Akin

Abid Qureshi

Abid Qureshi is a partner in the financial restructuring group, and the partner in charge of the New York office, at Akin. He is a dedicated financial restructuring litigator, giving him comprehensive experience in virtually every issue that arises in the course of a complex restructuring. Abid has litigated cutting-edge issues in the highest-profile chapter 11 cases, complex restructuring-related issues in state and appellate courts and has extensive experience in cross-border insolvencies and chapter 15 proceedings. Some recent highlights include Diamond Sports, Revlon,  Travelport, Frontier Communications Corporation, PG&E, Aeroméxico, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Intelsat. To learn more about Abid, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/abid-qureshi.html

Alison Chen

Alison Chen advises clients on the federal income tax aspects of business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other partnership arrangements, recapitalizations, restructuring (in- and out-of-court) and other financing transactions, with a focus primarily in the energy sector. She also frequently serves as tax counsel in capital markets transactions, advising public companies (including MLPs) and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on equity and debt offerings, public mergers and spin-offs. To learn more about Ms. Chen, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/alison-l-chen.html

Alissa Miller

Alissa Miller is a partner in the media, entertainment & sports practice, and the partner in charge of the Los Angeles office. She advises a variety of clients in the entertainment and media industry, including borrowers, distributors, studios, independent production companies, equity investors, high-net-worth individuals, completion guarantors and others involved in a broad range of entertainment-related transactions, with a focus on media finance and distribution. She also advises film and television clients in connection with tax-advantaged financing and co-production arrangements. To learn more about Alissa, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/alissa-l-miller.html

Angela B Styles

Represents clients through the full lifecycle of public sector contracting with unique insight and ability to efficiently resolve issues and problems with federal departments and agencies without litigation. Focuses on suspension and debarment proceedings and show cause responses, internal investigations and resulting disclosures under the mandatory disclosure program for federal contractors, the Procurement Integrity Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, issues arising from revolving door and conflict of interest restrictions on public sector employees, and federal gift and gratuity restrictions. Counsels extensively on commercial item contracting, cost accounting, GSA and VA schedule contracting, federal leasing, and the Buy American and Trade Agreements Acts. To learn more about Angela, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/angela-b-styles.html

Ann E. Tadajweski

Ann Tadajweski advises established and emerging investment managers on the structuring, launch and ongoing operation of alternative investment funds. With over two decades of experience, she has acted as counsel with respect to a wide range of alternative investment products, including real estate funds, credit funds, hybrid funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, family offices, strategic partnerships, managed accounts and co-investment arrangements. Ann works closely with fund sponsors on all aspects of their operations, including governance, compensation arrangements and succession planning, as well as regulatory compliance matters. To learn more about Ann, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ann-e-tadajweski.html

Anthony T. Pierce

Tony Pierce is the partner in charge of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Tony draws on more than three decades of trial and litigation experience to deliver positive results. Clients look to Tony as a problem-solver, an aggressive advocate and a reliable source of practical legal advice. His clients span an array of industries, including technology, telecommunications, health care, energy, media and entertainment, financial services and government contracting. His range of cases is equally broad. Tony has defended large class actions and complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, consumer protection, data privacy, trade secrets, product liability, intellectual property and high-level employment claims. He also has conducted numerous internal investigations. An experienced trial lawyer, Tony brings well-honed litigation skills, ingenuity and a vigorous presence. To learn more about Tony, please visit his full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/anthony-t-pierce.html

Arik Preis

Represents informal and official committees of creditors, ad hoc groups, debtors, individual creditors, rights offering backstoppers, and rescue, DIP and Exit lenders in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings. Has also represented lenders and administrative agents in non-restructuring-related loans, including leveraged loan transactions, mezzanine financings and more traditional loans. In addition, has represented creditors in the analysis of all types of debt documents and capital structures. Recent representations include Rite Aid, Endo International, Mallinckrodt, Purdue Pharma, Insys Therapeutics, HONX, Boy Scots of America, Achaogen, among others. To learn more about Arik, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/arik-preis.html

Arina Lekhel

Arina Lekhel’s practice focuses on the formation of private investment funds and their management, and representing these clients on an ongoing basis, including alternative investment vehicle structuring and restructuring, compliance issues and secondary transactions. Arina also represents institutional investors investing in private funds. She has significant experience with domestic and offshore closed-ended funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds pursuing a variety of investment strategies, including aviation, credit, distressed, event-driven, funds of funds, litigation finance, life settlements, macro, and real estate. Arina regularly advises management companies in connection with internal structuring issues, such as joint venture arrangements, mergers, spin-offs, profit sharing and vesting plans, seeding transactions and risk retention vehicles. To learn more about Arina, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/arina-lekhel.html

Arshi Siddiqui

Arshi Siddiqui is a leading Democratic strategist and lobbyist with a national practice focused on synthesizing public policy and politics into successful federal strategies. She is consistently sought out for her ability to form bipartisan coalitions, navigate intractable public policy challenges and help companies build their brands in Washington. Her practice focuses on a wide range of issues, and some recent client milestones include -- Securing a delay in implementation of an overly broad and burdensome 1099-K tax reporting requirement that would have forced millions of Americans to pay more taxes than they owed for selling items via online platforms; Working with an innovative start-up to secure regulatory guidance by the Environmental Protection Agency that integrated a path for newer technologies to destroy PFAS “forever chemicals,” ensuring that local communities will have viable options to burning or landfilling toxic chemicals. To learn more about Arshi, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/arshi-siddiqui.html

Bernd Janzen

Bernd Janzen advises clients around the globe across a range of trade litigation proceedings arising under U.S. law. These include AD/CVD and safeguard law, U.S. customs requirements, Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. In his practice, he assists corporate and sovereign clients in Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and Singapore, navigate duty and penalty risk, and develop litigation strategy geared to current U.S. trade policy. He represents clients in appeals before U.S. courts and international tribunals. Bernd works with clients across multiple industries—including the automotive, building materials, chemicals, energy, softwood lumber, aerospace, seed, tire, paper, steel and consumer electronics industries—taking care to understand the unique challenges each faces in the context of rapidly evolving and complex U.S. and international trade requirements. To learn more about Bernd, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/bernd-g-janzen.html

Blayne A Grady

Blayne Grady regularly represents private equity fund sponsors in connection with both U.S. and international funds throughout the life cycle of a private equity fund.  He also represents registered investment advisers with respect to regulatory compliance, and has significant experience counseling new and emerging managers through the numerous issues that impact a first-time fund sponsor.  In addition, he counsels institutional investors in connection with investments in private equity funds, hedge funds and direct co-investments.  Blayne brings a breadth of market knowledge to bear in helping clients handle complex fund structuring and negotiation.  He handles transactional matters involving private equity fund formation, fund investment, fund manager transactions and seed investments, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, stock and asset purchases, equity and debt financings, strategic growth opportunities, and exit strategies. To learn more about Blayne, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/blayne-a-grady.html

Bob Lian

Drawing on more than 25 years of litigation experience representing employers and executives in a diverse array of industries, Bob Lian represents clients in their most challenging workplace legal issues. These include class and collective action claims, internal and regulatory investigations, disputes with executives, and restrictive covenant and competitive hiring claims. He also provides strategic advice to companies on a range of workplace legal issues. Mr. Lian also works with clients on a full range of occupational health and safety matters. For over a decade, he has led the firm’s labor and employment practice. To learn more about Bob, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/robert-g-lian.html.

Brian Pomper

Brian Pomper serves as co-leader of the firm’s lobbying & public policy practice and recently completed a 7-year term on the firm’s management committee. He offers public policy, political and strategic business advice to Fortune 500 and other domestic and multinational companies. He represents clients before Congress, the White House and federal agencies on a diverse set of public policy matters, including market access, investment, international trade disputes, intellectual property, international tax and customs issues. To learn more about Brian, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/brian-a-pomper.html

Charles Connolly

Co-head of Akin’s white collar defense & government investigations practice group. Represents companies and individuals in government investigations, white collar criminal defense matters, internal investigations and complex commercial litigation.  Substantive areas include Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-money laundering (AML) statutes, financial fraud, federal procurement, public corruption, sanctions regimes, and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation.  He has conducted investigations in multiple domestic jurisdictions, as well as in Latin America, China, Europe and the Middle East. To learn more about Charles, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/charles-francis-connolly.html

Chris Spicer

Chris Spicer serves as the head of the firm’s media, entertainment & sports practice. He focuses on entertainment and media transactional matters, advising on projects throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He represents financial institutions, mezzanine investors, equity providers and other investors with respect to their film, television, digital media and music financings as well as in other media investments. He also advises borrowers, distributors, independent production companies and others involved in various aspects of the production, financing and distribution of content. To learn more about Chris, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/christopher-s-spicer.html

Christian C Davis

Christian Davis advises on foreign investment, export controls, sanctions, anticorruption and customs laws. Christian represents clients in the merger, acquisition and divestiture process before CFIUS and on accounting for associated risks. He also advises in negotiating and implementing CFIUS mitigation agreements, developing and administering international trade compliance programs and conducting internal investigations. He has also advised sovereign entities in the formation of law and policy. To learn more about Christian, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/christian-c-davis.html

Claudius B. Modesti

Claudius offers extensive enforcement experience across a broad range of capital market regulatory and corporate governance matters, including representing corporations, accounting and other professional services firms and financial firms before the DOJ, SEC, PCAOB and other regulators. He also conducts internal investigations on behalf of board of directors, audit committees and senior management. Claudius’s practice builds on 25 years of government and regulatory service, including as a DOJ prosecutor, an SEC enforcement attorney and, most recently, as the PCAOB’s first enforcement director. As PCAOB enforcement director, he led investigations of U.S.- and foreign-based accounting firms, many of which involved parallel SEC investigations. He also played a key role in the PCAOB’s collaboration with its foreign audit regulator counterparts. To learn more about Claudius, please visit his full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/claudius-b-modesti.html

Cono Carrano

Cono Carrano is a trial lawyer and a registered patent lawyer who focuses his practice on complex patent litigation. His experience primarily involves semiconductors, electronics, software, wireless and optics technology. Cono has worked with patent trial counsel in numerous European and Asian countries. Cono brings a sophisticated technical understanding to matters involving a wide range of IP issues. Cono represents clients before the International Trade Commission, U.S. district courts, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. To learn more about Cono, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/cono-a-carrano.html

Corey Roush

Corey Roush leads the firm’s antitrust/competition practice and heads its Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-facing consumer protection practice. He represents clients in federal antitrust and consumer protection investigations and litigation. He has specific expertise guiding clients through the merger review process before the FTC, DOJ and various attorneys general around the country. He is one of only a handful of antitrust lawyers to litigate against both the FTC and DOJ to preserve proposed and consummated mergers. He also regularly serves as lead counsel in multi-defendant class and non-class action matters and has experience in various industries, including healthcare, technology, energy, chemicals, fuel, advertising, and retail products. To learn more about Corey, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/corey-w-roush.html

Daniel Moffett

Daniel L. Moffett’s practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property (IP) procurement and protection, with a focus on complex patent, trade secret and trademark litigation. He has served as lead technical counsel in cases involving claims of patent infringement, antitrust violations and theft of trade secrets. He also has first-chair experience representing clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in inter partes review proceedings. PTAB review, including the effect of PTAB decisions in district court proceedings, is a rapidly changing area affecting patent litigation. Daniel’s experience helps him provide clients with the best strategy for navigating parallel PTAB and district court proceedings. He represents a diverse group of clients, including clients in the medical device, biotechnology, animal genetics, digital communications, database software, Internet software, retail grocery, restaurant and entertainment industries. In addition to district court and patent office litigation, Daniel’s practice includes prosecution of trademark applications; licensing and assignment of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property. To learn more about Daniel, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/daniel-l-moffett.html

Daniel I. Fisher

Dan Fisher, the leader of Akin’s integrated special situations group, practices at the nexus of M&A, restructuring, securities and finance. Dan has nearly two decades of experience representing large-cap private equity, hedge and credit funds and has market-leading experience in the unique issues raised by distressed and special situations. Dan is one of the nation’s leading experts with respect to the governance, liability management, securities compliance, tax and other issues specific to a post-restructured company. Dan also has significant experience advising companies, boards of directors and special committees on crisis management, including in connection with regulatory and public scrutiny and executive transitions. To learn more about Dan, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/daniel-i-fisher.html

Daniel L Nash

Represents clients in federal and state courts and before various administrative agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the US Department of Labor. Represents employers in class and complex employment litigation and arbitrations. Clients include employers in the retail, publishing and professional sports industries. To learn more about Dan, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/daniel-l-nash.html

David Quigley

David Quigley advises lenders, sellers and buyers on evaluating the environmental liabilities associated with commercial, multifamily and industrial transactions. He develops solutions that are cost-effective and realistic in terms of the role of client as lender and the value of the property or portfolio. David solves problems so that clients can return assets to beneficial use. He has established a strong profile in this space, having developed an environmental due diligence model for use in the foreclosure of commercial properties. More generally, David has handled due diligence in connection with acquisitions totaling more than $1 billion in assets. David works closely with clients and other firm practitioners to anticipate changes to the environmental regulatory landscape and assists clients in complying with those changes. He can manage the defense of enforcement actions, having done so most recently in the Clean Air Act and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) contexts. David can also resolve, through mutually agreeable settlements where possible, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) cost recovery and allocation suits. To learn more about David, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/david-h-quigley.html

David Vondle

David Vondle represents clients in intellectual property (IP) disputes at the International Trade Commission (ITC), in federal court, and in proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. David has extensive experience as lead counsel in patent and trade secret cases having significant commercial value involving computer hardware and software, wireless and satellite communications, clean technology, semiconductors, medical devices, and consumer electronics. He has successfully represented U.S. and foreign companies in more than thirty ITC investigations through trial, appeal, and proceedings before the United States Customs and Border Protection. David advises buyers, sellers, investors, and creditors on domestic and global transactions involving IP, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and joint ventures. David also advises clients on the implementation of programs to protect trade secrets and other confidential information for clients developing autonomous vehicle systems. To learn more about David, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/david-c-vondle.html

David H. Sweeney

David Sweeney’s experience spans the full natural resource value chain, from exploration, production, processing and infrastructure, to monetization. He has advised on energy transactions with an aggregate value of over $70 billion and numerous operational matters in over 30 countries.  In addition to a partner at Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld, he has served as Vice President, Legal and General Counsel of an independent energy company and Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a business unit of a major, integrated energy company. Mr. Sweeney is the author of a comprehensive book on world-wide joint operating agreements and another on worldwide farmout and participation transactions, as well as numerous book chapters and articles. His speaking engagements include programs for the International Senior Lawyers’ Project, the African Development Bank, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and various U.S. Embassies, as well as the Universities of Texas, Houston, Oklahoma, Tulsa, and LSU and commercial CLE providers.  He has served on the executive committee of the Institute for Energy Law and has held various leadership roles both in that organization as well as the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. To learn more about David, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/david-h-sweeney.html

Dennis P. Pereira

Dennis Pereira’s practice focuses on the domestic and international fund industry. He represents fund sponsors in the formation, structuring and operation of private investment funds, including private equity and hedge funds that employ groundbreaking investment strategies. Dennis handles funds matters involving fund formation, capital-raising activities, ongoing operational activities, fund investment, and carried interest programs. To learn more about Dennis, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/dennis-p-pereira.html

Donald R Pongrace

As chair of Akin’s American Indian law & policy practice, Don Pongrace provides strategic advice and advocates on behalf of tribal groups, governments and corporations. He has been involved in significant policy issues around the world, and he currently focuses his attention on policy issues relating to U.S. domestic policy at the federal, state and tribal levels. Don’s work on the federal aspects of tribal policies in the United States includes serving as lead counsel on the two largest Indian water settlements in U.S. history and one of the largest trust mismanagement claims in U.S. history. He also provides guidance to his clients on federal, state and tribal responses to the Colorado River mega-drought and the corresponding federal regulatory processes. To learn more about Don, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/donald-r-pongrace.html

Donna Mezias

Donna Mezias advises employers on a wide range of employment issues, including management of risks associated with employee terminations; sexual harassment and other employee investigations; reductions in force and facility closures; discrimination issues; trade secret and employee mobility issues; disability accommodation; family and medical leave laws; wage and hour compliance; drug testing; and employee privacy rights. She represents employers in all types of employment litigation including class action and individual discrimination cases; wage and hour class actions and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions; retaliation; whistleblower; wrongful termination and employment contract cases; trade secret; employee solicitation; defamation; and unfair competition litigation. To learn more about Ms. Mezias, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/donna-m-mezias.html.

Ed Pagano

Ed Pagano provides advice to clients in the artificial intelligence, antitrust, communications, small business, privacy and emerging technology, among others. He has a profound understanding of the federal government’s inner workings, given his tenure with the Obama administration as Senate liaison and deputy assistant to the President for legislative affairs and with Sen. Leahy and the Senate Judiciary Committee for more than 20 years. Ed began his professional career as an associate at a large law firm before moving on to serve as a field director for the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign in 1992. During college, he played power forward for four years for the Vermont Catamounts basketball team. He remains active at the University of Vermont as a member of the board of trustees and through alumni and student engagement. To learn more about Ed, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ed-pagano.html

Eliot D Raffkind

Eliot Raffkind represents investment managers, including advisors to domestic and offshore hedge funds and other private investment funds. He provides advice in connection with fund formations and portfolio investing activities. He assists clients with navigating changing legal and regulatory frameworks. He also assists in formulating innovative structures to accommodate evolving investment strategies and the impact of changing market terms. Eliot’s clients value his strong technical knowledge and his ability to factor in business realities when providing legal advice. He is a frequent speaker before investment fund trade groups on issues affecting the investment management industry. To learn more about Mr. Raffkind, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/eliot-d-raffkind.html

Esther G Lander

Esther Lander’s practice focuses on complex employment disputes, high-stakes internal and government investigations, and client counseling regarding discrimination, harassment, reasonable accommodation, leave entitlements, workforce reductions, and employee misconduct; allegations of systemic discrimination, such as pattern or practice and class action claims; disparate impact discrimination involving hiring, promotion, and testing validation; diversity and inclusion initiatives and pay equity; and government enforcement activities. Esther represents clients in lawsuits arising under EEO laws such as Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and federal, state and local employment laws. To learn more about Esther, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/esther-g-lander.html

Fadi G. Samman

Fadi Samman represents domestic and international fund sponsors in connection with organizing, structuring and operating private investment funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds, fund of funds, secondary funds and hedge funds. He advises institutional investors in connection with their investments in private investment funds. In addition, Fadi has extensive experience representing sponsors and investors in connection with liquidity solutions transactions, including acquiring and selling private fund investments on the secondary market and complex GP-led secondary transactions. To learn more about Fadi, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/fadi-g-samman.html

Garrett DeVries

Garrett DeVries has led public equity and debt offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions in a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, restaurants, infrastructure, manufacturing, aviation and finance, for more than 25 years. He has extensive experience in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings and Rule 144A offerings.  He also regularly advises public companies and investors on securities law compliance and exemptions, SEC reporting issues, securities exchange compliance, shareholder relations and communication and other corporate governance matters.  He serves as the co-head of the firm’s Capital Markets practice. To learn more about Garrett, please review his full profile at: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/garrett-a-devries.html

Gorav Jindal

Partner; Disputes & Investigations, Antitrust To learn more about Gorav, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/gorav-jindal.html

Hal S Shapiro

Regulatory practice head. Advises multinational corporations, U.S. trade associations and foreign governments on international business and policy issues; legislation, regulations and interagency policy formation; international trade agreements; litigation of disputes before the WTO and other international dispute-resolution bodies. To learn more about Hal, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/hal-s-shapiro.html

Hunter Bates

Hunter Bates is co-leader of Akin’s lobbying & public policy practice and on the firm’s Management Committee, bringing more than 20 years of law, policy and advocacy experience to his client work. Hunter combines his extensive knowledge of policy and process with his close connections to key players to provide strategic advice and advocacy on behalf of a wide range of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, trade associations, coalitions and nonprofit organizations. Hunter brings to his client engagements a deep understanding of the intricacies of the legislative process and extensive experience working with members of the Senate and House on wide-ranging issues such as tax, trade, appropriations, healthcare, labor and sports law. Repeatedly named among the country’s “Top Lobbyists” by The Hill, Hunter’s ability to mobilize support and drive meaningful policy outcomes is a testament to his unwavering commitment to achieving tangible results for his clients. To learn more about Hunter, please visit his profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/hunter-bates.html

Ira Dizengoff

Ira represents official committees, ad hoc groups of unsecured and secured creditors, debtor in possession lenders, institutional investors, hedge funds and acquirers of businesses and assets. His restructuring matters encompass a variety of industries and involve multijurisdictional and cross-border matters. Recent engagements include Diamond Sports, SVB Financial Group, Avaya, Talen Energy, Travelport, Sears, Intelsat, Frontier Communications, among others. To learn more about Ira, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ira-s-dizengoff.html

James Wetwiska

Trial lawyer focusing on high stakes litigation in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels. He routinely represents companies in the energy; waste and recycling; transportation and logistics; and heavy equipment industries. He also advises health care entities in a variety of litigation matters, including antitrust and complex commercial matters. He has litigated in matters involving business torts, venture agreements, breach of contract, breach of sale agreements, intellectual property disputes and antitrust. He is similarly experienced in intellectual property litigation within the chemical, oil and oil service industries. To learn more about Jim, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-r-wetwiska.

James A Deeken

James Deeken represents private fund managers in fund formation activities and in investments into a wide range of investment funds and preferred equity structures. Jim's experience with fund formation consists of representing managers in the formation of buyout funds, growth equity funds, oil and gas and other energy funds, loan origination funds, secondary funds, opportunistic funds, real estate funds, fund of funds and hedge funds, as well as special-purpose vehicles, “funds of one” and co-investment vehicles. He is a regular speaker about issues related to investment funds, private equity, venture capital and related regulatory issues before the Texas State Bar, the Dallas Bar Association, investment banking groups, law school associations and the business community at large. To learn more about Mr. Deeken, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-a-deeken.html

James E. Tysse

James Tysse is a member of the Supreme Court & appellate practice. He regularly argues cases, develops strategy, and authors briefs both on appeal and in high-stakes trial litigation. While his practice is as varied as the firm’s is broad, he has focused on labor and employment, administrative, constitutional, energy, and class action law. James helps clients develop appellate strategy before the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state courts throughout the country. He has prepared more than 75 appellate briefs at the merits and certiorari stages in the U.S. Supreme Court, nearly every federal appeals court, and numerous state and tribal appellate courts. He has also argued multiple appeals and dispositive motions in five separate federal circuit courts of appeals and numerous state and federal trial courts. To learn more about James, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-e-tysse.html

James J Benjamin, Jr

Leader of Akin’s white collar defense and global investigations practice group.  Represents individual and corporate clients in a wide variety of government and regulatory investigations and litigation, including matters arising from alleged insider trading, improper accounting and disclosure, market manipulation, commodities regulation and foreign corrupt practices/anti-corruption violations. To learn more about Jim, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-j-benjamin.html

James R Savin

Practice focuses on corporate restructurings and bankruptcy law, with an emphasis on creditors’ committees and informal and formal bondholder and lender representations in large, complex chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Represents bondholders, noteholders, lenders, post-petition lenders, acquirers of distressed assets and debtors. Representations encompass a variety of industries and involve multijurisdictional and cross-border matters. Significant matters include those involving SVB Financial Group, Revlon, Hertz, Crédito Real, Pacific Drilling and Foresight Energy, to name a few. To learn more about James, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-savin.html

Jason Rubin

Jason Rubin assists clients in corporate restructurings and creditors’ rights. He represents debtors, secured and unsecured lender groups, and official committees of unsecured creditors in large, complex chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings, as well as private equity investors pursuing strategies in distressed assets. Jason has advised clients in restructurings in a variety industries including energy, oil and gas, retail, travel and telecommunications. His recent engagements include Enviva, GWG Holdings, Aeromexico, Global Eagle Entertainment, CEC Entertainment, Sanchez Energy, Nine West, among others. To learn more about Jason, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jason-p-rubin.html

Jeffrey McMillen

Jeff McMillen advises domestic and major multinational companies on a variety of federal tax policy and regulatory issues. He served as the staff director of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, where he served under Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Jim McCrery (R-LA). During the course of his tenure with the Committee, he assisted in drafting the Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003, developing the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003, and crafting the American Competitiveness Act of 2002 and the Community Solutions Act of 2001. He also served on the staff of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and was the tax counselor for the 3,000-member American Electronics Association. To learn more about Jeffrey, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jeffrey-d-mcmillen.html

Jennifer Richter

Represents clients on drone applications, strategies and compliance; spectrum sharing, small cells and the evolution to 5G; wireless transactions and wireless policy including merger support; VRS for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Smart Cities and the IoT; TCPA compliance, rulemakings and litigation support; satellite regulations and transactions; tower and infrastructure development; air-to-ground services and in-flight broadband; USF and TRS; connected health care; digital education; device and technology licensing and Internet Service Provider regulatory compliance. She negotiates and advises technology and communications companies and their investors on a wide range of industry-specific agreements. She has served as a voting member on the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee that studied and made recommendations to the FAA Administrator regarding remote tracking and identification technologies for UAS. She actively participates in NASA’s UTM working groups and is a subject matter expert on the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council on UAS and the DHS’s CIPAC that is studying how to protect critical infrastructure from drones. Ms. Richter is active with FCC and the FAA on spectrum solutions for the UAS CTIA/NASA UAS Working Group. To learn more about Jennifer, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jennifer-l-richter.html

John Goodgame

John Goodgame helps clients navigate strategic transactions, primarily in the energy business. He advises public and private companies and private equity funds in initial public offerings (IPOs) and other public and private equity and debt offerings, as well as complex joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, John counsels public companies, their boards of directors and board committees in strategic and governance matters, including mergers, sales of control and conflict situations, as well as Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance. Recently, among other high-profile transactions, he advised Talos Energy Inc. in its $1.29 billion agreement to acquire QuarterNorth Energy; Viper Energy, Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition of Permian Basin mineral and royalty interests, $264 million secondary common stock offering and $400 million senior notes offering; and Diamondback Energy, Inc. in its joint venture with Five Point Energy to form Deep Blue Midland Basin LLC. John was the partner in charge of the Houston office and the co-head of Akin’s global corporate practice until 2022. To learn more about John, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/john-goodgame.html

John Jacob

Represents healthcare systems, major academic medical centers, device manufacturers and healthcare IT companies and has extensive experience with regulatory counseling, compliance, reimbursement and litigation matters. Advises health industry entities on a wide range of reimbursement and compliance issues; legislative and regulatory policy analysis and advocacy; potential fraud and abuse and overpayment matters and disclosures; federal investigations; and due diligence and strategic analysis associated with health care business arrangements. To learn more about John, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/john-r-jacob.html

John A. Bain

John Bain advises purchasers, sellers, lenders, landlords and tenants in a wide variety of real estate and real estate finance transactions. In particular, John represents clients in the hospitality sector in transactions involving purchases, sales, financings, refinancings and debt restructuring. To learn more about Mr. Bain, please review his full profile at: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/john-a-bain.html

Jonathan A. Ross

Jonathan Ross advises new and existing credit fund real estate, and hedge fund managers regarding closed-end, open-end and hybrid fund launches in a range of strategies. Jonathan’s deep familiarity with all aspects of his clients’ businesses, developed through years of relationship-building, as well as his ability to guide complex documents and questions through a client’s internal processes, make him a valuable partner to sophisticated fund sponsors. He also helps clients navigating the challenges of succession in leadership, assisting with the drafting of key documents and in negotiations with investors. To learn more about Jonathan, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jonathan-a-ross.html

Jonathan C. Poling

Jonathan Poling’s practice focuses on international trade, with significant experience handling complex civil and criminal matters. Jonathan is a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled prosecutions involving violations of U.S. economic sanctions, money laundering and export control laws. Additionally, he’s represented companies in anti-corruption matters before DOJ, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and various multilateral development banks. He has served as an independent monitor of companies, including those that have entered into the World Bank disclosure program or are the subject of audits by multinational development banks relating to allegations of corruption, collusion and undisclosed agents. His practice also covers anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, export control and fraud investigations involving international trade and trade finance, including investigations relating to potential violations of U.S. anti-money laundering statutes; tax laws and regulations; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; the Trading with the Enemy Act; and the Arms Export Control Act. To learn more about Jonathan, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jonathan-c-poling.html

Joseph Sorkin

Joseph Sorkin is a trial attorney who has consistently achieved favorable results for clients in a wide range of settings, including federal and state courts around the country, as well as arbitrations. Joseph regularly represents clients engaged in contentious disputes related to corporate restructuring and handles a full range of contested matters and adversarial proceedings in complex Chapter 11 proceedings. To learn more about Joseph, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/joseph-l-sorkin.html

Julius Chen

Julius Chen represents clients at all stages of appellate litigation. He is the principal drafter of more than 150 briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals, and he has argued cases in the 6th, 9th, 11th, D.C., and Federal Circuits, as well as the Florida Supreme Court. He has also counseled clients on numerous briefs filed in trial courts nationwide. Julius’s practice spans the range of Akin’s complex litigation and regulatory matters. In particular, he has been involved in many of the firm’s most significant matters concerning constitutional and Administrative Procedure Act challenges; high-stakes bankruptcy appeals on behalf of debtors and creditors; patent-related appeals arising out of both district court and inter partes review proceedings; and litigation relating to an array of Indian law issues. In addition, Julius maintains a broad appellate pro bono practice in which he has represented major trade associations, national nonprofit organizations, local governments, academics and incarcerated individuals. To learn more about Mr. Chen, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/z-w-julius-chen.html

Karen Christian

Karen Christian has spent nearly 13 years conducting and overseeing congressional investigations. She counsels clients who may find themselves subjects of congressional probes or who are contending with potential associated regulatory, legislative or litigation challenges. Karen has served as former general counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and chief counsel to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. In her role as general counsel to the Committee, Karen oversaw and ran some of the most high-profile, complex congressional investigations of the last decade. Karen brings her background to bear to advise clients in congressional investigations and related oversight. She helps them develop a comprehensive strategy that addresses parallel civil, criminal, state attorneys general, inspector general, Government Accountability Office and other regulatory investigations. She also lends her experience to formulate defensive and/or affirmative corresponding legislative strategy and to address a broad range of regulatory issues. To learn more about Karen, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/karen-elizabeth-christian.html

Katie Brossy

Katie Brossy’s practice focuses on representing Indian tribes, tribal governmental instrumentalities and tribally owned enterprises. She has worked on several highly significant tribal matters, including one of the largest Indian water rights settlements in U.S. history and the largest tribal trust claim settlement. She represents tribal clients on a variety of matters, including: Indian water law, including Congressional enactment and implementation of Indian water settlements S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services funding opportunities Tribal trust accounting litigation and settlement Withdrawal of trust assets pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Negotiating 105(l) leases with the Department of Interior and Indian Health Service Federal appropriations and Congressional representation Bureau of Indian Education school construction and financing Tax law Indian gaming law Land trust and restricted-fee land matters Environmental regulation Contract support costs under the Indian Self-Determination Education and Assistance Act Tribal sovereign immunity To learn more about Katie, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/katie-brossy.html

Kerry E Berchem

Kerry Berchem, with more than three decades of M&A, securities and governance experience, is a trusted advisor to boards of directors and C-suites. She principally represents public and private companies, including pre- and post- reorganized companies, on transactional, special situations, business, operational and fiduciary matters. Ms. Berchem has particular expertise in complex, event driven transactions. Recent matters include representing Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. in its $3.4 billion merger with Cyxtera Technologies, Verso Corp. in connection with its $400 million asset sale and hostile proxy contest, a private company in connection with a $1.2 billion asset acquisition and related financing, and a public company in connection with its strategic alternatives review. Ms. Berchem also acts as outside general counsel to several companies. She is currently a member of Akin Gump’s Management Committee, co-chairs the firm’s ESG and Corporate Governance groups, and is the former chair of both the firm’s Corporate Practice and Audit and Finance Committee. To learn more about Kerry, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/kerry-e-berchem.html

Kevin Wolf

Experience encompasses the laws, regulations and policies pertaining to national security, foreign policy and other controls over foreign direct investment, and the export, reexport and transfer of military, dual-use and other commodities, technologies, software and services; focuses on U.S. regulations implementing these controls, including the EAR, ITAR, sanctions administered OFAC, antiboycott regulations, the FCPA and multilateral trade controls. To learn more about Kevin, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/kevin-j-wolf.html

Kevin McBride

Kevin McBride has a nationwide intellectual property litigation and licensing practice. He has represented clients in matters involving a wide range of technologies. He routinely appears in patent matters in federal district courts and before the International Trade Commission. Kevin has established a record of sustained success in complex patent disputes over his more than 30 years of practice. He has been successful as lead counsel in more than 60 patent cases in the past 10 years. His success is attributable to his ability to handle technical subject matter, combined with a deep understanding of his clients’ businesses, people and culture. Kevin has represented a wide range of clients, including consumer electronics companies, software developers, semiconductor manufacturers, digital television broadcasters, media and entertainment companies, cellular phone manufacturers, medical device companies, and automobile manufacturers.To learn more about Kevin, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/kevin-g-mcbride.html

Lars-Erik A Hjelm

Lars Hjelm represents Fortune 500 companies whose imports are regulated by the Department of Homeland Security agencies of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as other federal agencies. To learn more about Lars, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/lars-erik-a-hjelm.html

Lauren Leyden

Lauren practices at the nexus of traditional labor and pension law and cutting-edge restructuring and corporate transactions. Particularly in the context of high profile special situations and restructuring transactions and “off the run” corporate matters, she has significant experience with managing workforce liabilities; collective bargaining agreements; defined benefit pension plans; layoffs; transfers, hiring or separation of executives and employees; executive and employee agreements; anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training and counseling; employee communications and crisis management; and complex HR counseling and investigations. In addition, Lauren serves as the firmwide hiring partner. To learn more about Lauren, please visit her profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/lauren-h-leyden

M. Scott Barnard

Scott Barnard handles business litigation matters in both federal and state court, with particular experience in securities litigation. Mr. Barnard defends and advises public companies, directors and officers, broker-dealers and board committees in matters involving securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, suits for breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts, internal investigations, investigations and other regulatory actions by FINRA, the Securities and Commission (SEC), and other authorities, allegations of insider trading, and corporate governance matters. He is the partner in charge of the Dallas office, a member of the firmwide Litigation Steering Committee, and a member of the Dallas office Inclusion Council. To learn more about Scott, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-barnard.html

Marissa Román Griffith

Marissa Román Griffith is a recognized leader in media finance and entertainment transactional matters. She handles sophisticated financings, asset acquisitions, distribution arrangements and other transactions involving storied entertainment companies, as well as recent entrants that are transforming the sector. Her clients include domestic and foreign lenders, borrowers, distributors, producers and others involved in various aspects of financing, distributing and producing film, television and digital content, including co-financing arrangements and credit facilities. To learn more about Marissa, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/marissa-roman-griffith.html

Matthew Kapinos

Matt Kapinos leads the firm’s projects & energy transition practice. He advises on project development, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic joint ventures involving a range of energy and infrastructure assets. Matt guides energy and infrastructure clients through all phases of drafting and negotiating agreements for the purchase, sale, development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects.  His experiences includes representing clients in traditional and renewable generation, RNG production and utilization, petrochemical, LNG export and import, and CCUS projects. To learn more about Matt, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/matthew-a-kapinos.html

Matthew Nicely

Matt’s practice covers the full range of the U.S. trade regulatory regime, including trade policy, trade remedies, customs, export controls, economic sanctions, antiboycott and anticorruption laws. He also advises clients on opportunities and risks presented by international obligations under bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements, including World Trade Organization dispute resolution and counseling. Matt represents clients across multiple industries in antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguard litigation, and provides counsel on the business implications of day-to-day trade and customs regulation. Matt represents clients before multiple U.S. government agencies and U.S. courts. His clients vary in scope and span the globe: governments, exporters of goods and services, importers, and producers and users of various metals, high-tech goods, auto parts, chemicals and many different consumer items from all over the world. Matt serves as President of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association. As an adjunct law professor at American University Washington College of Law, Matt teaches a course called The U.S. Trade Regime and coaches the school’s WTO moot court team. To learn more about Matt, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/matthew-r-nicely

Melissa Laurenza

Melissa Laurenza heads Akin’s Political Law practice, specializing in advising clients on navigating complex legal frameworks surrounding interactions with federal and state officials encompassing pay to play laws, lobbying, campaign finance, ethics and other regulatory areas. She assists clients spanning financial services, private equity, hedge funds, corporations, media and entertainment companies, law firms, lobbying firms, trade associations and high-net-worth individuals. Melissa helps establish and maintain compliance systems, covering laws such as the Lobbying Disclosure Act, Foreign Agents Registration Act and rules like Rule 206(4)-5 for investment advisors. She provides counsel on political activities, including testifying before legislative bodies, drafting op-eds and representing clients in federal and state investigations, including before the Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission and Government Accounting Office. Melissa's practice assists politically active entities to ensure adherence to applicable regulations. Her recent work involves clients from commercial banks, energy companies, insurance firms, hedge funds, private equity firms, entertainment companies and individuals transitioning between government and private sectors. To learn more about Melissa, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/melissa-l-laurenza.html

Meredith A. Lahaie

Meredith Lahaie advises on complex restructuring cases of all sizes, both in and out of court. She represents debtors, creditors, bondholders, debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders and acquirers of businesses and assets in large, complex chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Meredith advises clients from a wide variety of industries, including energy and energy services, shipping, entertainment, and retail. To learn more about Meredith, please visit her profile here:https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/meredith-a-lahaie.html

Michael Asaro

Michael A. Asaro’s practice focuses on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigations, white-collar criminal defense, corporate internal investigations and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Asaro has extensive litigation and investigatory experience involving matters arising under the federal securities laws, including insider trading, market manipulation, accounting irregularities, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, and broker-dealer and investment advisor regulation. To learn more about Michael, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/michael-a-asaro.html

Michael S Stamer

Michael Stamer represents official and unofficial committees of unsecured creditors, secured lender groups, debtors, boards of directors and special committees, DIP lenders, plan sponsors and acquirers of businesses and assets in large, complex chapter 11 cases and domestic and international out-of-court restructurings. He has led many high-profile recent restructurings in the energy, oilfield services, power, real estate, healthcare, retail and media industries. His recent engagements include GWG Holdings, TV Azteca, CURO Group, GEO Group, PG&E, CBL & Associates, among others. To learn more about Michael, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/michael-s-stamer.html

Mitchell Hurley

Mitch Hurley is a trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience litigating complex commercial, bankruptcy, corporate and securities disputes. He regularly represents investment funds, fund professionals and portfolio companies, public companies and executives in state and federal court litigation and arbitrations, as well as debtors, creditors’ committees, bondholders, ad hoc groups and others in bankruptcy proceedings. To learn more about Mitch, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/mitchell-p-hurley.html

Nathan Brown

Drawing upon his 20+ years of diverse health care industry and governmental experience, Nate provides clients with strategic, practical advice on cutting-edge regulatory, compliance and policy matters. He has worked extensively in the FDA regulatory field and on coverage and reimbursement matters, allowing him to make connections across disciplines and take a multifaceted, creative approach to advising clients. Nate is a leading authority in the regulation of medical devices, particularly medical software, digital health and diagnostics. He has served in prominent roles at FDA and on the Senate HELP Committee. He is outside counsel to a broad cross section of the most innovative and influential entities in medical technologies, including the most well-established device and diagnostics companies, leading academic medical centers, visionary start-ups, digital technology companies newly entering health care and the leading trade association for the device industry. He has played an active role on behalf of clients in shaping many recent legislative reforms for medical technologies. To learn more about Nate, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/nathan-a-brown.html

Nathan J. Oleson

Nathan Oleson has served as counsel in several precedent-setting cases and arbitrations, particularly in the area of wage and hour and sports law. He defends employers in complex litigation involving a range of employment issues, including wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws, employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and labor disputes under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  Nathan also has handled several high-stakes disputes between sports entities and athletes and officials regarding compensation, discipline, benefits, workplace injuries, and labor-management rights under collective bargaining agreements. To learn more about Nathan, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/nathan-j-oleson.html

Neal Marder

Neal Marder is a seasoned trial lawyer with a diverse civil litigation practice. He works with in-house counsel, senior management and boards of directors for companies, oftentimes facing multimillion dollar, high-profile, bet-the-company business disputes. Neal heads the firm’s consumer class actions practice and brings his nearly 35 years of experience as lead trial counsel to bear in defending against class action suits of all types. He defends against securities litigation and consumer fraud class and mass actions and has done so with a high rate of success: dismissals at the pleading stage, rulings striking entirely or narrowing class claims, decisions denying class certification and highly favorable settlements are all among the results he regularly delivers to clients. Neal also handles a broad range of other litigation, including business and consumer torts, intellectual property, securities, white collar, RICO and real estate. In addition to trying over 25 cases, he also has extensive experience in arbitrations and cross-border litigation. To learn more about Neal, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/neal-ross-marder.html

Parvin Moyne

Parvin Moyne represents individuals and corporations in government investigations, white collar criminal defense matters, internal investigations and complex commercial litigation. She handles matters involving alleged violations of market manipulation, insider trading, accounting fraud, securities fraud, sanctions law, investment advisor fraud, money laundering, public corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. She has extensive experience conducting investigations and advising on government enforcement matters involving international jurisdictions. To learn more about Parvin, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/parvin-daphne-moyne.html

Patrick B Fenn

Patrick Fenn focuses on the tax aspects of a variety of domestic and multi-jurisdictional investment vehicles, including private equity funds, hedge funds and credit funds, and investments by foreign sovereigns, and on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, restructurings, corporate finance and financial instruments. He co-heads the firm’s Tax Group and was a founding partner of the firm’s New York office in April 1993. To learn more about Patrick, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/patrick-b-fenn.html

Paul Butler

Represents clients in a wide variety of matters relating to federal criminal and regulatory enforcement actions and corporate internal investigations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, export control and sanctions laws and regulations, securities laws, federal contracts, electronic surveillance and other national security-related issues. He has particular expertise in the investigation and trial of cross-border criminal matters from his time in private practice and as a terrorism prosecutor including his role as trial prosecutor in United States v. Usama bin Laden (the East Africa Embassy Bombing Trial). To learn more about Paul, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/paul-w-butler.html

Paul B. Hewitt

Paul Hewitt is the former long-time head of Akin’s U.S. antitrust/competition practice and has more than 40 years of experience litigating and advising on complex, high-stakes antitrust matters. Paul’s practice focuses on providing antitrust and Hart-Scott-Rodino representation regarding mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He has provided antitrust representation in involving a broad range of industries and products including oil, natural gas and NGL extraction, processing, refining, transportation and storage, electricity generation, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, health care services, construction materials, agricultural processing and retail food products, shipping, computer software, intellectual property, motion picture exhibition, commodity trading, defense contracting, advertising, and waste management. To learn more about Paul, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/paul-b-hewitt.html

Philip Dublin

Represents debtors, official and unofficial committees of creditors, secured creditors, investors, DIP lenders and acquirers of businesses and assets in chapter 11 cases of all sizes and complexity as well as in connection with out-of-court restructurings. Recent representations include Yellow Corporation, Avaya, Cineworld, Travelport, GTT Communications, Carestream, iHeartMedia, J.C. Penney, Sears, Sungard, Loyalty Ventures, to name a few. To learn more about Phil, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/philip-c-dublin.html

Prakash Mehta

Prakash Mehta advises some of the world’s most prominent fund sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and other institutional investors. He provides strategic advice on private equity-style investments, exit transactions, joint ventures, and stock and asset sales. He also counsels on investor portfolio company matters and serves as corporate counsel to public and private portfolio companies. Representative work includes advising on economically transformative private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund manager-level transactions, including seed arrangements, joint ventures and minority stake sales; counseling funds on restructuring shale-play investments impacted by volatility in the energy sector; providing advice on debt and equity investments in shipping and entertainment assets around the world; assisting Asian clients on U.S. inbound investments in a variety of sectors; and representing limited partner advisory boards regarding zombie fund manager disputes, with extensive work on funds divorce matters involving fund principals and investors. He is co-leader of the firm’s investment management practice, leader of the India practice and member of the management committee. To learn more about Prakash, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/prakash-h-mehta.html

Pratik Shah

Head of Akin’s Supreme Court & appellate practice. Pratik has argued 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (winning all but three), and over 50 cases in the federal courts of appeals (including in every circuit). Under Pratik’s leadership, Akin has been a mainstay on NLJ’s Appellate Hot List, named one of the top three appellate practices in the Best of Corporate Counsel rankings, and recognized as Law360’s Practice Group of the Year. Previously, Pratik served for more than five years as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the DOJ. He received a number of awards for his advocacy before the Supreme Court during that time, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for his role as lead drafter of the successful challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor. To learn more about Pratik, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/pratik-a-shah.html

Richard J. Rabin

The head of Akin’s New York labor & employment practice, Rich Rabin advises clients on their most complex and sensitive employment matters. He litigates employment-related disputes in federal and state courts, as well as before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), JAMS and the Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel. Rich regularly represents clients in the financial services industry, including hedge fund and private equity firms, in connection with their labor and employment matters. He also represents executives, directors, portfolio managers and other senior personnel in connection with employment and partnership-related disputes. Rich also regularly speaks and writes on litigation and employment issues and has provided legal analyses in television and radio interviews, as well as in print media. To learn more about Rich, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/richard-j-rabin.html

Robert H. Pees

Bob Pees’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and domestic and international arbitration arising from securities offerings and corporate transactions. He has extensive experience in the area of class actions, including securities class actions, derivative actions and multidistrict litigation and has served as counsel in many large, complex lawsuits, including high-profile, multidistrict litigation and significant arbitration. His clients include Fortune 500 corporations, financial services firms, broker-dealers, insurance industry intermediaries, investment funds, and real estate limited partnerships. He also frequently counsels investment funds and others regarding counter party risks. To learn more about Bob, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/robert-h-pees.html

Robert S Salcido

False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense Fraud & Abuse Compliance and Litigation To learn more about Robert, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/robert-s-salcido.html

Rosa A. Testani

Rosa Testani advises private equity funds, portfolio companies and other corporations in complex corporate finance transactions. In particular, she regularly advises on high-yield debt offerings; tender offers; consent solicitations; and equity offerings, including IPOs. She also has extensive experience in advising distressed companies, creditors, and special situations investors on financing and securities matters in out-of-court and in-court restructurings. Rosa regularly advises on securities law compliance, corporate governance and covenant compliance matters. She serves as a long-term legal advisor to C-suite executives and senior management. Over the course of her career, she has worked on a large number of sophisticated deals and has represented one of the largest private equity funds in the world. To learn more about Rosa, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/rosa-a-testani.html

Ruben Muñoz

Rubén Muñoz represents public and privately-held companies in patent and trade secret litigation involving a wide array of technologies, including medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and electronics. He represents clients in federal and state courts, before the International Trade Commission and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent Office in inter partes review proceedings. He has been counsel of record in over 50 inter partes review (IPR) proceedings with nearly half of them as lead counsel. To learn more about Ruben, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ruben-h-munoz.html

Sarah Schultz

Sarah Schultz handles large, complex restructuring cases and out-of-court corporate reorganizations for public and private companies, as well as for alternative investment funds. She routinely handles representations for both debtors and creditors and works across a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, shipping, retail and health care. Recent engagements include CURO Group, Pipeline Health, Brazos Electric Power, Just Energy, Remington Outdoor, among others. . To learn more about Ms. Schultz, please visit her full profile:  https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/sarah-link-schultz.html

Scott Parven

Award winning and nationally profiled government relations expert, Scott Parven is a strategist and communicator operating at the intersection of politics, policy and global issues with a special focus on clients from Asia and Latin America. He works closely with high-ranking officials of sovereign governments and C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies to craft solid messaging; build brand awareness; and develop targeted, effective networks to advance and protect his clients’ interests. For his entire career, Scott has been affiliated with centrist Democrats and has developed close associations with members of Congress and staff, driving market-based solutions to challenges in global economics and trade. To learn more about Scott, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-d-parven.html

Scott Heimberg

Scott Heimberg advises on federal contract formation and administration issues, contract disputes litigation, including litigation of construction claims, mergers and acquisitions, facility security clearances, government investigations and compliance counseling. He frequently represents technology and start-up companies seeking to identify potential government markets and evaluate the benefits and liabilities associated with selling to the government. In addition, he counsels clients on issues of fraud, waste and abuse, including suspension and debarment matters. Scott has successfully defended Fortune 500 technology and health care companies, as well as construction companies, against civil False Claims Act actions. He also regularly represents government contractors involved in transactions with foreign entities, advising on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process, and obtaining and maintaining security clearances. To learn more about Scott, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-m-heimberg.html

Scott L Alberino

Focuses on corporate restructurings, with an emphasis on distressed issuers and borrowers, official and unofficial creditors’ committees, bondholder groups, and bank steering groups in large, complex cases both out of court and in chapter 11. Represents companies, bondholders, lenders, institutional investors, private equity firms, hedge funds and other interested parties. Has also represented debtors in possession, bank agents, post-petition lenders and acquirers of distressed assets. Significant matters include those involving Diamond Sports, Enviva, Intelsat, Talen Energy, Yak Access, GenesisCare, Benefytt Technologies, Frontera and, to name a few. To learn more about Scott, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-l-alberino.

Stacey Mitchell

Corporations turn to Stacey for representation in complex federal environmental enforcement matters with DOJ and EPA, including internal investigations, and in high-stakes and crisis management situations. Having held senior roles at both the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency, Stacey brings a deep understanding of the inner workings of both agencies to assist clients in navigating these regulatory compliance and enforcement matters. Her practice also includes providing strategic advice to domestic and international companies and funds on a wide range of environmental regulatory and policy matters. Stacey is a leader of the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate work. Clients include private equity and hedge funds and companies from the chemical, shipping, energy, automotive manufacturing (OEM) and printing industries. To learn more about Stacey, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/stacey-h-mitchell.html

Stacey Eisenstein

Stacey Eisenstein regularly represents employers in high profile and significant arbitrations involving contract and labor disputes, as well as benefits and other Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) disputes. Ms. Eisenstein’s clients include employers in the entertainment and professional sports industries. She counsels them on a variety of employment-related matters, including collective bargaining agreements; employment agreements and policies; employee benefits; leave and disability laws; contract disputes; discrimination and harassment issues; and wage and hour matters. To learn more about Stacey, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/stacey-recht-eisenstein.html.

Stephen Kho

Stephen Kho’s practice focuses on international trade and investment policy, and dispute resolution, including WTO proceedings and investor-state arbitrations. He represents companies and governments on matters ranging from market access and investment to public international law. To learn more about Mr. Kho, please visit his full profile: http://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/stephen-s-kho.html

Stephen M. Baldini

Stephen Baldini is the global head of Akin’s disputes & investigations practice with more than 25 years of practice. His practice focuses on resolving high-stakes disputes involving private equity and hedge funds and he has represented companies, investors and boards of directors in state, federal, and cross-border litigation and arbitrations worth billions of dollars. Mr. Baldini works closely with owners, management companies, investors, creditors and portfolio companies. Mr. Baldini emphasizes solutions that allow companies to resolve disputes according to their business needs, avoid reputational damage and move operations forward. He handles matters involving partnership and investor disputes, regulatory and compliance issues, international arbitration, complex bankruptcy litigation, securities and derivatives fraud litigation, Securities and Exchange Commission inquiries and investigations, breach of contract claims, fiduciary duty and investing issues, merger and acquisition disputes, class action litigation and commercial corporate disputes. To learn more about Stephen, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/stephen-m-baldini.html

Steve Maslowski

Mr. Maslowski’s practice focuses on patent litigation and client counseling in the life sciences, including complex biological and chemical inventions, such as antibodies, small molecule drugs, and polymers, as well as medical devices. He has litigated in courts throughout the country and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has also represented clients in numerous inter partes review proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Maslowski also represents clients in matters involving trade secrets and related intellectual property issues. To learn more about Mr. Maslowski, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/steven-d-maslowski.html

Stuart E Leblang

Stuart Leblang is co-head of the firm’s tax practice. His practice includes planning and negotiating domestic and international business transactions, corporate and financial tax counseling and representing clients on tax legislative and policy issues before the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Treasury and other federal agencies. He also focuses on various investment fund matters. To learn more about Stuart, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/stuart-e-leblang.html

Susan H. Lent

Susan Lent heads the firm’s infrastructure & transportation practice and co-heads the firm’s autonomous vehicles initiative. Susan represents clients before the DOT, other federal agencies and the U.S. Congress. She advises clients on federal, state and local procurement laws and other laws and regulations applicable to developers and operators of infrastructure projects, other recipients of federal funding and companies regulated by the DOT. Susan regularly provides guidance on the complexity of how infrastructure projects come together and are monetized in the United States, including evaluating and managing regulatory risks and navigating the government procurement process. She also advises clients on the range of issues around smart cities, including infrastructure planning and development, monetizing investments and rules around safety and liability. To learn more about Susan, please visit her full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/susan-h-lent.html

Thomas McLish

Thomas McLish is an experienced commercial litigator with a special focus on cases involving government contract disputes, including bid protests and matters involving allegations of fraud or false claims. He has represented defense, construction, electronics and other companies in complex lawsuits involving disputes with the federal government and other contractors. His experience also includes advising clients on government contract issues arising in M&A transactions. Mr. McLish litigates before U.S. appellate and district courts, state courts, the Court of Federal Claims, federal boards of contract appeals and arbitration panels. He has handled government contract disputes before various U.S. agencies, including the General Services Administration; the departments of Defense, Navy, Air Force, Army, Interior and Homeland Security; and bid protests before the Government Accountability Office. To learn more about Mr. McLish, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/thomas-p-mclish.html

Thomas Dupuis

Tom Dupuis represents owners and sponsors, developers, lenders, and other participants in a wide array of renewable energy and real estate transactions. Tom handles matters related to the development, acquisition, sale and financing of commercial real estate and conventional and renewable energy projects, particularly wind, solar and geothermal energy projects. He works with clients on projects across the United States. Tom uses his wide-ranging experience in commercial real estate and energy development and financing transactions to make sense of complicated projects and issues and to provide succinct, effective guidance to his clients. To learn more about Tom, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/thomas-i-dupuis.

Thomas H. Yang

Tom has been a long-standing, trusted advisor for 7-Eleven, AT&T and multiple private equity funds in their M&A activities.  With over 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate governance matters, Tom has been repeatedly recognized as one the top M&A lawyers in Dallas and a leading M&A lawyer of color in the US. During the past 4 years, Tom has been primary lead on over 40 transactions with a value in excess of $40 billion, including the $21 billion acquisition of Speedway by 7-Eleven from Marathon Petroleum Corp. Tom is active in the Korean, Asian-American communities and The National Asian Pacific Bar Association and is a former President of the Dallas Asian-American Bar Association and is the current Chair of the Dallas Bar Association M&A Committee. To learn more about Tom, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/thomas-h-yang.html.

Thomas J McCarthy

Tom McCarthy serves as head of the firm’s international trade practice and a member of the regulatory practice steering committee. He counsels clients on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business, including export control laws, sanctions programs, customs law, anticorruption laws, antiboycott regulations and foreign investment in the United States. To learn more about Tom, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/thomas-james-mccarthy.html

Vanessa Roman

Vanessa is a key player on Akin’s renowned entertainment team and throughout the corporate entertainment world. She is regularly found at the table with seasoned professionals who seek her guidance and advice in finalizing their deals. Vanessa provides counsel in various aspects of the production, financing and distribution of film, television, digital media and music projects. She is keenly focused on helping clients address issues related to the rapidly-changing landscape of the entertainment industry, including the proliferation of streaming services and the rise of virtual reality. She leverages positive relationships across the sector to facilitate efficiencies in transactions. To learn more about Ms. Roman, please visit her profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/vanessa-f-roman.

W. Robert Shearer

Rob Shearer has 25 years of experiences guiding public and private companies through more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and capital markets transactions. He brings significant experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions to his work for energy, utility, oilfield services, manufacturing and technology companies. His capital markets practice encompasses debt and equity offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and 144A offerings, as well as 1934 Act reporting. Drawing on his deep knowledge of the energy industry, Rob provides practical and proactive advice to his clients during the course of highly consequential transactions. He efficiently maximizes the deep resources available at a global law firm, passing these advantages on to his clients. In 2019, among other high-profile transactions, Rob advised CenterPoint Energy in its $6 billion acquisition of Vectren Corporation and counseled a leading oilfield services company in its acquisition of a proppant mining operation in West Texas from a private equity seller. To learn more about Rob, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/w-robert-shearer.html