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Peter Abruzzese

Peter A. Abruzzese counsels and represents clients regarding a comprehensive range of issues in connection with intellectual rights, including trademark, patent, copyright, technology, software, e-commerce and other intellectual property rights, and in the context of transactional matters, in particular, mergers and acquisitions and significant broad licensing agreements, as well as in litigation.

Astrid Ackerman

Astrid Ackerman works on litigation matters. Astrid rejoins Kramer Levin after previously working as a summer associate. During law school, she worked at the UC Berkeley Human Rights Clinic, participated in the Global Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights and volunteered at the Tenants’ Rights Workshop of the East Bay Community Law Center. Prior to law school, Astrid spent a year working for the Casa Cornelia Law Center as a legal assistant. Astrid is a member of the firm’s Attorneys of Color Affinity Group.

Nicole R. Alexa works on complex structured finance transactions involving a variety of asset classes. Nicole’s work on behalf of issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and service providers includes drafting and reviewing transaction-related documents, performing due diligence reviews, and facilitating closings.

Nathaniel Allard

Nathaniel Allard works on corporate restructuring and bankruptcy matters. As a member of the core bankruptcy team, Nate recently assisted in the representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the bankruptcy cases of Forever 21, Hexion and Toys “R” Us.

Astrid Ackerman works on litigation matters. Astrid rejoins Kramer Levin after previously working as a summer associate. During law school, she worked at the UC Berkeley Human Rights Clinic, participated in the Global Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights and volunteered at the Tenants’ Rights Workshop of the East Bay Community Law Center. Prior to law school, Astrid spent a year working for the Casa Cornelia Law Center as a legal assistant. Astrid is a member of the firm’s Attorneys of Color Affinity Group.

Paul J. Andre litigates intellectual property disputes involving complex technology, with a particular emphasis on the life sciences, computer science and the electrical arts. Paul both represents patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and defends companies against allegations of infringement. Admitted to federal courts in more than 30 states, he has handled more than 100 patent trials and litigations throughout the country. Paul also counsels clients from a variety of technology-related industries on intellectual property issues, trade secret protection and other commercial matters. In addition to his work on behalf of clients, Paul serves as the co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice and managing partner of the Silicon Valley office.

Martin Ascher works on Litigation matters. Martin returns to Kramer Levin after working as a summer associate in 2019. While in law school, Martin interned with the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Litigation Bureau, assisting in the representation of New York State agencies and personnel in litigation, and the New York City Law Department, Division of Legal Counsel, conducting legal research for various city agencies. As a research assistant, he also assisted former White House Counsel and NYU Law Professor Robert Bauer on his book on reforms to the Presidency.

Arthur H. Aufses III

Arthur H. Aufses III is a commercial litigator who often defends securities and class action lawsuits, conducts internal corporate investigations into accounting and related issues, and counsels corporate officers, directors and financial advisers on securities and other potential liabilities. He regularly advises insurers and reinsurers in coverage disputes and has litigated issues relating to the treatment of insurance policies in bankruptcy proceedings.

Christopher Auguste

Christopher S. Auguste counsels and represents clients in the private placement or public offering of debt and equity securities. Chris represents underwriters and issuers in initial and secondary public offerings, private investment funds in their investment in public and private companies, and investment banks in structuring PIPEs, SPACs, shelf offerings and equity line transactions. He counsels private investment funds and funds of funds in connection with their structure and formation, and provides advice and analysis regarding their portfolio investments. He also represents financial institutions and issuers in structured financings.

Elisabeth B. Avallone

Elisabeth B. Avallone represents clients in a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leases, financings, equity investments, and development deals for office, retail, multifamily, hospitality and mixed-use properties. Elisabeth also represents property owners and developers in connection with the purchase and sale of air rights and development rights, including inclusionary rights.

Mark A. Baghdassarian

Mark A. Baghdassarian is a trial lawyer who litigates complex patent, trademark and trade secret cases in courts across the country. In representing both intellectual property owners and accused infringers, his approach to communicating with judges and juries focuses on storytelling and translating complex technologies into simple and easy-to-understand concepts across a broad spectrum of technologies, including satellite radio devices and services, connected vehicle technology, in-vehicle navigation systems, cellular systems, digital imaging technology, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Rose Hill Bagley works on bankruptcy matters.

Priya K. Baranpuria

Priya Baranpuria advises parties in corporate and restructuring matters, including bondholders, secured and unsecured creditors, official committees, and ad hoc creditor committees in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and other distressed situations. Priya’s work spans a wide range of industries, including health care, real estate, retail, natural resources and transportation.

Andrew M. Barondess

Andrew M. Barondess works on Corporate matters.

Andrew Baum assists with the representation of corporations and their executives, as well as professional athletes, and other individuals in a wide variety of complex and high-profile government and regulatory investigations, congressional hearings, trials, internal investigations, and high-stakes civil litigation.

During law school, David worked as an associate and underwriter for a real estate debt fund that provides financing to real estate developers and investors, and spent his summers as a summer associate at a New York City-based commercial real estate law firm.

Nancy M. Bello works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Nancy assists in the representation of significant parties, including bondholders, indenture trustees, and secured and unsecured creditors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations, including some of the most high-profile matters in recent years. Her work also involves municipal bankruptcies, including the commonwealth of Puerto Rico debt restructurings.

Michele Ben-David

Michelle Ben-David represents individuals and entities in regulatory enforcement actions, criminal trials and internal investigations involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, among others. Michelle’s work also extends to international clients under investigation by U.S. authorities.

Philip Bentley litigates complex bankruptcy and insolvency disputes on behalf of a diverse group of clients, including official creditors’ and equity committees, unofficial creditor groups, and trustees. Over the past two decades, Phil has prosecuted or defended high-profile litigation in some of the nation’s largest and most significant restructuring cases, including Westmoreland Coal, Puerto Rico, Energy Futures Holdings, Residential Capital, General Motors, Adelphia Communications, WorldCom and Dow Corning.

David S. Berg's practice focuses on corporate and financing transactions in a wide variety of industries, including financial services, consumer finance, specialty finance, fintech, apparel, government contractors/government services and transportation logistics. His practice also focuses on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, venture capital, private equity investments (control and non-control), joint ventures and other corporate transactions.

Daniel Ross Berman

Dan Berman counsels developers, investors, lenders and operators in a range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, development deals, preferred equity investments, loans, leases, recapitalizations and restructurings. His work spans hospitality, industrial, health care, gaming, entertainment, retail, office, multifamily and mixed-use properties nationwide, and involves various ownership structures from ground leases to condominiums.

Erin Jones Bermeo works on employment-based immigration matters. Erin has experience working with clients in a diverse range of industries, including fashion, music and entertainment, professional sports, financial services, education, health care and management consulting.

Nathalia Bernardo

Nathalia Bernardo represents clients in a broad range of real estate transactions, including joint ventures, ground leases, acquisitions and dispositions, and complex development and management agreements for properties in multiple asset classes. Nathalia advises private equity firms, institutional real estate investment advisers, family offices, high net worth individuals, and closely held real estate owners, developers and investors in domestic and international transactions involving residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use assets.

John Bessonette

John Bessonette represents a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, equity and debt investments, joint ventures, and other transactions. He advises publicly traded companies on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting, corporate governance, and related matters. John also has significant experience representing hedge funds, private equity firms and other institutional investors in M&A transactions, minority and control equity investments, debt investments, and direct financings, as well as in restructuring matters including private and public exchanges of securities, backstop commitments and rights offerings.

Rohit Biswas works on employment-based immigration matters, assisting companies across a variety of industries to obtain immigrant and non-immigrant work visas, temporary work authorizations, and employment-based permanent residence status for employees.

David E. Blabey, Jr.

David E. Blabey, Jr., represents diverse parties, including official creditors’ committees, bondholders, secured and unsecured creditors, and investors, as well as debtors, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations. Outside of the Chapter 11 context, David has played a major role in recent litigation over Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring efforts, including successful litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Hunter Blain works on bankruptcy matters.

Edwin A. Bogert

Edwin A. Bogert works on Corporate matters.

Ann Boltyanskiy

Anna Boltyanskiy works on litigation matters. Anna previously served as a summer associate at Kramer Levin. While at Columbia Law School, she participated in the Challenging the Consequences of Mass Incarceration Clinic, volunteered with Sanctuary for Families’ Uncontested Divorce Project and interned with the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Immigration Protection Unit. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Anna interned at the Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Haven, and with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

David Braun assists in the representation of ad hoc creditor groups, creditors’ committees, and major secured and unsecured creditors, as well as debtors, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations, including some of the most high-profile matters in recent years. David’s work spans a number of industries, including automotive, financial services, insurance, mining and gaming.

Jeffrey L. Braun

Jeffrey L. Braun litigates complex and often high-profile commercial, real estate, land use and environmental matters for leading developers, corporations and nonprofit institutions. Jeff also litigates general commercial and business disputes, including breach of contract and business tort claims, insurance coverage claims, professional malpractice issues, construction disputes, and disputes arising from the privatization of government-subsidized housing.

Missy G. Brenner

Missy G. Brenner works on intellectual property matters, in particular complex patent litigation.

Sam Brill assists developers, lenders, not-for-profit institutions and other entities in New York City land use matters. Sam conducts due diligence and analyzes development potential for property acquisition and financing, and assists clients in seeking discretionary land use approvals from the City Planning Commission and the Board of Standards and Appeals.

K. Kaelin Brittin

Kaelin Brittin works on corporate matters.

Douglas Buckley

Doug Buckley represents mutual funds and distressed investors in municipal restructurings and corporate reorganizations. Doug represents clients, including Invesco, Franklin Advisers, Nuveen Asset Management and BlackRock, in some of the nation’s largest, most complex and highest-profile bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings.

Colin Bumby is a deal lawyer. He provides strategic counsel to private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, complex investments, strategic partnerships, and joint ventures. During the course of his career, Colin has represented principal parties in M&A transactions totaling more than $45 billion in the aggregate.

Genevieve Burger-Weiser

Genevieve Burger-Weiser works on litigation matters. Previously a summer associate, Genevieve clerked for the Honorable J. Curtis Joyner in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. While in law school, Genevieve interned at the Federal Community Defenders Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in its Capital Habeas Unit and interned with the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Domestic Violence Clinical Center. She also worked at the North Penn Legal Services Criminal Expungement Clinic and co-chaired the Uncontested Divorce Pro Bono Project in Brooklyn, New York. Before law school, Genevieve was a lecturer in writing at Manhattanville College, where she taught classes in English literature and a course on genocide and international human rights.

Alice J. Byowitz represents mutual funds, distressed investors, indenture trustees and creditor committees in some of the largest, most complex and highest-profile municipal restructurings and corporate reorganizations, both in and out of court. Alice’s clients include OppenheimerFunds/Invesco, Nuveen Asset Management, Franklin Advisers and BlackRock, and she currently represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Hertz Corporation’s bankruptcy.

Gregory G. Cage

Gregory G. Cage advises clients on corporate matters, in particular private equity, mergers and acquisitions, equity financings, and other investment transactions, with an emphasis on middle-market transactions. Greg represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic buyers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, recapitalizations, management equity arrangements and growth equity financings.

Avram J. Cahn's practice focuses primarily on executive compensation and employee benefits arrangements. Avram advises clients on the full gamut of executive compensation matters, including equity, deferred compensation, golden parachute and other executive compensation arrangements. He also counsels investment advisory clients on ERISA, tax and securities law considerations associated with plan investments and furnishing of financial services to benefit plans (e.g., prohibited transactions, unrelated business income, venture capital operating companies, limited partnerships and group trust arrangements).

Yuridia Caire is a trial lawyer who litigates intellectual property cases involving complex technology, with a particular emphasis on computer science, chemistry and the life sciences. Yuridia litigates patent infringement actions in federal district courts across the country, both representing patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and defending companies against allegations of infringement. Her recent litigation work includes patent infringement actions in the Eastern District of Texas, the Central and Northern Districts of California, and the District of Delaware. She also handles proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Patrick J. Campbell

Advertising Litigation

Valerie G. Campbell

Valerie Campbell advises residential and commercial developers, property owners and non-profit, cultural, religious and educational institutions in land use, zoning, historic preservation and environmental matters in connection with major projects throughout New York City. Valerie’s work includes new developments, expansions and enlargements, and adaptive reuse and alterations in historic districts or areas adjacent to individual landmarks.

Clayton A. Campos

Clayton A. Campos works on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate law. Clay has assisted in the representation of private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with acquisitions, divestitures, equity financings and other investment transactions, as well as public and private companies in connection with corporate governance matters.

Jonathan Canter

Jonathan H. Canter represents leading developers, lenders and investors in a range of real estate matters, with a particular focus on condominium, cooperative and shared-ownership projects. Jonathan advises on the planning, development, structuring and implementation of sophisticated ownership, operation and management regimes. He also advises on the legal, regulatory and business aspects of the registration, marketing and sale of luxury and mixed-use condominiums in public and nonpublic offerings. He brings his prior experience as a litigator to his real estate work, shaping transactions to help his clients avoid lawsuits and providing strategic counseling when disputes do occur.

Jonathan Caplan

Jonathan S. Caplan represents clients in patent litigation, counseling and prosecution, as well as in general corporate matters involving the acquisition, sale or licensing of intellectual property rights. Jonathan litigates patent infringement actions in federal district courts across the country, in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in state courts, both representing patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and defending companies against allegations of infringement. His litigation work includes patent infringement actions in the Southern District of New York, the District of Delaware, the Northern District of California and the District of Nebraska, involving technologies from wireless communications to semiconductor wafer inspection equipment to immuno-assay kits and analyzers. He also handles inter partes review and ex parte re-exam proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office.

Pamela M. Capps

Pamela M. Capps advises clients with respect to all aspects of tax law, including the international, federal, state and local tax aspects of structuring joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. In addition to her transactional practice, Pam represents clients in all types of federal, state and local tax controversies.

Fabien Carruzzo, head of the firm’s Derivatives and Structured Products group, counsels asset managers, investment banks, commodity traders and other market participants in the full spectrum of transactional and regulatory derivatives matters. Fabien’s work covers a wide range of equity, credit, currency, commodity, and fixed-income derivatives and bespoke structures, as well as structured financing swaps, repos and other asset-based financing arrangements. Fabien has been recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers USA as one of the leading practitioners in derivatives and structured products.

Sarah Casey works on Intellectual Property matters.

Amy Caton, named an American Lawyer Dealmaker of the Year for 2016 and 2017 for her work in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico debt restructuring, has represented clients in many of the nation’s largest, most complex and highest-profile bankruptcies for the past 20 years. Amy’s recent high-profile restructurings include representing major lenders and investors in the restructuring of California's largest electrical utility company, PG&E, holders of over $3 billion of revenue bonds in Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's (PREPA) restructuring proceedings; OppenheimerFunds/Invesco in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s restructurings; the majority holders of secured and unsecured debt in First Energy’s restructuring (now successfully completed); subordinated bondholders in California Agriculture’s restructurings; and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Frontier Communications.

William Cavanagh

William Cavanagh works on structured finance transactions involving a variety of asset classes. His work on behalf of issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and service providers includes drafting and reviewing transaction-related documents, performing due diligence reviews, and facilitating closings.

Justin Celt works on corporate matters, including private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law. Justin assists in the representation of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic buyers, in connection with acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings and other investment transactions.

Emma Cervantes works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters.

Rupita Chakraborty

Rupita Chakraborty assists in the representation of individual and institutional clients in investigatory and complex commercial matters. Rupita’s work includes drafting motions, managing discovery, preparing witnesses, and strategizing for and attending depositions, mediations and other judicial proceedings.

Andrew Charles has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate law, including partnerships and joint ventures, financing for borrowers and lenders, acquisitions and sales, and development and leasing. His client base includes private equity funds, financial institutions, developers, and operators in the acquisition, financing, development, sale and leasing of all classes of commercial properties including office, hotel, multifamily, retail, public storage, mixed use and condominium properties. Andrew focuses mainly on structuring transactions for institutional investors and opportunity funds such as joint ventures, preferred equity investments, mezzanine financing and mixed debt/equity investments.

Mark Chass’s practice focuses primarily on general bankruptcy and restructuring matters. He has represented creditors' committees, bondholders, distressed investors, indenture trustees, bank groups, lenders and other parties in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations. Mark often advises hedge funds and other financial institutions on the rights and remedies of various debt holders and in understanding complex corporate and capital structures.

Dayna M. Chikamoto

Dayna M. Chikamoto works on litigation matters. Dayna’s civil litigation experience includes assisting on complex commercial, false advertising, antitrust and real estate cases in federal and state courts. Her white collar defense work includes assisting in the representation of corporate executives in investigations by regulators including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Kenneth Chin counsels and represents lenders and borrowers in connection with corporate and financing transactions. For more than 30 years, Ken has provided legal and transactional advice to a diverse group of clients, including many of the world’s leading commercial banks, investment banks, debt fund affiliates of major hedge funds and private equity firms, other alternative lenders, and borrowers, in large complex transactions such as leveraged financings, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisitions, refinancings, debtor-in-possession financings, workouts and foreclosures.

Kevin R. Cipolli works on corporate matters, in particular private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law. Kevin assists in the representation of private equity fund sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic buyers, in connection with acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings and other investment transactions.

Nicholas L. Coch

Nicholas L. Coch counsels and represents clients in patent, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret and copyright litigation and transactions, with a particular focus on antitrust. An accomplished advocate, in his more than 40 years of practice, Nick has handled numerous complex trials and argued myriad appellate issues, and has advised on and handled significant global and U.S. transactions involving intellectual property.

Boaz I. Cohen works on litigation matters, including Lanham Act false advertising cases and proceedings before the National Advertising Division.

Marcus A. Colucci

Marcus A. Colucci represents clients in complex patent and general commercial litigation in courts across the country, as well as in the licensing of intellectual property rights. Marcus represents both patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and companies defending against allegations of patent infringement. He has litigated disputes related to a diverse array of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, nutraceuticals, telecommunications systems, smartphones, network security systems, satellite radio systems and GPS.

Thomas Constance

Thomas E. Constance counsels and represents clients in connection with complex corporate and securities matters, including financings, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, tender offers, and proxy fights. Tom provides legal and transactional advice to a diverse group of clients, including banks, finance companies, hedge funds, investment banks, private banks and private equity sponsors, accounting firms and consultancies, and private and public companies.

Charlotte Courtade

Charlotte Courtade assists in the representation of clients in real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, development, joint ventures, partnerships, and debt and equity financing for commercial, residential and mixed-use projects. She also assists property owners and developers with the purchase and sale of air rights and development rights, and with easement agreements, access agreements and other development agreements. Charlotte also regularly works with both landlords and tenants to negotiate, draft and amend commercial leases.

Michael B. Cubell represents financial sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic clients, in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, joint ventures, restructurings and other investment transactions. Michael also counsels clients on general corporate matters including securities law compliance, corporate governance and fiduciary duties.

Rita Celebrezze D’Souza

Rita Celebrezze D'Souza works on matters involving federal, state and local tax issues. Rita focuses on the federal income tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, financings, and bankruptcy and corporate restructurings. She assists in advising private equity and hedge funds in acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies. Rita dedicates significant time to pro bono service and has represented clients in a variety of federal and state tax matters, and in family court, immigration and asylum proceedings.

Jennifer Raiola Danzo advises and represents multinational corporations, foreign investors, law firms and major arts organizations, as well as creative professionals including designers and curators, on a broad spectrum of employment-based and general business immigration law matters. Jennifer has practiced business immigration law for more than 25 years.

Jeffrey W. Davis

Jeffrey W. Davis is an experienced commercial litigator who has handled matters in virtually every major area of commercial and complex civil litigation over the course of his three decades of practice, all at Kramer Levin. He has represented corporations, partnerships and individuals — as both plaintiffs and defendants — in commercial tort and contract actions, real estate cases, employment disputes, securities and shareholder suits, tax and accounting matters, trusts and estates controversies, business breakups and dissolutions, false advertising cases, and a wide variety of complex commercial disputes across a diverse range of industries and businesses.

Nicole S. DeBare

Nicole S. De Bare represents some of New York City’s most prominent developers, investors, lenders and not-for-profit institutions, including educational institutions, in real estate transactions, with a particular focus on condominiums and cooperatives.

Darina F. Delappe advises and represents both sponsors and investors on the formation, ongoing management and restructuring of international and domestic private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, funds of funds and hybrid funds. Darina also advises clients on co-investments, seed investments, the organization of joint ventures and various compliance matters.

Michael J. Dell

Michael J. Dell is a leading trial and appellate lawyer who has been successfully resolving business disputes and regulatory matters for his clients for more than 30 years. Michael represents corporations, accounting and financial services firms, and individuals in civil litigation in state and federal courts, in internal investigations, and in connection with investigations and enforcement proceedings before government and regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). His work on behalf of his clients involves a broad range of matters, including securities, accountants’ and auditors’ liability, corporate governance, commercial, constitutional, real estate, insurance, patents and intellectual property, the False Claims Act, ERISA, fiduciary and employment, antitrust, and trusts and estates matters. Michael has a broad international practice and has represented clients from and in every continent and region.

Drew Diedrich works on Corporate matters.

Abbe L. Dienstag’s practice covers general corporate and securities matters. These include mergers and acquisitions, contests for corporate control, issuer representation in public and private capital finance, representation of lenders and borrowers in credit finance transactions, governance issues, and acquisition-related antitrust counseling. He also works with members of the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring department and claims trading practice group advising clients on securities law matters in the restructuring context.

Melissa B. Drennan

Melissa B. Drennan works on a range of employment-based business immigration matters for clients across a diverse range of industries, including banking, financial services, advertising, fashion, education, technology, scientific research and management consulting. Melissa assists multinational corporations, startups, nonprofits and other organizations, as well as individuals, in seeking immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. She advises on issues in the context of mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs, ensuring these transactions comply with U.S. immigration law. She also assists in the defense of companies facing Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations.

Matthew S. Dunn

Matthew S. Dunn, one of the country’s leading immigration lawyers, advises and represents a diverse group of clients, including banks, global financial services companies, technology and business consultancies, advertising agencies, health care institutions, sports and entertainment organizations, and corporations of all sizes, in the hiring, transfer and retention of foreign national executives, managers, professionals, athletes and performing artists in the United States. Matt works with these companies and organizations to develop the optimal workforce planning and mobility strategies to meet their specific national or global needs, advising them on navigating the complex and often restrictive framework of immigration laws and policies in the United States.

Kenneth H. Eckstein

Kenneth H. Eckstein, co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring department, has played a prominent role in many of the largest and most complex Chapter 11 reorganizations over the past 30 years. Ken represents creditors’ committees, bondholders and other stakeholders in both in- and out-of-court restructurings, as well as trustees, examiners and third parties seeking to acquire the assets or businesses of financially troubled companies. He also counsels and represents debtors in the complex legal, financial and operational issues arising in reorganizations, including obtaining debtor-in-possession financing; negotiating forbearance agreements; negotiating plans of reorganization with secured lenders, creditors’ committees and other stakeholders; and conducting sales of businesses.

Benjamin A. Edlin’s practice focuses on general corporate matters. Benjamin advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and strategic investors in a wide array of industries. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, growth equity investments, debt financings and securities transactions, as well as general corporate governance.

Daniel Eggermann

Daniel M. Eggermann represents significant parties, including distressed investors, bank debt holder and bondholder groups, creditors’ committees, independent directors of debt issuers, and other parties in interest, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations. Daniel advises reorganized companies and their investors on a comprehensive range of corporate issues, and regularly counsels market participants in connection with credit default swaps.

Jeffrey Eng works on intellectual property matters, in particular patent litigation and post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Jeffrey also prepares and prosecutes U.S. and international patents across a range of technologies, including computer virtualization, cloud computing infrastructure, wireless telecommunications, cybersecurity, touchscreens, machine learning, blockchain and semiconductor manufacturing, among others. Jeffrey has advised clients on infringement risk related to design patents, trademarks and trade dress of consumer products.

Zoe Essner works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters, assisting in the representation of clients in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings. Zoe’s recent representations include the Boy Scouts of America official creditors’ committee.

Richard E. Farley

Richard E. Farley advises and represents some of the world’s leading commercial and investment banks in sophisticated and complex domestic and international financing transactions, in particular leveraged buyout financings, recapitalizations and refinancings. Richard’s work on behalf of these clients includes syndicated financing transactions and private placements, acquisition financing, asset-based financing, first and second lien debt transactions, high-yield debt issuances, loan assignments and participations, and project finance.

Toni L. Finger advises developers, universities, hospitals and nonprofit organizations on the environmental aspects of real estate development and land use, including compliance with environmental statutes, regulations and permits, and defends clients facing regulatory enforcement proceedings. Toni also guides clients through the investigation, remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites, including brownfield cleanups and compliance with New York City (E) designations.

David J. Fisher

David J. Fisher has a broad practice in all aspects of secured and unsecured commercial finance, including leveraged finance, private placements and capital markets transactions, as well as restructurings and reorganizations.

Robert E. Flahive

Robert E. Flahive advises clients on land use regulations and development policies in New York City. Robert previously served in a number of senior-level positions in New York City government, including vice chairman of the Board of Standards and Appeals and director of the Manhattan office of the Department of City Planning, and he draws on his experience and technical expertise to provide clients with insights and practical advice on seeking zoning amendments, special permits, variances and other discretionary approvals.

Aaron Frankel advises and represents clients in complex patent, trademark and trade secret litigation. A skilled trial lawyer with deep technical knowledge, Aaron’s emphasis on storytelling and his ability to clearly explain complicated technology so it is understandable to judges and juries contribute to his successes on behalf of clients in courts and tribunals across the country.

David S. Frankel

David S. Frankel is an accomplished advocate with more than 30 years’ experience representing senior executives, directors and corporations in complex, high-stakes white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, government and regulatory enforcement actions, and arbitrations, including actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the New York County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and other government and administrative agencies. David joined Kramer Levin in 1983, served as a partner from 1991 to 2017, and became counsel on Jan. 1, 2018.

Alan R. Friedman

Alan R. Friedman has, for more than 40 years, handled a wide range of high-stakes securities and shareholder class actions, corporate control, cybersecurity, bankruptcy, intellectual property and other complex commercial matters. He has broad experience in the defense of significant criminal cases, including securities fraud, tax and corruption cases, and in defending public companies and their officers and directors in enforcement proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Reserve Board and the New York State Attorney General’s Office, as well as other administrative agencies and self-regulatory bodies.

Leah S. Friedman

Leah Friedman represents individuals and public and private corporations in both plaintiff- and defense-side litigation involving high-stakes commercial disputes, white collar investigations, bankruptcy-related litigation and class actions. Leah’s work involves all phases of litigation in both federal and state court, including drafting pleadings and briefs, assisting in the examination of witnesses, managing discovery review and production, and preparing witnesses for depositions, interviews and cross-examination. Most recently, Leah helped lead the litigation team in a multiweek bench trial in the Southern District of New York representing a financial services provider in contract disputes with former business counterparties including a national exchange. Leah was also a key member of the trial team that successfully represented the co-founder and owner of a large, privately held corporation in an expedited trial in Delaware Chancery Court seeking dissolution of the company due to corporate deadlock.

Matt Friedrick works on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Matt assists in the representation of significant parties, including bondholders, secured and unsecured creditors, and creditors’ committees, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies and other distressed situations.

Jenna Fuller works on intellectual property cases involving complex technology, including medical devices, electro-mechanical devices and computer systems. Jenna assists in the representation of both patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and companies defending against allegations of patent infringement in patent litigation in federal district courts and in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Her work involves all aspects of litigation, including preparing pleadings, motions and trial briefs, conducting legal research and patent infringement analyses, and preparing witnesses.

Ryan Gander works on litigation matters. Ryan previously worked at Kramer Levin as a summer associate in 2014.

Caroline Gange works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters, assisting in the representation of ad hoc creditor groups, creditors’ committees, and major secured and unsecured creditors, as well as debtors, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations.

Jill B. Garfinkel

Jill B. Garfinkel regularly represents high-profile, high-net-worth individuals and entities in the acquisition, sale, and lease of exclusive multimillion-dollar residential co-op and condominium units, townhouses, and homes, often involving complex issues unique to the super-luxury market. With more than 25 years of experience in residential real estate, Jill provides clients with comprehensive services from structuring to closing, taking into account the unique privacy and other concerns of her clients. Jill’s services include pre-contract due diligence review of properties, financing, contract preparation and negotiation, and title and lien search review. She also guides clients through all aspects of the residential closing transaction process.

Jay Geiger advises clients on a comprehensive range of tax issues with respect to the federal tax aspects of domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, joint ventures and financings. Jay has represented leading financial services companies throughout his career.

Alexander Gelb works on litigation matters. Alexander previously worked as a summer associate at Kramer Levin. During law school, he also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Cathy Seibel in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Shannon P. Gillespie McComb

Shannon P. Gillespie McComb works on Intellectual Property matters.

James P. Godman

James P. Godman represents sellers and purchasers, developers, investors, lenders and borrowers, and landlords and tenants in a full range of real estate transactions, including sales and acquisitions, development, financings and restructurings, and joint venture and leasing transactions.

Daniel B. Goldman

Daniel B. Goldman is an accomplished courtroom advocate who tries high-stakes cases in jurisdictions throughout the country. Dan has prosecuted and defended numerous cases, both jury and nonjury, and arbitrations in New York, California, Texas, Delaware, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.

Hillel Goldstein

Hillel Goldstein works on corporate matters.

Jake Goodman works on litigation matters.

Jonathan Goodman

Jonathan D. Goodman guides private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic businesses, in corporate and investment transactions, with an emphasis on the middle market. A tenacious deal lawyer, Jon works tirelessly to achieve his clients’ objectives, no matter the deal structure or industry. His poise and ability to bridge differences across the deal table propel his clients’ transactions over the finish line. Among his notable work, Jon has represented Stone Point Capital LLC and its Trident funds in numerous acquisitions and investments. His work on behalf of these clients and others earned him the 2020 Emerging Leaders Award from The M&A Advisor.

Rachel L. Goot works on litigation matters.

Scott A. Gorski works on the full range of employment-based business immigration matters. Scott advises multinational corporations, startups, nonprofits and other organizations seeking immigrant and nonimmigrant visas on behalf of their employees. He advises clients throughout their hiring, transfer and retention of foreign talent. His work includes obtaining temporary work authorization for managers, professionals, artists, individuals of extraordinary ability and other people with specialized skills, and securing employment-based permanent residence status for employees. Scott also counsels clients on the immigration implications of corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions as well as on employer sanctions and other immigration compliance obstacles across the United States’ immigration system. In addition to his work with corporate clients and organizations, Scott assists high-net-worth investors seeking permanent residence based on a substantial investment under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. He also assists individuals seeking permanent residence through marriage.

Allison D. Gray advises and represents major corporations, in particular those in the advertising, digital marketing, media and public relations industries, in employment-based immigration matters. Allison has worked in immigration law at Kramer Levin for nearly 15 years.

Ronald S. Greenberg

Ronald S. Greenberg, Chair of the Real Estate Litigation practice group, is an accomplished lawyer with 30 years of experience litigating complex business and real estate disputes, at both the trial and appellate levels. Named New York’s “Lawyer of the Year” for 2021 in Real Estate Litigation by Best Lawyers in America, Ron has a long record of achieving favorable outcomes for clients. The cases Ron litigates run the gamut from “business divorces” and corporate control disputes to commercial foreclosures, construction litigation and a broad range of contract disputes. He represents banks and developers as well as commercial landlords and tenants in real estate matters, and counsels individual and corporate clients, including Fortune 100 companies, insurance carriers and dot-coms, in a wide variety of commercial disputes. Ron has argued dozens of appeals, and is an experienced practitioner in the Commercial Division of the New York County Supreme Court.

James G. Greilsheimer

James G. Greilsheimer represents clients in condemnation and government-related litigation at the federal, state and local levels. Jim also advises clients concerning the sale of their properties to the government in lieu of condemnation. He leads Kramer Levin’s multidisciplinary condemnation practice, which provides tax, land use, environmental, real estate and litigation advice to property owners and lessees before and after condemnation.

Nicholas Hall works on Corporate matters.

Natan Hamerman is an experienced trial lawyer who litigates a diverse range of civil and complex commercial cases, with particular focus on bankruptcy and real estate-related litigation. In his bankruptcy-related work, Natan represents both debtors and creditors in complex and often high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. His clients include publicly traded companies, major financial institutions and private equity funds. In real estate-related matters, Natan represents lenders, developers, landlords and tenants in a broad range of disputes, including foreclosure and lender liability claims, down payment disputes, liquidated damages claims, commercial lease interpretation cases, Yellowstone injunction lawsuits, and construction litigation.

James Hannah is an internationally recognized patent litigator who tries cases for high-tech companies seeking to obtain full value for their intellectual property or to defend against allegations of infringement. Recently, James and his team obtained the biggest patent judgment in history, resulting in a minimum payment of $2.65 billion to his client with a potential recovery of $3.25 billion based on future royalties. James has also obtained a variety of defensive wins for his clients, including walk-away dismissals, judgments of no liability and global settlements with no payment exchanged.

Sarah Hanson assists in the representation of employers in a variety of employment law disputes, including discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, whistleblower, restrictive covenant and bonus claims, before federal and state courts, before administrative agencies and in arbitration. Sarah also advises clients on compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, conducts internal investigations, and assists in the drafting of employment policies and agreements.

Michael Hardin works on litigation matters. Prior to joining Kramer Levin, Michael clerked for the Honorable Christopher F. Droney in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for the Honorable Claire C. Cecchi in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and for the Honorable Vincent L. Briccetti in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He also worked as an associate with a global business litigation firm in its New York office. While in law school, Michael interned for Judge Cecchi, in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office.

James L. Haugen

James L. Haugen prepares and prosecutes U.S. and international patent applications in the electrical and computer arts. James’ prosecution work involves a wide range of computer and software technologies employed by electronic systems including alerting and warning systems, enhanced and synthetic vision systems, head-up and head-down flight display systems, flight management systems, wireless and data link systems, GPS and other navigation systems, remotely operated vehicles, radar systems, integrated aircraft systems and applications, integrated flight information systems, encrypted storage systems, aircraft information security systems, and network communications technology.

Shannon H. Hedvat

Shannon H. Hedvat works on intellectual property matters, in particular patent and trademark litigation across numerous technology sectors, including internet architecture, computer security, software, satellite radio devices and service, devices used in the semiconductor industry, microcontrollers, and LEDs. Shannon has assisted in the defense and enforcement of clients’ rights at every stage of litigation, playing a key role on trial teams, taking and defending depositions, drafting trial and appellate briefs, and preparing expert witnesses for depositions as well as direct and cross examinations at trial. Shannon also has an active post-grant practice including representing and defending clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Deirdre M. Heffernan

Deirdre Heffernan brings more than a decade of experience representing New York City developers and investors in condominium and cooperative projects to her work advising and representing stakeholders in connection with many of the city’s luxury and mixed-use condominium development projects.

Adi Herman advises private equity sponsors and strategic businesses on financial and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, take-privates, dispositions, carve-out transactions, joint ventures, minority investments, restructurings and recapitalizations, as well as general corporate and governance matters. In addition, Adi frequently represents sponsors in growth capital investments and pre-IPO financings. His experience spans a variety of industries, including health care, technology, consumer products, manufacturing, financial services, logistics/transportation services and retail.

Barry Herzog advises clients on a comprehensive range of issues in connection with federal income taxation, in particular on the tax implications of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; partnerships and joint ventures; bankruptcy and corporate restructuring; financings, including debt and equity offerings and derivatives; real estate transactions; and executive compensation.

Dennis K. Heyman

Dennis K. Heyman assists developers, investors, operators, purchasers, sellers, borrowers and lenders in the acquisition and disposition, leasing, financing, management, and development of single- and mixed-use commercial and residential properties, including multifamily apartments and condominiums, hotels, office buildings, and shopping centers. Dennis’s work involves drafting, reviewing and negotiating various documents required for these complex transactions, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, and financing documents; assisting in the negotiation of these documents; and coordinating with deal team members from supporting practice areas including Tax and Land Use, among others, to ensure clients experience a fully integrated representation. He also leads due diligence efforts in connection with transactions by reviewing title reports, surveys, leases, restrictive declarations, easements and other diligence-related materials.

Inge Hindriks advises and represents developers, property owners, lenders and investors in real estate development and construction in a comprehensive range of matters related to office buildings, industrial facilities, hotels, and retail and mixed-use projects. A LEED-accredited professional, Inge has extensive experience in the assemblage of zoning lots for development purposes and has drafted and negotiated complex restrictive declarations, easements, construction agreements, and other agreements and instruments related to property development on behalf of developers, both private and not-for-profit. Inge also represents clients in connection with the purchase and sale of air rights, including landmark and theater district air rights transfers and inclusionary air rights.

Catherine L. Hoge works on litigation matters, including real estate litigation. Catherine assists in the representation of clients in both plaintiff and defense-side litigation in federal and state courts. Her work encompasses all phases of litigation, including drafting pleadings, discovery documents and motions, and preparation for depositions and trial. Catherine has worked on behalf of clients in land use matters and in business and real estate disputes, including contract disputes.

Marissa J. Holob

Marissa J. Holob advises clients on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation. She regularly represents public and private companies, and tax-exempt entities, on the design, negotiation, and ongoing compliance of qualified retirement plans, welfare plans, equity and incentive plans, employment agreements, and deferred compensation arrangements. Marissa also counsels on employee benefits and executive compensation-related issues that arise in the context of mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and other similar transactions. In addition, her work with hedge funds and private equity funds includes issues relating to the application of ERISA's plan asset regulations. Marissa serves as the chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice.

Robert N. Holtzman

Robert N. Holtzman represents employers in employment law and executive compensation matters and is Co-chair of Kramer Levin’s Executive Compensation practice. Robert counsels employers regarding the full range of legal and business issues that touch upon or concern the employment relationship, including advisory matters involving investigations of discrimination and whistleblower complaints, the design and implementation of appropriate policies and practices and employment issues that arise in connection with corporate transactions. He also designs and conducts training of managers and other employees.

Gregory Horowitz

Gregory Aaron Horowitz is a leading trial lawyer in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. For the past twenty years, Greg has represented clients in complicated and often high-profile bankruptcy litigation, a focus that is a natural outgrowth of his skill and experience in working with expert witnesses, particularly on sophisticated valuation, economic analysis and accounting issues — areas at the heart of most major bankruptcy cases.

Sara Hung counsels and represents commercial banks, investment banks, debt fund affiliates of major hedge funds and private equity firms, other alternative lenders, and borrowers in debt financing and corporate transactions such as complex syndicated loan transactions, acquisition and leveraged financings, asset-based lending transactions, debtor-in-possession financings, workouts, and foreclosures.

Tobias B. Jacoby

Tobias B. Jacoby is an experienced trial lawyer. Toby represents corporate and individual clients in complex civil cases, including matters involving advertising, contracts, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, trusts, fiduciary duties and allegations of securities fraud.

Susan Jacquemot

Susan Jacquemot is an experienced litigator with a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice. Susan represents public companies, as well as officers and directors, in connection with securities and class action lawsuits and related regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. Her diverse litigation practice also includes complex tax-related litigation, partnership disputes, bankruptcy litigation, disputes relating to the ownership of valuable works of art, real estate and employment litigation, and a variety of complex commercial contract disputes.

Dani R. James represents executives, directors and officers, and other individuals, as well as companies, in sensitive, complicated and often high-profile criminal and regulatory trials, hearings, investigations and other proceedings conducted by federal and state agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, among other agencies. A former federal prosecutor, Dani defends clients in a broad range of white collar criminal and regulatory matters, including allegations of insider trading, market manipulation, public corruption, bid-rigging, tax fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Thomas T. Janover

Thomas T. Janover leads Kramer Levin’s Claims Trading and Investment Advice practice, a team of lawyers widely regarded by peers and clients as one of the finest in this area. An experienced industry leader, Tom is regarded as one of the “deans” of distressed investing. For more than 25 years, he has represented numerous hedge funds, investment banks and commercial banks in the purchase and sale of securities of and claims against companies undergoing financial restructuring, in bankruptcy or in other distressed circumstances.

Aakash Jariwala

Aakash Jariwala works on intellectual property matters, in particular on patent litigation. Aakash works with clients across a range of technology sectors, including semiconductors, computer security software, air disc brakes and telecommunication networks. He has assisted in patent litigation at every stage, including as a trial team member, taking and defending depositions, arguing motions, and drafting motions and claim construction briefs. Aakash has also assisted in drafting inter partes review petitions and responses.

June Jhe assists in the representation of borrowers and lenders in debt financing transactions.

Rachel M. Jurist

Rachel M. Jurist advises clients on intellectual property matters, including trademark clearance, prosecution, enforcement and IP-related transactions in the United States and internationally. Rachel focuses her practice on client counseling, risk assessment and brand protection, and also handles copyright matters, domain name disputes and e-commerce-related issues. A Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), she counsels clients on privacy matters. In addition, Rachel conducts IP diligence and provides related support for M&A deals. Rachel works with established businesses and startups in a wide range of industries including fashion and apparel, software and technology, hospitality, and consumer products.

Samantha Kagan works on employment law matters. Samantha assists in the representation of employers in federal and state courts, and before arbitration panels, in a variety of employment law disputes, including allegations of sex, race, national origin and disability discrimination and retaliation, whistleblower claims, contract disputes and bonus claims. Her work includes responding to pleadings, managing discovery, drafting discovery and dispositive motions, drafting deposition and witness examination outlines, and assisting in the preparation of witnesses for depositions, evidentiary hearings, and trials.

Eliza A. Kaiser

Eliza A. Kaiser’s practice focuses exclusively on employment law litigation and advisory matters. Eliza represents employers in federal and state courts, administrative and agency proceedings, and arbitrations and mediations. She has experience litigating a wide range of employment claims, including allegations based on discrimination, wage and hour violations, breach of contract, and tort. Eliza also has experience counseling clients concerning all aspects of the employment relationship, such as equal employment opportunity, employment policies, hiring, termination, disciplinary action, leave and medical issues, and employment contracts.

Zachary Karlan works on corporate matters.

Kristopher B. Kastens

Kristopher B. Kastens is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property group. His practice focuses on patent litigation involving the computer, electrical and mechanical arts. He represents clients in a variety of technology areas, including application software, network infrastructure, computer security, wireless networks and mobile operating systems. Notably, he has been an important team member on multiple trials in the computer security space that have resulted in favorable jury verdicts for clients.

Arielle Warshall Katz

Arielle Warshall Katz represents corporate executives, boards of directors, and public and private companies in regulatory and criminal investigations, trials, and related proceedings involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), and other regulatory agencies. She has advised clients in the United States and abroad in many sensitive and high-profile cases involving a wide range of legal and compliance matters, including allegations of securities and accounting fraud, insider trading, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and unfair business practices.

Philip S. Kaufman

Philip S. Kaufman is a skilled and accomplished courtroom advocate with a long and successful record of representing clients in trials and appeals across an extensive range of legal issues, including business dissolution, bankruptcy, real estate, securities, RICO, banking, and class action litigation. With a well-earned reputation as “the lawyer’s go-to litigator,” Phil is regularly brought in by attorneys from other practice groups within the firm to handle high-profile, high-dollar lawsuits involving complex and highly contentious business and commercial disputes. Over the past five years alone, Phil has litigated through trial no fewer than five cases on behalf of firm clients where at least $1 billion was at issue.

Karen Steinberg Kennedy

Karen Steinberg Kennedy is a trial and appellate lawyer with more than 25 years of experience. Karen represents corporations, partnerships and individuals in all aspects of civil litigation, including in lawsuits involving contracts, accountants’ and auditors’ liability, claims of breach of fiduciary duty and fraud, alleged securities violations, whistleblower claims, and trusts and estates disputes. She represents clients in state and federal courts, in arbitration and mediation, in internal investigations, and in connection with investigations and enforcement proceedings before government and regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

Daniel Ketani works on litigation matters, with a focus on white collar, complex commercial and securities litigation. Daniel assists in the representation of individuals and public and private entities in white collar criminal matters, regulatory inquiries and enforcement proceedings, including those by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service and the New York Department of Financial Services, and in civil litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts. His work includes drafting pleadings and motions, including dispositive motions and appellate briefs; and discovery matters, including preparing witnesses and taking depositions.

Sabah Khokhar works on Intellectual Property matters.

Mariya Khvatskaya

Mariya Khvatskaya advises on a broad range of federal, state and local tax issues. Mariya assists clients with the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures and other strategic combinations; financings; and securitizations involving a variety of different asset classes. She works with private equity and hedge funds on acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies, and reviews and drafts opinions on the tax implications of real estate condominium plans for real estate clients. Mariya’s work on state and local tax matters includes both transactional deals and controversy cases involving sales tax, unincorporated business tax, corporate tax, personal income tax and transfer tax issues, among others. For foreign clients, she drafts, reviews and assists on tax disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with passive foreign investment companies.

Intellectual Property

Daniel King counsels hedge funds, private equity funds and mutual funds, as well as asset managers, commodity traders, investment bankers and other market participants on derivatives, structured products, swap financings and structured finance transactions. Dan handles transactional and regulatory matters, including assessing and mitigating credit and insolvency risks associated with financial products. He also advises on reporting and disclosure obligations, as well as on implementing regulatory reforms.

Matthew L. Klegon

Matthew L. Klegon works with commercial banks, investment banks, debt fund affiliates of private equity firms, and other alternative lenders and borrowers in corporate and financing transactions such as leveraged financings, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, refinancings, secured and unsecured lending transactions and workouts. Matthew also has experience working with issuers and underwriters in asset-backed securitizations.

Erin V. Klewin litigates a diverse range of civil disputes, including false advertising, complex commercial, antitrust and bankruptcy cases, as well as white collar defense actions. Erin represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil suits in federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings, and individuals and corporate entities in white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions. Erin’s work also includes defending global brands against false advertising claims under the federal Lanham Act and state law.

Lisa Kobialka has been at the forefront of some of the most challenging trials in different venues across the country and handled more than 200 litigations. She counsels and represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex intellectual property litigation, including trials and evidentiary hearings in numerous jurisdictions across the United States involving claims for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition and trademark infringement. Lisa represents clients in a variety of technology-related industries, with a particular emphasis on the energy, computer science and pharmaceutical sectors.

Sam M. Koch is a litigator who maintains a diverse practice, with an emphasis on complex civil litigation and white collar criminal and regulatory defense. Sam assists in the representation of corporations and individuals in both plaintiff- and defense-side litigation in federal and state court, and in arbitrations. He also assists in the representation of financial services companies and other employers in employment law matters.

Jamie Kocis advises securitization participants in both warehouse securitization facilities and term securitizations across all esoteric asset classes. She serves as deal counsel in market-leading transactions involving new and emerging asset classes, including in the solar asset and commercial PACE (property assessed clean energy) space.

Mark D. Koestler

Mark D. Koestler, co-chair of the Immigration group, counsels and represents advertising agencies, banks and financial services institutions, hedge funds, fashion and luxury goods companies, theatrical production companies, and other entities in the hiring, transfer and retention of foreign national executives, developing optimal solutions for clients' executive, management, professional and workforce needs. Mark works with clients to develop their global workforce planning and mobility strategies, advising them on navigating complex immigration laws and policies, and provides immigration counsel in the context of mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs, to structure these transactions to ensure compliance with U.S. immigration law.

Shang Kong works on corporate matters, in particular mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic combinations. Shang assists private equity fund sponsors, their portfolio companies, as well as public and private strategic buyers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings and other investment transactions. Prior to joining Kramer Levin, while a corporate associate at a law firm in Detroit, Shang worked on secondment at a publicly traded global packaging company.

Ilya Kontorovich

Ilya Kontorovich works on corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions and capital markets transactions.

Michael P. Korotkin

Michael Paul Korotkin has been instrumental in the genesis and development of Kramer Levin’s Real Estate practice, serving as both chair and co-chair of the department, as well as a partner for more than 40 years. As senior counsel to the firm, Michael remains actively engaged in the department’s efforts, counseling colleagues and clients on myriad complex transactions relating to all facets of the real estate industry. He represents many of the most well-recognized real estate developers and owners in New York, as well as major lending and financial institutions, and his work includes highly complex acquisitions, sales, development projects, ventures, leases, financings, loans and other restructurings, and workouts.

Shari Kahn Krouner represents funds and investors in private equity, co-investment, and merger and acquisition transactions, as well as issuers in public and private debt and equity offerings. Shari also works closely with the Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice on complex cases, providing advice to help clients efficiently and effectively solve legal, structural and transactional issues.

Daniel Kugler works on litigation matters. Daniel previously worked as a summer associate at Kramer Levin. During law school, he worked as a clinical extern for Washington Square Legal Services Inc. and the American Civil Liberties Union, and with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in the Trial Bureau and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division. While in college, Daniel interned in the offices of New York State Assembly Member Sean Ryan and U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer.

Jefferson Lai works on corporate matters. He is a member of the firm’s Attorneys of Color Affinity Group.

Darren LaVerne counsels and advocates for individuals and companies in sensitive, complicated, and high-stakes matters involving criminal and regulatory trials, hearings, investigations, and related civil proceedings. He has defended clients charged with insider trading and other violations of the securities laws, bribery, wire fraud, money laundering, and related crimes, as well as counseled clients under investigation and seeking to fend off charges. Darren has extensive experience representing clients before the SEC and has successfully handled complex investigations into alleged regulatory violations, responding to subpoenas, conducting internal investigations, presenting to the SEC, and zealously advocating for his clients. He regularly represents clients under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the SEC, the New York County District Attorney’s Office, and the New York State Attorney General’s Office, among other regulatory and law-enforcement authorities. Darren has represented clients appearing as witnesses before grand juries and at trial, ensuring that they are well prepared and their rights are protected.

Kerri Ann Law is an experienced trial lawyer and counselor with a diverse practice representing clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in complex commercial litigation in both state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitration forums. She also represents companies and individuals in connection with sensitive and high-profile criminal and regulatory matters, and related civil matters. On behalf of her clients, Kerri Ann regularly interacts with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and other governmental agencies.

Timothy Layden works on intellectual property matters. During law school, Timothy clerked for a firm at which he focused on federal and state criminal defense, administrative license defense and Section 1983 actions. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the sixth round of the 2004 MLB player draft, Timothy played baseball professionally before attending college.

Kevin B. Leblang

Kevin B. Leblang, chair of the Employment Law department, advises and represents management in employment litigation and advisory matters. Kevin counsels employers on the full spectrum of employment law matters, ranging from the adoption and application of employee relations policies to the evaluation and minimization of litigation risks of employment decisions. He also conducts training sessions designed to avoid litigation and has successfully mediated dozens of disputes before JAMS, the American Arbitration Association and private mediators.

Hannah Lee litigates high-stakes patent disputes for numerous clients in the technology and life sciences sectors, including pharma, biotech, medical device and computer technologies. Hannah has substantial trial experience, including conducting direct examination and cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses in both jury and bench trials. She practices in multiple districts throughout the United States, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Michael H. Lee represents high-tech companies in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He assists patent holders seeking to enforce their patent rights and defends clients against allegations of infringement across a variety of technologies, including computer software, network infrastructure, computer security and wireless networks.

Daniel Lennard is a litigator who works on civil litigation, including securities, antitrust and real estate litigation, as well as white collar criminal and regulatory defense. Daniel has assisted in the defense of individuals and corporations in a variety of sensitive and high-profile matters in state and federal courts, regulatory inquiries, and investigations.

Todd E. Lenson has more than 20 years of experience representing public companies, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, hedge funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and family offices and other family-owned businesses in all types of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings. Todd’s clients range from S&P 500 companies to growing companies across a diverse group of industries and sectors, including real estate, energy, manufacturing, technology, media, sports and entertainment. Todd serves as the deputy chair of the Corporate Department.

Anna Li works on intellectual property matters. Anna’s work includes preparing and prosecuting patents, as well as assisting in the representation of clients in patent litigation and inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Hien Lien works on intellectual property matters, particularly patent litigation involving the computer and electrical arts and post-grant procedures before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Hien also prepares and prosecutes U.S. and international patent applications.

Gilbert K.S. Liu

Gilbert K.S. Liu advises and represents issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and service providers in connection with private and public structured finance and securitization transactions involving a wide variety of asset classes. These asset classes include solar assets, energy savings performance contract receivables, time-share loans, equipment leases, auto loans, collateralized debt obligations, commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage loans, trademark and licensing rights, and music royalties.

Jennifer Liu litigates complex patent matters involving a variety of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices. Jennifer’s work involves various aspects of litigation, including pre-litigation investigation and analysis, drafting pleadings and motions, drafting infringement and validity contentions, managing discovery, taking depositions, working with experts, and preparing for trial. She has experience litigating under the Hatch-Waxman Act and the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), including one of the first BPCIA cases.

Zachary Lupu works on corporate matters, with an emphasis on middle-market transactions. Zach assists in the representation of private equity fund sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic buyers, in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, capital markets transactions, growth equity financings and other investment transactions.

Dana Lyons works on corporate matters.

Jerome Ma works on intellectual property matters, including litigation in U.S. district courts and disputes before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Andrea Maddox works on litigation matters. Andrea previously worked as a summer associate at Kramer Levin. During law school, she interned with the Center for Justice and Accountability in San Francisco, with the Office of the Prosecutor for the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in the Hague, and with the International Human Rights Law Clinic at Berkeley Law.

Juliana Oliveira Maggio

Juliana Oliveira Maggio is a litigator who maintains a diverse practice with a focus on commercial, securities and bankruptcy-related matters. Juliana represents clients in civil litigation in state and federal courts, in commercial arbitrations, in internal investigations, and in connection with investigations and enforcement proceedings before government and regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

Austin Manes is a litigator who works primarily on intellectual property matters, in particular patent litigation. Austin assists in the representation of clients at every stage of civil litigation, in both plaintiff- and defense-side matters. He has a strong background in complex civil litigation, as well as experience before federal administrative agencies. He has served as a member of trial teams for federal and state court trials, presented oral arguments, taken depositions, and drafted successful summary judgment motions and appellate briefs. He also has significant appellate experience in both federal and state courts of appeals.

Jackson D. Mann

Jackson D. Lee Mann works on Corporate matters.

Daniela C. Manzi

Daniela C. Manzi works on Litigation matters. Daniela worked as commercial litigation paralegal and a legal assistant at a litigation-focused firm in New York prior to law school. She also interned with the King’s County New York District Attorney’s Office, the Essex County New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office and for the Honorable William J. Martini, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Cristina Martinez

Cristina L. Martinez litigates complex intellectual property cases, including patent and trademark litigation, with a particular emphasis on technology in the fields of electrical, mechanical and computer sciences.

Michael Martinez

Michael Martinez represents corporations and individuals in a broad range of matters involving allegations of health care fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, public corruption and tax offenses, among other matters. He also conducts internal investigations and defends individuals in connection with internal investigations.

Thomas Moers Mayer, co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring department, has played a prominent role in many of the largest and most complex bankruptcy cases in history. Tom’s work involves both in- and out-of-court restructurings of distressed businesses on behalf of creditor committees, major secured and unsecured creditors, and bondholders. He has represented the official committees of unsecured creditors in some of the most well-known Chapter 11 cases, including those of General Motors, Chrysler, Capmark, Smurfit-Stone, Dana Corp., Seadrill Ltd., Arch Coal and Patriot Coal.

J. Michael Mayerfeld

J. Michael Mayerfeld counsels clients in securities, business combination, corporate finance and technology-sharing transactions, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity offerings, joint ventures, licensing, and outsourcing transactions. Michael provides a comprehensive range of corporate and business advice to clients in a broad array of industries, including professional services, financial services, pharmaceutical, telematics and insurance. Clients he represents regularly include Deloitte, Sirius XM, Siga Technologies, Euclid and American International Group.

Izabel McDonald

Izabel P. McDonald exclusively represents management in employment law matters before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration panels. Izabel litigates a full range of claims asserted by employees, including discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge and whistleblower complaints, as well as disputes involving restrictive covenants and breach of contract and various tort claims.

Michael McKay advises clients on a wide range of complex debt financings and related private equity and corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, project financings, and other strategic and investment transactions. Michael provides legal and transactional advice to a wide range of clients, including banks, institutional and alternative lenders, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, and project developers and their project companies. His work on behalf of these clients includes secured and unsecured domestic and international leveraged financings, acquisition financings, project financings, master limited-partnership financings, syndicated and single-bank credit financings, subordinated loans, unitranche loans, bond financings, asset-based lending, and interest rate derivatives.

Martin McSherry

Martin M. McSherry works on Litigation matters. During law school, Martin worked as a Columbia Law School academic coach, providing assistance to students in Torts and Criminal Law, and interned at The Bronx Defenders Office. He also served as a Democracy and Justice Intern with The Brennan Center for Justice and interned with the Office of the U.S. Attorney General while in college.

Chase Henry Mechanick

Chase Henry Mechanick works on litigation matters. Prior to joining Kramer Levin, Chase served as a law clerk for the Honorable I. Leo Glasser of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and for the Honorable Paul G. Feinman of the New York Court of Appeals. Chase has also worked as an associate at another major law firm in New York City. During law school, he interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, in the Civil Frauds Unit. Committed to pro bono work, Chase volunteered for the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund in New York City after graduating from law school.

Tatiana Mejia-Uribe

atiana Mejia Uribe assists developers, investors, operators, purchasers, sellers, borrowers and lenders in real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, financings, development, leasing, and joint ventures and partnerships involving residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and mixed-use properties. Tatiana’s work involves drafting, negotiating, and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, financing documents, leases, and joint venture documents; conducting due diligence; and coordinating with deal team members from supporting practice areas, including tax and land use, to ensure that clients experience fully integrated representation.

Seth R. Merl advises and represents public and privately held companies (both domestic and foreign); private equity and hedge funds; and other financial, asset management and real estate investment institutions in mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings, portfolio/asset investments and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and securities laws matters across multiple industry sectors, including financial, consulting and asset management services; mortgage origination and servicing; transportation; technology; pharmaceuticals/healthcare; and consumer products.

Daniel Michaelson

Daniel Michaelson works on securitization, structured finance and leveraged finance transactions. Daniel represents issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and service providers in term and warehouse securitizations and other structured finance transactions for a broad set of esoteric asset classes, including solar assets, property assessed clean energy (PACE) assets, unsecured consumer loans, timeshare loans, auto loans and government energy contract receivables.

Jason M. Moff is a litigator who maintains a diverse commercial practice, with an emphasis on complex civil litigation and regulatory defense work. Jason represents private and public companies in federal and state courts, and in sensitive proceedings before regulatory and administrative agencies. He has served as co-lead counsel in significant securities and shareholder matters, represented major corporations in regulatory and criminal investigations, served on a number of trial teams, and advised clients on a range of regulatory and litigation issues.

Thomas E. Molner

Thomas E. Molner counsels clients in securities, corporate finance and business combination transactions. These include public offerings, strategic and distressed mergers and acquisitions, and formation of joint ventures. He also regularly advises boards of directors and independent board committees of public companies on corporate governance, investigations and executive compensation matters. Tom provides clients a comprehensive range of corporate and business advice. His clients include a major U.S. audit and consulting firm and several U.S.-based shipping companies.

Danielle Moody works on litigation matters. Danielle worked as a summer associate at Kramer Levin. During law school, she worked as a student attorney and eviction defense clinic coordinator for the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. Between college and law school, Danielle served with City Year AmeriCorps, working as an English tutor and after-school program coordinator for at-risk high school students in Chicago.

Harry P. Morgenthau

Harry P. Morgenthau works on a variety of litigation matters, including white collar investigations, employment litigation and advertising disputes. Harry’s advertising work includes representing companies in consumer class actions and challenges before the National Advertising Division (NAD), as well as providing pre-litigation advice concerning prospective claims and claim substantiation.

James J. Moriarty

James J. Moriarty, co-chair of the Corporate department, represents a number of middle-market private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic buyers, in a wide variety of transactions, including acquisition and sale transactions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and management equity arrangements, across a wide variety of industries. In particular, Jim has been active in education technology and financial services deals in the past few years.

Kevin M. Moss counsels and represents clients in technology, internet and software-related transactions and licensing, advising them on intellectual property issues, trademark law, copyright law, information technology, and data and privacy law.

Jeff Mulligan advises real estate developers, property owners, nonprofit organizations, and educational and cultural institutions on land use, planning and zoning regulations. Jeff advises on the development potential of properties, conducts land use due diligence and represents clients in all types of discretionary land use approvals, including variances, rezonings, text amendments, special permits and certifications.

Amelia B. Munger represents employers in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels. Amelia litigates a variety of employment law matters, including allegations of age, race, and disability discrimination and retaliation; whistleblower claims; contract disputes and bonus claims.

Randal D. Murdock’s practice focuses primarily on advising public and private clients on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, software and technology transactions, and general business matters.

Gary P. Naftalis

Gary P. Naftalis is one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers and pre-eminent litigators. Gary represents corporations, as well as officers, directors and significant individuals, in all phases of complex high-stakes civil, criminal and regulatory matters. His work on behalf of these clients spans more than four decades and includes many sensitive and high-profile matters, including governmental and regulatory inquiries and related civil litigation involving allegations of insider trading, market manipulation, accounting irregularities, stock options backdating and other financial fraud. Throughout his career he has been one of the first calls for corporate leaders encountering legal problems.

Zachary C. Naidich

Zachary C. Naidich maintains a diverse litigation practice including antitrust, real estate, and contract litigation, as well as white-collar criminal defense. Zachary has assisted individuals and corporations in a variety of matters in federal and state courts, arbitrations and mediations.

Jay A. Neveloff

Jay A. Neveloff advises a broad range of clients involved with the development, ownership and financing of real estate projects, including high-profile mixed-use, commercial, retail, and residential projects in New York City and throughout the country. A nationally recognized transactional lawyer, Jay represents institutional and private equity funds, as well as other investors, in joint ventures, in the acquisition and sale of property, including portfolios of properties, and in connection with a broad variety of developments. He also represents major international funds and financial institutions in commercial lending transactions, loan restructurings and workouts.

Seth R. Niedermayer

Seth R. Niedermayer counsels and represents investors, developers, operators and financial institutions in the full range of real estate transactions — acquisitions and sales, developments, partnerships and joint ventures, and lending, borrowing and financing transactions. Seth’s projects involve commercial, residential, multifamily, mixed-use, luxury, and resort and hospitality properties, and include everything from traditional commercial transactions and financings to foreign investments in U.S. developments and some of the highest-profile developments in New York City and nationwide.

Hiroaki Nishikawara

Hiroaki (Hiro) Nishikawara advises clients on a full range of employment-based and general business immigration law matters, in particular the hiring, transfer and retention of foreign talent. Hiro’s work includes obtaining non-immigrant work visas, temporary work authorizations and employment-based permanent residence status for employees. He also advises on family-sponsored visas and naturalizations, as well nonroutine matters, such as the immigration consequences of criminal convictions, responding to Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny or Revoke, Department of Labor audits, and appeals before the Administrative Appeals Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.

Adam B. Nowicki

Adam Nowicki works on Bankruptcy and Restructuring matters.

P. Bradley O’Neill

Bradley O’Neill’s practice focuses on the representation of debtors, creditors’ committees, bondholder and bank lender groups, and secured and unsecured creditors in litigation and general bankruptcy matters in Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings.

Sealtiel Ortega-Rodriguez

Sealtiel Ortega-Rodriguez works on Intellectual Property matters. Seal returns to Kramer Levin after working as a summer associate with the firm in 2019.

Claudia Pak is a skilled civil litigator and counselor with a diverse practice representing clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in complex commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. She has vast experience representing clients in advertising, antitrust, business torts and securities litigation and has extensive appellate experience.

Michelle Park is a member of the Technology and IP Transactions group. She also works on corporate matters, in particular private equity and mergers and acquisitions. She assists in the representation of private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, strategic buyers, and public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, and other investment transactions. Michelle also works on venture capital transactions.

Eileen M. Patt maintains a diverse complex civil litigation practice with a focus on advertising and employment matters. Eileen represents global brands in false advertising disputes under the federal Lanham Act and in challenges before the National Advertising Division (NAD) and the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), as well as in consumer class action litigation throughout the country. Eileen regularly advises clients on a variety of advertising-related issues, including prospective claims, advertising clearance and claim support. She also is a managing editor of Kramer Levin’s Advertising Litigation Report, which provides weekly updates on developments in the space

Paul S. Pearlman

Paul S. Pearlman is the managing partner emeritus of Kramer Levin and served as managing partner from August 2000 to December 2019. In addition to his responsibilities as managing partner, Paul advised and represented clients in private equity transactions, as well as in the corporate aspects of corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. Paul’s private equity experience over the past 35 years has included representing leveraged buyout sponsors, management and providers of debt financing in complex and often high-profile leveraged buyout transactions. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions involving public and privately held entities and in the financing of acquisition transactions.

Jonathan Pepin works on intellectual property matters. He has litigated patent infringement and Hatch-Waxman Act matters in federal district courts across the country. Jonathan also represents clients in inter partes review proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Martha Petrocheilos

Martha Petrocheilos works on general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, growth equity investments, financings and other investment transactions, on behalf of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic investors. Martha’s work includes drafting and reviewing transaction-related documents, performing due diligence reviews and facilitating closings.

Laurence Pettit

Laurence Pettit regularly advises issuers and financial advisers on structured finance transactions involving a wide range of asset classes. As issuer’s counsel, Laurence helped develop the first securitizations of residential property assessed clean energy (PACE) assessments in 2014 and has facilitated more than 30 PACE securitizations since that time. He is actively involved in the expanding market for both residential and commercial PACE financings, advising on both the establishment of new PACE programs and on specific transactions to fund the origination of PACE assets. Since January 2011, he has also advised on term and warehouse securitizations involving home improvement loans, consumer litigation funding, retail installment sales contracts, contractor loans, insurance commissions, trade receivables, collateralized fund obligations, commercial/industrial solar power purchase contracts, rooftop solar loans and tobacco settlement legal fee awards. Laurence also counsels investment funds on their secondary market activity in asset-backed security (ABS) and mortgage-backed security products, including distressed investing and workouts.

André Pineda, Ph.D., concentrates on intellectual property matters involving biotechnological inventions.

Lia Pistilli works on corporate matters.

Andrew Pollack works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. He assists significant parties, including bondholders, indenture trustees, and secured and unsecured creditors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations.

Kelly E. Porcelli

Kelly E. Porcelli works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Kelly represents bondholders, mutual funds and distressed investors in municipal restructurings and corporate reorganizations.

James P. Power advises and represents private developers and cultural, educational and health care institutions on real estate development and land use issues in New York City, including zoning and municipal law, and the land use and environmental review processes and practices before various city agencies. Jim assists clients with the analysis and assemblage of development sites, including drafting and negotiating zoning lot and development rights agreements. He also advises on inclusionary housing and Affordable New York/421-a benefits issues.

Sheila M. Pozon represents private developers, private property owners, cultural and educational institutions, lenders, and investors in connection with New York City real estate development issues. Sheila advises clients on municipal law issues, the development potential of sites, and the land use and environmental review processes.

Jeffrey H. Price

Jeffrey H. Price works on intellectual property matters, in particular patent litigation in federal district courts and in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In 2015, 2016 and 2020, Docket Navigator named Jeffrey one of the nation's top inter partes review practitioners.

Greg Proctor works on intellectual property matters, particularly patent litigation involving the computer and electrical arts and post-grant procedures before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Greg also prepares and prosecutes U.S. and international patent applications.

Julian Pymento works on intellectual property matters, and particularly patent litigation involving the electrical and computer arts. Julian’s work also includes patent prosecution and post-grant procedures before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Julia A. Quigley works on environmental matters, advising investors, real estate developers and financial institutions on the environmental aspects of corporate, real estate and bankruptcy transactions, including compliance with state and federal environmental statutes and the management of legacy environmental liabilities. Julia also aids in the litigation of matters arising under state and city environmental and land use laws. Prior to joining Kramer Levin, Julia was a legal intern for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for Region II and worked for Equity Residential, a real estate investment trust developing a Geographic Information System database for use in market research.

Justin R. Quinn

Justin R. Quinn represents commercial real estate lenders, investors and other providers of capital at all levels of the capital stack, from origination through maturity, including restructurings and workouts. Justin has represented both originators and purchasers in various types of secondary market transactions, including the negotiation of participation agreements, co-lending agreements and intercreditor agreements, as well as the origination and restructuring of repurchase and warehouse lending facilities, programmatic investment vehicles and “co-GP” operating agreements. He also has broad experience representing owners and developers in commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing and disposition of office, retail, multifamily and hospitality properties.

Daniel A. Rabinowitz

Daniel A. Rabinowitz advises clients in the insurance and reinsurance industry on a comprehensive range of transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, reinsurance, structured insurance products, restructurings, securitization and structured finance, reserve financing, pension de-risking, reorganizations, insurance-linked securities, capital standards, group solvency, insurance company investments, and corporate governance. From 2011 to 2014, he served as chair of the Insurance Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. He is currently serving as a subcommittee chair within that body. He is also currently chair of the Insurance Regulation Subcommittee of the International Bar Association’s Insurance Law Committee.

Rachael Ringer has played a prominent role in advising on many of the largest bankruptcies and restructurings in recent years across a diverse range of industries, including retail, financial services, oil and gas services, biopharmaceuticals, shipping, and health care. She handles high-stakes and complex bankruptcy matters on behalf of creditors’ committees, bondholders and companies.

Nolan J. Robinson

Nolan J. Robinson is an experienced trial lawyer with a diverse practice representing individuals and companies in often sensitive and high-profile regulatory and criminal investigations, trials and related proceedings involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other regulatory agencies. Nolan also represents clients in a wide range of high-stakes securities and shareholder class actions and other complex commercial matters.

Christian Roccotagliata

Christian Roccotagliata works on Corporate matters.

Adam C. Rogoff provides senior corporate governance advice to boards and C-level executive management in all aspects of restructuring, whether in court or out of court, and also represents significant creditor and other interests in complex restructuring matters. In particular, Adam counsels and represents a diverse range of corporate debtors; official and ad hoc creditors’ committees; secured creditors, including debtor-in-possession financing lenders; distressed asset purchasers; and other significant parties in complex transactional, litigation, corporate governance and advisory matters relating to restructuring, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, “prepackaged” Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court workouts.

Tzvi Rokeach represents leading developers, institutional investors, major lenders, Fortune 1000 corporations and prominent individual investors, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to a wide range of sophisticated real estate transactions. Tzvi works on large-scale development and construction projects, joint ventures, acquisitions, and sales and dispositions across a broad range of asset types, including commercial, industrial, retail, residential, gaming, hospitality and entertainment properties. He also represents lenders and borrowers in complex real estate financings, workouts, and complicated restructurings and recapitalizations, as well as multiple-tier intercreditor relationships and mortgage and mezzanine loan foreclosures and enforcement activities.

Jordan Rosenbaum

Jordan M. Rosenbaum regularly counsels public companies on initial public offerings (IPOs), capital markets offerings, mergers, acquisitions, going-private transactions, spinoffs and general corporate and securities law matters. He also advises companies and boards of directors on corporate governance and regulatory matters. Jordan has advised companies with complex IPOs, including those using the UP-C and other partnership structures, Rule 144A offerings, and follow-on and at-the-market equity offerings.

Scott S. Rosenblum

Scott S. Rosenblum counsels clients on corporate and securities law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. Scott advises public and private entities in a wide variety of transactions, including international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and debt and equity offerings, including initial public offerings and alternative public offerings, partnership arrangements, and venture transactions. His clients include both domestic and international entities (including those based in China, Israel and the United Kingdom), from startups and emerging companies to Fortune 500 companies, engaged in technology, investment banking, manufacturing and services, real estate, insurance, financial services, energy, and e-commerce

Eric H. Rosoff works on litigation matters, with a focus on complex commercial litigation, white collar defense and investigations. Eric assists in the representation of individuals and corporations in regulatory inquiries and criminal investigations, as well as in all phases of litigation. His work includes discovery and motion practice, responding to grand jury subpoenas, preparing clients for interviews with government agencies and preparing proffer presentations.

Harry Rubin is chair of the Technology and IP Transactions practice and a globally recognized authority in the field. He represents clients in IP-driven transactions and the development and implementation of global IP protection, monetization and commercialization strategies.

Jacqueline Ryu assists purchasers, sellers, developers, investors, operators, borrowers and lenders in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, development, management, and debt and equity financing for commercial, residential and mixed-use properties. Jacqueline also works with both landlords and tenants to negotiate, draft and amend commercial, retail and industrial leases.

Jeruska Sanchez

Jeruska Lugo Sánchez works on corporate matters. She is a member of the firm’s Attorneys of Color Affinity Group.

Joseph A. Satto

Joseph A. Satto counsels and advises commercial banks, investment banks, and domestic and international hedge funds engaged in the analysis, purchase and sale of distressed assets including bank debt, trade claims, derivatives and post-reorganization private securities, and claims against companies undergoing financial restructuring or that are in bankruptcy.

Kevin P. Scanlan advises clients on structuring, forming and investing in international and domestic private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds and funds of funds. In addition, Kevin advises funds in connection with their subsequent investment activities. He represents large, well-established funds and managers as well as first-time funds of high-quality emerging managers.

Daria Schieferstein

Daria Schieferstein works on Bankruptcy and Restructuring matters.

Seth F. Schinfeld

Seth F. Schinfeld is a litigator who maintains a diverse commercial litigation practice with a particular focus on advertising litigation, including representing global brands in false advertising cases under the federal Lanham Act and in challenges before the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Seth also has broad experience litigating employment issues, licensing and contract disputes, securities actions, criminal and regulatory claims, and general commercial and business matters. He has taken and defended depositions and has represented clients in numerous arbitrations and in cases in federal and state court.

Robert T. Schmidt

Robert T. Schmidt has represented numerous official creditors’ committees, bondholders, financial institutions and debtors in all aspects of bankruptcy and restructuring since 1989.

Paul H. Schoeman

Paul H. Schoeman is co-managing partner of Kramer Levin, and co-chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice. He defends clients in complex and often high-profile criminal, civil and regulatory matters involving every aspect of white collar crime, including securities fraud, money laundering, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud, insider trading, accounting fraud and tax evasion. A skilled advocate in and out of the courtroom, Paul represents corporations and individuals in investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Congress, the New York State Attorney General’s Office and other authorities. His work on behalf of his clients also includes conducting internal corporate investigations.

Kelly Schreiber

Kelly Schreiber works on Employment matters.

Nathan Schwartzberg

Nathan Schwartzberg assists in the representation of individual and institutional clients in white collar criminal matters, regulatory inquiries and enforcement proceedings brought by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the Department of Justice, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also assists with defending corporations in complex commercial disputes in the federal and state courts and before arbitration panels. Nathan’s work includes drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery, preparing witnesses, and strategizing for and attending depositions and hearings.

Steven Segal counsels clients on general corporate matters, with a particular focus on securities law and transactional matters in the municipal and corporate restructuring context. Steven advises both issuers and creditors on a variety of transactions, including public offerings, financings, private exchanges, restructuring support agreements, and an assortment of restructuring transactions and other special situations both in and out of court. His work also includes the analysis of indentures and other complex credit documents governing instruments across the capital structure for mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Paul D. Selver, co-chair of the Land Use department, counsels and represents both private- and public-sector clients in all aspects of land use and development law, with a special emphasis on environmental, zoning and historic preservation. Paul represents clients in matters involving the public and environmental review of complex and large-scale projects, zoning interpretation critical to project approval, and transfers of development rights. He also oversees land use and environmental due diligence in connection with real estate purchases and financings, and has served as special counsel in litigation defending challenges to land use-related permits and approvals.

Stephen R. Senie

Stephen R. Senie represents clients in all aspects of real estate transactions, including the development and construction of complex mixed-use projects for both commercial and institutional clients, and the formation of condominium projects, as well as acquisitions and sales, leases, ground leases, and financings. Steve also represents property owners and developers in connection with the purchase and sale of air rights and development rights, including landmark, theater and inclusionary rights, and in connection with easement agreements, access agreements and other development agreements.

Meigan P. Serle

Meigan P. Serle counsels and represents leading developers and investors in luxury and mixed-used commercial, retail and residential projects, specializing in condominium, cooperative and shared ownership developments. Meigan helps clients plan, develop, structure and implement sophisticated and often bespoke ownership, operation and management regimes designed to meet the specific and unique needs of these large-scale development projects. She also advises on the legal, regulatory and business aspects of the creation, registration, marketing and sale of both condominium and cooperative public and nonpublic offerings.

Jennifer R. Sharret

Jennifer R. Sharret represents significant parties, including official creditors’ committees, bondholders, indenture trustees, and secured and unsecured creditors and debtors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations. Jenn has been involved in some of the largest and most multifaceted bankruptcies and restructurings across a diverse range of industries, including energy, shipping, automotive and retail.

Marjorie E. Sheldon

Advertising Litigation

Terrence L. Shen represents public and private companies, financial institutions, investment funds, and government entities in connection with corporate finance and securities transactions and mergers and acquisitions. In his corporate finance and securities practice, Terry advises on debt and equity public offerings and private placements, leveraged finance transactions, financial restructurings, recapitalizations, and securities regulation. In his mergers and acquisitions practice, he counsels clients in structuring, negotiating and realizing public and private acquisitions and divestitures, private equity investments, and joint ventures. Terry also advises public companies on regulatory compliance, reporting and disclosure requirements, investor communications, corporate governance, and investigations. He has practiced both in the U.S. and internationally.

Joseph A. Shifer

Joseph Shifer’s practice focuses primarily on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Joe’s restructuring experience includes advising debtors, official creditors’ committees, ad hoc creditor groups, noteholders, plan proponents, distressed investors, and other estate constituencies and fiduciaries in complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Joe also advises financial institutions and various other investors regarding investments in distressed companies. Joe has been involved in matters relating to a diverse range of industries including energy, financial, shipping, retail, automotive, manufacturing, mining, health care and gaming.

Cynthia Lovinger Siderman

Cynthia Lovinger Siderman advises and represents clients in connection with land use matters, particularly in the area of eminent domain. A practitioner in the area of eminent domain for more than a decade, including representing condemnors, Cynthia is an effective advocate representing the interests of landowners and tenants in eminent domain proceedings, both in valuation trials to obtain just compensation and in appellate courts to protect and further the awards of compensation.

Benjamin S. Sieck

Benjamin S. Sieck works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Ben assists in the representation of significant parties, including bondholders and unsecured creditors, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, and other distressed situations.

George M. Silfen

George M. Silfen concentrates his practice in the representation of investment companies and their boards of directors, investment advisers and broker-dealers in connection with the organization and operation of investment products and services, including mutual funds, closed-end investment companies, business development companies, registered hedge funds, wrap accounts, and 401(k) and IRA products. George advises clients on regulatory and compliance matters associated with investment companies, and on investment advisory, brokerage, securities custody and transfer agent services.

Norman C. Simon

Norman C. Simon is a seasoned trial lawyer who maintains a diverse litigation practice with a focus on advertising law. As chair of the Advertising Litigation practice, Norm represents global brands in false advertising disputes under the federal Lanham Act and in class action litigation brought pursuant to consumer fraud statutes, as well as in challenges before the National Advertising Division (NAD) and National Advertising Review Board (NARB). He has many years of courtroom experience, litigating both bench and jury trials. Norm draws on that experience to help clients avoid costly litigation, counseling them on a variety of advertising-related issues, including prospective claims, advertising clearance and claim support. He also is a managing editor of Kramer Levin’s Advertising Litigation Report, which provides weekly updates on developments in the space.

Shaked Sivan is a litigator who focuses on complex civil and securities litigation, and white collar and investigatory work. Shaked works on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state court. He also assists with the representation of advertisers in challenges before the National Advertising Division (NAD).

Peter G. Smith provides counsel on the full gamut of corporate and securities law matters, including regularly advising on U.S. and international mergers and acquisitions, public and private debt and equity financings and restructurings, joint ventures, and initial public offerings. Over the years his experience has ranged from structuring multibillion-dollar public tender offers and mergers to assisting investors, corporations and others in planning, financing and implementing leveraged buyouts and other acquisition programs, with a special focus on innovative strategies and structures.

Steven S. Sparling

Steven S. Sparling litigates white collar regulatory and criminal defense, civil antitrust, complex commercial, and sports matters. Steve counsels and represents executives, directors and other individuals as well as Fortune 100 companies in sensitive, complicated and often high-profile matters involving criminal and regulatory trials, hearings, investigations, and related proceedings. Steve’s work on behalf of his clients involves a comprehensive range of substantive issues in white collar criminal defense and regulatory work, including defending against allegations of securities and accounting fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, insider trading, running a Ponzi scheme, money laundering, stock options backdating, obstruction of justice and tax offenses. He has also conducted numerous internal investigations for U.S. and foreign companies, represented both officers and directors in connection with such investigations, and worked with auditors and disclosure counsel as well as regulators and government agencies in connection with such investigations.

Howard T. Spilko

Howard T. Spilko is co-managing partner of Kramer Levin. He counsels and represents clients in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, with an emphasis on middle-market transactions. Howard works with a broad range of clients, from private equity firms, hedge funds and entrepreneurial ventures to large, well-known multinational companies.

Meenakshi Srinivasan

Meenakshi Srinivasan brings three decades of experience with New York City land use issues to her work advising private- and public-sector clients on New York City zoning, land use and planning matters.

Zoe Sternberg works on corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions and strategic combinations; financings and investment transactions; and general corporate issues. Zoe’s work involves drafting deal documents, conducting due diligence, and handling closing and post-closing requirements.

Daniel Stewart represents purchasers, sellers, lenders and investors in a broad range of real estate transactions in New York City and various major markets around the United States, including acquisitions and dispositions, development projects, debt and equity financings, leasing, and workouts for commercial, residential and mixed-use properties.

Helayne Oberman Stoopack

Helayne Stoopack concentrates her practice on federal income taxation. She provides advice to clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, tax-free spinoffs, joint ventures, real estate transactions, bankruptcy reorganizations and workouts, investment partnerships, regulated investment companies, public charities, private foundations, charitable donations, and individual income tax issues.

Daniel Sugarman

Patrick Sullivan

Patrick Sullivan represents both private developers and not-for-profit institutions in zoning and municipal law matters, including seeking discretionary land use approvals, negotiating transfers of development rights, and conducting zoning due diligence for property acquisition and financing. His clients include museums, universities, charter schools, an interstate energy company, a live theater developer and operator, a bistate governmental agency, and both local and national real estate developers.

Eitan Tabak counsels and represents private equity sponsors, funds and their portfolio companies in corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financings. Eitan’s work includes representing middle-market private equity funds in connection with their acquisitions and sales of various portfolio companies throughout the United States and across a wide range of industries, including retail wireless communications, technology, food and beverage services, fitness centers, transportation services and apparel.

Eva Tanna works on corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions and strategic combinations; financing and investment transactions; and general corporate issues. Eva’s work involves drafting deal documents, conducting due diligence and handling closing and post-closing requirements.

Gary R. Tarnoff

Gary R. Tarnoff, co-chair of the Land Use department, focuses his practice on zoning, land use, landmarks and New York City administrative law. Gary has more than 20 years of experience as a land use lawyer representing developers, corporations, REITs, banks, medical institutions, universities, nursing homes, schools, museums, religious organizations and individuals in New York City land use matters. Gary has served as land use counsel on a wide variety of development projects, ranging from large-scale development projects and campus expansion and redevelopment to alterations and enlargements to individual town houses in historic districts.

Nicholas Tarnowski

Nicholas Tarnowski works on corporate matters. He previously worked as a summer associate with Kramer Levin.

Jeffrey H. Taub works on corporate matters representing clients, including public and private companies, real estate investment trusts, and real estate owners and investors, in domestic and international transactions, corporate structure and formation, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory and compliance matters, and corporate governance.

Adam B. Taubman

Adam B. Taubman represents private developers, banks, and not-for-profit educational, cultural and health care institutions in the planning, development, and financing and acquisition of major properties in New York City. Adam advises clients on the development potential of sites, negotiates complex transactions for the transfer of development rights, conducts land use due diligence for property acquisition and financing, and applies for and obtains discretionary land use approvals, including rezonings, special permits and variances.

Sanjay Thapar advises and represents large financial institutions, hedge funds and private equity firms as lead arrangers, senior and junior lenders, and borrowers in domestic and international financing transactions, including acquisition and leveraged buyout financings, and refinancing and recapitalization transactions. Sanjay also represents lenders in workouts, debt restructurings, and debtor-in-possession and exit financings.

Max Tierman works on corporate matters, in particular private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. Max represents private equity fund sponsors and their portfolio companies as well as strategic buyers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, and other investment transactions.

Carlos J. Tirado

Carlos J. Tirado works on Intellectual Property matters. During law school, Carlos was selected for the Federal Judicial Clerkship Honors Program and interned for the Hon. Lynne Sitarski, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He also served as patent assessment intern with the Jefferson Innovation Technology Transfer Office in Philadelphia. Between college and law school, Carlos worked as a distribution standards engineer for an electric utility in Pennsylvania, assisting with the implementation of new technology, developing improvement recommendations for network infrastructure and operations, and creating an emergency response plan for urban distribution networks.

Jeffrey S. Trachtman

Jeffrey S. Trachtman litigates complex bankruptcy, mass tort and securities fraud matters, including some of the nation’s most significant and high-profile cases in recent years. Skilled and accomplished both as writer and courtroom advocate, Jeff has built a long and successful record representing clients in both trial and appellate courts. Jeff is also a nationally recognized pro bono leader. In addition to helping to build Kramer Levin’s award-winning program as chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee for more than 17 years, Jeff has represented poverty law and civil rights clients throughout his career, most notably in landmark marriage equality cases in New York and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

M. Mendel Trapedo

Mendel Trapedo represents purchasers, sellers, investors, developers, lenders and borrowers, as well as landlords and tenants, in a full range of real estate transactions such as sales and acquisitions, financings, and joint venture and leasing transactions across a broad class of asset types, including commercial, industrial, retail, residential, gaming, hospitality and entertainment properties.

Eugene C. Travers

Eugene C. Travers represents developers, lenders, corporations, real estate investment trusts, not-for-profit institutions and other entities in land use, zoning and historic preservation law matters. Eugene negotiates complex zoning lot mergers and transfers of development rights, conducts zoning due diligence and analyzes development potential for property acquisition and financing, and seeks discretionary land use approvals, including rezonings, zoning text amendments, special permits, variances and authorizations.

Alexandra Troiano

Alexandra Troiano works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. She assists in the representation of ad hoc creditor groups, creditors’ committees and debtors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings.

Thomas M. Twitchell

Shaked Sivan is a litigator who focuses on complex civil and securities litigation, and white collar and investigatory work. Shaked works on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state court. He also assists with the representation of advertisers in challenges before the National Advertising Division (NAD).

Sumaya Ullah Restagno

Sumaya Ullah Restagno works on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, assisting clients with the design, implementation, and ongoing administration of qualified retirement plans and deferred compensation arrangements, including issues of regulatory compliance and fiduciary responsibility under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Michelle Velasco

Michelle Velasco advises corporations across a diverse range of industries on employment-based immigration matters. Michelle counsels clients on the hiring, transfer and retention of foreign talent; advises investors on inbound immigration options; assists in securing temporary work authorizations and employment-based permanent residence status; and counsels clients on U.S. employer sanctions and other immigration compliance obstacles across the U.S. immigration system.

Julia L. Wachter

Julia L. Wachter represents major developers and other property owners, borrowers and real estate investors in the acquisition, ownership, development, sale and financing of complex commercial, mixed-use and luxury residential projects, with a particular emphasis on condominiums and cooperatives. Julia advises clients on the planning, structuring and implementation of sophisticated co-ownership regimes, as well as on applicable legal and regulatory requirements, in order to facilitate public offerings and commercial sales, leases, acquisitions, financings and tax exemptions. She has worked on a number of complex projects, both within and outside New York.

Elise Wagner is a partner in the Land Use department at Kramer Levin, where she concentrates her practice in land use, zoning, environmental and historic preservation law. She has substantial experience counseling for-profit and nonprofit property owners on the planning and development of new buildings and the reuse of existing buildings. She has coordinated the public approval processes for major public-private development projects involving cooperation between private developers and New York City and State agencies. She has negotiated numerous multiparty transactions for the transfer of development rights and has performed due diligence on the purchase and financing of major properties.

Jonathan M. Wagner

Jonathan M. Wagner is an accomplished and versatile trial lawyer who handles a diverse range of cases; in particular, securities, corporate control, unfair competition and bankruptcy-related litigation. A formidable advocate for clients in and outside the courtroom, Jonathan has tried more than 35 cases in a variety of venues across the country — in federal and state court, in bankruptcy court and in arbitration.

Andrew I. Ward has a diverse transactional-based practice that focuses on assisting hedge funds, investment banks and other financial institutions with the purchase and sale of bankruptcy trade claims, LSTA and LMA bank debt, notes, bonds, and various types of equity interests, both domestically and in foreign jurisdictions. Prior to focusing on the distressed asset space, Andrew's practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities offerings, and securities compliance. This experience allows Andrew to provide guidance to his clients on a broad array of general corporate and securities matters.

Charles S. Warren

Charles S. Warren, chair of the Environmental practice, who is recognized as one of the pre-eminent lawyers in his field, counsels and represents clients in a comprehensive range of environmental law matters. A former regional administrator with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Chuck brings more than 35 years of knowledge and experience in environmental law, both in government and private practice, to his work on behalf of clients.

Megan M. Wasson

Megan M. Wasson works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. She assists significant parties, including bondholders, indenture trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, and creditors’ committees, in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations.

Reyhan Watson works on a wide variety of complex civil cases, including domestic and international arbitrations, as well as white collar criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. Reyhan’s work involves all phases of the trial and appellate process, including coordinating complex discovery, preparing witnesses, motion practice and writing appeals briefs, as well as mediations, negotiations and settlements. His arbitration work involves experience under federal and state arbitration laws and under major institutional rules such as the AAA-ICDR and ICC rules.

Amanda Webber's practice focuses primarily on general corporate and securities law matters, including public and private offerings and advising public companies with respect to their disclosure obligations.

Aaron L. Webman

Aaron L. Webman represents corporations and their executives, as well as other individuals, in complex and headline-making government investigations, trials and high-stakes civil litigation. As a key member of the defense team, Aaron’s work involves conducting factual investigations; managing document production and review and other discovery; investigating government witnesses; preparing fact and expert witnesses for deposition and trial testimony; drafting pleadings, dispositive motions and other court filings; and handling trial preparation and day-to-day trial triage.

Ernest S. Wechsler

Ernest S. Wechsler, co-chair of the Corporate department, counsels strategic businesses and private equity funds in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, and corporate restructurings, as well as in general corporate matters. Ernie advises companies in a range of industries, including financial, technology and manufacturing.

Harold P. Weinberger

Harold P. Weinberger is a nationally recognized trial lawyer. Harold represents both plaintiffs and defendants in false advertising disputes under the federal Lanham Act, defends clients against class action litigation brought pursuant to consumer fraud statutes, and represents clients in other complex intellectual property and commercial litigations and arbitrations. He also represents advertisers and challengers in proceedings before the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus and in appeals before the National Advertising Review Board (NARB).

Irene Weintraub

Irene Weintraub assists in the representation of clients in civil litigation, arbitrations and investigations. As a member of litigation teams, Irene works on all phases of litigation, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, taking and defending depositions, and trial.

Benu Mehra Wells

Benu Mehra Wells represents clients in complex patent and general commercial litigation in federal courts across the country. In patent litigation, Benu represents both patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and companies defending against allegations of patent infringement across various technology sectors, including the electrical, software, computer security, satellite radio, consumer product and pharmaceutical industries. She also has represented both patentees and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers in litigations under the Hatch-Waxman Act.

Robin Wilcox serves as Kramer Levin’s general counsel. In that role, she is an integral resource to firm leadership, advising on conflicts of interest; legal ethics and professionalism; and claims, loss prevention and risk management.

Christine Willgoos

Christine Willgoos litigates patent actions on behalf of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, leading trial and appellate teams in Hatch-Waxman and biologic drug litigation, often involving blockbuster drugs. She represents biotechnology companies, including advising on biosimilar litigation. Christine is an accomplished courtroom advocate with significant experience, including trials and appeals, preliminary injunctions, and Markman hearings. She has handled cases in genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and drug development, including those concerning biologic drugs, recombinant DNA vectors, cancer drugs, antidepressant drugs and dermatologic drugs. Her work extends across other industries as well, including medical devices, semiconductors, telecommunications and electronics.

Daniel Williams

Daniel Williams litigates patent matters in both the life science and technology industries. In the life sciences, Daniel works on disputes involving small molecule and biologic drugs, drug delivery technology, and recombinant DNA technology. As a member of the trial team, Daniel recently represented a major pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation involving a blockbuster cancer therapy. Daniel has also worked on numerous patent cases involving computer security software.

Josh S. Winefsky

Josh Winefsky advises clients in sophisticated real estate transactions both in New York City and nationwide. Equally adept working on traditional commercial real estate transactions and on condominium developments and offering plans, Josh brings a unique, multidisciplinary perspective to his work. He provides counsel that is both innovative and business focused, and his calm, even-keeled temperament and efficient style facilitate issue solving throughout even the most complex deals.

Christian Witzke

Christian E. Witzke works on corporate matters, representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity financings and other investment transactions. Christian’s work includes drafting and negotiating transactional and corporate governance documents, including share and asset purchase agreements, merger agreements, limited liability company agreements, limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements and shareholder agreements.

Erica D. Wolf advises hedge funds, investment banks and other financial institutions in the purchase and sale of distressed securities and claims of companies undergoing restructuring or in bankruptcy. She has knowledge of and experience negotiating forms published by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) for the U.S. market and by the Loan Market Association (LMA) for the European/Asian/Middle East markets. Erica has written about legal issues pertaining to the trading of claims and distressed securities and the settlement of transactions using LSTA and LMA documents. She also advises clients on various trading issues. In addition to her work in the firm’s Claims Trading and Investment Advice practice, Erica works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters.

Ethan A. Wright

Ethan A. Wright works on a wide variety of litigation matters, including commercial and civil actions in federal and state courts, as well as domestic and international arbitration. Ethan assists in the representation of individuals, public and private companies, and other businesses and entities, on both the plaintiffs’ and defendants’ side of these disputes. His work involves all phases of litigation, including drafting motions and briefs, organizing responses to discovery, and witness and trial preparation.

David Yanvarashvili

David Yanvarashvili works with sponsors on the establishment and operation of a wide variety of private investment funds, including hedge, private equity, credit, growth equity, venture capital and real estate funds, as well as separately managed accounts. In addition, David assists investors in subscribing to international and domestic private investment funds.

Renee Yao assists in the representation of lenders and borrowers in connection with corporate and financing transactions, such as leveraged financings, recapitalizations, refinancings and securities offerings. Renee’s work involves all phases of transactions, including document negotiation, collateral perfection and post-closing matters.

Dean M. Yu works on intellectual property matters. During law school, Dean was a member of a winning team in the first joint law school competition to deploy artificial intelligence tools in legal discovery. As a member of the attorney general staff for the University of North Carolina’s Honor Court, he both counseled students and represented the university at multiple full panel hearings. He also interned for the Honorable Cheri Beasley of the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the Honorable Wanda Bryant of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Committed to pro bono and community service, Dean dedicated more than 200 hours over his three years at Carolina Law to pro bono work, including indigent defense and veteran legal assistance

Eleni Zanias counsels and represents private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, public and private companies, and strategic investors in corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic combinations. Eleni also advises public and private companies on corporate governance matters, including compliance, enforcement and disclosure matters; board and committee duties; and compliance with securities laws and regulations. Eleni commits significant time to pro bono matters, including advising small for-profit and not-for-profit businesses.

Michael J. Zimmerman

Michael advises corporations on business immigration matters in a wide array of industries, including financial services, advertising, entertainment and medical. He works with clients on both immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions for managers, professionals, and individuals with extraordinary ability and specialized knowledge. Michael also has extensive experience assisting individuals with naturalization and claims to U.S. citizenship.