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.

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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

Other key lawyers

Teresa Michaud, William Roppolo, Daniela Fonsenca Puggina