Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Class Actions, Commercial Real Estate, FCC Licensing, FCC Regulation, Wireless Communications, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Copyrights, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, Electronic Commerce, Emerging Growth Companies, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Entertainment Law, ERISA, ERISA Litigation, Energy, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Executive Compensation; Finance, Franchises and Franchising, Government Investigations; Health Care Corporate Law, Health Care Regulation, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Finance, International Law, International Taxation, International Trade, Internet Law, Labor Law, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Legislative Practice, Life Sciences, Litigation, Local Taxation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Multimedia Law, Municipal Law, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Patents, Privacy Law, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Public Policy, Real Estate Finance, Regulatory Law, RICO, Securities, Securities Litigation, State Taxation, Taxation, Tax Litigation, Technology and Science, Telecommunications Law, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Venture Capital, White Collar Crime, Zoning.

Representative Clients:

AFLAC, Inc.
AIG
ALCOA
Allegiance Healthcare Corporation
Allied Systems
Altana Inc.
ARCADIS
Arthritis Foundation
Assurant, Inc.
BB&T
Belk Store Services, Inc.
BellSouth Corporation
Bertelsmann AG
GBF Industries, Inc.
BNP Residential Properties, Inc.
The Boeing Company
Boral Industries, Inc.
Borden, Inc.
Bose Corporation
Cable News Network
CGW Southeast Partners & Affiliates
Cingular Wireless LLC
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Dimension Data Holdings, Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
Duke University
Emory University and Emory Healthcare
The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority
Genuine Parts Co. Inc.
Georgia Hospital Association
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Global Payments, Inc.
Gold Kist Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Group Bruxelles Lambert
HealthSouth Corporation
H. Stern Jewelers, Inc.
i:FAO Aktiengesellschaft
IMERYS
Industrial Developments International, Inc. (IDI)
INEOS
ING Americas
InterContinental Hotels Group
JDN Realty Corporation
Johns Hopkins University
Knology
Komatsu America Corp.
Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc.
Lowrance Electronics. Inc.
MAG Mutual Insurance Company
Malcolm Pirnie
MANN + HUMMEL Group
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America / Panasonice U.S.A.
MBIA Insurance Corporation
MCNC
Metso Paper, Inc.
Mirant Corporation
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power)
Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (MGAG)
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
The National Business Coalition on E-Commerce and Privacy
National Industries for the Blind
NDCHealth Corporation
Nokia
Paragon Trade Brands, Inc.
Porcher Industries, S.A.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Regions Financial Corporation
Renal Care Group, Inc.
Rexam Corporation
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Rodenstock GmbH
The Rouse Company
Sabre
Saks Incorporated
Shearwater Corporation (nka Nektar Therapeutics)
Silhouette Modell
Silicon Valley Bank
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Sonoco Products Company
Southwire Company
Springs Industries, Inc.
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
TAPPI
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Uniden America Corporation
Union Planters Corporation
University of California at Berkeley
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UnumProvident Corporation
UPS
Verizon Wireless
Visa
Vulcan Materials Company
Wachovia Corporation
Waffle House, Inc.
WebMD Corporation
XL Capital Assurance Inc.

Address

90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-1387, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: 212-210-9400
Facsimile: 212-210-9444 Telex: 234436

Website

http://www.alston.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on other personnel, see professional biographies at Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, DC, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, and Munich, Germany)

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Alan Behr (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property; Interactive Multimedia Law; Copyrights; Trademarks.Email: Alan Behr

Saul Ben-Meyer (Member) born Bronx, New York, May 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1975); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Deferred Compensation; Qualified Retirement Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits.Email: Saul Ben-Meyer

Philippe Bennett (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, New Jersey; 1983, New York. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1976); Hofstra University (J.D., 1981); Fordham University (M.B.A., 2003); Temple University (LL.M., Trial Advocacy, 2008). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Philippe Bennett

Nelson A. Boxer (Member) born New York, N.Y., 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984); New York University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Law; Securities Litigation.

Willa Cohen Bruckner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1983, New Jersey. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1975); Yale University (M.A., 1976); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Structured Finance; Investments; Derivative Products; Hedge Funds; Climate Change; Investment Management.

Martin G. Bunin (Member) born Queens, New York, July 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1973); New York University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Bankruptcy Litigation.

John F. Cambria (Member) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, May 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Law.Email: John F. Cambria

Melda T. Degirmenci (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: Bogazici University (B.A., 1993); University of Pittsburgh, (J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M., 1998). Languages: Turkish. Practice Areas: Structured Finance.

Stephanie Denkowicz (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, August 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey; 1984, New York. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., high distinction, 1974); Rutgers University School of Law, Newark (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Entertainment Law; Media Law.Email: Stephanie Denkowicz

David W. Detjen (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; 1981, New York. Education: Washington University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1973); University of Tübingen, Germany. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: David W. Detjen

Meryl P. Diamond (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1992); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, St. John's Alumni Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing.

John P. Doherty (Partner) born Rockville Centre, New York; admitted to bar, 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992); Fordham University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Business Torts; Breach of Contract.

Joseph P. Forte (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New York. Education: St. Francis College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Workouts; Environmental Risk Management; Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Glenn G. Fox (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, September 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1991, New York and Connecticut; 1992, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1987); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1990); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1994). Member, Committee on Estate of Gift Taxation of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on International Estate Planning of the New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Administration; Closely Held Business.Email: Glenn G. Fox

Craig E. Freeman (Member) born Queens, New York, May 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1988); Hofstra University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11.

Karl Geercken (Member) born Rockville Centre, New York, April 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1994, New Jersey. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); George Washington University (J.D., 1992). Languages: German. Practice Areas: International Litigation; Civil Litigation; Product Liability Defense.Email: Karl Geercken

Ellen M. Goodwin (Member) born Queens, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Boston College (B.A., Economics, 1985); Hofstra University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Construction Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Bernard L. Greer, Jr. (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, September 11, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1971, France, as Conseil Juridique; 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., magna cum laude, 1962); Emory University (J.D., 1968). Languages: French. Practice Areas: International Business Transactions; Securities.Email: Bernard L. Greer, Jr.

Robert E. Hanlon (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1991, New York, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Long Island University (B.A., 1970); College of Staten Island (M.S., 1972); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Internet Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Robert E. Hanlon

James S. Hutchinson (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, June 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2000, District of Columbia; 2007, New York. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Executive Compensation.Email: James S. Hutchinson

Michael E. Johnson (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits. Education: Earlham College (B.A., with honors, 1989); New York University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; International Litigation.Email: Michael E. Johnson

Alan Kanzer (Member) born New York, New York, June 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1971, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Columbia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1965); Yale University (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Arbitration; Bankruptcy Litigation; Civil Litigation; International Law.Email: Alan Kanzer

Richard C. Kariss (Member) born Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 2003, New York. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1985); Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Taxation; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Litigation; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Richard C. Kariss

Gerard C. Keegan, Jr. (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Fordham University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.

Carson Leonard (Member) born Albany, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1985); Cornell University (M.B.A., 1989); Columbia University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Finance; Securitization; Real Estate.

Mark F. McElreath (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, June 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, New York. Education: Mercer University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Private Placement; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Corporate Finance.Email: Mark F. McElreath

Kevin Miller (Member) born Highland Park, Michigan, August 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1981; M.A., 1985); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.

Noël J. Para (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, December 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1977); New York University (J.D., 1980). Lecturer: "Purchase Money Security Interests and Consignments - Secured Transactions Under Uniform Commercial Code Article 9," Lorman Educational Services, 1999. Member: New York State (Member, Section on Business Law) and American (Member, Business Law Section; Committees/Sub-Committees on Federal Regulation of Securities/International Securities Matters, Uniform Commercial Code Law/Secured Transactions and Legal Opinions) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Secured Lending; Securities Regulation.Email: Noël J. Para

Thomas J. Parker (Member) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1993, Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.S., Microbiology, 1985; M.S., Microbiology, 1986); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Licensing; Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents.Email: Thomas J. Parker

Porfirio F. Ramirez, Jr. (Member) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1974); Harvard University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Banking Law.Email: Porfirio F. Ramirez, Jr.

Gary D. Roth (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, New York. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1977); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Structured Finance.Email: Gary D. Roth

Timothy P. Selby (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1994, District of Columbia and Colorado. Education: Iona College (B.B.A., 1987; M.B.A., 1990); St. John's University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law.Email: Timothy P. Selby

William S. Sterns, III (Member) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, February 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1991, Connecticut. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1970); New York Law School (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Real Estate.Email: William S. Sterns, III

James H. Sullivan (Partner) born Vero Beach, Florida, April 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Morehouse College (B.A., 1995); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Securities Offerings; Business Transactions.

Edward Tanenbaum (Member) born New York, New York, May 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1977, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Fordham University (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1980). Practice Areas: International Taxation; International Income Tax; Taxation of Foreign Nationals; Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation.Email: Edward Tanenbaum

Aaron M. Young (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 2003, New York. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation; State Taxation; State Tax Controversies; Corporate Reorganization.

SENIOR COUNSEL

Betty Weinberg Ellerin (Senior Counsel) born 1929; admitted to bar, 1953, New York. Education: Washington Square College (B.A., 1950); New York University (LL.B., 1952). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

OF COUNSEL

Henry S. Conston (Of Counsel) born Dresden, Germany, December 18, 1928; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1960, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: New York University (B.S., 1955; J.D., 1958; LL.M., Taxation, 1961). Languages: German. Practice Areas: International Law; Taxation.Email: Henry S. Conston

William Schurtman (Of Counsel) born Vienna, Austria, January 13, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, New York. Education: College of the City of New York (B.A., summa cum laude, 1955); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1958). Languages: German and Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration; International Litigation; International Arbitration; Antitrust Law.Email: William Schurtman

COUNSEL

Thomas Backen (Counsel) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and New Jersey; 2004, Wisconsin. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1972); Rutgers University (J.D., 1984). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Law; Multimedia Law.

William H. Baker (Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1972). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration.

Craig Carpenito (Counsel) born Staten Island, New York, August 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: Rider University (B.A., 1996); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Government Investigations; SEC Enforcement; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.

Michael P. De Simone (Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, July 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1988); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1992). Articles Editor, Cornell International Law Journal. Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 1992-2001. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Regulation; Arbitration; Contracts.

Stephen S. Hart (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, September 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1975, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1989, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen S. Hart

Lara A. Holzman (Counsel) born New York, NY, October 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New York and Connecticut. Education: Brown University (B.A.B.S., 1988); Columbia University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Lara A. Holzman

Walter Scott (Counsel) born Bethesda, MD, September 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., 1974; M.A., with honors, 1977); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Trade Secrets.Email: Walter Scott

David P. Speciner (Counsel) born New York, New York, September 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Bard College (B.A., 1983); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Construction Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: David P. Speciner

Elizabeth A. Voight (Counsel) born Sapulpa, Oklahoma, August 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1990, Munich. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1978); Scholarship Deutscher Akademische Austauschdienst, University of Hamburg. Languages: English and German. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Elizabeth A. Voight

ASSOCIATES

Judith Amorosa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999); Cornell University (LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Jill C. Barnhart (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2004); New York University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust.

Keren Ben-Shahar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: University of Haifa, Israel (B.A., 1996); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LL.B., 2004); Boston University (LL.M., 2007). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation.

Tiffany A. Buxton (Associate) born March 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.

A. Sonali Carlson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana; 2002, New York; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1996; J.D., 2000); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Practice Areas: State Income Tax; Local Taxation; Tax Litigation; Sales and Use Tax; Property Tax.

Janice A. Christensen (Associate) born United States, March 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: St. John's University (B.S., Biology, 1999); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution.

Natalie C. Clayton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Davidson College (B.S., cum laude, 2002); Duke University (J.D., 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

David J. Eklund (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); Duke University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Eva Farkas-DiNardo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1995; J.D., 2002).

Catherine Fenoglio (Associate) born Jacksonville, Arkansas, March 9, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2000); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11.

Paul A. Ferrara (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2004, New York. Education: Tulane University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Italian, 1989); New York University (J.D., 2003; LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; International Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations.

Victoria E. Ford (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; 2007, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brown University (B.S., 2003); Villanova University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

David A. Freedman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 2001); New York University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Debt Finance; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.

Donald G. Frey (Associate) born Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, January 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1998); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance.

Charles Glorioso (Associate) born Manhasset, New York, July 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1998); St. John's University (J.D., 2001).

Sarah Chih-Jen Hsia (Associate) born November 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1997); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; New Media Law.Email: Sarah Chih-Jen Hsia

Blase B. Iaconelli (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.

Alexander S. Lorenzo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2006, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 2002); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; International Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

Matthew W. Mamak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 2000); Fordham University (J.D., 2003).

Kristin Ann Meister (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Investigations; Antitrust; Class Actions.

Rowan E. Morris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1999); New York University (M.A., 2000); Georgetown University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Copyrights; Patent Litigation; Trademark Prosecution.

Danielle Myers (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: George Washington University (B.A., 2000); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Debt Finance.

Jessica M. Olich (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1996); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2000).

Michael D. Pantano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 2000); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Joint Ventures.

Andrea Parisi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2003); University of Virginia (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Structured Finance; Private Equity; Securities Regulation.

Linda J. Petty (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, December 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, Washington; 2001, New York. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1985); University of Chicago (J.D., 1992).

Srilakshmi M. Ravi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Massachusetts; 2008, New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1996); Tufts University (M.P.H., 1998); Cornell University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Matthew C. Sippel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1997); Fordham University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Securities Regulation; Corporate Governance; Private Equity.

Danielle G. Spiewak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 2000); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance.

Christina Spiller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: University of Konstanz (J.D. equiv., 2003); Boston University (M.A., 2007; J.D., 2007). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; International Law.

Joseph G. Tully (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Boston College (B.S., 2000); St. John's University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.

Michael E. Vines (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2000); Columbia University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Finance.

Amber C. Wessels (Associate) born California, October 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., 1996); Georgetown University (J.D., 2002). Languages: Dutch and German. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.