The ‘very knowledgeable and resourceful’ practice at Baker McKenzie is adept at handling cross-border disputes, acting on a wide array of high-profile matters. The team is led out of San Francisco and Washington by Mark Goodman and Jennifer Ancona Semko, with expertise in state and federal courts. Los Angeles-based Teresa Michaud is integral to the team, with a focus on TMT related matters and class actions. William Roppolo, operating out of Miami, leads the government enforcement practice and is a key practitioner, alongside Daniela Fonseca Puggina from the same office.
Testimonials
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‘They are very knowledgeable and resourceful. Gave realistic advice and strategized effectively against our opponent.’
‘Mark Goodman, Barry Thompson and Christina Wong’
Key clients
- Funplus International AG
- Wing Inflatables, Inc.
- Eleanor Fisher and Tammy Fu, Joint Official Liquidators (the "JOLs") of TCA Global Credit Fund, Ltd. (the "Ltd. Fund")
- Grupo Pochteca S.A. de C.V./Pochteca Materias Primas, S.A. de C.V.
- Premier Assurance Group
- Fornace S. Anselmo
- Namasté Laboratories, LLC, Dabur International, and Dermoviva USA
- SeAH Steel (Korea)
- Silverback
- Vitaly Smagin
- Border Timbers Ltd
- The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Work highlights
- Representing Namasté Laboratories, LLC, Dabur International and Dermoviva USA in nationwide mass tort litigation involving an MDL, a 500-page class action complaint, over potential 30,000 claimants and hundreds of state court cases.
- Represented The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. as plaintiff in a breach of contract action pending in the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court, arising from the premature termination of credit agreements in a structured finance deal totalling more than USD 225 million.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark C. Goodman, Jennifer Ancona Semko