Founded in 1890, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has lawyers in 32 offices and 15 countries around the world. With one of the strongest integrated global platforms and our longstanding one-firm philosophy, Squire Sanders provides legal counsel worldwide.

The New York City office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. offers services including litigation, international dispute resolution, maritime law, intellectual property litigation, bankruptcy, public finance and government affairs, and capital markets and corporate law, complementing the firm's full-service global platform. The office serves both public and private sector clients on a local, regional, national and international level and across all industries on a variety of diverse matters.

The New York trial lawyers offer tactical, creative advice and strategic skill to advance their clients' goals, whether through trial, appeal, alternative dispute resolution or negotiation. In addition to their arbitration and litigation expertise, they offer clients superior case management skills. The firm's resources and experience allow the lawyers to handle large matters involving complex legal and factual issues, severe time constraints, multiple related cases, and numerous parties, documents and depositions.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation & Aerospace, Banking Law, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Business Law, Chemicals, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Construction and Engineering Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor & Creditor, E-Commerce, Education Law, Election, Campaign & Political, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment & Sports, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions & Services, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care and Hospitals, Immigration, Indians & Native Populations, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Dispute Resolution, International Law, International Trade, Internet Law, Investments, Labor & Employment, Life Sciences, Litigation, Manufacturing, Media Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety & Health, Private Equity, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology & Science, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Trusts & Estates, Wills & Probate, White Collar Crime, Workers Compensation, Utilities and Zoning, Planning & Land Use.

Address

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: +1.212.872.9800
Fax: +1.212.872.9815

Website

http://www.ssd.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Biographical Data on Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Houston, Texas; Miami, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach, Florida; Los Angeles, Palo Alto and San Francisco, California; New York, New York; Phoenix, Arizona; Washington DC; Tysons Corner, Virginia; Caracas, Venezuela; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; São Paulo, Brazil; Bratislava, Slovak Republic; Brussels, Belgium; Budapest, Hungary; Frankfurt, Germany; Kyiv, Ukraine; London, England; Moscow, Russian Federation; Prague, Czech Republic; Warsaw, Poland; Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, China; and Tokyo, Japan Personnel, see Professional Biographies at those Points Respectively)

PARTNERS, NEW YORK OFFICE

Kenneth W. Bond (Partner) born Eugene, Oregon, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New York and Florida; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1969); University of California Hastings (J.D., 1972); New York University (LL.M., 1976). Adjunct Professor, State and Local Government Finance Law, Albany Law School. Member, Advisory Board, Albany Law School Government Law Center. Trustee, Citizens Budget Commission. Member, Legal and Legislative Committee, New York State Government Finance Officers Association. Member: New York State (Chair, Public Finance and Economic Development Committee, Municipal Law Section) and American (Chair, Public Finance Committee, State and Local Government Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Project Finance.Email: Kenneth W. Bond

Jackson B. Browning, Jr. (Partner) born Charleston, West Virginia, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1976, New York. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American College of Bond Counsel. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Jackson B. Browning, Jr.

Douglas R. Burnett (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; 1982, New Jersey and New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1972); Defense Language Institute (Portuguese, 1976); University of Denver (J.D., 1980). Co-Author: "International Legal Issues in Submarine Cable Protection," Subtopic Paper, Feb., 1993; "Legal Protection in the Next Century," ICPC Plenary, Sydney, April 1997; "International Protection of Submarine Cables, A Partnership of Cable Owners And National Governments," ICPC Plenary, Orlando, April 1998; "Indemnity Provisions in Articles 4 and 7 of the 1884 Cable Convention," ICPC Plenary, Dubai, March 1998; "Agreements between Cable Owners and Fishermen," ICPC Plenary, Copenhagen, May 2000; "Crossing Agreement Mediation Service," ICPC, Cascais, May 2001, "A Brief History of Reported Vetting Disputes-Understanding the Past Points to Safe Haven," XIV ICMA, New York, October 2001; "High Density Underwater Fiber Optic Systems Security," September 2002; "Submarine Cable Infrastructure Defense Against Terrorist Aggression," September 2003. Author: "Minimizing Risk in a Multinational Energy Project using an Integrated International Legal Team," Petroleo & Gas, Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons, April, 2002; "The Legal Status of Out-of-Service Submarine Cables," 137 J. Maritime Studies July/August 2004 Proctor in Admiralty; "International Law Considerations for Owners and Operators of Cabled and Buoy Observatories," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 31, No.1, January 2006; "Deep Sea Observatories and International Law," Co-author, IEEE Oceans 2009, May, 2009. International Law Advisor, International Committee for Cable Protection, 1998—. Member: American Bar Association; The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Chair, Committee on International Law of the Sea, 1996-2000; Chair, Subcommittee on International Law of the Sea, 2008—); IEEE OSE Co-Chair, Technical Committee on Policy and Education, 2009—); New York County Lawyers Association (Chair, Admiralty Committee, 2003-2007); Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Marítimo. [USN, 1972-1978 and 1990-1991; Capt., USN Ret]. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Maritime; Litigation.Email: Douglas R. Burnett

Mary M. Chang (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1994). Editor in Chief, Cardozo Law Review, Federal Bar Council. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Mary M. Chang

D. Lewis Clark, Jr. (Partner) born Dover, Ohio, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 2002, New York; 2008, Arizona; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: The University of Akron (B.A., cum laude, 1987); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1990). (Also at Phoenix, Arizona and Columbus, Ohio Offices). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: D. Lewis Clark, Jr.

Stephen D. Lerner (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1991, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1982; M.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Founding and Current Board Member, Tri-State Association for Corporate Renewal. Member, Executive Committee, Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, Inc. Sixth Circuit Regent, American College of Bankruptcy. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, New York State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Business Reorganization; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Loans.Email: Stephen D. Lerner

Jeffrey S. Levin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1995, New Jersey; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Claims Court. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); Northwestern University, Graduate School of Management (M.B.A., Finance, 1979); Northwestern University (J.D., 1979); New York University (LL.M., Tax, 1982). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State (Member, Sections on: Tax Law; Trusts & Estates) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation Law; Real Property; Trusts and Estates) Bar Associations; Society of Trusts & Estate Practitioners. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Jeffrey S. Levin

Stephen C. Mahon (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1992, District of Columbia; 1993, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Securities.Email: Stephen C. Mahon

Richard L. Mattiaccio (Partner) born Bronx, New York, October 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Daniel M. Friedman, U.S. Court of Claims, 1978-1979. Arbitrator, International and Commercial Rules, American Arbitration Association/ICDR. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, In-house/Outside Litigation Counsel Group, 2008—; prior service as Chair of Product Liability Committee and as member of Committees on Arbitration, Professional Responsibility, Professional and Judicial Ethics, Judiciary); New York State Bar Association; Federal Bar Council. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration/IDR; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Richard L. Mattiaccio

Sandra E. Mayerson (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Branford College Award. Author: "Current Developments in Prepackaged Bankruptcy Plans," Practising Law Inst., 21st Annual Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization, vol. One (1999), at 937; "Asset Sales Have Differing Consequences," National Law Journal, Jan. 31, 1994, at 18; "When Bondholders' Votes Upset a Plan," National Law Journal, June 14, 1993, at 20; "Reform Bill is Dangerous Electioneering," National Law Journal, Aug. 31, 1992, at 14; "Regs on Claims Trading May Fall Short," National Law Journal, April 6, 1992, at 16; "Debtors, Creditors Vie on Claims Trading," National Law Journal, March 30, 1992, at 16; "Trading Claims: The New Bankruptcy Game Any Number Can Play," Prentice Hall, Restructuring Financially Troubled Companies, 1991, at 269. Certified Mediator (Bankruptcy Mediation), U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Member: New York County Lawyers Association (Director, 1997-1998); American Bar Association (Business Bankruptcy Committee: Governing Council, 1990—; Secretary, 1990-1993; Chair, Fraudulent Conveyancing Subcommittee, 1993-1996; Chair, Trading Claims Subcommittee, 1996-1999; Special Projects, 1999—; Chairman, Avoiding Powers, Subcommittee, 1993—). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Sandra E. Mayerson

Howard J.C. Nicols (Partner) born Woodhaven, New York, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 2000, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Fordham University; Albany University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Chancellor, Cornell Moot Court Board; Board of Editors, International Law Journal. Leads the firm's 300-lawyer advocacy group. Former member of the firm's five-person management committee. Serves as active appointed counsel under the Criminal Justice Act. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland and New York State Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Technology; Securities; Oil and Gas.Email: Howard J.C. Nicols

Arman Pahlavan (Partner) born Tehran, Iran, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1995, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with high honors, 1986); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. Member: State Bar of California; New York State Bar Association. (Also at Palo Alto, California Office). Practice Areas: Private Equity and Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Corporate Finance.Email: Arman Pahlavan

John J. Reilly (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1968, New York and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Fordham University (A.B., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Notes Editor, Fordham Law Review, 1966-1967. Author: "Individual Legal Liability of Corporate Officers and Executives for Cruise Ship Safety," presented at Cruise Op90 Conference, MarineLog, 1990; "Antitrust in the 90's - Recent Trends in Antitrust Law as Applied to Cruise Line Industry", Seatrade Conference, March 1992. Speaker: IBA Strasbourg Conference, 1989; MarineLog Cruise Op90 Conference, 1990; Seatrade Conference, 1992. Member: New York State, American (Member, Litigation Section) and International Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; New York County Lawyers Association (Chair, Committee on Admiralty Law, 1980-1982); Federal Bar Council. [Capt., USMCR, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Maritime.

Christopher J. Reitzel (Partner) born Astoria, New York, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); New York University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Christopher J. Reitzel

Mark J. Ruehlmann (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. (Not admitted in New York). Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Former Chair of the Board, Sisters of Charity Senior Care Corporation. Former Chair of the Board, Zoological Society of Cincinnati. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Mark J. Ruehlmann

Paul F. Sefcovic (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio. (Not admitted in New York). Education: University of Dayton (B.S., Business Administration, cum laude, 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1971). (Also at Columbus, Ohio Office). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Corporate Finance; Asset Securitization; Health Care Finance.Email: Paul F. Sefcovic

Edward S. Sinick (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio (inactive); 1983, New York. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1975; J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Municipal Law.Email: Edward S. Sinick

R. Thomas Stanton (Partner) born Moline, Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1982, New York. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1965); Harvard University (1965-1966); Northwestern University (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif. Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. (Chairman, Management Committee). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: R. Thomas Stanton

Brian D. Starer (Partner) born Utica, New York, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Education: United States Merchant Marine Academy (B.S., 1967); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1972). Managing Editor, Albany Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: "The U.S. Perspective on the Carrier's Liability for Cargo Harmful to the Environment," presented before the International Bar Association, London; "Defining the Coast Guard Safety Net and How It Affects Your Wallet," presented before Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference, Miami, Florida; "Class Accountability Under Law," Fairplay International. Co-Author: "Contingency Planning Crucial to Oil-Spill Response," Oil and Gas Journal. Contributing Author: "Marine Cargo Operations," Second Edition by Charles L. Saueriber and Robert J. Meurn (Chapter 3, "Cargo Responsibility"); "Classification Societies," Lloyd's of London Press ("The Role of Classification Societies — US Perspective"). Trustee: United States Merchant Marine Academy Foundation; American Merchant Marine Museum Foundation. Member: Inter-Pacific, American and International Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Committee of Navigation and Coast Guard and Government Regulation). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Marine Casualty and Hull; Maritime.Email: Brian D. Starer

Michael Wager (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1990, Ohio. Education: The American University (B.A., 1973); Columbia University (M.A., 1976); New York University (J.D., 1981). Recipient: Benjamin Butler Scholarship Prize (1981). Chair, American Marshall Memorial Fellowship Selection Committee (Cleveland). Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Law, 1981. Chair, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity.Email: Michael Wager

Alan N. Waxman (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio (inactive); 1984, New York. Education: The University of Akron (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Columbia University (J.D., 1980). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Business Law; Public Finance.Email: Alan N. Waxman

Robert A. Wolf (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); New York University (J.D., 1976). Research Editor, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics. Publications: Co-author, "Mortgage Foreclosure" in Volume 21 of West's New York Practice Series, West Group, 1998; Author: "The Federal Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief Act of 1980: A 'Sleeper' Statute Takes on Potentially Broad Ramifications in New York," published in New York State Bar Association Real Property Section Newsletter, April 1989; "Comment, US v. Butenko: Electronic Surveillance for Foreign Intelligence Purposes," published in New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, Winter 1976. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Task Force to Reform Mortgage Foreclosure Process of the Real Property Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Robert A. Wolf

George B. Yankwitt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1964; LL.B., with distinction, 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1966-1967. Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School. Member: Federal Bar Council (Past President); American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.Email: George B. Yankwitt

OF COUNSEL, NEW YORK OFFICE

Victor Genecin (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1995, Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1974); Georgetown University (J.D., 1981). Assistant Attorney General, State of New York, 1988-1996. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1993-1996; Professional Responsibility, 2005-2008). Languages: French and Italian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration.Email: Victor Genecin

Alan Heblack (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1972; M.A., 1978); American University (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M., 1980). Practice Areas: Maritime; Litigation.Email: Alan Heblack

George H. Kendall, III (Of Counsel) born New London, Connecticut, July 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1984, Georgia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1974); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1979). Former staff attorney, American Civil Liberties Union Eleventh Circuit Capital Litigation Project; Professor of criminal justice issues, Yale Law School, Florida State University College of Law and St. John's School of Law; Recipient of numerous awards including: Life in the Balance Achievement Award from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, 1999, New York State Defenders Association Service of Justice Award - 1997, ACLU of Georgia Bill of Rights Award - 1987 and the Stuart Still Memorial Award - 1987; Frequent panelist or keynote speaker at capital litigation seminars; Board member, The Innocence Network and Death Penalty Information Center; Member, Advisory Groups of the Carter Center Advisory Group and The Georgetown University Law Center Supreme Court Institute. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: George H. Kendall, III

David S. Schaffer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1990, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with highest honors, 1983); Harvard University (J.D., 1987). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: David S. Schaffer

Steven Skulnik (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, March 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1980); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1983). Official Mediator, Commercial Division, New York State Supreme Court. Panel Arbitrator: American Arbitration Association; International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution; Federal Arbitration. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration.Email: Steven Skulnik

Peter Alan Zisser (Of Counsel) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1998, Connecticut; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Boston University (B.A.); New York Law School (J.D.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Peter Alan Zisser

SENIOR COUNSEL, NEW YORK OFFICE

Juan A. Anduiza (Senior Counsel) born Havana, Cuba, 1936; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Pace University (B.A., 1968); Fordham University (J.D., 1972). Member: American Bar Association; Venezuelan American Association (Director); Comite Maritime Internacional; Maritime Law Associations of Argentina, Colombia, Spain and Venezuela; Iberoamerican Institute for North America (Vice President). Languages: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration.Email: Juan A. Anduiza

SENIOR ATTORNEY, NEW YORK OFFICE

Andrea K. Fisher (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1993, New York and Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1984); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation.

ASSOCIATES, NEW YORK OFFICE

Allison L. Downing (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama (inactive); 1994, Virginia (inactive); 1999, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Allison L. Downing

Michael P. Hartman (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, New York; 2008, New Jersey. Education: Ohio University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); Vermont Law School (M.S.E.L., 2000); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2006). Order of Barristers. Member: Moot Court; Tulane Maritime Law Journal. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Energy; Telecommunications Law; Litigation; Arbitration.

Corrine A. Irish (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Harvard University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Corrine A. Irish

Daniel C. Mazanec (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2009, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Daniel C. Mazanec

Lauren Pennini (Associate) born New York, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Hofstra University (J.D., 2006). Senior Editor, Hofstra Journal of International Business and Law. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Lauren Pennini

Samuel Spital (Senior Associate) born February 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Samuel Spital

Carine M. Williams (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2009, New York. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Yale University (J.D., 2006). Languages: English, French and Haitian Creole. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Carine M. Williams