Pepper Hamilton LLP

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Law Firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
Address
3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2799
(Philadelphia Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 215-981-4000  
Telecopy: 215-981-4750
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http://www.pepperlaw.com
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Pepper Hamilton LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Computer Law, Construction Law, Consumer Banking, Corporate Law, Corporate Litigation, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, ERISA, Finance, Financial Law, Government, Government Contracts, Government Relations, Health Care, Immigration Law, Industrial Development, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Labor and Employment, Labor Relations, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Patents, Products Liability, Professional Sports Law, Project Finance, Public Finance, Public Policy, Real Estate, SBIC, SEC Enforcement, Securities, Sports Law, State Government Law, Tax Law, Technology Law, Trade Regulation, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Venture Capital, White Collar Criminal Defense.
Year Established: 1890
Firm Profile:
Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 500 lawyers in seven states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. While our practice is remarkably diverse, we operate as a unified firm, using our size, depth of talent and the latest technology to assist our clients. The firm was founded in 1890.
Firm Size: 500

Other Office Locations of Pepper Hamilton LLP
Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Berwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
PARTNERS
Robert E. Heideck (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1975); Villanova University (J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to Hon. Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr., Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1978-1980. (Firm Executive Partner) (Member, Firm Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Surety Law. Email: Robert E. Heideck
Barry M. Abelson (Partner) born New Haven, CT, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1968); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. (Chairman, Firm Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Barry M. Abelson
Steven J. Abrams (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Steven J. Abrams
Matthew H. Adler (Partner) born Glen Cove, NY, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1994, New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1980); Columbia University (J.D., 1983). Office of the Legal Advisor, U.S. Dept. of State, Washington, DC, 1986-1989. Member: American Bar Association (Vice-Chair for U.S. Government Agencies, Private International Law Committee, Section on International Law, 1992—; Chairman, Subcommittee on Private International Law, Section on International Law, 1990-1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; International Arbitration; Insurance. Email: Matthew H. Adler
Joan C. Arnold (Partner) born New York, NY, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1981, Pennsylvania; 2007, Massachusetts. Education: Wagner College (B.A., 1975); Villanova University (J.D., 1978); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Adjunct Professor, Corporate and International Tax, Villanova University Graduate Tax Program, 1986—. Chair, Subcommittee on Withholding Issues and Portfolio Investments of Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties, Tax Section, American Bar Association, 1997—. Practice Areas: International Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Corporate Income Tax. Email: Joan C. Arnold
Timothy C. Atkins (Partner) born Baltimore, MD, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1991); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, Villanova Law Review. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: Timothy C. Atkins
Leon R. Barson (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: New York University (B.A., Political Science and Economics, 1987); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Law. Email: Leon R. Barson
Michael E. Baughman (Partner) born Fort Dix, NJ, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1997, New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1993); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1996). Law Clerk to the Hon. William H. Yohn, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Media Law; Litigation. Email: Michael E. Baughman
Norman B. Berlin (Partner) born Wilmington, DE, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland; 1981, District of Columbia; 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors, 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Norman B. Berlin
Mark S. Blaskey (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1978, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1975). Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1972. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Mark S. Blaskey
J. Bradley Boericke (Partner) born Rhinebeck, NY, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 2003, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1986); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Practice Areas: Financial Institution Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Finance. Email: J. Bradley Boericke
Barry H. Boise (Partner) born Peru, IN, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Associate Editor, Dickinson Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Frank J. Montemuro, Jr., Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1991-1992; Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device; Litigation. Email: Barry H. Boise
George W. Braun (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1975); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: George W. Braun
William J. Brennan, IV (Partner) born New York, NY, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 2005, New Jersey. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1991). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: William J. Brennan, IV
Vincent V. Carissimi (Partner) born Fairfield, CT, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Practice Areas: Litigation; Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Vincent V. Carissimi
Jonathan A. Clark (Partner) born Sanford, ME, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1991); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Law Clerk to the Hon. Stanley S. Brotman, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Jonathan A. Clark
Joanna J. Cline (Partner) born Vineland, NJ, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1998). Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Rebecca Love Kourlis, Supreme Court of Colorado, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Joanna J. Cline
Deborah Fuchs Cohen (Partner) born Washington, DC, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1972); Catholic University; Villanova University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Deborah Fuchs Cohen
Thomas J. Cole, Jr. (Partner) born Danville, PA, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Jersey. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1986); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Law Clerk to Hon. Vincent A. Cirillo, Jr., Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Thomas J. Cole, Jr.
Hope A. Comisky (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1979, District of Columbia; 1993, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1974); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph L. McGlynn, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Hope A. Comisky
Julia D. Corelli (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1981); Villanova University (J.D., 1984; LL.M., Taxation, 1991). (Member, Firm Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Planning; Taxation. Email: Julia D. Corelli
Joseph C. Crawford (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.S., cum laude, 1976); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Access to Justice Committee). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1984; Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1991). Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation. Email: Joseph C. Crawford
Joseph V. Del Raso (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1988, Florida. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1983). Attorney, Division of Investment Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1983-1985. (Member, Firm Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Securities; Investment Management; Venture Capital. Email: Joseph V. Del Raso
Mark DeLuca (Partner) born Brooklyn, NY, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan; 1993, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., 1982); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1988). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Email: Mark DeLuca
Raymond L. DeLuca (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Temple University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Rutgers University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Design Professionals Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Raymond L. DeLuca
Francis P. Devine, III (Partner) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Francis P. Devine, III
John P. Duke (Partner) born Darby, PA, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: Loyola College (B.B.A., 1992); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1995). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: John P. Duke
James D. Epstein (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1985, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1980; A.M., 1980); Emory University (J.D., 1983). (Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: James D. Epstein
Henry C. Fader (Partner) born Bronx, NY, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1988, New Jersey. Education: University of Rochester (A.B., 1968); Syracuse University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Health Care Law. Email: Henry C. Fader
Sean P. Fahey (Partner) born Point Pleasant, NJ, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Product Liability; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Sean P. Fahey
Aline Fairweather (Partner) born London, England, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: Oxford University (B.A., 1981; M.A., 1987); Princeton University (M.A., 1984); University of Chicago (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Aline Fairweather
Maria A. Feeley (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1998, Maryland. Education: Rosemont College (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Maria A. Feeley
Bruce K. Fenton (Partner) born New York, NY, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Haverford College (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Harvard University (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Law. Email: Bruce K. Fenton
Bruce W. Ficken (Partner) born Atlantic City, NJ, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Susquehanna University (B.A., 1970); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Editor, Dickinson Law Review. Chairman: Construction Section, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1990-1993. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety Law; Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Bruce W. Ficken
Richard W. Foltz, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.S.E.P., cum laude, 1977); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Products Liability; Intellectual Property. Email: Richard W. Foltz, Jr.
John M. Ford (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; 1995, Pennsylvania; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.S., 1991); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Investment Management. Email: John M. Ford
David A. Franklin (Partner) born Rochester, NY, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1958); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1963). Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Governmental Law; Tax Exempt Securities. Email: David A. Franklin
Robert A. Friedel (Partner) born New York, NY, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1983); Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland; University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law. Email: Robert A. Friedel
Michael H. Friedman (Partner) born Okinawa, Japan, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., summa cum laude, Salutatorian, 1978); University of Chicago (M.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Michael H. Friedman
W. Roderick Gagné (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1982, Florida. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1980); Georgetown University (M.L.T., 1983). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law. Email: W. Roderick Gagné
Michael P. Gallagher (Partner) born New York, NY, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Editor, Villanova Law Review. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Michael P. Gallagher
Thomas M. Gallagher (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1982); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Editor-in-Chief, Villanova University Law Review, 1988-1989. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1995-2003. [Captain, U.S. Navy, 1982-1995]. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care; Litigation. Email: Thomas M. Gallagher
Nicole D. Galli (Partner) born Brooklyn, NY, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1996, Pennsylvania; 1997, New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust. Email: Nicole D. Galli
Jack R. Garfinkle (Partner) born Bellefonte, PA, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and New York; 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1993); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Jack R. Garfinkle
Amy B. Ginensky (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Amy B. Ginensky
Howard S. Goldberg (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2001, New York. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1988); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1994; LL.M., 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Howard S. Goldberg
M. Duncan Grant (Partner) born Madison, WI, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1991, Delaware. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1972); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1975). Editor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Hon. Arlin M. Adams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1975-1976. (Also at Wilmington, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: M. Duncan Grant
Nina M. Gussack (Partner) born New York, NY, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 2000, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; M.S., magna cum laude, 1976); Villanova University (J.D., 1979). Member, Villanova Law Review. (Vice Chair, Firm Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Defense; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Nina M. Gussack
Joyce K. Hackenbrach (Partner) born Ridley Park, PA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Contracts; Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Joyce K. Hackenbrach
Stephen G. Harvey (Partner) born Pittsfield, MA, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1982); Villanova University (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Editor, Villanova Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Myron H. Bright, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1989-1990. Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1993. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Stephen G. Harvey
Jeremy Heep (Partner) born Boston, MA, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston University (B.A., B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Minnesota Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Edmund V. Ludwig, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998. Languages: French, Lingala, Swahili. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeremy Heep
Robert L. Hickok (Partner) born Hanover, NH, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1981, District of Columbia; 1995, New Jersey. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Harvard University (A.M., 1978; J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Editor, Harvard Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1978-1979. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979-1983. Lecturer in Law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1983-1997. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Antitrust; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Robert L. Hickok
Michael S. Hino (Partner) born Washington, DC, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Richmond (B.S., 1988); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Michael S. Hino
James D. Hollyday (Partner) born Lancaster, PA, 1950; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1999, New Jersey. Education: Lafayette College (B.S., 1972); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Contracts; Litigation. Email: James D. Hollyday
Solomon Hunter, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1981); Pennsylvania State University (M.B.A., 1984); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Solomon Hunter, Jr.
Joann Hyle (Partner) born Dayton, OH, 1948; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Temple University (M.S.W., 1976; J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; ERISA; Business Law. Email: Joann Hyle
Noël Birle Ix (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, PA, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey; 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Editor, Villanova Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Noël Birle Ix
Lisa R. Jacobs (Partner) born Jersey City, NJ, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University; University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1980); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Associate Editor, Villanova University Law Review. Practice Areas: Finance; Business Law; Creditors Rights. Email: Lisa R. Jacobs
Henry Jaffe (Partner) born Pittsburgh, PA, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Delaware; 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1986); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1991). Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Comparative Labor Law. (Also at Wilmington, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Henry Jaffe
John W. Jones, Jr. (Partner) born Newport News, VA, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Pennsylvania (M.S.W., 1997); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1997). Associate Editor, The Dickinson Journal of International Law. Practice Areas: Health Care; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: John W. Jones, Jr.
Michael K. Jones (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1996. Education: United States Merchant Marine Academy (B.S.M.E., and Systems Engineering, with honors, 1987); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Procurement; Patent Licensing. Email: Michael K. Jones
Jonathan Kane (Partner) born Montgomery, AL, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). [U.S. Army, Airborne Infantry Officer, 1969-1971]. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Jonathan Kane
Andrew E. Kantra (Partner) born Ft. Jackson, SC, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1983); New York University (J.D., 1986). Editor, New York University Review of Law and Social Change. Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph S. Lord, III, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Andrew E. Kantra
David M. Kaplan (Partner) born Reading, PA, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1991); George Washington University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: ERISA; Executive Compensation; Taxation. Email: David M. Kaplan
Brian M. Katz (Partner) born Sarasota, FL, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1988; B.S.E., 1988); Temple University (J.D., 1992). Member, Temple Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Brian M. Katz
Paul J. Kennedy (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, PA, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: American University (B.A., 1978); London School of Economics (M.Sc., 1979); Villanova University (J.D., 1983). Member, Villanova Law Review. Practice Areas: Federal Tort Claims; Commercial Law; Trademarks. Email: Paul J. Kennedy
Francis J. Lawall (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, New Jersey. Education: Temple University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981; M.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Editorial Board, Temple Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Workouts; Federal Civil Litigation. Email: Francis J. Lawall
Paul K. Legaard (Partner) born Rapid City, SD, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Missouri (Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, 1991); Temple University (J.D., 1997). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; Chemical Patent Prosecution; Pharmaceutical Patent Prosecution. Email: Paul K. Legaard
Susan K. Lessack (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., with distinction, 1983; J.D., with highest honors, 1988). Order of the Coif. Member, George Washington University Law Review. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Termination. Email: Susan K. Lessack
Kenneth I. Levin (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kenneth I. Levin
Murray S. Levin (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1964); Harvard University (M.A., 1968; LL.B., 1968). Law Clerk to Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1968-1970. First American President, Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (Young Lawyers' International Association "AIJA"), 1986-1988. Member: Philadelphia (Chairman, Professional Guidance Committee, 1989-1992) and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1988—) Bar Associations; American Law Institute; Middle East Forum (Board of Governors); Foreign Policy Research Institute; Union Internationale des Avocates (International Association of Lawyers) (Board Member, 1995—; President of American Chapter, 1995-1996; Congress President, 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; International Law. Email: Murray S. Levin
Jan P. Levine (Partner) born Boston, MA, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Health Care; Privacy Law. Email: Jan P. Levine
Cary S. Levinson (Partner) born Clovis, NM, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.S., 1964); Villanova University (J.D., 1967); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1971). (Chairman, Firm Commercial Department). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; International Corporate Law. Email: Cary S. Levinson
Jeffrey P. Libson (Partner) born New Haven, CT, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1976); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Securities; Venture Capital; Franchise Law. Email: Jeffrey P. Libson
Albert H. Manwaring, IV (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts; 2003, Delaware. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1984); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Editor, New England Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992-1993. [Maj., U.S. Army, 1985—]. (Also at Wilmington, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Products Liability Defense. Email: Albert H. Manwaring, IV
Charles S. Marion (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1991, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S. and B.A., 1986); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Charles S. Marion
Barbara W. Mather (Partner) born Lancaster, PA, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Pennsylvania. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., high honors, 1965); University of Chicago (J.D., 1968). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Chicago Law Review. Member: American Law Institute. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia, 1984-1985. Lecturer in Law, Antitrust, University of Pennsylvania, 1995. (Chair, Firm Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; College and University Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Barbara W. Mather
A. John May, III (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1978); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1981). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Finance; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: A. John May, III
Sean P. McDevitt (Partner) born Springfield, PA, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1993, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1983); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware Offices). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Sean P. McDevitt
Christopher S. Miller (Partner) born Stamford, CT, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1988); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Miami Law Review. Senior Counsel, Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1994-1997. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Christopher S. Miller
J. Gregg Miller (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Workouts. Email: J. Gregg Miller
Gregory J. Nowak (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1981); Cornell University (J.D., 1984); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Investment Management; Securities. Email: Gregory J. Nowak
Lisa B. Petkun (Partner) born Reading, PA, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Law Clerk to Hon. Raymond J. Broderick, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1975-1977. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Lisa B. Petkun
A. Michael Pratt (Partner) born Grindstone, PA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Stockholm, International Graduate School (1983-1984); Harvard University (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to Hon. Nathaniel R. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1985-1986. Chief Deputy City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia Law Department, 1992-1994. Member: Philadelphia (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1991; Member, Board of Governors, 1991, 1993-1995) and National (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1996) Bar Associations; Barristers Association (President, 1991); Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Inc. (Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1997-2000). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: A. Michael Pratt
Gay Parks Rainville (Partner) born Reidsville, NC, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University (M.A.T., 1979); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Gay Parks Rainville
Michael H. Reed (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1949; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1969); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Member, Pennsylvania Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, 1990-1993. Member: Pennsylvania (President, 2004-2005; Chairman, House of Delegates, 1999-2001; Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1996) and American (Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor and Employment Law, Business Bankruptcy Committee, 1997-2002) Bar Associations; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy; Secured Creditors Rights; Health Care Corporate Law. Email: Michael H. Reed
David Richman (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1966); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., cum laude, 1969). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Environmental. Email: David Richman
Andrew R. Rogoff (Partner) born Jamaica, NY, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Andrew R. Rogoff
Christopher A. Rossi (Partner) born Pittsburgh, PA, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, New York; 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., with distinction, 1989); American University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Venture Capital; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: Christopher A. Rossi
Eric J. Rothschild (Partner) born West Berlin, West Germany, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1989); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Law Clerk to Hon. Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Eric J. Rothschild
Andrew J. Rudolph (Partner) born Camden, NJ, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Lecturer in Law, Temple University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, 1991—. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Taxation. Email: Andrew J. Rudolph
William A. Scari, Jr. (Partner) born Wilmington, DE, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1975); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., 1980). (Managing Partner, Berwyn Office). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: William A. Scari, Jr.
Ellen Kittredge Scott (Partner) born Boston, MA, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1978; M.S., 1978); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Member, Villanova Law Review. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Radiation Injury; Civil Litigation. Email: Ellen Kittredge Scott
Michael A. Schwartz (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., Economics, 1987): Yale Law School (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Products Liability. Email: Michael A. Schwartz
Joseph J. Serritella (Partner) born New York, NY, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation. Email: Joseph J. Serritella
Laurence Z. Shiekman (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., 1968; J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-1973. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Complex Litigation; ERISA; Securities Litigation. Email: Laurence Z. Shiekman
Barbara T. Sicalides (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Barnard College, Columbia University (B.A., 1983); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, Temple Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1989-1990. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Antitrust. Email: Barbara T. Sicalides
Joshua R. Slavitt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Jersey; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1997. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Philosophy and Economics, 1986); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1991); Drexel University (Coursework in Chemistry, 1995-1998). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Patents; Chemical Patents; Trademarks. Email: Joshua R. Slavitt
David G. Smith (Partner) born Glen Ridge, NJ, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1991, New Jersey. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: Bucknell University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member, Board of Editors, Cornell International Law Journal. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Financial Restructuring. Email: David G. Smith
Michael P. Subak (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, PA, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Contracts; Construction. Email: Michael P. Subak
Robin Peduzzi Sumner (Partner) born MD, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Health Law. Email: Robin Peduzzi Sumner
Margaret A. Suender (Director) born Pottsville, PA, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; 1993, New Jersey. Education: Cedar Crest College (B.S., 1982); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Margaret A. Suender
Stephen J. Sundheim (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Stephen J. Sundheim
Matthew J. Swett (Partner) born Framingham, MA, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1990); Villanova University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Matthew J. Swett
M. Kelly Tillery (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., high honors, 1976) University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: M. Kelly Tillery
Anthony Vale (Partner) born Oxford, England, 1951; admitted to bar, 1974, England; 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: Exeter University, England (LL.B., 1972); University of Pennsylvania. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Anthony Vale
Erik N. Videlock (Partner) born Brooklyn, NY, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1971); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Erik N. Videlock
Cuyler H. Walker (Partner) born New York, NY, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Pennsylvania (J.D./M.B.A., cum laude, 1987). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care. Email: Cuyler H. Walker
Marshall J. Walthew (Partner) born Bath, NY, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Haverford College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Marshall J. Walthew
Christopher W. Wasson (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, PA, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1987); Villanova University (J.D., 1991). Editor, Villanova Law Review. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Christopher W. Wasson
Edward M. Watters, III (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, PA, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Personal Planning. Email: Edward M. Watters, III
Robert J. Weinberg (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1949; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1971); Columbia University (M.A., 1979); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1985), Valedictorian. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Family Business Successions; Probate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Robert J. Weinberg
Larry R. Wood, Jr. (Partner) born Indiana, PA, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to Hon. Jay Paul James and Hon. Robert W. Wakefield, Family Court, State of Delaware, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to Hon. Frank J. Montemuro, Jr., Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1995. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Larry R. Wood, Jr.
A. Christopher Young (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1983); Tulane University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Admiralty Law. Email: A. Christopher Young
Kay Kyungsun Yu (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut; 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: Columbia College of Columbia University (B.A., 1988); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Kay Kyungsun Yu
Thomas E. Zemaitis (Partner) born York, PA, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1996, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, with distinction, 1973; J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. (Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Intellectual Property; Securities. Email: Thomas E. Zemaitis
Kenneth H. Zucker (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1976); Villanova University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Kenneth H. Zucker
OF COUNSEL
Bennett L. Aaron (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, NY, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, New York; 1959, Pennsylvania; 1978, Florida. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1957); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1966). Chairman, Sub-Committee on Federal Estate & Gift Tax, Section of Taxation, 1973; Member, Executive Committee, Section of Probate and Trust Law, 1976-1977, Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate; Trust Law. Email: Bennett L. Aaron
Gordon R. Downing (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, PA, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Tax Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Gordon R. Downing
William J. Green (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, PA, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1992); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: William J. Green
Matthew J. Hamilton (Of Counsel) born Pembury, United Kingdom, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Grove City College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Editor, Dickinson Law Review. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Radiation Injury. Email: Matthew J. Hamilton
Franklin B. Holland (Of Counsel) born Arlington, VA, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property. Email: Franklin B. Holland
Edward Kessel (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, PA, 1936; admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (A.B., 1957); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1960). Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, 1961-1994. Practice Areas: Family Wealth Transfer; Estate Planning; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation. Email: Edward Kessel
Christine S. Kimmel (Of Counsel) born Wilmington, DE, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1986); Villanova University (J.D., 1996). (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Christine S. Kimmel
Bonnie MacDougal Kistler (Of Counsel) born Coatesville, PA, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., 1975); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Bonnie MacDougal Kistler
Matthew J. Maguire (Of Counsel) born Meadowbrook, PA, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1987); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. (Berwyn, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Matthew J. Maguire
Michael A. Patané (Of Counsel) born Dallas, TX, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: Ursinus College (B.S., Chemistry, 1992); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks. Email: Michael A. Patané
Joan M. Roll (Of Counsel) born New York, NY, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1980; J.D., magna cum laude, 1983); Villanova University (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation. Email: Joan M. Roll
Kathleen A. Stephenson (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, MO, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Clarke College (B.A., 1970); Memphis State University (M.A., 1972); Duke University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Litigation. Email: Kathleen A. Stephenson
Edward C. Toole, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Abington, PA, 1937; admitted to bar, 1967, Pennsylvania. Education: LaSalle University (B.S., 1959); Villanova University (J.D., 1967). Member, Villanova Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. John Morgan Davis, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1967-1969. Permanent Member, Third Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Federal Civil Litigation; Insolvency; Transportation.