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Adam Hakki
Hall of fame
Partner, Co-Chair of the Executive Committee and Board and U.S. Chair.
Alejandro Gordano
Alejandro advises corporations, governments and investment banks on corporate finance transactions, including SEC-registered and exempt debt and equity offerings, credit facilities, restructurings, liability management and structured finance transactions, including diversified payment right securitizations. He also provides SEC-disclosure and corporate governance advice, and has knowledge of the banking, transportation, TMT, biotech, retail and energy sectors. Alejandro has been at the forefront of ESG capital market deals across Latin America, leading a number of ESG “firsts”, including the first emerging-market sustainability-linked bond, the first sustainability-linked bond by a sovereign worldwide, the first international sustainability-linked bond out of Peru, and the first exchange offer in Argentina replacing standard bonds with green bonds.
Andrea De Pieri
Avv. Andrea De Pieri is a partner in the Corporate Group of the Milan office. Mr. De Pieri focuses primarily on assisting corporate clients, investment banks and private equity funds in both public and private mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, sales and joint ventures as well as corporate finance and real estate transactions.
Andrey Panov
Andrey Panov is a counsel in Dispute Resolution practice. He has over twelve years of experience representing his clients before Russian and foreign courts, as well before arbitral tribunals. Andrey regularly acts as lead counsel in his cases, and has conducted his own advocacy in numerous commercial, construction and investment arbitration cases under the ICC, SCC, LCIA, SIAC and ICAC Rules. He has also represented clients in many high profile commercial and corporate disputes at all levels of the Russian courts, with some of his cases becoming precedents cited in the information letters of the Presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation. Andrey has advised his clients on litigation conducted in jurisdictions including England and Wales, Switzerland, Cyprus, Jersey, the British Virgin Islands and the Marshall Islands. In addition, Andrey sits as an arbitrator in domestic and international cases under various sets of rules, including the ICC.
Anton Konnov
Anton Konnov is the Managing partner of the Moscow office and Head of the Moscow corporate practice. He has advised extensively on a broad range of corporate, regulatory, infrastructure and general commercial matters and on a number of high-profile corporate transactions including M&As, joint ventures and corporate restructurings in Russia and the CIS in a wide range of business sectors including TMT, oil and gas, metals and mining, financial institutions and manufacturing.
Augusto Ruibola
Augusto, a native Spanish speaker, has over 18 years of experience and is a versatile practitioner advising on project development and non-recourse financing, as well acquisition financing, of energy, natural resources and infrastructure projects across Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. He regularly advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors across a broad spectrum of financing vehicles including public-private partnerships, secured and unsecured credit facilities, private placements and securitizations. Augusto understands the cultural nuances of doing work in Latin America and can help his clients navigate the commercial and regulatory challenges which often impact deal making in the region.
Azam Aziz
Global Head of Corporate and a partner in the Derivatives & Structured Products practice
Bulat Zhambalnimbuev
Bulat Zhambalnimbuev is a partner and co-head of the Russian corporate practice. He has extensive experience of advising both Russian and foreign investors, including major Russian state-owned companies and multinational corporations, on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings, including both private and public offerings, general corporate and antitrust matters. Bulat's experience includes transactions in a wide range of sectors with a particular focus on TMT, oil and gas, mining, power and financial institutions.
Dan Gold
Dan Gold is a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice. His practice focuses on securities class actions, fiduciary duty cases, class actions and other complex commercial litigation matters. He has successfully represented numerous corporations, boards of directors, individuals and financial institutions, including the dismissal of shareholder derivative cases against the directors of AT&T and the dismissal of securities class actions against Tenet Healthcare and ExxonMobil. Dan also obtained denial of class certification and dismissal of all claims in a matter brought by hedge fund investors seeking more than $1 billion in damages, summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging improper competition with the American Airlines Center, summary judgment on a $780 million claim arising from a major telecommunications transaction and denials of class certification in significant consumer class actions for the National Football League (NFL). He also played a leading role in successfully defending the NFL in a jury trial against fraud claims brought by Super Bowl XLV ticketholders. Dan has been recognized for securities litigation by Chambers USA, with clients noting that he is “a really smart lawyer,” an “excellent strategist” and a “great writer,” with “very good common sense” and “problem-solving” abilities. He has also been recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in M&A Litigation, Acritas as an “Acritas Star – Standout Lawyer,” by Thomson Reuters as a “Texas Super Lawyer” and by D Magazine as a “Best Lawyer in Dallas” for Securities Litigation and Enforcement. Dan frequently writes and speaks on issues related to class actions, securities litigation and fiduciary duties. Dan has presented, interviewed and published articles for various organizations and publications, including the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Dallas Business Journal, Bloomberg, Compliance Week, Corporate Counsel, Securities Regulation Law Journal, Business Insurance, DFW Financial Services Counsel Roundtable, Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, Law360, UT Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law, Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association Securities Section and the Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation and Antitrust and Trade Regulation sections. For his service commitment, Dan received the I. Zesmer Young Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas in 2019 and was honored as the Cardozo Society 2014 Young Attorney of the Year. He also serves as a member of the Anti-Defamation League Regional Board for North Texas and Oklahoma, a member of the board of Levine Academy and Co-Chair of the Professional Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
Donna Parisi
Hall of fame
Global Co-Head of International DCM, Derivatives & Securitization and Financial Institutions Sector Lead
Eliana Cioffi
Eliana Cioffi is an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice group of the Rome office.
Elvira Aliende Rodriguez
Elvira Aliende Rodriguez is a partner in the Antitrust practice. She focuses on Spanish and EU competition law. Elvira advises clients across a range of sectors, including air transport, chemicals, telecommunications, energy, pharmaceuticals, steel, hotel accommodation, textiles and financial services. She has extensive experience in advising clients on Article 101 (restrictive agreements) and the equivalent provisions under Spanish law. She has also participated in State aid procedures and in Article 102 (abuse of dominance) cases before the EU competition authorities. She has in-depth knowledge of working before the European Commission and the European Courts.
Emanuele Trucco
Avv. Trucco is a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s Capital Markets and M&A Groups who has considerable experience in Italian and U.S. transactions including public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital markets transactions.
Eugenio Zupo
Eugenio Zupo is an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice of the Milan office.  He practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and corporate governance. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, he worked for the law firm of Prof. Augusto Fantozzi in Milan.
Gemma Barrett
Gemma is an experienced patent specialist with a focus on advising clients in the chemical and life sciences sector in relation to patent disputes and strategy.  She has experience before the English Patent Courts and in the worldwide coordination of patent portfolios.Gemma is an experienced and trusted advisor for some of the world’s leading life sciences and chemical companies. She has more than ten years’ experience advising clients in patent litigation matters before the English Courts and providing strategic advice in relation to complex, multi-jurisdictional patent portfolios. He advice is technically excellent but also takes into account the wider commercial implications. Gemma’s focus is on the life sciences and chemical sectors and her 1st in biochemistry provides her with a sound understanding of such disputes.  Her experience involves small molecule pharmaceuticals, molecular diagnostics, biologics, antibodies, antibody technology and industrial chemical processes. Gemma has experience of litigating patents before the English Courts (including obtaining preliminary injunctions) and extensive experience of cross-border litigation within Europe and elsewhere in the world, including India and China. Gemma also coordinates worldwide litigation, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams in the defence and enforcement of patent portfolios. Gemma has developed innovative and successful strategies, often combining patent and regulatory law, to assist pharmaceutical companies in the enforcement of their rights. Gemma has considerable experience in domestic and international arbitrations (including ad hoc arbitration and before the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce). Gemma specialises in arbitration involving technical subject matter and many of her arbitration cases involve very substantial damages claims. Gemma is an experienced presenter and panel member. She is a co-editor of the EPO reports Bristows produces for the CIPA Journal, co-authored the UK chapter of AIPLA’s International Patent Litigation guide and writes on UK and EPO case law for a number of IP blogs.
Igor Gorchakov
Igor Gorchakov is a partner in Banking and Dispute Resolution practices. He is an experienced and versatile Russian lawyer specialising in banking and dispute resolution, including domestic and cross-border litigations and arbitrations. His wide ranging banking and finance expertise includes general lending, syndicated lending, project finance, real estate finance, securitisation, derivatives and bank regulation. Igor also practises in the areas of international capital markets and M&A.
Ilya Dvorkin
Ilya Dvorkin is a partner and the head of the Structured and Asset Finance practice in Russia. He is a recognised expert in the field of asset finance and acts for all of the leading players in the Russian and international aviation market. Ilya’s practice features a wide range of aircraft-financing matters, including pre-delivery payment financings, ECA financings, aircraft sale and purchase transactions, portfolio sales and leasing, as well as related Russian tax, customs and regulatory issues. Ilya was one of the first lawyers to successfully lead the repossession of aircraft from Russia on behalf of an international lessor. He represents major Russian and international aircraft lessors and banks on their restructurings, aviation related disputes and airline bankruptcy cases in Russia.
Jennifer Morton
Partner and leader of firm's broker-dealer regulatory practice
Lorna Xin Chen
Hall of fame
Partner Asia Regional Managing Partner Head of Greater China Executive Group Member
Masahisa Ikeda
Hall of fame
Partner Asia Regional Managing Partner Head of Tokyo Office
Mei Lian
Mei Lian is a partner in the Financial Restructuring practice, based in London. She has a broad and extensive practice with years of experience across a wide spectrum of high-end finance transactions, which often involve cross-border features. Ms. Lian focuses her practice on representing institutional investors, as well as corporate borrowers, issuers, private equity funds and sponsors on a wide range of finance transactions. She has particular expertise navigating complex stressed and distressed situations, advising across the entire capital structure, and utilizing various finance instruments. Ms. Lian also represents hedge funds and alternative credit providers in connection with bespoke financing transactions and distressed and restructuring investment opportunities.
Oleg Khomenko
Oleg Khomenko is a partner in Banking practice. He advises lenders and borrowers on a broad range of complex cross-border financing transactions, and has extensive experience in margin lending, acquisition finance and financing in emerging markets (including Russia, the CEE and the Middle East) in addition to general corporate and real estate finance.
Parisa Clovis
Parisa Clovis is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Parisa’s experience focuses on funds finance acting for borrowers and sponsors (both domestic and international) in connection with NAV and hybrid facilities, subscription line facilities, GP support lines and refinancings across a range of sectors and asset classes.
Sergey Blinov
Sergey Blinov is a counsel in Banking practice. He is an all-round finance lawyer with substantial experience in a broad range of banking and finance transactions, covering trade finance, export credit finance, project finance, acquisition finance, subordinated loans, syndicated lending, restructurings (both consensual and contentious), and debt capital markets transactions. He has also advised various financial institutions on major insolvency proceedings and related litigation.
Ward McKimm
Hall of fame
Europe and Middle East Regional Managing Partner

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