insurance Products. Email: Susan S. Krawczyk | | Catherine M. Krupka (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, California; 1997, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of San Francisco (B.S., 1984; M.B.A., with honors, 1990); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Beta Gamma Sigma. Edward F. Hennessy Scholar; Paul J. Liacos Scholar; G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Editor-in-Chief, Boston University International Law Journal. Member: Federal Communications Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law. Email: Catherine M. Krupka | | Cynthia M. Krus (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1984); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). General Editor, M&A Lawyer. Professor, Georgetown University Law School. Law Clerk for Judge Robert J. Klees, Louisiana Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Financial Institutions. Email: Cynthia M. Krus | | Neil S. Lang (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: City College of New York (B.A., 1964); St. John's University (J.D., 1967). Associate Editor, Law Review, 1966-1967. Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1967-1968, 1972-1986, 1991-1995; Chief Trial Attorney, Division of Enforcement, 1980-1986. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center. Co-author: "The Securities Enforcement Manual: Tactics and Strategies," Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, 1997; "The SEC's attempt to Impose a Regulatory Regime on Municipal Securities Issuers," Securities Regulation Law Journal, Fall 1996. [Capt., JAG, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Securities; Litigation; Legal Ethics; Professional Responsibility; White Collar Crime; Securities Enforcement. Email: Neil S. Lang | | Elisabeth A. Langworthy (Partner) born Angleton, Texas, October 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1986, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Smith College (A.B., cum laude, 1977); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member, George Washington Law Review, 1982-1984. Member: International Trademark Association; INTAs BNEF Committee. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Corporate Law; Nuclear Energy; Technology Law. Email: Elisabeth A. Langworthy | | Douglas J. Leary (Partner) born Auburn, New York, August 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1985); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1990); Johns Hopkins University (M.Sc., Finance, 2005). G. Joseph Tauro Scholar; Paul J. Liacos Scholar; Edward F. Hennessey Scholar. Staff, 1988-1989; Editor, 1989-1990, Boston University Law Review. Recipient, Am Jur Award for Academic Excellence. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Offerings; Corporate Law. Email: Douglas J. Leary | | Jerome B. Libin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 27, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Illinois and District of Columbia. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1956); University of Michigan (J.D., 1959). Order of the Coif. Ranked in Chambers USA, Tax, District of Columbia and Tax-Controversy, National, 2008. Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Law Review, 1958-1959. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Charles E. Whittaker, U.S. Supreme Court, 1959-1960. Member: Committee of Visitors, University of Michigan Law School, 1968-1972; District of Columbia Tax Revision Commission, 1976-1978; Mayor's Revenue Policy Committee, 1980-1982. Master of the Bench, J. Edgar Murdock American Inn of Court. Consultant, American Law Institute International Tax Study Project, 1982-1986. Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University, 1974-1980. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chair, 1975-1977; Taxation Division); American Bar Association (Chair: Special Committee on Standing to Sue, 1973-1975; Special Committee on Integration, 1983-1986; Special Projects Committee, 1998-2000; Globalization Task Force, 1998-2000; Member of Council, Section of Taxation, 1992-1995); American Law Institute; International Fiscal Association (First Vice President and President-Elect, 2000-2001; Member, Central Executive Committee, 1995—) and Vice President, USA Branch, 1992—). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; International Taxation; Tax Litigation. Email: Jerome B. Libin | | John J. Mahon (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S.B.A., 1996); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1999). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Corporation, Finance and Securities Section); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: John J. Mahon | | Daniel Marino (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1988, District of Columbia; 1995, Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1978); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Baltimore Law School. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. [Captain, 1973-1987, Infantry Officer and Marine Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps]. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime; Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation. Email: Daniel Marino | | William R. Martin (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Howard University (B.A., 1973); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1976). United States Department of Justice, 1978-1990. Executive Assistant and Trial Assistant, U.S. Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1984-1990. Senior Trial Attorney, San Francisco Strike Force, Northern District of California, 1980-1984. Attorney in Chart, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio, Dayton Office, 1978-1980. Assistant City Attorney, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976-1978. Lead Attorney for Critical Witness, Office of Independent Counsel (Starr) investigation of President William Jefferson Clinton. Ranked No. 4 in The Washingtonian's ranking of "Top Lawyers". Selected as one of the "National Law Journal's 50 Most Influential Minority Attorneys". Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Defense; Criminal Litigation; Sports and Entertainment Law; Commercial Litigation. | | David A. Massey (Partner) born Heidelberg, Germany, April 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Financial Services. Email: David A. Massey | | Keith R. McCrea (Partner) born Butler, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia. Education: Lehigh University (B.S. in Chem.E., 1969); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1973). Ranked in Chambers USA, Energy-Electricity, District of Columbia, 2008. Member: American Bar Association (Member of Council, Natural Resources Law Section, 1983-1986). Practice Areas: Electric Power; Energy Contracts; Energy Regulation; Federal Energy Regulation. Email: Keith R. McCrea | | Michael R. Miles (Partner) born Salem, Ohio, December 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1983, District of Columbia. Education: Ohio University (B.S., honor college, 1972); Ohio State University (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1983). Order of the Coif. Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, 1978-1982. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Taxation Section); Federal (Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Leasing. Email: Michael R. Miles | | Clifford E. Muller (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, March 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with high honors, 1981). Order of the Coif; Delta Mu Delta. Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University National Law Center, 1985-1990. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Financial Transactions Committee, 1990—; Subcommittee Chairman, International Financial Transactions Committee, 1991—). Practice Areas: International Taxation; Federal Taxation; Taxation of Financial Transactions. Email: Clifford E. Muller | | Richard G. Murphy, Jr. (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, August 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1970); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member: American Bar Association (Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee, Section of Litigation; Banking Law Committee, Section of Business Law). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Banks and Banking; Energy; Energy Finance; Energy Litigation; Nuclear Energy. Email: Richard G. Murphy, Jr. | | Harry S. Pangas (Partner) born Plainview, New York, February 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York and Massachusetts; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., cum laude, 1993); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate; Venture Capital; Investment Management. Email: Harry S. Pangas | | Lloyd Leva Plaine (Partner) born Washington, D.C., November 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1969); Harvard Law School; Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975). Ranked in Chambers USA, Wealth Management, Eastern Region, National, 2008. Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1974-1975. Co-Author, Book, "Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax," Warren Gorham & Lamont/RIA, 1995, second edition 2001 (with supplements). Legislative Assistant to Representative Sidney Yates, 1971-1972. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Section, 1987-1989); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Chair, 1996-1997; Chair-Elect, 1995-1996, Vice Chair, 1993-1995; Secretary, 1991-1993; Member of Council, 1987-1998; Taxation; Member of Council, 2003-2005; Chair, Estate and Gift Taxes Committee, 1991-1993, Vice-Chair, Estate and Gift Taxes Committee, 1989-1991; Chair, Generation—Skipping Transfer Tax Subcommittee, 1986-1991); District of Columbia Estate Planning Council (President, 1993-1994; Vice President, 1992-1993; Treasurer, 1991-1992). Fellow: and Past Regent, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Academician, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Transfer Tax; Business Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Inheritance Tax. Email: Lloyd Leva Plaine | | Peter H. Rodgers (Partner) born New York, New York, July 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); Stanford University (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Woodrow Wilson Scholar. Legislative Aid, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston of California, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law; Commodities; Commercial Law; Nuclear Energy; Commercial Transactions; Oil Spills; Financial Products; Trade and Sanctions Laws. Email: Peter H. Rodgers | | Lisa Alpert Rosen (Partner) born Washington, D.C., August 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia; 1990, Maryland. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Yale University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Frank A. Kaufman, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Restructuring; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Acquisitions. Email: Lisa Alpert Rosen | | Stephen E. Roth (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, September 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., summa cum laude, 1973); Yale Law School (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Ranked in Chambers USA, Financial Services Regulation-Insurance Regulation, and Investment Funds-Registered Funds, National, 2008. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Jesse E. Eschbach, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Investment Management; Insurance Regulation; Securities Regulation; Mutual Funds; Insurance Products; Financial Services. Email: Stephen E. Roth | | Brian L. Rubin (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, June 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Duke University (M.A., 1987; J.D., 1987). Vice Chair, Moot Court Board. First Place Team, Craven Cup National Moot Court Competition. Deputy Chief Counsel, Department of Enforcement, NASD. Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Securities; Litigation; Broker-Dealer Regulation. Email: Brian L. Rubin | | Beverly J. Rudy (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, May 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); George Washington National Law Center (J.D., with high honors, 1981). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Journal of International Law and Economics, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: Foreign Trade Sanctions; Petroleum Trading; Petroleum Contracts; Excise Tax; Energy; Corporate Law; Public Finance; International; Securities. Email: Beverly J. Rudy | | Douglas L. Siegler (Partner) born Washington, D. C., May 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1983); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1986). Director, District of Columbia Estate Planning Council. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Current Development Subcommittee, Estate and Gift Taxes Committee, 1995-1999; Vice-Chair, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, 1999—). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Estate Planning; Business Planning. Email: Douglas L. Siegler | | Holly H. Smith (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1979); Catholic University Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1982). Recipient: Commission's Law and Policy Award, SEC Chairman Richard Breeden; Award for Work on the SEC's handling rules, SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt. Member, Board of Directors, National Society of Compliance Professionals. Author: Securities Law texts, including the Practicing Law Institute's Corporate and Securities Law Library series. Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Regulation; Financial Services; Regulatory Inquiries and Enforcement; Transfer Agents; Retirement Plan Programs. Email: Holly H. Smith | | W. Mark Smith (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1977); Cornell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Cornell Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1980-1981. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1991-1992). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Insurance; Taxation. Email: W. Mark Smith | | Giovanna T. Sparagna (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1987, District of Columbia. Education: Richard Stockton State College (B.A., 1976); Syracuse University (J.D., 1979) Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Recipient, HEW Fellowship, 1977-1979. Notes and Comment Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1977-1979. Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1979-1985. Adjunct Professor (LLM Program), Georgetown University Law Center. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Subcommittee on International Mergers and Acquisitions Sections 338, 367). Practice Areas: Corporate Reorganization; International Corporate Taxation; International Mergers and Acquisitions; International Taxation; Tax Controversies. Email: Giovanna T. Sparagna | | Steven C. Sparling (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, October 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1990); George Mason University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Mortar Board; Order of Omega. Recipient: Dean's Service Award; West Publishing Company "Hornbook" Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, George Mason University. Finalist and Best Oralist, Space Law Competition, 1999. Executive Editor, George Mason University Law Review. Author, George Mason Law Review, Volume 6, Issue 4. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1991-1997]. Practice Areas: Energy; Commodities; Liquefied Natural Gas; Maritime and Shipping. Email: Steven C. Sparling | | Phillip E. Stano (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Member: Alabama State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Litigation. Email: Phillip E. Stano | | Bibb L. Strench (Partner) born Washington, D.C., March 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia and Texas; 1994, Washington. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Hedge Fund Law; Specialty Investment Companies; Mutual Funds; Investment Products. Email: Bibb L. Strench | | Carol P. Tello (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1968); University of Maryland (J.D., 1981); Georgetown University School of Law (M.L.T., 1983). Chair of the Controlled Foreign Corporations and PFIC's Subcommittee of the Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers Committee of the ABA Section of Taxation. Council Member, USA Branch, International Fiscal Association. Practice Areas: International Corporate Taxation; International Mergers and Acquisitions; International Individual Taxation. Email: Carol P. Tello | | Steuart H. Thomsen (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Law Clerk to Judge Joseph H. Young, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1979-1980. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Employee Benefits Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1997-1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; ERISA; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Tax Litigation. Email: Steuart H. Thomsen | | Mary E. Thornton (Partner) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, November 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Investment Company Law; Securities Regulation; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Insurance Products; Mutual Funds. Email: Mary E. Thornton | | William J. Walderman (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 17, 1946; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1968); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1974); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant Counsel, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1985-1988. Practice Areas: ERISA Compliance; Insurance Products; Financial Services; Taxation; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: William J. Walderman | | Robert J. Walters (Partner) born Greenville, North Carolina, December 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, North Carolina; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1999, District of Columbia and Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.E.T., cum laude, 1982); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1985); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 1993). Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. [Maj., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1985-1993]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Patent Prosecution. Email: Robert J. Walters | | Carol A. Weiser (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, November 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1992, District of Columbia. Education: Hiram College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Member: American Bar Association (Chair: Committee on Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Section of Business Law, 1997-2001; Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Taxation; Employee Benefits; Qualified Retirement Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits; ERISA; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits. Email: Carol A. Weiser | | Gail L. Westover (Partner) born Hudson, New York, January 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1990); Georgetown University Law Center(J.D., cum laude, 1997). Articles and Notes Editor, 1995-1996 and Staff Member, 1994-1995, American Criminal Law Review. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy; Construction Law; Employment Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Energy Litigation. Email: Gail L. Westover | | Lewis S. Wiener (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, August 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York and District of Columbia; 1993, Maryland; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Federal, Second, Fourth and Fifth Circuits; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1984); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1987). Staff, 1985-1986 and Managing Editor, 1986-1987, American University International Law Review. Author, Note: "Whither Implication- An analysis of the Implication Doctrine, Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine," 1 American University Journal of International Law & Policy 331, 1986. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Environment and Natural Resources Division; General Litigation Section; Environmental Enforcement Section, September, 1994 - February, 2000; Member, Advisory Council, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2000—; Member, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association Governing Board, 1999-2001; President, 2002, Treasurer, 2003. Co-Chair, State University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller College Advisory Board. Member, Board of Directors, Washington, D.C. Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. Member: District of Columbia Bar Association; United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association (Appointed Member, Advisory Board). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction; Surety; Property Law; Inverse Condemnation; White Collar Crime; Finance; Class Actions; Energy; Environmental Law; Real Estate Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation. Email: Lewis S. Wiener | | Dena E. Wiggins (Partner) born Hobbsville, North Carolina, October 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1988). Member, Advisory Board to the Secretary of Energy. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Chairman, Counsel Group, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section). Practice Areas: Energy; Nuclear Energy; Legislative Affairs; Energy and Commodities; Corporate; Liquefied Natural Gas; Regulatory; FERC. Email: Dena E. Wiggins | | Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik (Partner) born New York, New York, June 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: College of New Rochelle (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Columbia University (Ph.D., 1980); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, 1989-1990 and Staff Member, 1987-1989, Georgetown Law Journal. Clerk to Judge John M. Ferren, D.C. Court of Appeals, 1990-1991. Member, Steering Committee, Georgetown University Law Center Women's Forum. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Member, Corporation, Finance, and Securities Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Insurance Products; Securities Regulation; Insurance Regulation; Corporate; Mutual Funds; Investment Products; Financial Services; Financial Services Litigation; Compliance. Email: Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik | | Katherine P. Yarbrough (Partner) born Rochester, Minnesota, August 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., cum laude, 1969); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Kappa Delta Pi. Manuscripts Editor, George Mason Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Federal Energy (Member, Program Committee) and American (Associate Editor, Administrative Law Section Newsletter) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Corporate Law; Regulatory Law; Fuels Specifications; Mobile Source Programs; Energy Litigation; Energy Environmental; Liquefied Natural Gas; Natural Gas Regulation (FERC); Legislative and Rulemaking. Email: Katherine P. Yarbrough | | H. Karl Zeswitz, Jr. (Partner) born Columbus, Georgia, May 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court; 1982, Louisiana; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Claims Court; 1987, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Taxation, 1986). Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient: Edward N. Polisher Award; Prentice-Hall Tax Award; Thomas B. Chetwood Award. Adjunct Professor, Corporate Tax, Taxation of Partners and Partnerships, Income Tax Accounting, Consolidated Returns, Georgetown University Law Center, 1987—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section of Taxation); State Bar of California (Member, Tax Section), Louisiana State (Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Sections of Taxation and Business) Bar Associations; J. Edgar Murdock American Inns of Court (U.S. Tax Court). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Federal Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; State Taxation; Tax Litigation; Energy; Nuclear Energy; Transaction Taxes; Partnership Tax; Tax Accounting; Tax Legislation; Tax Regulation; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: H. Karl Zeswitz, Jr. | | OF COUNSEL | | William S. Corey (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 13, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Maryland; 1964, District of Columbia. Education: Dickinson College (A.B., 1958); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1961). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Staff Member, The George Washington Law Review, 1960-1961. Tax Law Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, 1959-1962. Attorney-Adviser to Judge Craig S. Atkins, United States Tax Court, 1962-1964. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Steering Committee of Taxation Division, 1980-1982); American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Administrative Practice, 1974-1976; Special Committee on Confidentiality of Tax Returns, Section of Taxation, 1978-1981). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; International Taxation; Tax Planning; Federal Tax Controversies. Email: William S. Corey | | Warren N. Davis (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, May 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1969; J.D., 1974). Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1973-1974. Acting General Counsel, Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation, 1992. Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University National Law Center, 1977-1986. Practice Areas: Derivative Products; Corporate Finance; Equipment Leasing; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Securities Disclosure; Commercial Transactions; Energy Finance; Mutual Funds and Investment Products. Email: Warren N. Davis | | Joel E. Hoffman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., September 23, 1937; admitted to bar, 1960, New York; 1963, District of Columbia. Education: New York University (B.A., 1957); Yale University (LL.B., 1960). Phi Beta Kappa. Trial Attorney, Appellate Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1963. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Food Drug Cosmetic Law Journal, 1981-1989. Adjunct Professor, Food and Drug Law: Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1996-2003; George Mason University Law School, 1998—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, Division of Antitrust and Trade Regulation, 1977-1979); American Bar Association (Member of Council, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 1973-1976; Chairman, Food and Drug Committee, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 1976-1982, 1995-1999; Subcommittee on Regulations and Legislation, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Committee, Section of Business Law, 1975-1981; Vice-Chair, Consumer Products Regulation Committee, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 1982-2000; Vice Chair, Task Force on Integrated European Market, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 1989-1991). Practice Areas: Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law; Drug and Medical Device Regulation; Food and Drug Regulation; Product Safety; Deceptive Trade Practices; Trade Regulation; Appellate Litigation. Email: Joel E. Hoffman | | William H. Penniman (Of Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut, June 4, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Allegheny College (A.B., 1970); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1974). Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1972-1974. Law Clerk to Judge C. Stanley Blair, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1974-1975. Member, Board of Directors, Federal Energy Bar Association, 1994-1997. Member, Board of Directors, Energy Law Journal Foundation, 1997—. Treasurer, Energy Law Journal Foundation, 2000—. Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chair and Member of Gas Committee, Public Utility Law Section, 1996—). Practice Areas: Energy; Electric Power; Energy Contracts; Regulatory Law; Natural Resources; Natural Gas Pipelines; Natural Gas Contracts; Electric Utility Regulation. Email: William H. Penniman | | Michael J. Shea (Of Counsel) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, District of Columbia; 1959, Tennessee. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1954; J.D., with honors, 1958). Attorney and Assistant Secretary, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1958-1961. Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Contract Forms and Clauses, Section of Public Contract Law, 1981-1990). Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Contracts; Construction Law; Nuclear Energy; Homeland Security. Email: Michael J. Shea | | COUNSEL | | Elisabeth M. Bentzinger (Counsel) born Poughkeepsie, New York, February 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of Delaware (B.S.B.A., 1992); Emory University (J.D., M.B.A., 1996). Fellow, Life Management Institute, 1998—. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Insurance Products; Mutual Funds; Investments; Financial Services. Email: Elisabeth M. Bentzinger | | James J. Briody (Counsel) born Queens, New York, October 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University Law Center (B.A., 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to the Hon. Donald H. Kent, the Hon. Donald M. Haddock and the Hon. Alfred D. Swersky, Circuit Court, City of Alexandria, Virginia. Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Government Contracts; Commercial Law; Aerospace Law. Email: James J. Briody | | Pamela K. Ellis (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, with honors in Political Science, 1985); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Attorney, 1990-1994 and Senior Counsel, 1994-1997, Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Securities Registration; Securities Disclosure; Mutual Funds; Corporate Law; Insurance Products; Financial Services. Email: Pamela K. Ellis | | Charles M. Flickinger (Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana; 1986, Georgia. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Harvard University (M.A., 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Environmental Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Nuclear Energy; Energy; Liquefied Natural Gas. Email: Charles M. Flickinger | | Anne W. Geldon (Counsel) born Washington, D. C., April 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1985, Maryland. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1969); Harvard University (M.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Living Trusts; Estate Administration; Trust Administration. Email: Anne W. Geldon | | Gregory S. Kaufman (Counsel) born Washington, D.C., August 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1995); George Washington University (J.D., 1998). Associate, George Washington Law Review. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Enforcement. Email: Gregory S. Kaufman | | Stephen P. Kranz (Counsel) born North Dakota; admitted to bar, 1992, Minnesota; 1993, North Dakota; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Dakota (B.Accty., 1989); Drake University (J.D., 1992). Member: North Dakota State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar (Chair, State and Local Tax Committee); American Bar Association; United States Supreme Court Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Stephen P. Kranz | | Ling Ling (Counsel) born Shanghai, China, June 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Shanghai International Studies University (B.A., 1991); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, North Carolina Law Review. Author: Note, "Manuel v. United States: The Question of the Exclusivity Rule in Section 745 of the Suits in Admiralty Act," 75 N.C.L. Rev. 639, 1997. Languages: Chinese, English. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Securities. Email: Ling Ling | | Ronald R. Massumi (Counsel) born Lorain, Ohio, December 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Vassar College (B.A., 1976); Georgetown University (J.D., 1980). Lead Articles Editor, The Tax Lawyer. Co-Author: "Civil RICO in the Public Interest: 'Everybody's Darling'," 19 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 655. Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, General Counsel's Office, 1984-1986 and Division of Enforcement, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice. Email: Ronald R. Massumi | | Christopher L. May (Counsel) born Washington, D.C., 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.S., Chemistry, 1994); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Chemistry, 1997); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Christopher L. May | | Mary E. Monahan (Counsel) born Durham, North Carolina, August 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1986); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Staff Member and Articles Editor, The George Washington Law Review, 1990-1991. Associate Member, J. Edgar Murdock Amer |
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