Paul Hastings, founded in 1951, is a leading international law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 18 offices. Serving a diverse client base that includes many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, we work with clients to take their businesses through every phase, offering a full range of services in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, and Tax Advisory Services.

Statement of Practice

Affordable Housing and Tax Credits, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Antitrust and Competition, Appellate Litigation, Asset Securitization and Structured Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy Litigation, Base Realignment and Closures, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Class Actions, Commercial Leasing and Sales Leaseback, Copyright, Corporate Counseling and Preventive Advice, Development and Construction, Disaster Mitigation, E-Discovery, Employee Mobility, Employment Class Actions, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Energy, Environmental Law, ERISA and Global Benefits, Estate Planning and Probate, Finance and Restructuring, Financial Litigation, Financial Services, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Franchise and Distribution, Government Affairs, Government Contracts Litigation, Healthcare, Hotels and Resorts, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Employment Law, International Trade and Export Controls, Investment Management, IP Transactions and Licensing, IT/eCommerce, Labor/Management Relations, Land Use, Leveraged Finance, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, OSHA, Patent Litigation, Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Payment Systems, Political Risk and International Trade Credit Insurance, Prevailing Wage, Private Equity, Private Investment Funds, Product Liability and Toxic Tort, Project Development and Finance, Purchase and Sale of Non-Performing Loans, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Capital Markets, Real Estate Equity Investments and Joint Ventures, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Restructuring and Reorganization, Regulatory Compliance, Restructuring, Securities Finance and Capital Markets, Securities Litigation and Enforcement, Subprime Mortgage and Credit Crisis, Sustainability and Global Climate Change, Tax Advisory, Telecommunications and Media, Trade Secrets, Trademark, White Collar, Internal Investigations and Corporate Governance.

Address

75 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: 212-318-6000
Fax: 212-319-4090

Website

http://www.paulhastings.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Charles H. Baker (Partner) born Plainfield, New Jersey, November 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Charles H. Baker

Daniel G. Bergstein (Partner) born Nice, France, May 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1974, Florida. Education: City University of New York (B.A., 1965); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1968). Author: "Guidelines to Foreign Direct Investment in the United States," Prentice Hall, Inc., 1980. Panel Chairman: "How a Lawyer Functions Within a Venture Capital Transaction," The Banking Law Institute and Institutional Investors Forum, 1983, 1984 and 1985; Executive Enterprises, Inc. Panel Chairman, Conference on The Venture Capital Business, 1983,1984, 1985 and 1986. Chairman, "The Internationalization of Venture Capital," Business Law Section, 1986 American Bar Association New York Annual Meeting. Languages: French. Practice Areas: International Telecommunications and Media; Corporate Law; Financial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; E-Commerce.Email: Daniel G. Bergstein

James R. Bliss (Partner) born Rochester, New York, April 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1999, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Fordham University (J.D., 1995). Co-Winner, I. Maurice Wormser Intraschool Moot Court Competition; National Champion, 45th Annual National Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Lawrence J. McKay Prize for Excellence in Advocacy. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: James R. Bliss

Allan S. Bloom (Partner) born New York, New York, September 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1991); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Discrimination; Harassment; Civil Rights Defense; Personnel Policies; Wage and Hour Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Trial Practice; Federal Civil Practice.Email: Allan S. Bloom

Kenneth M. Breen (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, December 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Member: American Bar Association; Federal Bar Council; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Securities Litigation; Securities Enforcement Defense; International Corporate Investigation; Federal Taxation.Email: Kenneth M. Breen

Barry A. Brooks (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, May 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1990, New York. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., summa cum laude, 1978); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: International Mergers and Acquisitions; Employee Stock and Compensation Plans; Mergers and Acquisitions; National Corporate Finance; Asia-Pacific Practice; Formation of Venture and Leveraged Buyout Partnerships; Public and Private Securities Offerings; Corporate Law; Equity Finance.Email: Barry A. Brooks

David M. Brooks (Partner) born Howard Beach, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., 1985); Fordham University (J.D., 1994). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: David M. Brooks

John A. Cahill (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey; 1989, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Foreign Registered Lawyer. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Real Estate Finance; Structured Finance Transactions; Securitization Transactions; Convertible Debt Transactions; Joint Ventures.Email: John A. Cahill

Michael K. Chernick (Partner) born Manhasset, New York, September 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1994, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1987); Cornell University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Michael K. Chernick

Alan S. Cohen (Partner) born New York, New York, October 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and New Jersey; 1981, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.S., 1975); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Research Editor, New York Law School Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: The Florida Bar.Email: Alan S. Cohen

Michele J. Cohen (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, July 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1985); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring.Email: Michele J. Cohen

Erika C. Collins (Partner) born Redwood City, California, February 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 2004, District of Columbia; 2005, New York. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1988); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1994). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Corporations, 1994. Author: "Taking Depositions of Top Executives," Defense Law Journal, Spring 1995; "Labor and Employment Developments from Around the World," ABA Year in Review, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Co-Author: "Labor and Employment Developments from Around the World," ABA Year in Review, 2001, 2002; "The Legal Transfer of Employment-Related Data to Outside the European Union: Is It Even Still Possible?," The International Lawyer, Spring 2005. Speaker: ABA Section of International Law and Practice, "International Employment Law Developments and Practice," Kitzbuhel, Austria, January 2002; ABA Section Meeting, Fall 2003, "Labor and Employment Developments in Asia"; ABA Section of International Law, Spring Meeting 2004, "Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Labor and Employment Law Issues"; NYU Conference on International Human Resources and Employment Law, Florence, Italy, November 2005; ABA Annual Meeting, 2006: "Labor and Employment Law Developments in China"; European Employment Lawyers' Association (EELA) Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, Speaker, 2007: "Diversity Initiatives and the New EU Anti-Discrimination Directives"; International Bar Association (IBA), Copenhagen, Denmark, Speaker: "Diversity and Discrimination: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent"; ABA Section of International Law, Fall Meeting 2007, London, England: "A Look at EU Anti-Discrimination Directives: Lessons from the United States Concerning Enforcement"; XBHR Cross Border Human Resources: Chair, Annual Meeting, "The New Era of Global Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Laws", Board Member, 2007-2008. Member: New York State and American (Member, Section on International Law and Chair, International Employment Law Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: International Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Erika C. Collins

Victoria A. Cundiff (Partner) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Denver (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Yale University (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Intellectual Property Advisory Board, Practicing Law Institute. Member, Advisory Board, Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law. Author: "Preventing The Inevitable: How Thinking About What Might Happen Can Help Ensure That It Won't"; "The New York Law of Trade Secrets: A Practical Guide"; "Protecting Computer Software as a Trade Secret"; "Hiring Competitor's Employees: A Trade Secrets Perspective"; "What You Need to Know About the Economic Espionage Act". Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Science and the Law, 1991-1994; Committee on Trademark Law, 1988-1991, 1996-1998); New York State (Member: Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Section, 2003—; Liaison, Section on Dispute Resolution, 2008—; Chair: Intellectual Property Law Section, 2000-2002; Chair, Committee on Trade Secrets, 1992-2000 and 2002-2004) and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Owners Association (Member, Committee on Trade Secrets, 2004—). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Trade Secrets Litigation and Counseling; Restrictive Covenants; Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property Licensing and Litigation; Computer and Internet Law; False Advertising; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Federal and State Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Victoria A. Cundiff

Richard S. Denhup (Partner) born April 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 2006, New York. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Finance; Banks and Banking.Email: Richard S. Denhup

Bruce S. DePaola (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, June 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, New York. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1988); St. John's University (J.D., 1991). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Joint Ventures; Real Estate Finance; Hotel and Resort Development; International Hotels and Resorts; Resort Timeshares.Email: Bruce S. DePaola

Luc A. Despins (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1983, Quebec; 1986, New York. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., 1981; LL.B., 1982); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1985). Practice Areas: Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy; Corporate Law.Email: Luc A. Despins

Zachary D. Fasman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1977, District of Columbia; 2001, New York. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Order of the Coif. Author: "What Business Must Know About the ADA," United States Chamber of Commerce, 1992. Co-author: Employment Law Compliance Handbook, Executive Enterprises Publications Company, Inc., 1988. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section). Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination.Email: Zachary D. Fasman

David Fleischer (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, September 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1968); New York University (J.D., 1972). Author: "Leading the Charge Toward Successfully Resolving a Dispute," Mediation and Arbitration Best Practices, 2007; "Forgive us Our Debts: The Nonrecourse Bargain," Real Estate Review, 1994. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: David Fleischer

David J. Freeman (Partner) born New York City, August 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1977, District of Columbia; 1982, New York. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Frank E. Moss, 1970-1972. Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, 1975-1977. Co-Chair, Legislative and Policy Committee, New York Chapter, National Brownfield Association. Co-Chair, Committee on Hazardous Waste/Site Remediation and Task Force on Brownfields/Superfund Reform, Section of Environmental Law, New York State Bar Association. Vice Chair, New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Environmental Law & Practice (West Publ.), 1998-2000. Member, Board of Advisors, Real Estate/Environmental Liability News. Contributing Author, Environmental Aspects of Real Estate Transactions (American Bar Association). Co-Author: "State Brownfield Cleanup Program at a Crossroads", New York Law Journal, July 14, 2008; "New York Agencies Take Lead in Addressing Soil Vapor Concerns," BNA Environmental Reporter, May 4, 2007; "All Appropriate Inquiries Rule Will Require Updating of Due Diligence Practices," BNA Environment Reporter, January 6, 2006. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: David J. Freeman

Kenneth J. Friedman (Partner) born Mount Vernon, New York, July 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1979); Georgetown University (J.D., 1982). Lead Articles Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1981-1982. Author: "The 1980 Canadian Banks and Banking Law Revision Act: Competitive Stimulus or Protectionist Barrier?" Vol. 13, No. 3, p.783, Law and Policy in International Business, 1981. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Financial Restructuring; Leasing.Email: Kenneth J. Friedman

Daniel B. Goldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1988, New York. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1982); University of Nebraska (J.D., 1985).Email: Daniel B. Goldman

Robert J. Grados (Partner) born Monessen, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 2001, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1995). Staff Member, 1993-1994, and Managing Editor, 1994-1995, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: New York State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Capital Markets.Email: Robert J. Grados

Kurt W. Hansson (Partner) born Mt. Kisco, New York, June 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1988, District of Columbia; 2007, New York. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1980); American University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tax Litigation; Complex Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Lender Liability; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Kurt W. Hansson

Paul E. Harner (Partner) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 2002, Illinois. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Duke University (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Insolvency; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Paul E. Harner

Lawrence J. Hass (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, December 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1967); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1971). Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Management Regulation, 1971-1975. Deputy Counsel, Fiduciary Responsibility, Solicitors Office, U.S. Department of Labor, 1975-1976. Special Assistant to the Administrator, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: ERISA; Institutional Investment; Structuring and Implementation of Investment Transactions and Vehicles; Partnership Tax; Business Income Tax; Securities Law; Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Public Pension Plan Law; Government Regulation of Investment Transactions; Fiduciary Responsibility; Tax-Exempt Non-Profit Investment Business.Email: Lawrence J. Hass

John D. Hawkins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1998, Connecticut. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., with honors, 1977); University of North Carolina (J.D., honors, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of North Carolina Law Review. Chair, Paul Hastings Global Projects Group. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Energy; Business Acquisitions; Equipment Finance and Leasing.Email: John D. Hawkins

Luke P. Iovine, III (Partner) born Long Branch, New Jersey, April 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1991, New York. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1987); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1990). Managing Editor, Seton Hall Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Luke P. Iovine, III

Mario J. Ippolito (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut and New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Columbia University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Structured Finance; Equipment Finance; Bankruptcy; Commercial Loans; Loan Restructuring; Loan Syndication; Loan Workouts; Lender Liability; Secured Lending.Email: Mario J. Ippolito

David M. Klein (Partner) born New York, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New York and Connecticut; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cooper Union (B.S.E.E., 1986); Queens College; New York University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Prosecution; International Licensing; Internet Intellectual Property; New Media Law; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Law; Computer Technology; Data Protection; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; International Contracts; Copyrights; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Technology and Science; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Internet Technology; Medical Technology; Life Sciences; Semiconductor Technology; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts.Email: David M. Klein

Jodi A. Kleinick (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and New Jersey. Education: State University of New York College at Geneseo (B.A., 1990); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Moot Court Honor Society. Dean Jerome Prince Competition Writer. Executive Editor, Brooklyn Journal of International Law. Author, "Suppressing Violent and Degrading Pornography to 'Prevent Harm'in Canada: Butler v. Her Majesty the Queen," 19 Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 1993. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Action Defense; Construction Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Trial Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Unfair Competition; Land Use Litigation.Email: Jodi A. Kleinick

Steven Koch (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1981); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Construction; Real Estate.Email: Steven Koch

Douglas I. Koff (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1986); Columbia University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Fraud; Securities Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Investigations; NASD Arbitration; White Collar Criminal Defense; Regulatory Investigations; Self Regulatory Agency Investigations; SEC Enforcement.Email: Douglas I. Koff

Mark A. Kreitman (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, December 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, New Jersey; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Housing and Urban Development); American Bar Association (Member: Real Property Section; Affordable Housing Forum); Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Low Income Housing; Corporate Law; Real Estate Syndication; Partnership Law; Partnership Syndication.Email: Mark A. Kreitman

Thomas E. Kruger (Partner) born Warren, Ohio, June 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1966); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Thomas E. Kruger

Eric R. Landau (Partner) born Queens, New York, November 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, American Criminal Law Review. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Commercial Real Estate Development; Hotel and Mixed-Use Project Development.Email: Eric R. Landau

Kevin C. Logue (Partner) born Harrodsburg, Kentucky, September 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, New York. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1978); St. John's University (J.D., 1984). Editor-in-Chief, St. John's Law Review, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Fiduciary Duty; Directors and Officers; Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking; Securities; Commercial Finance; Creditors' Rights; Project Finance; Lender Liability; Indemnification Disputes; Telecommunications; Media; Aircraft; Fraud; RICO.Email: Kevin C. Logue

Stuart Mass (Partner) born Bronx, New York, February 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1984, New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1973); Fordham University (M.A., 1980; J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, Fordham Law Review, 1981-1983. Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Law Review, Vol. 51, 1982-1983. Author: "The Dilemma of the Intimidated Witness in Federal Organized Crime Prosecutions," 50 Fordham Law Review 582, 1982. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Stuart Mass

Keith W. Miller (Partner) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1991, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1986; M.A., 1987); New England School of Law (J.D., with distinction and awards, 1990). Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement, 1989-1990. Publications: "Subprime Mortgage Meltdown: Is Litigation on its Way," The Real Estate Finance Journal, Vol. 23 No. 2 (Fall 2007); Inside the Minds: Best Practices for White Collar Litigation, chapter titled "Defending Securities Law Violations," Aspatore Books (2006); "Follow the Money: The SEC Continues To Scrutinize Hedge Funds and File Enforcement Actions," NYLJ (2006); "Looking Out for No. 1," Workforce Magazine (2005); "Where is the Fraud? Undisclosed Compensation to Broker-Dealers," NYLJ (1997). Client Alerts: "Subprime Mortgage Meltdown: Is Litigation on its Way? - Part II" (2007); "Subprime Mortgage Meltdown: Is Litigation on its Way?" (2007); "Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity Deals Makes Antitrust Compliance a Necessity for Private Equity Firms" (2007); "Second Circuit Defers to SEC in Determining How to Distribute Funds Under Sarbanes-Oxley" (2006); "SEC Adopts Interim Rule to Address Broker's Exception From Registration Requirements Under the Investment Advisers Act" (2005); "Expanded Review of Arbitration Awards In New York" (Dec. 2004). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Securities Litigation Committee, Broker-Dealer Litigation Subcommitee and SEC Enforcement Subcommittee). Special Agencies: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Northeast Regional Office, Division of Broker-Dealer Enforcement and Interpretations, Branch Chief. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; White Collar Crime; Complex Litigation; Securities Regulation.Email: Keith W. Miller

Lawrence Mittman (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Yeshiva College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Columbia University (J.D., 1975). Co-Author with Rees W. Morrison: "Bankruptcies: Assets Often can be Picked up at Bargain Prices," 59 Harvard Business Review 155, 1981; "Bargain Leases From Bankrupt Tenants," 12 Real Estate Review 51, 1982. Co-Author with Burton R. Lifland and Rees W. Morrison: "Bankruptcy Commentary-The Second Circuit Review-1981-1982 Term," 49 Brooklyn Law Review 741, 1983. Special Professor, Hofstra University School of Law, 1981. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Secured Lending.Email: Lawrence Mittman

Peter C. Olsen (Partner) born Bronx, New York, September 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); New York University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Peter C. Olsen

Joseph M. O'Malley, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, December 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, New York. Education: Rutgers College of Engineering (B.S.Ch.E., with highest honors, 1982); Rutgers University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Tau Beta Pi. Member: American Bar Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Litigation.Email: Joseph M. O'Malley, Jr.

Joseph P. Opich (Partner) born Benton Harbor, Michigan, March 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Federal and State Tax Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Tax issues arising in Real Estate Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Leveraged Transactions; Organization and Restructuring of Joint Ventures/Partnerships/; Limited Liability Companies; Capital Markets Transactions; Tax-Exempt Organizations; International Activities of U.S. and Foreign Persons.Email: Joseph P. Opich

Raj Pande (Vice Chair, Global Projects Group) admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 2006, Japan. Education: McGill University (B.Eng.; M.B.A.; LL.B., with honors). Member: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Project Development and Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy; Finance.Email: Raj Pande

Jeffrey J. Pellegrino (Partner) born Queens, New York, November 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1986); Boston University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Securities.Email: Jeffrey J. Pellegrino

Leslie A. Plaskon (Partner) born Bayonne, New Jersey, November 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1991, New York and New Jersey; 1996, Connecticut. Education: Newcomb College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Finance; Creditors Rights; Structured Finance; Commercial Finance; Debt Finance; Secured Finance; Cross Border Finance; Unsecured Finance; Commercial Lending; Asset Based Finance; Debt Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Real Estate Workouts; Fraudulent Transfer; Secured Transactions; Financial Institutions Representation; Commercial Matters.Email: Leslie A. Plaskon

Domenick Pugliese (Partner) born New York, New York, May 12, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., cum laude, Political Science, Spanish Literature, 1983); National Law Center at George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Member, George Washington Law Review, 1985-1986. Senior Vice President, U.S. Trust Company N.A., 2004, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Alliance Fund Distributors, 1994-2003. Vice President and Counsel, Concord Holding Corporation, 1994. Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Prudential Securities Incorporate and Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc., 1991-1994. Associate, Battle Fowler, 1986-1991. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Investment Company Act; Investment Advisors; Exchange-Traded Funds.Email: Domenick Pugliese

Thomas M. Rao (Partner) born Levittown, New York, September 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.S. in Accounting, 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital.Email: Thomas M. Rao

Preston K. Ratliff, II (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., Chemical Engineering); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1999). Member, Moot Court Board, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Preston K. Ratliff, II

Michael R. Rosella (Partner) born Bronx, New York, July 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Fordham University (J.D., 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Investment Company Act; Corporate; Securities.Email: Michael R. Rosella

Cheryl R. Saban (Partner) born Queens, New York, October 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Harassment; Whistleblower Retaliation; Employment Policies; Wage and Hour Law; Collective Bargaining; FMLA.Email: Cheryl R. Saban

Scott R. Saks (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New York. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1991); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Finance; Cross Border Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; International Finance.Email: Scott R. Saks

Walter F. Schleimer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1979; J.D., 1982). Member, Human Rights Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Restructuring.Email: Walter F. Schleimer

Mark Schonberger (Chair, Real Estate Capital Markets Group) born New York, New York, July 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, New York. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Boston University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Securities Law(50%); Corporate Law(30%); Partnership Law(15%); Syndication(5%).Email: Mark Schonberger

William F. Schwitter, Jr. (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, June 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and New Jersey. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S.M.E., cum laude, 1980); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Note and Comment Editor, Albany Law Review, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities Law.Email: William F. Schwitter, Jr.

Patrick W. Shea (Partner) born Lakewood, Ohio, June 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1991, Connecticut. (Not admitted in New York). Education: University of Scranton (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Yale University (J.D., 1981). Member, Editorial Board, Yale Law Journal, 1980-1981. Fellow: The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Employment Discrimination; Age Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Class Action Litigation Defense; EEOC.Email: Patrick W. Shea

Barry G. Sher (Partner) born Millville, New Jersey, August 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Education: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., with honors, 1986); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1989). Member, University of Chicago Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Securities Litigation; Antitrust Class Actions; Takeover Litigation.Email: Barry G. Sher

Robert L. Sherman (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S.I.E., 1967); The American University (J.D., 1971); George Washington University Law School. Staff Member, American University Law Review, 1969-1971. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law and Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; False Advertising; Direct Marketing; Promotion Law; Federal Trade Commission Proceedings; Sweepstakes; Database Marketing; Consumer Privacy.Email: Robert L. Sherman

Andrew M. Short (Partner) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1982); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Note Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Domestic and International Taxation of Business Transactions and Financings; Partnership Taxation; Real Estate Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Executive Compensation; Taxation of Public Charities and Private Foundations; Transnational and Foreign Sales Corporation Leasing.Email: Andrew M. Short

David E. Snediker (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1983, Connecticut. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1969); St. John's University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Pension Fund Investments; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Finance; Real Estate Workouts; Project Finance; Joint Ventures; Loan Restructuring.Email: David E. Snediker

Stephen P. Sonnenberg (East Coast Vice Chair, Employment Law Department) born New York, New York, October 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 2006, New York and District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Michigan (M.S.W., 1977); University of Southern California (J.D., 1992). Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California, 1985. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Wrongful Discharge; Discrimination; Class Actions; Disabilities.Email: Stephen P. Sonnenberg

Joshua H. Sternoff (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Columbia University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1995).Email: Joshua H. Sternoff

Dean A. Stiffle (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1967); Boston University (J.D., 1970). Member, Boston University Law Review, 1970. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Dean A. Stiffle

Carolyn Sullivan (Partner) born New York, New York, August 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Restructuring; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance.Email: Carolyn Sullivan

Carla R. Walworth (Partner) born Lubec, Maine, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996, Mashantuck Pequot Tribal Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member: Section on Employment and Labor; Task Force on the Multi-jurisdictional Practice of Law, Connecticut Bar Association. Member, Section on Equal Employment Opportunity, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights; Employee Benefits; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Carla R. Walworth

Robert J. Wertheimer (Partner) born New York, N.Y., December 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., with distinction in all subjects, 1976); Columbia University (J.D.,1979). Recipient, New York City Urban Fellowship, 1975-1976. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Corrections, 1981-1984); New York State and American Bar Associations; Practicing Law Institute (Lecturer). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financial Restructuring.Email: Robert J. Wertheimer

Bruce M. Wexler (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., Physics, summa cum laude, 1989); New York University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1992-1994. Member: Federal Circuit (Former Chair, Patent Litigation Committee) and American Bar Associations; New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Former Chair, Committee on Amicus Briefs and Legislative Oversight); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Litigation; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property.Email: Bruce M. Wexler

Kristen Chang Winckler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, California; 1999, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1993); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1997); New York University (LL.M., 1998). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Kristen Chang Winckler

Seth M. Zachary (Partner) born New York, New York, May 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, New York. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1976); New York University (LL.M., 1980). Lecturer: Federal Income Taxation of Real Estate, New York University Real Estate Institute, 1981-1982, 1984-1985, 1989, 1990; New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, 1987-1988, 1989; Practising Law Institute, 1987-1988, 1989; USC Federal Tax Institute, 1989. (Chair of the Firm). Practice Areas: Federal, State and Local Taxation; Corporate Taxation; Real Estate Taxation; Foreign Taxation; Employee Compensation; Employee Benefits.Email: Seth M. Zachary

Michael L. Zuppone (Co-Chair, Securities and Capital Markets Practice Group) born Brooklyn, New York, February 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1985); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1988). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Administrative Law; United States Law Week Award; Stephan J. Penzick Memorial Award, Administrative Law. Symposium Editor, Brooklyn Journal of International Law. Author: Note, "The Gray Market Controversy: Is a Resolution Necessary?" Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Volume 13, 1987; "The SEC's lateral thinking - Make the US more competitive by opening it up to the world," International Financial Law Review, August 2007. Staff Attorney, 1988-1990 and Branch Chief, 1990-1993, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Regional Office. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Capital Markets; Securities Regulation; Securities Offerings; Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity.Email: Michael L. Zuppone

SENIOR COUNSEL

Charles Burton (Senior Counsel) born Bayonne, New Jersey, August 23, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, New York. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., cum laude, 1954); Columbia University (LL.B., 1957); New York University (LL.M., 1961). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Uniform State Laws, 1966-1969); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Charles Burton

Eric W. Shaw (Senior Counsel) born Trenton, New Jersey, September 14, 1937; admitted to bar, 1965, Massachusetts; 1971, New York. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1959; LL.B., 1963). Languages: Spanish and French.Email: Eric W. Shaw

OF COUNSEL

Ralph E. Arpajian (Of Counsel) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, September 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Southern California (J.D.,1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: Ralph E. Arpajian

Carol Dudnick (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1993, Connecticut. Education: University of Rochester (B.S.); New York University (J.D.).Email: Carol Dudnick

Martin L. Edelman (Of Counsel) born White Plains, New York, June 12, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1963); Columbia University (LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Martin L. Edelman

Robert W. Gelfman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., January 22, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, New York and Massachusetts; 1959, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1960, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1953); Harvard University (LL.B., 1956). Adjunct Professor, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business Administration. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1966—. Trustee, Independence Savings Bank; Director, Graycor, Inc. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Financial Restructuring.Email: Robert W. Gelfman

Thomas L. Kent (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, Texas (inactive) and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (inactive); 1993, New York, Connecticut (inactive) and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Canada (B.Commerce, 1973); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member, Order of the Lytae. Chartered Accountant, Quebec, 1976 (inactive) and Alberta, 1977 (inactive). Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1985 (inactive). Law Clerk to Hon. R. F. Wheless, Jr., Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Texas, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debt Restructuring.Email: Thomas L. Kent

Jonathan M. Lehr (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, October 17, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1968); Columbia University (J.D., 1971). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association (Member: Committee on Commercial Leasing, 1992—). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jonathan M. Lehr

Andrea M. Mattei (Co-Chair, New York Office Resort, Recreation and Restaurant Practice Group) born Worcester, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts; 1984, Maryland; 1993, Virginia; 2000, District of Columbia; 2007, New York. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1980); University of Maryland (J.D., 1983). Previous employment: Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Finance and Treasury, Marriott International, Inc., 2002-2006; Member, 1994-1999, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, 2001-2002, Ocwen Financial Corporation; Associate, 1986-1994 and Partner, 1999-2001, Piper & Marbury LLP and Piper Rudnick LLP. Waddell Fellow, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977-1978. Panelist and Co-Chair, ALI-ABA Commercial Real Estate Financing Documentation, 1999-2009. Member: Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Securities Law; Commercial Law; Real Property and Probate); American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Anglo-American Real Property Institute; Advisory Counsel, American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Finance; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Workouts; Corporate Governance; Corporate Workouts; Resorts and Leisure.Email: Andrea M. Mattei

Jacqueline A. May (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1987, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1982); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer; Investment Management.Email: Jacqueline A. May

Gregg S. Miller (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, August 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); New York University (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Gregg S. Miller

Edward L. Peck (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd and 5th Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Beta Alpha Psi. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estates and Trusts; Tax Planning.Email: Edward L. Peck

Keith Pisani (Of Counsel) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1997, District of Columbia; 2001, California. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1988); Catholic University (J.D., cum laude, 1994).Email: Keith Pisani

Gary D. Rawitz (Of Counsel) born Long Island, New York, July 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Cornell University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Gary D. Rawitz

Robert D. Schmicker (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1972); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1978). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. [Lieut., USNR, 1972-1975]. Practice Areas: Energy and Project Finance; Climate Change.Email: Robert D. Schmicker

Harvey A. Strickon (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, November 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2006, U.S. Tax Court. Education: The City College of New York (B.B.A., 1968); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1971). Member, Complaint Mediation Panel, Departmental Disciplinary Committee, Supreme Court, State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department. Chairman, Complaint Mediation Panel, Committee on Professional Discipline, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Chairman, Committee on Professional Discipline, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Member, Mediation Panel, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Member, Mediation Registers, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Co-Author: Enforcing Judgments and Collecting Debts in New York, West Publishing Co., 1996. Member: American and New York State Bar Associations; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bankruptcy Institute; American Judicature Society; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys; New York Law Institute; Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditors; Bankruptcy; Out-of-Court Workouts; Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations; Mortgage Foreclosure Proceedings; Debtor-in-Possession Financing; Asset-based Lending; Turnaround Management; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Harvey A. Strickon

Vasilia H.A. Tsismenakis (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, May 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1992, New York; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Alpha Sigma Nu; Writing and Research Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal. Legal Advisor, Pan Creatan Association of America. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Real Estate; General Corporate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Vasilia H.A. Tsismenakis

ASSOCIATES

Anupama Ahluwalia (Associate) born Delhi, India; admitted to bar, 1999, Delhi, India; 2007, New York. Education: Delhi University (B.A., (Honors), LL.B., First Class); National University of Singapore (LL.M.); Columbia University (LL.M., 2003). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Hindi, Punjabi. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Anupama Ahluwalia

Robin A. Arzon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., Politics, Sociology, Media Studies, magna cum laude, 2003); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Staff Writer, 2004-2005 and Executive Editor, 2005, 2006, Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Robin A. Arzon

Isaac S. Ashkenazi (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, May 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Cooper Union (B.E., Chemical Engineering, 2002); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2005).Email: Isaac S. Ashkenazi

Marc T. Bacigalupo (Associate) born Teaneck, New Jersey, March 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2003).Email: Marc T. Bacigalupo

Bill Belitsky (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2006).Email: Bill Belitsky

James E. Berger (Associate) born Miami, Florida, September 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1989); Fordham University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James E. Berger

Daniel B. Blaser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut; 2007, New York. Education: Washington University (A.B., 2003); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Daniel B. Blaser

Matthew Brigham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Oberlin College (A.B., 1999); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2006); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2007). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Matthew Brigham

Kevin P. Broughel (Associate) born Milford, Connecticut, May 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2004, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Fordham University (J.D., 2003). Member: Connecticut, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Litigation; Shareholder Disputes.Email: Kevin P. Broughel

Michael Bruso (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 2001); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime; Government Investigations.Email: Michael Bruso

Aoife Elizabeth Butler (Associate) born Ireland; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: The University of Dublin, Trinity College (B.A., mod. Chem., 1998; M.A., 2001); University of London School of Law (LL.B., 2002). Member: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Aoife Elizabeth Butler

Christine A. Button (Associate) born Milford, Connecticut, May 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Christine A. Button

Peter Calatozzo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2006, New York. Education: Manhattan College (B.S., 1994; M.S., 2000); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Conveyancing; Land Acquisitions; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Property Finance; Real Property.Email: Peter Calatozzo

Sara A. Chouraqui (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, France; 2007, New York. Education: Université Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris (2004); Columbia University Law School (2006). Languages: French, Spanish, Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sara A. Chouraqui

Jason T. Christiansen (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, June 14, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, New York and New Jersey; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Patent Litigation(100%); Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Chemical Patents; Computer and Software Patents.Email: Jason T. Christiansen

Quinn Clancy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Biology, cum laude, 2002); Loyola University Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Patent Infringement; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biotechnology Patents; Chemical Patents; Molecular Biology Patents.Email: Quinn Clancy

David M. Conca (Associate) born Mineola, New York, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.E., Mechanical Engineering); George Washington University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). George Washington Law Review. Member: New York Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: In re Omeprazole Patent Litigation, 222 F.Supp. 2d 423 (S.D.N.Y. 2002); Eisai Co., Ltd. v. Dr. Reddy's Labs, Eisai Co., Ltd. v. Teva Pharms., 2007 WL 1437834 (S.D.N.Y. May 14, 2007); Eisai Co., Ltd. v. Dr. Reddy's Labs, Eisai Co., Ltd. v. Teva Pharms., 2008 WL 2791884 (Fed. Cir. 2008). Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; Complex Litigation; Patent Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Drug and Medical Device Regulation.Email: David M. Conca

Lawrence J. Conlan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2006, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1994); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Lawrence J. Conlan

Karen Buzard Contoudis (Associate) born January 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Fordham University School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Karen Buzard Contoudis

Michael C. Cormack (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 2000); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Michael C. Cormack

Patrick B. Costello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2002). Member: New York State Bar Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property.Email: Patrick B. Costello

Angelique Crain (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Connecticut; 2005, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1997); Boston University (M.A., 1998); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2002; LL.M., 2002). Admissions Editor, Cornell Law Review, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Hon. James A. Beaty, Jr., Middle District of North Carolina, 2002-2003. Co-Author, with Robert J. Gruendel, "The Maritime Contract and Admiralty Jurisdiction: Recent Developments Help Clarify an Inherently Confused Landscape," Tulane Law Review (Spring 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Initial Public Offerings; Securities Offerings; Securities Regulation; Securities Registration.Email: Angelique Crain

Marjorie R. Culver (Associate) born Washington, D.C., January 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1991); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1996); Université Paris I(Panthéon-Sorbonne) (LL.M., 2004). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment.Email: Marjorie R. Culver

Amy F. Curry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2004); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Affordable Housing.Email: Amy F. Curry

Asa R. Danes (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1994); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Asa R. Danes

Eric W. Dittmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2001, New York. Education: College of Engineering, Rutgers University (B.S.M.E., 1997); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(100%).Email: Eric W. Dittmann

Sandi F. Dubin (Associate) born New York, New York, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Sandi F. Dubin

Emily Dupill (Associate) born 1979; (Admission pending). Education: Colby College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 2006).Email: Emily Dupill

Jason D. Fernbach (Associate) born New York, New York, December 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1993; M.A., International Economics and Finance); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Housing and Urban Development); American Bar Association (Member: Real Property Section; Affordable Housing Forum). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Organization.Email: Jason D. Fernbach

John P. (Jack) Flanagan (Associate) born Queens, New York, November 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1990); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: John P. (Jack) Flanagan

Ingrid M. Fuentes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2003); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Ingrid M. Fuentes

Natalie Furman (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1996); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 2007).Email: Natalie Furman

Bryan W. Gallagher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 2002); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Notes and Comments Editor, Hofstra Journal of International Business and Law, 2006-2007. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Private Equity.Email: Bryan W. Gallagher

Alicia M. Gimenez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Commercial Finance; Debt Finance.Email: Alicia M. Gimenez

Mimi Glenn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2003, District of Columbia; 2008, New York. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State (B.A., 1997); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law.Email: Mimi Glenn

Justin M. Goggins (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Columbia University Law School (J.D., 2007).Email: Justin M. Goggins

Matthew Goldstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York and New Jersey. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2004); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Partnerships.Email: Matthew Goldstein

Glenn S. Grindlinger (Associate) born Fort Ord, Monterey, California, March 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1996); New York University (J.D., 1999). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Glenn S. Grindlinger

Jesse Hiney (Associate) born Port Jefferson, New York, May 11, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1997); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: New Jersey State (Member, Environmental Law Section) and New York State (Member, Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Jesse Hiney

Nicholas M.W. Hoffman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); University of Pennsylvania (Master of Architecture, 1994); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1998).Email: Nicholas M.W. Hoffman

Deborah Hryb (Associate) born Hanover, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 2002, Connecticut; 2008, New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Deborah Hryb

Christopher Hurd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: San Jose State University (B.S., 1997); University of Minnesota School of Law (J.D., 2005).Email: Christopher Hurd

Brian F. Hurley (Associate) born Westwood, New Jersey, July 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and New Jersey. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1999); Columbia University (J.D., 2002). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: Brian F. Hurley

Laura R. Isenberg (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001); New York University (J.D., 2004). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Laura R. Isenberg

Gary Gongjun Ji (Associate) born Tianjin, China, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Nankai University, China (B.S., Chemistry, 1992); University of Toledo (M.S., Chemistry, 1996); Columbia University (J.D., 2002). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Gary Gongjun Ji

Claudia J. Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: London School of Economics (B.Sc., International Relations, 2001); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2006). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Claudia J. Kim

Lilias E. Kim (Associate) born Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Lilias E. Kim

Pamela Kramer (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: City University of New York, Queens College (B.A., 1993); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(50%); Real Estate(20%); Affordable Housing(30%).Email: Pamela Kramer

Erin E. LaRuffa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut; 2008, New York. Education: College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2007).Email: Erin E. LaRuffa

Justin R. Marino (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut; 2008, New York. Education: State University of New York, Albany (B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 2003); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2007). St. Thomas More Scholar. Executive Board Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Recipient, New York State Chancellor's Award. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Justin R. Marino

David J. Marshall (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, New York and Connecticut. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Finance, 2000); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review.Email: David J. Marshall

Michael James McCarthy (Associate) born New York, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1997); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions.Email: Michael James McCarthy

Randy A. Merkelson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 2001); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Randy A. Merkelson

Anthony Michael (Associate) born Jersey City, New Jersey, February 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, New York and District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Ninth and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of International Trade and U.S. Tax Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., Biotechnology, 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: New Jersey State and Federal Circuit Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; United States Patent and Trademark Society; New York Intellectual Property Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Litigation; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Anthony Michael

Charles G. Minkoff (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1991); Duke University (Ph.D., 1997); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2003).Email: Charles G. Minkoff

Mary P. Miras (Associate) born Mount Kisco, New York; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and Massachusetts. Education: Hobart and William Smith Colleges (B.A., Psychology, 1996); Boston University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: Mary P. Miras

Daniel A. Mizrahi (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.A., 1993); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Daniel A. Mizrahi

Saleem N. Moghal (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2004, New York. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1991); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1994); Case Western Reserve University (LL.M. in Taxation, 2001). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Taxation of Business Entities); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Saleem N. Moghal

Brian Pelle Moran (Senior Attorney) born Tarrytown, New York, March 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: Bucknell University; Brown University (A.B., 1984); Cornell University (J.D., 1993).Email: Brian Pelle Moran

Rebecca Kelder Myers (Associate) born New York, New York, October 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts and New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1993); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; International Intellectual Property.Email: Rebecca Kelder Myers

Smriti S. Nakhasi (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2002); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2007).Email: Smriti S. Nakhasi

Angela C. Ni (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York and New Jersey. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 2001); Yale University (M.P.H., 2003); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Angela C. Ni

Bill Novomisle (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1996); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Bill Novomisle

Vincent A. Pace (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York and New Jersey. Education: George Washington University (B.A., East Asian Studies, International Affairs, Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2006); Tsinghua University Law School (LL.M., Chinese Law, 2006). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and German. Practice Areas: International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Vincent A. Pace

Matthew R. Paul (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, March 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut; 1999, New York. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1994); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Matthew R. Paul

Thomas D. Peeney (Associate) born Plainfield, New Jersey, December 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Boston College (B.S., 1996); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: Thomas D. Peeney

Christopher Reilly (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1967; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2005, Connecticut. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Providence College (B.A., English, 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002). Member: American Bar Association.Email: Christopher Reilly

Gillian E. Richards (Associate) born Kingston, Jamaica, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., Mathematics and Political Science, 2003); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Project Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.

Edileno D. Roman (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: University of Southern California (J.D., 2006).Email: Edileno D. Roman

Reagan T. Roth (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Georgetown University (Arabic Language and Literature, 2000); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006).Email: Reagan T. Roth

Richard Allan Rubano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 2004); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Richard Allan Rubano

Rachael Schwartz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1996); Duke University (M.B.A., 2002); Washington University in St. Louis (J.D., 2007). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: Rachael Schwartz

Eliza H. Scott (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida and New York. Education: Bates College (B.S., Neuroscience, cum laude, 2001); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Eliza H. Scott

Phara Serle (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 2003); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Phara Serle

Noah D. Shapiro (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., 1997); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate.Email: Noah D. Shapiro

Jonathan M. Suk (Associate) born 1980; (Admission pending). Education: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (B.A., 2003); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2007).Email: Jonathan M. Suk

Cynthia Swanson (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. (Not admitted in New York). Education: University of Connecticut (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Cynthia Swanson

Christopher J. Tafone (Associate) born Bronx, New York, March 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Fordham University (J.D., 2000). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Investment Company Act; Securities; Corporate.Email: Christopher J. Tafone

Jacquelyn Volpe (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.S., Accounting and Finance, cum laude); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Private Equity; Investment Partnerships.Email: Jacquelyn Volpe

Jean M. Vrola (Associate) born Walnut Creek, California, October 11, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jean M. Vrola

Susan M. Wade (Associate) born Johannesburg, South Africa, April 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Pittsburgh (M.P.A., 1996); New York University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Susan M. Wade

Matthew Walding (Associate) born Flagstaff, Arizona, February 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Matthew Walding

Shenade Walker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario, Canada (Not admitted in the United States). Education: Queen's University (B.S., 2000); University of Toronto (M.S., 2003); Dalhousie University-Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2006).Email: Shenade Walker

Qifei Wang (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2008).Email: Qifei Wang

James B. Worthington (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut and New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1990); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James B. Worthington

Bradford E. Young (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and Massachusetts. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., B.A., cum laude, 2001); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Copyrights.Email: Bradford E. Young

Nathalia A. Young (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and New Jersey. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Nathalia A. Young

B. Chen Zhu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2003); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2007).Email: B. Chen Zhu

ATTORNEYS

Jill A. Weinstock Ames (Attorney) born Queens, New York, June 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1984); Benjamin Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member, Cardozo Women's Law Journal. Member: New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jill A. Weinstock Ames

Mary McKenna (Attorney) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1991, New York. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1983); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Mary McKenna