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 | Juan Zúñiga Managing Partner Real Estate, Latin America San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Juan Zúñiga Partner EDUCATIONHarvard University J.D., 1992Harvard University A.B., 1986PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (Bankers Hill) Real Estate, Latin America English Spanish juan zúñiga juan e. zúñiga is an international transactions attorney who has worked on cross-border deals throughout the united states, latin america and in over 60 other countries. he is also the managing partner of rimon.his practice is focused on buying and selling real estate, resort and hospitality transactions, mergers & acquisitions, overseas distribution agreements, international joint ventures, foreign trade and commerce, workouts of distressed assets, lending and investment issues. he has been particularly sought out for his handling of cross-border transactions, especially in latin america. in this work, he represents american clients in their investments in overseas properties and in establishing subsidiary operations internationally. additionally, he represents foreign clients in their investments in the united states.prior to rimon, juan was the founding partner of cross border law group, p.c. before that he was an attorney at both heller ehrman and baker and mckenzie. he received his j.d. from harvard law school (1992) and his a.b. from harvard college (1986).purchasers’ guides:investing in u.s. real estate: a basic outline of the purchase processconsiderations when buying mexican real estate+ click on any of the areas below to see juan’s representative transactions education harvard university j.d., 1992 harvard university a.b., 1986 previous experience kaye scholer baker & mckenzie heller ehrman harvard universityj.d., 1992harvard universitya.b., 1986 kaye scholerbaker & mckenzieheller ehrman publications new amendment to ppp loan forgiveness terms, rimonlaw.com, june 9, 2020 considerations on the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on real estate, rimonlaw.com, march 30, 2020 covid-19 and border restrictions, rimonlaw.com, march 30, 2020 california executive order: critical infrastructure sectors, rimonlaw.com, march 20, 2020 speaking engagements and interviews “the sixth sun rises: pursuing law firm partnerships in emerging markets”, thomson reuters institute 30th annual marketing partner forum, january 24, 2023 "this innovative latino lawyer is breaking barriers in the legal industry with commitment and dedication", interview with al dia, december, 2022. available in english and spanish. panelist, leadership speaker series: leaders serve - the value of pro bono service, san diego county bar association. april 2022. moderator, 20 years between border closures: changes in tijuana real estate trends and its impact on the cross-border markets, urban land institute. april 2022. panelist, celebration of latino alumni 2017, harvard law school. (cla 2017) effective small firm and solo practice management. march 2017. professional associations chc: creating healthier communities, national board of directors awards san diego, best lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 2019-2023 bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring china construction corporate and business transactions equipment leasing and finance international international trade and customs law international transactions latin america litigation finance mergers and acquisitions non-profit organizations real estate technology english spanish managing partner state of california san diego (bankers hill) |
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 | Steven M. Aaron Partner White Collar and Government Investigations, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Kansas City | Steven M. Aaron Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law (J.D.)University of Missouri (BGS)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Kansas City White Collar and Government Investigations, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution steven m. aaron steven aaron is a partner in rimon’s litigation practice. a leading white collar and government investigations defense lawyer with over 30 years of experience, mr. aaron has tried more than 45 civil and criminal jury trials in state and federal courts, defending clients in criminal prosecutions, government investigations and enforcement actions, as well as representing clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in general and complex commercial litigation.mr. aaron is one of a very select few lawyers honored by bti consulting as a ‘‘client service all-star,’’ based solely on interviews with more than 300 corporate counsel and leading legal decision-makers. this ranking illustrates his commitment and dedication to strategically solving problems for his clients.mr. aaron’s practice covers a widely diverse subject matter including litigation under the foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa), the false claims act (fca), the real estate settlement procedures act (respa) and the occupational safety and health act (osha). his practice is also focused on consumer issues and unfair trade practices, including the telephone consumer protection act (tcpa), mortgage fraud and business torts.mr aaron has represented both individuals and companies across a wide range of industries including health care, financial services, construction and retail, in criminal and regulatory investigations and proceedings conducted by federal agencies and/or their state and local counterparts. these agencies include the following:office of inspector general (oig), us department of health and human servicesus drug enforcement administration (dea)us department of justice (doj)us federal bureau of investigation (fbi)us federal election commission (fec)us federal trade commission (ftc)us internal revenue service (irs)us securities and exchange commission (sec) education university of missouri–kansas city school of law (j.d.) university of missouri (bgs) previous experience dentons us llp (partner) husch blackwell llp (partner) jackson county, missouri prosecuting attorney’s office university of missouri–kansas city school of law(j.d.)university of missouri(bgs) dentons us llp (partner)husch blackwell llp (partner)jackson county, missouri prosecuting attorney’s office awards and recognition recognized in the ‘‘criminal defense: white collar’’ category, the best lawyers in america, 2011-2024 recognized as a ‘‘client service all-star,’’ bti consulting group, 2017 selected ‘‘best of the bar,’’ kansas city business journal, 2017 ranked ‘‘best of the bar in litigation,’’ kansas city business journal, 2013-2015 martindale-hubbell: rated av preeminent (the highest level) professional associations american bar association steve palermo endowment for spinal cord injury research litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations partner state of arizona state of kansas state of missouri u.s. district court for the district of arizona u.s. district court for the district of kansas u.s. district court for the western district of missouri kansas city | |
 | Joseph Abkin Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance Santa Barbara | Joseph Abkin Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Davis (J.D.)California State University (B.A.)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Santa Barbara Corporate and Business Transactions, Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance joseph abkin joseph abkin is a corporate partner in rimon’s santa barbara office. mr. abkin has decades of experience providing corporate and transactional advice to clients.mr. abkin advises clients on transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings and all kinds of real estate deals. understanding that no two clients are the same, he helps each client identify the most appropriate transactional structure to help them achieve their business goals. he also provides compliance and corporate governance advice.mr. abkin’s corporate practice also involves counseling. he advises clients in relation to organizational structure, tax and employee-incentive arrangements, and has served as outside general counsel to a number of clients across various industries. mr. abkin negotiates on behalf of his clients and has represented parties in connection with disputes, resolutions and buy out arrangements, among owners.from an international perspective, mr. abkin has represented clients in relation to the domestic and international sale of goods, organizations, strategic alliances, and also has represented international trade associations.prior to joining rimon, he was a founding partner at fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney. prior to joining that firm, he was a partner at schramm, raddue & seed, also a santa barbara law firm. mr. abkin is a volunteer for the special olympics. education university of california, davis (j.d.) california state university (b.a.) previous experience fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (founding partner) schramm, raddue & seed (partner) university of california, davis(j.d.)california state university(b.a.) fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (founding partner)schramm, raddue & seed (partner) corporate and business transactions corporate governance mergers and acquisitions real estate transactions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance partner district of columbia state of california santa barbara | |
 | Anthony C. Acampora Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Long Island | Anthony C. Acampora Partner Long Island Corporate and Business Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution anthony acampora anthony provides sound and consistent advice to clients in both the boardroom and in the courtroom. anthony typically represents entrepreneurs, family businesses, and privately-owned companies. deeply committed to the long island manufacturing, aerospace, and defense communities, anthony is general counsel to, and a member of the board of directors of, ignite long island, the manufacturing consortium of long island, an organization dedicated to the advancement of long island’s proud manufacturing tradition.the businesses and the charities that anthony supports rely on anthony’s guidance on mergers, acquisitions, and sales, board advisory and corporate governance issues, risk management, business succession planning, joint ventures, executive compensation, strategic relationships, licensing, business restructuring and recovery, and almost every other aspect of a business client’s needs.during the last 40 years, his practice has steadily expanded to include a wide variety of businesses and business owners across every market sector. anthony has represented and advised business clients in virtually every type of commercial transaction and dispute. he has enabled clients to realize results that other attorneys have deemed to be unattainable.anthony is not simply the attorney to whom clients turn when they need representation – he is their primary resource when making critical business and personal decisions.anthony is the former co-chair of the america red cross, long island chapter. he was selected to be a member of the 2019 class of the energeia partnership, a regional stewardship program conducted by molloy college, and serves on this organization’s advisory board of directors.anthony is also a board member of the nonprofit collective foundation. the ncf’s mission is to help nonprofits throughout the united states by providing unrestricted operational funding in order to grow, operate effectively, and achieve their goals.selected experiencesuccessfully prosecuted multiple accountants’ malpractice actions against various national and regional accounting firms resulting in millions of dollars in recoveriesprosecuted breach of fiduciary duty claims against corporate boards of directors, including the board of directors of a regional universitysecured dismissal of multi-million dollar breach of fiduciary claims against clientrepresented clients in assorted commercial disputes including corporate dissolution and shareholder disputesadvised clients regarding corporate formation and structure, corporate governance, and business successionstructured, negotiated, and documented $132 million asset purchase of a tech companyrepresented fintech client in its sale of a $75 million membership interestgeneral outside counsel to middle market clients in areas such as construction, defense, and technologymembershipsamerican bar associationnew york state bar associationnassau county bar associationawards and recognitionduring the 2014 u.s. open, anthony received the city parks foundation’s vitas geruliatis community service award from tennis legend, billie jean king. fordham university school of lawj.d.fordham universityb.a. (cum laude) silverman acampora llp (partner-in-charge) corporate and business transactions litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner state of new york supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Benjamin Aguilera Partner Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Business Transactions, International Transactions, Latin America, CFIUS/National Security Phoenix | Benjamin Aguilera Partner EDUCATIONTexas Tech University School of Law J.D.The University of Texas at El Paso M.S., AccountingUniversidad Tecnológica de México B.A., Finance, AccountingPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Phoenix Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Business Transactions, International Transactions, Latin America, CFIUS/National Security English Spanish benjamin aguilera benjamin aguilera is an accomplished transactional attorney who primarily focuses on corporate, mergers and acquisitions and international transactions in the united states. mr. aguilera also advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital, and real estate transactions in mexico, central and south america, spain, portugal. his client base includes investment advisors, large corporations, emerging companies, real estate developers, cross-border manufacturers, and hotels and resorts.mr. aguilera is a cross-border specialist, representing clients in transactions and matters regulated by the usmca and other treaties and conventions between the u.s., mexico, and other countries. his expertise includes:mergers and acquisitions, including both stock and asset purchase transactionsdespac transactions as m&a advisor to target company or spac in the merger/combination phasemergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuringsgeneral representation in corporate matters and business operations of us companies (from conception to exit)general representation of us companies in corporate matters and business operations in latin america (from conception to exit)formation of entities in mexico and latin americajoint ventures and other strategic alliancesalternative dispute resolution for cross-border transactionscompliance with laws, rules, and regulations affecting cross-border investments and operations (e.g., foreign corrupt practices act, 1961 hague convention, panamerican convention on powers of attorney, u.s.-mexico-canada agreement, north american free trade agreement, etc.)cross-border financing of commercial and residential real estate projects in mexicoacquisition and development of commercial and residential real estate in mexicocommercial lease agreements for industrial space in mexicoset up of manufacturing operations and prosecution of special licenses and authorizations under special import-export programs in mexico (e.g., immex – maquiladora program)due diligence for the acquisition of credit portfolios and other asset-backed portfolios in mexicomanufacturing agreements, services agreements, bailment agreements, and shelter agreements between u.s. corporations and mexican contractorsinternational sale of goods agreements between u.s. and foreign corporationsconsulting agreements, employment agreements, and confidentiality agreementsdistribution and licensing agreementsincorporation and formation of corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnershipsmr. aguilera was born and raised in mexico. he graduated from college and practiced public accounting in mexico before he was admitted to practice law in the state of arizona. mr. aguilera is also admitted to practice law in the state of new york, and is a licensed c.p.a. in mexico. his achievements in the legal field have been widely recognized, including by the american bar association, best lawyers in america and superlawyers.awards and recognitiontop rated attorney in arizona, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation) 2023 education texas tech university school of law j.d. the university of texas at el paso m.s., accounting universidad tecnológica de méxico b.a., finance, accounting previous experience greenberg traurig, shareholder aguilera international cousel, llp, managing partner squire patton boggs, llp, senior associate snell & wilmer, llp, associate texas tech university school of lawj.d.the university of texas at el pasom.s., accountinguniversidad tecnológica de méxicob.a., finance, accounting greenberg traurig, shareholderaguilera international cousel, llp, managing partnersquire patton boggs, llp, senior associatesnell & wilmer, llp, associate professional associations u.s mexico bar association, board member, 2020-2022 american bar association, member, 1993-present state bar of arizona, member, 1993-present business law section, chair-elect executive council, 2017-2019 international law section, chair executive council, 2012-2014 securities regulation section, chair executive council 2002-2003 arizona-mexico commission finance, business and legal committee, co-chair, 2001-present greater phoenix chamber of commerce, board member, 2001-2008 executive committee, member, 2004-2008 audit & governance committee, chair, 2005-2008 nominating committee, chair, 2007-2008 international committee, chair, 2002-2004 border trade alliance, board member, 2001-2004 teen addiction anonymous, chairman of the board, 2013-2018 awards and recognition the fellows of the american bar foundation, 2016-present best lawyers in america, 2006, 2011-2014, 2018-2023 international trade and finance, 2006, 2011-2014, 2018-2023 mergers and acquisitions law, 2022-2023 corporate law, 2022 first tier, best law firms in america, international trade and finance, 2011-2014 southwest super lawyers, arizona, international, 2012-2013 arizona’s finest lawyers, 2011 martindale hubbell, rated av preeminent® 4.9 out of 5.0 cfius/national security corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital international transactions latin america mergers and acquisitions real estate transactions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets english spanish partner state of arizona state of new york phoenix | |
 | Akin M. Alcitepe Partner Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Europe, Construction, International Washington, D.C. | Akin M. Alcitepe Partner Washington, D.C. Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Europe, Construction, International English Turkish akin m. alcitepe akin alcitepe concentrates his practice on complex commercial, construction and treaty matters before international and domestic dispute resolution tribunals such as the international centre for settlement of investment disputes (icsid), icc international court of arbitration and the american arbitration association, as well as u.s. state and federal courts. he has had litigation successes on all three stages — local, national and international. akin regularly handles high-profile, treaty, construction and commercial claims.akin is a native of turkey and is a graduate of robert college in istanbul, turkey. he is known for his meticulous preparation and expert tailoring of his presentations to decision-makers (bench vs. jury trial vs. arbitration) which produces favorable results for his clients.selected experienceadvised a large turkish bank in conjunction with an icsid dispute for the protection of a $90 million guarantee it had provided for the construction of a highway in pakistan.defended a government against claims being asserted by a middle eastern investor in an arbitration under the uncitral rules.represented a governmental agency in a cross-border litigation related to enforcement and collection efforts arising out of a series of court judgments.prosecuted the claims of a french contractor against a south american government arising out of the construction of a power plant in an icc arbitration.represented the owner of a biomass gasification plant in turkey related to the process utilized in that project.defended and prosecuted the claims of a general contractor in a $100 million litigation arising out of the construction of the retractable roof of miller park in milwaukee, wisconsin.pursued the $20 million claim of a turkish subcontractor against a us contractor in a usaid project utilizing a fidic contract for the construction of a highway in afghanistan.represented the construction manager in a $20 million dispute with the concrete subcontractor in the construction of a stadium in philadelphia, pennsylvania.prosecuted the claims of a government contractor arising out of a navfac project in djibouti.publications“basic jury instructions,” chapter 1, model jury instructions for surety cases, american bar association publication (author).“bayindir v. pakistan and the decline and fall of investment treaty claims on international construction projects,” ankara law review, vol. 6, no. 2 (2010) (co-author).membershipscourse advisor for international law institute’s program on fidic contracts.american bar associationinvited to join the construction lawyers society of americaeuropean american chamber of commerce, ny chapter george washington university law schoolj.d.george washington universityb.a. offit kurman, p.a. (principal)howrey llp (counsel) arbitration and mediation construction europe international litigation and alternative dispute resolution english turkish partner district of columbia state of virginia (associate status) washington d.c. | |
 | Ricardo A. Ampudia Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, International, White Collar and Government Investigations, International Trade and Customs Law, International Transactions Miami, Washington, D.C. | Ricardo A. Ampudia Partner Miami, Washington, D.C. Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, International, White Collar and Government Investigations, International Trade and Customs Law, International Transactions English French Portuguese Spanish ricardo ampudia ricardo is a board-certified specialist in international litigation and arbitration. he represents clients in investor-state, commercial and state-state arbitrations, as well as litigation in federal and state courts.his expertise includes disputes under international contracts and international investment agreements, including free trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties (bits), and multilateral investment agreements such as the energy charter treaty and the central america free trade agreement (cafta), the north america free trade agreement (nafta), and the united states-mexico-canada agreement (usmca). his area of expertise also includes the foreign sovereign immunities act, the hague service convention, the hague evidence convention, and enforcement of foreign money judgments in florida.ricardo has experience with the world’s major arbitration regimes, including icsid, uncitral, icc, scc, diac, aaa, icdr, and lcia, among others. he has represented investors and foreign governments in international disputes at the facilities of the permanent court of arbitration and international court of justice in the peace palace in the hague and the international centre for the settlement of investment disputes in washington, d.c.he has experience handling disputes in the following sectors: oil and gas, renewables, construction, hospitality, health care, internet and technology, and industrial equipment. he has handled disputes involving international public procurement and public contracts with foreign government agencies.as an ancillary to his disputes practice, he represents clients in international criminal law proceedings and international sanctions compliance. he has handled matters relating to interpol red notice alerts, the foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa), the office of foreign assets control (ofac), and plea negotiations with the u.s. department of justice.on the transactional side, ricardo regularly counsels businesses in international business contracts, including issues such as international deliveries, international payments, letters of credit, surety agreements, and international sales.ricardo’s pro bono practice includes international human rights, asylum, and international family law matters under the hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction.ricardo has lectured on international commercial arbitration at georgetown law in washington, d.c., and the universidad del pacifico in lima, peru. he regularly publishes on issues of international law and business, such as the new york convention, the icsid convention, and the federal arbitration act.he is a fellow at the chartered institute of arbitrators in the united kingdom and is listed as an international arbitrator in arbitration centers around the world. georgetown university law centerl.l.m.american university washington college of lawj.d.davidson collegeb.a. shook, hardy & bacon llpinternational dispute resources, llcweil, gotshal & manges llp africa arbitration and mediation export controls and economic sanctions international international trade and customs law international transactions latin america litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations english french portuguese spanish partner district of columbia state of florida state of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of florida miami washington d.c. | |
 | Kenneth B. Anderson Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Trademark and Copyright, Artificial Intelligence New York | Kenneth B. Anderson Partner EDUCATIONRutgers University–Newark J.D., Research Editor, Rutgers Computer & Technology Law JournalRutgers University–Newark B.A., cum laude, George H. Cook Scholar in electronic music compositionPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Entertainment, Sports and Media, Trademark and Copyright, Artificial Intelligence kenneth b. anderson ken anderson is a partner in rimon’s entertainment, sports and media team in new york.ken anderson concentrates on the representation of premier talent and entrepreneurs in the music, entertainment, internet and new media industries.he handles business and legal affairs and supervises litigation on behalf of recording and touring artists, composers, producers, music publishers, progressive record companies, film distribution companies, television networks, and internet entrepreneurs. as a deal maker, he concentrates on helping to build and maximize client careers, from negotiation of the first agreements for gifted new talent, to negotiation of agreements and restructuring of business relationships for some of the world’s greatest recording artists and songwriters.his litigation experience includes high-profile and precedent-setting cases involving recording artists, record labels, composers, publishers, managers, artists’ rights and accounting practices, as well as leading cases on copyright and freedom of artistic expression. ken also frequently resolves potentially explosive music industry disputes on a confidential basis.he has renegotiated agreements and restructured business relationships for some of the world’s most innovative and successful recording artists and songwriters including beastie boys, the chicks, ben folds, stephin merritt, mindless self indulgence, phish and will smith. he represents the estates of “mama” cass elliot and warren zevon, and has counseled to the national music publishers’ association in their online anti-piracy program.awards and recognitionrecognized on the 2023 billboard top music lawyers list and 2024 billboard top music lawyers listtop rated entertainment & sports attorney in new york, ny, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2008-2023top 50 attorneys of note in the music biz, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2014new star, lawdragon (lawdragon inc), 2006associated news, events & media mentionsnpr broadcast participation; “inspiration or appropriation? behind music copyright lawsuits” september 5, 2015“beastie boys win copyright fight against monster energy” amlaw litigation daily, june 6, 2014speaking engagementspanelist, “legal eagles,” new music seminar, new york, new york, june 23, 2015. from the blurred lines case to taylor swift copyrighting her lyrics, the panel discussed hot topics, their impact on the music industry and the importance of artists being vigilant in their own careers.speaker, “the crystal ball: divining the future of music law,” south by southwest conference, austin convention center, march 16, 2013speaker, “evaluating the new business models: benefit or b.s.?”, south by southwest conference, march 19, 2010speaker, 17th annual cutting edge music business conference new trends and hot topics in music, copyright, and music for film publishing, record industry developments, legislative developments, international update, and copyright update new orleans, august 27 – 29, 2009speaker, “copyright in jazz (and other improvisatory arts)” the copyright society of the u.s.a. 2007 mid-winter meeting, new orleans, louisiana, january 26, 2007speaker, artist management in 2007 and beyond, new york, new york, january 10-11, 2007speaker, the future of music and video, november 16, 2005speaker, indie night school, september 28, 2005publicationsmusic rights without fights (updated 2nd edition for advertisers in the us market): the smart marketer’s guide to buying music for brand campaigns, by richard kirstein (author); legal support by partner, kenneth anderson (rimon) and tom frederikse, partner, clintons, 2020 education rutgers university–newark j.d., research editor, rutgers computer & technology law journal rutgers university–newark b.a., cum laude, george h. cook scholar in electronic music composition previous experience loeb & loeb, llc (equity partner) berger & steingut (partner) lobell & lobell (partner) rutgers universityj.d., research editor, rutgers computer & technology law journalrutgers universityb.a., cum laude, george h. cook scholar in electronic music composition loeb & loeb, llp (equity partner) artificial intelligence entertainment, sports and media intellectual property technology trademark and copyright partner state of new jersey state of new york new york | |
 | Patricia Annino Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax Boston | Patricia Annino Partner EDUCATIONBoston University L.L.M., TaxationSuffolk University J.D.Smith College A.B.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Boston Trusts and Estates, Tax patricia annino patricia m. annino is a partner in rimon’s trust and estates group. a nationally recognized authority on estate planning and taxation, ms. annino has more than 30 years of experience serving the diverse needs of families, individuals, and owners of closely-held businesses.ms. annino joins from prince lobel, where she served as chair of the firm’s estate planning and probate group. ms. annino’s practice includes all aspects of private client work, including estate planning; will and trust planning; incapacity planning; prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; estate litigation; advising executors, trustees and beneficiaries and administration of estates and trusts.ms. annino particularly focuses on planning for family business owners, including coordinating their estate planning, corporate and succession needs. in addition, she represents non-profit entities and private family foundations. ms. annino testifies as an expert witness in high-stakes divorce cases where trusts and other inherited assets are at risk. her testimony has been favorably reviewed by the massachusetts probate courts.a leading voice on estate planning matters, ms. annino has been quoted extensively in a wide variety of local and national publications including the wall street journal, barron’s dallas morning news, chicago tribune, marketwatch, investors.com, and women’s business journal. she has acted as the estate planning consultant to the independent investment research provider, morningstar, and has been interviewed on bloomberg television.a frequent public speaker, ms. annino has presented nationally to high-level donors and trustees of hospitals, museums, and other nonprofits, as well as private banking clients, owners of closely-held businesses, and alumni organizations. she has spoken to various groups about her book, women and money: a practical guide to estate planning, and was interviewed by family business wiki newsletter in may 2013. patricia also writes a monthly column for cpa insider, a newsletter sent to more than 160,000 cpas and other wealth managers and advisors.selected experienceworked with two generations in a family business to design and implement a succession plan that incorporated tax planning, business planning and estate planning.worked with two generations in a real estate development family business to create and reorganize entities for the opportunity to obtain 6166 estate tax installment payment plan, including the succession of ownership and management of related entities.decanted numerous irrevocable trusts to expand business powers, reduce administrative costs and retain family control.provided expert testimony in probate court in several divorce cases on the exclusion of trust assets from the marital estate.acts as counsel to private foundations on issues such as in-depth review and analysis of self-dealing rules (compensation and related party), establishing title holding company for liability purposes a general governance issues including family-controlled corporate documents and bylaws and agreements establishing donor intent.negotiating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for family business owners including issues pertaining to phantom income and alimony calculations.acts as general counsel to nonprofit charitable entities on donor issues such as self-dealing, international philanthropy, and donations of complex assets such as interests in closely-held businesses, limited partnerships, and artwork.awards and recognitionboston magazine, top lawyers list, 2023family firm institute, richard beckhard practice award, 2022chambers and partners usa, high net worth private wealth law – massachusetts, 2015-2023ultra-high net worth private wealth law, chambers and partners, 2019-presenteuromoney’s women in business law expert guide, euromoney magazine, 2012-presenttop 50 women massachusetts lawyer, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2009-2012, 2017-20av® preeminent™ peer review rated fellow (estate planning, probate law), martindale hubbell, 1995- presentffi gen advanced certificate in family business advising (family firm institute), 2020expert in the field of trusts and estates, legal media group’s expert guides, 2010-presentlisted in the best lawyers in america® (bl rankings llc), new england’s best lawyers, and boston’s best lawyers in the field of trusts and estates, 2008-presentmassachusetts super lawyer in estate planning & probate, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2004-2022top women in law, massachusetts lawyers weekly (new media investment group, dolan media company), 2013best in wealth management usa, euromoney magazine, 2012outstanding alumni achievement award, suffolk university law school, 2009“estate planner of the year”, boston estate planning council, 2007distinguished alumnae award, newton country day school of the sacred heart, 1989publicationscontributing author, “wealth of wisdom: top practices for wealthy families and their advisors,” september, 2022author, “planning for the sudden death of a family business leader,” ffi practitioner, june 15, 2022author, “from vixens to victorious: the rise of women’s power, competition, and ambition in family business leadership,” ffi practitioner, november 27, 2019podcast, “the role of women in legacy and estate planning”, ffi practitioner, may 19, 20212019 – author, “probate law and practice with forms,” 3d (vols. 21-22, massachusetts practice series)2019 – author, “planning for longer lives should be a family project”, barron’s, april 30, 20191998- present author, volumes 23 and 24 of massachusetts practice series, estate planning in massachusetts (with forms), thomsen reuters publishing company2016- present, author volumes 21 and 22 of massachusetts practice series, probate administration in massachusetts, thomsen reuters publishing company2018. podcast: wealth of wisdom podcast – episode 9. “how can you prepare for longevity and mental incapacity among family members?“2014 it’s more than money: protect your legacyfebruary 2011- present: regular contributor to cpa insider, a monthly e-newsletter published by the american institute of cpas. patricia writes regularly on topics such as estate planning, investment planning, real estate, eldercare, and more.a regular contributor to mcle publications, including the “federal gift tax” chapter in a practical guide to estate planning in massachusetts and the chapter “literature, art, music and computer programs” in drafting wills and trusts in massachusetts.“educating the client in estate planning,” a chapter in the 2009 thomson reuters publication new strategies for estate planning: leading lawyers on working with clients, updating traditional strategies, and responding to recent legal and economic developments (inside the minds).patricia published her updated edition of women and money: a practical guide to estate planning. this latest edition incorporates the changes to the current laws and provides a wealth of additional information to both educate and empower the reader, april, 2011cracking the $$ code: what successful men know and you don’t (yet), 2009women in family business: what keeps you up at night?, 2009women & money, a practical guide to estate planning, 2004 education boston university l.l.m., taxation suffolk university j.d. smith college a.b. previous experience prince lobel tye llp (partner) boston universityl.l.m., taxationsuffolk universityj.d.smith collegea.b. prince lobel tye llp (partner) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] recent articles september 2020: "understanding the complexities of mental incapacity when advising family business owners" - ffi practictioner april 2019: "planning for longer lives should be a family project"- barron's magazine november 2018: "longevity in the family business context: implications for leadership and succession" – tharawat magazine. june 2018: "planning ahead for longer lifespans" – barron's - penta january 2018: "the increasing importance of focusing on both sides of competence for family-owned enterprises" – ffi practitioner january 2018: "ticking time bombs in investment portfolios you might be unaware of" – ffi practitioner [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more articles" tab_id="1623011732990-4df7be81-cb87"][vc_column_text] august 2016: “why you should review the funding of your clients’ irrevocable trusts” – cpa insider april 2016: “key questions to ask the family business owner who plans to sell” – cpa insider march 2016: “3 steps clients with kids in college need to take” – cpa insider march 2016: “what to do when a client wants to give an llc or limited partnership unit to charity” – cpa insider february 2016: “don’t let our clients miss out on the ird deduction” – cpa insider october 2015: “don’t let clients overlook these key estate planning issues” – cpa insider september 2015: “charitable bailouts can save your c corporation clients big on taxes” – cpa insider july 2015: “avoid these errors on the federal gift tax return” – cpa insider june 2015: “clients divorcing? be sure to handle these estate planning details” – cpa insider june 2015: “avoid these common mistakes when preparing a federal estate tax return” – cpa insider april 2015: “ensure that your client’s trusts don’t endanger their corporations’ s status” – cpa insider march 2015: “why focus on estate planning?” – cpa insider february 2015: “help your clients choose the right beneficiaries” – cpa insider december 2014: “how cpas can help clients address the no. 1 planning obstacle” – cpa insider october 2014: “boilerplate trust clauses” – journal of accountancy october 2014: “estate planning for the 99%” – cpa insider september 2014: “common post-atra estate planning mistakes” – cpa insider july 2014: “the importance of boilerplate trust clauses: sterling, the clippers, and incapacity” – cpa insider june 2014: “challenges to advising clients in late-life marriages” – cpa insider march 2014: “portability vs. credit shelter trust: which should your clients use?” – cpa insider february 2014: “strategies to strengthen the accountant/attorney team” – cpa insider january 2014: “planning at the intersection of income and estate taxes” – cpa insider december 2013: “understanding the pitfalls and risks of irrevocable trusts” – cpa insider november 2013: “decanting trusts” – sumnews, the magazine of the massachusetts society of cpas september/october 2013: “what to consider when you’re asked to serve as a trustee” – cpa insider august 2013: “cpas as trusted advisors: helping clients through disruptive life events” – cpa insider july 2013: “modern reproductive options are creating interesting new wrinkles in the estate planning process” – cpa insider june 2013: “family business succession planning for the “lost generation” – cpa insider may 2013: “pros and cons of guardianships for parents of impaired adults” – cpa insider april 2013: “estate planning trends you need to know about” – cpa insider march 2013: “for-profit philanthropy: has its time come?” – wealth management insider february 2013: “what do you mean irrevocable? i want to amend that trust” – wealth management insider january 2013: “but mom and dad promised me their entire estate … or at least their home” – wealth management insider december 2012: year-end reasons to give to charity: charitable milestones offer inspiration – wealth management insider november 2012: “understanding the systems perspective when running a family business” – wealth management insider november 2012: “estate planning for an unpredictable future” – wealth management insider october 2012:”four trends in estate planning” – wealth management insider september 2012: “now is the time to make tax-free gifts” – client alert august 2012: “why it pays to consider a congruency audit” – wealth management insider july 2012: “four common estate planning mistakes and how to avoid them” – women in medicine bulletin july 2012: “long-term care insurance regardless of your client’s net worth” – wealth management insider june 2012: “you are challenging my will – but i’m not dead yet!” – wealth management insider may 2012: “understanding the basics behind organ and tissue donations” – wealth management insider april 2012: “estate planning for valuable art” – wealth management insider march 2012: “gifting ownership of a vacation house: a gift or a curse? – wealth management insider february 2012: “does your client have a beneficiary with a substance abuse problem?” – wealth management insider january 2012: “is your estate planning in better shape than stieg larsson’s? nine new year’s resolutions you and your clients can’t do without” – wealth management insider [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] speaking engagements march 28, 2024, afp ma chapter's 39th annual conference, speaker march 29, 2022, "gift and estate planning webinar", museum of fine arts boston march 30, 2021, "gift and estate planning webinar", museum of fine arts boston dec 10, 2020, "how to attack & defend trusts in a divorce" the 60 minute lawyer, mcle oct 28, 2020, "20/20 vision: blind spots and bright spots in the field of family enterprise." ffi global conference, speaker sep 15, 2019, "2019 estate, gift, benefits and retirement planning update (2 parts)." nti 2019 conference, speaker may 23, 2019, "the power of collaboration among professionals to best serve clients." foundation for accounting education estate planning conference, speaker nov. 13, 2019, "planning issues and challenges to bridge the generational divide." new york life. speaker oct. 24, 2019, "pow: navigating the impact of women competing for leadership in family enterprises." speaker may 14, 2019, "2019 legacy planning summit: strategies for professionals." speaker may 8, 2019, "20th annual new england estate planning conference" speaker april 17, 2019, "psychological hurdles of family business succession." new york life. speaker april 3, 2019, "women’s philanthropy for women’s health: a conversation about the increasing role women play in strategic philanthropy.” speaker [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more speaking engagements" tab_id="1623011742397-c0552b88-02e8"][vc_column_text] feb 28, 2019 "estate planning: major developments and traps for the unwary", 50 points of law, webinar jan 17, 2019 "bridging the tricky relationship between planned giving professionals and donor advisors including cpas and attorneys", charitable gift planners of houston, houston tx nov 1, 2018 "women as leaders in philanthropy", university of rochester conference, rochester ny oct 25, 2018 "forecast of three future trends for family-owned enterprises", family firm institute, london may 24, 2018 "estate planning conference", foundation for accounting education, new york ny may 4, 2018 "the power of the woman donor: a practical discussion", planned giving group of new england, boston ma april 19, 2018 "get informed about tax reform", dana farber cancer institute, wellesley ma march 20, 2018 "planning considerations for your arts and collectibles", wealth management seminar, boston ma march 21, 2018 "women and money: a practical guide to estate planning", philanthropic planning group of greater new york november 9, 2017 “family business planning in a seven generation world: the prince charles syndrome”, family firm institute (ffi) regional conference, boston ma november 6, 2017 “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning”, sandwich women’s club, sandwich ma october 28, 2017 “power surge: enterprising families and their high impact philanthropy”, family firm institute (ffi) annual research and education symposium, chicago, il october 26, 2017 “family owned businesses in trusts: an in-depth look at some of the electric tensions”, family firm institute (ffi) annual conference chicago il may 3, 2017 “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning”, north texas community foundation, ft. worth, texas may 3, 2017 “estate planning in a seven generation world”, north texas community foundation, ft.worth, texas february 21, 2017 “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning”. nylife women's market seattle, washington march 21, 2017 “the nuts and bolts of estate planning” dana farber cancer institute, boston ma march 22, 2017 “estate planning for the art collector: museum of fine arts boston, ma april 19, 2017 ‘estate planning for the second marriage” national webinar, new york life insurance company april 28, 2017 “viva la difference- women-owned family businesses” pdfb chicago ilinois may 3, 2017, “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning”, north texas community foundation, ft. worth texas may 3, 2017, “estate planning in a seven generation world”, north texas community foundation, ft.worth, texas may 25, 2017 “so how do we plan given the massive changes in the estate planning landscape?” new york state society of cpas annual conference, new york, new york june 21, 2017 “estate planning in a seven generation world” 4th annual american institute on federal taxation (university of alabama, birmingham, alabama) october 26, 2017 “family owned businesses in trusts: an in-depth look at some of the electric tensions”, family firm institute (ffi) annual conference chicago il october 28, 2017 “power surge: enterprising families and their high impact philanthropy”, family firm institute (ffi) annual research and education symposium, chicago, il november 6, 2017 “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning”, sandwich women’s club, sandwich ma. november 9, 2017 “family business planning in a seven generation world: the prince charles syndrome”, family firm institute (ffi) regional conference, boston ma. february 25, 2016 “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning”, greenville south carolina march 16, 2016 “best planning ideas for 2016 and beyond”, louisville kentucky estate planning council march 30, 2016 “estate planning for the art collector”, mfa boston ma april 28, 2016 “best planning ideas for 2016 and beyond” and “charitable planning for the closely held business owner”, houston planned giving council, houston texas may 4, 2016 “it’s more than money: protect your legacy”, hebrew senior life boston ma may 16, 2016 “best planning ideas for 2016 and beyond” and “charitable planning for the closely held business owners” birmingham estate planning council, birmingham alabama may 26, 2016 “current trends in life insurance and estate planning”, new york state society of cpa annual conference new york, new york october 27, 2016 “competence is the new estate planning challenge” family firm institute (ffi) annual conference, miami florida november 3, 2016 “to gift or not to gift: that is the question”- institute for private wealth forum, san francisco california november 8, 2016 “understanding the power of the women’s market in philanthropy”, planned giving association of new england (pgnee), boston massachusetts november 15, 2016 “estate planning for the art collector” museum of fine arts, boston ma december 15, 2015 “it’s more than money: protect your legacy”, connect for life, massachusetts october 2015: “the elasticity of the family business owner” family first institute’s 28th annual global conference. may 2015: best planning ideas for 2015, new york state society of cpas estate planning conference new york new york april 2015: “women, wealth, and longevity” harvard t.h. chan school of public health, new york new york november 2014: “the 10 best tax planning ideas for 2014” – speaker and panelist at the american institute of cpas annual estate planning conference october 2014: “estate planning for the art collector: at the museum of fine arts, boston wealth management seminars october 2014: “family enterprise: complexities, constituencies and constellations” – speaker at the family firm institute’s 2014 global conference october 2014: “working today, planning for tomorrow” – speaker to faculty and staff at dana-farber cancer institute september 2014: “women and philanthropy: the bottom line for planned giving” – speaker at bny mellon 2014 client conference september 2014: featured speaker at new hampshire estate planning council dinner meeting june 2014: keynote speaker at suffolk university frost society luncheon may 2014: “conversations in philanthropy” – speaker and panelist may 2014: “smart women, smart money” – speaker to faculty and staff at dana-farber cancer institute may 2014: “new trends in estate planning” at new york state society of cpas annual estate planning conference april 2014: “strategic phases of philanthropy” at u.s. trust private wealth management event april 2014: “gift options for complex assets” at state street global advisors 2014 annual gift planning conference march 2014: “working today, planning for tomorrow” – speaker to faculty and staff at dana-farber cancer institute february 2014: “women and money” at italian home for children january 2014: “the strategic phases of philanthropy: a conversation about giving across generations” – speaker and co-host at u.s. trust event november 2013: “understanding the estate planning needs of families and owners of closely held companies” – featured speaker at partnership of philanthropic planning of rhode island november 2013: speaker and panelist at 2013 aicpa sophisticated tax planning conference october 2013: full day presentation to museum of fine arts members and donors october 2013: “family secrets and ghosts: becoming a beacon of hope in the fog”: family firm institute 2013 conference september 2013: featured speaker at citi private bank’s women’s series september 2013: “women and money”: presentation to donors at boston children’s hospital september 2013: “women and money” at hebrew senior life august 2013: “practical tips and strategies to attain congruent planning”: purposeful planning institute 2013 rendezvous july 2013: “a conversation about women & money with patricia m. annino and derek sanderson” june 2013: “estate administration in massachusetts” at boston tax institute may 2013: “understanding the changing tax laws to maximize your family and charitable goals” – presentation to mass general hospital physicians and donors may 2013: “wine, women & wealth”: presentation to graduates of greater boston catholic schools for girls may 2013: “continuity governance – succession planning for the family”: american families business conference 2013 march 2013: “planning for art and collectibles”: museum of fine arts wealth management seminar january 2013: “understanding philanthropy in a changing time”: presenter at new england baptist hospital trustee retreat december 2012: “the ethics behind estate planning”: webinar for west legal education center november 2012: “a woman’s world: thoughtful year-end planning”: panelist at brown advisory program september 2012: the friday forum: “engaging the philanthropic community” september 2012: business family governance training: faculty member at business families foundation training program september 2012: “she makes change”: three-part online conference presented by women’s philanthropy institute september 2012: “the legal aspects of organ and tissue donation”: webinar for west legal education center june 2012: guest speaker at winchester hospital advisory council: “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning” may 2012: featured speaker at dana-farber cancer institute program: “women & money: a practical guide to estate planning” may 2012: featured speaker at union club’s “women of distinction” series april 2012: moderator at the americas families in business conference: “risk management for business-owning families” april 2012: speaker at state street global advisors 2012 annual gift planning conference march 2012: featured presenter at museum of fine arts wealth management seminar march 2012: moderator at prince lobel seminar, “hidden employment traps for the business owner” march 2012: guest speaker at winchester hospital’s winton club business meeting january 2012: webinar: “estate planning for the non-traditional family” [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] memberships & affiliations american bar association american college of trust & estate lawyers (fellow) purposeful planning institute boston estate planning council family firm institute, inc. (ffi) fellow suffolk university school of law, dean’s cabinet former business families foundation (bff) board of directors former new england baptist hospital’s philanthropy committee former indiana university lilly school of philanthropy women’s philanthropy institute advisor board former president of the suffolk law school alumni association former president of the alumni president’s council of independent secondary schools former president of newton country day school of the sacred heart alumnae association [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc"][/vc_column][/vc_row] corporate governance estate and gift tax non-profit organizations regulatory, compliance & corporate governance tax trusts and estates partner state of massachusetts boston | |
 | Hector Arangua Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Fund Formation, International, Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers, Latin America, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets New York | Hector Arangua Partner New York Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Fund Formation, International, Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers, Latin America, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets English Spanish hector arangua héctor focuses his practice on capital markets, structured finance, private equity and m&a, having over 20 years of experience in these areas. he advises both private and public companies on securities and business transactions in mexico and internationally. héctor also advises on structured finance issues, providing advice to lenders on structuring complex bankruptcy-remote payment structures, both in mexico and cross-border. he also advises clients on m&a transactions and has expertise in the venture capital and private equity sector, where he advises on fund formation and on investment and divestment matters, with particular focus on cross-border investments.héctor graduated as a lawyer from the instituto tecnológico autónomo de méxico and obtained his ll.m from the university of michigan law school. instituto tecnológico autónomo de méxico lawyeruniversity of michigan law school ll.m arangua abogados, partnernader, hayaux & goebel, partnerjauregui, navarrete y nader, s.c., partneryarto y narro, s.c., senior associate emerging companies and venture capital fund formation international investment advisers and other asset managers latin america mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets english spanish partner mexico state of new york new york | |
 | Amy Baker Partner Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Private Equity, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Technology Orlando | Amy Baker Partner Orlando Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Private Equity, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Technology amy baker amy baker is a partner in rimon’s orlando office. ms. baker focuses her practice on advising clients in the life sciences industry. ms. baker provides regulatory consulting services to life sciences clients, advising them at all stages of their life cycle, from formation through to clinical trials and commercialization. she advises life sciences clients on the wide range of legal issues which may impact them, including growth strategies, emerging technologies, regulatory compliance with the fdca, as well as fda, ftc and hipaa regulations, labeling and advertising compliance, intellectual property and brand protection issues, and privacy, data breach, and cybersecurity concerns. she also works with life sciences clients to facilitate funding for early stage life science and technology companies. ms. baker represents life sciences companies in litigation where required.ms. baker is active in life sciences industry associations and serves as co-chairman of central bioflorida, is a board member of the central florida chapter of the risk and insurance management society (rims), and is chair of the copyright special litigation group for the defense research institute (dri).selected experiencelife sciences:advising life sciences companies on regulatory schemes for fda-regulated products.reviewing labeling, packaging and advertising to ensure regulatory compliance with the fda, ftc and usda for medical devices, drugs, supplements, cosmetics, and food and beverages.advising on fda compliance including establishing and enforcing industry standard manufacturing practices, post-market surveillance and pharmacoviligence.reviewing clinical trial contracts.consulting on clinical trial ethics matters.representing companies in fda enforcement actions and advising them in relation to fda submissions.litigation:acting as lead counsel in intellectual property litigation between fda regulated companies and other companies.acting as lead counsel in false advertising/unfair business practices lawsuits.acting as lead counsel for product liability lawsuits involving drugs, medical devices and food products.privacy and cybersecurityacting as counsel to fortune 500 saas companies in various types of pre-litigation and litigation disputes.providing emergency data breach response action plans in relation to cyber attacks.publicationsinterview, “unlocking the potential of chatgpt in healthcare from a legal perspective,” chatgpt in healthcare live linkedin chat, february 2023interview, “classifying aging as a disease could speed fda drug approvals,” broadcast retirement network, january 2023author, “classifying aging as a disease could speed fda drug approvals,” the hill, december 2022 willamette universityb.a. history/politicsloyola law schoolj.d.university of california, san diegodrug development product management specialization wilson elser moskowitz edelman & dicker llp (partner)rissman barrett hurt donahue mclain (attorney)gonzalez & hulbert llp (attorney) artificial intelligence data privacy and cybersecurity intellectual property life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution private equity regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology partner state of california state of florida u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the middle district of florida u.s. district court for the northern district of florida u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of florida orlando | |
 | Timothy Balts Partner Intellectual Property Charlotte | Timothy Balts Partner EDUCATIONSyracuse University College of Law J.D.Oregon State University B.S.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Charlotte Intellectual Property timothy balts tim balts counsels clients to procure, protect, license and enforce intellectual property rights with a specific emphasis on technologies relating to chemical, polymer, coatings, packaging films and structures, composite structures including carbon fibers and prepregs, pharmaceutical compounds, nonwoven articles, and various mechanical and electrical devices including medical devices.mr. balts received his j.d., magna cum laude, from syracuse university in 2002 where he served as computer editor for the syracuse law review and authored the article “substantial utility, technology transfer and research utility: it’s time for a change.” 52 syracuse law review 105 (2002). he received his b.s. in chemistry, cum laude, from oregon state university in 1999. prior to his legal career, tim was employed as an environmental scientist with ch2m hill.selected experiencecounsel to a wide variety of clients in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for numerous technologies, including, chemical-related technologies such as polymer science and related technologies, nonwoven technologies, polymer and fiber extrusion, pharmaceutical and innovative drug technologies, medical device technologies, dental technologies, films and packaging technologies and systems, composites, and carbon fiber technologies and related composite structures.counsel to a world technology and manufacturing leader that specializes in films and packaging structures for both food and non-food packaging applications.counsel to a world leader in technologies relating to carbon fibers, carbon fiber composites and processes relating to the production and manufacture of carbon fibers in utility patent matters.counsel to a leading regional hospital network in connection with intellectual property matters that include protection of intellectual property, licensing, legal opinions, trademarks and utility patent matters.counsel to various universities in connection to new drug compositions and medical devices in utility patent and licensing matters.counsel to the world’s largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft in utility patent matters.counsel to a world leader in technologies relating to polymer and fiber extrusion including textile and nonwoven-related technologies and processes relating to the production and manufacture of textile and nonwoven products in utility patent matters. education syracuse university college of law j.d. oregon state university b.s. previous experience alston & bird llp (partner) syracuse university college of lawj.d.oregon state universityb.s. alston & bird llp (partner) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623012895771{margin-top: 2em !important;margin-bottom: 1em !important;}"][vc_column_text] professional associations state bar of north carolina american intellectual property law association justinian honorary law society order of the coif [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution partner state of north carolina united states patent and trademark office (uspto) charlotte | |
 | Bernays T. (Buz) Barclay Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Project Finance, Environmental, Social and Governance Albany, New York | Bernays T. (Buz) Barclay Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Chicago J.D.Michigan State University M.B.A.University of Michigan B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Albany, New York Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Project Finance, Environmental, Social and Governance bernays t. (buz) barclay my focus is on business transactions involving projects and enterprises in the competitive electric power industries in the united states, serving investors, developers, emerging companies, and ventures. i have advised clients related to structuring and capitalizing start-up businesses, joint ventures, mergers and corporate and asset acquisitions, project development, project restructuring, manufacturing, corporate and project finance, private equity acquisitions, and venture capital investing. i have led legal teams supporting u.s. competitive power companies in their initial public offerings of securities in the u.s. and canadian stock exchanges.in addition to transactions in the domestic u.s., i have as a commercial banker, investment banker, and attorney, advised developers, lenders, and investors from canada, the people’s republic of china, pakistan, saudi arabia, siberia, romania, mexico, chile, trinidad and the dominican republic, regarding project structuring, project development, and project financing.i have advised emerging companies and investors in sustainable energy and environmental businesses, including power project developers and owners in a broad array of technologies, from utility-scale wind, solar, and hydroelectricity, to cloud-based home energy management systems, distributed thermal energy storage for air conditioners, smart meter technologies for energy efficiency and demand-side management, microgrid applications, sustainable cargo containers, carbon nanotech r&d ventures, compressed air energy storage manufacturers and projects, marine wave power developers, waste-to-energy, and many others. in addition to representing clients in rulemaking and contested proceedings before the new york public service commission and the energy regulatory agencies of more than thirty other states, i have worked with start-up companies in their dealings with the ny energy research & development authority. education university of chicago j.d. michigan state university m.b.a. university of michigan b.a. previous experience dickstein shapiro llp (partner) torys llp (partner) king & spalding llp (partner) porter & travers llp (partner) marathon capital llc (managing director) citibank, n.a. (vice president, project finance) university of chicagoj.d.michigan state universitym.b.a. (financial administration)university of michiganb.a. dickstein shapiro llp (partner)torys llp (partner)king & spalding llp (partner)porter & travers llp (partner)marathon capital llc (managing director)citibank, n.a. (vice president, project finance) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] professional employment and related activity i was a founder of the project finance practice of chadbourne & parke llp. i left that law practice to become vice president and senior banker in the leading project finance business of citibank n.a, where i was responsible for originating, structuring, underwriting, and syndicating large non-recourse financings for power and infrastructure projects. thereafter i was serially a partner in the energy practices of the law firms of porter & travers llp, king & spalding llp, torys llp, and dickstein shapiro, llp. i joined the rimon law firm as a partner in 2012 when it consisted of 22 attorneys. i served as rimon’s managing partner briefly, and take pride and professional pleasure in the growth of its unique business model to a global presence of more than 270 attorneys located in nearly fifty countries. in 2012 and 2013 i was also employed as a finra-registered managing director of marathon capital, llc, a leading boutique investment bank specializing in providing m&a and financial advisory services to clients in the global renewable energy, energy transition, and power infrastructure industries. returning to full-time law practice at rimon as of 2014, i acted as marathon capital’s general outside counsel as the bank grew from 19 employees in two offices in the u.s., to over one hundred employees in ten offices in north and south america, london, europe, and asia. i have founded and chaired major conferences of the competitive power industry since 1992, currently including the annual infocast projects & money conference (see, https://infocastinc.com/downloads/pm-2024-agenda.pdf (infocastinc.com)). for a decade in new york city i founded and hosted the energy and environmental funders forum for the new york state center for economic environmental partnership, while serving as a director of the private new york environmental business association. i have served as a director of several early stage companies in the energy field, including endur, inc., ice energy, inc., ethermetrics llc, e3 greentech enterprises, maxim power, usa, inc., and powerphase, llc. i am a member of the board of directors of the center for economic and environmental partnership, inc., headquartered in new york’s hudson valley. i am proud to have served as an officer in the united states army. honors and recognition best lawyers new york, new york, energy law, best lawyers, listed since 2013 “av preeminent,” highest rating for both legal ability and ethical standards, lexis-nexis martindale-hubbell, since 1997 representative summary of legal experience counsel to a first-tier u.s. purchaser and seller (not broker) of renewable energy credits and renewable energy negotiating a raw cathode active material marketing, logistics and working capital agreement for a battery recycling process start-up company negotiated joint r&d and product development agreements for a new york startup carbon nanotech manufacturing company negotiated commercial arrangements for a project re-purposing ev batteries, that is funded by a california puc grant program negotiated commercial arrangements for initial product sales by a metal-hydride battery venture for demonstration and testing developer’s counsel for a 500 kv transmission line and 500 mw pumped storage hydroelectric project in southern california, including bidding into state and multi-municipal community energy storage rfps general outside counsel for a start-up broker-dealer pioneering a patented big-data online platform to facilitate mid-market project financing negotiating turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (epc) agreements for renewable and other power projects negotiating long-term operation and maintenance, equipment supply and warranty agreements for renewable and other power projects negotiating long-term power purchase agreements for renewable and other power projects negotiated the first sale of distributed thermal energy storage air conditioning systems in the world, to the southern california public power authority developer’s counsel for a very large underground compressed air long-duration energy storage development project in ohio, including negotiating title insurance on a void. issuer’s counsel in the initial public offering on the toronto stock exchange of an income trust holding a u.s. company operating 30 landfill biogas facilities across the eastern u.s. developer’s counsel for a combination desalination and renewable fuels project in tracy, california co-founder and director of a company developing and commercializing a newly-invented long-duration compressed-air energy storage technology publications and presentations presentation, u.s. equipment leasing and finance association energy subcommittee; april 2021, “overview of perspectives for equipment leasing and finance in the u.s. power industries” quoted by inframation news in “investor watch: bernhard capital targets us municipal utilities,” april 2021 co-presenter, strafford cle webinar, december 2017, “joint development agreements in renewable energy projects”; presented proprietary jda for early-stage power project development presentation, business council of new york state annual conference on renewable energy 2016: “what is in store for renewable energy in the future?” author, “changing everything again: applying blockchain technology to the power industries will be exciting” power finance & risk, september 9, 2016 co-author, “post-stimulus legislation for the renewable energy industry,” the green economy, june 2010 co-author, opinion: the recovery act and the green economy one year later,” the green economy, april 2010 author, “a new purpa for green schools?” electric light & power, march / april 2009 co-author, “limiting foreign investment - the impact of finsa on the u.s. utility and power sector,” energybiz magazine, january 2007 co-author, “pragmatic environmental diligence needed to stay competitive in acquisition race,” natural gas & electricity, april 2007 co-author, “cross-border liquidity for u.s. issuers,” canadian legal lexpert directory, april 2006 co-author, “forging new financial instruments,” energybiz magazine, january 2006 founder, chair and presenter, infocast “projects & money” conference, 2008-2024 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital energy transactions environmental, social and governance international project finance partner state of new york u.s. bankruptcy court for the southern district of new york u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. court of appeals for the tenth circuit u.s. district court for the northern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york albany new york | |
 | Sandra Lee Bell Partner International Trade and Customs Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, White Collar and Government Investigations Washington, D.C. | Sandra Lee Bell Partner Washington, D.C. International Trade and Customs Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, White Collar and Government Investigations sandra lee bell sandra bell represents clients on regulatory procedures relating to customs tariff and import issues including securing and responding to decisions on prospective and current import transactions, international trade policy and regulatory programs, and border security and trade enforcement programs.ms. bell has over three decades of customs, international trade and border security experience at u.s. customs and border protection (cbp) where she held several positions most recently, as deputy assistant commissioner, office of international trade (ot) and as executive director of regulations and rulings, ot. in the aftermath of 9/11, ms. bell also served as acting deputy assistant commissioner, deputy assistant commissioner and acting assistant commissioner for the office of regulations and rulings, where she spearheaded development of programs to improve delivery of services in international trade regulatory programs that enhanced border security and trade enforcement, such as the customs on line rulings search system (cross), the online ipr recordation system (iprs) and the advance electronic transmission of cargo security (trade act) and passenger information (apis). during this crucial time in us history, ms. bell led the development of watershed decisions, national policies, regulations, training and outreach programs that effected transition of the agency into a new legal and cultural environment.ms. bell provides key customs law advice to a variety of clients, including major manufacturers and distributors of imported and exported finished goods and raw materials such as lumber, chemicals, textile and apparel/accessories; automotive vehicles and parts; food products and ingredients; software, industrial coating systems, medical supplies, energy products, luxury consumer goods and professional use products. she also assesses corporate customs compliance independently or as part of the firm’s due diligence reviews for mergers and acquisitions transactions. specific customs areas in which ms. bell has provided advice have included: country of origin (determination and labeling); tariff classification; customs valuation; nafta/usmca, other ftas, and other us duty preference programs; customs drawback; bonds and bonded warehouses, foreign trade zones, customs enforcement and mitigation; import bans such as the us forced labor law; intellectual property rights import restrictions, restrictions by other us government agencies. harvard universityjohn f. kennedy school of governmentfederal executive institutegeorge washington national law centerj.d.howard universityb.a. summa cum laude dla piper, senior counsel, of counselu.s. customs and border protection, deputy assistant commissioner, trade; executive director, regulations and rulings arbitration and mediation international trade and customs law international transactions litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations partner district of columbia state of south carolina washington d.c. | |
 | Jill H. Berliner Partner Trademark and Copyright, Entertainment, Sports and Media Los Angeles | Jill H. Berliner Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Southern California J.D. - 1984; Law Review, Member and Editor; Order of the Coif, 1982University of California, Santa Cruz B.A.; Honors Program - 1979 Major: HistoryPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles Trademark and Copyright, Entertainment, Sports and Media English Spanish jill h. berliner from “baby bands” to multi-platinum and grammy award-winning artists, record and publishing companies, professional athletes, authors, and oscar-winning filmmakers, ms. berliner has represented artists, songwriters, managers, producers, production companies, athletes, authors, film producers, directors, actors, writers, telecommunications companies, and related businesses originating from throughout the u.s., in the uk and europe, canada, australia, and latin america for over 30 years.all matters related to record companies, such as:recording contractspressing and distribution dealslicensingcatalog acquisitionsproducer dealsall matters related to music publishing, such as:publishing administrationco-publishing agreementssub-publishing agreementspublic performance company affiliationscopyright renewals and terminationscatalog acquisitionsall matters related to general sports and entertainment business, such as:touringmanagement contractsagency agreementsjoint venture, company, partnership and llc formationfilm funding and licensingband agreementssideman employment agreementssponsorships, endorsementsactors engagementsall matters related to film music, such as:composer agreementssoundtrack distribution dealsmusic supervisor dealshonorariatop music lawyers, billboard (mrc), 2018-presenttop 5% music law and sports, entertainment, and recreation, legal leaders in the law west coast (alm), july 2017-18.preeminent av, martindale hubbell (internet brands), 2000-presentcalifornia super lawyer, super lawyers (thompson reuters corporation), 2009-presentpower lawyers: hollywood’s top music business attorneys, the hollywood reporter (valence media), 2015-2018best lawyers in america®, entertainment law – motion pictures and television, entertainment law – music, 2023speaking engagements and mentionsfeatured on billboard magazine’s article “how to make the best merch licensing deal”, september 2020variety article “the merits of ditching the office for an ‘un-traditional’ law firm”, april 2018featured on billboard magazine’s article “women in music 2016: power of attorneys”, december 2016the pitfalls of dealing with teen idols, association of independent music publishers, october 2010right of publicity, mcle presentation, june 2009co-publishing agreements: you want a piece of me?, association of independent music publishers, september 2007the way the real world works a music business primer, mcle presentation, june 2005wireless products, mcle presentation, may 2005association 2004 institute on entertainment law and business, usc law school, september 2004 education university of southern california j.d. - 1984; law review, member and editor; order of the coif, 1982 university of california, santa cruz b.a.; honors program - 1979 major: history previous experience king, holmes, paterno & berliner (name partner) mitchell silberberg & knupp. llp. (partner) university of southern californiaj.d. – 1984; law review, member and editor; order of the coif, 1982university of california, santa cruzb.a.; honors program – 1979 major: history king, holmes, paterno & berliner (name partner)mitchell silberberg & knupp. llp. (partner) corporate and business transactions entertainment, sports and media international latin america trademark and copyright english spanish partner district of columbia state of california state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california los angeles | |
 | James D. Berquist Partner Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation Northern Virginia | James D. Berquist Partner Northern Virginia Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation james berquist james d. berquist (“jay”) is a partner in rimon’s northern virginia office. jay’s practice is centered on intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent infringement litigation. jay has been lead counsel in over 75 patent infringement litigations throughout more than 30 federal districts including in popular patent districts like the eastern and western districts of texas, the district of delaware, and the northern and central districts of california. jay’s work has included many different technologies including computer switching systems, chemical formulations of adhesives and release coatings, business form design, optical sensor systems, vending machine controls, industrial filters, electrical distribution systems, furniture design, wireless mesh networks, and various gps technologies. jay has represented clients in numerous federal circuit appeals. jay’s practice also includes work before the u.s. patent and trademark office’s patent trial and appeal board and the u.s. international trade commission. jay also has prior experience working as a cooperative engineer for the union electric company in st. louis, missouri, at their callaway nuclear power facility and at general dynamics in their fort worth aerospace defense group, specializing in the field of advanced aircraft development. notably, jay has lectured at various cle seminars on the subject of patent litigation and patent damages.membershipsvirginia bar association missouri bar association university of missouri-columbia school of lawj.d.university of missourib.s. mechanical engineering davidson berquist jackson & gowdey llp, partner nixon & vanderhye pc, partner cushman darby/pillsbury madison, partner intellectual property intellectual property litigation partner state of missouri state of virginia supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. patent and trademark office northern virginia | |
 | Lisa Weinstein Burns Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax Boston | Lisa Weinstein Burns Partner EDUCATIONGeorgetown University L.L.M. in Taxation, with distinctionAmerican University J.D., cum Laude; Note and Comment Editor, American University Law ReviewUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Boston Trusts and Estates, Tax lisa weinstein burns lisa weinstein burns is a partner in rimon’s private client group. for over 20 years, ms. burns has concentrated her practice in the areas of tax planning, multi-generational wealth transfers, business succession planning, estate planning and estate administration.ms. burns approaches estate planning as a holistic process. estate planning is one of the most important investments a person can make. ms. burns seeks to protect a family’s well-being by preserving the wealth that has taken a lifetime or more to acquire through creation of a plan to promote family harmony and minimize taxes to the extent feasible. she listens to clients’ needs and coordinates with their advisors to customize documents and overall planning strategies to meet those needs.her work with clients includes drafting a variety of estate planning documents including wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable insurance and generation-skipping trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable trusts, durable powers of attorney and healthcare proxies. ms. burns also assists executors and fiduciaries with estate and trust administration matters.ms. burns has achieved an av preeminent rating in martindale hubbell from her peers, which is the highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability. ms. burns has been elected as a fellow to the american college of trust and estate counsel (actec), which recognizes attorneys who have established outstanding reputations among their peers in terms of skill, experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of trusts and estates law. ms. burns has been recognized by boston magazine and law politics magazine as a “super lawyer rising star” in the area of trusts and estates.in the april 2008 issue of women’s business boston, ms. burns was named one of the top 10 lawyers by readers. ms. burns is a lecturer for massachusetts continuing legal education (mcle) and has published several articles on various legal topics. ms. burns has served as a member of the nominating committee for shir tikvah synagogue in winchester, massachusetts, and as a member of the winchester hospital foundation advisory council.a few examples of ms. burns’ work are as follows:designed a transfer strategy utilizing grantor retained annuity trusts (grats) to move appreciation from targeted assets from parent to trust for children while minimizing transfer taxes and enabling parent to retain an interest in the principal asset.executed sale of multi-million dollar family-owned business to future generations via grantor dynasty trust without incurring capital gains tax and minimizing gift and estate taxes for the grantor. the dynasty trust, which is fully generation-skipping tax exempt, will protect and preserve the family business stock from estate tax and creditor claims in future generations, as well as help maintain consistent and orderly management of the company.developed strategy to pass $5 million family vacation home to the next generation in trust over a term of years by establishing multiple long-term qualified personal residence trusts (qprts) to minimize use of federal gift tax exemption.publications“plan now for the inevitable: what business owners need to know about estate planning” interview published in cbs boston – small business pulse. september 20, 2016tax law client strategies: leading lawyers on understanding and allocating risks, assessing settlements and negotiations, and developing deal strategies, published by aspatore books as part of its “inside the minds” series, 2007gifting the house to save the home: qualified personal residence trusts, the washington lawyer, nov./dec. 1997the golden egg? variable universal life insurance, the washington lawyer, nov./dec. 1996just say no thanks, the legal times, may 20, 1996, (an article regarding disclaimers)charitable remainder trusts, a win-win tax planning technique, the washington lawyer, nov./dec. 1995additionally, ms. burns was awarded the national first place prize in the american society of composers, authors and publications (ascap) nathan burkan competition, for her published law review comment entitled ancient works, modern dilemmas: the dead sea scrolls copyright case.professional affiliationsboston bar associationmassachusetts bar associationboston estate planning council~ board of directors (2011-2014)~ past chair, networking committee (2015-2016)~ past vice chair, gala committee (2014-2015)~ past senior chair (2013-2014)~ past chair, programs committee (2012-2013)~ past chair, round table committee (2011-2012)~ past chair, women’s initiative committee (2008-2011)boston probate and estate planning forum~ co-programs director (2016-2018)~ secretary (2009-2012)~ steering committeethe greater boston fiduciary law american inn of court~ memberuniversity of massachusetts club~ founding member~ member of the board of governors~ scholarship fund committee education georgetown university l.l.m. in taxation, with distinction american university j.d., cum laude; note and comment editor, american university law review university of north carolina at chapel hill b.a. previous experience ruberto, israel & weiner, p.c. (shareholder and co-chair of trusts & estates group) rackemann, sawyer & brewster, p.c. (director) georgetown universityl.l.m. in taxation, with distinctionamerican universityj.d., cum laude; note and comment editor, american university law reviewuniversity of north carolina at chapel hillb.a. ruberto, israel & weiner, p.c. (shareholder and co-chair of trusts & estates group)rackemann, sawyer & brewster, p.c. (director) estate and gift tax non-profit organizations tax trusts and estates partner state of massachusetts state of new hampshire boston | |
 | Sean Byrne Partner Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers San Francisco | Sean Byrne Partner EDUCATIONGeorgetown University Law Center J.D.University of California, Berkeley B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers sean byrne sean byrne focuses his practice on private funds. he advises on all aspects of the formation of venture capital, real estate, and other private investment funds, including issues involving partnerships, limited liability companies, tax, the regulation of investment advisers, and public disclosure laws.mr. byrne represents first-time fund sponsors, experienced fund managers, and institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and government pension plans. his practice covers u.s., non-u.s., and cross-border fund structures and clients. he has counseled tax-exempt organizations sponsoring and managing for-profit investment vehicles.mr. byrne provides advice and counseling on issues including the following:market fund termswhat can and can’t be said in marketing presentationsregulation d, regulation s, and other offering exemptions under the securities act of 1933exemptions from registration under the investment company act of 1940 and the investment advisers act of 1940life as a registered investment adviser, including preparing form adv and drafting, updating, and using compliance manualsagreements between team members, admission of new team members, and business divorcescorporate venture capital programs education georgetown university law center j.d. university of california, berkeley b.a. previous experience morrison & foerster (of counsel) georgetown university law centerj.d.university of california, berkeleyb.a. morrison & foerster (of counsel) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] awards and recognition iflr1000 rising star for investment funds 2020 nyu grunin prize for law and social entrepreneurship (finalist) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] banking and financial services corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital environmental, social and governance fund formation international investment advisers and other asset managers non-profit organizations private investment funds real estate regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets partner state of california san francisco | |
 | David E. Case Partner Artificial Intelligence, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Japan, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Technology Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | David E. Case Partner Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Artificial Intelligence, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Japan, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Technology English Japanese david e. case david e. case is an experienced intellectual property and venture capital attorney admitted in the states of ca, ny, wa and or. david represents u.s., japanese and multinational private and public companies in a wide variety of cross border intellectual property and venture capital transactions, joint ventures, revenue share arrangements, and m&a transactions. he works closely with clients to understand, appreciate and anticipate their business and legal needs to provide practical and efficient solutions.david has been ranked as a leading attorney in asia and japan continuously between 2008 to 2019 by leading legal ranking journals such as chambers global, chambers asia pacific, legal 500 asia pacific, intellectual property magazine, world ip review, and intellectual asset management.prior to joining rimon, david was an equity partner at international law firms white & case llp and orrick llp practicing in new york city, tokyo, japan and silicon valley.david lived 22 years in tokyo and is fluent speaking and reading japanese. as a result, he deeply understands japanese business practices, and combines his legal expertise with an understanding of cultural differences between the west and japan. uc berkeley school of informationartificial intelligence, certificate program, 2019syracuse university college of lawj.d., 1998, magna cum laude, order of the coifst. mary’s college of californiab.s., economics, 1990university college londoneconomics, 1989 asia pacific advisory (d/b/a asia pacific law), founderorrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp, california and tokyo, equity partnerwhite & case llp, new york and tokyo, equity partner and associate memberships japan society of northern california american chamber of commerce in japan (previous board of governors (2010-11), chair of the intellectual property committee (2008-19) and co-chair of the privacy law task force (2004-06) international association for the protection of intellectual property of japan (currently serving on the editorial committee for the japanese and english language journals of the journal of the japanese group a.i.p.p.i.) (2003-2019) associate of the institute by the chartered institute of arbitrators awards and recognition chambers global, intellectual property: international, japan, and litigation: international, japan, 2008-2019; “foreign expert, usa/japan, intellectual property, 2019 chambers asia pacific, intellectual property: international, japan, 2008-2019 and dispute resolution: international, japan, 2008-2019 legal 500 asia pacific, intellectual property: international, japan, 2012-2017 and dispute resolution: international, japan 2013-2017 intellectual property: international, japan, and litigation: international, japan, 2008-2018; foreign expert, usa/japan, intellectual property, 2018 included in world ip review – leaders list (2016-2019) intellectual asset management, leading lawyer for japan: foreign, 2015 best lawyers, intellectual property law, 2019 edition artificial intelligence corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain intellectual property transactions and due diligence japan life sciences mergers and acquisitions private equity technology english japanese partner state of california state of new york state of washington silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Rodrigo Castillo Cottin Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax, Latin America, CFIUS/National Security Bogotá | Rodrigo Castillo Cottin Partner EDUCATIONUniversidad Externado de Colombia Specialization TaxLeiden University Advanced Master International Tax LawUniversity of Central Venezuela Masters International Private LawHague Academy Universidad Monteavila PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Bogotá Trusts and Estates, Tax, Latin America, CFIUS/National Security English Spanish rodrigo castillo cottin mr. castillo cottin opened our legal practice in colombia, rimon’s first latin american office, to focus on trusts & estates and tax law. he advises multijurisdictional enterprises, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals and families on wealth management matters, international tax law, planning, and compliance, inheritance and estate planning, exchange of information, and amnesty programs.selected experiencemr. castillo cottin advises high-net-worth clients on the full range of tax and wealth management-related matters. he is a chambers-ranked attorney, a leader in international tax law and planning, and nationally recognized for his advice on multijurisdictional reorganizations. his chambers & partners profile quotes a source praising mr. castillo cottin’s work: “rodrigo’s main strength is that, as well as his deep understanding of the legal framework, he takes the time to analyze in detail each of the concerns or doubts that the client has. he has the patience to discuss, explain and review all the doubts — this make[s] us, as clients, feel completely sure of the quality of any advice.”mr. castillo cottin regularly contributes to industry publications and takes part in seminars and trainings on tax and wealth management-related topics.awards and recognitionchambers & partners, private wealth law – colombia: band 1, 2019-2023most highly regarded capital markets lawyer, who’s who legal (law business research ltd), 2020tax law and trusts and estates – best lawyers in colombia® – 2020-2024publications, speaking engagements and mediacontributing author to annual guide, “colombia: private client” 7th edition, the legal 500, january 2024contributing author, “colombia: private client,” lexology: getting the deal through, november 2023contributing author, “colombia: private wealth and private client”, lexology, november 2023contributing author to annual guide, “colombia: chambers and partners private wealth guide”, september 2023contributing author, “herramientas nacionales para organizar partimonios familiares”, gestion patrimonial familiarcontributing author, “impuesto al patrimonio 2023. una visión sobre el proceso legislativo”, reforma tributaria, 2022media interview, “impuesto al patrimonio motiva gasto corriente y contribuye a inflación”, august, 2022media interview, “cuando el patrimonio no cuadra empiezan los problemas”, august, 2022panelist, “every breath you take: privacy and disclosure”, private client forum americas 2022, july 2022contributing author, “colombia: are we losing course?”, ifc media, april 2022contributing author to annual guide, “private wealth trends and developments in colombia”, chambers and partnerscontributing author to annual guide, “private wealth 2021 law and practice in colombia”, chambers and partnerscontributing author to annual guide, “getting the deal through – private client”, lexologycontributing author to annual guide, “colombia: private client”, the legal 500contributing author, “tax considerations for private clients in colombia”, lexology, december 2019contributing author, “private client law in colombia”, lexology, december 2019contributing author, “tax on inbound investment in colombia”, lexology, march 2019contributing author, “private clients in colombia”, lexology, january 2019contributing author, “private trusts, foundations and charities in colombia”, lexology, january 2019author, “exchange of information: where are we heading to?”, baker & mckenzie private banking newsletter, wealth management, september 2015author, “update on colombian tax rules affecting wealth management”, baker & mckenzie private banking newsletter, wealth management, march 2015 education universidad externado de colombia specialization tax leiden university advanced master international tax law university of central venezuela masters international private law hague academy universidad monteavila previous experience baker & mckenzie (partner) universidad externado de colombiaspecialization taxleiden universityadvanced master international tax lawuniversity of central venezuelamasters international private lawhague academyuniversidad monteavila baker & mckenzie (partner) cfius/national security estate and gift tax international international tax latin america tax trusts and estates english spanish partner colombia venezuela bogotá | |
 | Fred Chang Partner Private Investment Funds, China, Banking and Financial Services Seattle, Shenzhen* | Fred Chang Partner EDUCATIONColumbia Law School J.D.Harvard University A.B.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Seattle, Shenzhen* Private Investment Funds, China, Banking and Financial Services English Mandarin fred chang fred chang’s practice covers cross-border m&a, as well as financing – secured and unsecured – and investments over the full range of the capital structure of a company. he has represented companies in various industries, banks, insurance companies, private equity funds, and hedge funds, principally in their buy-side transactions.he has handled cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers of public companies, street sales and other privately negotiated acquisitions, strategic and cornerstone investments, joint ventures, project finance, trade finance, leveraged lease financing, licensing, securitization and other structured financings, and derivatives. these transactions involved many states in the us, canada, china, hong kong, singapore, venezuela, korea, japan, indonesia, india, thailand, malaysia, taiwan, brunei, australia, england, ireland, luxembourg, the netherlands, france, germany, sweden, russia, hungary, spain, and switzerland.mr. chang has also handled investigative, compliance, and contentious matters involving corporate governance, internal controls, transfer pricing, derivatives and market manipulation in china, hong kong, singapore, philippines, thailand, and korea. he has spent nearly ten years – also serving as general counsel and head of compliance for deutsche bank in asia – working for investment banks and isda.outside of his practice, mr. chang is an avid ultra-marathon runner. he is also a cellist and was a member of the harvard-radcliffe orchestra 1978-1980. education columbia law school j.d. harvard university a.b. previous experience morgan lewis and various other law firms in beijing (partner) fenxun partners (co-founder) deutsche bank asia (general counsel, head of compliance) goldman sachs asia (executive director) columbia law schoolj.d.harvard universitya.b. morgan lewis and various other law firms in beijing (partner)fenxun partners (co-founder)deutsche bank asia (general counsel, head of compliance)goldman sachs asia (executive director) publications china chapter for “the mergers & acquisitions review” (2013 and 2014 editions, law business research) china chapter for “banking regulation” (2013 and 2014 editions, sweet & maxwell) “legal foundations of corporate financial transactions”, 2008, china science and technology press “the acquisition playbook”, international financial law review, may 2014 “the amc experiment”, international financial law review, march 2014 “the mountains are high and the emperor is far away (analysing corporate scandals)”, international financial law review, october 2013 “target ecosystems”, international financial law review, july/august 2013 “the twin towers bubble”, international financial law review, may 2013 “deconstructing the audit controversy”, international financial law review, february 2013 “reliable data and china’s financial reforms”, international financial law review, november 2005 “making a strategic investment in a chinese bank work”, international financial law review, july 2005 speaking engagements speaker, “disputes and misunderstandings in chinese acquirors’ overseas m&a transactions”, peking university law school, december 2014 speaker, “banging the close (mcdonnell et al v shell, bp, morgan stanley et al)”, peking university law school, may 6, 2014 speaker, “corporate strategy in an era of globalization”, harvard-china forum, april 18, 2014 speaker, “disputes over liabilities arising from acquisitions overseas by chinese companies”, china international economic and trade arbitration commission, august 2011 speaker, “approval and process issues for chinese listcos making overseas acquisitions”, ubs securities, january 18, 2011 speaker, “otc derivatives: problems and disputes”, bank indonesia, august 24, 2010 speaker, “certain legal problems with otc derivatives trades”, sinochem, june 18, 2010 speaker, “sec v goldman sachs (abacus 2007 ac1 $2 billion synthetic cdo)”, peking university law school, april 2010 speaker, “dodd-frank: relevance for chinese exchanges and central counterparties”, china financial futures exchange, march 25, 2011 speaker, “presentation on otc derivatives”, bank indonesia, december 12, 2007 awards and recognition leading lawyer, iflr1000 (euromoney institutional investor plc), 2019 band 1 banking/finance, chambers and partners asia, 2007-2010, 2012 corporate/strategic acquisition of the year, m&a advisor, 2013 memberships and affiliations chairman of legal/regulatory committee and member of standing committee, isda north asia 1995-1998 foreign arbitrator on shenzhen court of international arbitration banking and financial services cfius/national security china derivatives eastern europe and the baltics energy transactions international international trade and customs law leveraged finance mergers and acquisitions private equity private investment funds english mandarin partner state of new york state of washington seattle shenzhen* | |
 | Jungwoo Chang Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets Seoul | Jungwoo Chang Partner Seoul Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets English Korean jungwoo chang professional experiencejungwoo chang represents companies at all stages of their lifecycle, from startups to public companies with a focus on internet and technology companies. he has substantial experience representing both buyers and sellers in m&a transactions, as well as issuers and investors in private company financings. mr. chang also regularly advises his clients on general corporate governance and regulatory issues which arise from business transactions.mr. chang has a deep understanding of corporate matters and culture through his unique experience of working at a conglomerate, unicorn, and advising on the buy-side of deals in asia.prior to joining rimon, mr. chang’s experience includes co-founding south korean firm, accelsior partners, and serving as general counsel to a tech unicorn company which acquired more than 100 entities in asia. in his general counsel role, mr. chang oversaw all of the m&a, corporate and regulatory work for the company in korea, singapore, thailand, vietnam, taiwan, and the united states.mr. chang also has experience as corporate counsel for one of the largest pan-asia private equity/venture capital firms (with over krw 5 trillion assets under management) in korea, and lg international, a commodity trading and mining company of the lg group. while working at lg international, he was seconded to an indonesian mining company located in borneo.mr. chang is an early-stage investor and a general partner of angel funds registered with ministry of smes and start-ups in korea. he also served as a non-commissioned officer in the republic of korea army, and received the certificate of appreciation from donald rumsfeld, the then united states secretary of defense. sungkyunkwan law schoolj.d.seoul national universitybs (mechanical and aerospace engineering) accelsior partners (managing partner & co-founder)yellomobile inc. (general counsel)stic investment inc.lg international corp. awards and recognition in-house lawyer of the year, asian legal business korea law awards, 2016 - finalist memberships korean bar association korea international trade association (international trade specialist) korea financial investment association (certified investment manager) corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital fund formation mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets english korean partner korea seoul | |
 | James C. Chapman Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, China Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | James C. Chapman Partner EDUCATIONThe Catholic University of America B.A. International Relations; B.A. SpanishSanta Clara University J.D.Santa Clara University M.B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, China English Mandarin Spanish james c. chapman mr. chapman focuses his practice on securities law, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and international business transactions. he counsels publicly traded and privately held clients on public offerings, private placements, debt financings, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and related transactions. mr. chapman also represents venture capital firms, angels, and private equity groups in their investments. with 30 years of experience in corporate and securities law, he has represented clients in over 300 mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions.mr. chapman has counseled clients ranging from media to pharmaceutical companies on numerous china-united states transactions. his international transactions work includes assisting chinese companies in both investing and raising capital in the united states. mr. chapman also assists u.s. firms in investing and operating in china and has been involved in negotiating resolutions to some of the most high-profile disputes involving us companies operating in china. education the catholic university of america b.a. international relations; b.a. spanish santa clara university j.d. santa clara university m.b.a. previous experience morgan, lewis & bockius llp (partner) foley ventures llc (manager) foley & lardner, llp (partner) the catholic university of americab.a. international relations; b.a. spanishsanta clara universityj.d.santa clara universitym.b.a. morgan, lewis & bockius llp (partner)foley ventures llc (manager)foley & lardner llp (partner) awards and recognition us clean tech attorney of the year, acq global (metropolis international group ltd), 2018 us-china investment attorney of the year, acq global (metropolis international group ltd), 2018 most outstanding us securities lawyer, acquisition international (ai global media ltd.), 2018 china investment attorney of the year, worldwide financial advisor (productive media), 2016-2017 best m&a attorney, california, ai global media (ai global media ltd), 2016 china investment attorney of the year, corporate live wire, 2016 china investment attorney of the year, finance monthly (universal media ltd.), 2014-2016 best for public offerings and private placements, corporate live wire, 2015 china investment attorney of the year in california, global law experts, 2015 china investment attorney of the year – california, corporate intl magazine (jrs corporate limited), 2015 top rated securities & corporate finance attorney, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2004–2008, 2012-13 top 25 clean tech lawyers in california, daily journal, 2011 top 500 mergers & acquisitions, the legal 500 rankings (legalease ltd), 2010 silicon valley’s top attorneys, san jose magazine, 2003–2007 publications trade secret protection in china: a perspective from china and hong kong, publication description association of corporate counsel. jan. 2013 corporate law insights: top corporate lawyers share what they know best, chapter - "mergers & acquisitions-what every ceo should know", publication description execusense. oct. 2012 joint ventures in china: what every ceo should know, publication description vc experts. sep 2012 8 trends in venture capital, publication description law360. june 4, 2012 cleantech patents and investments: what to expect in 2012, publication description law360. feb. 29, 2012 company for sale: five common mistakes to avoid, publication description daily journal. nov. 10, 2011 mergers and acquisitions in china: part two - anatomy of a deal in the middle kingdom, publication description corporate finance review. nov. 2011 clean technology innovation in china, publication description top capital magazine. oct. 2011 a brave new world: technology transfer to china, publication description the licensing law journal. sep. 2011 mergers and acquisitions in china: anatomy of a deal--part 1, publication description corporate finance review. sep. 2011 "jiao pengyou"-a guide for successful business relationships in china, publication description american management association. mar. 5, 2011 mergers and acquisitions in china; trends and challenges in the middle kingdom, publication description westlaw business currents. feb. 17, 2011 mergers & acquisitions in china: current trends, and challenges in the middle kingdom, publication description the association for corporate growth. jan. 15, 2011 m&a in china: ten strategies for successful cross-border transactions, publication description asian counsel. sep. 1, 2008 in the eye of a hurricane - duties of directors in a turbulent environment, publication description software developers forum. aug. 15, 2008 the road to china: ten key lessons for doing business in china, publication description the licensing law journal. aug. 1, 2008 china ipo's: an era of transition, publication description asia counsel. may 15, 2008 trends in mergers & acquisitions, publication description band of angels newsletter. mar. 15, 2008 trends in ipo's, publication description corporate counselor. sep. 15, 2007 tumultuous times: trends in venture capital, publication description daily journal. china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital fund formation international life sciences mergers and acquisitions private equity securities and capital markets technology english mandarin spanish partner state of california silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Guy Charette Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Securities and Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions Montreal | Guy Charette Partner Montreal Corporate and Business Transactions, Securities and Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions English French guy charette guy charette is a transaction-oriented corporate finance lawyer in rimon’s montreal office. he has over thirty years of experience advising on securities, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. mr. charette develops innovative financial structures designed to match the needs of both issuers and institutional investors and has acted for underwriters on various types of securities offerings. he has advised on corporate finance matters in relation to major projects in africa, europe, and south america. his experience covers a broad spectrum of industries including natural resources, life sciences, and technology.mr. charette believes that value added is what can distinguish you from other attorneys and that value-added comes from gaining an intimate knowledge of the client’s industry and providing superior service on a timely basis throughout the transaction process.mr. charette has served on many boards of directors and has lectured law students on corporate and project finance. he is a member of the canadian bar association. university of ottawa(civil law) dunton rainville (lawyer) corporate and business transactions energy transactions mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets english french partner bar of quebec montreal | |
 | Peng Chen Partner Intellectual Property San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Peng Chen Partner EDUCATIONColumbia Law School J.D., 1997Johns Hopkins University Ph.D., 1993Beijing Normal University B.S., 1986PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (Bankers Hill) Intellectual Property English peng chen peng chen leads his biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and diagnostics clients through the technical and legal challenges involved in developing and protecting their critical ip assets. dr. chen’s practice focuses on patent prosecution and counseling and he also is experienced in the areas of patent litigation, inter parties review, reexamination, interference, opposition, and licensing. dr. chen has been ranked in the fields of biotechnology law, patent law and patent litigation 2009-2023 by best lawyer in america. in 2018, dr. chen was selected as “lawyer of the year” in patent law in san diego by best lawyer. dr. chen also was ranked as a regional expert on china intellectual property 2011-2015 by chambers global.prior to joining rimon pc, dr. chen worked at morrison & foerster llp since 2000, including being a partner at morrison & foerster llp since 2005.for numerous clients, dr. chen manages entire patent portfolios, advising the clients on maximizing their patent positions and designing patent strategies. on behalf of one client, he obtained u.s. patent protection for its novel diagnostic test and advised the client in designing around a third party’s patents. when the third party threatened to sue the client, he worked with several morrison & foerster patent litigators in obtaining summary judgments of non-infringement twice from the district court, and eventually won the appeal from the federal circuit. (general atomics diazyme labs. div. v. axis-shield asa, 277 fed. appx. 1001, 2008 u.s. app. lexis 10235 (fed. cir. 2008)).in another case, dr. chen worked with a team of litigation attorneys, successfully reversing a summary judgment of infringement and eventually obtaining a jury verdict of non-infringement for the client in the district court. after the case was remanded to the district court, he filed reexamination request of the claims asserted by the patentee to the uspto. the board of patent appeals and interferences (board) in the uspto invalidated the claims and the federal circuit affirmed the board’s decision. (in re swanson, 540 f.3d 1368; 2008 u.s. app. lexis 18928 (fed. cir. 2008)).while earning his b.s., dr. chen was on the dean’s list. after receiving his ph.d., dr. chen conducted his post-doctoral fellowship at yale university school of medicine. he was also a harlan fiske stone scholar while in law school.selected experienceabbott laboratories v. syntron bioresearch.successfully reversed a summary judgment of infringement of a biotechnology patent for a client and eventually obtained a jury verdict of non-infringement for syntron bioresearch in a patent suit brought by abbott laboratories alleging that syntron’s test kits infringed two of abbott’s lateral flow immunoassay patents. before morrison & foerster was retained, the court had granted summary judgment of infringement in favor of abbott. we successfully persuaded the court to reconsider its ruling and to allow syntron to proceed to trial. after a three-week trial, the jury returned a verdict of non-infringement on both patents asserted by abbott. on appeal, the federal circuit affirmed all issues, except the construction of a single claim term. following appeal, the case was settled on the terms syntron had originally proposed.abbott’s glucose sensor patents.abbott sued dexcom using seven patents in anticipation of fda approval of dexcom’s short term embedded glucose sensor. abbott threatened to seek preliminary injunction when dexcom was getting ready to launch its products. we used reexamination as part of the strategy to defeat the anticipated preliminary injunction motion from abbott. we requested reexamination of all seven abbott patents. the u.s. pto granted reexamination of all seven abbott patents. the court stayed the litigation pending the resolution of the reexamination. as for abbott, it backed down on seeking a preliminary injunction when dexcom launched its glucose sensor in 2006.zyon’s urine cup collection patents.zyon sued acon for infringement of u.s. patent nos. 6,805,837 (‘837 patent) and 6,805,838 (‘838 patent). we requested reexamination of the ‘837 and ‘838 patents on a double patenting issue. the u.s. pto invalidated zyon’s patents based on the double patenting issue. education columbia law school j.d., 1997 johns hopkins university ph.d., 1993 beijing normal university b.s., 1986 previous experience morrison & foerster llp (partner) columbia law schoolj.d., 1997johns hopkins universityph.d., 1993beijing normal universityb.s., 1986 morrison & foerster llp (partner) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] speaking engagements april 9, 2017 workshop: from bench to business, patent strategy for life science startups, 1st socal taiwanese biotechnology symposium, san diego, ca november 16, 2016 morrison & foerster symposium 2016: recent developments in intellectual property law, tokyo, japan september 26, 2015 the advanced lateral flow course, dcn diagnostics and qiagen, 10/12/2016, 11th sabpa pacific forum, san diego, ca november 6, 2014 doing business in china: new developments in intellectual property law, 21st century china program, san diego, ca september 15, 2014 advanced lateral flow course, san diego, ca [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="additional speaking engagements" tab_id="1623017793957-d2fe77ba-dea4"][vc_column_text] november 5, 2013 engagement with china: issues for small & medium enterprises, san diego, ca october 5, 2013 implications of myriad on ip protection for personalized medicine and protecting ip in us and china, 9th annual sabpa pacific forum, san diego, ca april 23, 2013 “spotlight on chinese life sciences and biotech, the international market - what chinese companies should know now, focus on intellectual property issues and outbound investment,” morrison & foerster co-hosted conference, beijing, china april 9, 2013 “international conference on investment, merger & acquisition and intellectual property deployment & transaction in biotech/pharma industry,” morrison & foerster conference, taipei, taiwan march 28, 2013 “leveraging china to build a global biotech business,” chinabio® executive san francisco workshop, san diego, ca november 3, 2012 “america invents act – challenges and opportunities,” sabpa medical device and diagnostics forum ii: advances in diagnostics for improved patient care, la jolla, ca october 4, 2012 “roadmap to a successful legal career,” san diego chinese attorneys association, the pan asian lawyers of san diego, and the filipino american lawyers of san diego event, san diego, ca may 24, 2011 “understanding china’s changing ip landscape,” u.s. china-pharma conference, philadelphia, pa march 19, 2011 “new trends in drug development: companion diagnostics,” sabpa science & technology forum, la jolla, ca november 3, 2010 “drugs - novel vs generics,” chinabio suzhou investor forum, suzhou, china october 5, 2010 “patent procurement and litigation in china,” calasia, san diego, ca january 13, 2010 “leveraging china to build a global biotech business,” chinabio® executive san francisco workshop, san francisco, ca april 10, 2009 “building a global biotech business in china,” chinabio® executive workshop, shanghai, china november 7, 2009 sabpa 5th annual pacific forum, san diego, ca [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] publications september 2008: “federal circuit gives big nod to the patent office,” morrison & foerster client alert march 2006: “patent law strategies for protecting your intellectual property,” trends in bio [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] awards and recognition intellectual property and litigation & litigation – patent, & patent law, best lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2019-2023 biotechnology and life sciences practice, lawyer of the year, best lawyers, 2023-2024 [/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=".vc_custom_1623017852651{margin-top: 2em !important;margin-bottom: 1em !important;}"][/vc_column][/vc_row] intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence international international transactions life sciences patent counseling and prosecution english partner state of california state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the southern district of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) san diego (bankers hill) | |
 | Alan Chen Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation Los Angeles, San Diego (Bankers Hill), Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Alan Chen Partner EDUCATIONSouthwestern Law School J.D.University of California, San Diego B.A.Oxford University Study AbroadPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles, San Diego (Bankers Hill), Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation English Hakka Mandarin alan chen alan chen’s practice focuses primarily on intellectual property and international commercial litigation. he also litigates and counsels clients in relation to corporate transactions, e-commerce, privacy, franchise, regulatory compliance, and international trade. mr. chen represents both domestic and foreign clients in the technology, medical devices, broadcasting, publishing, entertainment, fashion, consumer goods, import/export, and insurance industries.before entering the legal field, mr. chen served as executive director of cause and vision 21, grassroots community organizations that conducted education and lobbied federal and state legislatures on policy issues involving multilingual government services, voting rights, and minority issues in california.currently, mr. chen also teaches an llm course, “comparatively international intellectual property law,” at southwestern law school as an adjunct professor.selected experienceon behalf of a technology company and manufacturer in the desktop stationery industry, obtained jury verdict of willful infringement in a patent trial against a nationwide distributor of stationery products.successfully defended an importer of automotive paint gun products on infringement claims relating to design patents and trade dress.successfully defended a group of domestic and international remanufacturers against infringement claims relating to toner cartridge patents and related itc actions.on behalf of a software application service provider, successfully defended and countersued a competitor for copyright infringement relating to software codes, including recovery of our attorney’s fees.multiple litigations successfully defending online retailers against a leading global software company for copyright and trademark infringement claims involving sales of computer operation systems, server and enterprise database management software.successfully defended a leading global retailer in multiple trademark litigations.on behalf of a chinese manufacturer of storage products for one of the largest retailers in the united states, obtained a $4.3 million jury verdict against the plaintiff in an international commercial dispute involving claims for breach of contract.on behalf of a large real estate developer, obtained favorable judgment in 5-day bench trial in a commercial dispute relating to management and operation of real estate projects.served as designated technology counsel for the parent corporation of a multi-billion dollar bank to oversee forensic extraction and preservation of 200 terabytes of data from a legacy computer system on a litigation involving one of the largest u.s. bank failures.on behalf of an international manufacturer of patient monitoring devices, successfully negotiated a settlement for alleged infringement of a family of patents based on licensing and cross-marketing of complementary products.on behalf of numerous clients, negotiated favorable settlement terms on patent infringement claims based upon early discovery on damage issues.served as a global apparel retailer’s e-commerce and regulatory compliance counsel for the u.s. territory; reported directly to the global general counsel and u.s. operations managers on u.s. laws and regulations.significant experience working with china- and taiwan-based companies on (1) litigation matters involving indemnity, commercial disputes, product liability, jurisdiction, service of process and patent claims involving territorial limitations and conflicting registrations, and (2) transactional matters on licensing, technology transfer, e-commerce, international collections, supplier agreements, and ip enforcement.awards and recognitionintellectual property litigation, southern california super lawyers (thomson reuters), 2014-2022rising stars, southern california super lawyers® (thomson reuters), 2009-11,2013professional associationspresident, chinese club of san marino (2018)board member and current president, taiwanese american lawyers association (2005-present)board member and general counsel, chinese chamber of commerce, los angeles, (2019 – present)advisory council member, asian pacific american legal center (2005-2013)web editor, american bar association, first amendment & media litigation committee (2007–2010)member, national asian pacific american bar associationpanels & speaking engagementsadjunct professor, comparative international intellectual property law, southwestern law schoolpanelist, audit response and opinion letters, opinions committee, zuber lawler & del duca llp, january 24, 2019.panelist, ip protection, 2019 taiwanese american lawyers association annual law day, 2019.panelist, planning and managing cross-border litigation,” national association of women and minority-owned law firms, february 13, 2017.moderator, planning and managing cross-border litigation, 2017 namwolf business meeting, february 18, 2017.panelist, managing your intellectual property, taiwanese american lawyers association law seminar, july, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017.panelist, national and international patent law: u.s., europe, china and beyond, panelist, 3rd annual patent disputes for corporate counsel forum, daily journal and thomson reuters,may 20, 2015.panelist, u.s.-china cross‑border business: safeguarding your investments, american bar association, shanghai bar association and los angeles county bar association, may 2, 2014.panelist, enforcing intellectual property rights abroad-ip meets the pacific rim: cross border branding in an era of multi-platform licensing, privacy and trade secrets, aba section of international law and los angeles county bar association, september 20, 2011.presenter, common challenges for chinese companies doing business in the united states, chinese economic council, august 21, 2010.presenter, harnessing the power of social media networking, fashion group international, may 28, 2009. education southwestern law school j.d. university of california, san diego b.a. oxford university study abroad previous experience fox rothschild llp (partner) zuber lawler & del duca llp (partner) sedgwick, detert, moran & arnold llp southwestern law schoolj.d.university of california, san diegob.a.oxford universitystudy abroad fox rothschild llp (partner)zuber lawler & del duca llp (partner)sedgwick, detert, moran & arnold llp china corporate and business transactions corporate governance intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence international international trade and customs law litigation and alternative dispute resolution non-profit organizations patent counseling and prosecution regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology technology licensing trademark and copyright english hakka mandarin partner u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california los angeles san diego (bankers hill) silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Jacquelyn H. Choi Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring Los Angeles | Jacquelyn H. Choi Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Southern California J.D.California State University, Northridge B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring English Korean jacquelyn h. choi jacquelyn h. choi counsels secured and unsecured creditors involving all facets of corporate bankruptcy. ms. choi has significant experience advising trade creditors, municipalities, lenders, real estate funds, commercial landlords, and corporate franchisors concerning their creditor rights in bankruptcy. she also has extensive bankruptcy litigation and appellate experience.ms. choi has a robust practice representing california municipalities involving bankruptcy matters throughout the country. her clients have included, among others, the state of california, and the counties of los angeles, santa clara, santa barbara, sonoma, orange, riverside, fresno, san bernardino, merced, contra costa, alameda and napa. she routinely defends county officials in adversary proceedings, represents county prosecutors to enforce their police and regulatory powers in bankruptcy and prosecutes criminal non-dischargeability actions to judgment. ms. choi lectures on behalf of the 58 counties in california concerning a broad range of bankruptcy topics including bankruptcy taxation matters.prior to joining rimon, ms. choi practiced at dla piper during the 2008 global financial crisis, where she represented chapter 11 debtors, individual creditors and creditors’ committees concerning bankruptcy, restructuring and out-of-court workouts across all industries, including the retail, hospitality, and real estate space.selected experiencerepresentation of the county of los angeles and the county of alameda in the seminal case of in re palmdale hills property, llc wherein the 18% redemption penalties under state law were successfully characterized as “interest” under the bankruptcy code.representation of the people of the state of california and the county of los angeles in the matter of in re barton wayne fishback involving the enforcement of governmental police and regulatory powers surrounding the debtor’s illegal waste dump operations.representation of the county of los angeles in the matter of in re verity health system of california, inc. as a proposed overbidder involving the 363-asset sale related to the proposed acquisition of the debtor’s hospital.representation of the county of san bernardino in the matter of in re halo sports bar and grill, inc. involving in rem relief from the automatic stay to foreclose on a retroactive basis.representation of the county of sonoma in the matter of in re palm drive healthcare district involving the post-confirmation dissolution and transfer of assets and liabilities.representation of the county of merced in the matter of in re carson valley, llc concerning the substantial recovery of taxes, penalties and interest from the 363 sale of debtor’s contaminated property.representation of the county of santa barbara in the matter of in re carpinteria partners limited partnership involving chapter 11 conversion and in rem relief from stay.representation of the county of contra costa in the matter of in re rockenbaugh involving serial bankruptcy filings and in rem relief from stay.representation of the county of santa clara in the matter of in re pg&e corporation involving counseling and advice in connection with plan confirmation issues.representation of the county of san diego in the matter of in re a-1 express delivery service, inc. involving dismissal of a suit for alleged preferential and fraudulent transfers prior to responsive deadline.representation of numerous california counties successfully defending allegations concerning violations of the automatic stay and requests for punitive damages surrounding issuance of tax sale notices during bankruptcy proceedings.representation of domino’s pizza involving various franchisee bankruptcies and issues surrounding debtors’ proposed assumption of franchise agreements, plan exclusivity, substantive consolidation and plan confirmation disputes.representation of swift financial corporation (acquired by paypal holdings, inc.) in the matter of in re randazzo involving grant of summary judgment under non-dischargeability complaint arising from bankruptcy fraud and award of attorney’s fees and costs against debtor.representation of the official committee of unsecured creditors of in re ahava of california, llc involving opposition to secured creditor’s venue transfer request from california to new york.representation of the appointed chapter 7 trustee of in re flashcom, inc. prosecuting 125+ preferential transfer suits resulting in successful recovery of over $1.25 million on behalf of estate.representation of various real estate investment funds of wells real estate funds, inc. as commercial lessors involving fdic’s receivership of indymac bank, f.s.b. and subsequent bankruptcy proceeding.represented real estate investment trust archstone properties involving residential tenant bankruptcies.publicationsauthor of “a franchisor’s guide to surviving franchisee bankruptcies”, american bankruptcy institute journal (2010)author of “should bankruptcy courts abstain from determining tax liabilities based on federalism and comity”, american bankruptcy institute journal (2021)speaking engagements“emerging trends involving advanced bankruptcy topics” (california association of county treasurers and tax collectors’ education conference; july 2021)“understanding the complex world of bankruptcy taxation” (california association of county treasurers and tax collectors’ education conference; october 2020)“bankruptcy law primer amid the pandemic” (county of santa barbara; september 2020)“bankruptcy 101: back to the basics” (california association of county treasurers and tax collectors; august 2020)“nothing is certain but property taxes” (county of santa clara; feb. 2020)“demystifying the world of bankruptcy” (california association of county treasurers and tax collectors area iv meeting; nov. 2019)“bankruptcy – maneuvering through the process and avoiding lawsuits” (annual conference of california association of county treasurers and tax collectors, nov. 2017)“bankruptcy basics” (merced county; july 2017).awards and recognitionsbest lawyers 2024 – bankruptcy and creditors rights / insolvency and reorganization education university of southern california j.d. california state university, northridge b.a. previous experience raines feldman llp (partner) dla piper llp squire sanders & dempsey llp, now squire patton boggs the honorable ernest m. robles, united states bankruptcy judge, c.d. cal. university of southern californiaj.d.california state university, northridgeb.a. raines feldman llp (partner)dla piper llpsquire sanders & dempsey llp, now squire patton boggsthe honorable ernest m. robles, united states bankruptcy judge, c.d. cal. bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring government and government contracts english korean partner district of columbia state of california state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. district court for the western district of new york los angeles | |
 | Robert (Bob) Cocchia Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Robert (Bob) Cocchia Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of San Diego School of Law J.D.Babson College B.S., summa cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (Bankers Hill) Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution robert (bob) cocchia robert (bob) cocchia concentrates his practice on employment litigation and employment counseling, consumer class actions, and complex business/commercial disputes.mr. cocchia has over 25 years of experience successfully representing businesses in a wide range of employment disputes including employee misclassification, wage and hour claims, breach of employment contracts, theft of trade secrets, employee non-compete agreements, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, disability and harassment claims.mr. cocchia was trial counsel for the defendant in goldman v. radioshack corporation, a class action case in federal court in pennsylvania involving alleged wage and hour violations under the fair labor standards act. the case resulted in a complete defense verdict after a three-week jury trial. bob was also lead trial counsel for defendant in huston v. battelle memorial institute, a discrimination and whistle-blower retaliation case that was tried in federal court in california resulting in the jury awarding no damages to plaintiff.while mr. cocchia has developed substantial experience guiding clients through california’s complex employment laws, both in litigation and counseling, he has also defended employment claims for clients under both federal and state law in throughout the country, and before government agencies (eeoc, dfeh).in addition to litigation, mr. cocchia advises clients throughout the employment process including employee onboarding, determining exempt or non-exemption classification, drafting employment agreements, confidentiality and proprietary rights agreements, separation and release agreements, employment policies and handbooks; advising on employee leaves of absence and requests for accommodation; and conducting internal investigations.mr. cocchia has also successfully defended numerous manufacturers, retailers and service providers in consumer class actions involving claims brought under california business & professions code sections 17200 and 17500 for unfair competition (ucl), false advertising (fal) and deceptive pricing, and civil code section 1750, the consumers legal remedies act (clra).prior to joining rimon, he was general counsel of a software development company and coordinated the company’s intellectual property strategy, contract formation, and licensing agreements.selected experienceobtained a defense verdict as trial counsel for a government contractor accused of whistleblower retaliation after a two-week jury trial.obtained an early dismissal for a national retailer in a consumer class action alleging deceptive pricing, false advertising and unfair competition under california business & professions code section 17200 and 17500 and california civil code section 1750 (clra).obtained for a chemicals manufacturer an early dismissal of claims of unfair/unlawful competition under california business & professions code section 17200, brought by a competitor regarding sales to the state of california.represented a large retailer in multiple nationwide and state class actions, and in multiple individual actions alleging wage and hour violations.represented a wireless telecommunications provider in numerous consumer class actions involving claims of false advertising and unfair competition under california business & professions code section 17200, and improper collection of federal exercise taxes and sales taxes.successfully defended a government contractor providing training to the military against claims that that the contractor violated the uniform trade secrets act.obtained a summary judgment on behalf of the defendant in a complex breach of contract and fraud case, in which the plaintiff sought in excess of us$500 million in damages.represented a thoroughbred horse owner in claims against an agent for fraud and breach of contract in relation to the purchase of horses in excess of us$45 million.represented a government contractor in litigation involving breach of contract, and tortious interference with contract claims with a subcontractor.obtained the dismissal of a shareholder derivative class action on behalf of a special litigation committee.represented a partner in the unwinding of an accounting partnership and the subsequent sale of the business.conducted an internal investigation for a company accused of fraud and securities violations.publicationsco-author, “california dreaming, california nightmare – 3 takeaways from california’s controversial independent contractor bill becoming law,” dentons client alert and international law office (ilo), september 23, 2019co-author, “tectonic shift – key takeaways as california legislature passes controversial independent contractor bill,” dentons client alert, september 12, 2019“california allows employment class action waivers; but the paga threat persists,” dentons client alert, june 26, 2014the 2014 mckenna long & aldridge california litigation guide, april 17, 2014“finra to conduct cybersecurity ‘sweeps,'” dentons client alert, march 17, 2014“arbitration clauses: avoiding class actions after the concepcion decision,” the 2013 mckenna long & aldridge california litigation guide, january 2013“successful strategies for today’s employment law attorneys,” inside the minds series – strategies for employment litigation 2012awards and recognitiontop-rated business litigation attorney, super lawyers (thomson reuters), 2016-2020top-rated employment and labor, super lawyers (thomson reuters), 2022professional associationsamerican bar associationlos angeles county bar associationsan diego county bar association education university of san diego school of law j.d. babson college b.s., summa cum laude previous experience dentons (partner) university of san diego school of lawj.d.babson collegeb.s., summa cum laude dentons (partner) competition, antitrust, and consumer law employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation government and government contracts technology partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california san diego (bankers hill) | |
 | Steven Colby Partner Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Steven Colby Partner EDUCATIONSanta Clara University J.D.Indiana University Ph.D.Oberlin College B.A. Mathematics & ChemistryPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology steven colby in addition to being a patent attorney, dr. steven colby has been an experienced cto and ceo. he applies his experience to the development of patent portfolios for startup companies.dr. colby received his ph.d. from indiana university, bloomington, where he focused on the development and design of scientific instruments. he has over 40 published scientific papers and abstracts and holds several patents. prior to becoming a patent attorney, dr. colby was director of product development for a scientific instrument company. his professional background extends to software and hardware development, website development, mobile apps, manufacturing management, medical devices, electronics, sensors, security, measurement devices, control systems, lasers, mass spectrometry, chromatography, and bioanalysis.dr. colby’s patent prosecution practice covers broad areas of technology, excluding pharma. education santa clara university j.d. indiana university ph.d. oberlin college b.a. mathematics & chemistry previous experience royse law, (director of ip strategies) peters verny, llp (senior partner) carr & ferrell, llp mynette technologies, inc. (ceo) hyperkey, inc. (ceo) scientific instrument services, inc. (cto) santa clara universityj.d.indiana universityph.d.oberlin collegeb.a. mathematics & chemistry royse law, (director of ip strategies)peters verny, llp (senior partner)carr & ferrell, llpmynette technologies, inc. (ceo)hyperkey, inc. (ceo)scientific instrument services, inc. (cto) artificial intelligence cannabis law export controls and economic sanctions intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution technology partner state of california supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the northern district of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) lake tahoe silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Saverio (Sam) Coppola Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Tax Montreal | Saverio (Sam) Coppola Partner EducationMcGill University BA - Political Science (Hons).University of Ottawa LL-L - MBAPrevious Experience
Montreal Entertainment, Sports and Media, Tax English French Italian saverio (sam) coppola saverio (sam) coppola is a partner in rimon’s montreal office who focuses his practice on entertainment, media and commercial tax law. mr. coppola represents financiers, film, television, gaming, technology and web clients in entertainment law, tax and corporate law related issues. he also has significant experience in worldwide tax credits and structuring co-productions and ventures with canadian, u.s., european and asian companies.mr. coppola is a recognized thought leader in entertainment law. notably, he co-created the podcast, “show me the money – film financing”. he has taught and lectured at various educational institutions and conferences worldwide. a legal innovator, he maximises the use of current technologies and operates a “paperless” practice.professional associationsquébec bar associationcanadian bar associationacademy of canadian cinema and televisionawards and recognitionmr. coppola’s achievements include:lawyer of the year in entertainment law in quebec, best lawyersthe best lawyers in canada (entertainment law) list – 2011-2020who’s who legal in sports & entertainment law in canadamartindale-hubbell bv® distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 peer review ratingleading lawyer, canadian legal lexpert directory (consistently recommended – entertainment law) education mcgill university ba - political science (hons). university of ottawa ll-l - mba previous experience gascon & associates llp borden ladner gervais llp coudert brothers mcgill universityba – political science (hons).university of ottawall-l – mba gascon & associates llpborden ladner gervais llpcoudert brothers publications speaking engagements and conferences “show me the money – film financing”, 2020-2021 - ongoing podcast, youtube, spotify, itunes. techtainment—convergence entre la technologie et le droit du divertissement, grands rendez-vous de la formation, barreau du québec, montréal & québec, 2020 & 2021 international financing review, afm, los angeles. estate and tax planning, investors group seminars. website entanglements;multimedia website analysis, centre juridique des avocats du québec. trusts: estate planning & protection, private conferences (montréal). civil code reform, canadian institute of chartered accountants (cica). co-producing with china, banff-tv world festival, moderator. personal residence trusts, the gazette (montréal). estate freezes and reversals, c.i.c.a., accountants workshop. analyse financière et fiscale de la loi 146, conference (rcgt). réforme du code civil (loi 20 et 146), conference, colloque a.p.f.f. film financing film workshop, ccce, albany, ny. "maximizing alternative revenue streams in the multi-platform universe", conference prime time, ottawa, panellist. film financing conferences; star contracts “financing independent films”. gap financing films, zga media conferences—women in media, montreal world film festival, moderator and panellist. internet content regulations; coudert brothers studio presentations, los angeles. co-productions canada at cannes, cannes film festival. mpa copyright & moral rights survey, mpaa, los angeles, california. canadian film and multimedia tax credits, mediaxchange masterclass seminar, hamburg, germany. articles "achieving the paper-less office, as part of the leg@llt3.0 conference, montreal, quebec. safe income: a misnomer, author, c.a. magazine. vivre en condo, author, actif magazine. international film tax incentives, blg publication, author. jobs act holds incentives for producing films in the u.s., tax notes international, co-author. producing with pacific rim: china, japan, south korea; crédits d’impôts cinématographiques canadiens et québécoises, les affaires, author. corporate and business transactions entertainment, sports and media tax english french italian partner bar of quebec montreal | |
| | Bertha Cortes Carey Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Entertainment, Sports and Media Los Angeles | Bertha Cortes Carey Partner Los Angeles Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Entertainment, Sports and Media English Spanish bertha cortes carey bertha cortes carey is a partner in rimon’s corporate practice. she focuses on corporate and securities transactions. ms. carey has represented clients in a wide variety of business law matters and business transactions, including merger and acquisition transactions, public and private debt and equity transactions, including structured debt financings, venture capital, bridge financings, public offerings and private placements, as well as general corporate representation. in particular, ms. carey has extensive experience in corporate and finance issues that arise in entertainment industry transactions, including some of the most significant entertainment finance deals, including the establishment of marvel studios and summit entertainment.ms. carey began her legal career at morgan, lewis & bockius llp, where she practiced in the business and finance section from 1997 to 2000. in 2000 she joined irell & manella llp where she was a member of the transactions workgroup. before opening her own law firm in 2009, ms. carey was a partner in the law firm of liner grode llp. ms. carey also taught transactional skills at the ucla school of law.ms. carey is a former member and secretary of the corporations committee of the state bar of california’s business law section. harvard law schoolj.d., cum laudeuniversity of california, berkeleyb.a., anthropology cortes carey plc (partner) liner grode llp (partner) irell & manella llp (associate) morgan, lewis & bockius llp (associate) awards and recognition super lawyers, southern california rising star, numerous years international finance law review "deal of the year - securitization" (2006) memberships & affiliations california lawyers association hollywood food coalition, board of directors university of california, los angeles - school of law, lecturer (2015) corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital entertainment, sports and media mergers and acquisitions english spanish partner state of california los angeles | |
 | Jennifer Dasari Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions Minneapolis | Jennifer Dasari Partner EDUCATIONGeorgetown University J.D.University of Minnesota B.A. (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Minneapolis Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions jennifer dasari in her extensive experience practicing corporate and business law, ms. dasari has represented clients in a wide range of securities law, private equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, entrepreneurial start-up matters, and commercial transactions.ms. dasari has been instrumental in assisting her clients on a wide spectrum of issues from small transactional matters to large corporate negotiations. specifically, in the mergers and acquisitions arena. ms. dasari has worked on stock purchase, asset purchase, and merger transactions across multiple industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, and energy. she has represented private equity funds in their formations and investment deals, and she also represented companies that were seeking angel and venture capital financing. for start up and emerging clients, she provides outside general counsel services and guides them through their various growth stages and exit events.prior to joining rimon, ms. dasari served as an attorney in the corporate and entrepreneurial services practice groups at gray plant mooty, the longest-standing law firm in minneapolis. from there, she moved to renaissance law group where she worked closely with start-up and emerging growth companies.publicationsco-author, regulation a plus, lexis practice advisor®. april 2017co-author, recognizing social entrepreneurship: minnesota embraces the public benefit corporation, bench & bar of minnesota, volume 71 (no 8). september 2014 education georgetown university j.d. university of minnesota b.a. (summa cum laude, phi beta kappa) previous experience renaissance law group (partner) gray plant mooty georgetown universityj.d.university of minnesotab.a. (summa cum laude, phi beta kappa) renaissance law group (partner)gray plant mooty banking and financial services corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets technology partner state of minnesota minneapolis | |
 | Richard de Bodo Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. | Richard de Bodo Partner Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences Arabic Armenian richard de bodo rich de bodo is a skilled and creative trial lawyer who litigates high-stakes, complex, and cutting-edge cases for the world’s leading technology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies as well as other prominent businesses, individuals, small businesses, and early-stage companies. rich has been repeatedly selected as one of the top trial lawyers in california. he is known for his tireless and forceful advocacy on behalf of his clients, his painstaking preparation and attention to detail, his boundless energy, his creative problem-solving, his ability to explain complicated technology and concepts in simple terms to judges and juries, and his ability to collaborate with and lead strong teams of lawyers. rich has won significant victories and multimillion-dollar awards in federal and state courts throughout the united states, multiple appellate courts, the international trade commission (itc), the u.s. patent office, arbitration tribunals, and other forums. according to chambers usa, “clients are impressed by rich’s brilliant mind and unmatched strategic skills.” chambers quoted one general counsel: “when the stakes are high, rich is the only person i’d go to. he gets the job done in a measured and calm manner.” rich is consistently ranked by multiple publications as one of the best intellectual property, patent, trade secrets, life sciences and trial lawyers in the united states. rich was recently named the general patent litigator of the year for california. rich has successfully litigated cutting-edge hatch-waxman cases and biologics price competition and innovation act (bpcia) cases for leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies throughout the world. rich has won bet-the-company patent infringement and inventorship cases, trade secrets cases, lanham act, trademark, false advertising, and unfair competition cases, copyright cases, and post-grant challenges to patents before the ptab and in the u.s. patent office for established companies, start-ups, investment firms, and inventors in a wide range of technologies, including wireless communications, software, computers, semiconductors, consumer electronics, internet technology, optics, pharmaceuticals, stem cells, biosimilars, and biotechnology. in the words of one general counsel, “rich is the person you need when you’re faced with highly complicated ip legal matters that involve many variables.” rich has enjoyed unrivaled success litigating and trying business and commercial disputes throughout the united states, including securities fraud and malpractice matters. rich has also successfully represented native american and alaska native tribes, villages, organizations, and individuals in multiple matters relating to their aboriginal and treaty rights and sovereignty, their lands and resources, their civil rights, their voting rights, and their health and welfare. he has teamed up with and/or represented the native american rights fund (narf) in a number of these matters. prior to joining mwm, rich served as chair of the intellectual property, patent litigation, and life sciences practices at several leading global law firms. harvard law schoolj.d.harvard collegeb.a. intellectual property life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution arabic armenian partner district of columbia state of california u.s. court of appeals for the eighth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit u.s. courts of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the district of colorado u.s. district court for the district of columbia u.s. district court for the district of oregon u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. supreme court los angeles washington d.c. | |
 | Stephanie De Giovanni Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Europe, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, International Trade and Customs Law Paris | Stephanie De Giovanni Partner EDUCATIONUniversité Paris Sud (Paris XI) DESS / Master 2 in Business Law in partnership with HECThe Washington College of Law - American University, Washington DC LLM in International Business LawParis X Bi-Deug and DEJA in Common Law Studies and French Business LawVersailles School of The Bar Certificate to practice law as a French Attorney (CAPA)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Paris Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Europe, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, International Trade and Customs Law English French Spanish stephanie de giovanni *attorney is a member of a french separate legal entity, rimôn electa law s.e.l.a.s. and not rimôn p.c. stephanie de giovanni is an accomplished international and litigation attorney with over 20 years of experience practicing commercial law and complex commercial litigation. ms. de giovanni has a background in international distribution law and spent her early career focused on commercial agency and the setting-up of distribution networks. for the duration of her legal career, she has dealt with termination issues and the disputes arising therefrom.over time, ms. de giovanni’s practice gradually evolved towards product liability and compliance and she now specializes in the following areas:international litigation, arbitration, and settlement negotiations with a strong focus on termination of contracts and relationships.distribution law, international contracts, and product liability.compliance, including anti-corruption, export rules, international sanctions, regulatory constraints and ethical sourcing.ms. de giovanni has deep experience advising clients on compliance issues, including anti-corruption, sapin ii law programs, regulatory issues, international sanctions as well as environmental, social, and governance (esg) issues. she works with clients to assist them in developing effective and ethical compliance processes for their organizations. ms. de giovanni represents clients in a range of industries, including manufacturing, food, life sciences, automotive, aeronautics ,finance, technology and luxury goods. she advises boards of directors on their compliance challenges and conducts workshops to train clients on compliance issues including anticorruption sapin ii law.ms. de giovanni is a recognized trainer with the training institute francis lefebvre formation where she offers training on compliance issues and international contracts.she advises clients daily in the following areas:set-up or restructuring of cross-border distribution networks, subcontracting, agency and supply relationships.international contracts and cross-border litigation including international private law aspects (conflicts of laws and jurisdictions).sudden or abusive termination of business relationships both as an advisor and litigator.complex commercial litigation and settlement negotiations.compliance policies, including anti-corruption audits, risk mapping, ethical charters, due diligence, and providing assistance in french anticorruption agency investigations.prevention mechanisms to avoid improper corporate practices.financial sanctions and embargos, including international trade restrictions.product liability matters, including regulatory issues, judicial or amicable expertise proceedings, recall or withdrawal situations, and settlement negotiations.ms. de giovanni is consistently ranked in compliance in the leaders league and has been ranked in the legal 500 in the life sciences category in 2017 and the following years. education université paris sud (paris xi) dess / master 2 in business law in partnership with hec the washington college of law - american university, washington dc llm in international business law paris x bi-deug and deja in common law studies and french business law versailles school of the bar certificate to practice law as a french attorney (capa) previous experience simon associés (partner, head of compliance) cms francis lefebre avocats (counsel) université paris sud (paris xi)dess / master 2 in business law in partnership with hecthe washington college of law – american university, washington dcllm in international business lawparis xbi-deug and deja in common law studies and french business lawversailles school of the barcertificate to practice law as a french attorney (capa) simon associés (partner, head of compliance)cms francis lefebre avocats (counsel) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623020525066{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] publications author of the french chapter of the international encyclopedia of agency and distribution agreements (ieada) published by the international bar association. co-author of the french chapter of the cms guide to arbitration, fourth edition author of numerous articles and speakers at events on anti-bribery, including two forums on anti-corruption held in 2013 and 2016 with the oecd anti-corruption department. speaker at a conference on the extraterritorial reach of compliance laws and the cloud act held at simon associés in 2019. co-author and editor of the compliance newsletter of simon associés in 2020 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] arbitration and mediation artificial intelligence corporate and business transactions environmental, social and governance europe export controls and economic sanctions international trade and customs law litigation and alternative dispute resolution regulatory, compliance & corporate governance white collar and government investigations english french spanish partner paris state of new york paris | |
 | Judy Deng Partner China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology, CFIUS/National Security Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Judy Deng Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley LL.M.Fudan University LL.M.Fudan University LL.B.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology, CFIUS/National Security English Mandarin judy deng judy deng practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on the representation of international social networking, entertainment, digital media, software and medical technology companies. ms. deng has extensive experience counseling private companies with international operations in various stages of growth and advising institutional investors in complex cross-border transactions involved with such companies. ms. deng counsels clients in cross-border restructurings and reorganizations, financing, mergers and acquisitions, executive and employee incentive programs, and strategic intellectual property transactions. judy’s clients include world-leading interactive entertainment and digital media companies.prior to joining rimon, ms. deng was a partner of the san francisco offices of an amlaw 100 law firm.speaking engagementsselectusa investment seminar at bio international conventionassociation for corporate growth san franciscobay area young tax attorneysassociation of chinese entrepreneurs of u.c. berkeleyawards and recognitionexternal counsel of the year, asia-mena counsel (in-house community), 2013winner of “turnaround deals of the year” $25 million to $100 million category, m&a advisor, 2017professional associationscalifornia state bar associationnew york state bar association education university of california, berkeley ll.m. fudan university ll.m. fudan university ll.b. previous experience davis wright tremaine llp, san francisco office (partner) reed smith llp, palo alto office (counsel) university of california, berkeleyll.m.fudan universityll.m.fudan universityll.b. davis wright tremaine llp, san francisco office (partner)reed smith llp, palo alto office (counsel) cfius/national security china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation international international trade and customs law international transactions mergers and acquisitions technology english mandarin partner state of california state of new york silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | David Devernoe Partner Intellectual Property San Diego (North County) | David Devernoe Partner EDUCATIONCase Western Reserve University J.D. Case Western Reserve Law Review- Publisher, Associate Editor, Note of the Year, American Agricultural Law AssociationUnion College B.S.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (North County) Intellectual Property david devernoe leveraging two decades of intellectual property (ip) counseling experience as both in-house and outside counsel, mr. devernoe brings a chief-ip counsel-type comprehensive and personalized perspective to his law practice. his business-centered mindset fosters the smooth flow of commerce rather than being an impediment thereto, while at the same time accounting for and minimizing risks and rapidly executing on strategic ip opportunities. responsive, transparent, personable, inquisitive, and team-oriented are terms that aptly describe mr. devernoe’s seasoned approach. intellectual property comprises a business tool/asset, whether it is a patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, license, or other bundle of ip-related contractual rights, and mr. devernoe is an expert at securing and protecting such rights as well as evaluating and maximizing their value for his clients.the core of mr. devernoe’s trusted-advisor approach drives from an intense knowledge of the underlying business models of his clients and the various technologies that drive them. mr. devernoe has a wealth of experience securing, leveraging, and asserting ip rights for consumer product destined for retail shelves, technologies or products subject to intense fda review, or niche industries that helps other businesses work.specifically, mr. devernoe brings extensive experience advising clients ranging in size from start-ups to multi-national organizations in a variety of technical arenas including medical diagnostics, digital health, additive manufacture and 3-d printing, medical devices, ar/vr software and devices, near-eye displays and imaging/optical technologies, smart garments, compression garments, health and beauty, food prep and catering, athletic equipment, nutraceuticals, machine learning software and devices, nucleic acid sequencing, bioinformatics and data translation, antibody products and targets, immunology-focused technologies, cart-t targets and therapy, consumer devices and services, and information technology.the core legal work of mr. devernoe’s practice includes: patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, ip licensing/assignment, post-grant patent challenges, trademark oppositions, ip due diligence/opinions and product clearance, litigation (patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, business), technology-business deal identification and brokering.selected experienceex parte jaronczyk, jr. (reexamination of u.s. patent no. 5,598,138; control nos. 90/013,722, 90/013,078) – counsel for patent owner fusilamp, llc in two separate reexamination proceedings before the u.s. patent and trademark office. patent claims upheld in unamended form in both proceedings.fusilamp, llc v. littelfuse, inc., case no. 13-20-1200-2324 (american arbitration association) – co-counsel for fusilamp, llc in patent infringement and validity arbitration proceeding.the reynolds and reynolds company v. bpi custom printing, inc., case no. 2:16-cv-06726-tjh (c.d. cal.) – counsel for bpi custom printing in copyright infringement action brought by reynolds.julius zorn, inc. v. medi manufacturing, inc., case no. 3:15-cv-2734 (s.d. cal.) – counsel for patent owner medi® manufacturing, inc. in patent infringement case involving compression garments.ex parte cabilly (reexamination of u.s. patent no. 6,331,415 (“cabilly ii”)) – counsel for patent co-owner genentech, inc. in a reexamination proceeding in the u.s. patent and trademark office related to recombinant antibody heavy and light chain expression. patent claims upheld in unamended form.cabilly v. boss (interference no. 105,531) – counsel for genentech, inc. in an interference proceeding in the u.s. patent and trademark office. uspto board of appeals and interferences awarded genentech’s “cabilly” patent application (no. 08/422,187), which related to methods for making antibodies, priority over the “boss” patent application (no. 08/450,727).u.s. counsel for genentech, inc. and biogen idec inc. in the prosecution and opposition defense of european patent no. 1176981 (8 opponents), related to methods of treating autoimmune disease, before european patent office examination and opposition divisions.the rockefeller university and chiron corporation v. centocor, inc. and abbott laboratories, civ. no. 2-04cv-168 (tjw) (e.d. tex.)– counsel for defendant centocor in patent infringement case involving chimeric antibody technology brought against centocor; claims against centocor settled in 2005.publicationsthe legal 500 intellectual property comparative guide, chapter author, 2023“substantial equivalence: a valid international sanitary and phytosanitary risk assessment objective for genetically modified foods” 51 case w. res. l. rev. 257 (2000).“assessing risk in funding innovation companies: intellectual property checklist,” private equity quarterly (summer 2016). education case western reserve university j.d. case western reserve law review- publisher, associate editor, note of the year, american agricultural law association union college b.s. previous experience troutman sanders (partner) hologic, inc. (senior patent counsel) sidley austin llp case western reserve universityj.d. case western reserve law review- publisher, associate editor, note of the year, american agricultural law associationunion collegeb.s. troutman sanders (partner)hologic, inc. (senior patent counsel)sidley austin llp corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence life sciences patent counseling and prosecution technology technology licensing partner district of columbia state of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) san diego (north county) | |
 | George Dingeldein Partner Real Estate Portland | George Dingeldein Partner EDUCATIONLewis and Clark Law School J.D., cum laudeUniversity of California, Davis B.S.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Portland Real Estate george dingeldein george dingeldein’s practice is focused on transactions within the real estate and construction industries. he represents clients in business, commercial and real estate transactions, as well as in general development, construction and real estate law matters. through his extensive knowledge of the real estate and construction industries, he guides his clients through the decision-making process within a real estate transaction, providing them with efficient and tailored services. mr. dingeldein is also an accomplished corporate attorney, meaning he understands real estate transactions from all angles.mr. dingeldein represents real estate owners, developers, sponsors, investors, and operators across the full spectrum of real estate matters including acquisitions, development, leasing, financing, construction, joint ventures, and operational matters. his experience includes advising on:lease agreements in connection with office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use projectssale-leaseback transactionspublic-private partnerships & disposition and development agreementsreal estate development and constructionreal estate finance including acquisition & development, construction, and permanent financingpurchase and sale transactionsjoint venture agreementsprivate offerings including lp & llc equity interests and convertible debtentity formationcorporate governance education lewis and clark law school j.d., cum laude university of california, davis b.s. previous experience landye bennett blumstein llp (partner) lewis and clark law schoolj.d., cum laudeuniversity of california, davisb.s. landye bennett blumstein llp (partner) real estate real estate transactions partner state of oregon portland | |
 | Benjamin Douglas Partner Private Investment Funds, Fund Formation, Securities and Capital Markets San Francisco | Benjamin Douglas Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law / M.P.P., Goldman School of Public Policy; Member, California Law ReviewUniversity of California, Berkeley B.A. (History)PRIOR IN-HOUSE POSITIONS
San Francisco Private Investment Funds, Fund Formation, Securities and Capital Markets benjamin douglas ben douglas counsels businesses in all areas of asset management, including private investment advisers and wealth managers, hedge, real estate, and venture funds, fintech start-ups, mutual fund managers, and firms with hybrid businesses (such as private fund advisers that also sub-advise mutual funds). he handles matters ranging from fund formation, regulatory compliance and service provider relationships, to complex sales and acquisitions of asset management businesses.mr. douglas began his legal career at shartsis friese llp, where he practiced in that firm’s hedge fund group. in that capacity, he represented the management team at robertson stephens investment management in their spin-off of rs investments. after several years at charles schwab investment management, focusing on u.s. mutual funds and retail funds in europe and asia, mr. douglas became the general counsel of rs investments (now a franchise of victory capital management). at rs, he oversaw all legal aspects of the firm’s $20 billion business, including its mutual funds, institutional accounts and private funds. mr. douglas managed the sale of a majority stake in rs investments to guardian life insurance, as well as rs’s acquisition of smaller firms and hiring of portfolio teams. he has also been in-house counsel at forward management and dodge & cox.selected experienceoversaw all legal and compliance matters for an investment adviser managing over $21 billion in assets in various channels (mutual funds, institutional accounts, domestic and offshore private funds) and strategies (long and long/short equities, fixed income, and international).counselling clients on all aspects of investment management regulation, including under the investment company act of 1940, the investment advisers act of 1940, the securities act of 1933, the securities exchange act of 1934, sarbanes-oxley, erisa and the usa patriot act.creating and maintaining policies and procedures for investment adviser compliance, codes of ethics, “pay-to-play” rules, disclosure, and general risk oversight.drafting governing and offering documents for mutual funds, domestic and offshore hedge funds, real estate funds, and japanese and european retail funds.maintaining required filings for investment advisers, including forms adv, pf and 13f, schedules 13d and 13g, and required disclosures to erisa advisory clients.served as primary legal and administrative point of contact for a mutual fund family’s board of trustees. managed annual 15(c) contract renewal process.managing legal relationships with key vendors and client-facing service providers.resolved enforcement investigations by sec and state regulators. obtained favorable modifications of subsequent sec enforcement order.led legal team for investment management firm’s strategic sale and acquisitions. tasks included due diligence and the negotiation and drafting of asset purchase and employment agreements, governing documents, regulatory and shareholder approvals.representing numerous asset managers in venture investments.managing clients’ general business matters, including human resources, executive compensation and equity ownership, intellectual property, litigation, insurance coverage, and office leases. education university of california, berkeley j.d., boalt hall school of law / m.p.p., goldman school of public policy; member, california law review university of california, berkeley b.a. (history) prior in-house positions rs investments (general counsel) charles schwab investment management (vice president and senior counsel) forward management (senior counsel) university of california, berkeleyj.d., boalt hall school of law / m.p.p., goldman school of public policy; member, california law reviewuniversity of california, berkeleyb.a. (history) rs investments (general counsel)charles schwab investment management (vice president and senior counsel)forward management (senior counsel) banking and financial services corporate and business transactions environmental, social and governance europe fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain fund formation investment advisers and other asset managers litigation finance private investment funds registered investment companies securities and capital markets partner state of california san francisco | |
 | Troy Doyle Partner, Chair - Global Restructuring Group Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring Dubai, New York, Singapore*, Sydney | Troy Doyle Partner Dubai, New York, Singapore*, Sydney Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring troy doyle “when a company needs guidance and leadership in a crisis, troy doyle is the name on speed dial.” “the go-to partner for clients facing bet-the-house restructuring situations.”chambers asia-pacifictroy doyle is a pre-eminent restructuring advisor. he is one of the most decorated restructuring lawyers in asia, and a “trusted advisor” to companies in the region.mr doyle is a partner of rimon, a chair of the firm’s global restructuring group, and leads the group for the asia-pacific region.his practice handles restructuring and insolvency matters spanning the asia pacific, including in singapore, indonesia, hong kong, greater china, vietnam and australia. he also has extensive us and uk experience.he is “top ranked” band 1 for restructuring & insolvency in the most recent editions of leading legal publications such as chambers asia-pacific (2024) and the legal 500 (2024); having held such rankings for 15 consecutive years.mr doyle has practiced in the region for over 24 years; and during this period he has restructured over us$62.9 billion of debt and equity.he frequently advises corporate clients as they undertake a restructuring process. this process often involves challenging stakeholder negotiations, raising new debt and equity (including debtor-in-possession financing), distressed investment and divestment, and implementing a consensual or court approved restructuring plan.he is also a go-to counsel for insolvency practitioners in high-stakes insolvency proceedings.prior to rimon, mr doyle was a partner of gibson, dunn & crutcher llp, co-chair of the firm’s business restructuring and reorganisation practice group, and head of the group for asia.unmatched fee structuresthe unique design of rimon allows mr doyle to offer unmatched legal fee structures for restructuring and insolvency matters. controlled and correctly managed legal fees are integral to a successful restructuring process.the concept of hourly billings can be eradicated, and replaced with the certainty of flat fee, milestone, equity-linked, and/or success fee components. each business and restructuring process is unique; as should the legal fee structure to ensure the envisaged outcome is achieved.international recognitionclient and peer rankings in the most prestigious legal publications consistently speak to his reputation in the market:top ranked, band 1 in chambers asia-pacific (asia’s leading lawyers for business) (2024 edition) for restructuring and insolvency, with clients describing him throughout the years as:“one of the best court strategists i’ve ever worked with.”“the chess grandmaster in the restructuring market; he is always in complete control of the restructuring process until the end, foreseeing every move before it is played.”“a standout partner in the market, combining technical excellence with strategic thinking through his years of experience in the region”mr doyle has maintained his top ranking, band 1, position in chambers asia-pacific for the past 8 years.honoured by the legal 500 (2024 edition) with leading individual status for his restructuring and insolvency expertise, with clients consistently commenting:“troy doyle is a market leader for “bet-the-company” restructuring situations; he is strategic and technically excellent and remains in complete control of the restructuring process.”“troy doyle has the unrivalled ability to consistently dominate the restructuring process and achieve results in bet-the-company restructuring situations.”“troy doyle is without peer in the restructuring market; he drives the deal and provides strategic guidance to achieve the desired outcome for clients.”“providing the gold standard on customer service to which other practices should aspire”.lauded as a leading lawyer for his restructuring and insolvency knowledge in the global publications:best lawyers (2024 edition) andiflr1000 (the guide to the world’s leading law firms) (2024 edition). inseadmaster of business administration (emba)university of new englandbachelor of laws/ bachelor of financial administration (accounting) gibson, dunn & crutcher, partner, co-chair business restructuring & reorganization group, head of restructuring (asia) bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring partner, chair - global restructuring group barrister and solicitor, supreme court of australian capital territory barrister, high court of australia solicitor, supreme court of new south wales solicitor, supreme court of western australia dubai new york singapore* sydney | |
 | Jennifer Gillon Duffy Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Family Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Santa Barbara | Jennifer Gillon Duffy Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of San Francisco (J.D.)University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and GovernmentPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Santa Barbara Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Family Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution jennifer gillon duffy jennifer gillon duffy’s civil litigation practice encompasses employment law, family law, and general civil litigation matters.ms. duffy advises business owners, human resource professionals, and employees throughout the world, with a primary focus in california. she assists clients in becoming and remaining compliant with the vast, interrelated and evolving labor laws governing businesses today. when the need arises, she assists employers in defending against employee claims of non-compliance in all areas of employment law. she also counsels employees in claims of unpaid compensation and wrongful termination.ms. duffy is a certified family law specialist by the board of legal specialization of the state bar of california. in her comprehensive family law practice, ms. duffy prepares pre-nuptial agreements; counsels spouses before filing for divorce or legal separation and unmarried parents before filing parentage actions; addresses issues of child custody and child support, and assesses spousal support (alimony), both during the divorce process and post-divorce; addresses property characterization, valuation, and division; and handles the procedural and emotional issues of restraining orders. ms. duffy also has an extensive background in substance abuse issues.ms. duffy serves on several boards and is passionate about volunteering in the community. she was named dream foundation’s volunteer of the year in 2018 for her work with its flower empower program, which involves creating bouquets for people in hospice and retirement homes, and has received the president of the united states volunteer service award yearly since 2018.professional associationssanta barbara chapter of the national charity league, board memberthe storyteller children’s center, board membersanta barbara county bar association, board member and officer, president 2023women’s economic ventures’ league of extraordinary women, memberprovisors, group leader of the santa barbara 3 national networking group.provisors, member of the santa barbara-1 chapter.the w source, member of the santa barbara chapterawards and recognitionthe national trial lawyers, “matrimonial and family law – top 30 attorneys”, 2024pacific coast business times, “top 50 women in business” in the tri-counties (santa barbara, ventura, and san luis obispo counties), 2017-2019pacific coast business times, “who’s who in professional services,” 2016-2023women we admire, “50 women leaders of law,” 2022university of san francisco, editor-in-chief of the law reviewjudicial extern to the california supreme court, the honorable associate justice joyce luther kennard education university of san francisco (j.d.) university of california, los angeles bachelor of arts (b.a.), political science and government previous experience fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (partner) university of san francisco(j.d.)university of california, los angelesbachelor of arts (b.a.), political science and government fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (partner) employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation family law litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner state of california santa barbara | |
 | Aurelia Mitchell Durant Partner Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Technology Licensing, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Trademark and Copyright, Artificial Intelligence New Jersey (Princeton) | Aurelia Mitchell Durant Partner New Jersey (Princeton) Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Technology Licensing, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Trademark and Copyright, Artificial Intelligence aurelia mitchell durant aurelia mitchell durant is a partner in rimon’s intellectual property practice. she concentrates her practice in intellectual property law and international business law.in the intellectual property realm, she has represented a diverse clientele of business owners, creatives, and innovators in the protecting their valuable intellectual property assets. she has protected, recovered, and safeguarded intellectual property assets by assisting in the development of brand protection strategies adaptable to today’s global marketplace. these strategies include copyright, trademark, licensing and intellectual property litigation.aurelia has been instrumental in restructuring not-for-profit sector corporate boards, focusing on compliance and governance best practices.she is a professional speaker, workshop facilitator, and panelist on topics such as brand protection and diversity in the law. additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor of business law and intellectual property.steadfastly committed to nurturing the next generation of legal talent, aurelia mentors law students, thereby fulfilling her goal of introducing intellectual property law to the next generation of legal talent. rutgers university school of lawj.d.duquesne universitymasters, global leadershiptemple universityb.a., political science anderson kill, of counselamd law, global intellectual property attorney artificial intelligence emerging companies and venture capital entertainment, sports and media intellectual property technology licensing trademark and copyright partner state of new jersey new jersey (princeton) | |
 | Steven P. Eichel Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Tax, Europe Boston | Steven P. Eichel Partner EDUCATIONBoston University School of Law LL.M.Columbia Law School J.D., Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social ProblemsUniversity of Tennessee B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Chancellor’s Citation for Academic Achievement and ExcellencePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Boston Corporate and Business Transactions, Tax, Europe English French Spanish steven p. eichel steve eichel is a highly versatile business and tax attorney who represents clients in multiple capacities—as general outside counsel, as lead transactional counsel or as special tax counsel. drawing on more than 30 years of experience, mr. eichel guides both publicly traded and privately held companies in structuring and implementing domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, complex joint venture formations, international equity and debt financing, and executive compensation and equity incentive plans. he focuses particularly on companies based in france, the united kingdom and other parts of europe looking to access markets in the united states, as well as u.s. companies working on global expansions.when tax issues arise in these transactions, mr. eichel provides practical options designed to ensure that tax considerations are balanced appropriately with other business objectives without losing sight of the “big picture.” while tax laws have only become increasingly complex over time, mr. eichel is known for his ability to explain otherwise impenetrable tax concepts in “plain english” so that his clients can make well-informed tax-sensitive decisions with confidence. mr. eichel has extensive expertise in the use of limited liability companies and the drafting of limited liability company agreements. he also assists clients with their day-to-day operational and business matters, including drafting, review and negotiation of commercial contracts, employment and consulting agreements, restricted stock agreements and stock option plans, as well as intercompany services and intellectual property licensing agreements to address transfer pricing issues.a fluent french speaker and frequent traveler to france, mr. eichel represents french companies and entrepreneurs in their initial entry into and development and expansion in the united states. as a result, he has developed deep connections with law and accounting firms in france and other european countries where his clients are doing business, enabling him to provide a balanced approach that takes into account both u.s. and non-u.s. legal and tax considerations. in support of this niche, he is an active member of the new england chapter of the french-american chamber of commerce, serving as its vice president and on its board of directors. he is also a member of new england’s people & culture consortium, a group of professionals in human resources-related fields who meet regularly to share best practices and discuss emerging trends in workforce management. education boston university school of law ll.m. columbia law school j.d., editor, columbia journal of law and social problems university of tennessee b.a., summa cum laude, phi beta kappa, chancellor’s citation for academic achievement and excellence previous experience saul, ewing, arnstein & lehr llp (partner) boston university school of lawll.m.columbia law schoolj.d., editor, columbia journal of law and social problemsuniversity of tennesseeb.a., summa cum laude, phi beta kappa, chancellor’s citation for academic achievement and excellence saul, ewing, arnstein & lehr llp (partner) awards and recognition america’s leading lawyers in tax, chambers usa, 2013-2018 tax law, best lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2008 to present massachusetts super lawyers (thomson reuters corp), 2004 to present attorney intel, top 25 attorney of massachusetts, 2022 legal 500 (legal lease ltd), u.s., 2015 & 2017 corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital europe international tax mergers and acquisitions tax english french spanish partner state of massachusetts state of new york boston | |
 | Herman Enayati Partner Banking and Financial Services, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Real Estate Los Angeles | Herman Enayati Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Los Angeles B.A.University of Southern California - Gould School of Law J.D.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles Banking and Financial Services, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Real Estate English Farsi herman enayati herman enayati is an accomplished real estate finance attorney representing clients in a broad range of transactional matters involving the acquisition, development, financing, and operation of commercial real estate. he leverages his background representing institutional lenders and capital partners to provide effective and efficient sponsor/borrower side representation to private equity funds, operators, and family offices on value-add and ground-up projects. he regularly represents clients on the following matters:real estate syndicationsjoint venture agreements“co-gp” agreements and partnershipsborrower-side representation in commercial real estate loans, including construction loans, mezzanine financing, agency loans, and cmbs debtnegotiation of purchase and sale agreements and related due diligence mattersacquisition of distressed properties and non-performing loansherman earned his law degree from the university of southern california gould school of law, where he also recently served as a lecturer in law teaching a course on contract drafting and negotiation.publicationsreal estate tokenization – an overview for issuers, rimonlaw.com, june 4, 2021 education university of california, los angeles b.a. university of southern california - gould school of law j.d. previous experience akerman llp (partner) polsinelli pc (shareholder) gibson dunn & crutcher llp (associate) usc gould school of law (lecturer in law) university of california, los angelesb.a.university of southern california – gould school of lawj.d. akerman llp (partner)polsinelli pc (shareholder)gibson dunn & crutcher llp (associate)usc gould school of law (lecturer in law) banking and financial services cannabis law fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds real estate real estate transactions english farsi partner state of california los angeles | |
 | Richard Ernest Partner Leveraged Finance, Private Investment Funds, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, The Gulf States, Banking and Financial Services Dubai, London | Richard Ernest Partner EDUCATIONCollege of Law - Chancery Lane Legal Practice CourseUniversity of South Wales C.P.E.University of Exeter B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Dubai, London Leveraged Finance, Private Investment Funds, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, The Gulf States, Banking and Financial Services English German Italian Russian Spanish richard ernest richard ernest is an english law-qualified solicitor whose practice focuses on banking and finance, principally advising borrowers/investors (but also lenders) on all aspects of finance transactions. this includes the financing of domestic and cross-border acquisitions and general corporate lending. in addition to corporate finance, he is experienced in islamic and conventional leveraged and structured finance, project and eca-backed finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, and restructurings and workouts.mr. ernest is ranked by chambers global 2019 as a leading lawyer for the united arab emirates: banking & finance. the publication quotes clients as praising his technical proficiency and “good client manner”. in addition, mr. ernest is recommended by legal 500 emea 2017 for uae: banking & finance and also ranked by iflr1000 2019 as ‘highly regarded’ for uae: banking.prior to joining rimon, mr. ernest was a partner at gibson dunn and also a partner at clifford chance, working in the london, moscow and frankfurt offices from 1997. he relocated to abu dhabi in january 2008 to help establish that office.he speaks english, german, spanish, italian and russian.selected experienceadvising the provider of smart city infrastructure to dubai on a unique ppp basisadvising a uae start-up business on all aspects of early-stage financing and developmentacting for the borrower of a usd1bn contractor financing for a landmark project in qataracting for a pe portfolio company on a complex, multi-jurisdictional reorganizationacting for a listed regional company on its sharia-compliant financingsacting for the sponsor on the first islamically-financed syndicated leveraged recap in the uaeacting for the equity investors on a usd1bn restructuring and new investment into a regional infrastructure/utility companyacting for the sponsors on an aed4bn syndicated islamic and conventional co-financing for the development of the midfield terminal in abu dhabiacting for a major uae-based, global healthcare provider on their debut syndicated financing (in parallel with its london ipo)acting for a major industrial entity owned by one of the largest family groups in the uae on their debut european and us-structured tlb financing (the first tlb deal undertaken by a uae entity)acting for various regional private equity houses on acquisition financing as well as gp-level fund-raisingacting for a uk plc with headquarters in the uae on all financing mattersacting for one of the largest regional banks on a usd900m syndicated credit facilityacting for a regional gre investment vehicle on real estate and other financings (including on the potential debt financing of the acquisition of a european financial institution)acting for a major regional bank on the financing for the acquisition of a minority interest in a malaysian financial institutionacting for the arrangers on the first leveraged buy-out of a regional insurance company with a listed subsidiaryacting for the lenders on a highly structured syndicated margin loan for a regional investoracting for the creditors on the restructuring of various project and other financings (including industrial and satellite projects)publicationsarticle – march 23, 2017 | alternative capital come calling in the region education college of law - chancery lane legal practice course university of south wales c.p.e. university of exeter b.a. previous experience gibson dunn & crutcher llp (partner, dubai) clifford chance llp (partner, abu dhabi, frankfurt, london, moscow) college of law – chancery lanelegal practice courseuniversity of south walesc.p.e.university of exeterb.a. gibson dunn & crutcher llp (partner, dubai)clifford chance llp (partner, abu dhabi, frankfurt, london, moscow) africa banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions eastern europe and the baltics emerging companies and venture capital europe international leveraged finance litigation finance mergers and acquisitions private investment funds real estate real estate transactions the gulf states united kingdom english german italian russian spanish partner england and wales dubai london | |
 | Geoffrey D. Fasel Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Real Estate Kansas City | Geoffrey D. Fasel Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Virginia J.D., Virginia Journal of Environmental Law, Senior Articles EditorBowdoin College B.S., magna cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Kansas City Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Real Estate geoffrey d. fasel geoffrey fasel is a finance attorney and trusted advisor to dynamic sponsors, managers, investors, and business leaders, leveraging his experience and relationships in the investment, development, and business communities to understand and help achieve his clients’ specific nuanced goals. his practice is primarily focused on structuring the assemblage of capital and debt; strategic real estate and corporate transactions; and venture capital and private equity funds and projects.mr. fasel assists clients with negotiating and structuring joint ventures. he advises on purchase and sale transactions, acquisitions and dispositions of all kinds, as well as venture and private equity entity formation.in addition, mr. fasel works with emerging companies, particularly in the technology sector. he represents these clients at all stages of their venture’s life cycle — beginning with technology creation and protection, through formation and capital attraction, key third-party relationships, growth, maturity, and strategic exits. mr. fasel is recognized as an industry leader in the emerging company market in the midwest.over the course of his career, mr. fasel has represented clients ranging from start-ups to mature companies in a range of different industries, giving him a broad corporate background. he serves as outside general counsel for several prominent clients, where he advises on corporate, governance, and transactional matters, including joint ventures, restructurings, and licensing matters.awards & recognitionmissouri & kansas super lawyers rising stars (thomson reuters corporation), 2009-2013greater kansas city chamber of commerce centurions program, class of 2011greater kansas city chamber of commerce big five, translational medicine initiativeother activitieswhether with his clients or not, mr. fasel enjoys travel and adventure with his wife and children, including music, mountain biking, and skiing. education university of virginia j.d., virginia journal of environmental law, senior articles editor bowdoin college b.s., magna cum laude previous experience polsinelli (shareholder) university of virginiaj.d., virginia journal of environmental law, senior articles editorbowdoin collegeb.s., magna cum laude polsinelli (shareholder) corporate and business transactions corporate governance emerging companies and venture capital private equity real estate real estate transactions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology partner state of kansas state of missouri kansas city | |
 | Thomas Fawell Partner Fine Art and Cultural Property, Real Estate, Private Investment Funds, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain Houston | Thomas Fawell Partner EDUCATIONIIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law J.D.North Central College, Naperville, Illinois B.A. in Political Science (Cum Laude)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Houston Fine Art and Cultural Property, Real Estate, Private Investment Funds, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain thomas fawell thomas fawell is a partner in rimôn’s houston office where he brings a high level of experience and a practical approach to problem solving in transactional real estate, real estate development, and capital formation. in addition, as part of a family legacy, he advises collectors and institutions in fine art acquisitions, dispositions, insurance, and finance.his real estate experience is comprehensive, including the representation of financial institutions, municipalities, real estate funds, banks, and developers. mr. fawell has particular experience in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, including 1031 exchanges & reverse exchanges, horizontal and vertical development, construction, leasing and disposition, sophisticated ground-lease structures, submerged land lease harbor structures, as well as joint venture and preferred equity transactions, including transactions involving office buildings, retail developments, industrial facilities, and hotels.his breadth and background in real estate is extensive and also includes prior experience in zoning, real estate tax appeals, mechanic’s lien execution, and defense, as well as three jury verdicts in significant condemnation awards.in the intersection of capital formation and real estate, mr. fawell has developed a practice in (i) securing asset funding of offshore income property; (ii) advising in-bound foreign capital for u.s. investments through the cayman islands and other tax neutral venues; and (iii) the design and implementation of anti-money laundering / ofac & fatca compliance procedures.as a second natural convergence of his capital-focused practice and his heritage as the son of a renowned commercial artist, mr. fawell advises collectors and institutions in the strategic acquisition, disposition, insuring, and financing of high value art.before joining rimôn, mr. fawell served as partner and member of the management committee at katten muchin.selected experiencejiffy lube – site expansion and asset disposition: managed and coordinated midwest acquisition/expansion of independent and corporate acquired units for jiffy lube as well as disposition of redundant sites. also, managed resolution of territorial disputes in overlapping acquired franchises. this was jiffy lubes largest and fastest expansion and made the company the leader in its category. mr. fawell reported directly to the ceo.waste management – world headquarters site acquisition and development: formulated expansion versus relocation evaluation and implementation for waste management world headquarters. earned legal services contract award directly from ceo for facility expansion. coordinated acquisition, entitlement and zoning approvals and coordinated all legal management of architectural and engineering design and construction contracts for headquarters relocation and expansion.submerged land and upland 30-year marina lease – the jockey club, miami fl: combined state of florida governmental submerged-land leasehold with upland private property interests as a 30-year private-capital lease. this was effected with a parallel resolution of hard money mortgage covenants on uplands. transaction was a matter of first impression with both the submerged land section of the florida dept. environmental protection and with the hard money lender. this prevented foreclosure by the hard money lender for the owner.royce renaissance – wetland litigation & resolution with dept. of justice: orchestrated resolution of multiple egregious wetland violations in chicago with pending charges from the criminal division of the u.s. department of justice in two commonly owned, mixed-use office, retail and multi-family golf communities. the successful resolution was achieved by the payment of significant fines and the avoidance of incarceration of the developer client. both projects went forward and were completed within epa parameters and doj oversight.sale of indonesian toll road: mr. fawell was engaged to negotiate the acquisition of a toll road in indonesia where the bidding client had defaulted on the closing when its financing failed. mr. fawell successfully negotiated an extension of time to close and was able to secure a commitment from a global infrastructure investor for the $200m acquisition.general counsel and direct investor / development: as general counsel and direct investor, mr. fawell managed a 22-story residential ground-up development in miami, and 2 core asset retail centers in chicago. in this capacity, he directed all complex title resolutions, survey and plat issues, right of way vacation, utility easements, wetlands relocation and environmental remediation strategies, capital formation and third-party a&e and general contractor agreements. also, he negotiated all bank debt terms and documentation and managed verification of draw statements with lenders and chicago title.financial services and capital formation: assembled $115m in a private equity acquisition of a credit card processing operation, and its equipment lease subsidiary. in this acquisition, mr. fawell structured and negotiated the multi-level private equity shareholder preferences & capital structure, management and investor rights, and the terms of the corporate governance structure. he also resolved critical firrea issues with the occ.art sales and finance: mr. fawell has advised in the sale or financing of numerous works of art from jackson pollock, mario correño, egon schiele, jean-michel basquiat, josé clemente orozco, paul gauguin and of course, his own father.publicationsthe most significant change to aml rules since the usa patriot act, rimonlaw.com, january 4, 2021 education iit/chicago-kent college of law j.d. north central college, naperville, illinois b.a. in political science (cum laude) previous experience katten muchin (partner and member of the management committee) iit/chicago-kent college of lawj.d.north central college, naperville, illinoisb.a. in political science (cum laude) katten muchin (partner and member of the management committee) banking and financial services corporate and business transactions data privacy and cybersecurity europe fine art and cultural property fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain international investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds real estate partner state of illinois state of texas u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois u.s. district courts for eastern districts of texas houston | |
 | John Finger Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Banking and Financial Services St. Louis | John Finger Partner St. Louis Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Banking and Financial Services john finger john has over 35 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, commercial transactions, and international licensing agreements and joint ventures, and has negotiated complex financings valued up to several hundred million dollars.john advises clients in a wide range of industries, including the technology, private equity, manufacturing, distribution, and agribusiness sectors. he most enjoys working with innovative and creative clients.selected experienceserves as primary outside counsel to multiple technology, biotechnology, manufacturing, and distribution companies. represented an international market data company in its sale to a private equity firm. represented a national healthcare consulting company in multiple private equity financings. served as chief legal counsel for an equity fund in numerous portfolio company investments. represented a data analytics company in its sale to a strategic buyer. represented a private equity fund in multiple agribusiness equity investments. represented an international military pilot training company in its sale to a private equity fund. represented a pharmaceutical laboratory company in its sale to a national laboratory company. represented a computer hardware company in multiple private equity financings. publications“internal corporate readjustments”, mobar cle business transactions deskbook“preparing for acquisition due diligence,” acc st. louis newsletter, october 25, 2018 speaking engagementsimplicit bias in the boardroom and the courtroom- how to recognize it and deal with it, association of corporate counsel (acc), st. louis chapter, september 16, 2020 business succession planning: leaving your legacy intact, september 10, 2019 you want me to do what?, association of corporate counsel, st. louis chapter, may 9, 2018membershipsmember: the missouri bar; the illinois state bar association; bar association of metropolitan st. louis, business law section awards and recognitionlisted in best lawyers in america – corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, business organizations, commercial transactions, corporate governance lawyer of the year in business organizations (st. louis), best lawyers in america, 2020power list for mergers & acquisitions, missouri lawyers weekly, 2023 and 2024best m&a providers, st. louis small business monthly, 2024 university of michigan law schoolj.d.stanford universityb.a. amundsen davis, partner stinson, partner thompson coburn, partner banking and financial services corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital mergers and acquisitions partner state of illinois state of missouri st. louis | |
 | Michael E. Fogarty Partner Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Japan Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. | Michael E. Fogarty Partner Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Japan michael e. fogarty michael e. fogarty focuses his practice on patent procurement and intellectual property portfolio management in numerous areas of technology, including semiconductor electronics and manufacturing, computer software and hardware, microprocessor design, radio-frequency (rf) and microwave components and systems, network and telecommunication systems, and internet and business method-related inventions. michael also has far-reaching experience performing patent infringement and validity analysis, as well as counseling clients on how to avoid infringement of patents, and formulating strategies and policies for generating a patent portfolio. prior to entering the practice of law, michael gained extensive experience as an electrical engineer. he worked for eaton corporation and for united technologies as a design engineer, and was responsible for various aspects of the design and integration of microwave radar systems. michael received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. selected experiencecounsels domestic and foreign corporations with regard to patent procurement and protection for various technologies, including semiconductors, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, batteries, fuel cells and home appliances won numerous “in-house” client awards for obtaining significant patents in various technology areas on behalf of a fortune 100 company awards and recognitionthe legal 500 us, 2021 iam patent 1000 – the world’s leading patent practitioners, 2013 to 2023 st. john’s university school of lawj.d.polytechnic universitymseenew york institute of technologyb.s., electrical engineering mcdermott will & emery llp, partnerpennie and edmunds, patent agentunited technologies, electrical engineereaton corporation, electrical engineer intellectual property transactions and due diligence japan patent counseling and prosecution partner district of columbia state of pennsylvania u.s. patent and trademark office northern virginia washington d.c. | |
 | Ronald Friedman Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions, Real Estate Long Island | Ronald Friedman Partner Long Island Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions, Real Estate ronald friedman ron is widely regarded as a leading practitioner in the field of bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, with vast experience in representing all forms of clients including bankruptcy trustees, liquidating trustees, creditors, creditor committees, and parties involved in out of court work-outs. over the course of his career, ron has worked on cases in a multitude of jurisdictions and has routinely problem solved with our clients to achieve favorable business results. it is quite common for the most difficult and tense business situations to be brought to ron’s attention. his keen ability to cut through the complex issues and achieve a consensus solution(whether in or out of court) usually provide all parties to the dispute with a platform to move forward and reach a resolution. ron has also been appointed as the receiver and liquidating trustee in a number of cases, successfully operating and winding down businesses of all forms and size.ron represents clients in bankruptcy cases, workouts, restructurings, liquidations, distressed debt transactions, acquisitions, and complex litigation. he also has extensive experience counseling clients in the telecommunications, real estate, and equipment leasing industries on all facets of their corporate operations.recently, when a longstanding client of the firm required assistance in the negotiation and sale of his business, ron was intimately involved in the purchase price negotiation, the term sheet preparation, and the consummation of the asset purchase agreement so that the client was able to keep his focus and attention on the day-to-day operations of the business. that collaboration and expert guidance enhanced the client’s ability to achieve the targeted purchase price while ensuring that the transaction went from dream to reality.in addition to his legal practice, ron is an active member of the ypo manhattan chapter and has served as a board member (forum officer) for the chapter; has served as a member of the board of directors of the theodore roosevelt council, of the boy scouts of america, is an eagle scout and supports the friends of long island wrestling, an organization dedicated to promoting amateur wrestling.membershipsamerican bar associationamerican bankruptcy institutenew york state bar associationnassau county bar associationawards and recognitionron has been awarded an av rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from martindale hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals. brooklyn law schoolj.d.rutgers universityb.a. silverman acampora (partner) bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions real estate partner state of new jersey state of new york u.s. bankruptcy court for the northern district of texas u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. court of federal claims u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Stacey Friends Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright Boston | Stacey Friends Partner Boston Entertainment, Sports and Media, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright stacey friends stacey friends is a partner in rimon’s boston office. she has been helping clients select, register, and protect their trademarks for 23 years. stacey handles all aspects of brand selection, as well as trademark clearance, registration, and enforcement, both nationally and internationally for large and small companies. she has represented clients before the trademark trial & appeal board (ttab), in opposition, cancellation and appeal proceedings. stacey also advises clients on various copyright, fair use, and licensing issues both in the corporate realm as well as for her much-loved songwriters, filmmakers, authors, visual artists, and other creative clients. stacey has given many pro bono hours to various artists and artistic entities through the volunteer lawyers for the arts (vla, now the arts & business council). stacey contributed many hours of copyright research and memo writing which helped the heirs of bill finger, the creator of batman, prevail in their case to obtain credit for bill finger as well as compensation. stacey also recently provided legal advice for the city of boston in connection with its new sculpture acquisition of “the embrace.” stacey currently serves as chair of the communications subcommittee of the law firm committee for the international trademark association (inta) and is also the co-chair of the new england chapter of the copyright society. stacey is a frequent speaker on trademark and copyright law for law schools, universities and entrepreneurs. before joining rimon, stacey was a member at morse llp, shareholder at ruberto, israel & weiner p.c., an attorney at peabody & arnold llp, and was founder of stacey friends & associates. suffolk university law schoolj.d., summa cum laude, note editor, transnational law reviewboston universityed.m.state university of new york, potsdamb.a. morse llp, member ruberto, israel & weiner p.c., shareholder peabody & arnold llp, attorney stacey friends & associates, founder entertainment, sports and media intellectual property trademark and copyright partner state of massachusetts state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit u.s. district court for the district of massachusetts boston | |
 | Jeffrey A. Fromm Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions New York | Jeffrey A. Fromm Partner EDUCATIONColumbia University Graduate School of Business M.B.A., 1998New York University School of Law J.D., 1987State University of New York at Albany B.A., Psychology and Philosophy, 1984PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions English jeffrey a. fromm jeffrey a. fromm has a broad range of legal and business experience – over 30 years as a firm lawyer, general counsel, operating executive, equity investor, entrepreneur and board member. with that background as well as an nyu j.d. and columbia m.b.a., jeff offers a rare blend of business and strategic experience to his clients.jeff represents privately held companies at all stages, often collaborating with the executive team as “outside general counsel”. his companies practice includes equity financings, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic licensing transactions, executive employment and compensation arrangements, and corporate governance matters.jeff’s clients include corporations, limited liability companies (llcs), and limited partnerships (lps). also, jeff is an early proponent of delaware public benefit corporations and “certified b corps”. in addition, due to the strong relationships that jeff builds with cxo-level executives, he is frequently asked to represent those executives in their own employment, compensation and equity arrangements.as part of his broad corporate and transactional practice, jeff has substantial experience in four particular areas:education technology companiesglobal and cross-border transactionsisraeli technology companiesbenefit corporations (“b corps”)for the last decade, jeff has also served as outside general counsel of university of the people, the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited, online, american university. education columbia university graduate school of business m.b.a., 1998 new york university school of law j.d., 1987 state university of new york at albany b.a., psychology and philosophy, 1984 previous experience vlp law group llp (partner) dorsey & whitney llp (partner & co-head of ny corporate group) o'sullivan graev & karabell columbia university graduate school of businessm.b.a., 1998new york university school of lawj.d., 1987state university of new york at albanyb.a., psychology and philosophy, 1984 vlp law group llp (partner)dorsey & whitney llp (partner & co-head of ny corporate group)o’sullivan graev & karabell [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] publications a legal update entitled “the new york non-profit revitalization act of 2013 – practical implications for new york not-for-profit corporations”. an article in the experts’ guide to the k-12 school market, published by the software & information industry association, entitled “managing intellectual property rights as a strategic asset”. a chapter entitled “education leader as educational entrepreneur: managing the educational mission within and across the economic sectors”, for the handbook on educational leadership and management, published by pearson education. an article in upgrade magazine, published by the software and information industry association, entitled “revolution and evolution: assessing the market for educational technologies”. an article in the journal of private equity, published by institutional investor, entitled “investment opportunities in education: making a profit while making a difference”. an article in the venture capital journal, published by thomson financial, entitled “education industry offers world of investment opportunity”. two articles in the education industry report, then published by the education industry group (acquired by eduventures). the 2007 survey of education private equity (small sample). the 2004 knowledgequest survey of education private equity (small sample). the 1999 venture economics/knowledgequest ventures survey of education venture capital. the 1998 education week/knowledgequest ventures survey of education venture capital. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc"][vc_column_text] speaking engagements venture capital 2021: nuts and bolts, “key issues in follow-on financial rounds”, pli, april 8, 2021 “benefit corporations 101: legal considerations for companies, investors and lenders involved in this ‘impact investing’ trend”, pli one-hour briefing, march 20, 2014. “strategic licensing for education technology companies” (panel leader), siia education division nyc program, new york, new york, july 17, 2013. “global opportunities: nuts and bolts for doing business overseas”, siia’s ed tech industry summit, the palace hotel, san francisco, california, may 7, 2012. “the changing venture world: how does it affect israeli startups?” (moderator), youngstartupventures’ the us/israel venture summit, digital sandbox, new york, new york, march 30, 2011. “global partnerships”, siia’s ed tech industry summit: going mobile and global, the palace hotel, san francisco, california, may 24, 2010. “moving to web-based delivery: financial, business and legal implications”, siia’s ed tech industry summit: building toward the vision of k-20, the palace hotel, san francisco, california, may 5, 2009. workshop leader, “doing the deal: negotiating and closing a venture capital financing”, siia’s ed tech business forum, the princeton club, new york, new york, november 28, 2006. workshop leader, “structuring and negotiating venture capital investments: from the company’s and entrepreneur’s perspective”, siia’s ed tech business forum, the princeton club, new york, new york, november 29, 2005. industry partner and co-chair, iir’s seventh annual education industry investment forum, omni colonnade hotel, coral gables, florida, march 7-9, 2005. conference advisor and session moderator, “building, financing and exiting successful businesses”, siia’s ed tech business forum, the yale club, new york, new york, november 30, 2004. conference advisor and session moderator, “building the new education business”, siia’s ed tech industry summit, the palace hotel, san francisco, california, may 16-18, 2004. industry partner and co-chair, iir’s sixth annual education industry investment forum, eden roc hotel, miami, florida, march 23-25, 2004. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc"][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more speaking engagements" tab_id="1623023614501-fe6a1234-9067"][vc_column_text] industry partner and co-chair, iir’s fifth annual education industry investment forum, inter-continental hotel, dallas, texas, march 24-27, 2003. industry partner and session moderator, siia’s 2003 education venture forum, the princeton/columbia club of new york, new york, february 25, 2003. “reporting on the marketplace”, reed midem’s world education market, lisboa congress centre, lisbon, portugal, may 21-24, 2002. industry partner and co-chair, iir’s fourth annual education industry investment forum: capital, consolidation and corporate adaptation, the wigwam resort, phoenix, arizona, march 13-15, 2002. “capital markets impact – financial and industry analyst views” (moderator), siia’s 2002 education venture forum, the princeton/columbia club of new york, new york, february 14, 2002. “vcs, angels & others: priming the pump in a dry market” (moderator), eschoolnews’ business to education technology summit, renaissance parc 55 hotel, san francisco, california, july 31, 2001. “rebuilding your valuation”, eschoolnews’ business to education technology summit. renaissance parc 55 hotel, san francisco, california, july 30, 2001. “financing options for education entrepreneurs” and “long-term strategies for education entrepreneurs” (moderator), aepp’s edventures 2001, university of southern california, los angeles, california, july 26-28, 2001. “the economics of the emerging digital education community”, reed exhibitions’ education technology summit, teachers college, columbia university, new york, new york, may 31, 2001. “reporting on the marketplace”, reed midem’s world education market, vancouver exhibition and convention centre, vancouver, canada, may 21-24, 2001. co-chair, iir’s schools and tools: the third annual education industry investment forum, pointe hilton squaw peak, phoenix, arizona, march 11-14, 2001. “financial markets impact your business” (moderator), siia’s 2001 education venture forum, the metropolitan hotel, new york, new york, february 6, 2001. “content aggregators: what is behind the hyper-growth of e-learning communities?” (moderator), fulcrum’s third annual education technology finance & investment institute, the ritz carlton pentagon city, arlington, virginia, may 8-9, 2000. roundtable discussion: “how have overall market conditions affected companies’ prospects for raising capital?”, ednet 2000: the educational technology and telecommunications conference, hotel inter-continental, dallas, texas, september 10-13, 2000. industry roundtable: “where education meets business”, iir’s 2nd annual education industry investment forum, hyatt hotel, fort lauderdale, florida, march 13-15, 2000. discussion group: “internet business models”, iir’s 2nd annual education industry investment forum, hyatt hotel, fort lauderdale, florida, march 13-15, 2000. “what’s hot and what’s not in the next era of vc investing”, iir’s private equity roundup 2000, the loews ventana resort, tucson, arizona, january 30-february 2, 2000. “venture capital in education”, fulcrum’s fourth annual education industry finance and investment institute, swissotel, boston, massachusetts, september 16-17, 1999. “flow of capital into the education industry”, aepp’s edventures 1999, monona terrace convention center, madison, wisconsin, july 29-31, 1999. “what is the investment community looking for?”, fulcrum’s second annual education technology finance and investment institute, sheraton city centre hotel, washington, dc, may 6-7, 1999. “the financing of an education company”, fulcrum’s education industry investment forum, indian river plantation marriott resort, stewart, florida, february 22-24, 1999. “investment opportunities in the education industry”, iir’s private equity roundup 1999, the ritz-carlton, phoenix, arizona, january 30-february 3, 1999. “education venture capital”, fulcrum’s third annual education industry finance and investment institute, hyatt regency mccormick place, chicago, illinois, september 24-25, 1998. 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 | Dror Futter Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions New Jersey (Hackensack) | Dror Futter Partner EDUCATIONColumbia Law School J.D.Princeton University A.B., Political Economy, magna cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New Jersey (Hackensack) Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions English Hebrew dror futter dror futter specializes in advising startups, investors, and small to medium-sized companies, particularly in the technology sector.mr. futter’s practice has four main focus areas:venture finance/corporate: handling equity and debt financing rounds, corporate formations, and employee equity plans. he has extensive experience in corporate spinouts.m&a: representing both sellers and buyers in m&a transactions, with a focus on cost-effective solutions for small and mid-market deals.transactional it & ip: managing various transactions, including software licenses, online terms and conditions, saas agreements, outsourcing agreements, and patent licenses.external general counsel: drawing on his background as a former general counsel, mr. futter provides business-focused legal counsel to fast-growing companies, serving as external general counsel for those with sophisticated legal needs.mr. futter’s fifteen years of experience as in-house counsel includes positions with vidyo, inc., a venture-backed videoconferencing company, and new venture partners, a venture fund focused on corporate spinouts. prior to that, mr. futter was counsel to the cio of lucent technologies, as well as supporting parts of its sourcing organization.prior to joining rimon, mr. futter was a partner at the mccarter & english law firm, where he was part of the corporate department and venture capital practice group.mr. futter serves on the legal advisory board of the angel capital association and previously served on the model forms drafting group of the national venture capital association. he is an entrepreneur in residence at the stevens venture center of the stevens institute of technology and a mentor at princeton university’s keller center, and for the jewish entrepreneur. he also serves on the new jersey – israel commission.mr. futter is a 1986 magna cum laude graduate of princeton university and a 1989 graduate of columbia university school of law. he also earned an executive mba in 1999 from the american electronics association executive institute of stanford university.publicationstechnology & ip“b2b smb’s – are contracts standing in the way of closing your deals“, 2021“enterprise playbook: legal challenges & customer relations during covid-19”, work-bench, 2020“what venture boards need to do now,” 2020“5 mistakes startups cannot afford now,” 2020“how commercial contracts deal with force majeure events,” roi-nj, 2020“enterprise sales agreements for startups,” work-bench, 2015co-author, “intellectual property due diligence,” new jersey lawyer, 1994co-author, “top 10 list of intellectual property pitfalls,” new jersey lawyer, 1994co-author, “dilution doctrine: powerful yet unclear,” legal times, 1992venture finance & investing“preparing for due diligence: a practical guide for founders” eventus advisory group, 2022“venture capital and the art of the deal: more of the same,” crowdfund insider, 2021“retroactive pay-to-play coming to a venture theater near you,” crowdfund insider, 2020“a first timers guide to down rounds,” crowdfund insider, 2020“beware of employee equity, the credit cards of the venture community,” 2019“safes 2.0: ycombinator updates the form,” crowdfund insider, 2018“nvca updates its series a model legal documents,” legalbytes, 2018“how to bubble-proof your venture,” v.c. experts, 2016speaking engagementsco-chair, pli seminar, venture capital law, 2001-2010, 2017-2024, panelist – 2011-2016webinar: structuring down-round financing, strafford, 2021webinar: structuring venture capital financing, strafford, 2021webinar: top 10 things your startup attorney should tell you, kettle, december 2021; view full presentationwebinar: corporate venture capital: structuring concerns for investors and startups, strafford, october 26, 2021webinar: getting it right- start-up employee hiring, employing, and terminating, 2020speaker, open fintech forum, structuring consortia to leverage blockchain for the enterprise, 2019co-chair, pli seminar: blockchain 2.0: 2019 legal & regulatory developments, 2019speaker, techtransfer central, inside the vc industry’s view of university spinouts: critical insights for ttos, 2019speaker, princeton entrepreneurship council’s startup workshop: legal considerations for startups, 2019speaker, “understanding financial products 2019″, 2019speaker, cfa institute, blockchain panel, 2019 education columbia law school j.d. princeton university a.b., political economy, magna cum laude previous experience mccarter& english (partner) sorinrand (partner) vidyo inc. (general counsel) new venture partners, llc (general counsel) columbia law schoolj.d.princeton universitya.b., political economy, magna cum laude mccarter & english (partner)sorinrand (partner)vidyo inc. (general counsel)new venture partners, llc (general counsel) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more speaking engagements" tab_id="1623023716255-3f8b6e5c-7923"][vc_column_text] speaker, pli seminar, fintech 2018, “blockchain and cryptocurrencies 101” panelist, “security token panel,” alchemist money summit tel aviv, 2018 organizer & speaker, pli webinar “attorney ethics - counseling clients undertaking an ico,” 2018 moderator, "tigertalks in the city: bitcoin, blockchains, icos and more," princeton entrepreneurship council and bendheim center for finance, 2018 speaker, "good, bad and evil about icos and how to do it right?" dc digital asset investment forum 2018 speaker, ucedc, “negotiating sales contracts,” 2018 speaker, “not all term sheets are created equal,” techxel venture expert series, 2018 speaker, “investment term sheets,” princeton keller center, 2018 speaker, "venture nights panel discussion," prime tech partners, 2018 speaker, pli seminar, "understanding financial products 2019." topic cryptocurrency and financial products. co-chair, pli seminar, “blockchain 2.0: 2018 legal & regulatory developments co-chair, pli webinar “blockchain, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts – what lawyers need to know,” 2017 speaker, “dividing founders’ equity and understanding venture compensation,” stevens institute of technology, 2017 panelist, aba webinar - “how companies work with start-up suppliers and vendors,” 2017 speaker, “contract excellence,” techxel stamford expert series, 2017 panelist, “entrepreneurs –are they wired differently?” princeton university reunions alumni-faculty panel, 2016 panelist, “divvying up the pie - early stage start-up valuation and distributing equity,” princeton university – office of technology licensing, 2016 panelist, “5 ways successful businesses handle legal challenges,” jbiz expo, 2016 speaker, “critical terms in sales agreements,” cambridge innovation center, 2015 speaker, ncma boston chapter, “international commercial agreements,” 2015 organizer & speaker, pli webinar - “before series a - convertible note and series seed funding for startups,” 2014 panelist, new york enterprise tech meetup - “sourcing to the enterprise,” 2013 speaker, princeton startup collective - “top 10 things your startup attorney should tell you,” 2013 panelist, nyu law school - “non-practicing entities in ip,” 2013 speaker, engagement with china: issues for small & medium enterprises, san diego, ca, 2013 speaker, implications of myriad on ip protection for personalized medicine and protecting ip in us and china, 9th annual sabpa pacific forum, san diego, ca, 2013 panelist, association of corporate counsel annual meeting - “when the software police come knocking,” 2007 panelist, pli seminar – “structuring, negotiating and implementing strategic alliances,” 2005 [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text] memberships & affiliations new jersey-israel commission member legal advisory board of the angel capital association entrepreneur in residence at the stevens venture center of the stevens institute of technology mentor, keller center for innovation, princeton university [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] artificial intelligence corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital mergers and acquisitions english hebrew partner state of new jersey state of new york new jersey (hackensack) | |
 | Ray Garcia Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Entertainment, Sports and Media New York | Ray Garcia Partner EDUCATIONSt. John’s University School of Law J.D.Fordham University B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Corporate and Business Transactions, Entertainment, Sports and Media English ray garcia ray garcia joined rimon as a partner in november 2018. he brings with him a diverse portfolio of entertainment business experience with a focus on the music industry. for the last 20 years, he’s lived and worked in the united states and latin america, representing clients such as developing artists and superstars, major record companies and independent labels, music publishers, management companies, investment enterprises, entertainment company employees and executives, and others.mergers and acquisitions and other investment opportunities are a major part of mr. garcia’s practice. his knowledge of the landscape and players help bring the right people and companies together. while serving as the svp of business & legal affairs at roadrunner records, he oversaw the sale of roadrunner, first, to island def jam/universal music group, and then five years later to atlantic records/warner music group, as well as the sale of roadrunner’s sister company publisher, and the formation of a joint venture, with bmg music publishing. since leaving atlantic records, mr. garcia has represented various companies in multi-million dollar catalog sales and stock purchases.mr. garcia handled the in-house business affairs for high-profile artists such as rush, slipknot, nickelback, halestorm, dream theater, gojira, david guetta, icona pop, wu-tang clan, garbage, nsync, alexandre pires/so pra contrariar, mecano, nicole and gondwana. he served for seven years on the legal committee for the american association of independent music (“a2im”), helping advise and shape policy for a2im from its inception in 2005 to 2012. mr. garcia currently represents a roster of artists, which includes baby bands and established artists, as well as several leading independent record companies.awards recognized on the 2023 billboard top music lawyers list and 2024 billboard top music lawyers listdistinguished alumni award, st. john’s university school of law, 2009speaking engagementsspeaker, “the 411 on 360’s: the 360 deal deconstructed and its applicability to the independent music sector,” east and west coast a2im members-only events, may and june, 2008.recognitionsbmg acquires ny indie the end recordsthe island def jam music group inks joint venture with roadrunnerwarner music to buy roadrunnerwarner music group fully acquires roadrunner records education st. john’s university school of law j.d. fordham university b.a. previous experience bcm entertainment group - president atlantic recording corporation (senior vice president of business & legal affairs) roadrunner records (senior vice president of business & legal affairs) bmg chile (managing director of marketing and business affairs) st. john’s university school of lawj.d.fordham universityb.a. bcm entertainment group – presidentatlantic recording corporation (senior vice president of business & legal affairs)roadrunner records (senior vice president of business & legal affairs)bmg chile (managing director of marketing and business affairs) corporate and business transactions entertainment, sports and media europe international latin america mergers and acquisitions english partner state of new york new york | |
 | Bernd Geier Partner Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Private Investment Funds, Environmental, Social and Governance Frankfurt | Bernd Geier Partner Frankfurt Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Private Investment Funds, Environmental, Social and Governance English German bernd geier *attorney is a member of separate entity, rimon falkenfort, and not rimon p.c.bernd geier is a partner focused on finance, regulatory law, and funds. his practice covers the entire spectrum of regulatory issues (compliance), with a focus on the financial sector, including fintech. he advises clients on financial market regulation, transaction structuring and optimisation, outsourcing law, as well as on new technologies (cryptocurrencies) and sustainability requirements (esg).bernd geier is professor of business law, banking and capital markets law as well as regulation at srh university heidelberg and lecturer in banking supervisory law at the university of speyer. he is a member of the advisory board of the journal “recht der finanzinstrumente”, a member of the jury of the science award of the federal association of alternative investments (bai), and a member of the bai expert committee on fund / market regulation.selected experiencerepresentation of fondsdepot bank on strategic partnership with elinvarrepresentation of dxc technology in relation to the acquisition of axa bank in germanyrepresentation of german savings bank association (dsgv) on the sale of hsh nordbank agrepresentation of paydirekt, the private and cooperative banks, on the setting up and introduction of a new payment service, (“paydirekt”)representation of eurex clearing ag on the development and implementation of its individual clearing model (icm ccd)professional associationsmember of advisory board, journal “recht der finanzinstrumente” verlag recht und wirtschaft, 2021member of jury, science award bundesverband alternative investments (bai), 2020member of the bai expert committee on fund/market regulation, 2019awards & recognitionbest lawyers, banking & finance law, august 2021legal 500, august 2021. recognized as providing “excellent advice, very good industry knowledge and very fast processing times.”speaking engagementswm-webinar: distributed ledger technology (mica, dora, ewpg, pilotregime, crowdfunding-vo) schöne neue dlt welt?, märz 2021wm-webinar: esg – die neue nachhaltigkeit (disclosure-vo, taxonomie-vo, bilanz-rili, mifid, etc.), februar 2021wm-webinar: kapitalmarktrecht aktuell brexit und die folgen, januar 2021bai-webinar, digitales asset management, oktober 2020wm-webinar, distributed ledger technology, oktober 2020wm-webinar, nachhaltigkeitsbezogene offenlegungspflichten, oktober 2020bai-webinar, covid 19: vertragsgestaltung – risiken – auswirkungen, mai 2020wm-webinar: covid 19 – auswirkungen auf die vertragsgestaltung und bilanzielle aspekte, mai 2020bai-webinar, corona-virus, contingency planning: notfallpläne, risk monitoring und kundenschutz, märz 2020vab-seminar, main features and practical implications of marisk, februar 2020wm-seminar, der neue emittentenleitfaden, februar 2020radio regenbogen (baden-württemberg), blockchain und kryptowährungen (interview), februar 2020frankfurt school of finance & management, gastvortrag in vorlesung „restructuring & strategic management control“, oktober 2019wm-seminar, die neuen referenzzinssätze in der praktischen umsetzung, september 2019wm-seminar, die neuen referenzzinssätze, april 2019frankfurt school of finance & management, gastvortrag in vorlesung „business ethics“, märz 2019wm-seminar, haftungsrisiko benchmark-verordnung, november 2018icma/bmf, 9th annual capital markets conference, panelist, oktober 2018frankfurt school of finance & management, gastvortrag in vorlesung „restructuring & strategic management control“, september 2018wm-seminar, bankenaufsichtsrecht, september 2018vab-seminar, compliance im wertpapiergeschäft, juni 2018rdf-seminar, rechtliche und steuerrechtliche aspekte von mifid ii, oktober 2017wm-seminar, mifid ii / mar / emir (zürich), juni 2017wm-seminar, neue entwicklungen in der derivateregulierung, märz 2017vab, foreign banks in germany – new challenges and new chances, oktober 2016wm-seminar, das neue europäische marktmissbrauchsregime, oktober 2016wm-seminar, neue entwicklungen in der derivateregulierung: bilaterale besicherung – regulatorische entwicklungen – collateral management, september 2016academy of european law (era) – the regulation of derivatives in the eu, september 2016isf, german securities finance summit v, september 2016deutsche börse, stocks & standards, marktmissbrauchsverordnung, juni 2016bvi-seminar, compliance tag, juni 2016turkish capital markets association-seminar (istanbul), märz 2016wm-seminar, clearing, handel, sicherheiten, reporting – neue pflichten im derivatehandel, märz 2016vab-seminar, wphg-compliance 2016: das finanzmarktnovellierungsgesetz, dezember 2015dai-seminar, die umsetzung der finanzmarktrichtlinie mifid ii/mifir in deutschland, november 20154th ecn crowdfunding convention (paris), oktober 2015academy of european law (era), mifid ii: latest development for practice, oktober 2015wm-seminar, finmag / finig / fidleg / finfrag mit blick auf europa mifid ii / mifir / emir (zürich), september 2015isf, german securities finance summit iv, september 2015academy of european law (era), summer course on eu regulation and supervision of financial markets, juni 2015wm-seminar, mifid ii / mifir, Überblick auswirkungen auf geschäftsmodelle und marktinfrastruktur, märz 2015wm-seminar, die neue welt der bankenrettung, februar 2015wm-seminar, clearingpflicht, segregation, sicherheiten, januar 2015vab: compliance im wertpapierhandel, dezember 2014bvi: mifid ii – thema marktinfrastruktur, september 2014wm-seminar: mifid-reform: neue regeln für finanzinstrumente, finanzdienstleistungen und marktinfrastruktur, juli 2014institute of law and finance: gastvortrag in ll.m.-vorlesung „derivatives (part 3 – regulatory framework)“, juni 2014wm-seminar: mifid-reform: neue regeln für finanzinstrumente, finanzdienstleistungen und marktinfrastruktur, mai 2014wm-seminar: neue marktinfrastruktur für derivate, märz 2014dai-seminar: herausforderungen für den kapitalmarkt, februar 2014bai-seminar: schnittstelle emir / kagb – auswirkungen auf die fondswirtschaft, dezember 2013wm-seminar: update emir – neue dokumentationsstandards – neue clearingmodelle, november 2013handelsblatt-tagung “banken im umbruch” – expertenrunde: emir – impact of market infrastructure regulation on european banks, september 2013handelsblatt jahrestagung: kapitalanlagestrategien für versicherungen und andere institutionelle investoren, münchen, juni 2013wm-seminar: neue entwicklungen bei der bankenrestrukturierung, juni 2013tsi-seminar: strukturierte finanzierungen und verbriefungen, mai 2013wm-seminar: grundlegende Änderungen der rahmenbedingungen für otc-derivate (emir, mifid ii/mifir, crd iv/crr), märz 2013wm-seminar: neue vorgaben für otc-derivate, november 2012baader investment conference, münchen, september 2012the european compliance conference, lissabon, märz 2012wm-seminar: marktinfrastruktur im wandel, märz 2012books§§ 200 – 204 kagb in: emde/dornseifer/dreibus/hölscher (hrsg.), kagb, 2. auflage 2019 (zusammen mit anh-vu tran u.a.)vor § 104 (grundlagen des kapitalmarktrechts) sowie § 104 (finanzkommissionsgeschäft) in: schimansky/bunte/lwowski (hrsg.), bankrechtshandbuch, band 2, 5. auflage 2017 (zusammen mit oliver seiler)verwahrungsgeschäfte, insb. depotschäft in: derleder/knops/bamberger (hrsg.), deutsches und europäisches bank- und kapitalmarktrecht, band 1, 3. auflage 2017§ 46 kwg in: reischauer/kleinhans (hrsg.), kommentar zum kwg loseblattsammlungder einheitliche aufsichtsmechanismus in: jahn/schmitt/geier (hrsg.), handbuch bankensanierung und -abwicklung (mitherausgeber)Überblick abwicklung unter besonderer berücksichtigung der abwicklung nicht systemrelevanter institute in: jahn/schmitt/geier (hrsg.), handbuch bankensanierung und -abwicklung (mitherausgeber)gestaltungsfreiheit und gestaltungsgrenzen der mitgliedschaftlichen treupflicht des aktionärs peter lang verlag, europäische hochschulschriften, 2007, zugleich dissertationjournal articlesesg: regelwerke im zusammenspiel (zusammen mit katharina hombach), zeitschrift für bank- und kapitalmarktrecht (bkr) 2021, 6 ff.digitalisierung: einführung elektronischer wertpapiere, recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2020, 258 ff.forward-deal in der projektentwicklung – eine investmentrechtliche analyse (zusammen mit boris strauch), recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2020, 92 ff.euro-clearing – welche wirkungen hat der brexit auf das clearing mit ccp im uk?, recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2018, s. 269 ff.finanzanlysen in mifid ii und mar (zusammen mit katharina hombach und harm schütt), recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2017, 108 ff.der schwierige weg der finanzmarktnovellierung, die bank 2015, s. 50 f.product governance (zusammen mit laura druckenbrodt), journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr) 2015, s. 241 ff.identity crisis (zusammen mit stephan funck), international financial law review (iflr) 2015, juni, s. 38 ff.product governance: mifid ii, priip, kleinanlegerschutzgesetz – quo vadis? (zusammen mit laura druckenbrodt), recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2015, s. 21 ff.bank capital report 2014, german country report (zusammen mit dirk eisel), international financial law review (iflr), sonderheft, s. 14 ff.neues altes instrument für vertragsreuige juristische personen des öffentlichen rechts? eine untersuchung der anwendbarkeit der ultra-vires lehre im lichte der jüngsten swap-geschäfte (zusammen mit christian schmitt), wm 2014, s. 1902 ff.german bank recovery and resolution regime – current framework and expected changes (zusammen mit laura druckenbrodt), journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr) 2014, s. 705 ff.emir – new regulatory requirements for the use of derivatives in structured finance transactions (zusammen mit stefan henkelmann), journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr) 2014, s. 191 ff.otc-derivate-regulierung aus sicht der buy- und sell-side (emir und mifid ii/mifir) (zusammen mit daniel mirtschink), corporate finance biz 2013, s. 201 ff.new legal framework in germany for algorithmic and high frequency trading (zusammen mit christian schmitt), journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr) 2013, s. 244 ff.mifid-reform – der neue anwendungsbereich der mifid ii und mifir (zusammen mit christian schmitt,) wm 2013, s. 915 ff.emir – auswirkungen auf verbriefungstransaktionen (zusammen mit stefan henkelmann), risikomanager 2013, heft 19, s. 11 ff.hfg-e: neue vorgaben für den algorithmischen und den hochfrequenzhandel (zusammen mit christian schmitt), recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2013, s. 13 ff.ablauf der krise eines kreditinstituts unter berücksichtigung des restrukturierungs- und zweiten finanzmarktstabilisierungsgesetzes sowie des entwurfs eines crd iv-umsetzungsgesetzes und der crisis management directive (cmd) – eine analyse und prognose (zusammen mit christian schmitt), zeitschrift für bank- und kapitalmarktrecht (bkr) sonderheft november 2012, s. 1 ff.mifid-reform – Änderungen bei der ausführung von kundenaufträgen (zusammen mit christian schmitt), recht der finanzinstrumente (rdf) 2012, s. 299 ff.Überarbeitung der finanzmarktrichtlinie – auswirkungen auf den vertrieb von finanzinstrumenten, insbesondere bzgl. der beratung (zusammen mit christian schmitt), europäisches wirtschafts- und steuerrecht (ews) 2012, s. 264 ff.der anwendungsbereich des moratoriums nach inkrafttreten des restrukturierungsgesetzes (zusammen mit christian schmitt und janis petrowski), zeitschrift für bank- und kapitalmarktrecht (bkr) 2011, s. 497 ff.neuregelungen der vorgaben für die kapitalanlage von versicherungen, zeitschrift für bankrecht und bankwirtschaft (zbb) 2011, s. 45 ff.das moratorium über die depotbank, zeitschrift für bank- und kapitalmarktrecht (bkr) 2010, s. 144 ff. (zitiert in bgh, urteil vom 12.03.2013, az. xi zr 227/12)die regelungen des depotvertrags im moratorium – vorschläge zur vertragsgestaltung, zeitschrift für bankrecht und bankwirtschaft (zbb) 2010, s. 289 ff. (zitiert in bgh, urteil vom 12.03.2013, az. xi zr 227/12)new german licensing requirements for funds marketed in germany journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr) 2009, s. 336 ff.die anpassung von gesellschaftsverträgen an sich nachträglich verändernde realstrukturen – ein beitrag zur anwendbarkeit und Überlagerung des schuldrechts durch das gesellschaftsrecht, zeitschrift für das gesamte schuldrecht (zgs) 2008, s. 8 ff.comparison of the electronic securities settlement systems for the secondary securities markets in germany and england journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr) 2008, s. 97 ff.trades, bona fide acquisitions and priority rules in the electronic securities settlement systems for the secondary securities markets in germany and england, journal of corporate law studies (jcls) 2008, s. 225 ff.konnexität im polizeirecht, bayerische verwaltungsblätter (bayvbl) 2004, s. 389 ff.publicationsnachhaltigkeit: endspurt in etappen, börsenzeitung vom 3. märz 2021aufträge bestmöglich ausführen, €uro vom 17. februar 2021a guide to eu sustainable finance reforms for asset managers (zusammen mit matthew baker und chris ormond), institutional asset manager vom 18. januar 2021eine brückentechnologie als sackgasse?, börsenzeitung vom 17. oktober 2020die ambivalenz der short-seller (zusammen mit thorsten sellhorn), wirtschaftswoche vom 3. oktober 2020lehren aus dem fall wirecard, €uro am sonntag vom 28.8.-3.9.20 (zusammen mit thorsten sellhorn)was die aufgabe der bafin wirklich ist, börsenzeitung vom 1. august 2020pandemiegesetzgebung trifft privatautonomie, börsenzeitung vom 18. april 2020selecting the optimum regulatory regime for blockchain (zusammen mit ben saul und daniel csefalvay), global risk regulator vom 10. februar 2020neue regulierung für finanzanlagenvermittler, börsenzeitung vom 1. februar 2020regulierung für kryptowährungen geht voran, börsenzeitung vom 24. august 2019the right measures – minimising business disruption from bmr, lexology, mai 2019brexit-wirbel in der finanzmarktregulierung (zusammen mit michael magotsch), börsenzeitung vom 9. märz 2019brexit – wie geht es rechtlich weiter? (zusammen mit christoph schärtl), süddeutsche zeitung, rechtsguide 2019, s. 15benchmark-regulierung rückt in den fokus (zusammen mit berthold kusserow), börsenzeitung vom 19. juli 2018brexit and the eu27 – germany and financial passporting (zusammen mit katja michel und jörg karenfort), lexis nexis psl vom 3. november 2016product governance-vorschriften mit spielraum (zusammen mit katja michel), platow brief vom 1. juni 2016die unmögliche umsetzung der marktmissbrauchsverordnung (zusammen mit carsten hahn), börsenzeitung vom 12. april 2016wachsende unsicherheit und steigende kosten interview, rules & regulation vom 22. märz 2016rezension, teuber/schröder, mifid ii/mifir, wm 2016, s. 100rezension, a practitioner’s guide to mifid ii, 2. auflage 2015, journal of international banking law and regulation (jiblr), 2015, vol. 30 (10), s. 578 ff.german draft act: contractual recognition of resolution authorities’ powers and changes to insolvency waterfall (zusammen mit laura druckenbrodt), legal and regulatory risk note, ausgabe mai/juni 2015, s. 33 ff.insurers as investors in cocos: solvency ii (zusammen mit stephan funck), regcap analytics, 6. juni 2015bundesregierung plant erleichterung der bankenabwicklung, börsenzeitung vom 30. mai 2015insurers as investors in cocos: the german investment ordinance (zusammen mit stephan funck), regcap analytics, 13 mai 2015neues bollwerk gegen marktmissbrauch (zusammen mit dorit schroeren), börsenzeitung vom 28. märz 2015noch abschließender erklärungsbedarf beim single supervisory mechanism, börsenzeitung special (verlagsbeilage) vom 27. november 2014brrd, srm, ring-fencing of risks – amendments to the german bank recovery and resolution regime (zusammen mit laura druckenbrodt), legal and regulatory risk note, ausgabe september/oktober 2014, s.16 ff.(schöne) neue welt der bankenrettung, börsenzeitung vom 23. august 2014what are the risks and benefits of cocos? (zusammen mit jens moericke), interview, lexis nexis vom 19. mai 2014die mifid-reform – eine evolution und revolution (zusammen mit frank herring), börsenzeitung vom 10. mai 2014neue vorgaben an die banken-governance (zusammen mit laura druckenbrodt), börsenzeitung vom 8. märz 2014marktzutritt: als ob wolfgang schäuble ein geschenk machen wollte, interview, finews.ch vom 18. november 2013neugestaltung des bankenaufsichtsrechts – crd-iv umsetzungsgesetz vom bundestag beschlossen, handelsblatt, rechtsblog vom 4. juni 2013high frequency trading act enters into force in germany, interview, lexis nexis lnb news vom 23. mai 2013gesetz zum hochfrequenzhandel verabschiedet, handelsblatt, rechtsblog vom 25. märz 2013emir-ausführungsgesetz vom bundestag beschlossen handelsblatt, rechtsblog vom 19. dezember 2012neue instrumente zur bankenrettung werfen ihre schatten voraus interview, börsenzeitung vom 17. november 2012umbruch im otc-derivatemarkt schneller als vermutet, börsenzeitung vom 8. september 2012regulierung des otc-derivatemarktes, handelsblatt rechtsblog vom 30. juli 2012mehr sicherheit und transparenz für derivatemärkte (zusammen mit oliver dreher und patrick scholl), börsenzeitung vom 1. dezember 2010griff über die grenze: verbraucher können in deutschland gegen unternehmen im eu-ausland klagen (zusammen mit henning twelmeier), c’t 16/2003, s. 184 ff. university of cambridgell.m., lawbpp universityqltt, lawuniversity of colognedr., lawuniversity of bayreuthwritschaftsjurist, business administration bryan cave leighton paisner llp, partner, financial regulation & fundsdentons europe llp (partner) banking and financial services corporate and business transactions environmental, social and governance europe fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain fund formation investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance tax english german partner partner - rimon falkenfort england and wales germany* frankfurt | |
 | Theodore (Ted) Ghorra Partner Securities and Capital Markets, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance New York | Theodore (Ted) Ghorra Partner EDUCATIONBrooklyn Law School J.D., Lisle Merit Scholar, 1968 Merit Scholar, Dean's List, Articles Editor of Law ReviewSt. Johns University B.A., Dean's ListPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Securities and Capital Markets, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance English theodore ghorra ted represents public companies, private companies, and banks in connection with securities law and general corporate matters. he has closed hundreds of corporate and capital markets transactions, representing issuers across a wide variety of industries, including life sciences, energy and renewables, consumer products, technology, medical device, last-mile service and logistics, cbd health and wellness, and others, and has represented boutique investment banks through bulge brackets as underwriter or placement agent.ted has represented nasdaq-, otc-, and cse-listed companies in their public offerings, private placements, contracts and agreements and sec filings, as well as having served as their outside general counsel. he also assists australian and canadian companies on u.s. related matters, including acting as outside general counsel, providing corporate governance advice, contractual matters, intellectual property filings, fda submissions, financings, securities offerings and listings, and currently represent certain u.s. based underwriters on their cross-border offerings and listings involving australian and canadian issuers.in addition to his securities work, ted’s company clients trust him to staff and oversee a broad variety of matters related to intellectual property, licensing, litigation and white-collar, realty, trust and estate, and other issues. his clients know that he will stay involved while always maintaining an efficient, responsive, and cost-conscious approach to any matter entrusted to him.in addition, ted has provided pro bono services representing clients in healthcare, catholic school education, the holocaust project, and the arts.representative matters education brooklyn law school j.d., lisle merit scholar, 1968 merit scholar, dean's list, articles editor of law review st. johns university b.a., dean's list previous experience nixon peabody (partner) brooklyn law schoolj.d., lisle merit scholar, 1968 merit scholar, dean’s list, articles editor of law reviewst. johns universityb.a., dean’s list nixon peabody (partner)proskauer rose australia and new zealand corporate and business transactions corporate governance mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets english partner state of new york new york | |
 | J. Paul Gignac Partner Arbitration and Mediation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Litigation Santa Barbara | J. Paul Gignac Partner Santa Barbara Arbitration and Mediation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Litigation j. paul gignac j. paul gignac is a partner in rimon’s santa barbara office. mr. gignac is an experienced litigator and a trial attorney who handles a broad range of cases. however, he focuses his practice in the areas of real estate/business litigation; entertainment/intellectual property litigation; fiduciary/beneficiary trusts and estates litigation; and plaintiffs’ class action litigation.the champion of the underdog®, mr. gignac specializes in representing victims of civil wrongdoing visited upon them by large corporations. his clients include victims of defective products, victims of unauthorized charges in consumer class actions, victims of anti-competitive behavior, victims of wrongdoing by fiduciaries and trustees, victims of wrongdoing by banks and other financial institutions, victims of theft of original ideas, and victims of theft of technology and trade secrets. mr. gignac has a broad range of trial experience in state and federal court as well as private arbitrations and judicial reference cases and has tried numerous civil and criminal cases to verdict. during his thirty plus years as a practicing attorney, he has secured victories for his clients by means of settlements or judgments in the hundreds of millions of dollars, including a career high jury verdict in favor of one of his clients for $54 million. mr. gignac is the immediate past chair of the board of directors for the teddy bear cancer foundation, a santa barbara based non-profit foundation that provides direct financial assistance and other services to families with children who have been diagnosed with cancer. he has served on that board of directors for the past seven years. prior to that, he was a member of the board of directors for the dream foundation, another santa barbara based non-profit organization that grants final wishes for terminally-ill adults. read more about mr. gignac here.membershipssanta barbara county bar association awards and recognitionsuper lawyers – southern california, 2008-2023 martindale hubbell av preeminent rated dartmouth collegeb.a. governmentucla school of lawj.d. macdonald, halstead & laybourne baker & mackenzie greenfield & chimicles cappello & mccann, llp arias, ozzello & gignac, llp jpg law apc arbitration and mediation intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution real estate litigation partner state of california supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california santa barbara | |
 | Roy W. Gillig Partner Tax, International Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Boston | Roy W. Gillig Partner Boston Tax, International Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions roy w. gillig roy gillig focuses his practice on federal, state, and international tax matters focusing on mergers and acquisitions, financings, internal restructurings, licensing and other commercial transactions.he provides tax advice and counsel to strategic and private equity investors, as well as individuals, corporations, partnerships, nonprofits, and other entities.mr. gillig has provided tax services for substantial u.s. and international transactions, including:separate sales of two medical diagnostic laboratories in s corporation form for approximately $50 million each.tax due diligence and post-acquisition restructuring related to the $1.5 billion acquisition of a producer of industrial water treatment products and technology with operations in more than 20 countries.$3 billion cash carve-out sale by a public company to a private equity investor of a business making equipment ancillary to semi-conductor manufacturing (2021).$250 million cash sale by founders and a pe investor of an internet security consulting business to a non-us strategic buyer (2021).$350 million cash sale of a multi-generational family business to a strategic buyer, requiring creative tax-driven solutions to address family goals, certain intransigent owners, and idiosyncratic structure (2021).representation of a private equity investor in its $50 million investment in a manufacturer of engineered construction equipment that included a 20% founder rollover (2020).$2 billion sale of a 20% equity interest in a non-us biotechnology company to a u.s. biopharmaceutical company to form a strategic collaboration with respect to the development and sale of a cancer fighting compound (2019).representation of equity owners in $200 million cash-out sale to a pe investor of a 25% interest in an llc conducting an international administrative services business (2019).over the course of his career, mr. gillig has worked with publicly traded companies, private equity and hedge funds, family offices, business and commercial aviation companies, technology and other manufacturers, media and entertainment companies, software developers, entertainers, internet companies, foreign exchange brokers and stock brokers, international and money center banks, s&ls, hospitals and health care providers, colleges and universities, and charitable organizations.he has been requested to speak at a number of industry events, including participation in a multiday symposium convened to help harvard law school make recommendations to the un on the adoption of a revised model tax treaty, and “arkansas best coalition” efforts to advise and influence the irs regarding development of tax rules for hedging transactions.prior to joining rimon, mr. gillig was a partner at law firms in the boston area. in addition, he served as director of international tax for a prominent corporation, and worked for a significant period of time in big four public accounting. he is also a certified public accountant. syracuse universityj.d., lawsyracuse universityb.s., accounting mintzkpmg, international tax deloitte tax llpbank of boston international tax mergers and acquisitions tax partner state of massachusetts u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit u.s. court of federal claims u.s. district court for the district of massachusetts united states tax court boston | |
 | Robert Goldman Partner Real Estate Chicago | Robert Goldman Partner Chicago Real Estate robert goldman bob goldman concentrates his law practice emphasizing real estate development, financing, equity raises, investment and joint venture structuring, leasing and federal and state housing programs. mr. goldman’s practice encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate development and financing, and he represents developers in residential, retail, hotel, office and industrial development. this work includes site acquisition, infrastructure, construction, leasing, sales and financing, including balance sheet loans, cmbs loans and mezzanine lending. mr. goldman has extensive experience in joint venture formation, structured finance and private equity investments in development projects. mr. goldman is also experienced in zoning and entitlements, tax increment financing, low-income housing tax credits and new market tax credit transactions. he has been involved as well in eb-5 financing transactions for a number of commercial projects as well as creation and representation of regional centers involved with eb-5 transactions. mr. goldman is also experienced in projects involving state and federal programs including fha, fnma and other state and federal assisted projects. mr. goldman also handled a number of military base closure projects including developments in illinois, virgina and florida from acquisition to development of multi-use projects developed on closed-military base projects. some examples of mr. goldman’s experience and involvement in complex real estate projects include: work as part of the team representing the port authority of new york and new jersey in redevelopment of the world trade center site including development of towers 1, 3 and 4; the redevelopment of old cook county hospital into multi-use phases consisting of residential, commercial and hotel uses; development of the madden wells and stateway housing projects in chicago into private uses in connection with the chicago housing authority and hud privatization initiative; development and financing of the hyatt centric chicago loop and the wit hotels in chicago; development, financing and leasing of cummins station offices and related commercial uses in nashville, tennessee; and redevelopment of fort sheridan in highland park and highwood, illinois as part of the base closure transaction turning that old military base into residential, condominium, retail and recreational uses. membershipsamerican bar association illinois state bar association awards and recognitionmost recently, he is recommended in legal 500, which comments that he practices “at the very highest level,” and is listed in the 2008 and 2009 editions of the international who’s who of real estate lawyers and the international who’s who of business lawyers, published by who’s who legal. university of michiganj.d.university of michiganb.a. real estate partner state of illinois chicago | |
 | Angela Gonzales Partner Real Estate, Latin America San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Angela Gonzales Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of San Diego J.D.University of California, Los Angeles B.A.Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Study AbroadPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (Bankers Hill) Real Estate, Latin America English Spanish angela gonzales angela gonzales represents clients in a full range of corporate transactional and commercial real estate matters, and has significant experience in transactions involving foreign investment, international secured lending, and cross-border corporate structuring and operations.in her real estate practice, ms. gonzales has been involved in all aspects of real estate acquisition, disposition, and leasing. ms. gonzales advocates on behalf of her clients which include developers, investors, high net worth individuals, and family offices with interests in commercial properties, hospitality and tourist developments, as well as private luxury residences. ms. gonzales frequently negotiates commercial office and retail leases on behalf of start-ups and corporate clients. ms. gonzales also has extensive experience representing american clients who are buying, selling and developing real estate in latin america.ms. gonzales has further experience representing nonprofit organizations, assisting them in formation, obtaining tax-exempt status, and ongoing management and operations issues. ms. gonzales previously served as a board member and general counsel to mana de san diego, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering latinas through education, leadership development, community service and advocacy, and currently serves as president of san diego la raza lawyers association scholarship fund.representative transactionscounseled the hotel and residential community at el banco, nayarit, mexico. responsible for negotiation of service agreements; counsel to homeowner association.represented private buyer in purchase of over 1,000 hectares in jalisco, mexico for $128 million using mexican trust (fideicomiso).represented paladin realty partners in the formation of a joint venture for the development of residential and commercial real estate in mexico city.represented paladin realty partners in joint venture and eventual sale of an operating hotel, resort and golf-course in mazatlan, sinaloa, mexico.represented paladin realty partners as lender in a series of capital loans totaling over $30 million secured by pledges over ownership interests in various mexican corporate entities.documented the dissolution of joint venture for development of real estate in mexico, with client retaining ownership of residential real estate projects in tijuana and rosarito, mexico.counseled various individuals and family offices in the purchase of luxury real estate in los cabos, puerto vallarta and other resort destinations in mexico.represented family office in the purchase of portfolios of various real estate assets, including multi-family and shopping centers, in a series of 1031 tax deferred exchanges in various states including california, arizona, ohio and utah.counseled individual tic owner of selling interest in various california investment properties.represented sponsor/promoter in private placement and eventual acquisition of multi family properties in texas.represented california charter school operator in purchase and financing of permanent school site.represented various non-resident aliens in structuring holding entities and purchase of us real estate assets. education university of san diego j.d. university of california, los angeles b.a. universidad carlos iii de madrid study abroad previous experience cross border law group, p.c. (partner) university of san diegoj.d.university of california, los angelesb.a.universidad carlos iii de madridstudy abroad cross border law group, p.c. (partner) corporate and business transactions international international transactions latin america mergers and acquisitions non-profit organizations real estate english spanish partner state of california san diego (bankers hill) | |
 | Peter W. Gowdey Partner Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Patent Counseling and Prosecution Northern Virginia | Peter W. Gowdey Partner Northern Virginia Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Patent Counseling and Prosecution peter gowdey peter gowdey is a partner in rimon’s northern virginia office. in practice since 1970, peter focuses on patent prosecution, including design patents, and the drafting and prosecuting of provisional and utility patent applications in a number of fields of technology, including vending equipment, hydrogen production equipment and processes, co2 collection and capture, water-powered electric power generation systems, medical devices, molding equipment, mechanical devices including automotive transmissions, brakes, seating, control systems, and a wide variety of manufactured goods. he also works on patent litigation in federal courts, appeal work at the federal circuit, appeals to the patent trial and appeal board, and trademark prosecution.pete has prior experience working at the uspto and as in-house patent counsel for burlington industries in greensboro north carolina. he has decades of domestic and international patent law experience in private practice, including at cushman darby & cushman, pillsbury madison & sutro, shook hardy & bacon, and davidson berquist jackson & gowdey.pete has extensive experience in developing and providing counsel on patent related matters in the boardroom and in the courtroom. pete has worked with domestic and international clients on global intellectual property strategy, particularly concerning corporate and/or board decision making as it relates to intellectual property matters, has conducted ip audits and the valuing of a company’s existing ip rights, provided counselling on the developing and obtaining ip portfolios, negotiating settlements, writing and prosecuting patent applications at the uspto and in foreign patent offices, negotiating and writing patent licenses, and in enforcing patent rights and defending alleged infringers.notably, pete argued before the supreme court in holmes v. vornado, a case dealing with the jurisdiction of the court of appeals for the federal circuit (cafc), and has an appellate practice including numerous arguments at the united states court of appeals for the federal circuit, as well as the 4th, 5th and 10th circuits.over the years pete has lectured on a variety of ip related topics, including litigation best practices, for a number of years, he was an adjunct professor of law at the george mason school of law, teaching patent litigation. he has an extensive network, in a collaborative manner, with many associates around the globe, with a particular focus on japan, china, singapore, germany, italy, the uk, and australia. he has been a member of aippi, apaa (asian patent attorneys association), inta and patgot.membershipsbar association of the district of columbiaamerican bar associationamerican intellectual property law associationinternational association for the protection of industrial propertywashington patent attorney’s association (past president) union university’s albany law schoolj.d.clarkson university (mechanical engineering)b.s. davidson berquist jackson & gowdey, llp (2003 to 2023)shook, hardy & bacon llp (2001 to 2003)pillsbury madison & sutro llp (1996 to 2000)cushman, darby & cushman (1975 to 1996)burlington industries, inc. (in-house patent counsel) (1970 to 1974)u.s. patent and trademark office (patent examiner) (1968 to 1970). artificial intelligence intellectual property intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution patent counseling and prosecution partner district of columbia state of north carolina state of virginia supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit northern virginia | |
 | Craig Granet Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Santa Barbara | Craig Granet Partner EDUCATIONHarvard University (J.D.), cum laudeStanford University (B.A.), Distinction and Departmental Honors.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Santa Barbara Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate English craig granet professional experiencecraig granet’s practice is focused on complex civil litigation, primarily in the following two areas: real property litigation, including lease disputes, title disputes, easement, view and other property disputes, land use development challenges, mechanic’s lien claims, and eminent domain; and business and commercial litigation, including breach of contract claims, unsecured and secured promissory note disputes, and partnership disputes.prior to joining rimon, for 40 years, he was a partner at the santa barbara law firm of fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney, llp. he has previously served as a master of the william l. gordon inn of court, and is active in the santa barbara community, having served on the boards of directors of the santa barbara county bar association and the barristers’ club of santa barbara. mr. granet is currently serving on the board of the santa barbara bucket brigade.awards and recognitionmartindale-hubbell av rated attorneyselected representationsrepresentation of a major oil pipeline company in a criminal proceeding and numerous civil lawsuits arising out of an oil spill.successful representation of a local hospital in defending against a mandate proceeding to stop construction of workforce housing for the hospital’s staff.representation of a major developer in successfully defending against challenges to both the city of santa barbara’s and the california coastal commission’s approval of a major development project, both in the superior court and the court of appeal.representation of two individuals in successfully defending against alter ego claims in a month-long trial, which also resulted in a court of appeal decision establishing that prevailing alter ego defendants are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees based on the contract with the corporation.representation of homeowners at a trial, where they prevailed in defeating a boundary line claim which would have significantly impacted the use and enjoyment of their property. education harvard university (j.d.), cum laude stanford university (b.a.), distinction and departmental honors. previous experience fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (partner) harvard university(j.d.), cum laudestanford university(b.a.), distinction and departmental honors. fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (partner) litigation and alternative dispute resolution real estate real estate litigation english partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california santa barbara | |
 | David I. Greenbaum Partner Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright, Entertainment, Sports and Media Miami, New York | David I. Greenbaum Partner EDUCATIONBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D.Lehigh University B.S.M.E.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
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Miami, New York Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright, Entertainment, Sports and Media david i. greenbaum david is an experienced intellectual property attorney who provides strategic counsel to clients on trademark and design matters across a wide range of industries, including fashion, cosmetics, entertainment, beverage and pharmaceutical. he handles risk evaluation for trademark use and registration, prosecution, policing, enforcement and worldwide portfolio management, as well as disputes before the trademark trial and appeal board and other tribunals. additionally, david resolves intellectual property disputes in federal court and before the international trade commission. he is also a registered patent attorney, assisting clients with the procurement and enforcement of patent rights.david is a trained mechanical engineer, who understands and is interested in, complex scientific concepts—a strong foundation for his patent practice. he’s highly experienced in the area of soft-ip, with a focus on trademarks and designs. he thinks like a lawyer and an engineer and is well-versed in the language of business, all of which helps him to serve his clients exceptionally well.david’s practice is also transactional in nature. he negotiates and drafts various intellectual property agreements, including licenses and co-existence agreements, as well as conducts due diligence on ip portfolios in connection with mergers and acquisitions.representative mattersrepresented an internationally famous automobile brand in its trademark enforcement strategy in the united states.managed an international policing program for a client’s well-known clothing brand, including advice on initiating opposition and cancellation actions.handled extensive trademark clearance and prosecution for the infant care division of a large multinational pharmaceutical company.managed design patent portfolios involving footwear and wristwatches.guided companies in the area of intellectual property in mergers and acquisitions and the purchase of intellectual property portfolios.protected the intellectual property interests of a world-renowned music group through policing and enforcement strategies.drafted and successfully prosecuted numerous utility patent applications in the mechanical and electromechanical arts and wrote legal opinions on the validity and possible infringement of patents in these fields.speaking engagementsmoderator, “trademarks in the music industry,” international trademark association annual meeting, singapore, may 16, 2023panelist, “counseling your entertainment client on protecting its trademarks/brands here and abroad,” 9th annual entertainment & sports law society symposium of the american bar association, miami, april 6, 2018panelist, “trends in the use of technology by law firms,” israel legal tech conference, tel aviv, june 20, 2017panelist, “branding and trademark law issues in 2017,” 8th annual entertainment & sports law society symposium of the american bar association, miami, march 31, 2017moderator and host, “us trademark case law review,” international trademark association sponsored roundtable, miami, january 18, 2017speaker, “intellectual property for the dental industry,” california dental expo, los angeles, january 22, 2016moderator, “multiple reasons for filing a trademark opposition other than to stop registration in the u.s. and around the world,” international trademark association annual meeting, san diego, may 4, 2015speaker, “nontraditional trademarks, designs, and other ip exotics,” dupont/widener university school of law intellectual property continuing legal education seminar, delaware, september 30, 2014speaker, “nontraditional trademarks: scent, shape, sound and more,” scentworld 2014, new york, june 13, 2014publications“the hague agreement in the us” housemarques issue 42, june 2014“the international comparative legal guide to: trade marks 2013” usa chapter, 2013“no registration, no problem” world trademark review, issue 40, december/january 2013“taking a liberal approach” world trademark review, issue 32, august/september 2011“beware the robots – moving away from formulaic registration processes” world trademark review, april/may 2011“assessing a trademark’s strengths and risks of use” license, vol. 9 no. 10, november 2006honors & awardsleading trademark professional, world trademark review (law business research), 2015-2021intellectual property law rising stars, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2013membershipsamerican intellectual property law association (aipla)marquesinternational trademark association (inta)board of directorspalma vista at ponte verde homeowners association, inc. education benjamin n. cardozo school of law j.d. lehigh university b.s.m.e. previous experience fox rothschild llp (partner) edwards wildman palmer llp (now locke lord llp) (partner) fross zelnick lehrman & zissu pc admissions state of new york state of new jersey state of florida u.s. patent & trademark office u.s. supreme court u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the western district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of florida benjamin n. cardozo school of lawj.d.lehigh universityb.s.m.e. fox rothschild llp (partner)edwards wildman palmer llp (now locke lord llp) (partner)fross zelnick lehrman & zissu pc entertainment, sports and media intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence international patent counseling and prosecution trademark and copyright partner state of florida state of new jersey state of new york supreme court of the united states u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. district court for the western district of new york u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) united states district court for the southern district of florida miami new york | |
 | Gabriel Gregg Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Gabriel Gregg Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California - Santa Barbara B.A., Dramatic ArtUCLA School of Law J.D., Managing Editor, UCLA Law ReviewPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English gabriel gregg gabriel gregg is a partner in rimon’s litigation group in the silicon valley and san francisco offices. he practices commercial and civil litigation in a variety of areas including intellectual property, securities, unfair competition and class action defense, antitrust, employment, white-collar matters, insurance litigation and coverage analysis, and general business litigation. he has litigated cases in trial and appellate courts in both the state and federal systems, as well as agency proceedings.gabriel was the 2019 president of the santa clara county bar association and remains very active in the silicon valley bar.gabriel began his professional career with the global law firm latham & watkins where he practiced for nine years in its san francisco and los angeles offices. after graduating from ucla school of law, and before latham & watkins, gabriel clerked for the hon. edward j. schwartz, district judge (and former chief judge) of the united states district court for the southern district of california. gabriel joined rimon in early 2017 after practicing for a decade at other silicon valley boutique litigation law firms.gabriel is very active on boards and committees of professional organizations. besides serving as 2019 elected sccba president, gabriel is on its executive committee and board of trustees and formerly served as treasurer. he has been a member of the sccba fair election practices commission, is past chair of the sccba business law/litigation section, and serves on the executive committee of the sccba high tech section. he regularly presents at mcle/bar events, including most recently “nuts and bolts of business litigation,” “the u.s. patent landscape: an appraisal and practice guide,” and “non-disclosure agreements: basic functions, standard components, alternatives, and potential pitfalls.”representative matterslead counsel for key defendant group in pending high-profile/international-coverage federal antitrust price-fixing action relating to purchase of land in solano county by silicon valley investors (flannery associates) for planned new city.lead counsel for world-famous rock-band in pending high-profile federal copyright and partnership dispute.lead counsel for leading student housing website in pending federal contract and fiduciary duty action involving founder dispute.lead counsel for investors in pending shareholder derivative and direct cross-actions arising out of failed alternative fuels venture.lead counsel for top new york weather-derivative hedge fund in federal and delaware state actions arising out of failed crop coverage venture.lead counsel for executive plaintiff in shareholder derivative, fraud and partition action, including 9-day trial resulting in complete victory and award of significant damages, punitive damages, and partition grant.lead counsel defending leading electronic payment processing company in employment litigation/arbitration.lead counsel representing medical device company in federal trademark, false advertising, and unfair competition actions.lead counsel in high-profile federal court action prosecuting shareholder derivative and direct claims against delaware ad-tech company and its directors.lead counsel in various other actions representing (prosecution and defense) shareholders, officers and/or directors in direct and shareholder derivative claims involving california and delaware corporations.lead counsel in federal court action defending silicon valley start-up in fraud/securities action alleging breach of convertible notes.counsel for various prominent musicians in copyright and trademark disputes.lead counsel defending software/hardware service provider in high-profile federal court copyright/ false advertising action brought by major u.s. oem, including pursuit of antitrust counterclaims.counsel in action against public agency for lease non-payment following dissolution.defended company and individuals in federal court accused of rico violations arising out of employee terminationdefended companies and individuals in federal court accused of securities fraud and rico violations arising out of distressed property investment transactions.defended senior silicon valley executive in trade-secret misappropriation action brought following new employment with competitor.lead counsel defending trial attorney against malicious prosecution action by prevailing on anti-slapp motion, and successfully defended order of dismissal on appeal to sixth district court of appeal and on petition for review to california supreme court: miller v. flemate, 2015 cal.app. unpub. lexis 3718.defended major supermarket chain in complex federal court consumer rights class action.lead counsel on various patent infringement litigation/licensing efforts on behalf of inventors, including prosecution of federal court infringement actions and coordination of related pto post-grant review actions.represented founders of north bay company in dispute with partner, including vacating no-notice tro and engineering buy-out settlement, and successfully litigation follow-up actions alleging rescission of buy-out agreement based on economic duress.prosecuted $16.5 million subrogation action in northern district of california against major liability insurer for failure to defend insured in action involving defective microprocessor chips, prevailing on $9 million of claim on cross-summary judgment.successfully appealed remaining portion of subrogation action to ninth circuit court of appeals winning unanimous reversal of district court and additional $7.5 million award: federal ins. co. v. st. paul fire & marine ins. co., 2010 wl 4025590 (9th cir. (cal.)).represented clients in other successful ninth circuit appeals with no appellate losses to date: 2007 wl 2228632 (9th cir. (cal.)); 2008 wl 686855 (9th cir. (cal.)).represented arthur andersen in civil and government actions arising out of collapse of enron, including deposing key enron executives and board members, managing multi-attorney discovery team, analyzing complex accounting transactions, and developing factual and legal defenses with witnesses and experts.represented deloitte & touche in international professional negligence action.conducted solo trial of $3 million action before workers compensation appeals board arising out of fatal refinery fire, and drafted successful related civil appeal: moylan v. tosco operating co., 2005 wl 2651170 (cal.app. 1 dist.).represented title company in complex title/escrow respa and ucl action in federal and state court, including defeat of class action and successful appeal of summary judgment to ninth circuit: lane v. residential funding corporation et al., 323 f.3d 739 (9th cir., 2003).litigated numerous intellectual property cases involving copyright, trademark, gray-market and cybersquatting issues for companies including 3m, aol, platinum technology and the dga.represented various senior executives in federal white-collar civil and criminal investigations, including insider trading.significant pro bono work includes representing solo minors in asylum applications, drafting treatment standards for minors in ins custody, and drafting successful amicus brief in the inter-american court of human rights abrogating trinidad law on flogging with a cat-o-nine-tails.affiliations2019 president (elected), treasurer (elected), member of executive committee/board of trustees and finance committee, santa clara county bar associationpast member of sccba fair elections commissionexecutive committee member, high tech section, santa clara county bar associationpast chair of business law/litigation section, santa clara county bar associationmember, santa clara county bar associationmember, state bar of california education university of california - santa barbara b.a., dramatic art ucla school of law j.d., managing editor, ucla law review previous experience robinson & wood, inc. newton remmel latham & watkins university of california – santa barbarab.a., dramatic artucla school of lawj.d., managing editor, ucla law review robinson & wood, inc.newton remmellatham & watkins competition, antitrust, and consumer law corporate governance employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain intellectual property intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology licensing trademark and copyright english partner state of california u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Christine Gregorak Partner Real Estate San Francisco | Christine Gregorak Partner San Francisco Real Estate christine gregorak christine gregorak is a business minded, service focused attorney with over 30 years of experience representing clients in sophisticated real estate and commercial business transactions. christine’s practice encompasses all aspects of real estate and business transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development, financing, joint ventures, entity formation and related corporate work, land use and development matters, title issues, home owner association representation, environmental matters, workouts and restructurings, construction matters, and renewable energy development. christine is a recognized leader in the real estate legal industry and has served as the co-chair of the california bar association and california lawyers association real property law section executive committees.christine completed her undergraduate degree at stanford university and obtained her juris doctorate from the university of san francisco school of law where she recently served as the president of the board of governors.christine serves on the board of directors of tahoe freeride, a non-profit organization, where she is a passionate advocate for lake tahoe area freeride athletes and families. university of san francisco school of lawj.d.stanford universityb.a., international relations real estate law group llp, partnerthelen, reid & priest, llp, senior associateles schwab tire centers, associate general counsellukins & annis, llp, associate attorney real estate partner state of california san francisco | |
 | Paul R. Gupta Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Technology, Artificial Intelligence New York | Paul R. Gupta Partner New York Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Technology, Artificial Intelligence paul r. gupta paul r. gupta has over 40 years of experience with arbitrations, mediations and trials in commercial and corporate matters. he serves as an arbitrator and mediator in many jurisdictions. he is a member of several american arbitration association panels: large complex cases, commercial, employment, technology, cybersecurity and ip. he is also a member of the nam/tapestry adr panel. in addition, he represents claimants as well as respondents in complex proceedings.he is a member of the executive committee of the nysba dispute resolution section and co-chair of its technology committee. he was also recently appointed by the nys chief administrative judge to serve on the advisory committee on ai and the courts. the committee will focus on using ai “to improve the delivery of justice in new york.” the committee includes distinguished judges, legislators, and government officials.he was a speaker in the nysba drs series on “the habits of highly effective dispute resolvers.” he was the chair for westlegaled’s webinar on “arbitration and mediation–best adr practices for successfully resolving disputes.” the co-speakers included leaders of three adr organizations.he has been for many years the chair and a speaker for the thomsonreuters’ webinar on “cybersecurity and privacy best practices.” he has also lectured on panels with judges, generals, and executives. according to chambers usa, he is “an expert in cybersecurity” and “renowned for his work in the technology arena.”he has decades of experience with many types of matters including: contracts for goods and services (including outsourcing, msas, sows and computer services); supply chains (including iot); licensing and joint ventures; e-commerce; ai and robotics; ip (including patents, trademarks, and copyrights); communications (including telecom); energy (including fossil fuels, biomass, and nuclear); financial services (including fintech and blockchain); investments and securities; accounting; insurance and reinsurance; fiduciary duties; mergers and acquisitions (including earn-out disputes); corporate governance; d&o, partnership, and shareholders disputes; transportation (including evs and avs); and legal services (including malpractice). he also has decades of experience with employment disputes, especially claims involving trade secrets, ndas, and noncompetes. he is regularly involved with unfair competition and antitrust claims. he has also handled many bankruptcy, receivership, and restructuring matters.he is a graduate of yale college and harvard law school. he lives in new york city.speaking engagementsai in mediation (new york state bar association, 2024) — speakertech expo (american arbitration association, 2024) — co-organizer and speakerdigital dilemmas: adapting arbitration to technology evolution (new york arbitration week, 2023) — speaker.international arbitration (transperfect, 2023) — speakerweb3’s impact on arbitration and mediation (the second global law symposium & tech summit, 2023) — speaker.the habits of highly effective dispute resolvers (new york state bar association, 2023) — speaker.technology impacts us all: join a discussion with four nysba technology committees (new york state bar association, 2023) — chair and speaker.best practices for arbitrating technology disputes (american arbitration association, new york and san francisco offices, 2023) — speaker.deep dive into the metaverse (new york state bar association, california lawyers association, et al., 2023) — speaker.resolving technology disputes through arbitration and mediation (national arbitration and mediation, 2023) — speaker.global litigation and ediscovery (global legal confex, 2023) — speaker.the use of ai in discovery, including experts (new york state bar association, 2023) — speaker.ai admissibility and use at court hearings and trials (new york state bar association, 2023) — speaker.cybersecurity and privacy best practices (thomson reuters’ annual webinar, 2014-2023) — chair and speaker.arbitration and mediation – best adr practices for successfully resolving disputes (thomson reuters webinar, 2022) — chair and speaker (co-speakers included leaders of three adr organizations).smart cities, smart cars, smart people: hope or hype? (the commonwealth club, 2019) — chair and speaker; (rsa conference, san francisco, 2019) — speaker (co-speakers included two generals).smart contracts & third party relationships – best practices and common pitfalls (stanford law school e-commerce best practices, 2019) — speaker.data breach responses: proven strategies for legal and technical teams (cle, 2017) — speaker.patent remedies (including injunctions): the aftermath of recent federal circuit decisions (pli, 2016) — speaker.parallel patent office proceedings, including iprs (pli, 2015) — speaker.electronic discovery: what corporate and outside counsel need to know (pli, 2014) — speaker.building & investing in green technology companies (pli, 2010) — speaker.resolving technology and media disputes before trial (pli, 2008) — speaker.publications“cybersecurity: what every board should know and do” (thomson reuters fin tech law report).“license agreements in bankruptcy” (bloomberg law newsletter).“supreme court significantly changes rules for aftermarket sales” (bloomberg law newsletter).“obtaining attorneys’ fees in patent cases” (european intellectual property review). harvard law schoolj.d.yale university (phi beta kappa)b.a. reed smith llp (partner)orrick, herrington & sutcliffe (partner)mayer brown (partner and practice leader) artificial intelligence litigation and alternative dispute resolution technology partner state of massachusetts state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the district of massachusetts u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york new york | |
 | Brian Hafter Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Brian Hafter Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley B.A., Political Science, 1991.American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1994, cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English brian hafter mr. hafter has been a commercial litigator in the san francisco bay area for over 29 years. he focuses his practice on complex business litigation matters. his diverse experience includes prosecuting and defending the litigation and arbitration of contract, employment, corporate governance, securities, intellectual property, and real estate disputes.mr. hafter has represented a variety of clients in complex business litigation matters. among these clients are technology companies, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, leading financial institutions and wall street brokerage firms, educational institutions, real estate developers, and other businesses and individuals.representative matterscontract: obtained multi-million dollar arbitration award in favor of aerospace manufacturer in connection with the sale of a businessfinancial services providers: successfully represented an investment banking firm in contentious litigation concerning entitlement to a multi-million dollar fee for services renderededucational institutions: successfully defended university in multi-million dollar contractual arbitration relating to the rental of a campus venueemployment: successfully defended leading e-commerce company in arbitration of “whistleblower” claims of former employeescorporate executive: represented founder of company in securities and employment dispute with new investorsecurities arbitration: represented leading securities brokerage firms and investors in numerous arbitrations of multi-million dollar customer complaintspartnership dispute: defended a joint venture partner in litigation relating to the distribution of video rights to a well-known television seriespatent: successfully defended pipe and sewer restoration company in arbitration of patent false marking claimstrade secrets: represented a national brokerage firm in a seven-week trade secrets trial concerning the alleged misappropriation of wireless technologyreal estate: successfully represented leading technology company in complex lease dispute with the property ownertrusts and estates litigation: defended $500 million family trust in probate litigation concerning claims of alleged common-law spouse located overseaspublications“claim jumpers,” daily journal, january 24, 2007“big guns – involving senior lawyers in cases from the outset leads to better results and is more cost-efficient,” daily journal extra, may 17, 2004“defendant can utilize motion for an undertaking to enforce award of costs,” daily journal, november 18, 2002speaking engagementspanelist, “whistleblower law: views from the inside,” continuing education of the bar, 2015panelist, “taking and defending depositions,” practising law institute, 2009, 2010 and 2011honors & awardscommunity recognition award recipient, city of san bruno, 2021top-rated business litigation attorney in san francisco, ca, super lawyers (thompson reuters corporation), 2011top 100 settlements in california, topverdict.com, 2016professional membershipsbar association of san franciscovolunteer arbitrator, attorney fee disputes program, bar association of san franciscoyouth soccer coach and refereevolunteer college admissions counselor education university of california, berkeley b.a., political science, 1991. american university washington college of law, j.d., 1994, cum laude previous experience leclairryan (partner) liner grode (partner) steefel, levitt & weiss (partner) university of california, berkeleyb.a., political science, 1991.american universitywashington college of law, j.d., 1994, cum laude leclairryan (partner)liner grode (partner)steefel, levitt & weiss (partner) arbitration and mediation banking and financial services employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution technology english partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court of appeals for the ninth circuit san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Daanish Hamid Partner CFIUS/National Security, International Trade and Customs Law, White Collar and Government Investigations Washington, D.C. | Daanish Hamid Partner Washington, D.C. CFIUS/National Security, International Trade and Customs Law, White Collar and Government Investigations daanish hamid daanish hamid is a partner in rimon’s washington, dc office. he is a member of the firm’s global investigations, international trade, and national security practice groups.clients engage daanish to conduct cross-border investigations and provide compliance advice with respect to the foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa) and other anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering/anti-terrorist financing requirements, anti-fraud statutes, and ofac sanctions and embargoes. he guides companies on regulatory due diligence, international corporate/commercial transactions, government disclosures, and enforcement settlements.daanish’s practice also includes advising on national security matters impacting foreign direct investments and mergers & acquisitions. he has had multiple successful filings with the committee on foreign investment in the united states (cfius).he also represents clients before the department of justice (fraud section), the securities and exchange commission (division of enforcement), the department of the treasury (ois, fincen, and ofac), the department of commerce, the department of homeland security, the department of defense, and other u.s. government agencies.daanish has led investigations, compliance matters, and business transactions in asia, africa, the middle east, and latin america. he is the author of the fcpa chapter of the third edition of corruption and misuse of public office, a leading treatise published by oxford university press. he previously served as a board member of trace international, a prominent anti-corruption organization.he has a law degree with honors from the university of oxford and a juris doctor from the george washington university law school, where he was a member of the international law review. university of oxfordb.a. jurisprudence, english law with honorsthe george washington university law school(j.d.) dla piper (partner)cooley llp (partner)winston & strawn llp (partner) cfius/national security corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital export controls and economic sanctions fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain international trade and customs law mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance white collar and government investigations partner district of columbia state of new york washington d.c. | |
 | John Handy Partner Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology Northern Virginia | John Handy Partner Northern Virginia Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology English john handy john handy is a partner in rimon’s northern virginia office. he is an experienced litigator focusing on intellectual property disputes in u.s. district courts, the international trade commission (itc), and the u.s. patent and trademark office’s patent trial and appeal board (ptab). john litigates on both sides of the aisle, having represented both patent owners and accused infringers, and leverages his litigation experience to help clients obtain high value patents.in addition to his ip litigation and patent prosecution practice, john authors legal opinions on patent infringement, freedom to operate, patent validity, patentability, and market exclusivity. he also assists clients with licensing patents and patent portfolios.as a registered patent practitioner with a mechanical engineering and software programming background, john’s practice covers a wide range of technologies and sectors, including internet and mobile applications, operating systems, network communication protocols, led lighting, relational databases, e-commerce and ssl/tls encryption, real-time multimedia streaming, personal navigation devices, medical instruments, and consumer goods. as a result, john is skilled at translating complex technical issues into concepts that are understandable and compelling to courts, and highly effective at strategizing and collaborating with inventors and technical experts.selected experiencebelair electronics, inc. v. carved inc. (n.d. ind.); belair electronics, inc. v. caseable inc. (d. del.) – defended mobile phone case manufacturers, carved and caseable, against patent infringement allegations in the northern district of indiana and the district of delaware.shenzhen tange li’an e-commerce co., ltd. et al. v. drone whirl llc et al. (w.d. tex.) – represented consumer goods manufacturer seeking declaratory judgment of patent invalidity and asserting unfair competition and tortious interference with contract claims in the western district of texas. won early motion for judgment on the pleadings that defendant’s patent is invalid.bvp holding, inc. v. stamina products, inc. (w.d. mo.); bvp holding, inc. v. paradigm health & wellness, inc. (c.d. cal.) – represented patent inventor and entrepreneur in the exercise equipment industry as plaintiff in patent litigations in the central district of california and the western district of missouri, securing favorable settlements.monkeylectric, llc v. theta administration llc d/b/a activ life (m.d. fla.) – defended company specializing in physical wellness products against patent and trademark infringement allegations in the middle district of florida.kologik capital, llc v. in force technology, llc et al. (d. mass.) – defended in force technology, a software company with products used by law enforcement to share real-time information regarding school safety, against patent and trademark infringement allegations in the district of massachusetts. won motion for summary judgment of noninfringement and defeated plaintiff’s motion for case dispositive sanctions.represented leading patent monetization company as plaintiff in over 20 patent litigations in the district of delaware, central and southern districts of california, and the district of new jersey, involving subject matter such as media streaming mobile applications, gps data messaging integration, real-time traffic monitoring applications, and data center cooling rack technology.mobile telecommunications technologies, llc v. amazon.com, inc. et al. (e.d. tex.) – defended amazon in patent litigation in the eastern district of texas involving network communication protocols and package delivery notifications.flatworld interactives llc v. samsung electronics co. ltd. et al. (d. del.); cdd technologies, llc v. samsung electronics america, inc. (e.d. tex.) – defended samsung in patent litigations in the district of delaware and the eastern district of texas, involving gesture recognition applications for mobile devices, network channel selection algorithms, and pc operating system functionalities.certain navigation products, including gps devices, navigation and display systems, radar systems, navigational aids, mapping systems and related software (inv. no. 337-ta-900) – represented navico as a respondent in itc investigation involving broadband 4g radar.emg technology, llc v. alcoa inc. et al. (e.d. tex.) – defended alcoa in patent litigation in the eastern district of texas involving html to xml conversion methods.barry v. medtronic, inc. (e.d. tex.) – defended medtronic in patent litigation in the eastern district of texas involving scoliosis surgical procedures and equipment.emblaze ltd. v. apple inc. et al. (n.d. cal.) – defended apple in patent litigation in the northern district of california involving real-time multimedia streaming.geotag, inc. v. canon inc. et al. (e.d. tex.) – defended canon in patent litigation in the eastern district of texas involving website nearest store locator functionalities.stambler v. urban outfitters, inc. et al. (e.d. tex.) – defended urban outfitters in patent litigation in the eastern district of texas involving ssl/tls encryption.ambato media, llc v. garmin international, inc. et al. (e.d. tex.) – defended garmin in patent litigation in the eastern district of texas involving personal navigation device technology.xpoint technologies inc. v. google inc. et al. (d. del.); interval licensing llc v. google inc. (w.d. wash.); netjumper software, llc v. google inc. (e.d. mich.) – defended google in multiple patent litigations in the district of delaware, western district of washington, and eastern district of michigan, involving data transfer technology, pop-up graphical user interfaces, and web search toolbars.netcraft corporation v. cellco partnership d/b/a verizon wireless inc. et al. (d. del.) – defended verizon wireless in patent litigation in the district of delaware involving internet billing methods.publications “an inventor’s guide to enforcing patents on a budget,” ipwatchdog (mar. 2020)“your financial products and services are still patentable (maybe) – tips for procurement,” financier worldwide (sept. 2014)membershipsamerican bar associationvirginia bar associationnews“rimon adds ip partner in virginia from ip advanced,” law360 pulse (aug. 2023) fordham university school of lawj.d., cum laudecornell universityb.s., mechanical engineering ip advanced llc, founder & managing principalblackbird technologies, senior litigation counselgreenberg traurig, llpwhite & case llphon. victor marrero, southern district of new york, judicial internhon. william j. martini, district of new jersey, judicial internbullhorn, inc., software developer intellectual property intellectual property litigation patent counseling and prosecution technology english partner state of massachusetts state of new jersey state of new york state of virginia u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the district of massachusetts u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of michigan u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. district court for the southern district of new york united states patent and trademark office (uspto) northern virginia | |
 | John J. Hanley Partner Banking and Financial Services, Leveraged Finance, Litigation Finance, Securities and Capital Markets New York | John J. Hanley Partner EDUCATIONFordham University J.D., Dean's ListCity University of New York-John Jay College of Criminal Justice B.A., Summa Cum LaudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Banking and Financial Services, Leveraged Finance, Litigation Finance, Securities and Capital Markets English john j. hanley john j. hanley focuses his practice on litigation finance; first and second lien financings; private placements of debt and equity securities; and the purchase and sale of loans, securities, trade claims, and other illiquid assets. his clients include litigation funders, claimants, business development companies, specialty lenders, investment banks, hedge funds, actively managed clos, special purpose vehicles, and other financial institutions.john structures, negotiates and drafts litigation funding agreements, term and revolving credit facilities, commitment letters, consents, waivers, assignments, “big boy” letters, proceeds letters, and a range of agreements, including guarantee, intercreditor, subscription, purchase and sale, participation and confidentiality agreements.his pro bono work includes working with the civil legal advice and resource office to advise low-income new yorkers on consumer debt issues under the auspices of the new york state courts access to justice program and fordham law school’s feerick center for social justice.from 2012 to 2015, john has been selected to the irish legal 100 by the irish voice.representative mattersrepresented a litigation funder in connection with a revolving credit facility secured by receivables with autobahn funding company llc, as the lender and dz bank ag, as the administrative agent and as the liquidity agent.represented a law firm specializing in clients with legal claims in consumer and class actions in connection with litigation funding secured by a portfolio of cases.represented the owner of a portfolio of patents in connection with litigation funding to support prosecution of patent infringement cases.represented a full-service intellectual property and technology law firm in connection with litigation funding secured by a portfolio of cases.represented the claimant in connection with a litigation funding agreement to finance claimant’s prosecution of a shareholder oppression lawsuit.wells fargo bank, national association in connection with the auction/offer to buy all of the outstanding senior secured loans ($230 million) issued by the great atlantic & pacific tea company, inc. (a&p).cm finance (nasdaq: cmfn) in connection with a second lien loan for a buyout of an oil and gas equipment leasing company.highbridge principal strategies, llc in connection with the $195 million first lien credit facility for touchtunes interactive networks, inc.fortis capital management llc in connection with the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of parity energy, inc.sandler o’neill + partners, l.p. in connection with the private placement of $100 million of debt securities and $100 million of equity of a broker/dealer and $50 million of equity of a regional bank.represented a hedge fund in connection with the purchase and sale of in excess of $1 billion aggregate notional amount of bankruptcy claims (lehman).represented a top tier bank, based in europe, in connection with the sale of a $175 million portfolio of non-performing brazilian pre-export loans.advised the berkshire bank in connection with volcker rule compliance.represented various hedge funds, trading desks, and special purpose vehicles in connection with par and near par loans, distressed debt, trade claims and related transactions with a market value of in excess of $3 billion.j.p. morgan securities inc. as the underwriter for the initial public offering of seattle genetics, inc.represented the underwriter in connection with the public offering by pepsico inc. of $300 million of debt securities.represented the administrative agent and lead arrangers in connection with a $1.1 billion credit facility for kinder morgan energy partners, l.p.j.p. morgan securities inc. as initial purchaser in connection with the offering of $200 million of senior notes by constellation brands, inc.represented the initial purchasers in connection with the offering of $1.75 billion notes and $1.25 billion of debentures by devon financing corporation, u.l.c.general electric company in connection with a corporate restructuring to create a holding company for canadian assets.deutsche bank securities inc. as initial purchaser in connection with the offering of $250 million of senior notes by vertis, inc.represented the administrative agent and lead arrangers in connection with a $325 million credit facility for express scripts, inc.publications push for disclosure grows as litigation financing becomes more commonplace, quoted, claims journal, september 7, 2021privilege doctrines in litigation funding, rimonlaw.com, august 13, 2021sax v. fast track investments – legal finance regulation, consumer lending interest rate regulation, rimonlaw.com, july 27, 2021“true sales” in litigation funding agreements, rimonlaw.com, february 4, 2021litigation finance waterfalls, rimonlaw.com, december 29, 2020litigation finance 101, rimonlaw.com, december 18, 2020ninth circuit questions whether litigation funding advances made against a portfolio of cases runs afoul of new york usury laws, rimonlaw.com, june 18, 2020claims traders beware: another bankruptcy court determines that disallowance under bankruptcy code section 502(d) follows the claim, rimonlaw.com, april 30, 2020litigation finance – a modest proposal, rimonlaw.com, january 23, 2020limited liability company considerations for conducting business: a top five list, rimonlaw.com, june 4, 2019visa & mastercard interchange fees merchant class action update, rimonlaw.com, april 24, 2019speaking engagementsthe knowledge group: litigation finance on the rise: demystifying trends, opportunities, and best practice. september 13, 2021.“covenant lite, convergence and consequences: observations on leveraged loans and high yield bonds”, lsta 17th annual conference. oct 27, 2013.mediasysco says $140 million litigation funder blocking lawyer change, emily siegel, bloomberg law, march 21, 2023 education fordham university j.d., dean's list city university of new york-john jay college of criminal justice b.a., summa cum laude previous experience buchanan ingersoll & rooney (shareholder) carter ledyard cahill gordon & reindel fordham universityj.d., dean’s listcity university of new york-john jay college of criminal justiceb.a., summa cum laude buchanan ingersoll & rooney pccarter ledyard & milburn llpcahill gordon & reindel llp banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions corporate governance employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation investment advisers and other asset managers leveraged finance litigation finance mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology licensing english partner state of new york supreme court of the united states new york | |
 | Robert Hayden Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Robert Hayden Partner EDUCATIONSanta Clara University J.D.University of Washington M.S. Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley B.S. Material Science and EngineeringPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Intellectual Property English robert hayden robert hayden is a patent and trademark attorney specializing in medical devices, materials and processes, particularly as they relate to semiconductors, leds, and disk drives, cleantech, robotics, agtech, and consumer devices. he regularly prepares and prosecutes patent applications for established corporations and start-ups, advises on portfolio development, and prepares opinion letters. mr. hayden also advises on, and assists with, trademark procurement. he holds a b.s. and an m.s., both in materials science and engineering, and gained work experience in start-ups in biomaterials and disk drives before earning a law degree from santa clara university. mr. hayden has been a practicing patent attorney since 2000.publicationseffects of surface treatment on the surface chemistry of niti alloy for biomedical applications education santa clara university j.d. university of washington m.s. materials science and engineering university of california, berkeley b.s. material science and engineering previous experience royse law santa clara universityj.d.university of washingtonm.s. materials science and engineeringuniversity of california, berkeleyb.s. material science and engineering royse law intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence patent counseling and prosecution technology telecommunications english partner state of california supreme court of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Mike Heafey Partner Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Mike Heafey Partner Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution mike heafey mike heafey is a first chair litigator with more than 25 years experience in complex patent and trade secret cases in federal courts and the u.s. international trade commission. a former general counsel of a telecom test equipment company mr. heafey has an understanding of client requirements. mr. heafey’s practice focuses on litigating technical cases through trial and appeal. his cases have required mastering a range of technologies and fields, including integrated circuits packaging, fiber optics, dram, packet switch networks, integrated circuit process equipment, and light emitting diodes. mr. heafey’s practice includes all phases of patent disputes; in addition to courtroom litigation, mr. heafey has lead inter partes reviews, inter partes reexamintions, reexaminations, and other proceedings in the patent office.mr. heafey earned a bachelor of science degree at the university of california, berkeley. he then earned a juris doctor degree from georgetown university. he is admitted in massachusetts, california, and with the patent and trademark office.selected experience:first chair hearing in international commission investigation on biosensors for detection of proteins and nucleic acids using silicon photovoltaicfirst chair and lead counsel in cases with more than $2.5 billion at stake over integrated circuit packagingsix arguments in the federal circuititc investigation 474 – rasterizers for flat panel displays. represented genesis microchipitc investigation 605 – heat transfer through integrated circuit packagesitc investigation 630 – heat transfer through integrated circuit packages. represented acer, nanya, and powerchipinvestigation 649 – heat transfer through integrated circuit packages. represented silicon precision industriesitc investigation 1271 – silicon photovoltaics and biosensorsitc investigation 1352 – pharmaceuticals georgetown universityj.d.university of california, berkeleyb.s. intellectual property intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution patent counseling and prosecution partner state of california state of massachusetts u.s. patent and trademark office silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Michael David Hellman Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trusts and Estates Santa Barbara | Michael David Hellman Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Los Angeles (B.A. in Economics-Business)University of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Santa Barbara Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trusts and Estates English michael david hellman michael hellman is an accomplished litigator with over 30 years experience. specifically, mr. hellman focuses his practice exclusively on litigation, with an emphasis on disputes concerning trusts and estates. his expertise includes representing trustees and trust beneficiaries in connection with most types of claims including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, financial elder abuse, negligence, conspiracy, rescission or reformation of a settlement agreement, undue influence, fraud, mistake, breach of trust and accounting disputes.in addition, mr. hellman’s practice includes most areas of civil and business litigation, where he represents a variety of individuals and companies in complex disputes.awards and recognitionmartindale-hubbell av rated attorneyreceived multiple commendations from the santa barbara superior court for outstanding pro bono service as a volunteer settlement masterselected experiencerepresentation of a national institutional trustee against claims by a beneficiary for elder abuse and breach of fiduciary duty, with the beneficiary seeking more than $13 million in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages and attorney’s fees. client prevailed at trial and on appeal.representation of an individual trust beneficiary in multiple disputes with other trust beneficiaries and the trustee. settled the dispute with the trustee a few days before trial, with significant financial benefits to the client. the disputes with the other beneficiaries proceeded to trial, with the client prevailing at trial and on appeal. client was awarded her attorney’s fees and costs incurred both at trial and on appeal.representation of petitioner seeking to admit to probate the will of a decedent, over the objections of decedent’s surviving family members. client prevailed at trial and on appeal.representation of three trust beneficiaries against a fourth beneficiary/trustee to enforce rights under a trust. clients prevailed at trial and were awarded attorney’s fees.representation of a national institutional trustee against claims by a beneficiary for breach of fiduciary duty (and thirteen other causes of action) for actions concerning the management of a charitable remainder unitrust. client prevailed at trial and was awarded $500,000 in attorney’s fees.representation of a veterinarian as both a plaintiff and cross-defendant in disputes with his former partners, including issues concerning the enforceability of a covenant not to compete. client prevailed at arbitration on both the complaint and cross-complaint, and was awarded his costs and attorneys’ fees. education university of california, los angeles (b.a. in economics-business) university of california, hastings college of the law j.d. previous experience fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (partner) university of california, los angeles(b.a. in economics-business)university of california, hastings college of the lawj.d. fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney (partner) litigation and alternative dispute resolution trusts and estates english partner state of california u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california santa barbara | |
 | Arthur E. Hoffmann, Jr. Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Cannabis Law New York | Arthur E. Hoffmann, Jr. Partner New York Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Cannabis Law arthur e. hoffmann, jr. arthur hoffmann is a product liability lawyer with more than two decades of experience working with companies to mitigate product liability risk and defend litigation wherever it arises. arthur has a deep knowledge of the complex science and medicine involved in claims that product use is linked to adverse health outcomes. he is adept at using that knowledge to analyze the complicated issues these claims involve and to integrate that analysis with the law, leading to cost-effective, pragmatic, solutions. arthur’s practice is global in scope, and he has represented clients’ interests in countries throughout the european union, the united kingdom, and in asia, as well as in the united states. as part of his work in representing manufacturers of tobacco, vape, and other “next generation products,” arthur provides practical advice with respect to the rapidly-evolving issues in this highly regulated product category. as part of his practice, arthur works with experts around the world in a wide range of research and clinical disciplines. in addition to his product liability experience, arthur has handled a variety of commercial litigation in both federal and new york state trial and appellate courts. he has also represented defendants in multidistrict litigations in the united states arising out of overseas terrorist attacks on civil aviation and has conducted investigations and discovery in countries in europe and on the indian subcontinent. publicationsscharf, s. a., sax, g. d., & marmor, s. r. (eds.). (2021). product liability litigation: current law, strategies and best practices (second edition ed. vol. 1). scharf, s. a., sax, g. d., & marmor, s. r. (eds.). (2021). product liability litigation: current law, strategies and best practices (second edition ed. vol. 1); hoffmann, a., contributor; § 8.9: traditional tobacco litigation: united states: pli press. hoffmann, a., & gismondi, c. (2020). is synthetic cbd a controlled substance under the controlled substances act? cannabis bus. exec. retrieved from https://www.cannabisbusinessexecutive.com/2020/04/is-synthetic-cbd-a-controlled-substance-under-the-controlled-substances-act# awards and recognitionthe legal 500 united states – recommended, product liability, mass tort and class action: consumer products (including tobacco), 2021the legal 500 united states – recommended, product liability, mass tort and class action: pharmaceuticals and medical devices – defense, 2021 boston university school of lawj.d., cum laudestony brook universityb.a. political science dla piper, partner greenspoon marder llp, partner jacob, medinger & finnegan, llp, partner windels marx, partner cannabis law life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york new york | |
 | John Isaza, Esq., FAI Partner Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Technology Boston, Miami | John Isaza, Esq., FAI Partner Boston, Miami Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Technology English Spanish john isaza john isaza esq. fai is one of the country’s foremost experts on privacy, information management, electronic discovery, and legal holds. he has developed privacy, information governance, and records retention programs for some of the most highly regulated fortune 100 companies, including related regulatory research opinions. his clients range from the fortune 100 to startups, the latter of which he has served also as outside general counsel.in the past few years, mr. isaza took a sabbatical from his law practice to launch a cloud-based software called virgo, to which some of the most highly regulated organizations have subscribed such as facebook, nasa, microsoft, delta airlines, bosch, city of boston, visa, and viacom to name a few. his hard work culminated in the sale of virgo to boston-based access corp in january of 2020.prior to joining rimon, mr. isaza was co-founder and partner of howett isaza law group, a boutique law firm specializing in corporate compliance matters, complex business, real estate, construction, employment, and environmental litigation. immediately prior to that, he served as in-house general counsel to a publicly-traded medical device manufacturer, now owned by abbott laboratories. mr. isaza rounds out his previous experience with over a decade as a trial lawyer specializing in business, environmental contamination, products liability and construction defects. during that time, he served as arbitrator for the los angeles superior court.mr. isaza attended boston college law school, where he served as editor of the international law review. in 1989, he served as judicial extern in the united states district court of massachusetts, honorable david s. nelson.pre-order john’s book 7 reasonable steps for legal holds of esi and other documents herethought leadershipmr. isaza is a highly sought-after speaker in the aba, arma, aiim, american bankers, and it compliance circuits. mr. isaza has served on various sub-committees of the aba, including the consumer privacy and data analytics as well as the social media sub-committees of the cyberspace committee, both of which he chaired; he was the editor in chief and contributing author of the aba’s handbook on global social media law for the business lawyer, and a contributing author to the aba’s internet law 2nd edition, as well as arma’s garp® metrics & audit guide; he is past president of the greater los angeles arma chapter and of the hispanic bar association of orange county; he served on the board of directors of arma international, the orange county bar association, and orange county’s public law center. mr. isaza co-authored a book entitled 7 steps for legal holds of esi & other documents released in july 2009, with the second edition scheduled for release in the fall of 2022. he is the 2008 recipient of arma’s prestigious britt literary award. in 2011, mr. isaza was named the 45th fellow of arma international (the “fai” designation after his name) – the highest honor bestowed by the professional association of records and information managers.selected experienceleading consulting teams to develop information governance strategiesserving as legal counsel on international information governance programsserving as general counsel to start-ups and mid-sized companies, including creation of operations abroaddeveloping electronic systems needs assessments, including implementation of systemsdeveloping process-based records retention schedules, data maps, electronic communication policies, procedures, and litigation holds policiesconducting international research of compliance and record retention regulatory mattersdelivery and development of extensive records and information management policy training programsawards and recognitionappointed, fellow of arma international (fai) #45recipient, britt literary award, arma internationalrecipient, president’s award, hispanic bar association of orange countypublicationseditor in chief/contributing author, handbook on global social media law for the business lawyer (2014)contributing author, aba’s internet law guide, 2nd edition (2012)author, “garp® and its weight on the legal profession,” information management (january 2012)contributing author, garp® metrics & audit guide (november 2011)author, “metadata in court,” arma educational foundation (november 2010)co-author, 7 steps for legal holds of esi & other documents, arma international (april 2009)author, “legal holds for anticipated litigation,” arma educational foundation (october 2007)author, “e-discovery compels a seat for rim,” information management journal (january 2007)representative speaking engagementsspeaker, nagara, playbook for pandemic related records, march 2022, washington, dcspeaker, mer conference, pirvacy security in information governance, may 2021, chicago, ilkeynote, aba business annual conference, privacy twilight zone: covid and work, september 2020, boston, maspeaker, gla arma, california consumer privacy act compliance workshop, may 2019, los angeles, caspeaker, the push & pull of privacy versus retention, january 2019, new york, nyspeaker, mer conference, social media litigation & discovery, may 2018, chicago, ilspeaker, arma international, strategies for data disposition, october 2017, orlando, flspeaker, legaltech, compliant big data management and analytics, july 2017, san francisco, caspeaker, gla arma, blockchain applications to information governance, april 2017, los angeles, caspeaker, aba business section, biometrics data: it’s not just fingerprints anymore, january 2017, atlanta, gaspeaker, rimon webinar, social media: ethics and records considerations, january, 2017, nationwidespeaker, arma international, predictive coding and rim, october 2016, san antonio, txspeaker, mer conference, can paper records be destroyed?, may 2016, chicago, ilspeaker, national association of bankruptcy trustees, trustee as investigator, february 2013, scottsdale, azspeaker, legal tech new york, shine a light on your dark data, january 2013, new york, nyspeaker, asia pacific institute of mgt., garp as international standard, july 2012, honolulu, hikeynote, nexus conference, keynote speaker on digital haystack, november 2009, bellevue, wakeynote, carifig, keynote speaker on legal holds, october 2009, curacao, netherlands antillesspeaker, managing records in sharepoint, mer conference, may 2012, chicago, ilspeaker, policies, technologies and processes to improve compliance, legal tech west coast, may 2011, los angeles, caspeaker, electronic record considerations in corporate transactions, american bar association, april 2011, boston, maspeaker, information governance in the cloud, arma milwaukee, april 2011, milwaukee, wispeaker, mock meet & confer, ibm video series, spring 2010, costa mesa, caspeaker, e-discovery in web 2.0, recall user conference, february 2010, riverside, caspeaker, garp principles, legal tech new york, february 2010, new york, nykeynote, the digital haystack, nexus conference, november 2009, bellevue, wakeynote, legal holds, carifig, october 2009, curacao, netherlands antillesspeaker, mock trial, municipal clerks association, october 2008, tucson, azspeaker, records management face to face, american bankers association, october 2008, las vegas, nvspeaker, mock meet & confer program series, ibm user conferences, fall 2008, nationwide university of floridab.a., speech and communication studies (with high honors)boston collegej.d. information governance solutions, llc (co-founder and ceo)howett isaza law group (partner)intralase corp (general counsel) artificial intelligence data privacy and cybersecurity technology english spanish partner los angeles county superior court u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the southern district of california boston miami | |
| | Jahan Islami Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Entertainment, Sports and Media, International, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Investment Funds, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance Miami | Jahan Islami Partner Miami Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Entertainment, Sports and Media, International, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Investment Funds, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance jahan islami jahan islami is a partner in rimon’s miami office. mr. islami focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, venture capital transactions, debt financings, private placements, and general corporate matters. mr. islami advises entrepreneurs, investors, and company management on formation issues, financings, corporate transactions, operational and general corporate matters, and corporate governance. he has extensive experience in a variety of industry consolidations representing buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and advisers. he also works with distressed businesses in their reorganization efforts.mr. islami regularly represents middle market clients — corporate clients, private equity firms, other private investment funds, and high net worth individuals — and acts as outside general counsel for a number of his private company clients. he has represented numerous companies in m&a transactions and related regulatory and securities issues including fresh del monte produce, inc., republic services, nations rent, florida panthers holdings, inc. and the geo group, inc. he has represented buyers and sellers in hundreds of acquisitions and dispositions of companies. mr. islami advises clients across a range of industries, but has a particular focus on the health care, life sciences and sports sectors.mr. islami is recognized as a leading attorney by best lawyers in america (2019-2022). selected experiencerepresentation of a national real estate investment and management company in connection with a preferred equity investment in one of its entities, which owns a portfolio of 10 multi-family properties, by a private equity real estate firm.representation of the seller in the multimillion dollar sale of an insurance underwriting business to a private equity group.representation of an independent broadcast communications tower owner and operator in brazil, in connection with a senior credit transaction and multiple follow-on financings and refinancings thereof.representation of a nationwide coffee roasting company with both wholesale and retail operations, in connection with a significant senior credit transaction.representation of an aviation leasing company in multiple private placements, totaling more than $350 million, led by institutional private equity and pension fund investors. the transactions involved complex structuring and tax issues, as well as for the subsequent investment funds, the negotiation of new lead investor rights and accommodation of legacy investment capacity rights in favor of the lead investor from the client’s prior funds.representation of a state-of-the-art bourbon distillery as the issuer in a significant series a financing transaction.representation of a start-up spirits brand from conception to market launch, including advising on financing, employment, general corporate, intellectual property, and commercial matters.representation of the owners in the sale of their premium cigar business to an industry-leading strategic buyer.representation of a start-up tequila brand from inception through the client’s initial and growth capital raising rounds, handling all corporate and other legal matters.representation of the seller in the sale of his business, the consideration for which was cash and the receipt of equity in the buyer’s parent company.representation of the borrower in a senior-secured financing to refinance an existing senior loan and to acquire growth capital.representation of numerous startups from inception through their initial and growth capital raising rounds, handling all corporate and other legal matters.representation of the florida marlins baseball club in the sale of the franchise in 1999; represented the florida panthers hockey club in the acquisition and relocation of their american hockey league minor league team, the louisville panthers; and represented the miami dolphins in various general corporate matters.representation of the issuer in a $7.5 million seed round private placement to capitalize an early-stage company that, through a patented electrolysis process, produces a proprietary fuel mixture composed of parahydrogen and a stable form of atomic hydrogen.representation of a kentucky distiller of american brandy and other spirits in the sale of the company to an industry-leading, strategic buyer.representation of a start-up, low cost carrier passenger and cargo airline, advising on general corporate matters, corporate governance, private placements, and the client’s public company securities filings.representation of a transportation and logistics company providing cargo shipping services to the bahamas, advising on deal structure, general corporate and capital raising matters.awards and recognitionbest lawyers 2019-2024 – international mergers and acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions law university of miami school of lawj.d. cum laudeuniversity of virginiab.a. cozen o’connor p.c. (partner)k&l gates llp (partner)akerman senterfitt (partner) corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital entertainment, sports and media international life sciences mergers and acquisitions private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance partner state of florida miami | |
 | Shelley Ivan Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation New York | Shelley Ivan Partner New York Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation Bulgarian English Russian shelley ivan shelley ivan is a partner in the rimon litigation group in the new york office. she is a highly skilled litigator with over 15 years of experience in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. ms. ivan has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of disputes spanning numerous industries and covering a broad spectrum of issues, including patent infringement, licensing, copyright, breach of contract, business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, common law fraud, rico, bankruptcy, antitrust, real estate, banking, securities and capital markets.ms. ivan is a registered patent attorney with a background in molecular biology and organic chemistry and has represented pharmaceutical companies in hatch-waxman patent infringement actions. ms. ivan has also represented high tech companies including, fintiv inc., in a patent infringement case against apple inc. involving apple pay and virtual payment cards on mobile devices.ms. ivan has extensive experience in federal circuit appeals and drafted five consecutive winning briefs over the past year. she is also a harvard business school alum and a strategic advisor dedicated to meticulously customizing client representation to optimize business strategies and transaction cost economics.representative mattersrepresented fintiv inc. in a patent infringement action against apple inc. alleging that apple wallet and apple watch infringe fintiv’s patent relating to the provisioning and management of virtual payment cards on mobile devices.represented wsou investments, llc d/b/a brazos licensing and development in multiple patent infringement actions against various global, multi-billion-dollar companies, including canon inc., dell technologies, inc., zte corp., xilinx, inc. and oneplus technology (shenzhen) co., ltd.represented zydus worldwide dmcc in hatch-waxman litigation against pharmacyclics llc and janssen biotech, inc.represented the adelphia recovery trust in a multi-billion-dollar action against several hundred banks for intentional and constructive fraudulent conveyances, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.represented loreley financing in analyzing and bringing claims against major investment banks concerning billions of dollars of collateralized debt obligations.represented harbinger capital partners (a prominent hedge fund and majority shareholder of lightsquared) in connection with adversary proceedings against lightsquared’s largest creditor in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.represented chapter 7 trustee of ceva investments in a lawsuit against the former directors of the company for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the transfer of ceva’s equity to an affiliate of apollo global management.represented ad hoc committee of efh legacy bondholders in the energy future holdings bankruptcy concerning a pik indenture and a claim for a premium upon automatic acceleration after an event of default.represented unicredit (a leading european bank) defending class and individual actions in jurisdictions throughout the country in connection with tax shelter transactions.represented anderson news in an antitrust action alleging a conspiracy among the leading magazine publishers and distributors to boycott anderson forcing it into bankruptcy.represented a well-known software company in connection with a short-selling investigation under sec, finra, nasdaq and ucc rules.represented cityline partners, a real estate asset manager and developer, in a declaratory judgment action arising out of a restrictive covenant and zoning regulations.represented signal genetics in a breach of contract action against a canadian company and a u.s. competitor concerning a multi-million dollar genomic-based diagnostic technology.federal circuit decisionsin re: oneplus technology (shenzhen) co., ltd., case. no. 21-165in re: zte corporation, case no. 2022-122in re: canon inc., canon u.s.a., inc., case no. 2022-130in re: canon inc., canon u.s.a., inc., case no. 2022-131in re: zte corporation, case nos. 2022-147, 2022-148, 2022-149, 22-150professional associationsharvard business school club of new york, corporate sponsorship committee harvard business school alumni angels of greater new york benjamin n. cardozo school of law, yeshiva universityj.d.harvard business schoolexecutive mba alternative – pld (hbs alumni status granted in 2019)hunter college of the city university of new yorkm.a., biology (concentration in molecular biology and biochemistry)hunter college of the city university of new yorkb.a., biology (minor in chemistry)plovdiv university, bulgariab.a., ecology kasowitz benson torres llp competition, antitrust, and consumer law intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution bulgarian english russian partner state of new york supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) new york | |
 | Donald L. Jackson Partner Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution Northern Virginia | Donald L. Jackson Partner Northern Virginia Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution donald jackson don jackson is a partner in rimon’s northern virginia office. his practice is centered on intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent infringement litigation. don has been lead counsel in over 25 patent infringement litigations throughout the country including in popular patent districts like the eastern and western districts of texas, the district of delaware, and the northern and central districts of california. in the past 12 months, don has represented clients in about a dozen federal circuit appeals. don’s practice also includes work before the u.s. patent and trademark office’s patent trial and appeal board and the u.s. international trade commission.prior to joining rimon, don was a partner at intellectual property law firm, davidson berquist jackson & gowdey llp and nixon & vanderhye p.c. he also worked for defense contractor in baltimore, maryland involving advanced airborne radar, sensing and surveillance systems. membershipsamerican bar association george mason universityj.d.university of tennesseeb.s. electrical and computer engineering davidson berquist jackson & gowdey, llp, partner nixon & vanderhye p.c., partner intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution partner state of virginia supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the fourth circuit u.s. court of federal claims u.s. district court for the central district of illinois u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. supreme court united states patent and trademark office (uspto) northern virginia | |
 | David Jaroslaw Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Cannabis Law New York | David Jaroslaw Partner New York Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Cannabis Law david jaroslaw david jaroslaw provides product liability advice and litigates on behalf of manufacturers in various industries, including the tobacco, vape product, and wellness sectors, in the us, europe, and asia. he specializes in the translation of complex scientific, medical, and technological issues into effective advocacy for life science industry clients. he has litigated a broad spectrum of complex civil and criminal matters in both federal and state courts, at the pre-trial, trial, and appellate level.prior to coming to rimon, david was an associate at paul, weiss, rifkind, wharton & garrison, and a partner at jacob, medinger & finnegan; greenspoon marder; and dla piper. at these firms, he litigated and advised clients in relation to a variety of complex product liability and commercial litigation matters, often with an international component. in addition, david prosecuted organized crime and international money laundering for the rackets bureau of the new york county district attorney’s office and for the new york state organized crime task force (where he was also cross-designated as a special assistant united states attorney). david investigated and prosecuted a money laundering ring involving international drug sellers, major import/export companies and us investment banks, and led the prosecution of the leadership of the plumbers’ union. speaking engagementsspeaker, “vaping and covid 19 — plausibility and causation,” dri seminar, january 2021 speaker, “vaping: tobacco litigation 2.0,” 2020 federation of defense and corporate counsel winter meeting, march 2020 speaker, “up in smoke,” 2018 federation of defense and corporate counsel annual meeting, august 2018 speaker, “across town by app,” federation of defense and corporate counsel annual meeting, july 2016 publicationsauthor, “vaping and covid 19 — plausibility and causation,” dri seminar paper, january 2021 author, “cbd product liability issues — taking proactive steps to mitigate risk,” cortex — dla piper life sciences insights, november 2020 author, “cryptocurrency and blockchain: hitting the real world and some real world problems,” financier worldwide, may 2019 author, “ip in the cannabis industry: where laws collide,” fdcc insights, march 2018 author, “next move? your post-deeming strategy starts with a proper understanding of the fda’s new rules,” tobacco reporter, august 2016 author, “across town by app,” fdcc annual meeting, july 2016 awards and recognitionthe legal 500 united states – recommended, product liability, mass tort and class action: consumer products (including tobacco), 2021the legal 500 united states – recommended, product liability, mass tort and class action: pharmaceuticals and medical devices – defense, 2021membershipsfederation of defense and corporate counsel, intellectual property, science, and technology section, chair new york city bar association american bar association civic and charitablebrooklyn heights synagogue, past president, 2016-2018; board of trustees, 2005-presentunion of reform judaism eisner and crane lake camps, chair, nominating committee; board of advisors, 2011-2019 columbia law schoolj.d.cornell universityb.s. dla piper, partner greenspoon marder llp, partner jacob, medinger & finnegan, llp, partner new york county district attorney’s office, assistant district attorney new york state organized crime task force, task force attorney paul, weiss, rifkind, wharton & garrison llp, associate artificial intelligence cannabis law life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. supreme court new york | |
 | Nicole Kalajian Partner Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Securities and Capital Markets, Fund Formation Chicago | Nicole Kalajian Partner Chicago Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Securities and Capital Markets, Fund Formation nicole kalajian nicole kalajian is a chicago-based attorney who focuses her practice on investment management. ms. kalajian represents securities and commodities professionals in a variety of regulatory, compliance and corporate matters. she has extensive experience advising private fund clients, including hedge funds, commodity pools, cryptocurrency funds, fund of funds, socially responsible investment vehicles, venture capital funds, private equity funds and real estate funds.ms. kalajian provides legal, regulatory, and compliance guidance to registered and exempt investment advisers, commodity pool operators (cpos), commodity trading advisors (ctas), proprietary trading firms, robo-advisers, and family offices. she drafts offering documents, compliance manuals, business contracts, investment agreements, and advertising materials. ms. kalajian also provides legal and structuring guidance concerning master-feeder structures, domestic and foreign funds, international offerings, separately managed accounts, and robo-adviser platforms.ms. kalajian also represents institutional investors and family offices in analyzing investment opportunities into various types of private fund and other investment vehicles, as well as in negotiating side letters. she further assists investment management clients with industry comment letters and requests for no action relief, as well as with regulatory examinations and investigations.examples of ms. kalajian’s areas of legal coverage include the below:hedge fundsms. kalajian advises hedge funds on a range of legal matters including structuring and formation, compliance, private fund marketing, contract negotiations and securities and derivatives regulatory matters. she advises investment managers with respect to u.s. securities and exchange commission (sec) and u.s. state registrations and exemptions, and the preparation of compliance materials to comply with u.s. laws and regulations. she also evaluates the cpo and cta exemptions and compliance.commodity poolsin the case of commodity pools, ms. kalajian also advises on u.s. commodity futures trading commission (cftc) registration considerations, as well as the preparation of cftc compliance materials to comply with u.s. laws and regulations. she also evaluates the cpo and cta status of various investment management clients, including the identification of available exemptions, assisting with cftc and national futures association (nfa) registration, membership and compliance.crypto fundsin the case of cryptocurrency funds, ms. kalajian also advises on crypto-specific regulations and initiatives. ms. kalajian has assisted with cryptocurrency fund launches that widely vary in their investment strategies, such as investments in tokens, defi, cryptocurrency futures and options, icos, stablecoins, crypto lending investments, and more.selected experience:representation of international investment adviser with registrations of its billion-dollar private equity fund real estate/hospitality investment complex, significant restructuring of management framework, preparation of compliance materials and preparation of relevant fund offering and marketing materials.representation of multi-billion dollar family office in various ongoing regulatory and investment considerations, including us and international investments.representation of multi-billion dollar investment adviser in various ongoing regulatory and investment considerations, including the launch of various investment vehicles and the creation of novel management structures.representation of major organizations and entities in connection with responses to sec, cftc and nfa requests for industry comment.representation of international cryptocurrency agency in connection with its formation and initial regulatory and corporate structuring.representation of various international and u.s. investment advisers with sec and cftc registration and preparation of compliance materials to comply with u.s. laws and regulations.representation of various hedge funds, commodity pools, cryptocurrency funds, fund of funds, socially responsible investment vehicles, venture capital funds, private equity funds and real estate funds and other alternative asset vehicle launches, registrations, regulatory, compliance, marketing, corporate, intellectual property, privacy and new product consideration and initiatives.evaluating cpo and cta status of various financial services clients, including the identification of available exemptions, and assisting with cftc and nfa registration and compliance.representation of clients on cryptocurrency regulations and initiatives, including representation of a cryptocurrency association, various cryptocurrency funds, as well as creative blockchain and defi initiatives.assisting investment management clients with registration and compliance of robo-adivsers platforms and advisers, in connection with both securities and commodities-focused investments.assisting investment firms and family offices with due diligence related to acquisitions, sales and mergers.representation of institutional investors in analyzing investment opportunities into various types of alternative fund and other investment vehicles, as well as in negotiating side letters.assisting investment management clients with sec, cftc, nfa and industry comment letters and requests for no action relief.assisting investment management clients with sec, cftc and nfa examinations and investigations, as well as investor complaints.awards and recognitiontop rated attorney in illinois, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation) 2023women we admire, “50 women leaders of law,” 2022 chicago kent school of lawll.m. in financial services lawchicago kent school of lawj.d.depaul universityb.s., honors finance and honors economics stradley ronon (attorney)henderson & lyman (attorney) environmental, social and governance fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain fund formation investment advisers and other asset managers regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets partner state of illinois chicago | |
 | Marc Kaufman Partner Intellectual Property, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain Washington, D.C. | Marc Kaufman Partner EDUCATIONCatholic University School of Law J.D.Boston University M.S., Mechanical EngineeringPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain English marc kaufman marc kaufman concentrates his practice in the area of patent strategy, in particular, advising clients in protecting, managing and leveraging their intellectual property assets. he has also represented clients in defending against patent assertions in district courts and through post-grant administrative proceedings in the u.s. patent office. mr. kaufman has created structured procedures to secure and enforce intellectual property rights in a market-focused manner. marc’s practice focuses on computer software including the areas of fintech, database technology, content distribution, and computer security. over the last several years, marc has actively monitored and analyzed the emerging patent landscape related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. marc is a co-founder of the blockchain ip council and is a member of the impact of technology expert group of the european union intellectual property office’s observatory on infringements of intellectual property rights.enhancing a reputation as a leading voice in the area of intellectual property matters, mr. kaufman has spoken around the world, including at the world trade organization, the united states patent trademark office, and the european union intellectual property office. he has also authored many articles and been quoted in notable publications such as the new york times, the boston globe, forbes, newsweek, and the patent trademark & copyright journal. mr. kaufman has been named to the iam 350 top patent strategists every year since its inception.prior to joining rimon, mr. kaufman was a partner at reed smith. mr. kaufman received his j.d. from the catholic university of america school of law. he received his b.s. from boston university.publicationsa blockchain innovators guide to ip strategy, protecting innovation, and avoiding infringement (chamber of digital commerce) december 2018patent office institutes post-prosecution patent program, co-author(s): gerard m. donovan, 18 july 2016federal circuit’s enfish is an important 101 decision, co-author(s): gerard m. donovan, amardeep (sonny) grewal, 18 may 2016beyond bitcoin: blockchain, co-author(s): ranajoy basu, paul bond, edward j. estrada, anthony j. ford, jacqui hatfield, tyree p. jones, jr., mark s. melodia, j. andrew moss, cynthia o’donoghue, carolyn h. rosenberg, evan thorn, stephen i. winter, 11 may 2016new patent office memo to examiners raises the bar for § 101 rejections, co-author(s): gerard m. donovan, 9 may 2016supreme court: should appeal give deference to lower courts on claim construction? co-author(s): robert r. riddle, 17 october 2014the u.s. patent minefield network interference: a legal guide to the commercial risks and rewards of the social media phenomenon (3rd edition), 22 april 2014effective patent monetization strategy ip monetization 2012: maximize the value of your ip assets, 9 may 2012speaking engagementsspeaker, “blockchain 2.0: 2021 legal & regulatory developments”, pli, october 2021panelist, “global trade and blockchain forum”, world trade organization, december 10, 2019unchain convention- managing the patent threat in blockchain eco-systems, berlin, june 12, 2019london blockchain week- the emerging patent landscape related to blockchain technology, london, february 11, 2019dc blockchain summit- blockchain technology: the emerging patent risk, washington, dc, may 10, 2018questel seminar – is the blockchain still open source? radisson blu portman hotel, london,1 december 2016is the blockchain still open source? the emerging patent landscape surrounding distributed ledger technology, cle / cpd, webinar, 28 june 2016blockchain and digital currency: the emerging patent landscape, webinar, 8 march 2016best practices in patent monetization, “from the nation’s capitol: a big year for changes in patentability”, san francisco, ca, seminar / webinar, 26-27 march 2015calculating & proving patent damages: strategic issues for proving and refuting damages claims, 18-19 september 2014“patent valuation: lessons from recent transactions in the patent monetization marketplace”, twelve & k hotel, washington, d.c., seminarlaw seminars international presents: best practices in patent monetization, university club of san francisco, san francisco, ca, 6-7 march 20142013 ana ad law & public policy conference, four seasons hotel, washington, d.c., 19-20 march 2013ip monetization 2012: maximize the value of your ip assets, “implementing a successful ip monetization program”, pli new york center, new york, ny, 9 may 2012law seminars international presents: best practices in patent monetization, san francisco, ca, cle / cpd, 6 february 2012patent monetization cookbook: a structured approach to monetizing patents, 2012building & enforcing intellectual property value, ip value 2012law seminars international presents: best practices in patent monetization – strategies for getting value from patents in the corporate world, san francisco, ca, 21 february 2011efficient execution of an ip strategy iam magazine, 6 february 2006honors & awardsfintech sector ip lawyer of the year in washington d.c., global law experts, 2019-presentfintech sector ip attorney of the year – washington d.c., corporate intl magazine (jrs corporate limited), 2019iam 250, intellectual asset management’s (law business research), 2010-11iam 300, intellectual asset management’s (law business research), 2012-16client service all-star, bti consulting group, inc., 2016professional affiliationsmr. kaufman currently serves as pro bono counsel of the center for transformative teaching & learning.notable quotes“then came the hedge funds: patent death squad causes a ruckus” bloomberg, 4 june 2015 education catholic university school of law j.d. boston university m.s., mechanical engineering previous experience reed smith (equity partner and co-leader of fintech team) nixon peabody (partner, patents practice group leader) catholic university school of lawj.d.boston universitym.s., mechanical engineering reed smith (equity partner and co-leader of fintech team)nixon peabody (partner, patents practice group leader) artificial intelligence china europe fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence patent counseling and prosecution english partner district of columbia u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit united states patent and trademark office (uspto) washington d.c. | |
 | Keelin Kavanagh Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Cannabis Law New York | Keelin Kavanagh Partner New York Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, Cannabis Law keelin kavanagh keelin kavanagh’s broad-based general corporate litigation practice includes, among other matters, product liability, contract disputes and real estate. she handles cases before state and federal trial and appellate courts, arbitrators and mediators. she also serves in federal and state courts as both an arbitrator and a mediator.as part of her defense of manufacturers in product liability matters, she has significant experience working with scientific, medical and technology experts to assist on issues of corporate responsibility, regulatory challenges and litigation both in the us and throughout europe. she has advised international clients on the interactions between us and international law and its implication in clients’ jurisdictions.keelin has represented varied businesses in contract and regulatory disputes. she also represented one of the world’s largest metal recyclers as well as one of the largest branding companies in the us. she represented a beverage manufacturer in a false advertising/trade dress infringement action, was part of the trial team that defended an airline in a multi-district litigation arising out of the bombing of an aircraft and has represented real estate owners in cases involving the interpretation of commercial leases, construction disputes and other matters.speaking engagementsspeaker, “collective redress, product liability and transnational tort,” dublin international disputes week, june 14, 2022 celesq, “more money, more problems: cannabis-related businesses targeted by shareholders,” september 2020 speaker, “committee to advance the status of women in the profession,” new york women’s bar association, january 30, 2019 publicationsco-author, “the litigation environment in the vape industry,” new york law journal, april 3, 2020 awards and recognitionthe legal 500 united states – recommended, dispute resolution product liability, mass tort and class action: consumer products (including tobacco), 2021the legal 500 united states – recommended, dispute resolution product liability, mass tort and class action: pharmaceuticals and medical devices – defense, 2021“new york metro super lawyers,” super lawyers magazine, 2006-2009, 2013-2016 membershipsnew york county lawyers’ association: committee on the federal courts; committee on the supreme court; committee on special masters; judiciary committee association of the bar of the city of new york civic and charitabletrustee, the riverdale y (a/k/a young men’s and young women’s hebrew association), riverdale, new york (2015-2023)coach, mock trial team, truman high school, bronx, new york fordham university school of lawj.d.fordham universitybachelor’s degree, philosophy dla piper, partnergreenspoon marder llp, managing partner new york officejacob, medinger, & finnegan, llp, managing partnerwindels marx, partner cannabis law life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner roll of solicitors in the republic of ireland solicitor of the senior courts of england and wales state of new jersey state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. supreme court new york | |
 | Brian Keeler Partner Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Business Transactions Boston | Brian Keeler Partner Boston Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Business Transactions brian keeler brian keeler has more than 35 years of experience structuring, negotiating, and documenting complex corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and equity investment transactions. he has substantial experience in the use of representations-and-warranties insurance, having advised clients on more than 180 insured m&a transactions ranging from less than $10 million to more than $7 billion.both in the course of his transactional practice and on a standalone basis, brian regularly represents senior management executives in negotiating and documenting their employment, equity rollover, and incentive equity arrangements with private equity-backed and other companies.previously, brian served as a law clerk to the honorable edward f. hennessey, chief justice of the supreme judicial court of massachusetts. he is also a certified public accountant.before joining rimon, brian was a partner in the corporate practice group of another international law firm.representative transactions boston university school of lawjuris doctor, magna cum laudestate university of new york at albanymaster of sciencesiena collegebachelor of business administration, magna cum laudesiena collegebachelor of arts morgan lewis & bockius llp, partnerclerkship to chief justice edward f. hennessey of the massachusetts supreme judicial court (1987 – 1988) corporate and business transactions mergers and acquisitions private equity partner commonwealth of massachusetts state of new york boston | |
 | Justin Keller Partner Cannabis Law Los Angeles, San Diego (North County) | Justin Keller Partner EDUCATIONLoyola Marymount University J.D.University of California - Santa Barbara B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles, San Diego (North County) Cannabis Law English justin keller justin keller is a partner in the rimon’s los angeles office, whose practice primarily focuses on transactional cannabis law. mr. keller helps his cannabis industry clients, who span from farmers to tech start-ups, from industry advocates and legacy operators to publicly-traded cannabis companies, with regulatory compliance, corporate formation, administration, and governance, commercial and supply chain transactions, mergers and acquisitions, investments and fundraising, as well as guidance and counsel on a wide variety of legal and business issues that arise in the nascent cannabis industry.mr. keller received his law degree from loyola law school, los angeles, in 2008, where he was a member of the st. thomas more law honor society. he received his bachelor of arts in political science from the university of california, santa barbara in 2005, where he was a member of the national society of collegiate scholars. mr. keller got his start in the legal profession in the los angeles superior court, clerking for the honorable kathryne anne stoltz. he then joined the transactional music law powerhouse carroll, guido & groffman, llp as a law clerk, a position he held throughout law school. in 2008, mr. keller became of member of the california state bar. shortly thereafter, mr. keller joined the law offices of william hochberg, pc, a boutique transactional entertainment firm as an associate. eventually, justin became of counsel for that firm, a position he held until the firm was dissolved in 2015. in 2011, mr. keller joined kirtland & packard llp as a civil litigation associate, primarily representing plaintiffs in consumer class actions and complex litigation. from 2016 until 2019, mr. keller was a partner at frontera law group, a firm that exclusively handled transactional cannabis matters.mr. keller joined rimon in 2019, and at rimon, mr. keller utilizes his broad experience to advise his clients in strategic and regulatory matters, prepare and draft complex legal documents and agreements and tirelessly negotiate and advocate on his clients’ behalf.speaking engagements & publicationscannabis compliance summit 2017, july 19, 2017, los angeles, canational association of cannabis businesses: legal symposium, january 22, 2018, washington d.c.long beach barrister’s cannabis event: april 26, 2018, long beach, californiaarticle: emerald magazine nov 2018 issue: hemp and cbd– legal or not? 11/2018 education loyola marymount university j.d. university of california - santa barbara b.a. previous experience frontera law group (partner) kirtland & packard llp loyola marymount universityj.d.university of california – santa barbarab.a. frontera law group (partner)kirtland & packard llp cannabis law corporate and business transactions corporate governance mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california los angeles san diego (north county) | |
 | Christopher J. Kelly Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation New Jersey (Princeton) | Christopher J. Kelly Partner New Jersey (Princeton) Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation christopher kelly chris has extensive experience representing both public and private employers. he regularly litigates complex employment matters, including discrimination, restrictive covenant, employee raiding/mobility, and employment-related trade secret matters in state and federal courts across the country. he also represents clients in state and federal wage and hour audits, conducts employment-related due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, assists clients in handling reductions in force, represents management in grievance arbitrations, conducts internal investigations, drafts uniform employment policies for employers on training, leave, and other requirements of multiple states, and drafts physician and executive compensation agreements.chris has significant trial experience and has handled appeals before the new jersey superior court appellate division and the u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit. chris is a member of the new jersey state bar association’s appellate practice committee and the new york state bar association’s committee on courts of appellate jurisdiction. prior to joining rimon, chris was a partner with cozen o’connor handling labor and employment matters. chris also served as a deputy attorney general for the new jersey office of the attorney general. he was lead counsel representing state agencies and employees from pleadings through trial in complex employment discrimination litigation matters, including title vii, ada, fmla, cepa, njlad, workplace violence, medical testing and employment-related tort and civil rights matters. chris was a law clerk to the hon. serena perretti, hon. philip m. freedman, hon. john a. mclaughlin and hon. james mulvihill in the superior court of new jersey civil division.chris also has significant experience handling california employment matters, having practiced in los angeles for more than six years, initially as a sole practitioner and then as managing partner of a five-attorney firm. both while in los angeles and currently, chris handles california state and federal discrimination and california labor code litigations.chris earned his bachelor’s degree from pomona college and his law degree from seton hall law school. seton hall university school of lawj.d.pomona collegeb.a. cozen o’connor, partnerballard spahr llp, of counselnew jersey office of the attorney general, deputy attorney generallynch & kelly, ltd., partnerlaw office of christopher j. kelly, principalclerkship to hon. serena perretti, and hon. philip m. freedman – superior court of new jersey, newark, nj arbitration and mediation employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner state of california state of new jersey state of new york state of pennsylvania u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the district of colorado u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of pennsylvania u.s. district court for the middle district of pennsylvania u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. district court for the western district of pennsylvania new jersey (princeton) | |
 | Mi-Yong Kim Partner CFIUS/National Security, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, International, International Trade and Customs Law, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance Washington, D.C. | Mi-Yong Kim Partner Washington, D.C. CFIUS/National Security, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, International, International Trade and Customs Law, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance mi-yong kim mi-yong kim has approximately 30 years of experience related to u.s. export controls and national security laws while in the u.s. government and in private practice. she spent most of her career in the bureau of industry and security (bis) of the u.s. department of commerce in multiple senior level positions. based on her expertise gained through her long-term government service, she has intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the decision-making process of the u.s. government related to the export administration regulations (ear); the international traffic in arms regulations (itar); and the committee on foreign investment in the united states (cfius). most recently, for approximately three years, she was an attorney with law firms in washington, dc, working with domestic and international high-tech and semiconductor clients on compliance with u.s. export controls and sanctions regulations.ms. kim is also an adjunct professor at the national chengchi university in taipei, taiwan, where she teaches a graduate-level class on export controls and related topics at the college of international affairs.during her time with bis, ms. kim worked with counterparts from u.s. national security agencies and offices such as the departments of defense, energy, homeland security, justice, state, and treasury; the national security council; and others in the intelligence community on various export and national security issues. her notable positions with bis include serving as chair of the operating committee where she analyzed and determined the outcome of cases with significant and broad policy implications; chairing the end-user review committee responsible for administering the entity list; and directing the office responsible for national security review under cfius.for over four years, ms. kim served as an export control adviser to the american institute in taiwan, the de facto u.s. embassy in taiwan, where she worked with taiwan officials on export control systems development. she has spoken at multiple events throughout asia on export controls. lastly, for close to eight years, ms. kim served as a senior attorney with the chief counsel for industry and security where she administratively enforced violations of the ear and worked with assistant u.s. attorneys on criminal enforcement of violations of the ear.selected experiencecounseled asia-based multinational semiconductor companies on compliance with the ear.determined license requirements under the ear for domestic medical devices and healthcare companies and research organizations.analyzed license requirements under de minimis and foreign-direct product rules of the ear for asia-based high technology companies.determined jurisdiction and classification under the ear and the itar.publications“exporters should take heed after dc circ.’s fedex ruling,” law360, august 23, 2022“a singular list (with many dimensions),” worldecr november 2021, co-authored with scott jones“behind the curtain at commerce’s operating committee,” law360, october 6, 2021media interview: how do taiwanese businesses avoid risks amidst u.s.-china tensions? former u.s. commerce official: knowing who you are dealing with. business weekly taiwan interviewed by wen-yee lee, december 2021 the catholic university of americaj.d.university of delawareb.a.national defense universitym.s. limnexus llp, partnernational chengchi university, adjunct professorbass, berry & sims, counselbureau of industry and security, u.s. department of commerce, chair, operating committee cfius/national security export controls and economic sanctions international international trade and customs law regulatory, compliance & corporate governance partner district of columbia washington d.c. | |
 | Eric D. Kirsch Partner Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology Licensing New York | Eric D. Kirsch Partner New York Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology Licensing English Japanese eric kirsch eric is a partner in rimon’s intellectual property and litigation groups. eric represents international technology companies in patent infringement lawsuits, licensing matters and patent prosecution. with a degree in electrical engineering and extensive experience in biotech, eric works closely with a variety of companies to protect their intellectual property rights and operate freely in the u.s.eric’s litigation experience includes trials, claim construction hearings, summary judgment hearings, motions in limine and arguing before the federal circuit. as a permanent resident of japan based in tokyo, eric speaks japanese and has a deep understanding of japanese business culture and how japanese businesses operate.eric has prior experience as an assistant district attorney for the philadelphia district attorney’s office, as well as in private practice at davidson berquist jackson & gowdey, llp, fish & neave and cooper & dunham. notably, eric served as chief ip counsel for nikon corporation in tokyo for 11 years, where he led many patent litigation defense and assertion defense teams, drafted a number of complex licenses, and gave nikon advice concerning complex, cross-border u.s. ip matters.eric is a member of the new york bar. eric is also admitted to practice before the u.s. patent office, the eastern district of pennsylvania, the southern and eastern districts of new york, the court of appeals for the federal circuit, and is a certified foreign attorney in japan.representative casesmonterey research v. amd (fed. cir.);asml v. nikon (itc & c.d. cal.);cellspin v. garmin (n.d. cal. & fed. cir.);digitech v. nikon (c.d. cal.);anvik v. nikon (s.d.n.y.);tarkus imaging v. adobe (d. del.);media technologies v. upper deck (c.d. cal. & fed. cir.);synaptic pharmaceuticals v. mds panlabs (d.n.j.);motorola v. u.s. robotics (d. del.); andmotorola v. rockwell (d. del.).speeches and publicationswhat to do if you are sued in america – a litigation checklist, tokyo bar association (january 29, 2024);seminar organizer & speaker: data analytics in patent litigation and patent prosecution, ai & data driven ip seminar, tokyo international forum (may 16, 2023);author: effective patent assertion defense – a tutorial, lexology (april 24, 2023, published in japanese);author: understanding american patent litigation motives & dynamics for settlement, lexology (april 11, 2023, published in japanese);moderator: patent litigation & strategy, world intellectual property forum, bangkok, thailand, october 2022;author: a comparative study of patent litigation defenses in the top 5 district courts, journal of the aippi, vol. 67, no. 4 at 51 (2022)(published in japanese);panelist: dispute dynamics, ip business congress asia 2019; tokyo japan, october, 2019;speaker: u.s. patent law developments, ip asia summit 2018; tokyo, japan, october 2018;panelist: the situation room: global patent litigation, ip business congress asia 2017, tokyo, japan, october 2017;moderator: the building blocks of an optimal ip strategy, alb japan ip conference, tokyo, japan, november 2015;panelist: perfecting the ip acquisition process, rpx’s 2013 fall asian conference, kyoto, japan, november, 2013;chair: venue-based patent litigation strategies seminar, practicing law institute, july 14, 2010;speaker: in the aftermath of in re bilski, practicing law institute’s patent litigation 2009 program;speaker: keeping dangerous patents out of enemy hands: prudent advice for tough times, bus. dev. academy (2009);speaker: reexams and reissues – deja vu all over again, 2009 american intellectual property law association/practical patent prosecution training for new lawyers;panelist: developments in u.s. patent law, 17th annual international intellectual property conference, cambridge, u.k. (sponsored by fordham law school)(2009);chair: parallel patent litigation and reexamination proceedings, practicing law institute (2006 & 2007);lecturer: a call for uniformity in local patent rules (aipla annual meeting 2004);lecturer: patent law fundamentals (for federal judges and their law clerks of the southern district of new york, the district of new jersey, and the eastern district of new york) (2003-04);lecturer: legal constraints on corporate participation in standards setting bodies (aipla annual meeting 2003);author: pitfalls for patent holders participating in setting standards: lessons from townsend, 17 e-commerce law & strategy 1 (2002); andauthor: a pocket guide to festo as decided by the supreme court, 2 international lawyers network bulletin (2002).awards and recognitionfor the past 3 years in a row, eric was named as one of the world’s 300 leading ip strategists by iam. johns hopkins universityb.s. in electrical engineeringuniversity of pittsburghj.d., notes and comments editor of the law review and graduated cum laude assistant district attorney for the philadelphia district attorney’s officefish & neave, associatecooper & dunham, partnernikon corporation, chief ip counseldavidson berquist jackson & gowdey, partner artificial intelligence intellectual property intellectual property litigation japan patent counseling and prosecution technology licensing english japanese partner certiified foreign attorney - japan state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of pennsylvania u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) new york | |
 | Stephan Kleemann Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Europe Frankfurt | Stephan Kleemann Partner Frankfurt Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Europe English German stephan kleemann *attorney is a member of separate entity, rimon falkenfort, and not rimon p.c.stephan kleemann is a partner in rimon’s frankfurt office. mr. kleemann has extensive experience in complex litigation and internal investigations. as an accomplished litigator, he advises german and international clients in complex commercial disputes. he focuses his practice on director and officer liability and related insurance law issues, corporate disputes, post-m&a disputes, and capital markets liability litigation. he also has extensive expertise advising on professional liability issues.selected experiencerepresentation of deutsche telekom ag in germany’s first class-action lawsuit under the kapmug-act in respect of prospectus liability. leading negotiations of overall settlement.representation of a bank board member in respect of claims for damages in connection with cum/ex trades.representation of a bank board member in respect of claims for damages in connection with a factoring business model.representation of a jv partner against oem due to disputes over the branch in kuwait.representation of a major international bank in defending against claims for damages due to a non-performing financial market product of in the three-digit million range.advising a hedge fund in connection with its investment into a litigation-spv.internal investigation and advice to an international law firm in connection with the possible misconduct of a partner.mr. kleemann has been recognized as a leading attorney in conflict resolution by juve handbook 2021-2022. university of arizonamaster of laws (ll.m.) in international trade lawmecklenburg-vorpommernsecond state examuniversity of göttingenfirst state exam schmitz & partner rechtsanwälte (partner)latham & watkins (counsel)clifford chance (attorney) europe litigation and alternative dispute resolution regulatory, compliance & corporate governance white collar and government investigations english german partner partner - rimon falkenfort germany* frankfurt | |
 | Susan F. Klein Partner Tax, International Transactions Chicago | Susan F. Klein Partner EDUCATIONHarvard University J.D. cum laudeCornell University B.S.FACULTY POSITIONS
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Chicago Tax, International Transactions French Hebrew susan f. klein susan klein focuses her practice on tax matters relating to private international transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, entity formations, venture capital, financial services taxation, tax controversies, and counseling with respect to complex real estate transactions. she has extensive experience advising individuals and companies with respect to their investments and business operations in canada, western europe, and israel.susan also represents foreign nationals and corporations in connection with u.s. investments, licensing operations, acquisitions, joint venture participations, and estate planning, and individuals and businesses in connection with foreign investments and operations. she represents multinational groups (including foreign financial institutions) in connection with compliance with their obligations under the foreign account tax compliance act (fatca), counsels domestic and international businesses on transfer pricing issues, and participates in structuring of and tax planning with respect to the operations of offshore hedge funds.among her other engagements, susan has advised in regard to a significant number of workouts on behalf of a us$4 bn real estate advisory group in new york, including complex tax planning related to the restructuring of secured debt, has served as tax advisor for the private syndication of university housing, hotels and office buildings across canada, colombia, and chile, and the restructuring of a u.s. group, parented by a canadian corporation and, separately, a multinational group, parented by an eu based company.susan has written and lectured extensively on matters pertaining to taxation and international private transactions. she is a past author of a bi-monthly leading practitioner commentary for tax management international journal. she has presented papers before the american bar association, the canadian tax foundation, the international bar association, the international fiscal association, the new york university tax institute, the american institute of certified public accountants, the george washington university/irs institute on international taxation, and the practicing law institute.in addition to private practice, susan has held full-time faculty positions at emory university school of law and boston university school of law, where she taught taxation and international law.publicationsstrafford publications, cle webinar, co-speaker, “tax issues with foreign investment fund lending,” march 18, 2015leading edge alliance, speaker, “recent developments in international tax: the apple tax saga,” 2013aba u.s. latin america tax planning strategies conference, moderator, government panel, 2012aicpa international business, accounting, auditing and tax conference, speaker, “tax savings through the use of an offshore manufacturing and headquarters company: a case study,” 2010bna tax management international journal, vol. 36, no. 8, 382-384, author, “de-risked distributors: implications of the u.s. and oecd model treaties and commentaries and the oecd report on the attribution of profits to pes,” 2007bna tax management international journal, vol. 36, no. 5, 226-228, author, “new gra regulations – a giant step forward,” 2007bna tax management international journal, vol. 36, no. 4, 177-178, author, “nonresident aliens as eligible s corporation shareholders,” 2007bna tax management international journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 92-94, author, “substantial business activities: old wine in a new vessel?” 2007gwu and irs 20th annual institute on current issues in international taxation, speaker “current issues in the taxation of investment funds,” 2007bna tax management international journal, vol. 35, 631, author, “purging election for section 1297(e) pfics–more than one bite at the apple,” 2006bna tax management international journal, vol. 35, no. 10, 522-523, author, “master-feeder funds: domestic or foreign master?” 2006bna tax management international journal, vol. 35, no. 8, 409-411, author, “notice 2006-46: cross-border distributions and reorganizations of u.s. real property interests,” 2006gwu and irs 15th annual institute on current issues in international taxation, speaker, “attribution of activities and services: implications for trade or business sourcing and allocation of profits,” 200247th tax conference, canadian tax foundation, speaker, “u.s. estates, gift, and generationskipping transfer tax issues for canadians,” 1995awards & recognitiontaxation, leading lawyers (law bulletin media), 2018the international who’s who of corporate tax lawyers, 2012-2014, 2016-17women in tax leaders, euromoney’s international tax review (euromoney institutional investor), 2016-2020professional memberships & activitiesamerican bar foundation, fellowinternational fiscal association, u.s.a. branch, council; former member of executive committee; former vice president-secretaryinternational section of the american bar association, former member; taxation committee, former chairman and vice-chairman; canadian law committee, former chairmannew york state bar association, tax committee, international section, former vice chairmanassociated news, events & publicationssusan klein discusses the implications of tax legislative proposals and administrative developments for global m&a activity with international tax review (february 28, 2017)susan klein discusses the key provisions of the newly issued us model income tax convention with international tax review (march 9, 2016)susan klein discusses tax reform and transactional trends with international tax review (february 27, 2015) education harvard university j.d. cum laude cornell university b.s. faculty positions emory university school of law boston university school of law previous experience winston & strawn (partner) polsinelli (partner) harvard universityj.d. cum laudecornell universityb.s. winston & strawn, partnerpolsinelli, partnerfull time faculty positionsemory universityboston university school of law banking and financial services europe international international tax international transactions israel latin america mergers and acquisitions private investment funds real estate registered investment companies tax technology french hebrew partner state of illinois state of new york chicago | |
 | Jason Klein Partner Cannabis Law Washington, D.C. | Jason Klein Partner EDUCATIONIndiana University J.D. cum laude, M.P.A., B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Cannabis Law English jason klein jason klein is a business attorney with a long track record of representing cannabis businesses, both marijuana and hemp, in tightly regulated markets. as one of the first lawyers on the east coast to build a practice dedicated to the cannabis industry, mr. klein has a long track record of successfully navigating his clients through challenging regulatory and business operating environments amid uncertainty in new marketplaces. he has represented all types of cannabis business clients, from small and large, including direct and ancillary marijuana companies, hemp growers and supply chain operators, investors, registered providers, and many others, in a variety of states primarily east of the mississippi river. this involves serving as outside general counsel and advising more than 100 marijuana and hemp businesses, including some of the most recognizable brands in the industry, in every stage of the business life-cycle – from formation through license acquisition, to corporate disputes, transactions and exits. mr. klein’s greatest passion is structuring and negotiating all aspects of buy- and sell-side m&a deals, including maneuvering through complicated and novel regulatory issues in ways that bring buyers and sellers together to complete their most important transactions.mr. klein took on his first cannabis client in 2011, and since 2016 his practice has been exclusively dedicated to this industry. he is a founding board member of the national cannabis bar association and a frequent speaker at local and national events on cannabis business matters. since 2017 he has hosted a monthly webinar series, the cannabusiness key, a thought-leader speaker series which highlights leaders in cannabis to explore a wide range of topics relevant to industry insiders and newcomers alike. recent topics include “smart expansion: how to build a scalable mso” with joe caltabiano formerly of cresco, “how to identify smart money for your cannabis business” with steve ham of altmore capital, and “implementing the 2018 farm bill – a 2020 update” with eric steenstra of vote hemp. he is regularly published, quoted, and profiled in publications such as the baltimore sun, washington lawyer, and the cannabis business executive, among others.mr. klein is admitted in the district of columbia, maryland, and michigan. he graduated from indiana university – bloomington with a bachelor’s degree in physics with a minor in mathematics. he then returned to indiana university – bloomington to earn his juris doctor from the maurer school of law and masters of public administration from the school of public and environmental affairs (spea). he lives in washington, dc with his wife and three children. he especially enjoys traveling, having visited all 50 states and 70+ countries around the world, including many in africa, south america, and europe.speaking engagementspra global featured speaker – entering new global cannabis markets – october 10, 2020dc bar – fireside chat on real estate and the cannabis industry – march 18, 2020 (rescheduled)maryland state bar association – young lawyer section – november 14, 2019insurance roundtable of baltimore 2018 addison f. fowler annual seminar – presenter: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, october 12, 2018the business of medical cannabis in towson – moderator, “medicinal marijuana”, july 26 2018maryland association of counties conference – maco summer conference, the green rush panel, august 2017cannabis law institute – speaker and moderator: “the eastern tiger: how emerging markets are taking shape east of the mississippi”, july 2017state bar of michigan conference, “marihuana, what every lawyer must know”, michigan, october 2016cannabis business understanding and development summit, “doing good while doing well with your cannabis business”, washington d.c., august 2016capital cannashow, “cannabis business basics 101”, washington d.c. february 2016fall regional cannabis business summit, “developments in the law: maryland and the district of columbia”, new york, ny 2015national cannabis business summit, “east coast opportunities”, denver, co 2012 and 2013publicationsget on the ban wagon local cannabis opt outs (co-authored), the new jersey lawyer, october 2018green line rule 1.2(d) and the ethical considerations in advising cannabis clients in maryland (co-authored), the maryland bar journal, volume l, number 6, november/december 2017 education indiana university j.d. cum laude, m.p.a., b.a. previous experience offit kurman (principal and chair- cannabis law group) indiana universityj.d. cum laude, m.p.a., b.a. offit kurman (principal and chair- cannabis law group) cannabis law corporate and business transactions corporate governance mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english partner district of columbia state of maryland state of michigan washington d.c. | |
 | Debbie A. Klis Partner Private Investment Funds, Securities and Capital Markets, Fund Formation, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies San Francisco, Washington, D.C. | Debbie A. Klis Partner EDUCATIONGeorgetown University L.LM., TaxationGolden Gate University J.D., Dean's List, Law Review, Vice President of the Public Interest Law FoundationSanta Clara University B.S., Dean's ListPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Washington, D.C. Private Investment Funds, Securities and Capital Markets, Fund Formation, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies English German Spanish debbie a. klis debbie klis brings substantial investment fund, securities and capital markets experience with a particular emphasis on private equity and advising investment firms and equity sponsors on all aspects of their business including the formation, marketing and management of investment products, the launching of new business lines, and strategic investments and transactions, as well as the related operational, legal and regulatory issues.debbie works with sponsors on spac (special purposes acquisition company) ipos and related transactions in multiple capacities since 2008, including de-spac-ing transactions, exits to spacs, formation of sponsor entities, sponsor entity private offerings and structuring investments into third-party sponsors. debbie’s extensive securities experience includes securities offerings, sec reporting, and nasdaq & nyse listings and compliance. she also has experience with financial products, crowdfunding, domestic and international joint ventures, global equity offerings, where she represents placement agents, issuers, broker-dealers, public and private companies, investment banks, financial institutions, private funds, and investment advisers.debbie’s investment fund experience includes private equity funds, venture capital funds, complex partnership reorganizations, domestic and offshore hedge funds, real estate investment funds, qualified opportunity funds and large master-feeder structures. debbie also represents private funds, investment advisers and other clients in connection with impact investing including establishing esg investment policies. in addition to debbie’s traditional legal work, she represents the african women council, inc., a u.s.-based firm that facilitates investment into the democratic republic of the congo, on a pro bono, basis since 2011. debbie has also been recognized for her dedication to community service in the d.c. metro area. in 2022, she was recipient of the professional services heroine award at the march of dimes heroines of washington gala. education georgetown university l.lm., taxation golden gate university j.d., dean's list, law review, vice president of the public interest law foundation santa clara university b.s., dean's list previous experience polsinelli (shareholder) ballard spahr llp deloitte tax greenberg traurig, llp georgetown universityl.lm., taxationgolden gate universityj.d., dean’s list, law review, vice president of the public interest law foundationsanta clara universityb.s., dean’s list polsinelli (shareholder)ballard spahr llp (partner)deloitte llp, washington national taxgreenberg traurig, llp publications sec is weighing 50+ new rules which affect spacs, esg matters, private companies and private funds...some could arrive by this spring, rimon im report, feb. 14, 2022 sec chairman gensler reveals main components of his agenda: 10b5 plans, spacs and deps, rimon im report, sep. 14, 2021 chinese companies listed on us exchanges must disclose potential risk associated with potential government interference according to an sec official, rimon im report, jul. 27, 2021 alert to broker-dealers and hedge funds: sec charges broker-dealer with naked short-selling violations, rimon im report, may 28, 2021 latest news on esg regulations and investing, rimon im report, may 11, 2021 sec statement on accounting for warrants in spac ipos is causing some hands to wring, rimon im report, apr. 15, 2021 irs guidance provides flexibility for disaster-related extension of oz working capital safe harbor, rimon im report, apr. 13, 2021 new york’s legislative solution for libor adopted, rimon im report, apr. 8, 2021 sec announces enforcement task force focused on climate and esg issues, rimon im report, mar. 10, 2021 new ibor fallbacks take effect for derivatives, rimon im report, mar. 1, 2021 bi-partisan legislation introduced to extend oz investment period to 2028, rimon im report, feb. 21, 2021 taxation of carried interests is reignited by recent congressional bill, rimon im report, feb. 17, 2021 irs notice extends several opportunity zone investment deadlines, rimon im report, jan. 20, 2021 2020 in the rear-view mirror: key takeaways applicable to private investment funds and private offerings, rimon im report, jan. 8, 2021 eb-5 regional center program extended through june 30, 2021, rimon im report, dec. 22, 2020 sec charges public company for misleading covid-19 disclosures, rimon im report, dec. 5, 2020 welcome news in financial circles: libor termination extended briefly, rimon im report, dec. 2, 2020 let the fundraising begin: sec harmonizes private offering regime, family wealth report, nov. 13, 2020 emerging esg compliance obligations for private funds, law 360, oct. 19, 2020 libor transition developments: fallback supplement and protocol to be released october 23, 2020, rimon im report, oct. 14, 2020 september 30, 2020’s libor hardwired transition date has arrived, rimon im report, sept 30, 2020 sec expands pool of eligible private offering participants, rimon im report, sept 16, 2020 new esg-related regulatory obligations for private funds, rimonlaw.com, sept. 23, 2020 uscis issues clarifying guidance for redeployment of eb-5 capital, rimonlaw.com, july 30, 2020 increase in sophistication of ransomware attacks on sec registrants, rimon im report, july 21, 2020 arrc releases fallback language for the libor transition, rimon im report, july 2, 2020 welcome news for venture capital, opportunity zone and other private equity funds: federal agencies ease volcker rule restrictions, rimon im report, june 26, 2020 the investor advisory committee urges sec to take global lead in requiring esg disclosures, rimon im report, june 20, 2020 real estate private equity investments: types of structures, lexis nexis, june 15, 2020 irs provides several items of relief benefiting qualified opportunity funds and their investors, rimon insight, june 5, 2020 sec rule proposal governing good faith determinations of fair value, rimon im report, may 16, 2020 cybersecurity considerations in the time of covid-19, co-author, covid-19 blog, march 19, 2020 sec proposes modernizing adviser advertising and cash solicitation rules, author, polsinelli funds digest, february 2020 cftc codifies relief for family offices, commodity pool operators and trading advisors, co-author, polsinelli funds digest, february 2020 eb-5 in 2020: managing the ‘ stun gun’ that just hit the investment program, quoted, bisnow, january 22, 2020 rounds doubles down on eb-5: new bill would reform and prolong program, quoted, rapid city journal, november 11, 2019 let’s keep a good thing going: congress urged to save the eb-5 program, author, new york real estate journal, august 20, 2019 omb completes regulatory review of eb-5 immigrant investor program modernization rules: final reform measures may be published imminently, author, the national law review, july 1, 2019 source of cheap real-estate financing is getting more expensive, quoted, wall street journal, june 4, 2019 get in the zone: a primer o n forming qualified opportunity funds, author, oz magazine, volume 1, issue 1, may 2019 u.s. securities law and due diligence can protect foreign investors, author, eb5 investors magazine, january 8, 2019 eb-5 immigrant petitions are at lowest levels in at least five years, quoted, the real deal, november 1, 2018 advisors offer deep dive into their real-asset investing strategies, quoted, institutional allocator, august 21, 2018 fund formation checklist for a private equity fund, author, lexisnexis, may 5, 2017 real estate financing from the crowd, author, aba probate and property journal, vol. 30, no. 6, real property, trust estate law section of the american bar association, november/december 2017 speaking engagements strafford publications, panelist, construction financing: utilizing tax credits, tax increment financing, eb-5 visa program, and crowdfunding websites, may 10, 2022 2020 virtual uglobal immigration expo, panelist, investing during a pandemic, hong kong, april 16, 2020 opportunity zones: investing in startups, speaker, oc4 venture studio, costa mesa, california, december 11, 2019 visiting the land of oz: how opportunity zone incentives benefit commercial real estate, speaker, crew network annual convention, orlando, fl, september 26, 2019 the land of oz: how family offices can work in opportunity zones, moderator, 2nd annual family office connect, harvard club, new york, ny, may 22, 2019 coasis coalition opportunity zones superconference, dallas, texas, panelist: structures and funding of qualified opportunity zone funds panel, venture investing qualified opportunity fund panel and opportunity zone business panel on formation, positioning and maintaining, april 3-4, 2019 opportunity zone expo, los angeles jw marriott, california, speaker on two panels, january 25, 2019 2018 beijing eb-5 & global programs expo, speaker, may 8, 2018, beijing, china 2018 global asset & investment opportunities forum, panel moderator, the china investor, may 11, 2018, beijing, china 2017: year of the reit, moderator, the china investor's 2017 beijing global private equity opportunities forum; beijing, china, may 19-20, 2017 will the eb-5 regional center program end?, speaker, eb5projects.com; washington, d.c., april 21, 2017 eb-5 financing as an alternative source of capital for housing, speaker, u.s. department of housing and urban development; washington, d.c., february 1, 2017 trends in real estate finance: pace, tifs, and crowdfunding, speaker, 2016 advanced real property institute, maryland state bar; columbia, md, september 27, 2016 speaker, 2016 new york eb-5 & investment immigration convention; new york, ny, july 18, 2016 traditional and new financing opportunities for affordable housing, panelist, best of the west in affordable housing development and financing conference; san francisco, ca, march 18, 2016 awards equity capital markets lawyer of the year finalist, women in business law americas, 2023 professional services heroine award winner, march of dimes 22nd annual heroines of washington gala, 2022 top 15 corporate attorneys, eb5 investors magazine, 2023 top 15 corporate attorneys, eb5 investors magazine, 2022 top 15 corporate attorneys, eb5 investors magazine, 2021 top 15 corporate attorneys, eb5 investors magazine, 2018 top 15 corporate attorneys, eb5 investors magazine, 2016 community service award, beth sholom 68th annual honoree celebration, 2015 maryland's top 100 women, the daily record’s (gannett co., inc.), 2013 affiliations global member, 100 women in finance member, american bar association broker-dealer subcommittee and investment adviser subcommittee member, wind – women in derivatives africa banking and financial services broker dealers china corporate and business transactions corporate governance derivatives emerging companies and venture capital environmental, social and governance fund formation international international transactions investment advisers and other asset managers israel mergers and acquisitions private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets special purpose acquisition companies tax english german spanish partner district of columbia state of california state of maryland u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the northern district of california san francisco washington d.c. | |
 | Lukian Kobzeff Partner Cannabis Law Los Angeles | Lukian Kobzeff Partner EDUCATIONPepperdine University School of Law J.D.Linfield College B.S.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles Cannabis Law English lukian kobzeff lukian kobzeff is a partner in the rimon’s los angeles office, whose practice primarily focuses on transactional cannabis law. mr. kobzeff concentrates on advising, assisting, and guiding operators, entrepreneurs, and investors in the burgeoning (and highly regulated) cannabis industry. he provides guidance to clients seeking to navigate the rigorous and complex process of acquiring cannabis operational licenses from local cities and counties, in order to complete the arduous state licensing process. he provides regulatory guidance for licensed clients, assisting with packaging and labeling requirements, intellectual property usage and licensing, management companies, track-and-trace requirements, limited access rules, security and recordkeeping requirements, along with insight and explanation of the multiple sets of regulations and guidance issued by the three state governing bureaus.mr. kobzeff also has experience in company and corporate formation, as well as entity structuring within the confines of the cannabis regulations. this experience also extends to asset and stock purchase transactions with respect to cannabis-specific and cannabis ancillary clients looking to expand, diversify, or divest their cannabis portfolio. he has strong working knowledge in drafting and reviewing supply chain agreements, intellectual property licensing agreements, white label agreements, tolling agreements, and management agreements. mr. kobzeff often provides cannabis regulatory guidance to companies (and their m&a and securities attorneys) as the companies seek to engage in mergers and acquisitions, take the company public, or do series financing. he prides himself on crafting nuanced and creative solutions to enable clients to expand and grow within the highly regulated boundaries of the industry.collaborative by nature, mr. kobzeff is passionate about helping clients through early stages of growth in california’s expanding cannabis industry, as well as easing traditional business veterans into the unique and colorful cannabis industry. mr. kobzeff’s clients include legacy operators, vertically integrated mid-size companies, publicly traded companies, small investors, cannabis-specific funds, well-known industry brands, and cannabis-ancillary companies.prior to joining rimon, mr. kobzeff was at one of california’s first boutique cannabis transactional law firms. education pepperdine university school of law j.d. linfield college b.s. previous experience frontera law group (partner) pepperdine law review (managing editor) pepperdine university school of lawj.d.linfield collegeb.s. frontera law group (partner)pepperdine law review (managing editor) cannabis law corporate and business transactions corporate governance mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english partner state of california state of nevada u.s. district court for the district of nevada los angeles | |
 | Roy P. Kozupsky Partner Trusts and Estates Boston, New York | Roy P. Kozupsky Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law J.D.University of Colorado B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Boston, New York Trusts and Estates English roy p. kozupsky roy p. kozupsky is a partner in rimon’s new york city and boston offices. since being admitted to practice in 1985, mr. kozupsky has worked exclusively in the field of private client services and trusts & estates. his expertise encompasses legacy planning/private wealth planning for large american families, their family enterprises and their philanthropic organizations, including:intergenerational wealth transfer planning for families, family philanthropic organizations and initiatives and business ownersorganizational and governance planning for families and family officesextensive philanthropic planning with family private foundationsestate, trust and fiduciary litigation and conflict resolution workin roy’s own words: “over the past decade my practice has gravitated to more multi-disciplinary work and closely focused upon the field of family legacy planning for family enterprises – i.e., those families whose wealth is closely tied to and aligned with their family businesses and philanthropic initiatives. these are legacy families who seek to perpetuate their business enterprise(s), their philanthropic initiatives and missions and most importantly their family values into future generations. this area of my practice includes extensive collaboration with non-lawyer professionals who specialize in family business and charitable planning, and is tailored to comprehensive long-range plans. i am reminded that these families are reaching out to me, not only for my broad multi-disciplinary experience in working with significant families, but also because of my understanding that their most important and cherished asset is their family.”in addition to providing the foregoing services, roy also works closely with the firm’s litigation group members in california and florida in handling fiduciary and trust litigation, as well as other litigation matters impacting his clients.how did roy become a trusted family advisorpublicationsquoted. forbes: how a modern family can cut out conflict and create a legacy. october 12, 2017quoted. wealth management magazine: creating a “safe zone” with family philanthropy. may 31, 2016co-author. wealth management magazine: inside-out succession. rethinking estate planning for family businesses. august 27, 2015educational videoswhat is a legacy familyunderstanding the value of purpose and mission in legacy planningthe added value of multidisciplinary teamswhy legacy families permit me to helpmemberships/affiliationsfamily firm institutenew york state bar association/trusts & estates law sectioninstructor at pepperdine university graziadio school of business and management education university of the district of columbia david a. clarke school of law j.d. university of colorado b.a. previous experience moses & singer, llp. (partner) smith grambell russell (partner) roy. p. kozupsky & associates, llp university of the district of columbia david a. clarke school of lawj.d.university of coloradob.a. moses & singer, llp. (partner)smith grambell russell (partner)roy. p. kozupsky & associates, llp trusts and estates english partner state of new york boston new york | |
 | Greg Krafka Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology, Life Sciences Houston | Greg Krafka Partner EDUCATIONHarvard Law School J.D., Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public PolicyGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary M.A., magna cum laudeUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln B.S., Chancellor's ScholarPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Houston Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology, Life Sciences English Mandarin greg krafka greg krafka is a corporate and securities attorney who advises companies in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings, corporate governance, and other general corporate matters. many of his clients are startup and emerging growth companies, and he advises them in their formation, funding, day-to-day operational matters, expansion, and exit plans. greg’s other clients include larger corporations, family offices, investors, and subsidiaries of foreign corporations. he represents clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, life sciences, energy, and logistics, among others.in additional to his transactional experience, greg assists clients as outside general counsel, advising them on commercial agreements, labor and employment matters, technology licensing, and other matters. greg leverages his business acumen to deeply understand his clients’ businesses, operations and expansion plans, and provides insightful, business-focused legal counsel at each stage of the company’s growth.greg has considerable experience representing clients in cross-border transactions, investments, and other matters. he is proficient in mandarin chinese and previously worked as a corporate attorney in the beijing office of skadden, arps, slate, meagher & flom llp for over four years.greg earned his j.d. degree from harvard law school, an m.b.a degree (business analytics specialization) and b.s. degree (economics) from the university of nebraska-lincoln, an m.a. degree (theology) from gordon-conwell theological seminary, and he was previously a fulbright scholar in hong kong. greg is licensed to practice law in texas, new york and california. he has been recognized as a “texas rising star” by thomson reuters corporation.greg also served as a non-commissioned officer in the united states army reserve.representative mattersmergers and acquisitions / joint venturesnyse-listed waste management company – $1.94 billion sale of its waste to energy division to a private equity fundprivately held technology services company for the legal sector – sale of substantially all assets to an nyse-listed companyowners of specialty dessert manufacturing company – $135 million sale of company to a private equity fundfortune global 500 company – $20 million acquisition of an emerging technology companyprivately held u.s. distribution company – acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a china manufacturing subsidiary of a nasdaq-listed companyprivate healthcare industry service company – purchase of private company for consideration including cash payment at closing plus earnout.privately held propane distribution company – acquisition of substantially all of the assets of another company’s propane distribution division for $23 million plus earnoutprivate equity fund – sale of shallow water offshore oil wells to another private equity fund for $30 million plus an overriding royalty interest in the wells of up to another $30 millionnyse-listed midstream oil and gas company – purchase of gathering system and other midstream oil and gas assets in the barnett shalenyse-listed midstream pipeline company – sale of a pipeline system in the scoop to an nyse-listed companypublicly-listed norwegian company – acquisition of a texas-based company providing exploration services to off-shore oil and gas companiesprivately held u.s. distribution company – sale of substantially all of the assets of a texas-based midstream oil and gas parts distribution companyprivately held healthcare product company – strategic partnership with a healthcare product distributor, concerning exclusive distributorship granted with respect to certain products of healthcare product companynyse-listed company – joint venture with a private equity fund to commercialize certain technology of nyse-listed companyprivate equity fund – $7.4 billion acquisition of an 80.1% interest in a u.s. automobile manufacturing company and its related financial services businessprivate equity fund – $185 million acquisition of seven television stations from a television media companysecurities mattersstart-up propane distribution company –private capital raise of $14 million, consisting of issuance of partnership common units and convertible promissory noteprivate contract research organization – private securities issuance to financial investortechnology-focused e&p services provider – $1 million investment by angel investorangel investor – convertible note investment in a medical technology companyselling shareholder – $7 million rollover investment into private equity fund affiliate of buyer in a sale of companyventure capital fund – $62.5 million investment in a pharmaceuticals companyinsurance industry company – private placement of $15 million in debt securitiesprivate equity fund – $200 million investment in a china-based automobile rental companychina-based internet data center services provider – $30 million investment by a consortium of venture capital investorsunderwriters – $371 million follow-on offering of common units of a nyse-listed mlp natural gas pipeline companyunderwriters – $1.5 billion public offering of debentures of a nyse-listed railroad companynyse-listed china-based social networking company – $855 million initial public offering of american depositary shares (adss) and listing on nyse and $110 million concurrent private placementnasdaq-listed china-based internet search company – $1.5 billion public offering of senior notesnyse-listed china-based online video company – public offering of adss used as consideration in a $1.1 billion acquisition and take-private transaction of a nasdaq-listed companynyse-listed china-based internet company – public offering of adss used as consideration in a $600 million acquisition and schedule 13e3 take-private of a nasdaq-listed companychina-based mining company – $239 million rule 144a/regulation s private placement of equity securities, in connection with ipo and listing of securities on hong kong stock exchangevarious initial purchasers, including bank of america merrill lynch, citigroup, standard chartered and ubs – rule 144a / regulation s private placements of equity securities for various china-based companies totaling over $1 billion, in connection with such companies’ ipos and listings of securities on hong kong stock exchangepublicationskey trends in midstream oil and gas deals: parts 1 and 2, law360, 2018due diligence: the importance of checking the key provisions of gas gathering and processing agreements when acquiring midstream assets, midstream business, 2017acquiring midstream assets and gas agreements: part 2, law 360, 2017acquiring misdtream assets and gas agreements: part 1, law 360, 2017midstream acquisitions, midstream business, 2016us fortunes in china, oil and gas investor, 2015how are texas oil gas cos. faring in china?, law 360, 2015cfius report reveals rise of chinese investments in us cos., law360, 2015professional & community involvementstate bar of texasnew york state bar associationstate bar of californiathe cannon community – mentor, the cannon advisor networkurban enrichment institute – board of directors, governance committee (2018-2022)greater houston partnership – foreign direct investment subcommittee (2015-20; vice chairman 2016-17)international law section of houston bar association – treasurer (2016-17), council (2015-16)houston bar association – juvenile consequences partnership committee (2015-17)center for houston’s future business/civic leadership forum (class of spring 2017)houston chinese church – adult sunday school teacher education harvard law school j.d., senior editor, harvard journal of law and public policy gordon-conwell theological seminary m.a., magna cum laude university of nebraska - lincoln b.s., chancellor's scholar previous experience winstead pc (shareholder) skadden, arps, slate, meagher & flom llp harvard law schoolj.d.university of nebraska – lincolnm.b.a., business analytics specializationgordon-conwell theological seminarym.a., theologyuniversity of nebraska – lincolnb.s., economics winstead pc (shareholder)baker botts llpskadden, arps, slate, meagher & flom llp china corporate and business transactions corporate governance emerging companies and venture capital energy transactions life sciences mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology english mandarin partner state of california state of new york state of texas houston | |
 | Stephan Krampe Partner Tax, Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions Frankfurt | Stephan Krampe Partner Frankfurt Tax, Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions English German stephan krampe *attorney is a member of separate entity, rimon falkenfort, and not rimon p.c.stephan krampe advises institutional investors and family offices on the tax and legal structuring of complex corporate transactions, including the conception and implementation of fund structures, alternative investments, and structured financing. he has a particular focus on the real estate sector.mr. krampe is a certified tax consultant (steuerberater), has an ll.m. in international tax law from new york university, and has been included in the 2021 and 2022 editions of the best lawyers in germany list of handelsblatt for his expertise in tax law.selected experiencerepresentation of real estate investment manager aew on a closed-end investment partnership on the acquisition of an innovative office property complex in new eastside, munich.representation of manufacturer terex corporation on the sale of its mobile crane business, demag mobile cranes.representation of mount street mortgage servicing limited on its acquisition of eaa portfolio advisers gmbh (now called mount street portfolio advisers).representation of the german asset manager colcap, on the acquisition of a capri by fraser hotel.representation of bank11 in regards to several securitizations of car loans with a total issue volume of 1.7 billion.representation of an institutional investor in regards to the conclusion of a mezzanine financing for the high-rise icon t1 in frankfurt’s city center.representation of an institutional investor on a joint venture to acquire a portfolio of more than 30 logistics properties in several countries.representation of london-based aegila capital management on its joint venture to acquire the rellinghaus in essen for more than eur 140 million from union investment.representation of dubai-based real estate developer select investment limited in relation to the forward sale of a hotel project in frankfurt.awards & recognitionbest lawyers in germany, 2021-2022legal500, germany, 2019-2020mr. krampe was described by legal500 as an attorney who “works very quickly and thoroughly while also understanding business relationships very well,” (germany, 2019 legal 500).publicationsbundesverfassungsgericht kippt grundsteuer [federal constitutional court overturns property tax], der steuerberater, 5/2018Überschusserzielungsabsicht bei der kapitalanlage unter der abgeltungsteuer [on certain aspects of the flat tax regime] (together with martin haisch), dstr 2011, 2178kapitalertragsteuer bei verbriefungstransaktionen im lichte des bfh-urteils v. 22. juni 2010 – i r 78/09 [on withholding tax on securitizations in light of federal tax court ruling], (together with florian lechner), fr 2011, 607einzelfragen zur abgeltungsteuer – teil i [certain aspects of the flat tax regime], (together with martin haisch), fr 2010, 311steuerliche aspekte der verbriefung von körperschaftssteuerguthaben [on tax aspects of securitization of corporate tax credits], (together with marcus helios), corporate finance, 2/2010 new york universityll.m. international taxation bryan cave leighton paisner llp (partner) corporate and business transactions mergers and acquisitions real estate transactions tax english german partner partner - rimon falkenfort germany* frankfurt | |
 | Greg Krauss Partner Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright Northern Virginia | Greg Krauss Partner Northern Virginia Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright greg krauss gregory a. krauss focuses on patent litigation in federal courts and the patent trial and appeal board, trademark prosecution in the united states patent and trademark office, and trademark litigation in federal courts and the trademark trial and appeal board. his clients include intellectual property owners in a variety of industries, including defense contractors, trade associations, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer devices and components, computer networks and more.greg has been a trial lawyer since 1988. his practice has centered primarily on cases that combine complex scientific issues with complex litigation issues. he has litigated cases involving patent infringement, trademark infringement, environmental liability under cercla, environmental insurance coverage, toxic tort chemical exposures, and pharmaceutical regulatory issues. he has tried cases in state, federal, and administrative courts.selected experience:trial co-counsel in an eight-day computer network device patent jury trial in the united states district court for the eastern district of texas representing innovation sciences, llc (2020)trial co-counsel in multiple “covered business method” review patent challenges at the patent trial and appeal board representing smartflash, llc (2015-2016)trial co-counsel in a three-week cercla arranger liability bench trial in the united states district court for the eastern district of wisconsin representing appleton papers inc. (2012)trial co-counsel in a four-week dram patent jury trial in the united states district court for the district of new jersey representing matsushita industrial electrical, ltd. (2006)trial co-counsel in a three-month medical device patent jury trial in the united states district court for the western district of tennessee representing medtronic sofamor danek. (2004)lead trial counsel for bayer corporation in administrative proceedings before the united states food and drug administration, in the matter of: enrofloxacin for poultry: withdrawal of approval of new animal drug application nada 140-828, the first animal drug withdrawal case to be tried since 1985. (2002 – 2003)trial defense co-counsel in a two-month, multi-plaintiff, “sick building syndrome” jury trial in the superior court for the district of columbia, a case arising from the epa headquarters building in washington, d.c. (1993)lead counsel in a pro bono asylum case, achieving asylum in september 2010 for a teenaged el salvadoran girl who was persecuted by gangs in her hometown. greg was lead trial counsel at the merits hearing. before a decision on the merits, a law change impacted where the case could be first heard. greg moved the matter to the united states customs and immigration service and won asylum. (2009 – 2010)lead counsel in a pro bono asylum case, achieving asylum in february 2007 for an ethiopian professor who was persecuted and imprisoned on account of his political affiliations, ethnic background and religious beliefs. greg was lead trial counsel at the may 2005 merits hearing in the united states immigration court, arlington, va and lead counsel on appeal before the board of immigration appeals. (2005 – 2007)in addition to the trials above, greg has achieved results without trial for clients, including the following cases:future enterprises pte. ltd. (trademark opposition by eti gida sanayi ve ticaret anonim sirketi in the trademark trial and appeal board, 2021)internet promise group llc (trademark opposition by apple inc.in the trademark trial and appeal board, 2021)empower pharmaceuticals llc (patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false designation of origin and false advertising under the lanham act, unfair competition and false advertising under the new jersey fair trade act, and violations of new jersey pharmacy regulations alleged by metuchen pharmaceuticals llc, resolved after motion to dismiss ruling, united states district court for the district of new jersey, 2018)the laurus alliance project corporation dba the laurus project (trademark opposition by lions gate entertainment inc. in the trademark trial and appeal board, 2017)logicmark, llc (patent infringement alleged by nevin jenkins, resolved after motion to dismiss ruling, united states district court for the eastern district of virginia, 2017)wtc captive insurance company, inc. (insurance coverage, summary judgment against certain underwriters of lloyd’s, london and certain london market insurers on duty to defend and equitable contribution, united states district court for the southern district of new york, 2008)swett & crawford (insurance contract, case dismissed on summary judgment, superior court of the district of columbia, 2005)medtronic sofamor danek (conversion and unjust enrichment claims dismissed on summary judgment, united states district court for the western district of tennessee, 2004)cutting edge technologies (supplier contract, awarded $1.5 million on summary judgment, united states district court for the district of maryland, 2002) + continental insurance company (insurance coverage, summary judgment finding no coverage, connecticut superior court, 1999)zurich american life insurance (annuity contract, summary judgment finding no breach of contract, superior court of the district of columbia, 1995)rutland fire clay company (asbestos personal injury, summary judgment finding no liability, circuit court for baltimore county, md 1989) university of notre damebachelor of science in chemical engineeringdelaware law school of widener universityj.d. davidson berquist jackson + gowdey (partner)mcdermott will & emery llp (partner)carr goodson lee & warner, p.c. (partner intellectual property intellectual property litigation patent counseling and prosecution trademark and copyright partner district of columbia state of maryland state of new jersey state of virginia u.s district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit u.s. courts of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the district of columbia u.s. district court for the district of maryland u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. district court for the eastern district of wisconsin u.s. district court for the southern district of texas u.s. district court for the western district of michigan northern virginia | |
 | Patrick Kuehl, Jr Partner Intellectual Property Kansas City | Patrick Kuehl, Jr Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Notre Dame Law School J.D.University of Iowa B.S. Chemical EngineeringPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Kansas City Intellectual Property English patrick kuehl, jr patrick kuehl, a registered patent attorney and litigator, advises clients when they are accused of infringement or when theft or misuses of intellectual property threaten their enterprise’s hard-earned advantages. corporations and individuals trust his advice in the prosecution and defense of trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret matters. he represents clients in inter partes reviews before the patent trial and appeal board, and in trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings before the u.s. patent and trademark office.patrick counsels companies in the areas of internet domain name disputes and software litigation. in his business litigation practice, he represents clients in state and federal courts in the areas of breach of contract, false advertising, unfair competition, business disparagement, defamation, right of publicity and fraud.representative mattersdefended multiple patent cases for one of the world’s leading antivirus companieswon decision by a federal jury for layne christensen company in protection of patent for chemical technology that removes arsenic from watersuccessfully defended advertising company vertis inc. in right of publicity lawsuit filed by michael jordan, who sought more than $10 million in damages over a vertis-produced advertising tribute to jordanwon multi-million arbitration for wireco world group inc. from san francisco-based computer company for breach of contract and professional negligence in the installation of a specialized software systemrepresented national baking company hostess brands inc. in trademark cancellation actions before the u.s. patent and trademark officerepresented huhtamaki inc. in trade secret case over production of chinet® paper plateswon a jury decision for company owned by former navy seal team six members in trade secret dispute involving the design and production of tactical airboatssuccessfully handled numerous domain name disputes under the uniform domain name dispute resolution policysuccessfully defended one of the world’s largest manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment from patent infringement claimsdefended california company in patent case involving global positioning system (gps) device for use in the planting and harvesting of agricultural cropsprosecuted patent infringement case for herzog railroad services inc. involving ballast distribution in rail carsrepresented diamantina christensen trading, boyles bros diamantina and christensen chile in patent infringement case related to core drill bits. obtained dismissal for all three defendantsawardsintellectual property, missouri & kansas super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2009, 2013, 2015-2018up and coming lawyer, missouri lawyers weekly (missouri lawyers media), 2008 education university of notre dame law school j.d. university of iowa b.s. chemical engineering previous experience husch blackwell (partner) university of notre dame law schoolj.d.university of iowab.s. chemical engineering husch blackwell (partner) arbitration and mediation intellectual property intellectual property litigation patent counseling and prosecution technology trademark and copyright english partner state of kansas state of missouri supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the eighth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the central district of illinois u.s. district court for the district of kansas u.s. district court for the district of nebraska u.s. district court for the eastern district of wisconsin u.s. district court for the western district of missouri united states patent and trademark office (uspto) united states tax court kansas city | |
 | Dmitry Kunitsa Partner Real Estate, Eastern Europe and the Baltics, Entertainment, Sports and Media New York | Dmitry Kunitsa Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Alabama M.C.L.Kazan State University J.D.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Real Estate, Eastern Europe and the Baltics, Entertainment, Sports and Media English Russian dmitry kunitsa dmitry kunitsa has almost 30 years of experience advising clients on doing business in russia and other countries of eastern europe. mr. kunitsa’s practice is focused on assisting foreign legal entities and individuals with their investments in this region and helping russian companies and nationals to do business in other countries, including in europe, the united states, the middle east and in south east asia. mr. kunitsa has a broad network across russia to call on to provide local counsel, to the extent it is needed.on inbound investments, mr. kunitsa specializes in real estate, mergers & acquisitions, corporate, civil law matters and compliance. his flagship projects include the acquisition and reconstruction of landmark properties in moscow and st. petersburg, greenfield and brownfield development of industrial facilities in russian regions, servicing the coverage of olympic games and soccer world cup, acquisitions and dispositions of large retail chains, and pioneer franchise arrangements. on the outbound front, mr. kunitsa focuses on assisting his private clients with structuring their investments in assets and ongoing businesses and forming joint ventures and partnerships, particularly in relation to real estate, gaming and entertainment, blockchain and cryptocurrency-based projects. notably, mr. kunitsa has successfully argued cases decided by constitutional court of russia and supreme court of russia and advised a number of nhl teams on signing contracts with russian hockey players. education university of alabama m.c.l. kazan state university j.d. previous experience morgan lewis (partner) dewey & leboeuf (partner) squire sanders (partner) university of alabamam.c.l.kazan state universityj.d. morgan lewis (partner)dewey & leboeuf (partner)squire sanders (partner) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section="" collapsible_all="true" title="other notable representations"][vc_tta_section title="other notable representations" tab_id="1623029664187-c04f84ca-a5ab"][vc_column_text] representation of a client in obtaining a favorable ruling of the constitutional court of russia on highly controversial matter of use of own properties by religious organizations that are not zoned for religious activities for holding worship services and other religious activities. advising a large international religious organization on numerous acquisitions, dispositions, development and construction projects in russia, on zoning rules and regulations, and on its relations with governmental agencies. representing professional poker player on various aspects of privately held matches in the us and eu. advising nhl teams on russian labor law aspects related to signing of players. [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] publications author, review of some aspects of the russian legislation on fiduciary management of property and personal funds through the prism of the law on trusts in the united states and canada, kutafin law review, volume 9, issue 3 (2022) co-author, challenging the land use and development rules: legal grounds and court practice, 1/30/2018 author, russian court terminates lease agreement using “adhesion” doctrine, 2/19/2015 author, amendments to russian urban development code: clarifications on tort liability, 5/1/2013 author, amendments to russian civil code related to immovable property, 1/31/2013 [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623029580635{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] awards and recognition best lawyers in russia, best lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2020 europe's leading lawyers for business, chambers & partners, 2017 which lawyers?, plc (ford sinclair limited), 2009 europe, middle east & africa, the legal 500 (legalease ltd), 2017 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] construction eastern europe and the baltics entertainment, sports and media europe international mergers and acquisitions non-profit organizations real estate english russian partner russia state of new york new york | |
 | Suzanne L’Hernault Partner Leveraged Finance, Banking and Financial Services New Jersey (Bedminster), New York | Suzanne L’Hernault Partner EDUCATIONFordham University J.D.S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New Jersey (Bedminster), New York Leveraged Finance, Banking and Financial Services English suzanne l’hernault suzanne l’hernault represents lenders and borrowers in a wide range of secured and unsecured financing transactions. focusing her practice in leveraged buyout financing, asset-based lending, working capital financing, project funding, and workouts, suzanne has extensive experience drafting and negotiating credit agreements, letters of credit, inter-creditor agreements, subordination agreements, and security documents.suzanne also has extensive experience in dealing with liquidity facilities, working capital lines of credit, term loans, and debt restructuring agreements. suzanne also advises administrative agents in syndicated credit facilities.representative mattersrepresented a major money-center bank in an $800 million unsecured credit facility to a national accounting firm consisting of a $500 million five-year revolving credit, swing line and letter of credit facility and a $300 million, five year term loan facility.represented a new york bank in a $225 million senior unsecured credit facility to a major manufacturer and distributor of irrigation equipment and power transmission towers, comprised of (i) a senior unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount up to $150 million, with a $10 million sublimit for swing line loans, a $50 million sublimit for standby and trade letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for loans in euros and (ii) a $75 million senior unsecured five-year term loan facility.represented a european bank in providing $180 million in senior secured working capital financing to an aluminum manufacturer and refiner. representation included several restructurings of this facility in response to adverse conditions in the aluminum industry and problems particular to this borrower.represented a major national bank in a $178.5 million senior unsecured credit facility comprised of (i) a $59.58 million three-year revolving credit facility with a $15 million sublimit for trade letters of credit, a $6.5 million sublimit for standby letters of credit, and a $7 million sublimit for swing line loans and (ii) a $118.9 million 364-day revolving credit facility.represented a new york bank in a $120 million senior secured credit facility to a major manufacturer and distributor of costumes, comprised of (i) a $105 million senior secured revolving credit facility with a $20 million sublimit for trade letters of credit, a $2.5 million sublimit for standby letters of credit, and a $7 million sublimit for swing line loans and (ii) a $15 million senior secured four-year term loan facility.represented a new york bank as letter of credit issuer and lender, in a $110 million secured revolving credit, term loan, letter of credit and bankers’ acceptance facility comprised of a (i) $60 million term a facility, (ii) $30 million term b facility and (iii) a $20 million revolving credit facility with a $10 million sublimit for standby and trade letters of credit.represented a public company in the negotiation of a secured credit facility providing for a term loan of $110 million and a revolving credit commitment of $30 million, with a letter of credit sublimit of $8 million for working capital and general corporate purposes.represented two european banks in issuing standby letters of credit in an aggregate stated amount of $50 million to support the obligations of the account party under a settlement implementation agreement.represented a national bank in a $22.2 million secured working capital, equipment financing and acquisition facility comprised of (i) a $16 million revolving credit facility with a $1 million sublimit for standby letters of credit, (ii) $1.2 million convertible revolving credit facility and (iii) $5 million term loan.represented a venture capital acquisition vehicle in the negotiation of a senior secured credit facility providing for a $17 million term loan and an $8 million revolving credit facility and a subordinated credit facility providing for the issuance of $8 million in senior subordinated notes, the proceeds of which financings were used to finance the acquisition of an equipment manufacturer.represented a new york bank in its credit relationship with two families of private equity funds, including multiple contemporaneous credit facilities, letters of credit in support of unit investment trusts and uncommitted lines of credit.represented a uk bank in complex bankruptcy proceedings in separate states of a parent and former subsidiary involving the bankrupt parent’s conversion to equity of the bank’s security at the bankrupt subsidiary level. worked with the bank in developing a litigation strategy and supervision and assistance of litigation counsel in obtaining the rescission of the conversion at the parent level resulting in restoration of the bank’s secured position and giving it the leverage to compel the subsidiary to settle with the bank. prepared and negotiated a settlement agreement, negotiated with the unsecured creditors to attempt to gain their acceptance, persuaded the subsidiary to push through the settlement over the objection of the unsecured creditors and ultimately recovered for the bank payment in full of its secured claim and partial payment of an unsecured claim which would otherwise have proven worthless.represented a european bank, as agent, lender and letter of credit issuer, in the secured financing of a project to construct and operate a plant for the manufacture of wallboard products. the facility included a term loan, a standby loan, a construction loan and a standby letter of credit facility. drafted and negotiated all financing and security documents, assisting the bank in determining an appropriate capital structure and review of equipment purchase contracts, construction contracts and employment agreements. after the manufacturer went into bankruptcy due to a decline in the construction industry, also advised the agent in bankruptcy, assisted in developing a strategy to locate potential purchasers for the assets, negotiating the terms for sale of the assets (comprising real estate, equipment, inventory and intellectual property) to a fortune 500 corporation, preparing and negotiating the asset and equipment sale agreements and all related contract assignments and bills of sale and closing the transaction.represented a european bank in the purchase by its new york branch of the entire u.s. loan portfolio of another european bank. the portfolio consisted of syndicated loans, single-bank loans and participations.memberships/affiliationsmember, american bar association education fordham university j.d. s.u.n.y at stony brook b.a. previous experience greenberg traurig llp (partner) gibbons pc lowenstein sandler (senior counsel) fordham universityj.d.s.u.n.y at stony brookb.a. greenberg traurig llp (partner)gibbons pclowenstein sandler (senior counsel) banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring leveraged finance english partner state of new jersey state of new york new jersey (bedminster) new york | |
 | Nicolas Lafont Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Japan, Mergers and Acquisitions Dallas, Paris | Nicolas Lafont Partner Dallas, Paris Corporate and Business Transactions, Japan, Mergers and Acquisitions English French Spanish nicolas lafont nicolas lafont focuses his practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint-venture transactions, corporate reorganizations and general corporate and commercial representation. he has led transactions in a wide range of sectors, including energy, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductor equipment, software, technology, the automotive industry, chemicals and manufacturing.nicolas is admitted to practice in texas, new york and paris. his transactional experience extends to various countries in america, asia and europe.selected experiencerepresenting esi group, a french software company listed on euronext paris, on a take-private transaction with keysight technologies for eur913m;represented a u.s. investment fund on two equity investments in french media and entertainment companies;represented mirakl, a french technology company, on a joint venture in japan.represented sonepar, a global distributor of electrical, industrial and safety products, on two acquisitions in france.represented a french leading audit firm in the structuring and implementation of its alliance with five audit firms in north america.represented austrian vaccine developer themis on its eur300m sale to merck.represented a leading japanese energy company in its eur750 million investment in the french nuclear industry.represented a european cybersecurity company in the negotiation of a joint venture to distribute its technology and products in argentina.membershipsinternational bar association, m&a and latin america sectionsawards and recognitionthe best lawyers in france, insolvency & reorganization law, 2024 thomson reuters, stand-out lawyer – independently rated lawyers, 2024 the legal 500 emea, recommended, 2022 iflr1000, m&a, 2022-2023 le magazine des affaires, rising star of the french m&a legal market, 2013 university of arizona james e. rogers college of lawllm, international trade lawuniversité lille iimaster’s degree, european business law mcdermott will & emery, partnerherbert smith, associatecravath swaine & moore, foreign attorney corporate and business transactions japan mergers and acquisitions english french spanish partner paris, france state of new york state of texas dallas paris | |
 | Emma R. Larson Partner Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, International Trade and Customs Law Seattle | Emma R. Larson Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Miami J.D. School of Law, magna cum laudeLund University, Sweden M.S. Environmental Management and PolicySwarthmore College B.A. Political SciencePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Seattle Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, International Trade and Customs Law English Swedish emma r. larson professional experienceemma larson is a partner in rimon’s seattle office. she practices corporate and finance law with a focus on aviation and cross-border leasing and structured transactions across amer, apec and emea. her practice encompasses aircraft portfolio acquisitions and finance transactions, executive jet finance, leveraged finance and operating leases, asset-backed securities transactions, syndicated loans, private placements and securitizations.ms. larson has a background in large-scale aviation and equipment deals and has advised financial institutions, aircraft and helicopter leasing companies, airlines, high net worth individuals, investors, export credit agencies and corporations globally on major transactions. outside of aviation, ms. larson supports her clients with general corporate and secured finance work and has an interest in the developing industries of cannabis financing and esg.selected experiencerepresentation of us and irish aircraft lessors on all aspects of acquisition of commercial aircraft subject to operating leases and registered in various jurisdictions, which includes coordination of acquisition with new and existing finance facilities.representation of administrative agents and lenders in syndicated secured aircraft and rotorcraft portfolio financings, including management of waivers and amendments.representation of various financial institutions and high net worth individuals in structuring and implementing various executive jet transactions.representation of export credit financers internationally (including in france and brazil) in relation to the financing of aircraft by lessors and commercial airlines.awardschina deal of the year, trade finance magazine (euromoney institutional investor plc)export credit agency backed financing deal of the year, trade finance magazine (euromoney institutional investor plc)export credit agency backed financing deal of the year, trade finance magazine (euromoney institutional investor plc)deal of the year, airfinance journal education university of miami j.d. school of law, magna cum laude lund university, sweden m.s. environmental management and policy swarthmore college b.a. political science previous experience white & case llp university of miamij.d. school of law, magna cum laudelund university, swedenm.s. environmental management and policyswarthmore collegeb.a. political science white & case llp banking and financial services corporate and business transactions environmental, social and governance equipment leasing and finance europe international international trade and customs law leveraged finance english swedish partner district of columbia state of florida state of new york state of washington seattle | |
 | Michael S. Lazaroff Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International, Intellectual Property Litigation New York | Michael S. Lazaroff Partner New York Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International, Intellectual Property Litigation English Hebrew michael lazaroff michael lazaroff is a partner in the rimon litigation group in the new york office. he is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer with over two decades of experience in complex commercial litigation and arbitration representing both defendants and plaintiffs. his extensive experience includes international litigation and arbitration, multidistrict actions, class actions, partnership disputes, antitrust litigation and counseling, copyright litigation, complex contract disputes, and pharmaceutical litigation. many of the disputes in which he has represented clients have involved cross border or international litigation issues relating to european, latin american, asian, african and middle eastern countries. he has represented clients in numerous industries, including the beverage, pharmaceutical, medical device, mining, financial services, waste management, securities, and transportation industries.prior to joining rimon, mr. lazaroff litigated for several large law firms including, including reed smith llp, greenberg traurig and cadwalader. he also co-authored amicus briefs on behalf of national jewish organizations on issues related to religious freedom in various courts including the united states supreme court. he has been recognized by super lawyers for general litigation in new york (2018-2023).speaking engagementsglobal grc, data privacy & cyber security confex, usa (events 4 sure) – panelist, 2023 stanford law school(j.d., with distinction)harvard university(a.b., magna cum laude) reed smith llp (partner)greenberg traurig llp (partner)cadwalader, wickersham & taft llp (partner)proskauer rose llp (senior counsel) arbitration and mediation artificial intelligence competition, antitrust, and consumer law data privacy and cybersecurity intellectual property litigation international litigation and alternative dispute resolution real estate litigation technology trademark and copyright white collar and government investigations english hebrew partner state of new york supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the eleventh circuit u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of michigan u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york new york | |
 | Olivia Lê Horovitz Founding Partner of Paris Office Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Social and Governance, Cannabis Law, Artificial Intelligence, International Trade and Customs Law Paris | Olivia Lê Horovitz Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne Master’s DegreeUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne DESS (post-diploma), International LawUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne DESS (post-diploma), Foreign Trade LawUniversity of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law LL.M. Transactional Business PracticeUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne DEA (post-graduate degree), Environmental LawPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Paris Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Social and Governance, Cannabis Law, Artificial Intelligence, International Trade and Customs Law English French olivia lê horovitz *attorney is a member of a french separate legal entity, rimôn electa law s.e.l.a.s. and not rimôn p.c. ms. olivia lê horovitz has extensive experience practicing corporate law. her practice is primarily focused on cross-border mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity transactions. she represents clients in a variety of complex multijurisdictional acquisition transactions, including acquisition or sale of businesses, distressed companies, restructurings, divestitures, spin offs, recapitalizations, joint ventures and complex commercial contracts. ms. lê horovitz regularly advises us, european, israeli and chinese companies wishing to invest in europe in the context of private and public acquisitions as well as french companies looking to expand internationally. she also advises french and foreign investment funds and strategic investors in their financing and acquisition activities as well as private and public companies at all stages of their development.on the counseling side, ms. lê horovitz advises clients on a full range of domestic and international sensitive corporate governance and responsibility issues, including environmental social governance (esg). she also helps companies navigate european and french regulations in the growing industry of cannabis and cbd.she has a thorough knowledge of the technology, media and telecom (tmt) sector and also represents companies in the life science, renewable energy, industrial and aeronautical sectors.publicationsbspce, a very attractive incentive tool for start-ups, now available to foreign companies to retain their employees in france, rimonlaw.com, august 30, 2021 education university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne master’s degree university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne dess (post-diploma), international law university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne dess (post-diploma), foreign trade law university of the pacific, mcgeorge school of law ll.m. transactional business practice university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne dea (post-graduate degree), environmental law previous experience simon associés (partner) k&l gates (founding partner) kahn & associés (partner) landwell & associés (associate) kpmg fidal peat international (associate) university of paris, pantheon-sorbonnemaster’s degreeuniversity of paris, pantheon-sorbonnedess (post-diploma), international lawuniversity of paris, pantheon-sorbonnedess (post-diploma), foreign trade lawuniversity of the pacific, mcgeorge school of lawll.m. transactional business practiceuniversity of paris, pantheon-sorbonnedea (post-graduate degree), environmental law simon associés (partner)k&l gates (founding partner)kahn & associés (partner)landwell & associés (associate)kpmg fidal peat international (associate) artificial intelligence bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring cannabis law china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital energy transactions environmental, social and governance europe fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain international international trade and customs law international transactions israel life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution mergers and acquisitions private equity private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology english french founding partner of paris office paris paris | |
 | Mark S. Lee Partner Intellectual Property Litigation, Entertainment, Sports and Media Los Angeles | Mark S. Lee Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Illinois J.D. and B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Litigation, Entertainment, Sports and Media English Japanese mark s. lee working at the intersection of intellectual property and entertainment, mark lee advises celebrities and celebrity estates, studios, and high-tech companies in copyright, trademark, and right of publicity matters. he has litigated or counseled regarding copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, and/or related rights of musicians elvis presley, frank sinatra, barbara streisand, brian wilson, neil young, steve perry, miles davis, jackson browne, kurt cobain, toni basil and john lee hooker; the musical groups nirvana and earth, wind & fire; authors john steinbeck, harper lee, raymond chandler, william saroyan, louis l’amour, helen fielding, and philip k. dick; actors robin williams, sylvester stallone, groucho marx, and doris day; athletes jim brown, kareem abdul-jabbar, and tiger woods: fictional characters betty boop, barney, rocky, zorro, dennis the menace, and emily the strange; and photographers richard avedon and jim marshall.mark’s litigation record spans federal district and appeals courts across the country, as well as the u.s. supreme court and the supreme court of california. he has successfully tried six copyright, trademark or unfair competition actions and argued more than 20 appeals. his clients have been granted seizure orders, preliminary injunctions and/or asset freezes against computer software or luxury goods pirates, internet service providers, computer bulletin board operators, cellular phone or trunking radio cloners, and others.clients sometimes seek mark’s assistance abroad. he has participated in civil and criminal proceedings in canada, the united kingdom, finland, switzerland, liechtenstein, austria and the united states to remove pirated materials from the internet, and to stop an internal computer software fraud ring. in sweden and the people’s republic of china, he successfully arbitrated international ip disputes.at the vanguard of developments in ip law, mark co-authored the 1999 amendments to—and negotiated language changes in the 2007 amendments to—california’s posthumous right of publicity statute. he also participated in drafting california’s anti-cybersquatting statute and the right of publicity statutes of ohio and pennsylvania.in addition to his work on state statutes, mark has authored or co-authored two books and numerous articles on entertainment and ip law.representative mattersearth, wind & fire ip, llc v. substantial music group llc, –f. supp. 3d–, 2024 wl 1025265 (s. d. fla. march 1, 2024) (granted summary judgment that defendants’ use of “earth wind & fire legacy reunion” to described their band infringed rights in “earth, wind & fire” trademark, even though defendants’ band included some members who had previously played with the real “earth, wind & fire.”)bundy v. nirvana l.l.c., 2023 wl 4311613 (9th cir. july 3, 2023) (affirmed dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds of copyright claim alleging infringement in the u.s. of copyright allegedly created under the laws of england and germany.)neman brothers v. interfocus, inc., 2023 wl 115558 (c.d. cal. jan. 4, 2023)(granted summary judgment for defendant on the grounds that plaintiff’s copyright registration was invalid as a matter of law under the standards established in unicolors inc. v. h&m hennes & mauritz l.p.,595 u.s. 941 (2022).stillwater ltd v. basilotta, 2022 wl 1486825 (9th cir. may 11, 2022) (affirmed trial court ruling that toni basil’s notice of termination for the hit song “mickey” and other sound recordings was effective because basil authored the sound recordings.)carter v. atticus corporation, 2022 wl 1038081 (s.d. ala. february 9, 2022) (arbitration award) and atticus corporation v. tonja b. carter, 2022 wl 3586572 (s.d. ala. 8/19/2022) (judicial confirmation of abritration award clarifying copyright ownership interests in the literary works “to kill a mockingbird” and “go set a watchman.”)walkowicz v. american girl brands, llc, 2021 wl 510729 (w.d. wis. feb. 11, 2021) (dismissed right of publicity claim because the “american girl” doll at issue did not take plaintiff’s “name and likeness” under wisconsin right of publicity law.)doc’s dream, llc v. dolores press, inc., 959 f.3d 357 (9th cir. 2020) (resolving an issue of first impression, reverses a district court’s denial of legal fees in a declaratory relief action that disputed the copyright ownership of works created by dr. gene scott.)nirvana, l.l.c. v. marc jacobs international, llc et al., 2019 wl 7817082 (c.d. cal. november 8, 2019) (defeated motion to dismiss complaint alleging copyright and trademark infringement in a dispute over a “smiley face” logo used by the band “nirvana.”)stephen perry v. brown, 791 fed. appx 643 (9th cir. november 6, 2019) (affirmed temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the unauthorized distribution of “demo” recordings that featured the vocal performances of steve perry in copyright, trademark, and right of publicity action.)ticketmaster, l.l.c. v. prestige entertainment west, inc., 315 f. supp. 3d 1147 (c.d. cal. 2018) (defeated motion to dismiss copyright infringement, dmca, cfaa and related claims brought by company that used “bots” to cut in front of human purchasers of tickets on the ticketmaster website).marino v. usher, et al., 673 fed. appx. 125 (3d cir. december 8, 2016) (affirmed summary judgment in favor of usher and others on copyright infringement claims based on use of copyrighted works with co–authors’ permission.)cummings v. soul train holdings llc, et al., 67f. supp. 3d 599, (s.d.n.y. 2014) (grants motion to dismiss right of publicity, lanham act and other claims based on release of “best of soul train” dvd box set that included musician’s background musical performances, on choice of law, copyright preemption, and first amendment grounds).jim brown v. electronic arts, inc., 724 f.3d 1235 (9th cir. 2013) (discusses lanham act and related claims based on use of avatar of football great jim brown in video game). education university of illinois j.d. and b.a. previous experience manatt, phelps & phillips, llp (partner) adjunct professor, entertainment law and copyright, trademark, and related rights, usc gould school of law author, entertainment and intellectual property law (thomson reuters 2018) university of illinoisj.d. and b.a. manatt, phelps & phillips, llp (partner)adjunct professor, entertainment law and copyright, trademark, and related rights, usc gould school of law (2017-present)author, entertainment and intellectual property law (thomson reuters 2018) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] honors & awards the best lawyers in america, best lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2010-2023 top intellectual property attorneys, the los angeles daily journal (daily journal corporation), 2014-2015 top intellectual property attorneys in los angeles, los angeles business journal, 2012 top 10 copyright lawyers in california, the los angeles daily journal (daily journal corporation), 2008 outstanding lawyer of the year, j. reuben clark law society, 2003 speaking engagements panelist, “right of publicity: how to gaslight a media attorney,” media law and resource center, january 18, 2018 speaker, “political candidates’ use of copyrighted music without permission,” american intellectual property law association (“aipla”) annual meeting, may 18, 2017 panelist, “right of publicity litigation: the past, present and future,” beverly hills bar association, october 8, 2015 panelist, “the social justice case for paying college athletes for their intellectual property rights,” defense research institute annual meeting, october 24, 2014. panelist, “the avenues of sports law: breaking into the industry,” sports law societies of usc, ucla and loyola law schools, march 2012. panelist, “celebrities and brands: image and publicity rights,” inta annual meeting, august 17, 2011. [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more speaking engagements" tab_id="1623030333389-a6c5d682-0df6"][vc_column_text] panelist, “right of publicity law,” inta/asipi conference, march 21 22, 2011. featured speaker, “protecting the celebrity: right of publicity and beyond,” cle international film, tv & new media law conference, january 28, 2011. moderator, “use of the athlete’s image in video games,” santa clara law school sports law symposium, september 17, 2010. panelist, “right of publicity in sports,” aba annual convention, august 7, 2010. lecturer, “right of publicity law,” cle international conference on film and television law, december 2008, january 2010. panelist, “current trends in online games and virtual worlds,” law seminars international conference on gamer technology law, march 2009. lecturer, “trademark law in the entertainment industry,” ali-aba entertainment, arts and sports law program, january 1997-2009. panelist, “copyright fair use,” university of san francisco law school fair use symposium, november 2008. panelist, “movies, music & dead celebrities,” aipla annual meeting, october 2006. panelist, recent copyright legislation, “copyright after mgm v. grokster,” glasser legalworks seminar, july 14, 2005. lecturer, “right of publicity law,” j. reuben clark law society, may 2004. panelist, “copyright law,” american intellectual property law association annual meeting, january 2004. lecturer, “right of publicity law,” n.y. state bar entertainment/arts and sports law section retreat, spring 2003. panelist, “internet issues in the entertainment industry,” aba section of business law spring meeting, 2003. panelist, “right of publicity and the first amendment,” california state bar intellectual property law section spring meeting, 2003. lecturer, “right of publicity law,” federalist society seminar on intellectual property and free speech, 2001. panelist, “right of publicity law,” bar of san francisco cle program, 1999. [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text] media interviews "judge backs ‘mockingbird’ filmmaker heirs’ arbitral award," law 360, august 24, 2022, judge backs 'mockingbird' filmmaker heirs' arbitral award - law360 "how toni basil got the rights to 'mickey' back, variety, may 18, 2022, 40 years after its release, toni basil got the rights to 'mickey' back - variety “gregory peck’s daughter and others keep ‘mockingbird’ sequel rights,” the new york times, february 17, 2022. “’mockingbird’ film producers want ip arbitral award affirmed,” law 360, february 10, 2020. “copyright conundrum: anatomy of a circuit split,” law 360, january 9, 2018 “who gets credit when a meme becomes a movie,” motherboard vice, may 24, 2017, who gets credit when a meme becomes a movie? (vice.com) “when it comes to ‘fake news,’ free speech cuts both ways," the san francisco chronicle, february 17, 2017, https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/when-it-comes-to-fake-news-free-speech-10939162.php. “eff challenges anti-circumvention features of u.s. dmca,” e-commerce law & policy, august 5, 2016 “must you be ‘unreasonable’? justices set to mull copyright fees,” law 360, april 22, 2016, must you be 'unreasonable'? justices to mull copyright fees - law360 [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more media interviews" tab_id="1623030371738-b9e83f2c-2832"][vc_column_text] “justices set to clean up atty’s fees in copyright cases,” law 360, january 20, 2016, https://www.law360.com/articles/748309/justices-set-to-clean-up-attys-fees-in-copyright-cases. “2nd cir. dodges big split on copyright registration,” law 360, august 4, 2015, https://www.law360.com/articles/687070/2nd-circ-dodges-big-split-on-copyright-registrations. “battle over ray charles songs next frontier for termination rights,” los angeles daily journal, february 11, 2015 “high stakes smokey robinson case nears settlement,” los angeles daily journal, january 26, 2015 “supreme court rulings mark shift in patent, copyright law,” and “high stakes smokey robinson case nears settlement,” los angeles daily journal, december 26, 2014. “supreme court declines to review superman case,” los angeles daily journal, october 7, 2014. “will circuit let football greats sit out the big game?” the recorder, july 6, 2012. npr morning edition, “john steinbeck,” june 15, 2006. “steinbeck heirs should get rights to his book, federal judge rules,” the los angeles times, june 13, 2006. “star power: celebrity rights,” the boston globe, june 4, 2006. “steinbeck heirs entangled in epic family lawsuit,” the new york times, august 2, 2004. “steinbeck heirs sue widow’s estate,” the los angeles times, july 16, 2004. “john steinbeck’s son sees conspiracy to cheat blood heirs,” san francisco chronicle, july 16, 2004. “l.a. jury rules frank sinatra trademark infringed,” yahoo! news. “law review article guides missouri high court in ruling,” daily journal extra, p. 6, september 22, 2003. “tiger woods and the jireh case,” outside the lines, espn, july 14, 2002. “michael eisner testifies before congress regarding internet piracy,” cnbc capitol report, february 28, 2002. “movie star loses case on first amendment rights,” corporate legal times, september 2001. “ruling strikes blow to rights of celebrities,” los angeles daily journal, july 9, 2001. “actor dustin hoffman loses damages award on appeal,” san francisco chronicle, july 7, 2001. “use of altered celebrity photo ok, court says,” the los angeles times, july 7, 2001. “famous retain wealth of images,” san francisco chronicle, may 1, 2001. “this case is going to the dogs,” the recorder, may 22, 2000. “this legal dog fight is no joke,” the los angeles times, may 2, 2000. “age of the internet: domain names for celebrities,” cnn digital jam, october 27, 1999. “heirs hail bill protecting use of celebrity images,” the business press, september 6, 1999. “interview on california’s amended posthumous right of publicity statute,” cpcc 89.3 fm, august 31, 1999. “running with the rat pack,” the los angeles times, august 18, 1999. “star signs: with faces worth millions celebrities are seeking new ways to protect their turf,” aba journal, june 1999. “the battle over tiger woods,” abc world news saturday, february 20, 1999. “court rules against use of ‘elvis’ moniker,” daily variety, may 11, 1998. “woods wins lawsuit against franklin mint,” milwaukee general sentinel, april 16, 1998. “why, soitenly!: firm sees market in three stooges,” the los angeles times, december 19, 1996. “vigilant copyright holders patrol the internet,” the wall street journal, december 13, 1995. “hunka cyber-love: elvis estate guards rights on web page,” the commercial appeal (memphis), july 9, 1995. “elvis presley enterprises successful in cd-rom lawsuit,” business wire, april 7, 1995. “heartbreak hotel in the internet-elvis board game,” chicago tribune, november 27, 1994. [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623030418682{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] publications author, entertainment and intellectual property law (thomson/reuters/westlaw 2006-2022). “the past through tomorrow: how would proposed amendments to dmca change the online economy?,” los angeles daily journal, june 3, 2020. coauthor, expert witnesses: intellectual property cases (thomson/west 2013). author, “the music modernization act,” usc entertainment law spotlight (issue 3 2019). author, "the european union’s new copyright directive," los angeles daily journal, march 2019. author, “american society for testing materials v. public.resource.org, inc.,” leading internet case law, march-april 2017. author, “the debate in the u.s. as to whether to reform the dmca,” e-commerce law and policy, july 2016. “9th to review google’s ‘innocence,’” los angeles daily journal, december 1, 2014. “superheirs ask high court for justice,” los angeles daily journal, august 1, 2014. [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more publications" tab_id="1623030448133-c6dca996-4395"][vc_column_text] “other people’s personas,” los angeles lawyer, may 2014. “be like mike, but don’t speak for mike,” los angeles daily journal, march 14, 2014. “the shape of things to come,” los angeles daily journal, january 28, 2014. “a ‘like’ly story: facebook advertising and the rights of publicity,” abtl report, vol. 13, no. 3, winter 2011. coauthor, “ninth circuit widens split on copyright registration issue,” los angeles daily journal, may 28, 2010. “the 9th circuit’s doublespeak,” los angeles daily journal, december 2, 2008. coauthor, “a u.s. window on the tomato garden,” (privacy in china), china ip (sept/oct 2008). “groove is in the game? kirby v. sega america, inc.,” e-commerce law reporter, january 2007; republished in intellectual property counselor, april 2007. “who writes the songs? a look at music authorship,” entertainment, arts and sports law journal, vol. 16, no. 3, nysba fall/winter 2005. “the dastar legacy,” entertainment and sports lawyer, vol. 23, no. 2, aba summer 2005. “virtual superstars? the promise and peril to real actors,” screen actor, vol. 45, no. 3, june 2004. “even better than the real thing: virtual superstars and the right of publicity in cyberspace,” ciperati, a cyberspace and ip newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2, aba june 2004. “agents of chaos: judicial confusion in defining the right of publicity-free speech interface,” loyola entertainment law review, vol. 23, no. 3, 2003. “clean cuts,” los angeles lawyer, vol. 26, no. 3, may 2003. “mattel adds to confusion on first amendment defense issue,” los angeles daily journal, february 7, 2003. coauthor, “documentaries, docudramas, and dramatic license: crossing the legal minefield,” southwestern journal of law and trade in the americas, vol. 8, no. 1, 2002. “the copyrightability of domain names and urls,” journal of internet law, vol. 5, no. 2, august 2001; republished in computer law reporter, vol. 34, no. 4, december 2001. “digital debate–friend or foe?” cyberesq. magazine, fall 2000. “legal links–deep linking on the internet,” verdicts and settlements, june 23, 2000. “speaking freely – right of publicity and the first amendment,” verdicts and settlements, october 8, 1999. coauthor, “strength of character: intellectual property protection for fictional characters,” los angeles lawyer, vol. 20, no. 2, april 1997. “japan’s approach to copyright protection for computer software,” loyola of los angeles international and comparative law review, vol. 16, no. 3, june 1994. “prejudgment asset freezes against software pirates,” the computer lawyer, vol. 9, no. 10, october 1992. 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 | David Lee Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | David Lee Partner EDUCATIONStanford Law School J.D., Stanford Law ReviewUniversity of California, Berkeley B.A. summa cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Emerging Companies and Venture Capital English david lee david’s practice focuses on the representation of high-growth, venture-backed emerging companies, and the investors who fund and support such companies. he has over twenty years of experience handling corporate formation issues, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, cross-border transactions, public company securities law, technology licensing transactions and employment and executive compensation matters.mr. lee’s practice involves a broad network of entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capital firms that are active in developing emerging companies. in addition to leveraging this network for his clients, he has acted as an outside general counsel for many of his company clients. david also has significant experience with cross border transactions involving companies and investors in asia. his cross border work has included the initial public offering on nasdaq for sina, one of the leading internet and media companies in china, and the recent sale of a start-up to baidu, the leading internet search company in china.mr. lee’s company clients have been backed by, among others, accel, blue run ventures, dcm, dfj, founder’s fund, gobi partners, gsr, hummer winblad, kleiner perkins, lightspeed, matrix, northern light, norwest, oak investment partners, redpoint, sequoia, sierra ventures, and usvp. over his career, david has handled hundreds of venture financings for his clients, as well as a significant number of major m&a deals and complex licensing transactions. education stanford law school j.d., stanford law review university of california, berkeley b.a. summa cum laude previous experience vlp law group (partner) gunderson dettmer (partner) orrick (partner) venture law group (partner) stanford law schoolj.d., stanford law reviewuniversity of california, berkeleyb.a. summa cum laude vlp law group (partner)gunderson dettmer (partner)orrick (partner)venture law group (partner) publications vc scrutiny increases with stock market volatility, vlp speaks blog, february 2016 vlp expands silicon valley corporate practice with addition of david c. lee (apr 1, 2014) other activities mr. lee is a legal mentor for start-ups at draper’s hero city and mentors entrepreneurs at the sutardja center at uc berkeley’s school of engineering. china corporate and business transactions corporate governance emerging companies and venture capital international international transactions mergers and acquisitions private investment funds securities and capital markets technology technology licensing english partner state of california silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Mark C. Lee Partner China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Securities and Capital Markets, Technology Licensing San Francisco | Mark C. Lee Partner San Francisco China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Securities and Capital Markets, Technology Licensing Cantonese English Malay mark lee mark lee is a corporate and securities attorney who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, sec compliance and reporting, and technology licensing.on the transactional side, mr. lee advises on public and private company mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets transactions and related regulatory issues including ipos, regulation a, alternative public offerings, pipes, atms and regulation d private placements. he advises u.s. and international clients on u.s. stock listings, sec compliance and represents them in sec, finra, otc and foreign regulatory inquiries and investigations. he also advises on technology licensing and intellectual property issues.mr. lee works with clients ranging from startups to established private and public companies in industries including technology, insurance, life sciences, clean energy, oil and gas, natural resources, financial services, pharmaceutical, cannabis, and medical devices. he has significant cross-border experience, advising chinese (prc), canadian, united kingdom and asian companies with u.s. legal matters including contracts, disputes, intellectual property licensing, formation, securities, employment and regulatory issues.selected experiencerepresentation of numerous insurance brokers in purchase and sale transactions in excess of $500 million.representation of a public clean energy company in a reverse acquisition and alternative public offering in excess of $20 million.representation of numerous hemp and cannabis related companies in public and private offerings in excess of $200 million.representation of two technology companies in public offerings aggregating more than $110 million.representation of a public technology company in a $300 million merger transaction.representation of nasdaq listed companies in complex internal investigations.representation of a public natural resource company in financings and acquisitions in excess of $20 million.negotiating and closing the merger of a private software company in an $8 million transaction.awards & recognitionbest lawyers in america, 2013-2017, 2020-2023“lawyer of the year”, corporate law, sacramento, 2021corporate law, 2020-2023mergers & acquisitions law, 2013-2017team member, bti power rankings, “the 16 strongest firms for “go-to outside counsel insurance work”, 2016sacramento magazine, “top lawyer”, mergers & acquisitions, 2015, 2017professional associationsamerican bar associationasian/pacific bar association of sacramentonational asian pacific american bar association, international law sectionsacramento county bar association, business law and intellectual property sectionsstate bar of california, business law and international law sections university of san diego school of lawj.d.university of oregon, lundquist college of businessm.b.a.university of oregonb.s. greenberg traurig (shareholder) china corporate and business transactions mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology licensing cantonese english malay partner state of california san francisco | |
 | Neal Levin Partner Global Fraud, Investigations, and Asset Recovery, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, White Collar and Government Investigations Chicago, New York | Neal Levin Partner Chicago, New York Global Fraud, Investigations, and Asset Recovery, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, White Collar and Government Investigations neal levin neal levin is an accomplished fraud, investigations and asset recovery attorney. neal contends with a litany of fraudsters and fraudulent transactions, including those stemming from bankruptcy fraud, occupational fraud, corporate governance fraud, government corruption, insurance fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, asset concealment, so-called asset protection plans, offshore financial centers, blockchain, bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies, art fraud and related thefts, and, of course, ponzi schemes. his practice is international in scope, encompassing expertise in foreign money judgment recognition and enforcement, arbitration award enforcement, chapter 15 bankruptcy, and international discovery under 28 usc §1782. he has appeared in dozens of different tribunals over the course of over 30 years in the business.neal and his team, which includes an internal investigations unit, leverage their success through use of progressive intel harvesting as well as an intensive study of the psychology of fraudsters and victims. drawing on both his many years of experience as well as his b.a. in psychology from the university of denver, neal frequently lectures, writes, and is interviewed on the psychopathy and sociopathy of a fraudster and victims as well as on ponzi schemes, bankruptcy fraud, investigations, and recovery practices.neal also serves as a federal and state equity receiver in matters involving domestic and international fraud and financial crimes.neal received his b.a. in psychology and political science from university of denver and his j.d. from depaul university college of law. depaul university college of lawj.d., lawuniversity of denverb.a. smith, gambrell & russell, llp, partnerfreeborn & peters, llp, partnerneal h. levin & associates, p.c., founder bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring global fraud, investigations, and asset recovery litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations partner state of illinois state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit u.s. district court for the central district of illinois u.s. district court for the district of colorado u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois u.s. district court for the southern district of illinois u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. district court for the western district of pennsylvania u.s. district court for the western district of wisconsin chicago new york | |
 | Zheng (Jen) Liu Partner China, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Shenzhen*, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Zheng (Jen) Liu Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley J.D., Technology Law CertificateThe Ohio State University M.S., Molecular BiologyUniversity of Science and Technology of China Undergraduate Studies, Physics/Cell BiologyPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Shenzhen*, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) China, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English Mandarin zheng (jen) liu zheng (jen) liu is a partner in the intellectual property and litigation groups. she regularly represents and advises chinese and taiwanese technology companies on a wide range of legal issues relevant to doing business outside china, particularly in intellectual property, technology law, commercial disputes, and international trade. with a background in both biology and physics, she works with companies in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, drones, internet, fintech, and life sciences. some of the chinese and taiwanese companies she has represented are acer, alipay, bgi genomics, cambricon, dji, everest medicine, foxconn, foxit, kunshan guoli, innolight, nanya, oppo, tencent, ubtech, xiaomi, and xmotors.zheng has been the lead member for many intellectual property and commercial litigation cases and has argued important issues such as claim construction and examined witnesses in federal courts. she focuses on patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark litigation, and also has substantial experience in contract, employment, and consumer class action cases.zheng is the past president, former board member and current senior advisory board member of chinese american lawyers of the bay area (caloba), an organization dedicated to helping chinese-speaking lawyers and law students in their career development, and the general chinese american community in understanding their rights and responsibilities in the u.s. she regularly speaks and writes on issues relating to intellectual property, litigation, technology law, and international trade.before joining rimon, she worked at the international firm orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp where she established and led orrick’s drone & uav practice.representative experienceinterfocus, inc. zheng represents this successful e-commerce company in federal court litigation and various other intellectual property and litigation issues related to doing business in the u.s. in 2023, zheng and rimon partner mark lee won summary judgement in a copyright litigation against a prolific copyright plaintiff by invalidating their copyright registrations and questioning the legitimacy of its process of copryight registration. xmotors,ai. zheng represents this leading self-driving vehicle company in federal court litigation and in various other issues related to doing business in the u.s., including in a well-known litigation against tesla, inc.taimei technology inc. zheng represents this medical technology provider in various regulatory and cross-border issues relating to doing business in the u.s.amberstone biosciences. zheng represents this early-stage biotech and pharmaceutical companies in connection with contract negotiations.everest medicine. zheng represents this emerging pharmaceutical company in relation to various intellectual property issues.bgi genomics. zheng represents this well-known chinese biotechnology company in relation to various intellectual property issues in the u.s.alipay us. zheng represents this leading payment company in various intellectual property and employment issues related to doing business in the u.s.crystal optech. zheng represents this leading optical filter company in federal court patent litigation.cambricon. zheng represents this leading ai chip unicorn in intellectual property and licensing issues.xiaomi. zheng represents this leading consumer electronics company in various issues related to doing business outside china.dji (dajiang innovations). zheng represented this leading drone company in a wide variety of legal matters, including patent and trademark portfolio management and dispute resolution, technology licensing, data privacy counseling, product liability counseling, employment counseling, and consumer class action litigation.logitech, inc. zheng represented this leading consumer electronics company against many patent-holding companies. some cases have been favorably settled and some are still pending. zheng also worked with logitech on various ip due diligence and counseling matters.varian medical systems, inc. zheng defended this leading radiation therapy equipment company in a few patent infringement suits brought by non-practicing entities. she also worked with varian on various licensing and other litigation matters.vigour pak and vigour plastic. zheng represented these taiwanese companies in a contract dispute against their former u.s. distributor, which claimed exclusive distribution rights based on an alleged oral contract.zhongshan golden dragon amusement equipment co. zheng represented this chinese company in a patent-infringement action filed by a competitor in florida and achieved favorable settlement.oppo digital, inc. zheng successfully defended this chinese-owned silicon valley company, which produces the highest-rated disc players, in a patent infringement action filed by patent holding company blue spike in texas.or-cal, inc. zheng defended this chemical and agricultural product company against tki.microsemi corp. and d-link systems inc. zheng defended these companies against chrimar systems inc. in a patent infringement case at the eastern district of michigan. this case was favorably settled.acer inc., nanya corp. and powerchip corp. zheng defended these three taiwanese companies against tessera inc. at u.s. international trade commission in a §337 action. an unusual and significant win for these companies was achieved.aopen america inc. and aopen inc. zheng defended this taiwanese company in a $30 million contract damages suit. this case was favorably settled.amgen, inc. zheng adivsed on various legal issues related to the famous cabilly patents in the antibody space.qualcomm, inc. zheng advised on multiple wireless communication patent infringement lawsuits.speaking/eventscommon compliance issues for chinese companies in the u.s., december 2022panel on cases against chinese american professors, september 2022common compliance pitfalls in biopharma investment, fund-raising, collaboration in north america, september 2022silicon valley legal career talk, august, 2021top legal risks for suas manufacturers and service providers, small unmanned systems business exposition, san francisco, may 4, 2017top legal risks for robotics companies, shenzhen robotics association & shenzhen international arbitration court, february 2017how the landmark new civil trade secret law affects you, menlo park, december 6, 2016trademarks, u.s. clearance, protection & enforcement strategies, shenzhen, november 2, 2016networking 101 for chinese lawyers, menlo park, october 4, 2016trade secrets, unavoidable risks for chinese companies doing business internationally, shanghai, april 26, 2016legal issues for chinese investments in the u.s., angels global, palo alto, december 6, 2015patent workshop, chinese american biopharmaceutical association, foster city, december 4, 2015ioe panel, svc wireless annual conference, november 21, 2015trade secrets issues: ignore them at your peril, menlo park, september 22, 2015discovery in complex u.s. litigation and document management, shenzhen, july 15, 2015trade secrets, eea and export control, menlo park, april 14, 2015data privacy and security in the age of mobile internet, beijing, march 18, 2015essential document management for compliance and litigation, shenzhen, march 6, 2015risks and remedies in cross-border technology transfer, university of science & technology of china school of management, hefei, anhui, october 13, 2014data privacy in the age of mobile internet, mobile payment security conference, beijing, june 2014what chinese american professionals must know about trade secrets and export control cases: lessons from civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions, menlo park, ca, may 2014u.s. litigation risks to chinese companies, zhuhai software park, march 2014u.s. litigation risks to chinese companies, zhongshan overseas investment enterprise association, march 2014how do companies in the greater china region fare in the u.s. patent system? menlo park, ca, march 2014u.s. litigation risks to chinese companies, fuzhou software park, fuzhou, november 7, 2013u.s. litigation risks to chinese companies, suzhou industrial park, october 29, 2013u.s. litigation risks to chinese companies, chengdu, china, october 14, 2012trade secrets litigation and its impact on chinese companies, intellectual property institute, china eastern university of law & politics, shanghai, october 10, 20122012 u.s. patent law update, successful women in ip annual meeting, menlo park, ca, september 12, 2012why are chinese engineers, scientists and professionals convicted?, menlo park, ca, july 14, 2012biosimilars: science, business, ip and regulatory issues, caco pharmaceutical & bioscience society, foster city, ca, may 20, 2011ip issues for biopharmaceutical professionals, cabs science workshop on nucleic acid based therapies, menlo park, ca, april 10, 2010document management strategies and e-discovery cost containment, san jose biocenter, october 29, 2008u.s.-china cross border intellectual property issues, shanghai jiatong university venture group, february 19, 2008u.s.-china cross border intellectual property issues, orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp, november 13, 2007new development in u.s. patent law and its effect on chinese companies’ ip strategy, shanghai bio forum, july 5, 2007awards and recognitionywca golden gate silicon valley tribute to women awards honoree, 2023minority bar coalition unity awards, chinese american lawyers of the bay area, 2022legal co-chair, 36th anniversary celebration, asian law alliance, 2013prosser prize for biotech and chemical patent law, uc berkeley school of law (uc regents), 2003winner, nineteenth annual graduate research symposium, the ohio state university, 1994publicationsco-author, “federal circuit: itc does not have jurisdiction over electronic transmissions of digital data”, managing intellectual property, december 2015co-author, “five questions you should ask yourself about the section 337 complaint that was just filed against you”, managing intellectual property, september 2015co-author, “treading carefully in discovery”, managing intellectual property, june 2015co-author, “judgment as the beginning for the enforcement of an itc exclusion order”, managing intellectual property, december 2013co-author, “the increasingly lenient itc domestic industry”, managing intellectual property, march 2013co-author, “biosimilar legislation and its impact on ip protection”, trends in biopharmaceutical industry, vol.5, issue 4, 2009co-author, “litigation in the land of the foreign devil: section 337 investigations at the u.s. international trade commission”, caijing magazine, september 14, 2009co-author, “u.s. international trade commission §337 investigation procedure summary”, chinese lawyer, 2008ray-yuan chuang, paul weaver, zheng liu and tien-hsien chang, “requirement of the dead-box protein ded1p for messenger rna translation”, science, vol. 275, 1468-1471, 1997zheng liu, clayton c. huntley, bishnu p. de, tapas das, amyia k. banerjee, and michael j. oglesbee, “phosphorylation of canine distemper virus p protein by protein kinase c-zeta and casein kinase ii”, virology, vol. 232, 198-206, 1997tien-hsien chang, lori j. latus, zheng liu, and john m. abbott, “genetic interactions of conserved regions in the dead-box protein prp28p”, nucleic acids research, vol. 25, no. 24, 5033-5040, 1997michael j. oglesbee, zheng liu, hai kenney, and charles brooks, “the highly inducible member of the 70 kda family of heat shock proteins increases canine distemper virus polymerase activity”, journal of general virology, vol. 77, no. 9, 2125-2135, 1996 education university of california, berkeley j.d., technology law certificate the ohio state university m.s., molecular biology university of science and technology of china undergraduate studies, physics/cell biology previous experience orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp university of california, berkeleyj.d., technology law certificatethe ohio state universitym.s., molecular biologyuniversity of science and technology of chinaundergraduate studies, physics/cell biology orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp artificial intelligence china data privacy and cybersecurity intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence international international trade and customs law life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution technology trademark and copyright english mandarin partner state of california u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) shenzhen* silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Paul Loving Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Corporate and Business Transactions Portland | Paul Loving Partner Portland Entertainment, Sports and Media, Corporate and Business Transactions paul loving paul loving is a transactional attorney who advises individuals and brands in the sports, entertainment and consumer products sectors. mr. loving has 29 years of extensive experience working as outside and in-house counsel for startups as well as fortune 500 companies.mr. loving is highly knowledgeable in sports marketing matters, including athlete, team, event, and league endorsement, licensing and sponsorship agreements. mr. loving has drafted, structured and negotiated numerous sports marketing agreements, including agreements with the new york yankees, anschutz entertainment group, la kings, boston marathon, university of miami, university of kansas, university of michigan, ucla, notre dame, nfl, nba, mlb, mls, nascar, patrick mahomes, aaron rodgers, von miller, dak prescott, joe montana, trevor lawrence, kris bryant, aaron judge, carlos correa, roger clemens, mark gonzalez, dale earnhardt jr., carmen jordá, conor mcdavid, katie ledecky, steven gerrard, jozy altidore, candace parker, james harden, damian lillard, derrick rose, trae young, donovan mitchell and kareem abdul-jabbar.mr. loving’s clients rely on his negotiation skills. he led the negotiating team for adidas’ historic long-term partnership with kanye west and its multilayered partnership with beyoncé, which includes the co-creation of performance and lifestyle products and a unique purpose-driven program. in addition, mr. loving has represented brands in deals with some of the biggest musicians, entertainers, influencers and events in the business, including kendall jenner, kylie jenner, karlie kloss, soo joo park, sophia ritchie, ming xi, hoyeon jung, pharrell williams, donald glover, justin bieber, snoop dogg, bad bunny, black pink, selena gomez, katy perry, ciara, rita ora, nicki minaj, dua lipa, ally love, robin arzon, hannah bronfman, ninja, faze clan, stormzy, missy elliott, darryl “dmc” mcdaniels, redman, method man, a$ap rocky, pusha t, kid cudi, 2 chainz, migos, noel gallagher, martin garrix, shay mitchell, maya jama, lourdes leon, emily ratajkowski, hailey bieber, zoe saldana, ken jeong, chadwick boseman, jonah hill, ranveer singh, jimmy kimmel, lollapalooza, something in the water and coachella.he has also negotiated product collaboration and licensing agreements with athletic legends, international brands, renowned artists and chefs, and licensing companies including lucas films, warner bros., hbo, eon productions (james bond), crayola, mcdonalds, icee, jeremy scott, stella mccartney, jerry lorenzo, fear of god, peloton, def jam recordings, muhammad ali, jesse owens, burton snowboards, reigning champ, the estate of andy warhol, zaha hadid, mariana abramović, daniel arsham, sean wotherspoon, eddie huang and the collegiate licensing company. in addition, he represented snoop dogg in his partnership with treasury wine estates regarding the snoop 19 crimes global wine franchise.mr. loving is well-versed in negotiating master and publishing licenses for music used in global marketing campaigns and advises clients on content review and clearance, rights acquisition and content distribution, and issues related to sag and ftc. he also negotiates and drafts television production and distribution agreements. mr. loving’s practice includes drafting and negotiating general business and commercial agreements, including mergers and acquisitions, marketing, vendor, sales, consulting, distribution, manufacturing and strategic alliance agreements. he also works with incoming and exiting executives at sports, entertainment, media and consumer products companies on their executive compensation agreements and separation agreements.mr. loving has prior experience as special counsel for adidas, and as assistant general counsel for nike, where he handled sports marketing, advertising, entertainment, television and digital matters. prior to that, he was vice president of business development and general counsel at a private equity-funded digital media sports and health content provider headquartered in australia.mr. loving served as a judicial clerk for the oregon supreme court and significantly was the first african-american clerk in history to do so.mr. loving continues to contribute to the legal community. he is an adjunct professor of sports law at the university of oregon school of law, and he is a frequent guest lecturer nationally on sports and entertainment law issues. during his undergraduate studies, mr. loving was a member of the 1987 ncaa championship track and field team.professional associationsoregon office of film & television, board of directorsportland japanese garden, board of trusteesoregon episcopal school, board of trusteesoregon trial lawyers association, board of governorsaea oregon council, intellectual property and technology committee, founding chairoregon law review, associate editororegon state bar associationawardsrose city’s finest: celebrating 100 black leaders in portland, the portland business journalsports/entertainment trailblazer, the national law journal, 2019the business journals 2019 influencers, lawtop 40 business and civic leaders under 40, the portland business journalmedia“mergers and rate hikes are poised to create a whole new crop of law firms,” law.com trendspotter, january 31, 2023 university of oregon school of lawj.d.uclab.s., history holland & knight llp (senior counsel)adidas (special counsel)nike (assistant general counsel)davis wright tremaine llp (of counsel) corporate and business transactions entertainment, sports and media partner state of oregon u.s. district court for the district of oregon portland | |
 | Zhun Lu, Ph.D. Partner Intellectual Property, Corporate and Business Transactions Delaware, Shenzhen* | Zhun Lu, Ph.D. Partner EDUCATIONQuinnipiac University School of Law J.D., Cum LaudeAuburn University Ph.D., Molecular BiologyHuazhong Agricultural University M.S. and B.S., MicrobiologyPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Delaware, Shenzhen* Intellectual Property, Corporate and Business Transactions English Mandarin zhun lu, ph.d. zhun lu is a seasoned intellectual property attorney with more than 20 years of expertise advising clients on patent prosecution, counseling, opinions, due diligence, transactions, and litigation primarily in the biotechnology, biomedical, pharmaceutical, chemical, telecommunications, and electronics fields. mr. lu also serves as outside general counsel to clients, advising them on corporate matters such as ip management and other business operation issues in the u.s. with a cross-border focused practice, mr. lu regularly works with asian pacific companies entering the u.s., as well as the u.s. and other international companies operating and doing business in the greater china marketplace.mr. lu is a recognized thought leader in intellectual property, having frequently presented at conferences and to private audiences, including law firms, universities and corporations. mr. lu is the former co-chair of the far east committee of the american intellectual property law association (aipla) and the former co-chair of the china committee at aipla.prior to legal practice, mr. lu was a research scientist at the yale school of medicine, providing him with a deep understanding of his biomedical industry clients. mr. lu interned for 1 year for the honorable peter dorsey, former chief judge of the federal district court for the district of connecticut, giving him invaluable insight into the anatomy of litigation and advocacy which he uses in his career. education quinnipiac university school of law j.d., cum laude auburn university ph.d., molecular biology huazhong agricultural university m.s. and b.s., microbiology previous experience faeger drinker biddle & reath llp (partner) drinker biddle & reath llp (partner) quinnipiac university school of lawj.d., cum laudeauburn universityph.d., molecular biologyhuazhong agricultural universitym.s. and b.s., microbiology faeger drinker biddle & reath llp (partner)drinker biddle & reath llp (partner) speaking engagements “intellectual property issues in business transactions”, practicing law institute, 2016-2022 cfius/national security china corporate and business transactions intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence life sciences patent counseling and prosecution technology licensing english mandarin partner district of columbia state of delaware supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit u.s. district court for the district of delaware u.s. district court for the eastern district of michigan u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) delaware shenzhen* | |
 | Michael Magotsch Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance Frankfurt | Michael Magotsch Partner Frankfurt Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance English German michael magotsch *attorney is a member of separate entity, rimon falkenfort, and not rimon p.c.michael magotsch has over 30 years of experience advising global companies in all aspects of german labor and employment law. his practice focuses on labor and employment issues in relation to national and cross-border restructurings, acquisitions, redundancies, and outsourcing measures. mr. magotsch advises c-level executives in transition or exit scenarios as well as supervisory boards in sensitive disputes with c-level executives.mr. magotsch has been recognized by chambers global, legal 500 and best lawyers in germany in labor & employment law for over a decade. prior to joining rimon, mr. magotsch was head of the eu employment practice and country managing partner for coudert brothers. he founded dla piper’s frankfurt office and was office managing partner until 2009.mr. magotsch currently lectures business and social law at srh university heidelberg germany.selected experiencemr. magotsch’s experience includes advising on employment law related issues in relation to the following:representation of food packaging solutions company, viskase companies inc., on employment-related issues arising from complex restructuring measures, including mass dismissals and collective bargaining negotiations with ibgce.representation of european institute of innovation and technology (eit) health, in relation to the set up of new management structures in the eu and germany.representation of mas malaysian on the complete shutdown of all its german and most of its european union hubs.representation of manufacturer benteler group in complex disputes with individual work council representatives and metalworkers union, ig metall.providing ongoing labor & employment advice to the german headquarters of tech company, seg samsung.representation of telecommunications provider, at&t, on its restructuring negotiations in germany, and in relation to its high-level pension litigation in germany.representation of automotive technology company, lear corporation, on all individual and collective labor & employment issues. also advised lear corporation on employment issues arising from its acquisition of recaro seats.representation of aerospace company, honeywell aerospace on its collective employment and restructuring matters.representation of fashion retailer, arcadia group, on establishing its business in germany and then subsequently, assisting the group with closing its operations, which involved closing 62 outlet stores.representation of treuhand. germany privatization agency, on the privatization of the gdr chemical industry, including the sale of leuna/minol to french oil company, elf acquitane.publicationsspeaking opportunities:finance-tv, tv channel of finance, one of the leading magazines on the financial markets: interview on relaxation of employment termination rules in large banks in germany (brexit-steuerbegleitg), march 2019personalwirtschaft: annual fra-airport roundtable on employment law, 2005 until 2016 panel memberdla/ herzog, fox & neeman breakfast seminar on eu employment laws, tel aviv september 2015various annual iba conferences 2001 – 2016 panel memberbooks:key aspects of german employment and labour law, 2nd edition 2018, springer verlag, with jens kirchner / pascal krempemployment, trends and developments in germany, chambers global practice guides 2018, chambers and partners, with martin lüderitz / jens petersemployment & labour law, international series, 6th edition 2015, thomson reuters, german chapter with sascha morgenrothemployment & labour law, european lawyer reference, 5th edition 2014, thomson reuters, german chapter, with sascha morgenrothemployment & labour law, european lawyer reference, 4th edition 2012, thomson reuters, german chapter with sascha morgenrothemployment & labour law, european lawyer reference, 3rd edition 2010, thomson reuters, german chapterkey aspects of german employment and labour law, 2010, springer verlag, with jens kirchner / pascal krempjournal articles:be aware: cancellation of direct insurance for pension schemes (damage claims on vested rights) der betrieb, 12 march 2019 (db 1296983)bag federal labor court ruling on so-called substitute holidays, der betrieb, 12 november 2018 (db 1285940)dsgvo: am ball bleiben (on the eu gdpr data protection), adp personalmanager october 2018 (with dominik weiss)die angst vor bußgeldern geht um (on gdpr compliance risks in germany) personalwirtschaft october 2018 (with dominik weiss)bag federal labor court ruling on making it easier to end employment (lies don`t travel far – or do they?), der betrieb, 11 september 2018 (db 1279669)bag federal labor court ruling on business transfers in germany (increased risks for transferors in tupe situations), der betrieb, 17 july 2018 (db 1275659)das recht, unerreichbar zu sein (on the right to disconnect) personalwirtschaft october 2017 (with martin lüderitz)der hr manager als compliance officer der zukunft (on compliance issues), interview in personalwirtschaft october 2016deutsche mitbestimmung im ausland? (german co-determination on board level) personalwirtschaft october 2015nicht gegen geltendes recht verstoßen (on strict compliance structures), personalwirtschaft october 2014 (with sascha morgenroth)other publications:take action now: sustainability and human resources, labor law magazine (faz fachverlag), 13 june 2022psssst! geheimnisschutz (on business secrets and non-competes) interview with daniel schönwitz in impulse, april 2019brexit and the fate of german dismissal protection, labor law magazine (faz fachverlag) 25 march 2019brexit-wirbel in der finanzmarktregulierung (on german brexit laws with bernd geier), börsenzeitung, 9 march 2019whistleblower sind in deutschland bereits gut geschützt (on protection of whistleblowers in germany), wirtschaftswoche, 20 november 2018videoüberwachung der mitarbeiter – wie viel big brother ist erlaubt? (on staff videa surveillance), wirtschaftswoche, 12 september 2018hat jeder das recht auf abschalten? (on the right to disconnect), wirtschaftswoche, 18 december 2017german employee representation on board level – territorial restrictions apply, jd supra and lexology, 12 may 2017step by step: restructuring business operations (with kathrin schlote), labor law magazine (faz fachverlag), 23 may 2016vorsicht bei massenentlassungen (be aware with mass dismissals), faz recht und steuern, 12 may 2015regress für kartellbußen (companies claim antitrust fines from their officers), faz wirtschaft, 03 march 2015gefährliche dienstreisen (dangerous business trips abroad), with jens kirchner, faz wirtschaft, 10 may 2006fusionen hängen von der integration der mitarbeiter ab (successful m&a transactions require staff integration), handelsblatt, 15 december 2008unser arbeitsrecht überrumpelt viele amerikaner (us executives underestimate german labor laws) faz im gespräch with michael magotsch, omp of dla piper in frankfurt, 15 march 2008serving germany, europe and the world, the metropolitan corporate counsel, interview with michael magotsch, cmp and head of cb`s eu employment practice, november 2004für unternehmen wird die frühverrentung teurer (old age part time schemes and early retirement are becoming more difficult), with jens kirchner), faz wirtschaft, 05 may 2004nur einmal geld bei betriebsschließung (severance to be set off with nachteilsausgleichen), faz nachgefragt, 08 december 2001 harvard business schoolhbs/dla harvard leadership programgeorgetown university law centermasters of laws (ll.m.)university of virginia charlottesville school of lawleiden columbia summer schoollawludwig-maximilians-universität münchenlaw mmac arbeitsrechtcoaching (founder)lehrbeauftragter (srh hochschule heidelberg)dla piper (partner)coudert brothers (partner, cmp)shearman & sterling llp (associate)wilmer, cutler and pickering (associate) employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english german partner partner - rimon falkenfort germany* frankfurt | |
 | David J. Mahoney Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Long Island | David J. Mahoney Partner Long Island Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution david mahoney dave mahoney advises private business owners and their human resources professionals on how to navigate the always evolving employer-employee relationship. dave is a trusted resource who advises companies, large and small – union and non-union, with the day-to-day challenges of complying with constantly changing federal, state, and local laws. dave takes a proactive approach, helping employers avoid disputes by establishing policies and procedures that are designed to establish clear avenues of communication and expectations between companies and their workforces to avoid litigation whenever possible. dave also regularly conducts internal audits and investigations to solve problems before they arise.when litigation is unavoidable, dave relies on more than twenty years of courtroom experience to defend his clients’ interests in state and federal court, administrative proceedings, and all forms of alternative dispute resolution. dave’s focus never wavers from the goal of finding effective and efficient ways to put his clients’ problems in the rearview mirror and get back to the business of doing business.dave’s litigation skills are not limited to employee relations. he began his career as an assistant district attorney in the trial division of the new york county (manhattan) district attorney’s office, serving the honorable robert m. morgenthau, where he distinguished himself representing the people of the state of new york in narcotics, weapons, street crime, fraud, and domestic violence matters.since moving to private practice, dave has developed a specialty in ponzi-scheme related litigation, having represented court-appointed fiduciaries and various other parties in no fewer than fifteen different ponzi-scheme proceedings, including serving as the trustee’s lead counsel in the 1,500 litigations spawned by the agape world, inc., bankruptcy case.dave graduated with honors from both siena college and seton hall university school of law. he is a member of the american bar association, the labor and employment section of the new york state bar association, and the knights of columbus. dave has coached youth soccer, basketball, and baseball and previously served on the board of directors and as the director of travel soccer for oceanside united soccer club.selected experiencerepresented manufacturing client in successful negotiation of collective bargaining agreement, avoiding work stoppagerepresented security company, obtaining a favorable settlement in class action wage and hour litigationrepresented solar installation company, obtaining dismissal of age discrimination complaintrepresented youth hockey organization, investigating and taking corrective action to address claims of discrimination before formal complaint was filedrepresented federal defense contractor in connection with discrimination complaintrepresented physician in “business divorce” litigation against his former partners in medical practice, obtaining favorable settlement just prior to closing arguments at trialrepresented chapter 7 trustee of agape world, inc., and its related companies, managing over 1,500 related adversary proceedings in federal bankruptcy court, resulting in the recovery of over $20,000,000 for the benefit of creditorsrepresented husband of convicted ponzi schemer in defense of claims that investor money was fraudulently conveyed to clientmembershipsamerican bar associationnew york state bar association seton hall university school of lawj.d. (cum laude)siena collegeb.a. (cum laude) silverman acampora llp (partner)new york county district attorney’s office (assistant district attorney, trial division) employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation litigation and alternative dispute resolution partner state of massachusetts state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Patrick Maschio Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring New York | Patrick Maschio Partner EDUCATIONFordham University J.D.Columbia University B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring English patrick maschio patrick regularly represents broker-dealers and hedge funds on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of loans and private securities of distressed and bankrupt companies with a focus on handling transactional matters related to the transfer of bank debt, private notes, trade claims, restrictive securities, interests in litigation trusts and other illiquid financial assets, both domestically and in europe. patrick brings a depth of transactional experience to every matter having spent significant time representing sell-side, buy-side and brokers-dealers on thousands of transfers. patrick also advises clients on general corporate and compliance issues and is a member of the loan syndications and trading association (lsta).representative experienceduring the past several years, mr. maschio has advised hedge funds & trading desks as well as smaller claims trading shops in connection with bank loans, general unsecured and admin priority claims of the following distressed and performing borrowers, issuers and obligors: lehman brothers, toys “r” us, pacific drilling, seadrill, westinghouse, ra holdings (arcapita), concordia, iheart, mf global, bernard l. madoff investment securities, nortel, drillships, alpha natural resources, among many others.mr. maschio has developed an extensive network within the legal community which provides exposure to actively traded matters as well as enabling him to assist in the sale of legacy positions.publicationsclaims traders beware: another bankruptcy court determines that disallowance under bankruptcy code section 502(d) follows the claim, rimonlaw.com, april 30, 2020libor fallbacks- alternative reference rates, rimonlaw.com, may 20, 2019visa & mastercard interchange fees merchant class action update, rimonlaw.com, april 24, 2019 education fordham university j.d. columbia university b.a. previous experience farrell fritz p.c. nixon peabody llp kramer levin naftalis & frankel llp fordham universityj.d.columbia universityb.a. farrell fritz p.c.nixon peabody llpkramer levin naftalis & frankel llp bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring broker dealers investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds english partner state of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york new york | |
 | Peter McLaughlin Partner Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Technology Boston | Peter McLaughlin Partner Boston Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Technology peter mclaughlin peter mclaughlin is a seasoned privacy and data security attorney who advises clients with respect to a broad range of technology transactions, u.s. and international privacy, and cybersecurity issues. peter’s practice focuses on uses of data across a range of industry sectors, with a particular depth of experience in health care. he guides clients in their domestic and international handling of personal information; new product development; and the assessment of legally defensible cybersecurity programs. prior to joining rimon, peter was partner at armstrong teasdale and another boston headquartered law firm. he has also been assistant general counsel and chief privacy officer for cardinal health and assistant general counsel for sun microsystems. selected experiencedata handling within a saas platform and related agreements for nonprofit – represented a nonprofit administering a nationwide health care platform by developing their privacy and security compliance, inbound licensing and technology service agreements with local health centers. guided multinational technology provider in data handling review – counseled technology services company serving the financial and health sectors on the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning, as well as the proper use of potentially regulated data, as well as assist in response to data incident across five countries. privacy compliance and data protection agreements for retail data analytics firm – provided strategic and operational support to data management client in the context of the eu gdpr and concerns over the impact of the ccpa and other state privacy laws. diligence reviews and data privacy negotiations – led diligence and deal negotiation on relevant provisions in corporate acquisitions, corporate venture, and private equity clients with respect to the privacy and security posture of target firms. georgetown universityj.d.columbia universityb.a. armstrong teasdale, partner cardinal health, assistant general counsel and chief privacy officer sun microsystems, assistant general counsel artificial intelligence data privacy and cybersecurity technology partner state of massachusetts state of new york boston | |
 | Jon Mechanic Partner Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Artificial Intelligence Montreal, New York | Jon Mechanic Partner EDUCATIONUCLA School of Law L.L.M. Awarded Masin Family Award for Academic Excellence in Motion Picture Financing Transactions. Top 10% in class.McGill University L.L.B., B.C.L. Awarded J.W. McConnell ScholarshipPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Montreal, New York Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Artificial Intelligence English French jon mechanic professional experiencejon mechanic’s practice focuses on all aspects of entertainment law.mr. mechanic advises his film and television producer clients, based in the united states, canada and europe, on all aspects of development, financing, tax credit structuring, production legal, distribution, and errors and omissions and clearance matters. he also represents lenders (both institutional and non-institutional) active in the entertainment industry, advising them on film and television financing transactions, including tax credit, pre-sales, and gap financing. mr. mechanic provides outside general counsel to many of his entertainment industry clients, assisting them on matters relating to employment, privacy, regulatory compliance, french language laws, and compliance with changes to the law, among other things.mr. mechanic maintains an active interest in us-canada cross-border matters, both in the entertainment industry and other industries.mr. mechanic is serving as a course lecturer in entertainment law at the mcgill university faculty of law in winter 2024.* jon mechanic practices in collaboration with our new york practice from our montreal office as an attorney of rimon québec inc.professional associationscongregation shaar hashomayim, montreal – board of trustees and young professionals committee (formerly, chair)publicationsspeaking engagements“content review and clearance: revenge of the shih tzus!”, mcgill university faculty of law, november 17, 2022“financing in film and television”, mcgill university faculty of law, october 6, 2022“copyrights in the movie industry”, presentation, champlain college, october 23, 2021“show me the money – film financing”, podcast, 2020-2021“techtainment – the convergence of technology and entertainment”, presentation, bar of quebec, les grands rendez-vous de formation, february 14, 2020 and april 29, 2021articles“is it real – or is it deepfake”, the cyber express magazine, april 2023“we’re not worthy!: ineligible production genres for canadian tax credits”, may 26, 2020 (linkedin)“there’s no place like home… thanks to streamers and other technologies”, april 27, 2020 (linkedin)“deepfake: the final frontier”, april 16, 2020 (linkedin)“the 3 ws of moral rights”, april 9, 2020 (linkedin)co-author, “sign here please…”, august 6, 2019 (blog) education ucla school of law l.l.m. awarded masin family award for academic excellence in motion picture financing transactions. top 10% in class. mcgill university l.l.b., b.c.l. awarded j.w. mcconnell scholarship previous experience selected previous law firm experience includes: gascon & associates llp chandler fogden aldous law corporation dentons canada llp ucla school of lawl.l.m. awarded masin family award for academic excellence in motion picture financing transactions. top 10% in class.mcgill universityl.l.b., b.c.l. awarded j.w. mcconnell scholarship selected previous law firm experience includes:gascon & associates llpchandler fogden aldous law corporationdentons canada llp artificial intelligence banking and financial services corporate and business transactions entertainment, sports and media intellectual property international transactions israel trademark and copyright english french partner bar of quebec law society of british columbia state of new york montreal new york | |
 | Manny Medrano Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations Los Angeles | Manny Medrano Partner Los Angeles Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations English Spanish manny medrano manny medrano is an experienced trial attorney who focuses on white collar criminal defense, financial litigation, and internal investigations. he has defended corporations, senior executives, public officials and private individuals in criminal investigations, regulatory actions, trials and appeals. he has extensive anti-corruption and compliance experience in all aspects of foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa) compliance and enforcement.mr. medrano is a former federal prosecutor in the u.s. attorney’s office in los angeles, where he served as chief of the asset forfeiture section, and deputy chief of the criminal complaints unit. in this role he conducted lengthy grand jury investigations, and prosecuted cases involving complex financial crime and rico, money laundering, narcotics, government fraud, and violent crime. he was recognized for his outstanding government service with numerous awards and commendations from federal investigative agencies, including the dea, fbi, atf and irs, among others. mr. medrano has tried numerous precedent-setting cases as lead prosecutor, including the 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of dea special agent enrique camarena in mexico, which was the subject of the netflix program “narcos mexico” and amazon prime video docuseries “the last narc”. for his work on the camarena case he received the prestigious department of justice director’s award for superior performance, the highest honor available specifically for federal prosecutors. as a federal prosecutor he tried 60 cases to verdict, never losing a jury trial.mr. medrano is a recognized thought leader and sought-after speaker. he has served as a lecturer and group leader for the u.s. attorney general’s trial advocacy program. he has served as an adjunct professor of law at the university of southern california law school, loyola law school, pepperdine university school of law, and southwestern university school of law, where he taught evidence, trial advocacy, ethics, and negotiation. he has also lectured as a visiting faculty member at the harvard law school’s nationally-recognized trial advocacy workshop. mr. medrano has spoken at numerous training sessions for state and federal law enforcement officials around the country and is often a featured keynote speaker and panelist at bar and judicial association conferences on a wide range of legal and media topics.mr. medrano has an impressive background in legal media. he is a former member of the prestigious ranks of the u.s. supreme court press corps, where he served as a supreme court/legal affairs correspondent for abc news in washington, d.c. he has further distinguished himself as an emmy award-winning reporter/anchor for ktla news and knbc news in los angeles. he appears regularly as a legal commentator on network and local television and radio programs, including abc, nbc, cnn, msnbc, cnbc and npr. he has been profiled and quoted in numerous publications, including the wall street journal, new york times, los angeles times and los angeles daily journal.mr. medrano understands that even the mere allegation of criminal conduct can be devastating for an individual or business entity. drawing upon his extensive legal and journalism backgrounds, he is able to provide legal and strategic advice in high-profile matters in order to protect clients’ interests when they are unwillingly thrust into the public arena.mr. medrano is active in numerous charities. he has received numerous awards and recognition for his work benefiting the community from members of congress and state legislators, as well as corporations, government agencies, non-profit entities and universities.publicationsauthor, damage control in the tmz era, los angeles lawyer magazine (december, 2016). harvard law schoolj.d.harvard universitya.b., cum laude zuber lawler (partner)u.s attorney’s office los angeles (federal prosecutor)medrano & carlton (founding partner)abc network news (supreme court correspondent) litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations english spanish partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court for the western district of new york los angeles | |
 | T. James Min II Partner International Trade and Customs Law, CFIUS/National Security, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance Washington, D.C. | T. James Min II Partner Washington, D.C. International Trade and Customs Law, CFIUS/National Security, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance English Korean Russian james min james min has over two decades of extensive and practical experience advising clients on international trade and business law. mr. min previously served as the global chair of international trade law for deutsche post dhl that serves every country in the world including north korea, iran, cuba and syria. previously, he was a senior trade attorney for fedex express where he assisted the company’s entry into markets such as libya, vietnam, china, russia and kazakhstan by utilizing international trade laws. he also served as a private sector trade advisor to the u.s. government during the bush administration. earlier in his career, mr. min served as a trade attorney for the u.s. department of treasury, the u.s. department of commerce and the u.s. department of homeland security.mr. min specializes in economic sanctions, export controls, customs, import regulations, free trade agreements, cfius, internal corporate compliance, internal investigations, and other cross border transactional and regulatory law. as counsel for multinational companies that conduct business around the world, mr. min has deep experience in advising clients with a practical and solution-focused approach even in difficult topics such as u.s. secondary sanctions and extraterritorial impact of u.s. export control laws. he also advises foreign investors, foreign and u.s. businesses in hi-tech sectors on cfius requirements, icts, as well as obtaining requisite licenses and approvals from u.s. trade authorities.in addition, mr. min has led large national and international internal investigations for multinational companies dealing with sanctions, export controls, and customs violations as well as filing voluntary disclosures and mitigation petitions for clients to reduce potential fines with government agencies. mr. min has formulated and developed internal compliance programs for u.s. and foreign companies in the areas of customs, export controls, economic sanctions, and anti-bribery laws as well as managing external government monitors resulting from settlement agreements with u.s. government agencies.he has also previously advised the u.s., lebanese, russian, ukrainian and moldovan governments on international trade law as well as at the wco, the united nations, eu commission, bafa, saudi arabia, china, uae, russia, singapore, morocco, and elsewhere on export control, customs and sanctions law matters. the american university, washington college of law & the school of international servicej.d./m.a.i.a.seoul national universitycertificatethe johns hopkins universityb.a.moscow state linguistics universitycertificate limnexus llp, co-managing partner & chair of international trade practice groupdhl group, vice president and chair, trade law practice groupfedex express, senior attorney, legal departmentgrunfeld desiderio lebowitz silverman & klestadt llp, associateuscs headquarters, us treasury and us homeland security, attorney advisorus department of commerce, office of the general counsel, attorney advisor publications “navigating ofac/bis licensing and sanctions,” charity & security network, november 2023. “impact of u.s. sanctions on russia for chinese companies,” beijing dacheng law offices, beijing, china, september 2023. “export controls on china,” panelist, association of american exporters and importers annual conference, washington dc, june 2023. “forced labor - you're only as strong as your weakest link", panelist, trade summit of the americas 2022, miami port, february 24, 2022. “anti-corruption compliance trends in the us, uk, and hong kong”, panelist, international bar association, january 12, 2022. “what can we learn from huawei’s legal saga involving hsbc? lessons for multinational companies and banks", lexology.com, october 27, 2021. moderator, “trends in export controls,” aaei 100th anniversary conference, june 30, 2021. managing national security risks for university researchers + their start-ups, webinar, april 2021. huawei, wechat and tiktok: trade war or unfair competition?, inhouse community magazine, february 2021. de-risking in light of u.s. secondary sanctions, compliance forum, mongolian bankers association, ulaanbaatar, november 2019. tariffs: the new normal, 23rd annual corporate counsel institute, georgetown law center, march 2019. free trade agreements & innovation, the new engine of growth: investment and technology conference, aba section on international law, seoul, korea, october 2018. how to tailor sanctions compliance programs for asian companies, 4th asia pacific economic sanctions conference, aci, singapore, october 2018. russia sanctions, aci hong kong summit on economic sanctions, hong kong, may 2018. intro to international trade law, china university of politics and law, summer session, beijing, july 2017. internal corporate compliance programs for sanctions and export control, 3rd conference on transits and transshipments as export control risks, marrakesh, morocco, march 2017. security and trade facilitation, international practitioner’s guide: customs processes and procedures, american bar association, july 2009 & august 2016. memberships greater cincinnati foreign trade zone, inc. (ftz zones 46 and 47), former board member global resource services, inc., chairman emeritus u.s. national committee on north korea, member & legal advisor the center for international trade & security, non-resident fellow artificial intelligence cfius/national security china export controls and economic sanctions international trade and customs law regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english korean russian partner district of columbia supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of international trade washington d.c. | |
 | Mark H. Mirkin Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Life Sciences, Technology Research Triangle, North Carolina | Mark H. Mirkin Partner EDUCATIONDuke University J.D., 1984Duke University B.A., cum laude, 1981PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Research Triangle, North Carolina Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Life Sciences, Technology English mark h. mirkin mark mirkin focuses his practice on strategic corporate and securities counseling to emerging and high-growth companies, especially in the context of seed, early stage and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and ipos. he has applied his voluminous knowledge of the startup landscape to help his clients in early stage financing transactions, particularly in private placements and public offerings of equity, debt and convertible securities. in this capacity, he has extensive experience advising companies in the life sciences, information technology, and clean technology industries in all aspects of corporate and securities law.mr. mirkin has represented numerous biotech and medtech startups in launching their drug discoveries and medical devices, helping to navigate them through the fda clinical trial process for new drug approval and to surmount the regulatory hurdles for medical devices. many such companies have been spin-outs from universities’ and research institutions’ laboratories, benefiting along with infotech startups from mr. mirkin’s extensive experience in the technology transfer process.prior to joining rimon, mr. mirkin worked as a partner at hicks, motto & ehrlich in palm beach gardens, florida. he has been a frequent speaker to university audiences of engineering, computer science and medical students on topics of corporate and securities law, especially venture financing for technology startups. he was honored to chair the inaugural southeast venture conference.mr. mirkin received his j.d. from duke law school and his b.a. in economics cum laude from duke university.representative mattersrepresented several group medical practices in acquisitions, both on buy and sell side, both to public and private buyersrepresented an offshore medical device company with commencement of u.s. clinical trials for fda clearancerepresented a leading distributor of dietary supplements in a $75 million dollar securities offeringrepresented a medical device university spin-out in its acquisition by a private equity firmrepresented an international combination medical device and laboratory services company in a venture capital financingrepresented an esoteric beverages company in an angel financing in europerepresented a nutritional supplements company in a strategic reorganization followed by a private equity financingrepresented the compensation committee of the board of directors of a publicly-traded company selling a line of assets to a fortune 50 acquirer education duke university j.d., 1984 duke university b.a., cum laude, 1981 previous experience hicks, motto & ehrlich (partner) duke universityj.d., 1984duke universityb.a., cum laude, 1981 hicks, motto & ehrlich (partner) corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital intellectual property life sciences securities and capital markets technology technology licensing english partner state of florida state of north carolina research triangle north carolina | |
 | David Mittelman Partner Securities and Capital Markets, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | David Mittelman Partner EDUCATIONNew York University School of Law LL.M., TaxationSuffolk University Law School J.D., magna cum laude, Suffolk University Law ReviewBoston College B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Securities and Capital Markets, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance English david mittelman david mittelman is a seasoned counselor to companies, funds, directors, officers, and investors on securities transactions, corporate governance, and legal planning. his more than twenty years of experience includes capital market offerings, mergers and acquisitions, internal investigations, and regulatory compliance. he also provides advice on general corporate law including tax matters, commercial contracts, and data privacy. his clients include technology companies, life science companies, real estate companies, financial institutions, venture funds, hedge funds, and investment advisors.david previously worked in the division of corporation finance of the securities & exchange commission. while at the sec, he served as legal branch chief overseeing reviews of ipos, 10-ks, and various other sec filings made by domestic and foreign registrants. prior to becoming legal branch chief, he served in the office of mergers & acquisitions reviewing submissions and answering interpretive questions regarding tender offers, proxy contests, going private transactions, and beneficial ownership reporting.representative matterscounseled venture platform in connection with program for sales of restricted securitiesadvised foreign-based technology company in connection with sec registration on form 10counseled nasdaq-listed small cap company in successfully responding to activist shareholder proposaladvised nyse-listed mid cap company in connection with development and reporting of esg programcounseled life sciences company on successfully rebutting section 16 short-swing profits claim against insideradvised venture investor on portfolio company initial public offering onto london stock exchange aimcounseled dual-listed u.s. and canadian company on finra inquiries into unusual trading activityadvised formerly otc-traded company on regaining reporting status and filing comprehensive form 10-kcounseled founder on remedial beneficial ownership reporting and group formationadvised variable annuity subsidiaries in connection with multi-billion dollar spin-off by public insurance companycounseled founders on corporate governance and sale of equity ownership in investment advisoradvised foreign commodities etf structure on u.s. securities law compliancecounseled newly public company on 10b5-1 plans and private sales by insiders and venture fundsadvised public company on finra investigation of third party trading in advance of public offeringcounseled public company on remedial action for director short-swing profit disgorgement education new york university school of law ll.m., taxation suffolk university law school j.d., magna cum laude, suffolk university law review boston college b.a. previous experience reed smith (partner) securities exchange commission (legal branch chief) new york university school of lawll.m., taxationsuffolk university law schoolj.d., magna cum laude, suffolk university law reviewboston collegeb.a. reed smith llp (partner)u.s. securities and exchange commission (legal branch chief) representative transactions $4 billion stock buyback and accelerated share repurchases by nyse-listed transportation company $2 billion merger between two publicly-listed financial technology companies $950 million initial public offering by biopharma company onto the nasdaq $600 million registered debt exchange offer by nasdaq-listed biopharma company $550 million business combination among three publicly-traded financial institutions $280 million underwritten secondary offering of nasdaq-listed technology company stock $220 million cash and stock sale of private advertising company to nasdaq-listed media company $140 million follow-on offering by nasdaq-listed regional bank $125 million equity offering by unlisted company into proprietary rule 144a market $125 million equity offering by consumer products portfolio company onto the nasdaq $100 million initial public offering by technology-focused special purpose acquisition company onto the nasdaq $100 million initial public offering by medical technology company onto the nyse $75 million at-the-market equity offering by nyse-listed health care reit $40 million aggregate confidentially-marketed and private-investment public offerings by nasdaq-listed technology company $16 million underwritten initial public offering by canadian company onto the nasdaq $16 underwritten uplisting onto the nasdaq by technology company and selling stockholders publications securities law techniques, williams act-beneficial ownership disclosure, matthew bender elite products beneficial ownership reporting, lexis practice advisor shareholder proposals, bna corporate practice series portfolio no.83-2nd wake up and smell the e-proxy coffee: changes ahead for online solicitations, deallawyers testing-the-waters: regulation a's model for soliciting investor interest, suffolk u.l. rev. speaking engagements disclosure documents and trends, practising law institute sarbanes-oxley updates for compliance executives, execsense u.s. and global securities compliance update, national association of stock plan professionals preparation of annual disclosure documents, practising law institute legal and practical issues in managing 10b5-1 plans, society of corporate secretaries & governance professionals the revised rules for resale of restricted securities, compliance week private offering reform: how proposed sec rules could alter the capital markets, deal flow media sarbanes-oxley act: language and concepts, american bar association fall meeting professional honors & awards corporate finance rising star, law360 (portfolio media inc.) client service all-star, bti (bti consulting group) capital markets award, sec banking and financial services corporate and business transactions corporate governance employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation environmental, social and governance investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds registered investment companies regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology technology licensing telecommunications english partner state of california state of new york san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Lisa-Marie Monsanto Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, International Transactions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Project Finance, Major Projects Washington, D.C. | Lisa-Marie Monsanto Partner EDUCATIONColumbia University School of Law, JDRutgers University–Newark MBAMcGill University BA, EconomicsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Corporate and Business Transactions, International Transactions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Project Finance, Major Projects English lisa-marie monsanto lisa-marie monsanto focuses her practice on representing project sponsors, private equity funds, issuers and other parties in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a broad range of financing transactions and equity investments with commercial and bilateral/multilateral development finance institutions. she is experienced in project finance, secured and unsecured single bank, club and syndicated credit facilities, first lien/second lien financing, mezzanine financing, export finance and equipment finance. lisa-marie focuses on financings in emerging markets, including latin america and the caribbean, southeast asia and africa. she also has a background in a wide range of specialized capital markets products.lisa-marie also provides general corporate and licensing counseling to small and medium size companies that are expanding in the u.s. and emerging markets. she serves as general counsel for two of her clients in the life sciences and manufacturing sectors.representative transactionsrepresented a jordanian private equity fund in connection with opic financing for one of their renewable energy portfolio companies.represented a life sciences company in connection with distribution agreements for its product in six southeast asian countries.represented a project sponsor in connection with the development of an ammonia-urea plant in nigeria.represented a latin american private equity fund in connection with an investment in an energy conglomerate in latin america and the caribbean.represented a utility pole manufacturer in connection with various corporate and commercial finance matters.represented an aircraft manufacturer in connection with various manufacturer financing transactions.represented an insurance company in connection with an opic financing of the philippine power distribution system.represented a trucking company in connection with a leverage buyout.represented an insurance company in connection with the purchase of u.s. ex-im guaranteed loans issued to various foreign airlines.represented technology start-ups on commercial finance and venture capital investments.represented commercial bank in connection with a large debt offering.represented a commercial bank on various trustee matters.represented a german bank on a complex securitization.represented a hedge fund on the purchase and sale of various real estate assets.represented a leading technology company in connection with a large commercial bank financingrepresented a housing agency on a large loan securitization.represented a philippine alternative energy producer on the sale of certain assets.membershipsexport-import bank of the united states advisory committeesid – co-chair of corporate role in development work groupamerican bar association, international law and business law sectionwomen’s foreign policy groupwomen’s world bankingspeaking engagements & presentationsspeaker | securing multilateral institutions and government funds | caribbean renewable energy finance conference | montego bay, jamaica (may 2–3, 2011)panelist | beyond the brics: what do alternative emerging markets offer investors? | emerging markets summit 2011: bric and beyond | new york, new york (january 19, 2011)speaker | a view from the top: a report card on women’s leadership | new economy, new reality: developing tools for empowerment and opportunity | new york, new york (june 5, 2009)recognitionnation’s best, lawyers of color, 201930 leaders changing the way the world looks at women, national council for research on women (international center for research on women), 2012fellow, leadership council on legal diversity, 2012 education columbia university school of law, jd rutgers university–newark mba mcgill university ba, economics previous experience katten (partner) columbia universityschool of law, jdrutgers university–newarkmbamcgill universityba, economics katten (partner) africa banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions energy transactions environmental, social and governance equipment leasing and finance international international transactions latin america leveraged finance major projects project finance regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology english partner district of columbia state of new york washington d.c. | |
 | Michael Moradzadeh Founding Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, International, Technology San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Michael Moradzadeh Partner EDUCATIONColumbia University School of Law, J.D. with Honors (Harlan Fiske Stone scholar); Editor, Columbia Journal of European Law; Assistant Editor, Columbia Journal of International AffairsUniversity of California, Berkeley B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, with Departmental and General Honors; graduated in three yearsUniversitat Ben Gurion Ba-Negev PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Corporate and Business Transactions, International, Technology English Farsi michael moradzadeh mr. moradzadeh has presented on innovations in law firm management and business models at harvard law school, stanford law school, uc berkeley law school, and uc hastings college of the law. mr. moradzadeh has also presented to the board of directors of global law firms to help them innovate their own structures.mr. moradzadeh’s innovations with rimon have received awards from the financial times and the american bar association journal and have appeared in a wide array of international publications, including the economist, the atlantic, the wall street journal, harvard business review, the american lawyer magazine, the national law journal, american bar association magazine, the national post, bloomberg, law & more, legal management magazine, the san francisco and los angeles daily journals, the san francisco business times, the silicon valley business journal, american lawyer’s law technology news, law 360, and elawyering. mr. moradzadeh was recognized by the american bar association journal as a top innovator in the law and awarded the legal rebel distinction. he was awarded law firm ceo of the year 2021 at the global ceo excellence awards by ceo monthly. in 2022, mr. moradzadeh was named u.s. gamechanger of the year by gamechangers global awards.mr. moradzadeh’s practice focuses on technology company representation and international transactions. he represents both companies and investors in investment rounds and stock sales. he has worked on deals ranging from small angel investments to representing a private equity firm in a $6 billion acquisition.mr. moradzadeh also sits on the board of directors of infinit acquisition corporation, a publicly traded company.prior to rimon, mr. moradzadeh practiced corporate law at ropes & gray, llp in san francisco. mr. moradzadeh also worked at the united states attorney’s office in san francisco. before law school, mr. moradzadeh worked for several high-tech companies in the silicon valley including napster and check point software, as well as silicon valley law firms capstone law group and wilson sonsini goodrich & rosati. mr. moradzadeh also co-founded ez web mall in 1997.mr. moradzadeh lives in san mateo, california with his wife and three children.publicationsdisrupting the law firm model: a collection of published materials on why the traditional law firm must changerimon was designed for teamwork from anywhere education columbia university school of law, j.d. with honors (harlan fiske stone scholar); editor, columbia journal of european law; assistant editor, columbia journal of international affairs university of california, berkeley b.a. phi beta kappa, with departmental and general honors; graduated in three years universitat ben gurion ba-negev previous experience ropes & gray, llp us attorney's office in san francisco ez web mall (co-founder and ceo) napster checkpoint software columbia universityschool of law, j.d. with honors (harlan fiske stone scholar); editor, columbia journal of european law; assistant editor, columbia journal of international affairsuniversity of california, berkeleyb.a. phi beta kappa, with departmental and general honors; graduated in three yearsuniversitat ben gurion ba-negev ropes & gray, llpus attorney’s office in san franciscoez web mall (co-founder and ceo)napstercheckpoint software artificial intelligence corporate and business transactions international israel private equity securities and capital markets technology english farsi founding partner district of columbia state of california san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Celeste Moy Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Trademark and Copyright Washington, D.C. | Celeste Moy Partner Washington, D.C. Entertainment, Sports and Media, Trademark and Copyright celeste moy celeste moy is a partner in rimon’s entertainment sports & media practice group. ms. moy has extensive music and entertainment law experience primarily representing songwriters, and their successors-in-interest, in disputes over royalty payments and royalty monetization transactions, copyright assignment terminations and recaptures, as well as negotiating and drafting various types of entertainment contracts for recording and performing artists and music producers. she also helps her clients to obtain trademark registrations and trademark license agreements for use of their logos, and creative works in connection with advertising, marketing materials and merchandise.in addition to her law practice, ms. moy and her brother, christopher moy, are co-managers of the estate of sylvia moy llc d/b/a masterpiece sound studios. masterpiece was established by sylvia moy, the award-winning american songwriter, record producer, inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 2006, and the first woman songwriter/producer for motown records with 11 gold and 8 platinum album awards. since its founding in 1973, masterpiece sound studios has worked with and produced certified gold and platinum records for grammy nominated and award- winning artists.awardsrecognized on the 2024 billboard top music lawyers listpublicationsco-author, “copyright law enters the digital age: the music modernization act is now law”, intellectual property and technology law journal, jan. 2019speaking engagementspanelist, “music industry law panel,” the george washington university law school entertainment and sports law association, october 2021federal bar association webinar, presenter, “the music modernization act: ushering the copyright law into the age of a digital music marketplace,” march 2019received 2005 “privacy innovation award” sponsored by international association of privacy professionals & hewlett-packard georgetown university, mcdonough school of businesspost graduate certificate, strategic business leadershipuniversity of detroit, mercy school of lawjuris doctorate, lawmichigan state universitybachelor of arts, english/secondary education arent fox llp (counsel)akerman llp (of counsel)celeste m. moy, pllc (attorney and counselor)department of energy and usda/office of inspector general (sr. foia analyst/contractor)fitch even tabin & flannery (partner)morrison & foerster llp (of counsel)nextel/sprint (vice president/assistant general counsel/chief privacy officer) entertainment, sports and media trademark and copyright partner state of virginia washington d.c. | |
 | Keith Munson Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations Greenville | Keith Munson Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Virginia JD, LawClemson University BA, Political Science, Norris Medal RecipientPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Greenville Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations English keith munson keith munson is a partner in the firm’s litigation practice. as a trial attorney for more than 30 years, mr. munson has experience in complex litigation, including: product/mass tort defense, business litigation, class action litigation, intellectual property, and directors and officers (d&o) liability/fraud. he has litigated cases involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, construction/advanced materials (including military and aviation), consumer appliances, and flammability issues. mr. munson also litigates d&o cases involving public and private corporations and counsels corporations and agencies on navigating board governance and compliance issues.mr. munson serves on multiple boards and is a member of the national association of corporate directors, which brings a corporate perspective to his practice. prior to his time in private practice, mr. munson served as a military and federal prosecutor for the united states army 24th infantry division (mechanized). he served as an operational law officer throughout desert storm, where he earned the meritorious service and kuwait liberation medals. mr. munson was recognized by best lawyers in america® 2022-2023.professional associationsboard of directors, south carolina trial defense attorney’s association (scdtaa)south carolina lottery commission (2013-present)member/spokesperson for governor mark sanford’s eight member transition team (2002-2003)member of the south carolina gubernatorial inaugural committee (2007)board member/sc research universities centers of economic excellence (2008-2013)board of directors of the south carolina public service authority (santee cooper), (2003-2005)board of directors of the upstate alliance, (10 county economic development organization), (2005-2015)diversity leadership academy graduate (furman university’s riley institute)selected experiencelead trial counsel in obtaining defense judgment for dublin based fortunes global 500 medical device and technology company in the first human bone allograft recall case to go to trial.jurisdictional litigation counsel for fortunes 500 commercial real estate services and investment firm doing business with 90 of the fortune 100 companies around the world.lead trial counsel in establishing class iii medical device federal preemption in south carolina for subsidiary of swiss fortunes global 500 company.lead litigation counsel for uk fortunes 500 pharmaceutical company in reversing federal court order denying dismissal and transfer to the english high court in multimillion dollar drug production dispute.lead trial/appellate counsel in obtaining and preserving defense verdict for fortune 500 rail company against claim brought under 45 u.s.c. § 51, et. seq.expert consultant to the us attorney’s office to assist in investigation and preparation of white collar criminal prosecutions for securities fraud and related offenses related to the failed insurance company. education university of virginia jd, law clemson university ba, political science, norris medal recipient previous experience womble bond dickinson (us) llp (partner) mcguire woods (attorney) us army jag corp, 24th infantry division (mechanized) ft. stewart & desert storm (captain) university of virginiajd, lawclemson universityba, political science, norris medal recipient womble bond dickinson (us) llp (partner)mcguire woods (attorney)us army jag corp, 24th infantry division (mechanized) ft. stewart & desert storm (captain) arbitration and mediation litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations english partner state of florida state of pennsylvania state of south carolina supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the armed forces u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the middle district of florida u.s. district court for the northern district of florida u.s. district court for the southern district of florida us district court for the district of south carolina greenville | |
 | John L. Murphy Partner Project Finance, Corporate and Business Transactions, Latin America, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Environmental, Social and Governance Miami, New York | John L. Murphy Partner Miami, New York Project Finance, Corporate and Business Transactions, Latin America, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Environmental, Social and Governance English Spanish john l. murphy john murphy serves as a trusted advisor to help clients protect and advance their business objectives, especially in transactions involving latin america and the caribbean. john has over 25 years of experience helping clients navigate complex cross-border financings, international project development and finance, capital markets transactions, m&a and general corporate matters, with an emphasis on the energy, mining and infrastructure sector, in latin america and the caribbean. the foregoing includes extensive work with multilaterals, export credit agencies and development financial institutions in environmental, social and governance (esg) matters and projects aimed at advancing the united nation’s sustainable development goals across the western hemisphere. john is board certified as a specialist in international law by the florida bar. john has significant transactional experience representing: investors, project sponsors, concessionaires, developers, private sector banks and multilateral and bilateral public sector development financial institutions in the evaluation, development and financing of power and infrastructure projects (including public-private partnerships (p3)), in the united states, latin america and the caribbean; arrangers, lenders, agents and borrowers in leveraged acquisition finance, trade finance, structured finance and general corporate lending; and issuers and placement agents/underwriters/arrangers in debt capital markets issuances, including 144a, regulation s and 4(2)(a) private placements. in addition to his transactional practice, john has advised on cross-border and multijurisdictional workouts and restructurings in over 10 countries, spanning the united states, latin america and the caribbean, which has provided him with a keen awareness of critical issues in structuring, negotiating and documenting transactions. having studied abroad in spain and lived, worked and traveled extensively in latin america and the caribbean, john has familiarity with local customs and culture, market practices and civil law and common law concepts, all of which guide him in his business-oriented approach to advising clients and helping them solve complex challenges that arise in international engagements. john also serves as the co-chair of the industry advisory board for the master of science in construction management program, college of engineering, university of miami (2017 – present). georgetown university law centerj.d.georgetown university, mcdonough school of businessm.b.a.georgetown university, walsh school of foreign serviceb.s.f.s., cum laude baker & mckenzie llp, partner dla piper llp, partner foley & lardner llp, partner white & case llp, counsel export-import bank of the united states, fellow publications "a case for comity: the bankruptcy of mexico’s vitro tested us international insolvency laws and serves as a warning to both creditors and debtors." international financial law review · sep 1, 2012. "durango's impact on mexico/us cross-border insolvency." latinlawyer · apr 1, 2005. memberships international bar association – member hispanic national bar association – member american bar association – member two hundred club of greater miami – member commanderie de bordeaux – commandeur, greater miami chapter awards and recognition board certified specialist in international law, the florida bar (2006-present) construction corporate and business transactions environmental, social and governance latin america major projects mergers and acquisitions private equity project finance securities and capital markets english spanish partner district of columbia state of florida state of new york miami new york | |
 | John Murray, J.D.; Ph.D. Partner Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Life Sciences, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright Washington, D.C. | John Murray, J.D.; Ph.D. Partner Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Life Sciences, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright john murray dr. john murray has extensive experience in complex life sciences patent litigation, prosecution and opinion work, as well as due diligence. john conducts prosecution both domestically and internationally for a wide range of clients, including start-ups and academic clients, as well as larger corporations. he has substantial experience in life sciences, in areas such as biotechnology, chemistry/organic chemistry, medical devices, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals, as well as other diverse fields such as software and acoustic technology.john has significant experience in patent infringement litigation, hatch-waxman and itc 337 litigation. he has particular experience in motion practice, claim construction, discovery work and oral argument. in addition to life sciences litigation, john has also handled litigation involving software, mechanical devices, commercial packaging, and contractual disputes related to ip ownership.john has handled inter partes review, including oral argument before the uspto patent trial and appeal board, as well as appeal to the federal circuit. he also provides advice and strategic overview regarding management and development of trademark and copyright portfolios, including advice on filing and prosecution of trademarks or copyrights.john received his phd in molecular genetics under the supervision of professor sir alec j. jeffreys from the university of leicester, england. he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at columbia university, after finishing a post-doctoral fellowship at mt. sinai school of medicine in new york. his post-doctoral research investigated the structural biology of cell membrane proteins through use of x-ray crystallography.selected experiencegenetic technologies, ltd. v. histogenetics, llc, (d. del.) – represented diagnostics innovator in patent infringement litigation to secure dismissal on summary judgment of patent infringement claims by patent troll.hypoxico inc. v. colorado altitude et al. (s.d.n.y.) – represented oxygen tent manufacturer in trial team to obtain million dollar damage award in patent infringement litigation jury trial.certain products having laminated packaging, and components thereof (i.t.c.) – represented major distiller, including conduct and co-ordination of discovery, in landmark itc case to establish failure to meet domestic industry requirement by patent troll.astrazeneca ab et al. v. ivax corporation et al., (d.n.j.) – represented generic against brand name in anda litigation to secure settlement before trial.oral argument before the united states patent trial and appeal board during ipr proceedings.awards and recognitionnew york rising star in intellectual property litigation, super lawyersmemberships and professional associationsnew york intellectual property law associationnew york academy of sciencespublicationscoronavirus drug shows global hurdles to patent protection, co-author, law360, february 2020gene therapy policies can strike an ethical balance, co-author, law360, may 2019new uspto guidance may help diagnostics patents, co-author, law360, april 2019new proposed rules regarding government rights in federally funded research: bayh-dole act, co-author, the national law review, february 21, 2017federal circuit clarifies the steps in biosimilars dance, co-author, the national law review, july 24, 2015presumption of validity triumphs over a good-faith belief of invalidity, co-author, the national law review, may 28, 2015post exclusivity issues for biologics, co-author, the national law review, january 3, 2015winning the battle but losing the war? – new considerations for file wrapper estoppel, december 22, 2014the supreme court takes on patent trolls, technophilic magazine, february 12, 2014provisionally protecting your next genius idea, october 2013be quick or you’ll lose: the new first-to-file patent application rule, december 2012the new post-grant patent review: just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in, july 2012challenges to stem cell patents in europe and the u.s., the intellectual property strategist, december 2007podcast: lab bench meets federal bench: the supreme court and stem cell research,february 15, 2013, the new york academy of science (nyas)science publicationstitus j boggon, john murray, sophie chappuis-flament, ellen wong, barry m gumbiner, lawrence shapiro. c-cadherin ectodomain structure and implications for cell adhesion mechanisms. science. 2002 may 17;296(5571):1308-13.murray j, buard j, neil dl, yeramian e, tamaki k, hollies c, jeffreys aj. comparative sequence analysis of human minisatellites showing meiotic repeat instability. genome res. 1999 feb;9(2):130-6.a j jeffreys, j murray, r neumann. high-resolution mapping of crossovers in human sperm defines a minisatellite-associated recombination hotspot. mol cell. 1998 aug;2(2):267-73.jeffreys aj, bois p, buard j, collick a, dubrova y, hollies cr, may ca, murray j, neil dl, neumann r, stead jd, tamaki k, yardley j. spontaneous and induced minisatellite instability. electrophoresis. 1997 aug;18(9):1501-11. fordham university 2006j.d., cum laudecolumbia universitypost-doctoral fellowmt. sinai school of medicinepost-doctoral fellowuniversity of leicesterph.d., molecular geneticsuniversity of edinburgthb.s., biological sciences (genetics) morris, manning & martin, llp (of counsel)andrews kurth llp (of counsel) intellectual property intellectual property litigation life sciences patent counseling and prosecution trademark and copyright partner district of columbia state of new york u.s. district court for the northern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) washington d.c. | |
 | John R. Mussman Partner Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions Chicago | John R. Mussman Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Michigan Doctor of Law (J.D.), cum laudeKalamazoo College B.A., cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Chicago Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions English john r. mussman john mussman is a leading banking and financial services lawyer.mr. mussman represents banks, mortgage lenders, and other financial services providers, focusing on banking and commercial and consumer credit law. he also represents bank affiliates and non-bank players in the commercial and consumer credit space.his work includes managing regulatory projects for banks, mortgage companies, finance companies and credit card banks, assisting in the development of electronic banking and other financial products, and representing domestic and foreign financial institutions in complying with federal and state regulatory and licensing requirements. he also drafts and negotiates credit card and merchant agreements with banks and card companies for hotels and other nonbank clients.prior to law school, mr. mussman worked for three years as a research assistant and legislative assistant in the washington office of united states senator edward zorinsky (d. nebraska).mr. mussman received his j.d. (cum laude) from the university of michigan law school and his b.a. (cum laude) from kalamazoo college. he is recognized by best lawyers in america® in banking and finance law.publicationssax v. fast track investments – legal finance regulation, consumer lending interest rate regulation, rimonlaw.com, july 27, 2021bostock v. clayton county and its expansion of sexual discrimination to include discrimination against persons for sexual orientation and gender identity, rimonlaw.com, july 14, 2021occ and fdic propose cra modernization regulations, rimonlaw.com, january 21, 2020seventh circuit rejects class action for tila violation right of rescission. financial institutions newsletter, october 2008investment in indian country: how investments in tribal infrastructure and other tribal projects may qualify for community reinvestment act credit, september 2007preemption of state mortgage banking regulations for operating subsidiaries of national banks. financial institutions newsletter, july 2007illinois governor suspends predatory lending pilot program. financial institutions newsletter, february 2007fdic issues supervisory policy on predatory lending. financial institutions newsletter, february 2007speaking engagementsmarch 10, 2021. “community reinvestment act modernization — three agencies diverged in a yellow wood: a study in divergence, convergence, and the battle of the charts.” chicago bar association’s financial institutions committee.may 30, 2019. cfpb actions in fair lending, annual consumer financial services conferenceapril 10, 2019. chicago bar financial institutions committeedecember 12, 2018. privacy development; new statutory and regulatory requirements for banks and other financial institutions. the chicago bar association financial institutions committee.november 14, 2018. fair lending: enforcement, audits, and new frontiers. the chicago bar association financial institutions committee.october 30, 2018. eager for regulatory reform: an update on the economic growth act implementation. illinois bankers, fall compliance conference.october 10, 2018. case studies for professional responsibility: inclusion and diversity. the chicago bar association financial institutions committee.april 26, 2018. ten questions: case studies for professional responsibility. the chicago bar association, financial institutions committee.november 8, 2017. cast a long shadow: the continued impact of the “robust causality” requirement in inclusive communities and the “concrete injury” analysis in spokeo. a discussion of the recent case law addressing doctrines developed by the united states supreme court in 2015 and 2016. the chicago bar association financial institutions committee.august 3, 2017. where there is smoke, there are mirrors: misdirection and the application of sleight of hand principals to the pursuit of shiny objects in politics. the rotary club of the chicago financial district.february 10, 2016. recent developments in fair lending. the chicago bar association, financial institutions committee.october 14, 2010. “house of cards: the credit card act/where are we and where are we going?.” national association of federal credit unions regulatory compliance.awards and recognitionbest lawyers 2024 – banking and finance law education university of michigan doctor of law (j.d.), cum laude kalamazoo college b.a., cum laude previous experience reed smith llp holland & knight (partner) dla piper rudnick gray cary (partner) university of michigandoctor of law (j.d.), cum laudekalamazoo collegeb.a., cum laude reed smith llpholland & knight (partner)dla piper rudnick gray cary (partner) banking and financial services corporate and business transactions english partner state of illinois u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois chicago | |
 | Harold S. Nathan Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Banking and Financial Services New York | Harold S. Nathan Partner New York Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Banking and Financial Services harold nathan harold nathan counsels clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, real estate, joint ventures, contracts, banking and finance. he draws on the support of firm resources and practice groups to address a wide range of matters of concern to his clients, including taxation, intellectual property licensing and employment. harold began his commercial law practice in japan and over the years he has continued to represent many clients based in japan and elsewhere in asia. harold also acts for u.s.-based commercial and financial institutions. in his representation, he applies his knowledge and experience to a matter by first appreciating and considering the context in which it arises, rather than approaching it from a narrow or entirely specialized perspective. selected experienceacquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures in the united states and abroad in the automotive, equipment leasing, chemical, biotechnology, insurance, renewable energy, chemicals, pharmaceutical, machinery, steel, energy, agricultural, and banking industries. review of private equity fund documentation for multiple investments by a major financial institution. counsel on development projects concerning natural resources and infrastructure. drafting of comprehensive legal compliance programs. negotiating contractual and intellectual property arrangements between government and privately funded biotechnology organizations in japan and u.s. service providers. organizing and providing legal advice for two new york-based community banks and a property and casualty insurance company. yale law schoolj.d.cornell universityb.a. schiff hardin (partner)pillsbury winthrop (partner)hill, betts & nash (managing partner)anderson, mori & rabinowitz (foreign associate) publications harold has been an instructor and speaker on corporate law subjects in the united states and other countries, including: korea where he spoke about the “regulatory implications for acquisitions of u.s. biotech companies.” nigeria and the gambia where, under un auspices, he instructed university students in american-style mergers and acquisition practice. memberships civic and charitable memberships harold acts as outside corporate counsel to a us-based not-for-profit organization providing abused and trafficked women and girls in india and southeast asia with training in manufacturing commercially attractive products that can be sold through major u.s. retailers. professional memberships american bar association new york city bar association banking and financial services corporate and business transactions japan mergers and acquisitions private equity securities and capital markets partner state of connecticut state of new york supreme court of the united states new york | |
 | Brent Nelson Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax Phoenix, Tucson | Brent Nelson Partner EDUCATIONGeorgetown University LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2010 Certificate in Estate PlanningTexas Tech University School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, 2009 Regent's Scholarship Texas Tech Administrative Law JournalNorthern Arizona University B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2005 Regent's ScholarshipPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Phoenix, Tucson Trusts and Estates, Tax English Russian Ukrainian brent nelson a select group of u.s. and international individuals, families and financial institutions work with brent nelson on their complex tax, estate planning, and family business matters. collectively, mr. nelson’s clients live, invest, or have family on every inhabitable continent in the world.with significant experience representing high-net-worth individuals and families, mr. nelson is sensitive to the unique challenges and opportunities these clients face. he creates family organizations with an eye on multi-generational continuity. mr. nelson helps his clients understand, improve, and protect family structures that include trusts, business entities, private investments, charitable giving, and family governance. he is accustomed to working with high profile clients and understands that privacy and confidentiality are absolutely essential.brent is an established and respected thought leader in his field. he hosts the popular wealth and law podcast, co-edits the arizona estate planning and probate handbook (thomson reuters), drafts relevant legislation, and frequently speaks and writes on estate and tax developments. he has been elected to or served as:fellow, the american college of trust and estate counsel (actec)chair of the probate and trust section of the state bar of arizonatrust and estate practitioner in the society of trust and estate practitionersdirector of his local affiliate of the national association of estate planners & councilspublications“tax and estate planning for nonresident real estate owners,” co-author, colorado lawyer (march 2024)“cross border tax issues and how to solve them,” co-presenter, hawaii tax institute (november 2023)“creative trust planning for charitable giving,” co-presenter, arizona charitable gift planners (november 2023)“five (tax) things you didn’t know about charity,” presenter, planned giving roundtable of southern arizona (may 2023)“five things you forgot (or don’t know) about international estate planning,” presenter, southern arizona estate planning council (october 2022)“s corporations and arizona’s only business tax credit,” presenter, arizona society of cpas (august 2022)“cross-border tax issues and how to solve them,” co-presenter, step canada national conference (june 2022)“now that the dust has settled…tax reform,” co-presenter, state bar of arizona—probate & trust section/actec (june 2022)“hot topics in estate planning,” presenter, wealthcounsel southwest assembly (april 2022)“using preferred partnerships,” presenter, state bar of arizona—probate & trust section (february 2022)“transfer tax planning,” presenter, state bar of arizona—tax section (february 2022)“putting the toothpaste back in the tube: capital gains and dni,” presenter, american bar association—tax section (february 2022)“using preferred partnerships,” presenter, tucson tax study group (september 2021)“revocable trusts for changing times,” property & probate, (september/october 2021)“transfer tax planning in 2021,” presenter, state bar of arizona (may 2021)“reading the tea leaves: the future of the trust and estate practice,” panelist, southern arizona estate planning council (march 2021)“trusts for changing times,” presenter, state bar of arizona (march 2021)“modern trust planning,” co-chair, state bar of arizona (december 2020)“flps are not death,” presenter, state bar of arizona (october 2020)“two special trusts to ‘stretch’ iras”, rimonlaw.com (june 2020)“cares act part 2,” presenter, entrepreneurial cpas network (may 2020)“how do i get some of that cares act money?,” presenter, entrepreneurial cpas network (april 2020)“covid-19 has changed charitable trust planning,” rimonlaw.com (march 2020)“ira trust beneficiaries after the secure act,” rimonlaw.com (january 2020)“stack business and charitable deductions for maximum savings,” co-author, wealth management (october 21, 2019)“pass-through and charitable deductions explained,” co-author, wealth management (september 27, 2019)“life insurance in business succession,” co-presenter, snell & wilmer seminar (august 29, 2019)“five things you forgot (or don’t know) about international estate planning,” presenter, state bar of arizona’s probate and trust law section (august 28, 2019)“wills and trusts 101,” presenter, national business institute seminar (june 18, 2019)“family wealth: reexamining family limited partnerships,” co-presenter, snell & wilmer seminar (may 29, 2019)“family wealth & estate planning: estate planning basics,” co-presenter, snell & wilmer webinar (may 8, 2019)“it is now easier to transition business to the next generation,” co-author, phoenix business journal (may 3, 2019)“the pass-through income deduction for charitable remainder trusts,” co-author, snell & wilmer legal alert (march 27, 2019)“retirement account freebies: taking penalty-free withdrawals,” author, probate and property magazine (march 2019) education georgetown university ll.m., taxation, with distinction, 2010 certificate in estate planning texas tech university school of law j.d., magna cum laude, 2009 regent's scholarship texas tech administrative law journal northern arizona university b.s., political science, magna cum laude, 2005 regent's scholarship previous experience snell & wilmer l.l.p. (partner) gabroy, rollman & bosse, p.c. georgetown universityll.m., taxation, with distinction, 2010 certificate in estate planningtexas tech university school of lawj.d., magna cum laude, 2009 regent’s scholarship texas tech administrative law journalnorthern arizona universityb.s., political science, magna cum laude, 2005 regent’s scholarship snell & wilmer l.l.p. (partner)gabroy, rollman & bosse, p.c. community involvement southern arizona soccer coalition, inc. (tucson adult soccer league), director (2014-present) steven m. gootter foundation, committee member (2010-2018), board member (2018-present) southern arizona legal aid volunteer lawyers program, volunteer (2011-present) arizona community foundation of yuma, board of advisors (2018-present) professional recognition & awards 40 under 40, tuscon.com (arizona daily star), 2019 trusts and estates, best lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2020-2024 snell & wilmer coach award, snell & wilmer l.l.p., 2019 professional memberships & activities society of trust and estate practitioners, tep state bar of arizona, probate and trust section-chair, tax law section american bar association, section of real property, trust and estate law, section of taxation pima county bar association young tax professionals, director and founder southern arizona estate planning council, director tucson tax study group corporate and business transactions corporate governance estate and gift tax europe international international tax latin america regulatory, compliance & corporate governance tax trusts and estates english russian ukrainian partner arizona supreme court state of arizona state of colorado united states tax court phoenix tucson | |
 | Aldo Noto Partner Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution Northern Virginia | Aldo Noto Partner Northern Virginia Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution aldo noto aldo noto concentrates his practice in the area of domestic and international intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks, with an emphasis on contested matters. he is a recognized industry leader in software patent portfolios — the development, procurement, sale, litigation, and licensing of software patent portfolios. having worked at highly regarded international law firms, aldo brings over 25 years of big law firm experience to bear on solving client’s intellectual property problems. his litigation experience includes intellectual property rights litigation in the “rocket docket” eastern district of virginia, eastern district of texas, before the u.s. patent and trademark office and u.s. international trade commission, as well as the court of appeals for the federal circuit. in addition to litigation, aldo’s work includes patent portfolio development, management and exploitation, licensing, technology agreements, and providing opinions and advice regarding patentability, freedom to practice, infringement, and validity issues. his experience includes both patent prosecution as well as proceedings before the patent trial and appeal board (ptab). his industry focuses include electronics, telecom, digital media, interactive television, e-commerce, computer and business methods. his software patent portfolio experience includes a string of successful development and monetizations totaling $100’s of millions including the following portfolios: discovery communications’ cable television portfolio sold to comcast, daniel egger’s software rights archive (sra) internet page searching portfolio asserted against google, telequip’s (tqp) encryption portfolio, bascom’s (dss) social media linking portfolio, discovery communications’ electronic book portfolios, strikeforce’s two factor authentication portfolio and others going as far back as the development and prosecution of cyberoptics’ portfolio for detecting an object in continuous motion and its ultimate sale in 1994 to yamaha. aldo served as an adjunct law professor for marymount university’s masters program, teaching computer law from 1992-2000. from 2000-present, he has taught “software and business method patents: procuring and enforcement” at patent resources group, inc., the leading provider of cle in patent law. he frequently writes and presents on the topic of software patents and intellectual property law for leading industry forums and publications. in 2015 and 2016, aldo was recognized as a washington, d.c., “super lawyer” by super lawyers. he was also named “one of the world’s leading patent practitioners” in intellectual asset management magazine’s iam patent 1000: the world’s leading patent practitioners (2014-2015). membershipsvirginia bar association district of columbia bar association awards and recognitionsuper lawyers, washington, d.c., 2015-2016 “one of the world’s leading patent practitioners” in intellectual asset management magazine’s iam patent 1000: the world’s leading patent practitioners, 2014-2015 george washington universityll.m., intellectual property lawgeorge washington universityj.d., lawu.s. coast guard academyb.s., electrical engineering, minor computer scienceuniversity at albany, sunyb.s., math/computer science davidson berquist jackson & gowdey, llp, partner blank rome llp, partner andews kurth llp, partner/chair ip group dorsey & whitney llp, partner, chair ip section united states coast guard, officer artificial intelligence intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution partner district of columbia state of virginia u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the fourth circuit northern virginia | |
 | Sonia Oliveri Partner Immigration Law Miami | Sonia Oliveri Partner EducationNova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law J.D., cum laude, Dean's ListRoma Tre University J.D., summa cum laudePrevious Experience
Miami Immigration Law English Farsi French Italian Portuguese Spanish sonia oliveri sonia oliveri’s practice focuses on business immigration, eb-5, and on commercial clients’ immigration and international business needs. a native of italy, ms. oliveri is fluent in six languages: english, farsi, italian, french, portugese and spanish.ms. oliveri is a highly accomplished immigration attorney. she assists corporate clients, foreign corporations and investors with complex corporate transactions and immigration matters, with an emphasis on the eb-5 program, e-1/e-2 treaty trader and investor programs, h-1b visa matters, and l-1 intracompany transferee visa applications. ms. oliveri counsels foreign national clients on obtaining green cards through either individual direct, pooled investments, or regional center eb-5 investments, nationwide. she serves clients seeking solutions to complex immigration and business issues. she also works with employers and human resources departments on i-9 compliance as well as h-1b and lca compliance. she regularly counsels businesses on immigration-related regulatory compliance issues including employment-eligibility verification issues, e-verify and i-9 audits, internal audits and reviews.ms. oliveri represents clients with domestic and international interests concerning international/cross-border transactions and international estate matters. clientele from all over the world — specifically europe, latin america, the middle east and india — rely on her cultural experience and global international background and perspective for matters that require cultural sensitivity. she leverages her international business abilities and interpersonal skills in complex international matters, corporate and immigration-related. ms. oliveri presents creative solutions and identifies issues before they become problematic, while delivering the highest levels of customer attention and care.the combination of her international business and multilingual background allows ms. oliveri to bring unique expertise to the eb-5 arena. her thorough understanding of the broad issues associated with business migration to the u.s. permits her to recognize and communicate to clients many of the complex issues of the u.s. business immigration processes outside of the traditional application filings with uscis.ms. oliveri has also served clients worldwide including treaty investors (e-2), and traders (e-1), immigrant investors, regional centers, multi-national managers and corporations, small businesses, artists, entertainers, athletes, students, trainees, professionals, managers, executives, employers, and individuals seeking solutions to complex immigration and business issues.ms. oliveri has developed strong professional relationships in her field. she provides advice on the complexities of immigration matters to the clients of numerous u.s. investment groups, regional centers, and developers. additionally, ms. oliveri advises these groups on eb-5 program compliance, including developing new projects that qualify for eb-5 investments, preparing amendment filings, and applying for exemplar petitions. ms. oliveri works with securities lawyers, economists, business plan writers and other professionals on the preparation and filing of regional center designations and regional center amendment applications. from the beginning of her career, ms. oliveri has been responsible for filing hundreds of eb-5 petitions. she also advises individuals, businesses and regional centers on eb-5 compliance issues and complex u.s. immigration and nationality matters.prior to joining the firm, ms. oliveri was a partner with kelley kronenberg, where she created and led the firm’s eb-5 and immigration practice groups. prior to that, ms. oliveri was an attorney for a major immigration investment law firm. there, she gained experience in business immigration, advising high-net-worth foreign nationals and companies on business agreements, business and investor visas, commercial lease agreements, contract negotiations, corporate formation, employment, employment-based applications and global immigration. education nova southeastern university, shepard broad college of law j.d., cum laude, dean's list roma tre university j.d., summa cum laude previous experience kelley kronenberg (partner) nova southeastern university, shepard broad college of lawj.d., cum laude, dean’s listroma tre universityj.d., summa cum laude kelley kronenberg (partner) professional associations organization of women in international trade (owit), board of directors american immigration lawyers association (aila), member south florida aila, member business & investment committee latin american and caribbean aila, member national italian american bar association (niaba), member comites, italian consular committee for italians abroad, member italy american chamber of commerce southeast (iacc), member awards and recognition chambers and partners usa, immigration - florida, 2021-2022 top 25 immigration attorneys, eb-5 investor magazine, 2019 top 5 rising stars, eb-5 investor magazine, 2018 eb-5 verified by eb-5 investor magazine publications immigration alert: international entrepreneur parole, rimonlaw.com, july 13, 2021 trump’s immigration proclamation has some key exemptions, miami herald, may 2020 connecting with cultures: attorney fluent in 6 languages thrives in immigration practice, daily business review, april 2020 connecting with cultures: attorney fluent in 6 languages thrives in immigration practice, daily business review, april 2020 how will this new immigration change impact south florida real estate? miami herald, november 2019 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri honored as top 5 rising star by eb5 investors magazine, broward county bar association blog, april 2, 2019 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri honored as top 5 rising star by eb5 investors magazine, legal learning series, march 6, 2019 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri honored as top 5 rising star by eb5 investors magazine, sun-sentinel, february 18, 2019 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri honored as top 5 rising star by eb5 investors magazine, citybizlist, february 18, 2019 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri honored as top 5 rising star, attorney at law magazine, february 18, 2019 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri appointed to american immigration lawyers association’s business and investment committee in south florida, legal learning series, august 28, 2018 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri appointed to american immigration lawyers association’s business and investment committee in south florida, sun-sentinel, august 22, 2018 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri appointed to aila’s business and investment committee, citybizlist, august 22, 2018 kelley kronenberg partner sonia oliveri appointed to business and investment committee, attorney at law magazine, august 21, 2018 speaking engagements changes to the eb-5 investor program and the e-2 treaty investor visa, nsu cle new immigration challenges, nova southeastern university shepard broad college of law, june 2019 h-1b to eb-5 seminar miami, ilw.com, april 2019 business immigration, e-2 treaty investor visa & eb-5 investor program, nsu cle new considerations in immigration practice, nova southeastern university shepard broad college of law, february 2019 practical aspects of preparing and filing eb-5 immigrant visa petitions, business and investment committee, aila south florida, january 2019 eb-5 investor program seminar & roundtable, nicastro group, milan, may 2018 other credentials eb-5 attorney – immigrant investment petitions immigration law english farsi french italian portuguese spanish partner district of columbia state of florida u.s. district court for the southern district of florida miami | |
 | Petar Orlic Partner Real Estate, United Kingdom London | Petar Orlic Partner London Real Estate, United Kingdom Bosnian Croatian English Japanese Montenegrin Serbian petar orlic petar orlic is a partner in rimon’s london office. he has experience with a wide range of matters relating to the acquisition, finance, development, management and disposal of all types of real estate both in the uk and mainland europe. mr. orlic represents institutional investors, developers, foreign and domestic banks, and a wide variety of other commercial real estate investors. in addition to commercial real estate, he has experience in representing offshore investors and private banks in relation to high-end residential acquisitions. in the uk, recent transactions have focused on ‘co-living’, hotel and real estate/development finance deals for both lender and borrower. in mainland europe, recent transactions have focused on south eastern europe, advising on cross-border transactions including acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and corporate matters. mr. orlic graduated from the university of east anglia having read law and european legal systems. he completed his lpc at the university of law, york. prior to joining rimon, mr. orlic was a real estate partner at jmw solicitors llp. he also worked as a nq at orrick, herrington & sutcliffe, london and became a partner at mcguire woods, london in 2012. mr. orlic has also been seconded to merrill lynch investment bank and mpc holdings whilst working at law firms. he is fluent in serbian, croatian, bosnian and montenegrin and has a basic understanding of japanese having lived in tokyo for 3 years. university of east angliallb with european law, lawuniversity of law, yorklpc jmw solicitors llp (real estate partner) watson farley & williams (real estate partner) reed smith llp (partner) faegre baker daniels llp (head of london real estate) mcguirewoods (partner & senior counsel) paul hastings (associate) orrick herrington & sutcliffe (associate) real estate united kingdom bosnian croatian english japanese montenegrin serbian partner london | |
 | Oliver Otto Partner Banking and Financial Services, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Europe, Leveraged Finance, Real Estate Frankfurt | Oliver Otto Partner Frankfurt Banking and Financial Services, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Europe, Leveraged Finance, Real Estate English German oliver otto *attorney is a member of separate entity, rimon falkenfort, and not rimon p.c.oliver otto is a partner in rimon’s frankfurt office. he focuses on restructuring, bankruptcies, as well as banking and finance in the finance, technology, energy, and manufacturing sectors.mr. otto advises clients on insolvency risk on financial restructuring measures, non-performing investments, exit solutions, portfolio solutions, and debt trading. he represents creditors in insolvency proceedings as well as debtors in their crisis and debtor-in-possession proceedings, and provides counsel to corporates and directors in near-insolvency scenarios and advises on fraudulent insolvencies.selected experiencerepresentation of mail order company, otto group, in relation to the sale of its quality assurance and product safety service provider.representation of precision mechanical engineering company, heidelberger druckmaschinen ag, on financial restructuring measures to increase its profitability.representation of a u.s. fund on the repayment of a corporate financing made to a german medical laboratory.representation of a lessor for truck trailers active in the european market on the insolvency remote structuring of a multinational abs structure.representation of an operator of nursing homes active in the european market in relation to the insolvency proceedings of a german nursing home operator and in the takeover of its business out of insolvency.representation of a german mortgage bank on the sale of its gbp 15 million interest in a syndicated loan to a foreign borrower (performing loan, sell side).representation of finnish sovereign wealth fund, finnish fund for industrial cooperation ltd, in relation to the debtor-in-possession proceedings of german solar solutions provider, mobisol gmbh.representation of manufacturer guala closures group, on the acquisition of the german closure manufacturing operations of the insolvent closurelogic gmbh, out of debtor-in-possession proceedings.representation of swedish mortgage bank on the sale of part of its npl portfolio with a volume of eur 175 million (sell side).representation of hospital and senior living group, katharina kasper viasalus, in its debtor-in-possession proceedings.representation of british airways, iberia, and a merchant acquirer in relation to the insolvency proceedings of air berlin plc & co. luftverkehrs kg.representation of insurance company, baloise group, on the transfer of a loan portfolio held by the german branch of basler leben ag to frankfurter leben group.representation of credit suisse international on work-out scenarios and re-organisation of pan-european real-estate loan portfolios.representation of santander consumer bank in the insolvency of german customers, including security and loan origination documents.publicationsmass redundancies in insolvency scenarios, mondaq®, 10 october 2023esg – in times of crisis should “g”overnance be replaced by “c”ompliance? aufsichtsräte be aware!, mondaq®, 31 july 2023take action now: sustainability and human resources, labor law magazine (faz fachverlag), 13 june 2022tangible effects on the restructuring environment, published by exis|tenz magazin, magazine for the restucturing market (edition february 2022)sustainability also plays a role in restructuring, published by börsen-zeitung, magazine for financial markets (edition 20, january 29, 2022)cash pooling in insolvency scenarios; handbook deutsche kreditmarkt standards, october 2021commenting on judgement of olg karlsruhe ‘funding of closed property funds’ (‘aufklärungspflicht; finanzierung von geschlossenen immobilienfonds’), wub/november 2011, s. 639speaking engagementsmondaq-webinar: german state aid – will mass insolvency be next?, may 2022membershipsdks – german loan market standard associationgerman bar association (dav)dav sub-group insolvency & restructuringassociation on white-collar criminal law johann wolfgang goethe-university frankfurt am mainfirst state exam in lawoberlandesgericht frankfurt am mainsecond state exam in law dla piper (lawyer)salans (lawyer)linklaters (lawyer) banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring europe leveraged finance real estate english german partner partner - rimon falkenfort germany* frankfurt | |
 | Matthew D. Pace Partner FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Entertainment, Sports and Media New York | Matthew D. Pace Partner EDUCATIONEmory University JDTrinity College BAPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Entertainment, Sports and Media English matthew d. pace matthew pace represents clients in a broad range of sports and entertainment matters, including property acquisitions and sales, sponsorships, licensing and promotional agreements, joint venture activities, digital rights and other media and general business issues. he also represents various clients with financings and other corporate legal matters.his clients include sports and entertainment companies, personalities, leagues and teams, sponsors and properties, technology companies, investors, licensees and licensors, talent and marketing and promotions agencies and institutional lenders and borrowers.among mr. pace’s noteworthy representations include the representation of:gse sports and entertainment in connection with various matters including the sale of its baseball agency and the purchase of its football agency;a prominent music label in connection with the purchase of music libraries;boy george and culture club in connection with various matters including a worldwide concert tour;noted american artist derrick adams in connection with his creation and sale of an nft to commemorate the 25th anniversary of jay-z’s album reasonable doubt;bc partners in connection with various lending transactions;argyle sports in connection with launching and maintaining the ef cannondale women’s professional cycling team;sport 10 ip in connection with the purchase, financing and exploitation of the intellectual property rights of global icon pele,alliance baseball, the owners of the omaha storm chasers (aaa kansas city royals) and the richmond flying squirrels (aa san francisco giants) in connection with the purchase of the storm chasers and the purchase and operation of noted publication baseball america;the ny cosmos soccer club in connection with its re-launch and subsequent sale,the ultimate fighting championship in connection with various matters including structuring fighter contracts and media deals; andsports technologies in connection with the sale of fannation.com to sports illustrated.mr. pace has also represented private equity investors in connection with their investments in sports and entertainment properties.mr. pace previously held senior-level business positions, including serving as executive director of major league lacrosse, executive vice president of business development and general counsel for gm eventworks, an interpublic group company that was responsible for managing sports and entertainment alliances for general motors corp.mr. pace received his j.d. from the emory university school of law and his b.a. from trinity college-hartford.awards & recognitionunited states recommended attorney, the legal 500 (legalease ltd), 2015publications“starting a career in sports & the law,” new york city bar association committee on sports law; february 26, 2014“should some advantages be allowable? the argument surrounding the permissibility of performance enhancement,” 18th annual fordham sports law symposium, fordham university; february 14, 2014“going global: the impact of exportation and expansion of american sports around the world,” 16th annual fordham sports law symposium, fordham university; march 30, 2012“the role of sponsorship and advertising in the business of sport” ny state bar association (nysba) “in the arena” 2012.“clash of sports celebrities’ publicity rights in computer and fantasy sports games,” new york state bar association’s entertainment, arts and sports law section; february 23, 2011“twenty-first century labor concerns in sports and entertainment,” seton hall university law school’s annual sports and entertainment law symposium; february 15, 2011“pay-per-view and subscription models in the entertainment and sports industries,” american bar association; october 8, 2010“new media round table discussion,” punch media group; march 3, 2010“challenges in going mobile,” the international association of entertainment lawyers; february 24, 2010“the impact of social networking on the sports world,” new york state bar association’s entertainment, arts and sports law section; november 17, 2009“understanding the value of your digital rights,” sports media & technology 2007 conference; november 13, 2007other experienceco-chair of the sports section of the entertainment, arts and sports law (easl) section of the new york state bar association.executive director of major league lacrosseexecutive vice president of business development and general counsel for gm eventworks, a company responsible for managing the sports and entertainment alliances for general motorsplayer agent and a business development and partnership consultant to national retailers and marketing companies education emory university jd trinity college ba previous experience arent fox, (partner) herrick, feinstein llp duval & stachenfeld llp, (partner) milbank, tweed, hadley & mccloy llp major league lacrosse, executive director general motors eventworks, executive vice president and general counsel emory universityjdtrinity collegeba arent fox, (partner)herrick, feinstein llpduval & stachenfeld llp, (partner)milbank, tweed, hadley & mccloy llpmajor league lacrosse, executive directorgeneral motors eventworks, executive vice president and general counsel banking and financial services corporate and business transactions entertainment, sports and media fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets english partner state of new york new york | |
 | Jill Haley Penwarden Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Lake Tahoe, San Francisco | Jill Haley Penwarden Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law , J.D.University of California, San Diego B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
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Lake Tahoe, San Francisco Entertainment, Sports and Media, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution jill haley penwarden jill haley penwarden, a partner in rimon’s litigation group, has two decades of experience representing and defending sports and recreation providers in high-stakes litigation. she has represented clients including ski areas, golf course operators, mountain bike parks, and cruise ship operators in california and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. ms. penwarden also serves her clients as an advisor on risk management and insurance matters. she has completed a 40-hour mediation training, works as a private mediator, and acts as a volunteer mediator in the california and nevada courts.ms. penwarden is an author and industry expert on risk management and litigation related-topics as they relate to the sports and recreation field, and is a regular speaker at sports and recreation industry conferences throughout the country. she has been profiled in skiing magazine and ms. jd’s attorneys across america, and quoted in publications including the los angeles times and espn.com on issues involving recreational risk.representative matters include:obtained summary judgment for a ski area client in wrongful death case where a snowboarder slipped, fell, and suffered fatal injuries while hiking to expert terrain near the ski area boundary. briefed the issues to the ninth circuit court of appeal and preserved summary judgment on appeal.obtained defense jury verdict for a ski area client against a claim by a snowboarder that it was legally responsible for his spinal cord injury. briefed the issues to the california third district court of appeal and preserved defense verdict. verdict for client was named one of california’s “top 10 defense verdicts of 2006” by the los angeles daily journal.obtained summary judgment in recreational injury cases for sports and recreation clients on the basis of assumption of risk in a variety of contexts, including skiing, snowboarding, and mountain biking injuries. claimed injuries at issue included traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder.drafted successful appellate briefs in state and federal courts of appeal to preserve trial court judgments for clients.drafted three amicus curiae briefs to the california supreme court regarding primary assumption of risk, an issue crucially important to recreational providers.represented recreational providers in litigation, resolution, and implementation of remediation plans in connection with americans with disabilities act claims.drafted athlete sponsorship agreements.represented a cruise ship line in employment litigation brought by on-board performers.represented an online retailer in defense and coordination of multi-district internet privacy litigation.represented major securities firm in fraudulent conveyance trial and securities arbitration arising from margin trading by foreign investor.represented compressed gas manufacturer regarding plant destroyed by ammonium nitrate explosion at neighboring fertilizer plant.memberships & associationsassociation of ski defense attorneysjudge pro tem, nevada county superior courtmediator, neighborhood mediation center, reno, nevadatahoe-truckee bar association, past presidentsierra expeditionary learning school, former founding board member and corporate secretaryadventure risk challenge, advisory committee memberpublicationsinsurance coverage and the coronavirus, rimonlaw.com, march 31, 2020 education university of california, berkeley boalt hall school of law , j.d. university of california, san diego b.a. previous experience duane morris (partner) hancock, rothert & bunshoft (partner) perkins coie walsh, donovan, lindh & keech admissions state of california u.s. court of appeals for the 9th circuit u.s. district courts for the northern, eastern, central, and southern districts of california university of california, berkeleyboalt hall school of law , j.d.university of california, san diegob.a. duane morris (partner)hancock, rothert & bunshoft (partner)perkins coiewalsh, donovan, lindh & keech entertainment, sports and media litigation and alternative dispute resolution non-profit organizations partner state of california u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the northern district of california lake tahoe san francisco | |
 | Geoffrey Perusse Partner Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Real Estate San Francisco | Geoffrey Perusse Partner EDUCATIONWashington & Lee University J.D., Cum LaudeColgate University B.A., International RelationsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Real Estate English geoffrey perusse geoffrey perusse counsels businesses in connection with private capital raising, private fund formation, investment activities, securities regulation and compliance matters.geoff represents sponsors and managers of private funds across asset classes, including real estate, private equity, debt, venture capital and hedge funds, with respect to the structuring, formation and operation of the funds, including regulatory and compliance matters arising under the investment advisers act of 1940, the securities act of 1933, and the investment company act of 1940.geoff advises investors, private funds, sponsors and companies on the acquisition and disposition of investments and assets in a variety of industries, including in the real estate, technology, and media and entertainment industries.geoff also works with select entrepreneurs and technology companies based in san francisco and silicon valley. he has substantial experience with raising capital through convertible debt offerings, common and preferred stock offerings, mergers and acquisitions, stock option matters, and advising the board of directors.geoff started his career in the menlo park, california office of davis polk & wardwell llp and spent over a decade at allen matkins leck gamble mallory & natisis llp in their san francisco office. most recently he was a partner at vlp law group llp.outside of the office he enjoys exploring and skiing the sierra nevada mountains with his wife and two dogs, and surfing the cold waves of northern california.representative mattersinvestment management/fund formation mattersrepresented sponsor in connection with the formation of a $50mm real estate private equity fund focused on multifamily apartments.represented sponsor in connection with the formation of a $100mm real estate private equity fund focused on multifamily and mixed-use properties located in san francisco using master-feeder structure to facilitate offshore investors.represent nyse listed company in connection with spin-out of an internally managed venture capital fund.represent managing member of a hedge fund in connection with restructuring and dispute with other managing member.ongoing representation of a number of registered investment advisers on investment adviser act compliance matters with over $10 bln in aggregate aum.publicationsdigital asset risk alert, rimon im report, march 12, 2021sec investment adviser risk alert, rimon im report, december 3, 2020public companies oppose sec’s proposed changes to section 13(f) disclosures, rimon im report, september 23, 2020sec adopts amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, rimon im report, august 26, 2020real estate private equity adviser settles with sec over misallocation of expenses, rimon im report, august 25, 2020delaware law updates, rimonlaw.com, march 15, 2019registered investment adviser compliance update, rimonlaw.com, march 15, 2019 education washington & lee university j.d., cum laude colgate university b.a., international relations previous experience vlp law group (partner) allen matkins leck gamble mallory & natisis llp (senior counsel) davis polk & wardwell llp washington & lee universityj.d., cum laudecolgate universityb.a., international relations vlp law group (partner)allen matkins leck gamble mallory & natisis llp (senior counsel)davis polk & wardwell llp banking and financial services corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital fund formation investment advisers and other asset managers mergers and acquisitions private equity private investment funds real estate securities and capital markets technology english partner state of california san francisco | |
 | Saxon Peters Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Saxon Peters Partner Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions saxon peters saxon peters is a corporate attorney representing innovative start-up and high-growth companies and venture capital investors.his practice involves virtually all aspects of early-stage company counseling including corporate formation and structuring, debt and equity financings (preferred stock, convertible notes, safes, etc.) and governance matters, as well as both buy and sell-side mergers and acquisitions.mr. peters has represented companies in a wide range of industries, including health tech, business and financial services, insurance, energy and clean technology, biotechnology, software and hardware design and online services and has extensive experience in cross-border financing transactions with companies and investors based in latin america, europe and asia.selected experiencerepresented a clean technology company in raising more than $150 million in venture capital investment.represented a venture fund in a $7.5 million lead investment in a $24 million series b round for a web advertising company.assisted in public client’s $60 million acquisition of a privately held wireless networking company.assisted a software development client in a $10 million convertible note bridge financing.advised numerous early-stage companies on day-to-day corporate issues including founder stock and equity compensation matters, capitalization structure and planning, employment matters and ip licensing and transfer. university of pennsylvania law schoolj.d., magna cum laudewharton school of business, university of pennsylvaniacertificate in business and public policyhaas school of business, university of california berkeleyb.s., business administration greenberg traurig, llp (of counsel)cooley llp (associate)venture law group/heller ehrman (associate) memberships & affiliations american bar association, member state bar of california, member corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology licensing partner state of california silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Matthew Poppe Partner Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Matthew Poppe Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Chicago J.D., with high honorsStanford University B.A. in International Relations & Economics, with distinctionPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English French matthew poppe matt poppe is a partner in the intellectual property and litigation groups. his litigation experience spans a wide range of patent, other intellectual property, and commercial cases. key recent clients include redfin, matterport, varian medical systems, emc (now part of dell), ebay, baidu, and soundgarden. he has also represented a variety of asia-based clients in u.s. litigation involving intellectual property and business disputes.in patent litigation, matt focuses on technologies related to computer networks, data storage, software, medical devices, and semiconductors. in other ip cases, matt has substantial experience with trade secret, copyright, and trademark litigation. outside of ip, matt has handled breach of contract, fraud, consumer class action, and many other types of commercial claims. matt has also briefed and argued appeals, including to the federal circuit.matt belongs to the intellectual property owners association, the sedona conference, and the itc trial lawyers association, and he regularly speaks and writes on issues related to intellectual property law and litigation.in 2016, matt served as president of the santa clara county bar association. he has spent more than a decade on the board of directors of the silicon valley campaign for legal services, which conducts fundraising and coordinates events related to legal aid. he contributes pro bono time each year to clients in domestic violence, landlord/tenant, immigration, and/or consumer disputes.matt has been listed as a northern california super lawyer since 2012 and has been recognized by best lawyers in america from 2020-2023. he was also named a bti client service all-star in 2017.prior to joining rimon, matt was a partner at orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp in its ip litigation grouprepresentative matterspatentredfin corporation. matt represents redfin in a patent case related to computer technology for generating 3d models of physical spaces for real estate listings. the case is pending in the western district of texas.emc corporation. matt has represented emc in patent cases related to data storage technology, including a case against competitor pure storage that went to trial before judge andrews in the district of delaware. varian medical systems. matt has represented varian in patent cases related to imaging systems for radiation therapy.brocade communications systems. matt has represented brocade and its subsidiary, foundry networks, in multi-patent suits against nortel, alcatel, and enterasys related to computer networking technologies.nanya technology corp. matt represented nanya in itc and district court proceedings commenced by elpida memory, inc. the matter settled after a full hearing on the merits. the six patents-in-suit related to dram technology. nikko materials usa. matt represented nikko and its subsidiary, jja, in a patent case related to copper foil laminate technology used in manufacturing multilayer printed circuit boards. nikko/jja won a jury verdict of willful infringement on their patent while the patent counterclaims were dismissed on summary judgment.trade secretintel corp. matt defended intel against claims that it misappropriated trade secrets allegedly contained in commercial software intel had purchased from a third party. the trial court dismissed silvaco’s claims on summary judgment and the decision was affirmed on appeal. silvaco data systems v. intel corp., 184 cal. app. 4th 210 (2010).applied materials. matt represented applied in connection with united states v. mcdowell, a criminal case in which the defendants were convicted of crimes relating to misappropriation of applied’s trade secrets related to semiconductor manufacturing equipment.matrix pharmaceuticals. matt represented matrix in a trade secret action filed by collagen corp., which alleged misappropriation of a process for manufacturing collagen for pharmaceutical purposes.copyright/trademarksoundgarden. matt represents soundgarden and the individual band members in a copyright case against the former lead singer’s widow related to rights in an unreleased soundgarden album.varian medical systems. matt represented varian in a copyright case filed by an artist claiming infringement of her copyrights in drawings licensed by varian for use in its marketing activities.vigour pak and vigour plastic. matt represented taiwanese manufacturers of paper and plastic restaurant products in a trademark case filed by their former u.s. distributor named lollicup.acxiom corp. matt was a member of the team that filed a trademark case on behalf of acxiom against axiom, inc., resulting in a judgment for acxiom and a permanent injunction against axiom after a trial in the district of delaware.commercial/contractlibo cosmetics. matt is defending chinese/taiwanese cosmetics packaging manufacturers against claims brought by a former u.s. sales representative claiming millions of dollars in underpaid commissions on his sales to revlon. flextronics. matt represented flextronics in an arbitration and related state court action in which each side charged the other with breaches of a design services agreement related to the development of medical monitoring technology.vigour pak and vigour plastic. matt represented these taiwanese companies in a contract dispute against their former u.s. distributor, lollicup, which claimed exclusive distribution rights based on an alleged oral contract.shih-ming hsieh. matt handled two related cases involving a dispute between family members and business partners related to the operation of a golf course. matt inherited the cases after adverse judgments had been entered against his clients. matt obtained appellate reversals in each case, with one resulting in a published decision. ho v. hsieh, 181 cal. app. 4th 337 (2010). matt continued as lead counsel during bench trials on remand.outrigger systems, inc. matt represented outrigger and its founders against ion beam applications, inc. in a case involving disputed ownership of software that outrigger had developed.pacific bell wireless. matt represented pbw (later called cingular wireless, and now at&t) in a license dispute arising out of a defective billing system provided by lhs. pbw defeated lhs’s claims at an arbitration hearing and obtained a multimillion-dollar award on its counterclaim.false advertisingacer, inc. matt represented acer in a class action false advertising case filed in the southern district of florida relating to notebook computers. the case was brought to a speedy, satisfactory conclusion.pacific bell wireless. matt successfully defended pbw against two consumer class actions, once via demurrer and once by successfully opposing certification of the class. each favorable ruling was upheld on appeal.publicationsthe legal 500 intellectual property comparative guide, chapter author, 2023“piracy pays (the ip owner),” the licensing journal (nov./dec. 2016) (co-author).“president’s message” monthly column for the santa clara county bar association, daily journal (2016). periodic contributions, orrick norcal ip blog (2016-2017) and orrick trade secrets watch blog (2013-2017). “judge v. jury on claim construction,” the recorder, july 12, 2013 (co-author)“courts fumble with broader ‘obviousness’ test,” daily journal, june 26, 2013 (co-author).“new employees and the risks posed by the assignor estoppel doctrine,” mealey’s litigation report: patents, vol. 13, issue #23, may 2006. “guarding trade secrets,” employment law yearbook, pli press, 2001 and 2002 eds. (co-author).“defining the scope of the equal protection clause with respect to welfare waiting periods,” 61 university of chicago law review, 291, 1994.speaking engagementspatent trolls in the video game industry, berkeley center of law and technology, september 11, 2014.“fraud issues relating to intellectual property, licensing and brand protection,” fei-silicon valley chapter, knowledge synergized 2014, june 20, 2014. “incorporating the trade secrets of another into a patent application,” ipo trade secrets committee, june 3, 2014.“from trolls to the target breach: evolving tactics used by plaintiffs’ attorneys in video game patent litigation and data privacy suits,” entertainment software association, march 12, 2014. “intellectual property: 2013 year in review, patent law,” sacramento county bar association, january 31, 2014.“the america invents act one year later – baby’s growing up fast,” santa clara county bar association, september 5, 2012. “picking your poison: forum-shopping in patent litigation,” santa clara county bar association, march 25, 2010.“patent opinions and advice of counsel after seagate,” santa clara county bar association, may 7, 2008. “nuts and bolts of depositions,” santa clara county bar association, november 8, 2007.“recent supreme court & federal circuit decisions regarding patent litigation,” santa clara county bar association, february 28, 2007. “nortel networks v. foundry networks: a case study,” boalt center for law and technology, january 11, 2005.“litigation under business & professions code section 17200 after proposition 64,” december 2, 2004.“the expert’s role in summary judgment,” law seminars international, conference on effective financial expert testimony, november 5, 2004.awards and recognitionbest lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2020-2021bti client service all-star, the bti consulting group, inc, 2017northern california, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2012-currentpatent litigation, the legal 500 u.s. (legalease ltd), 2009university of chicago law review, staff member, 1992-93order of the coifmemberships and affiliationsstate bar of californiaintellectual property owners association, litigation committee the sedona conferencesanta clara county bar association education university of chicago j.d., with high honors stanford university b.a. in international relations & economics, with distinction previous experience orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp. (partner) university of chicagoj.d., with high honorsstanford universityb.a. in international relations & economics, with distinction orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp. (partner) china intellectual property intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution trademark and copyright english french partner u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Robin Powers Partner Banking and Financial Services, Private Investment Funds, Securities and Capital Markets, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain New York | Robin Powers Partner EDUCATIONFordham University J.D.,Member, Journal for Intellectual PropertyNew York University M.B.A.Queens College, CUNY B.A., cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Banking and Financial Services, Private Investment Funds, Securities and Capital Markets, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain English robin powers robin powers advises buy-side and other market participants on a broad range of trading and derivatives documentation and transactions, with a focus on cleared and uncleared derivatives and cross border regulation. she counsels clients with respect to regulatory issues including dodd frank and emir compliance, clearing and swap execution facility relationships and uncleared swap margin related issues.ms. powers has extensive experience negotiating and documenting international swaps and derivatives association (isda) master agreements, master repurchase agreements, collateral and other credit support documents, prime brokerage agreements, futures and options trading and clearing, and securities lending agreements. she assists clients in their various transactional activities including documentation of structured transactions, credit default swaps, equity derivative transactions, interest rate swaps, weather swaps, asset swaps, total return swaps and currency transactions. she has also developed master confirmations for various derivative products.ms. powers focuses on the regulatory aspect of structuring and organizing domestic and offshore investment funds including the design, structure and operation of investment portfolios. she also provides ongoing advice to investment advisory clients relating to their investment products and services and trading issues. ms. powers assists both investment fund and investment advisory clients in the negotiation and documentation of agreements with service providers including administrators, data and electronic trading service providers, auditors, and prime brokers.representative experiencems. power’s extensive representative experience includes:negotiating documentation for cleared and uncleared derivatives products, u.k. and n.y. governed master securities loan agreements, overseas lending agreements, prime brokerage arrangements, give-up arrangements, custody and control agreements, and master netting arrangements on behalf of hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, universities and endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals, insurance companies, and pension funds.assisting buy side clients in complying with regulations relating to derivatives, including dodd-frank and emir.advising end users on practices to minimize counterparty, operational, and documentation risk.structuring, negotiating and documenting total return swap (trs) facilities.updating templates for documentation of derivatives transactions for updated definitions and regulations.negotiating waivers and amendments to trading agreements and transactions on behalf of buy-side clients.representing buy-side clients in a wide range of disputes involving collateral valuation, isda events of default and early terminations, secondary loan trading, notations and fund liquidations.publications“family office”? what’s in a name: the implosion heard around the (financial markets) world, rimon im report, april 7, 2021isda ibor fallbacks supplement and protocol: what you need to know, rimonlaw.com, november 19, 2020author, monoline insurers: confusion and chaos in the credit default swap market, derivatives: financial products report (vol. 9, no. 7), mar. 2008.co-author, hedge fund roundtable, financier worldwide, jan. 2007.speaking engagementschair, speaker, program on central clearing – central clearing of interest rate swaps, hedge fund roundtable, june 15, 2010.chair, program on central clearing – questions and answers from the buy-side perspective, hedge fund roundtable, apr. 15, 2010.panelist, otc derivatives, american bar association derivatives & futures law committee winter meeting, jan. 29, 2010.speaker, program on market initiatives and pending derivatives regulation, hedge fund roundtable sept. 29, 2009.speaker, webinar on pending tax initiatives and their impact on investment funds, july 28, 2009.speaker, “pending investment adviser regulation,” hedge fund roundtable, june 11, 2009.speaker, hedge fund roundtable on collateral and liquidity – lessons from “black september,” apr. 2, 2009.panelist, new york city bar association cle program on credit derivatives & bankruptcy law: what the securities, finance & bankruptcy practitioner needs to know about these new products, mar. 10, 2009.panelist, otc credit risk in the post-bear stearns world, feb. 3, 2009.speaker, webinar on examining strategies and best practices for managing counterparty risk, aug.12, 2008.panelist, new york city bar association panel on credit derivatives and bankruptcy law, may 12, 2008.speaker, “differences in use and applicability between the 1992 and 2002 isda® master agreements,” american conference institute, 5th annual conference on negotiating and tailoring isda® master agreements and confirmations, mar. 31, 2008.speaker, “documenting credit derivative confirmations,” american conference institute derivatives boot camp, nov. 5-6, 2007.speaker, “credit default swaps and succession,” barclays global gaming, hospitality and leisure credit conference, sept. 6-7, 2007.speaker, “equity derivatives transactions,” american conference institute derivatives boot camp, mar. 7-8, 2007.blog posts by robin powersclick here to read blog posts by robin powers education fordham university j.d.,member, journal for intellectual property new york university m.b.a. queens college, cuny b.a., cum laude previous experience sutherland asbill & brennan tannenbaum helpern syracuse and hirschtritt cadwalader, wickersham & taft llp salomon brothers (management consultant) anderson consulting (consultant) fordham universityj.d.,member, journal for intellectual propertynew york universitym.b.a.queens college, cunyb.a., cum laude sutherland asbill & brennantannenbaum helpern syracuse and hirschtrittcadwalader, wickersham & taft llpsalomon brothers (management consultant)anderson consulting (consultant) banking and financial services corporate and business transactions derivatives education, universities, and endowments europe fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds securities and capital markets technology english partner state of new york new york | |
 | Brian Powers Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions Long Island | Brian Powers Partner Long Island Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions English brian powers brian represents nearly every type of party in corporate restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, and out-of-court workouts, including debtors, committees, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, and potential asset purchasers. brian has represented clients in some of the country’s most prominent bankruptcy cases, whether it be as counsel to a creditor, an asset purchaser, or a litigation defendant. brian also regularly negotiates debt restructurings out of court in matters both large and small.brian also regularly represents entrepreneurs, family businesses, and privately-owned companies with corporate transactional matters and restructurings, including asset acquisitions and sales. brian’s experience includes the purchase of a debt consolidation company by its largest competitor, the sale of a multi-location radiology practice on long island to a large hospital chain, and the purchase of a large electromechanical parts business by a competitor. st. john’s university school of lawj.d.molloy collegeb.a. silvermanacampora llp, partner bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions private equity english partner state of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Letao Qin Partner Intellectual Property, China, Trademark and Copyright New York, Research Triangle, North Carolina, Shenzhen* | Letao Qin Partner EDUCATIONBoston College J.D. Cum Laude, Trustees ScholarshipMontana State University Ph.D. in Physics, Summa Cum LaudeUniversity of Science and Technology of China B.S. in PhysicsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York, Research Triangle, North Carolina, Shenzhen* Intellectual Property, China, Trademark and Copyright English Mandarin letao qin letao qin has extensive experience as a patent attorney. focusing her practice in all aspects of ip transaction, patent and trademark prosecution and procurement, dr. qin has advised fortune 500 companies, universities, start-ups, and individual inventors to identify, capture, and protect innovations. her practices include ip counseling, due diligence and clearance for business transactions that involve high-tech and emerging technologies such as ai, robotics, and autonomous driving vehicles. dr. qin also specializes in patent and trademark procurement and proceedings at the patent and trademark appeal boards. she has drafted pct and us utility patent applications in the technical areas of emerging technologies, electrical and telecommunication technologies, computer software, medical devices and optical instruments.dr. qin is a member of american ip law association (aipla) and co-chairs its ip practice in china committee, where she leads the committee’s various projects of legislation and commentary, ip law harmonization and delegation visits.prior to joining rimon, dr. qin worked for more than seven years at two ip boutique law firms as an associate. she also did a stint at an early-stage energy start-up company as an in- house ip attorney. before joining the legal profession, dr. qin worked at two leading engineering companies — ibm and nortel networks — as a computer engineer.dr. qin holds a doctorate in astrophysics and studied under dr. tsuruta, who was one of the very few female astrophysicists in the 1950s and after whom a neutron star was named. in graduate school at montana state university, dr. qin was involved in the astrophysics research group and received her doctoral degree after her pioneer work studying effects of strong magnetic fields on neutron star thermal evolution. she attended the extremely competitive university of science and technology of china, after ranking second in the hunan province on the national college entrance exam. she received her b.s. in physics from the university of science and technology of china and her j.d. from boston college law school, cum laude. she is registered in massachusetts and with the uspto.letao is a native of china. she speaks and writes mandarin chinese fluently.representative mattersrepresented a large oled display device manufacturer in patent procurement in front of the usptorepresented a world-leading e-commerce company in patent procurement in front of the usptorepresented a large technology company in the financial service industry in patent procurement in front of the usptocounseled a prominent chinese startup company in the ai technical areahandled a trademark infringement lawsuit by a famous nyc restaurant against a major nyc corporation, which concluded with a fast and favorable settlement for the restauranthandled all aspects of ip legal issues at ihhi, a nuclear energy research company; responsible for building the company’s patent portfolio and developing its ip protection strategydrafted and prosecuted international and us utility applications for a top wireless communication equipment providerrepresented a top chinese internet company in trademark matters in north americarepresented ipearl, inc., a retailer of electronic device accessories, in a patent infringement lawsuit in the northern district court of floridaspeaking engagementsjune 3, 2019, learning from the past: legal issues for the technology attorney in 2019, american bar association cle webinarapril 18, 2019, drafting patents that satisfy multiple jurisdictions, presentation at aipla patent agent committeemarch 21, 2019, how much is your trademark worth? lunch and learn event at r!ot of nc, raleigh, ncnov. 13, 2018, navigating the chinese patent system: what u.s. patent counsel need to know, stratford cle webinarjuly 26, 2018, how a startup can protect its ip assets with a limited budget. lunch and learn event at r!ot of nc, raleigh, ncjan. 25, 2018. moderated “space: the final frontier for ip?”, aipla mid-winter conference, palm springs, capublicationsthe legal 500 intellectual property comparative guide, chapter author, 2023“the importance of getting the claim scope right in a us patent application (i),” rimonlaw.com, october 4, 2021featured, “bilingual lawyers have a leg up in many niche practice groups,” aba journal (2013)author, “three tips for managing intellectual property in mergers and acquisitions,” lexology (2013)“axion cooling and omega,” with s. tsuruta, in the cosmological constant evolution of the universe, (eds. k. sato et al.), universal academy press, 309 (1996)“constraints on the neutrino magnetic moment from neutron star cooling,” with n. iwamoto, r. fukugita, and s. tsuruta, physics review 51, 348 (1995)“effects of magnetic fields on neutron star thermal evolution,” with s. tsuruta in the 17th texas symposium on relativistic astrophysics and cosmology (eds. j. trumper et al.), the n.y. academy of science 759, 299 (1995)“cooling of magnetic neutron stars,” with s. tsuruta, proceedings of the 7th marcel grossmann meeting on relativity (eds. r. jenzen et al.) (1995)“anisotropic cooling and atmospheric radiation of neutron stars with strong magnetic fields,” with yu.a. shivanov, et al. the 17th texas symposium on relativistic astrophysics and cosmology (eds. j. trumper et al.), the n.y. academy of science, 759, 291 (1995)membershipsco-chair of aipla ip practice in china committeeamerican intellectual property law association and its ip practice in china committeeawardsbest lawyers in america®, patent law (2022-2024).attorney intel, top 25 attorney of north carolina (2022) education boston college j.d. cum laude, trustees scholarship montana state university ph.d. in physics, summa cum laude university of science and technology of china b.s. in physics previous experience coats + bennett, pllc fish & richardson p.c. boston collegej.d. cum laude, trustees scholarshipmontana state universityph.d. in physics, summa cum laudeuniversity of science and technology of chinab.s. in physics coats + bennett, pllcfish & richardson p.c. china intellectual property international patent counseling and prosecution technology licensing trademark and copyright english mandarin partner massachusetts supreme judicial court state of massachusetts u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the fourth circuit united states patent and trademark office (uspto) new york research triangle north carolina shenzhen* | |
 | Phillip Quatrini Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. | Phillip Quatrini Partner EDUCATIONThe Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, law reviewPenn State University B.S. in EconomicsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions English phillip quatrini phil quatrini represents clients in a full range of corporate transactional and general commercial matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (m&a) and private equity transactions, including venture capital. phil represents public and private buyers and sellers in m&a transactions across a wide range of industries, including the banking and financial services, communications, healthcare, hospitality, government contracts, and software industries. his private equity practice includes representing startup and emerging growth companies in angel and seed financing, institutional venture capital financing, bridge financing, and debt financing. phil also acts as outside general counsel to clients, assisting management with a variety of legal matters, including employment agreements and equity compensation, software and other technology licensing, entity formation and governance. phil has significant experience forming and structuring privately held corporations and limited liability companies–including limited liability companies with multiple preferred equity structures.for more than 15 years, phil practiced with the washington, d.c. office of bryan cave (now bryan cave leighton paisner), where he was a member of the transactions, entrepreneurial and technology, and corporate finance groups.representative transactions:represented seekda in its acquisition of regatta travel solutions, a leading provider of booking engines to the hotel and destination marketing industries.represented the founders of a wholesale seller of hearing aids and listening devices in the sale of the business to a subsidiary of a global hearing healthcare company.represented tech 2000, inc. in connection with a $3 million subordinated secured debt and preferred stock offering to affiliates of boston-based u.s. boston capital corprepresented douglas troxel (founder of serena software) in the acquisition of serena by mr. troxel and hggc from silverlake partnersrepresented tangible security, in its stock acquisition of a&n associates, a leader in information assurance and acquisition management services for defense, intelligence, and federal agenciesrepresented a cable television company in connection with its formation, private equity funding, acquisition of various cable television systems and ultimate sale to a large communications corporationrepresented a company that owned, operated and managed tower sites serving the wireless telecom and broadcasting industries in connection with its reorganization and $25 million private placement of equity securitiesrepresented a wireless telecommunications company in financing growth throughout its life cycle, including a $50 million private placement of equity securities and its eventual sale for $280 millionrepresented a telecommunications company in connection with a $300 million investment in the preferred stock of a company listed on nasdaq and in its issuance of more than $3 billion of fixed and floating-rate notes via rule 144arepresented a publicly-traded hearing-care company in the sale of its canadian operations to a privately held, venture-backed canadian entity that was formed to complete the acquisitionrepresented a company that provides engineering, construction and management services to the global aviation industry in the purchase of strategically important assetsrepresented a private mobile telecommunications consulting firm with nearly $8 million in financing, including its initial seed and angel rounds, and its private placement of convertible bridge notesrepresented the parent company of a major investment brokerage network with the purchase, and later the sale (following a change in regulations) of a savings and loan associationrepresented a major hospitality company in its acquisition of a privately held partnership owning a number of senior living centersrepresented a leading global provider of product lifecycle management software and services in connection with a $200 million acquisition of a publicly held competitor via a cash tender offer and follow-on mergercommunity service & affiliationsamerican bar association (committees on mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital)virginia bar associationawards and recognitionsmartceo’s centers of influence awards honoree: honoring a ceo’s top advisorsselected as a member of virginia’s legal elite for 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023best lawyers (bl rankings llc), 2015 – 2024*in virginia, rimon, p.c. provides legal services through rimon, p.c., an illinois professional corporation education the catholic university of america, columbus school of law j.d., magna cum laude, law review penn state university b.s. in economics previous experience bryan cave the catholic university of america, columbus school of lawj.d., magna cum laude, law reviewpenn state universityb.s. in economics bryan cave corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital mergers and acquisitions technology english partner district of columbia state of virginia northern virginia washington d.c. | |
 | Scott Raber Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution San Francisco | Scott Raber Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley B.A.New York University J.D.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution scott raber scott r. raber is a partner in rimon’s litigation and private client teams. he specializes in complex business, employment, trade secret and fiduciary matters. his clients include established companies, start-ups, professional groups, and senior-level executives across technology, financial, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, and internet-related industries.mr. raber’s practice covers a broad range of commercial disputes, including those involving investor, shareholder and partnership rights; employment compensation and wrongful termination; trade secret theft; business torts; unfair competition; and consumer class action defense.mr. raber has extensive experience prosecuting and defending claims in federal and state trial courts, and before private arbitration panels. while mr. raber focuses on litigation and arbitration, he also regularly counsels clients on a variety of legal and business matters, including internal investigations, litigation avoidance, employment agreements, employment compliance issues, trade secret protection, and contract negotiations and performance.in addition, mr. raber provides outsourced general counsel services for a national mortgage lender, overseeing litigation matters pending across the country, and recently served as a court-appointed receiver overseeing the disposition of disputed internet domains.before joining rimon, mr. raber practiced with the international law firm of latham & watkins in new york and san francisco, and at two other bay area litigation boutiques.representative mattersrepresented network infrastructure solutions provider in actions arising from technology asset purchase agreement and defendants’ failure to relinquish internet domain and related data. obtained preliminary injunction against defendants, enjoining transfer and spoliationrepresented radiologist with respect to claims against his former group for unpaid deferred compensation, and defended counterclaims of over $2 million. client prevailed entirely on his claims, defeated the group’s causes of action, and was awarded attorneys’ feesrepresented researcher in connection with claims arising from a laboratory’s investigation into scientific misconduct. assumed responsibility for the case from a large, national law firm, and following mediation settled the matter for a substantial six-figure sum without filing a formal complaintrepresented homeowners concerning their claims for bad faith breach of the duty to defend against a national title insurance company. obtained a liability judgment on behalf of claimants that provided for direct and consequential damages; punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees. after the first day of hearing in the damages phase, the case resolved for a substantial seven-figure sum, reflecting the punitive damages award.represented defrauded party to contract in federal jury trial. following one day of deliberations, the jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages totaling $1.9 millionrepresented former chief executive officer of a prominent internet retailer against well-known media mogul, and several entities in which he held a controlling interest. claimant sought the return and rightful valuation of stock options, which he alleged were converted by the defendants. following a five-week arbitration, claimant prevailed on his claims, and defeated all counterclaims against himrepresented defrauded hedge fund investors in an action against their former investment advisors and accountants. after obtaining a mistrial following jury selection, and several favorable rulings during retrial of the matter, the parties settled on highly favorable termsrepresented grocery chain against its distribution and logistics vendor. case settled halfway into trial, resulting in important modifications to the business relationship between the companies, and a favorable outcome for the clientdefended founder of early-stage technology company against injunctive relief, trade secret, breach of fiduciary duty, and related claims brought by company and venture capital investors seeking to dilute the ownership interest of defendant, and remove him from the company’s board. case settled on very favorable terms after six months of highly contentious litigationrepresented emergency physician medical management group and large hospital system in action brought by competing emergency physicians claiming that the management group’s operations constituted unfair business practices, illegal corporate practice of medicine, and improper fee-splitting. case resolved on highly favorable terms after several successful rulings prior to trialrepresented estate of public university benefits plan participant regarding appeal from denial of initial claim for retirement benefits. obtained a full reversal of initial denial resulting in a multi-million dollar judgment on behalf of the client.memberships & associationsfederal bar association (past president, northern district of california chapter 2002-2004)legal research and writing instructor, uc hastings college of the law (past)leah’s pantry, board of directors (2010-present) education university of california, berkeley b.a. new york university j.d. previous experience latham & watkins the banchero law firm uc hastings college of the law (legal writing and research instructor) university of california, berkeleyb.a.new york universityj.d. latham & watkinsthe banchero law firmuc hastings college of the law (legal writing and research instructor) banking and financial services corporate governance education, universities, and endowments employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation intellectual property litigation litigation and alternative dispute resolution regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology partner state of california state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. district court for the western district of new york san francisco | |
 | Andrew Reilly Partner Securities and Capital Markets Sydney | Andrew Reilly Partner EDUCATIONAmerican University J.D., summa cum laude, Law ReviewCal State University B.S., magna cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Sydney Securities and Capital Markets English German andrew reilly over the past 25 years, andrew reilly has represented australian and new zealand companies on more than 2,000 offers of debt and equity securities in the united states. he also advises underwriters and placement agents ranging from boutique to “bulge bracket” investment banks.andrew’s practice focuses on us securities and corporate law matters. he advises on private placements, rule 144a transactions and us public offers of debt and equity securities, including nasdaq listings. he also advises on re-domiciliation of australian companies to delaware, commercial matters, bank finance and cross-border m&a transactions.in addition to providing us securities law advice, andrew works with local lawyers around the world to provide clients with expert international securities law advice in a convenient and cost-efficient manner.representative mattersus tranche of australian ipos for companies such as carbon revolution, cettire, clarity pharmaceuticals, pointsbet, trajan and touch venturesequity placements for companies such as charter hall retail reit, resolute mining and vicinityentitlement offers for companies such as aristocrat, core lithium, emeco, national storage reit, nickel mines and sandfire resourcesnasdaq listings for companies such as benitec biopharma, lonestar resources and sundance energyus public offers and compliance advice for nasdaq-listed companies such as kazia therapeutics, immutep and mesoblastlevel 1 american depositary receipt programs for companies such as air new zealand, fletcher building, lynas, qantas and redbubblequotation of ordinary shares on otcqx for companies such as ecograf, pointsbet, sayona mining, splitit and tinybeansre-domiciliation to delaware with listing on nasdaq for companies such as piedmont lithium, lonestar resources and sundance energyaustralian ipos of us companies such as ebr systems and keypath educationsecurities law aspects of acquisitions of companies such as templeton global growth fund and saracen mineralus private placements of debt for companies such as downer, fletcher building, melbourne airport, mighty river power and vectorrule 144a high-yield bond offers for companies such as barminco, bemax, griffin coal, fortescue and tfs corporationrule 144a investment-grade bond offers for companies such as foster’s, qantas and suncorpconvertible bond offers for companies such as kangaroo resources, oxiana and valadprofessional honors & awardsequity capital markets, best lawyers in australia, 2021who’s who legal – “most highly regarded” in capital markets, 2020band 2, capital markets, us law, chambers and partners, 2020market leader, the legal 500 asia pacific, 2020highly recommended – equity capital markets, plc, 2020 education american university j.d., summa cum laude, law review cal state university b.s., magna cum laude previous experience baker mckenzie (partner) jones day (partner) arthur andersen & co. (senior auditor) certified public accountant (california) american universityj.d., summa cum laude, law reviewcalifornia state university, northridgeb.s., magna cum laude baker mckenzie (partner)jones day (partner)arthur andersen & co. (senior auditor)certified public accountant (california) australia and new zealand corporate and business transactions corporate governance international international transactions life sciences private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology english german partner district of columbia new south wales, australia state of california sydney | |
 | Derek A. Ridgway Partner Construction, Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Environmental, Social and Governance, Real Estate, Real Estate Transactions San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Derek A. Ridgway Partner San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Construction, Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Environmental, Social and Governance, Real Estate, Real Estate Transactions derek a. ridgway derek a. ridgway is a seasoned commercial real estate attorney with more than 25 years of experience. he is a partner in rimon’s san francisco and menlo park offices. his clients look to him for advice in all aspects of real estate, leasing, business and construction transactions.mr. ridgway advises in-house corporate counsel, corporate real estate executives and principals in domestic and international real estate transactions. he has significant experience in the acquisition, development and leasing of health and senior care, office, retail, r&d, laboratory, clean-tech, manufacturing and data center assets. as a leed® accredited professional, he places a particular emphasis on sustainability, including sustainable building and design, “green” leasing and renewable energy. several of his transactions have been listed in the san francisco business times top real estate deals. he has facilitated the closing of real estate transactions with an aggregate value of more than $1 billion and leasing of more than ten million square feet of space throughout the united states and internationally. mr. ridgway serves as his client’s primary contact at the firm for interfacing on regulatory compliance, risk management, licensure and land use and environmental issues.in conjunction with his real estate work, mr. ridgway negotiates and documents joint venture transactions, real estate syndicates, limited partnerships and other real estate holding vehicles for the development and operation of real estate assets and communities. he also counsels his clients regarding a wide-variety of business matters, including business structuring, operation and management arrangements, covenants, conditions and restrictions, licensing and reciprocal use, and cost sharing arrangements. mr. ridgway also advises his clients regarding unsecured and secured equity and debt offerings, including bridge and credit financings.on the construction side, mr. ridgway has structured and negotiated construction-related agreements for office (ground-up and tis), health and senior care, biopharmaceutical, laboratory, clean-tech and manufacturing facilities with an aggregate construction value of more than $3 billion.mr. ridgway also serves as general counsel to corporations, including charitable organizations, in a wide variety of corporate and commercial transactions. university of san francisco school of lawj.d.loyola marymount universityb.a. hanson bridgett llp, partnercooper, white & cooper llp, partner selected experience development of a $168 million, 250,000 square foot san francisco medical office building under an airspace lease, and construction of an underground parking garage and pedestrian tunnel development of a new, state-of-the-art, $284 million hospital in the north bay, and ground lease for an 80,000 square foot medical office building sale and leaseback/exchange of $56 million in real property assets on the peninsula ground leasing and leaseback of multi-story medical office buildings in tracy and roseville, and construction of associated parking structures and reciprocal parking arrangements disposition of a $225 million, 65-acre parcel in silicon valley, consisting of 966,087 square feet of healthcare related assets real estate syndications for single and mixed use facilities in california, oregon, washington, colorado, texas, and florida valuing over $300 million hundreds of office and retail leases totaling over ten million square feet development and documentation of master planned communities throughout northern california, including dre processing numerous leasing transactions involving hospital systems, medical foundations, physician groups and senior care facilities speaking engagements "avoiding compliance pitfalls in leased medical buildings, whether you’re tenant or owner" presenter, california hospital outpatient facilities summit, december 2018 "evolution of the healthcare real estate lease: what are the ramifications of the affordable care act on leasing, and how have terms changed?" moderator, the northern california healthcare real estate summit, march 2015 "the new health care environment," co-speaker, the registry, october 2013 "avoiding incorporation, formation & compensation, landmines & pitfalls" keiretsu forum entrepreneur academy, december and august 2012 memberships green building council leed® accredited professional former northern california chapter of corenet global, advisory board member construction corporate and business transactions energy transactions environmental, social and governance real estate real estate transactions partner state of california san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Dale Rieger Partner Intellectual Property, Life Sciences San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Dale Rieger Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of San Diego J.D.Harvard University American Cancer Society Post Doctoral FellowIndiana University Ph.D., Organic ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota B.S. ChemistryPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (Bankers Hill) Intellectual Property, Life Sciences dale rieger dale rieger counsels clients in all aspects of patent portfolio development, particularly in the field of chemistry including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and polymers. he advises pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies regarding pharmaceutical life cycle management and hatch-waxman patent term extensions and litigation. he also advises corporate and venture investors on intellectual property due diligence associated with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private and public financings, and initial public offerings.dale’s legal and scientific career has emphasized pharmaceuticals, particularly working with small molecule drugs. he has developed patent portfolios and patent term extensions for numerous approved drugs, including alunbrig®, brineura®, firdapse®, idhifa®, ingrezza®, istodax®, kuvan®, nerlynx®, palynziq®, pomalyst®, revlimid®, thelin®, and vyndaqel®. prior to his legal career, he worked at agouron pharmaceuticals as a senior scientist, at gensia as a senior research scientist, and at merck research laboratories as a senior research chemist. dale also has experience in patent portfolio development related to vegetable oil processing for the food industry and polymeric materials for gasoline, oil, and lubricant additives.dale is a member of the american chemical society.representative matters (prior to joining rimon)represented biomarin pharmaceutical inc. in prosecution of patent portfolio directed to antisense oligonucleotide therapeutic agents for treatment of rare genetic diseases, including duchenne muscular dystrophy and becker muscular dystrophy.represented kura oncology, inc. in prosecution of patent portfolio directed to use of tipifarnib in treatment of certain squamous cell head and neck cancer patients and certain peripheral t-cell lymphoma patients.represented puma biotechnology, inc. in prosecution of patent portfolio directed to use of neratinib as extended adjuvant therapy for her2+ breast cancer. representation included coordination of multiple european and israeli opposition proceedings to defend such patents.speaking engagementsjanuary 12, 2012 – the america invents act, jones day ip roundtable 2011 year in reviewdecember 6, 2011 – american conference institute, paragraph iv disputes, pre-suit due diligence strategies: the branded perspective on proactively anticipating paragraph iv challengesapril 23, 2009 – ip management in tough economic times: cost-effective strategies, biocom ip workshopmarch 17, 2009 – delivering medicines to the developing world, harvard journal of law & technology symposium 2009december 11, 2008 – japan pharmaceuticals roundtable 2008may 29, 2008 – fda patent-related term extension and its interface with regulatory exclusivity, a biocom ip workshopmay 8, 2008 – building your ip portfolio – life sciences, a connect workshopfebruary 2008 – investment-related intellectual property due diligence, a connect workshopmarch 28, 2007 – ip challenges in emerging markets, regulatory affairs professional society horizons conference and exhibitionjune 2006 – maximizing pharmaceutical patent life cycles, hatch-waxman, generic biologics and the patent-regulatory interfaceprofessional honors & awardssan diego, best lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 2020-2024intellectual property, san diego, super lawyers (thomas reuters), 2014-18the world’s leading patent professionals, iam’s leading private practice patent professionals, iam patent 1000 (law business research), 2014-2018top 25 ip portfolio managers in california, daily journal, 2009 education university of san diego j.d. harvard university american cancer society post doctoral fellow indiana university ph.d., organic chemistry university of minnesota b.s. chemistry previous experience jones day (partner) fish & richardson (partner) agouron pharmaceuticals - senior scientist gensia - research scientist merck research laboratories -senior research chemist. university of san diegoj.d.harvard universityamerican cancer society post doctoral fellowindiana universityph.d., organic chemistryuniversity of minnesotab.s. chemistry jones day (partner)fish & richardson (partner)agouron pharmaceuticals – senior scientistgensia – research scientistmerck research laboratories -senior research chemist. intellectual property life sciences patent counseling and prosecution partner state of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) san diego (bankers hill) | |
 | Young Jun Roh Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Government and Government Contracts, International Transactions, Real Estate Albuquerque, Seoul | Young Jun Roh Partner Albuquerque, Seoul Corporate and Business Transactions, Government and Government Contracts, International Transactions, Real Estate English Korean young jun roh mr. roh primarily focuses on representing public sector clients, including municipalities and counties, working with various local agencies in new mexico on a range of issues including civil, commercial, and employment litigation; real estate law and transactions; elder law; and probate and estate planning. mr. roh also represents private sector clients in a range of areas including cross-border transactions, where he has a particular focus on korea and asia generally.notably, mr. roh received the prestigious sandra day o’connor award for professional service by the american inns of court at the supreme court of the united states which recognizes the contributions of attorneys in practice for 10 or less years for their pro bono or public interest work. he is also recognized as a rising star by super lawyers.mr. roh is admitted to practice before the state courts of new mexico and wyoming, the united states district court for the district of new mexico, the tenth circuit court of appeals and the united states supreme court. he has been appointed to the lawyers committee of the national center for state courts, which provides leading attorneys of the nation’s preeminent law firms the opportunity to partner with ncsc to help build public understanding of the need for a strong and independent judiciary. he is also currently a faculty member at highpoint university school of law. prior to joining rimon, mr. roh practiced law at cuddy & mccarthy llp and also served as a law clerk in wyoming. awards and recognitionsuper lawyer rising star® for 2015-2016 publications“growing within the american inns of court,” the bencher, may/june 2023“emotional intelligence: know thyself to achieve work and life balance,” the bencher, jan 4, 2017“the world is wide, but within your grasp,” bencher/american inns of court, nov 1, 2017 “reciprocal mentoring: narrowing the digital gap,” bencher/american inns of court, jan 3, 2014“aftermath of september eleventh: increased exploitation of undocumented workers in the workplace,” wyoming law review, 5 wyo. l. rev. 237 (2005) university of wyomingj.d., class speaker and peter c. maxfield outstanding graduate, wyoming law reviewkorea universitymba, international finance american inns of court (barrister trustee and member of leadership council)cuddy & mccarthy, llp (partner)wyoming supreme court – district court (judicial law clerk) corporate and business transactions government and government contracts international transactions real estate english korean partner state of new mexico state of wyoming albuquerque seoul | |
 | Filmore E. Rose Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax Albuquerque, Seattle, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Filmore E. Rose Partner EDUCATIONNew York University LL.M. in TaxationUniversity of Chicago J.D.University of Virginia B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Albuquerque, Seattle, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Trusts and Estates, Tax English filmore e. rose fil rose practices in the areas of tax, estate planning and charitable and tax-exempt organizations. he has extensive experience in legal issues involving federal estate, gift and generation skipping tax, including both planning and compliance. fil also handles selected federal and state income tax cases, particularly those involving charitable donations and trust and estate administration. listed in best lawyers for 20 consecutive years 1999 to 2018: linking lawyers and clients worldwide.honors and recognitionseattle, best lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 2019-2023tax, trusts and estates, best lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 1999-2015av preeminent® in martindale-hubbell® peer review ratings™ (internet brands), 2020ethical standards and legal ability, lexisnexis martindale-hubbell av preeminent (internet brands), 2014super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2013-2022northern california, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2004-2008publications“paying it forward — even in a recession, there are options for structuring your charitable giving,” seattle business magazine (september 2010)speaking engagementscontinuing legal education lecturer in the areas of estate planning, tax-exempt organizations, charitable giving, historic preservation and federal income taxation.professional and community activitiesmember, estate planning council of seattle (2009-present)member, step (society of trust and estate practitioners – multi-disciplinary international estate planning organization) (2012-present)member, santa clara county estate planning council (2002-2008)silicon valley planned giving council (member (2002-2008); nonprofit mentor (2002-2007) education new york university ll.m. in taxation university of chicago j.d. university of virginia b.a. previous experience lane powell pc (counsel) beck, ross, bismonte & finley, llp (partner) hopkins & carley (shareholder) howard, rice, nemerovski, canady, falk & rabkin (director) new york universityll.m. in taxationuniversity of chicagoj.d.university of virginiab.a. lane powell pc (counsel)beck, ross, bismonte & finley, llp (partner)hopkins & carley (shareholder)howard, rice, nemerovski, canady, falk & rabkin (director) cannabis law estate and gift tax international non-profit organizations tax trusts and estates english partner state of california state of new mexico state of washington albuquerque seattle silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Jonathan Rosen Partner White Collar and Government Investigations, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Washington, D.C. | Jonathan Rosen Partner EDUCATIONBoston University School of Law J.D.Stanford University B.A. with Honors, History, Phi Beta KappaPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. White Collar and Government Investigations, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English French jonathan rosen a former federal and state prosecutor, mr. rosen is a seasoned advocate who has won over 100 trials and vigorously defends and advises public companies, corporate executives, and individuals in complex civil, regulatory, and criminal law enforcement investigations and litigation. with more than 25 years of experience in government investigations, mr. rosen is regularly called upon to defend clients in high-stakes matters, involving alleged violations of the fcpa, bank secrecy act, complex accounting and securities issues, fraud allegations, insider trading restrictions, health care law issues, off-label drug marketing restrictions, the federal anti-kickback statute, the false claims act, money laundering allegations, federal criminal tax issues, asset forfeiture claims, government contracting and procurement issues, the martin act, antitrust price fixing and sanctions and procurement issues. in addition to his public representations, mr. rosen is frequently retained by corporations and executive management to conduct internal investigations, provide advice during investigations and advise clients on remedial measures, compliance programs and training.selected experiencerepresentation of a defendant who pled guilty in the edny to a nearly $2m healthcare fraud scheme. mr. rosen assisted the client in receiving only probation, over the government’s objection.representation of chinese americans in an investigation by the united states department of justice for procurement fraud regarding the provision of services to nasa at the kennedy space center. no criminal charges were filed.representation of multiple chinese investors before the securities and exchange commission regarding allegations of fraudulent investments pursuant to the eb-5 immigrant investor program.representation of chinese american regarding legal compliance with asset protection procedures.representation of a chinese bank in money laundering and economic sanctions investigation by the united states department of justice.representation of chinese professor in investigation by the united states department of justice for theft of trade secrets and economic espionage.representation of medical provider in a criminal health care fraud case in the eastern district of new york.representation of senior executives of an italian bank in criminal investigations by the united states department of justice for money laundering and economic sanctions violations. obtained favorable result without criminal charges being filed.led a multidisciplinary team of 30+ lawyers, multiple experts and support staff in defense of ceo of specialty pharmacy in joint bribery prosecution of valeant pharmaceuticals executive in the southern district of new york. obtained a favorable sentence of one year and one day, despite guidelines offense calculation of 8-10 years.representation of target in administrative proceedings before the office of foreign assets control of the united states department of treasury. obtained release of frozen funds.representation of blackwater senior executive targeted in federal probe involving potential fcpa and export control violations. no charges were filed against the client.conducted an investigation into allegations of corruption by the inter-american developmental bank. no sanctions were imposed against client.representation of president and chief executive officer of nation’s largest privately held mortgage lender in enforcement action by the united states federal trade commission. obtained dismissal of all charges.led internal investigation of fortune 500 pharmaceutical company during criminal investigation of client for misbranding and failure to report safety data. designed and implemented effective work plan, reported results and remediated legal risk without aggravating pre-existing risk engendered by parallel criminal prosecution.representation of target of congressional hearing involving bribery allegations by head of a government agency. negotiated non-public deposition of the client and mitigated legal risk from negative publicity.representation of a high-profile target in the department of interior component of the abramoff investigation. negotiated plea settlement and obtained probation for client after a contested sentencing hearing.obtained first-ever conviction based on the alternative nationality provision of the fcpa.led prosecution team on complex financial institution and mortgage fraud involving multiple conspiracies to defraud lenders. conducted streamlined presentation of hundreds of thousands of exhibits and obtained convictions on all charges after one-week trial.researched and wrote twelve appellate briefs involving statutory and constitutional issues and argued cases before the district of columbia court of appeals.professional associationsco-chair, health care fraud subcommittee, white collar crime committee, 2013 – presentbarrister, edward bennett williams inn of court, september 2006 – presentawards and recognitionsuper lawyer, 2016-2018, 2020director’s award, united states department of justice, 2005special achievement award, united states department of justice, 2001, 2003–2005publications“joint defense and confidentiality agreement,” practical law journal, april 2014“from the chair: working to ensure fair oversight,” for the defense, july 2011“in-house counsel in the crosshairs: the government’s war on corporate fraud,” in-house defense quarterly, winter 2010“deputization of in-house counsel and the brave new world of internal investigations,” aba criminal justice magazine, fall 2010“managing risks in the global market,” for the defense, october 2010“criminal and civil liability for corporations, officers and directors,” the practical law journal, may 2010“health care probes on the rise with foreign investment,” daily business review, february 24, 2009“minimizing collateral damage from corporate cooperation in a government investigation,” directorship magazine, may 2007speaking engagements“hot topics in health care fraud enforcement,” aba 2020 annual meeting, being rescheduled due to pandemic“defending false claims act cases,” george washington university school of law, february 2017“false claims act defense,” edward bennet williams inn of court, september 2017“the foreign corrupt practices act,” the giles s. rich american inn of court, may 24, 2016“government investigations and enforcement actions,” polsinelli litigation webinar, may 10, 2016“the yates memorandum,” business law institute, summer 2016“conducting internal investigations,” business law institute, summer 2014“building and maintaining a culture of compliance: workplace policies, investigations & discipline,” executive roundtable on understanding keys to successful workforce management in highly competitive industries, june 3, 2014“defending health care fraud investigations,” george washington university school of law, february 25, 2014“unknown traps in government investigations: what is the government really thinking?” polsinelli litigation webinar, march 27, 2014“fraud and abuse,” health care compliance webinar, january 14, 2014“when the feds come knocking: handling government investigations and audits,” polsinelli litigation webinar, october 2013“overcriminalization of business conduct,” aba/american association of law schools, june 2013“international cooperation: multilateral assistance, cooperation in anti-corruption investigations, and combating international financial crimes,” george mason university, may 2013“the crime of doing nothing: the responsible corporate officer doctrine and related enforcement issues,” dri corporate counsel committee, february 2013“fraud and abuse: a year in review, 2013,” health care compliance committee, february 2013“hot topics in health care fraud,” stafford webinars, january 2013“parallel proceedings,” aba commercial litigation seminar, october 2012“new federal initiatives: all about the cfpb and the rmbs working group,” aba white collar crime committee’s dc regional subcommittee, june 2012“corporate internal investigations: a case study involving special committee, auditors and antitrust on protecting privileged information,” aba section of litigation annual conference, april 2012“detecting bribery schemes and questionable transactions: practical steps to avoid fcpa investigations,” minority corporate counsel association, march 2012“overcriminalization of business conduct,” dri annual meeting, october 2011“governance, risk and compliance in the age of wikileaks,” dri’s government enforcement and corporate compliance committee webinar, june 9, 2011“the exit strategy: negotiating a settlement and monitors,” aba’s forum for in-house counsel, may 6, 2011“social media evidence,” aba’s 25th annual national institute on white collar crime, march 3, 2011“strict liability in criminal proceedings,” edward bennett williams inn of court, november 18, 2010“enhancing accountability and raising the standards of corporate compliance: an overview of current anti-corruption trends,” international stability operations association annual summit, october 18, 2010“past is prologue: impact of dodd frank’s whistleblower provisions on security law enforcement,” aba’s fifth annual securities fraud national institute, october 7, 2010“internal investigations: best practices for in-house counsel,” webinar, ethisphere, september 22, 2010“fcpa: national security, corruption and contingency contracting,” international stability operations association’s legal conference, september 16, 2010“legal compliance for contingency contractors,” international peace operations association london conference, april 9, 2010“internal investigations: how to protect your company and yourself,” dri corporate counsel committee, webinar, may 26, 2010“litigation and regulatory risks arising from today’s subprime meltdown,” aba business law spring meeting, april 2009“an introduction to export controls,” international peace operations association fall conference, september 1, 2009“the fcpa in latin america: exerting greater control over non-u.s. entities and nationals,” american chamber of commerce for brazil, august 27, 2009“compliance in the age of corporate scrutiny,” greater washington board of trade, september 2007“defending the international public corruption case,” the aba international law conference, may 2007“the fcpa in latin america: exerting greater control over non-u.s. entities and nationals,” american chamber of commerce for brazil, august 27, 2009“defending the international public corruption case,” the aba international law conference, may 2007“managing fcpa risks in a global marketplace,” dri for the defense, october 2010“detecting bribery schemes and questionable transactions: practical steps to avoid fcpa investigations,” minority corporate counsel association annual conference, march 21, 2012“international cooperation: multilateral assistance, cooperation in anti-corruption investigations and combatting international financial crimes,” george mason university, may 8, 2013“an introduction to export controls,” polsinelli business law institute, may 4, 2018 education boston university school of law j.d. stanford university b.a. with honors, history, phi beta kappa previous experience polsinelli (shareholder) shook, hardy & bacon llp (partner) mintz, levin, cohn, ferris, glovsky and popeo llp (partner) assistant united states attorney for the district of columbia (united states department of justice) los angeles county district attorney’s office (state prosecutor) boston university school of lawj.d.stanford universityb.a. with honors, history, phi beta kappa polsinelli (shareholder)shook, hardy & bacon llp (partner)mintz, levin, cohn, ferris, glovsky and popeo llp (partner)assistant united states attorney for the district of columbia (united states department of justice)los angeles county district attorney’s office (state prosecutor) government and government contracts international trade and customs law litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations english french partner district of columbia state of california washington d.c. | |
 | Joseph I. (“Joe”) Rosenbaum Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Technology, International, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Banking and Financial Services New York | Joseph I. (“Joe”) Rosenbaum Partner EDUCATIONNew York Law School J.D.City College of New York M.S.City College of New York B.S., ChemistryPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Corporate and Business Transactions, Technology, International, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Banking and Financial Services English joseph i. (“joe”) rosenbaum joe rosenbaum is a new york‐based partner at rimon, p.c. and chair of rimon’s global alliance. rimon is an innovative and highly selective entrepreneurial firm that combines dynamic client service, teamwork, the agility of a high‐end boutique law firm and the deep multidisciplinary experience of a large global firm. prior to private practice, joe served for 17 years as an in‐house lawyer for american express, including 4 years in toronto as vice president & general counsel of amex canada. joe is an internationally recognized, highly valued multi‐disciplinary corporate‐commercial lawyer, known for his strategic, legal, regulatory and policy guidance, as well as his legal skills and judgment. as a trusted advisor to senior executives, joe has also negotiated executive and board level agreements and is routinely sought out by senior management and board members for advice and counsel regarding strategic plans, revenue growth, product and business development, nationally and globally.throughout his career, joe has worked collaboratively with clients around the globe across the full spectrum of national and international commercial transactions in virtually every industry, notably media, entertainment, advertising, marketing, public relations, celebrity and expert endorsements, financial services and payment systems, travel and leisure, online gaming, technology (digital and mobile), restaurant and food service companies, outsourcing and procurement, among others. joe is a recognized leader and his extraordinary background and experience enables him to apply traditional legal principles to today’s technology and social media platforms, e/m‐commerce, and all forms of digital and mobile applications, taking into account privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, crisis, fraud and risk management and compliance. in addition to his commercial‐transactional practice, his work routinely requires him to advise clients on sensitive matters involving brand and reputation management, rights of privacy and publicity, data protection, cybersecurity, compliance. with his colleagues at rimon law and a global network of professionals built through almost four decades of practice, joe has the ability to get high quality, cost‐effective service and provide clients with the resources they need, anywhere and anytime.joe is a dynamic and thought provoking speaker at conferences, programs and client seminars, and has authored books, seminal legal articles, has served as editor of the u.s. advertising, media, sports and entertainment newsletter of the international law office and is the founder, editor and primary author of legal bytes, a digital blog (www.legalbytes.com) that originally appeared in print in 1996 and which continues to win praise for entertaining, timely and enlightening content. joe has co‐authored or served as contributor to numerous publications covering a wide range of topics, including privacy and data protection; cybersecurity; cloud computing; outsourcing; industrial espionage; e‐commerce and payment systems; tele‐medicine; and crowd funding in film finance. he is a credited co‐author of the handbook on global social media law for business lawyers, published by the american bar association and his work has been cited by law reviews, industry periodicals and courts. his articles have appeared in the national law journal, new york law journal, euromoney and other major publications and his work includes numerous scholarly law journal and law review articles. joe has been interviewed or appeared as a commentator in respected media, including cnbc’s squawkbox, cnnfinancial’s business unusual, advertising age, american banker, bna bloomberg, national public radio, the wall street journal online, forbes.com, cfo magazine and mediapost online.the legal 500 u.s. edition and other independent services consistently honor joe and his team, often referred to by name and “praised for ‘great work on a consistent basis’, singled out for being on the cutting edge and his “[group’s] willingness to advise and share knowledge with the advertising community as a whole.” the legal 500 has also praised the ahead‐of‐the‐curve engagements around online and social media, “on‐line gaming, e‐commerce, and behavioral advertising.” joe is regularly recognized as one of new york’s superlawyers and consistently in a select group recommended in areas ranging from advertising, sports, entertainment and media to digital and mobile technology and e‐commerce. joe is repeatedly listed as one of the top attorneys in the world in the biannual guide to the world’s leading technology, media and telecommunications lawyers – again in the 2019 edition.joe’s career has included leading industry positions, having served as outside general counsel, corporate secretary, board member and advisor to such prestigious industry associations such as the interactive advertising bureau, the association of national advertisers, the advertising research foundation and the association of hispanic advertising agencies (ahaa). joe holds positions as outside corporate secretary & general counsel to numerous private companies and serves as outside general counsel to amin (advertising and marketing independent network), a membership association of independently owned advertising agencies. joe currently serves on the advisory board of the center for law, science and innovation at the sandra day o’connor college of law in arizona, as well as the innovation center for law and technology at new york law school in new york. joe has served as council member of the science & technology section of the american bar association and for many years as a member of the national conference of lawyers and scientists based in washington, dc. joe also served as a member and chairman of the award selection panel of the committee on scientific freedom and responsibility of the american association for the advancement of science and continues to serve on numerous advisory boards, workshops and projects for both private‐commercial organizations, as well as ngos.positions & publicationsjoe rosenbaum is the founder and chair of the rimon global alliance, a non-exclusive, professional network of lawyers around the world, enabling rimon to service and serve clients seamlessly and effectively around the world. while each alliance member is completely independent, each has committed to the values, the service quality and professionalism that are hallmarks of rimon’s approach to client relationships.joe has served as outside general counsel, member of the board of directors and executive committee member and legal liaison to industry and bar associations, committees and academic institutions such as the association of national advertisers, the interactive advertising bureau, the advertising research foundation and the association of hispanic advertising agencies. joe also serves on the advisory board and executive committee of the board of the center for law, science and innovation at the sandra day o’connor college of law in arizona and at the center for technology and media law at new york law school in new york city.joe has served as a member of the national conference of lawyers and scientists and chair of the award selection panel of the committee on scientific freedom and responsibility of the american association for the advancement of science. joe is also a past council member of the american bar association’s section of science and technology and prior to joining rimon, for many years joe chaired and co-chaired the global advertising technology, entertainment & media law practice at reed smith.soon after entering private practice, joe launched legal bytes, in print since 1996. legal bytes became a digital blog in 2009 and continues to win praise for its timely, entertaining and enlightening content, including multiple listings in the best in law blogs on lexblog network’s “real lawyers have blogs.”for many years, joe served as editor of the u.s. media and entertainment newsletter of the international law office and his written work includes books (outsourcing agreements line by line), scholarly law journal (e.g., “crowd funding: a funny thing happened on the way to the investment bank”) and law review articles (e.g., “privacy on the internet: whose information is it anyway?”) and numerous thought leadership articles in such periodicals as euromoney (e.g., “strategic alliances in the global marketplace”), the national law journal, new york law journal, and others.joe has been interviewed or appeared as a commentator in respected media, including cnbc’s squawkbox, cnnfinancial’s business unusual, advertising age, american banker, bna bloomberg, national public radio, the wall street journal online, forbes.com, cfo magazine and mediapost online and his work has been cited by law reviews, industry periodicals, and courts.to access joe’s complete list of publications, click herehonors & recognitiontop rated entertainment & sports attorney in new york, ny, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2006-2007, 2013-2023advertising technology and media, the legal 500 (legalease ltd.), 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011u.s. media law expert, best of the best usa expert guide, euromoney’s legal media group (euromoney institutional investor plc group), 2008, 2011, 2017 and 2019presentations & speaking engagementsjoe is a dynamic, thought-provoking speaker at conferences, seminars and client events and continues to teach continuing legal education courses for practicing lawyers. for example:“indo-us legal sector: redefining relationships” conference hosted by the consulate general of india, new york and sepc, speaker, june 2023“crisis management at the intersection of marketing, privacy, security and reputation,” cle webinar, april 23rd, 2020“a perfect storm: the intersection of fake news, celebrity endorsements & social media” presenter at lawline live webinar. july 25, 2018“augmented, native and interactive: the new world of digital & mobil advertising.” presenter at lawline live webinar. december 8, 2017“online & mobile digital interactive advertising: video games, branded entertainment, native advertising and beyond.” presenter at lawline live webinar. december 8, 2017“missing children – missing opportunities: legal obstacles in our dna.” keynote speaker at apcd conference, missing children and genetic identity. may 2017, lisbon, portugal.“online & mobile digital interactive advertising: video games, branded entertainment, native advertising & beyond.” lawlines cle seminars/webinars, december 2015, new york, ny.“social media, mobile marketing and the law of promotions.” ali cle, american law institute continuing legal education, march 2015, new york, ny.“expanding horizons – growing your business internationally. what to know before you go.” grupo guyacan, inc. and venture forum puerto rico and “the impact of emerging technology on the legal system” (el impacto de tecnologías emergentes en el sistema jurídico) at the university of puerto rico law school, september 2012.“emerging privacy issues & the challenge of globalizing technology.” presented at the iapp canada privacy symposium, toronto, ontario canada, may 10, 2012;“advertising & marketing in a digital age: i know what you will do next summer.” amin senior management conference, june 2011, coeur d’alene, idaho.“marketing to children in virtual worlds: at play or as prey?” virtual worlds conference, april 2008, new york, ny.“trust me. i’m a satisfied customer: using testimonials and endorsements in advertising in the united states & europe,” university of limerick, ireland; july 2009.to access joe’s complete list of presentations & speaking engagements, click here education new york law school j.d. city college of new york m.s. city college of new york b.s., chemistry previous experience reed smith (partner) greenberg traurig (partner) pryor cashman sherman & flynn hughes hubbard & reed new york law schoolj.d.city college of new yorkm.s.city college of new yorkb.s., chemistry reed smith (partner)greenberg traurig (partner)pryor cashman sherman & flynnhughes hubbard & reed banking and financial services china corporate and business transactions corporate governance data privacy and cybersecurity entertainment, sports and media europe intellectual property international international transactions israel latin america regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology english partner state of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york new york | |
 | Scott Ross Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Scott Ross Partner EDUCATIONStanford University J.D.Wesleyan University BA, summa cum laudeGolden Gate University MS in TaxationPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Trusts and Estates, Tax scott d. ross scott d. ross is a partner in rimon’s private client group. he is a certified specialist in probate, estate planning and trust law as determined by the california board of legal specialization. this designation is held by fewer than 3% of california estate planning attorneys.mr. ross specializes in estate planning for high net worth individuals, including entrepreneurs, executives, owners of closely-held businesses, real estate developers and physicians. his practice emphasizes wealth preservation and asset protection. mr. ross works with clients to prepare customized estate plans involving generation-skipping trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, family limited partnerships, family limited liability companies, grantor retained annuity trusts (grats), irrevocable insurance trusts, and private family foundations. he has extensive experience in legal issues involving federal estate, gift and generation-skipping taxation. a few examples of mr. ross’s work are as follows:created irrevocable trusts for the 3 children of a company founder that each qualified for an additional $10 million qualified small business stock (“qsbs”) exclusion, and that defer california state income tax. so altogether, the family had $40 million of qsbs exclusion. when the company liquidity event occurred, the family paid no federal capital gains tax on $40 million of gain, and the children’s irrevocable trusts paid no california state income tax. if trust distributions are made to the children at a later time when they are california residents, then the california state income tax will be paid at that time on the amount distributed. until the time of the distribution, the entire trust will grow free of california state income tax, much like an ira for california tax purposes. and the amount not distributed will continue to grow free of california state income tax. if distributions are made to the children at a later time when they are not california residents, then no california state income will be paid on these distributions.developed a strategy to transfer $75 million of family legacy real estate to a dynasty trust without incurring gift tax, and fully covered by generation-skipping tax exemption. the dynasty trust will protect that real estate from estate tax, creditor claims and divorce claims in perpetuity.worked with venture capital partners to transfer carried interests to irrevocable children’s trusts at the beginning of the fund when those interests were of modest value, and watched those interests grow in value to more than $10 million, thereby transferring significant wealth while using minimal gift tax exemption.developed multiple term of years flip charitable remainder trust strategy to hold extensive position in large public company that was a possible hostile acquisition target, so that client could (a) benefit the client’s private foundation when he chose by terminating one or more of the trusts early in whole or in part; (b) get the stock into a structure which would avoid capital gains tax on a sudden forced sale in a hostile acquisition; and (c) still give the client the right to cash flow from one or more of the trusts if he decided he needed it, by triggering the flip mechanism.mr. ross uses a values-based planning approach, working with clients to structure plans that focus on inherited wealth having a positive effect on their heirs, and on leaving a legacy in the broadest sense of the word. scott also assists surviving spouses, children, successor trustees, and executors in the administration of trusts and estates following a death. mr. ross has been recognized for his accomplishments by best lawyers in america in trusts and estates from 2006 to 2022.honors and recognitionbest lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 2006-2024av preeminent, ethical standards and legal ability, martindale-hubbell (internet brands), 2020super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2019-2022super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2005-2013 education stanford university j.d. wesleyan university ba, summa cum laude golden gate university ms in taxation previous experience beck, ross, bismonte (name partner) stanford universityj.d.wesleyan universityba, summa cum laudegolden gate universityms in taxation beck, ross, bismonte (name partner) estate and gift tax non-profit organizations tax trusts and estates partner state of california u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california united states tax court silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Takashi Saito Partner Japan, Patent Counseling and Prosecution Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. | Takashi Saito Partner Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. Japan, Patent Counseling and Prosecution English Japanese takashi saito takashi saito focuses his practice on patent prosecution in the area of electronic devices, processes, materials, circuitries, energy devices, electrochemical device and medical devices.takashi has worked as a research engineer in a semiconductor process technology area and as an intellectual property (ip) specialist for several divisions of a global consumer electronics manufacturer. in that capacity, he handled a variety of ip matters, including patent applications, patent infringement and trademarks.takashi authored several technical papers on a semiconductor process area in different academic journals and at international conferences. he is a first inventor of two us patents and several japanese patents.takashi earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. he was also registered as a patent attorney in japan (2001 to 2005).selected experiencehandles a large number of patent prosecutions and advises on strategies to obtain strong patents for a global consumer electronics manufacturer.drafted more than hundreds of us patent applications for a global semiconductor manufacturer.speaker and panelist for ip related seminars.publicationsreview of us court decision: intellectual property management, vol. 73, no. 3 (2023) (japanese intellectual property association)review of us court decision: intellectual property management, vol. 66, no. 8 (2016) (japanese intellectual property association)awards and recognitioniam patent 1000 – the world’s leading patent practitioners, 2022 – 2023 legal 500 us, 2021 university of new hampshire school of lawj.d., cum laudekyoto university, graduate school of engineeringm.e.kyoto university, faculty of engineeringb.s. mcdermott will & emery llp, partnerpanasonic north america, ip managermatsushita electric industrial, ip specialistmatsushita electronic company, engineer japan patent counseling and prosecution english japanese partner district of columbia state of new york u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) northern virginia washington d.c. | |
 | James P. Sanders Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Cannabis Law St. Louis | James P. Sanders Partner St. Louis Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Cannabis Law james sanders james is himself a successful business owner and real estate developer in the st. louis area. he knows first-hand the valuable contribution that a small business can have to a community and its economy. james knows that with the right counsel, the law can be a tool to help businesses achieve their goals of survival, growth and ultimately prosper. while most businesses only consult with attorneys in the wake of a pending lawsuit or emergent business issue, james works with his clients from the onset of the relationship taking time to meet and understand both the people and the business. his goal is to become a counselor and asset to his clients.james serves as outside general counsel to businesses large and small across missouri and illinois. he works closely with company leadership to become a part of the team, coordinating all legal needs across corporate, transactional, litigation, real estate, and other disciplines. his clients include real estate developers; craft breweries; beer, wine and alcohol distributors and wholesalers; startup businesses; high net worth individuals and families; aerospace manufacturers; and retailers who transact business across the region.james also represents individuals and businesses in civil litigation matters. most frequently, these matters involve complex contractual disputes, struggles over corporate control, real estate, insurance coverage, intellectual property, as well as tro and injunction issues. james has tried more than 30 matters to conclusion in state and federal, as well as numerous private arbitrations. he has extensive first-hand experience with the use of technology in all stages of the litigation cycle, particularly e-discovery, drawing upon an undergraduate and private workplace background in computer science.james has also represented clients in a number of industries, including commercial/military aerospace, construction, medical billing, alcohol production and distribution, and consumer goods during investigations and/or administrative proceedings conducted by state and/or federal agencies, including the department of justice, the department of defense office of the inspector general, the federal bureau of investigation, the securities and exchange commission, and the internal revenue service. specific to the alcoholic beverage industry, james provides general project evaluation services and business counsel for startup craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries. he handles the entire legal process of starting and growing a business in the beverage industry, handling federal, state, and local application and licensing, real property and site evaluation and negotiation, intellectual property protection, and strategic business guidance.finally, james provides counsel to businesses on what is often one of the biggest influencers on a balance sheet – real estate. he regularly handles real property assemblage and acquisition, public-private partnerships and development agreements, tax and governmental incentives for residential, commercial and mixed use development/redevelopment, special taxing district formation, finance arrangements including acquisition & development, construction, and semi/permanent financing, entity formation and governance, project modeling and evaluation for general and limited partners, development and redevelopment, post-development and sale, sale-leaseback, and/or unwinding in tax incentive developments.membershipsmissouri bar associationillinois bar associationtexas bar associationbar association of metropolitan saint louisamerican bar association (aba), section of litigationsaint louis university high school alumni associationawards and recognitionmissouri & kansas super lawyers “rising stars” list: 2016 saint mary’s university school of lawj.d.saint louis universityb.s. amundsen davis, partnerbrown & james, associatelathrop gpm, associate cannabis law litigation and alternative dispute resolution real estate real estate litigation partner state of illinois state of missouri state of texas st. louis | |
 | Hans Felix Schäfer Partner Real Estate Düsseldorf | Hans Felix Schäfer Partner Düsseldorf Real Estate English German felix schäfer *attorney is a member of separate entity, rimon falkenfort, and not rimon p.c.dr. felix schäfer is a partner in our real estate practice. his key areas of expertise include real estate project developments, real estate transactions of individual properties and portfolios in asset or share deals, private and public construction law, commercial landlord and tenant law, ongoing advice to properties on asset, property and facility management issues, real estate-related litigation and advice on esg issues in the respective contractual relationships. dr. schäfer studied and received his doctorate from the university of cologne and worked for various leading international and national law firms before joining rimôn falkenfort. he is recommended by best lawyers/handelsblatt as a lawyer in the field of real estate business law and is a member of the royal institution of chartered surveyors (mrics). selected experienceverdion group/healthcare of ontario pension plan on the acquisition of the former royal air force base brüggen mapletree investments group, singapore/amsterdam regarding ongoing real estate issues. international hardware and software developer on the leasing and development of data centers verdion group/healthcare of ontario pension plan on the sale of a logistics real estate portfolio with amazon and siemens ag as tenants waterland/helgstrand in connection with the carve-out of business units of ludger beerbaum stables (equestrian centers) jomoo deutschland on the acquisition of assets from the insolvency of the poggenpohl group ecolab deutschland gmbh on ongoing real estate law issues dbag on the acquisition of a radiology practice chain international consortium on a power plant project in germany prologis group on various ongoing real estate law issues motorola group with regard to real estate law issues, in particular the sale of sites in germany corestate capital ag with regard to various residential and commercial portfolios starion group on the acquisition of the shopping center “a10 center berlin bbva banking group on the acquisition of various residential investment properties in berlin. karstadt ag on the sale of the majority of its stores to a consortium of goldmann sachs/karstadt ag leading us shopping center operator on the planned acquisition of four shopping centers in north rhine-westphalia degussa ag on the sale of degussa’s headquarters to dic / morgan stanley on ag on the sale of viterra ag with a portfolio of 152,000 residential units and a portfolio of commercial properties to terra firma triton managers limited on the acquisition of vtg lehnkering blackstone group in the acquisition of a real estate portfolio of deutsche bank ag peek & cloppenburg kg in the acquisition and project development of the “weltstadthaus” cologne and subsequently in a legal dispute against hochtief ag professional associationsmember of the royal institution of chartered surveyors publications“neue betätigungsfelder des öffentlich-rechtlichen rundfunks – entwicklung und rechtliche bewertung” [new fields of activity of public broadcasting – development and legal evaluation], series of publications by the institute for broadcasting law at the university of cologne, vol. 91, 2004, c.h. beck publishers schäfer/steinkampf, “the right of first refusal in tenancy law, the area of conflict between sec. 311b bgb and sec. 550 bgb”, in: neue zeitschrift für mietrecht, nzm 2005, 49-51 schäfer/steinkampf, “the end of project development; at the same time comment on the decisions of the upper regional court dresden of 31.08.2004 and the upper regional court naumburg of 07.09.2004”, in: zfir 2005, 537 ff. immobilienzeitung iz, february 2007, “grundsteuererlass bei strukturellem leerstand” [property tax remission in the case of structural vacancies]. dvz, february 2012, “trend toward green leases” logreal.direkt, september 2012, “green leases on the rise” olg düsseldorf – lease option must be granted in the lease or a supplement in the correct form, in: imr 2013, 368 awards and recognitionbest lawyers, real estate law, 2020-2022 juve, often recommended, 2012-2013 handbook university of cologneph.d. orrick, herrington & sutcliffe, llp (counsel) real estate english german partner partner - rimon falkenfort germany* düsseldorf | |
 | Douglas J. Schneller Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Banking and Financial Services, Leveraged Finance London, New York | Douglas J. Schneller Partner EDUCATIONNew York University J.D.Columbia University M.A.Drew University B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
London, New York Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Banking and Financial Services, Leveraged Finance douglas j. schneller douglas schneller handles a broad range of complex transactional matters involving secured and unsecured bank finance, lending and receivables purchases and factoring; restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency; intercreditor and subordination arrangements, including for mezzanine, leveraged, multi-lien and unitranche financings; claims analysis and reconciliation; third party litigation funding; and purchases and sales of par and distressed assets such as bank loans, notes, accounts receivable, trade claims, bankruptcy claims, and equity interests. he also counsels clients on a range of other transactional matters, including trade and receivable finance (including default-triggered puts and vendor/account receivable and trade financing); bankruptcy transactional matters including distressed investing, rescue and debtor-in-possession finance, sales under bankruptcy code section 363, and true sale and substantive consolidation; corporate trust and agency; structured products; private placements; portfolio management and monitoring; and securities law matters.mr. schneller’s clients include global and domestic banks, financial institutions, investment funds, companies and other parties including secured and unsecured creditors; agents to and lenders in syndicated and club lending groups; investors; trustees and collateral agents; and unsecured creditors. he represents clients in various finance and insolvency transactional matters, out-of-court restructurings (including cross-border and international), and the analysis and exercise of rights and remedies, including in proceedings pending under bankruptcy and insolvency laws in the us and other jurisdictions around the globe.a portion of mr. schneller’s practice emphasizes investments and trading in syndicated and bilateral loans, loan portfolios, securities, claims, derivatives and other interests in domestic and international obligors and debtors in, near or emerging from financial distress, using lsta, lma and bespoke documentation. he advises clients regarding bankruptcy, reorganization, intercreditor and creditors’ rights matters. mr. schneller has also spoken and written about many of these areas, including intercreditor arrangements, the secondary market for and trading of bank loans and trade claims (including on lsta, lma and bespoke documents), and confidentiality and “big boy” matters.during the past several years, mr. schneller has advised numerous clients in connection with thousands of transactions in bank loans, trade claims, swap claims, notes and other securities, and other financial instruments relating to distressed and performing borrowers, issuers and obligors, including debtors in the most noteworthy bankruptcy cases and insolvencies in the united states and around the globe.in addition to his active legal practice, at prior firms mr. schneller has been, among other things, (i) the sole representative responsible for establishing and running the london office, (ii) the new york local practice section leader for the global finance practice, and (iii) the leader of the distressed investing and secondary trading practices.mr. schneller maintains an active pro bono legal practice. he has worked with the clemency project, which assisted federal prisoners, sentenced a decade or more ago to lengthy imprisonment for non-violent drug offenses, to seek the shorter sentences that likely would be imposed under current sentencing guidelines. mr. schneller has also represented a national not-for-profit organization committed to anti-bullying and anti-cyberbullying efforts; an animal rescue charity; various not-for-profit organizations in connection with corporate governance and tax-exempt issues; and low-income individuals seeking debt relief and protection from creditors under bankruptcy laws.publicationssax v. fast track investments – legal finance regulation, consumer lending interest rate regulation, rimonlaw.com, july 27, 2021“true sales” in litigation funding agreements, rimonlaw.com, february 4, 2021ninth circuit questions whether litigation funding advances made against a portfolio of cases runs afoul of new york usury laws, rimonlaw.com, june 18, 2020claims traders beware: another bankruptcy court determines that disallowance under bankruptcy code section 502(d) follows the claim, rimonlaw.com, april 30, 2020legal insight: coronavirus and its effect on the supply chain, rimonlaw.com, february 26, 2020litigation finance – a modest proposal, rimonlaw.com, january 23, 2020scotus holds licensee may continue using trademark after rejection in bankruptcy, rimonlaw.com, june 11, 2019sears fights with vendors whether goods were delivered prepetition or postpetition, rimonlaw.com, may 16, 20199th circuit declines to dismiss a marijuana-related chapter 11 case, affirms plan confirmation, rimonlaw.com, may 9, 2019sports authority and consignments: lessons for lenders and vendors, rimonlaw.com, may 9, 2019visa & mastercard interchange fees merchant class action update, rimonlaw.com, april 24, 2019memberships and affiliationsamerican bankruptcy institute (abi)insol internationalloan syndications and trading association (lsta) education new york university j.d. columbia university m.a. drew university b.a. previous experience winston & strawn llp (partner) pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman llp (partner) nixon peabody llp (partner) kramer levin naftalis & frankel llp (partner) new york universityj.d.columbia universitym.a.drew universityb.a. winston & strawn llp (partner)pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman llp (partner)nixon peabody llp (partner)kramer levin naftalis & frankel llp (partner) africa banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions equipment leasing and finance europe international international transactions investment advisers and other asset managers latin america leveraged finance litigation finance private investment funds united kingdom partner state of new jersey state of new york u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york london new york | |
 | Carl Sherer Partner Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Israel, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, CFIUS/National Security Dubai, New York, Tel Aviv* | Carl Sherer Partner EDUCATIONNew York University Law School, J.D., cum laude and Order of the Coif, 1984New York University Business School M.B.A., Beta Gamma Sigma, 1984Columbia University B.A., 1978PRIOR IN-HOUSE POSITIONS
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Dubai, New York, Tel Aviv* Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Israel, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, CFIUS/National Security English Hebrew carl sherer carl m. sherer holds a jd as well as an mba from new york university, and is a graduate of columbia university. he worked with simpson thacher & bartlett and with schulte roth & zabel in new york, in addition to serving as assistant to the general counsel at the israel securities authority.mr. sherer has over twenty-five years experience in corporate and securities law, helping individuals and corporations in both transactional and regulatory settings in the united states and in israel. mr. sherer was associated with professor joseph gross, hodak & co. in tel aviv, was a partner at silber, schottenfels, gerber & sherer, and was of counsel to zell goldberg & co.mr. sherer’s experience covers a wide array of domestic and international corporate and securities matters, including:mergers and acquisitions, including major international mergersinitial public offerings, secondary offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities in the united states and in israelinternational joint venturessecurities regulatory advice in the united states and in israel, including under both countries’ investment adviser regulationssecurities regulation in israeltechnology licensing arrangementsfinancial productsestablishment of investment fundscommodities trading worldwidebank regulatory advice in the united statespficawards & recognitionselected by peers for inclusion in the fifth edition of the best lawyers in israel in the practice area of capital markets law., 2014 – 2019.publications & speaking engagementspanelist, “healthcare, a fertile ground for investors”, the abrahamic business circle investors roundtable dubai, june 29, 2022finding your fortune – sec’s proposal to allow non-registered finders, family wealth report, november 2, 2020co-author of the israel chapter in the aba’s international mergers and acquisitions due diligence. education new york university law school, j.d., cum laude and order of the coif, 1984 new york university business school m.b.a., beta gamma sigma, 1984 columbia university b.a., 1978 prior in-house positions israel securities authority (assistant general counsel) previous experience simpson thacher & bartlett llp schulte roth & zabel llp silber, schottenfels, gerber & sherer zell goldberg & co. new york universitylaw school, j.d., cum laude and order of the coif, 1984new york universitybusiness school m.b.a., beta gamma sigma, 1984columbia universityb.a., 1978 israel securities authority (assistant general counsel) australia and new zealand banking and financial services cfius/national security china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital europe international international transactions investment advisers and other asset managers israel mergers and acquisitions private equity private investment funds registered investment companies securities and capital markets special purpose acquisition companies technology english hebrew partner israel state of new york dubai new york tel aviv* | |
 | Yaacov P. Silberman Founding Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Technology Philadelphia | Yaacov P. Silberman Partner EDUCATIONYeshiva University B.A. (English), summa cum laude, Yeshiva University; Alpha Psi Omega, Phi Beta KappaUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude; Senior Editor, Journal of Labor and Employment LawPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Philadelphia Corporate and Business Transactions, Technology English yaacov p. silberman yaacov silberman is a founding partner of rimon. mr. silberman’s innovations with rimon have appeared in a wide array of publications, including the economist, the american lawyer, amlaw’s law technology news, bloomberg, the california daily journal, the san francisco business times, elawyering and the national post. he has been characterized as top innovator in the legal profession by the american bar association for his role in developing rimon’s alternative business model. yaacov has presented on innovations in law firm management and technology at harvard law school, stanford law school, uc berkeley law school, and uc hastings college of the law.mr. silberman’s practice currently focuses on legal ethics and compliance, as well as securities law representation for founders and executives of some of the most notable technology companies in the world, including facebook, twitter, slack, spacex, dropbox, zume, square, jawbone, zynga, bloom energy, gilt groupe and solar city, among others.prior to rimon, mr. silberman was an attorney with the private equity and debt finance practice group of ropes & gray, llp. he also clerked for judge a. jay cristol of the united states bankruptcy court for the southern district of florida. before law school, mr. silberman was the assistant director of web content for thelaw.com, one of the earliest legal resource websites on the internet.speaking engagementsnov. 1, 2018, firm general counsel summit, tech and innovationsep. 28, 2016, west coast law firm leadership forum, needle in the haystack: how to control costs and uncover profitabilityjuly 13, 2015, legaltech west coast (alm), ethics and best practices for adoption of cloud storageapr. 30, 2015, stanford center for legal informatics (codex), innovating from within law firms: technology serving law firms in delivering value to clientsfeb. 23, 2015, university of california, hastings, principles of technology adoptionfeb. 13, 2014, stanford law school, innovating the law firm modeloct. 29, 2013, harvard law school, convergence: growing dissatisfaction with big law and the rise of alternativesapr. 16, 2013, university of california, berkeley, effective business ethicsjan. 31, 2013, university of california, hastings, managing technology in law firmsoct. 11, 2012, legal marketing association, technologies for elawyeringaug. 16, 2011, san francisco bar association, evaluating vendors of cloud computing servicesaug. 10, 2011, palo alto bar association, legal ethics of cloud computing for lawyersoct. 23, 2010, bar association of san francisco, strategies for launching and running a small law firmspring & summer 2010, small business administration in san francisco, small business legal seriesspring 2010, jhtc, silicon valley, paradigm shifts in the practice of law education yeshiva university b.a. (english), summa cum laude, yeshiva university; alpha psi omega, phi beta kappa university of pennsylvania law school, j.d., cum laude; senior editor, journal of labor and employment law previous experience ropes & gray, llp united states bankruptcy court for the southern district of florida thelaw.com yeshiva universityb.a. (english), summa cum laude, yeshiva university; alpha psi omega, phi beta kappauniversity of pennsylvanialaw school, j.d., cum laude; senior editor, journal of labor and employment law ropes & gray, llpunited states bankruptcy court for the southern district of floridathelaw.com china corporate and business transactions securities and capital markets technology english founding partner state of pennsylvania philadelphia | |
 | Kenneth P. Silverman Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring Long Island | Kenneth P. Silverman Partner Long Island Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring ken p. silverman for over 40 years, clients have trusted ken with their most sensitive issues in the world of bankruptcy, insolvency, and corporate restructuring. ken routinely represents debtors, creditors, dip lenders, secured creditors, claims traders, asset acquirers, bankruptcy trustees and creditors’ committees, who all turn to ken to formulate solutions to their most complicated problems. he is widely recognized as a leader in the field of bankruptcy, insolvency and mediation.since 1989, ken has served as a member of the panel of united states bankruptcy trustees for both the eastern and southern districts of new york, and since 1995 has also served as a member of the register of mediators for the united states bankruptcy court for the eastern and southern districts of new york handling significant mediation engagements. as a member of the trustee panels, he is frequently appointed to operate, reorganize and/or liquidate major national, regional, and metropolitan businesses in both chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. ken also uses this experience and expertise to assist our clients in their own out of court management and restructuring solutions, preserving liquidity and business opportunities.in addition to his representations, ken is a published author and a recognized lecturer on bankruptcy and bankruptcy/matrimonial-related issues. ken is also a former adjunct professor of law at the st. john’s university school of law in its bankruptcy ll.m. program. membershipsamerican bar association american bankruptcy institute national association of bankruptcy trustees new york state bar association nassau county bar association awards and recognition: ken has been awarded an av rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from martindale hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals. new york law school, j.d.j.d.syracuse universityb.a. silverman acampora (partner) bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring partner state of new york supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Glenn D. Smith Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Technology Los Angeles | Glenn D. Smith Partner Los Angeles Corporate and Business Transactions, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Technology glenn smith with both a business and legal background, glenn smith advises clients in all aspects of the business cycle. he relies on a tactical approach to help clients solve problems so they can focus on realizing their strategic plans. he has wide experience helping clients in a number of industries, including aerospace, technology, life sciences, hospitality, health care, and manufacturing. as a former executive and board member of a publicly traded gaming consultant and incubator, he headed the investment committee, led the legal team, worked with the consulting team, and was responsible for investor and market relations. today, as a lawyer in private practice, he advises issuers and bankers in capital market transactions, funds on investments, and portfolio matters, as well as public and private companies in capital raising and m&a. he also counsels clients on employment matters, board structure and composition, and new business initiatives. clients think of mr. smith not just as a lawyer but as an advisor who takes the time to understand their business and their goals. he works with clients to achieve those goals within the proper legal framework. selected experienceadvised palisades growth capital in multiple investment and dispositions, including the investment and sale of docupace, a back office fintech company. advised qless, a saas appointment company, in debt financing and other corporate matters. advised meggitt plc in the sale of its global virtual firearms training business. advised meltwater in its acquisition of owler, a crowd sourced competitive business insight service. advised videndum, fka vitec plc, in multiple acquisitions and financings, including it acquisition of infiniscene, a cloud based streaming service. advised wedbush capital partners in the acquisition and sale of its portfolio company, reyn-spooner. advised roku in multiple acquisitions, including giraffic, an israeli software developer of a video streaming accelerator. advised bioness in its sale to bioventus. membershipsmember, business law section, california bar association, 1989-present cornell law schoolj.d., balfour prize for securities law, 1989university of utahb.s., 1986 hogan lovells, counsel kaye scholer llp, counsel venture catalyst, executive vice president stroock & stroock & lavan llp, partner corporate and business transactions life sciences mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets technology partner state of california los angeles | |
 | Lillian Stenfeldt Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Lillian Stenfeldt Partner EDUCATIONStanford University B.A., EconomicsStanford University M.A., Organizational BehaviorUniversity of Detroit Mercy School of Law J.D., magna cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions lillian stenfeldt lillian stenfeldt represents secured creditors, hedge funds, creditors’ committees, trustees, and receivers in all aspects of insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings and strategy and has extensive experience in cross-border commercial loan workouts, non-bankruptcy workouts, and other out-of-court restructuring of debt. her clients range from fortune 100 companies to start-ups.in addition to her traditional insolvency and restructuring work, ms. stenfeldt also assists companies in efficiently structuring business transactions and licenses to prevent losses and protect assets due to potential future insolvencies of others, and structures settlement agreements with financially troubled companies to optimize clients’ recovery of monies due. she also represents purchasers of intellectual property and other assets from bankruptcy estates.ms. stenfeldt also represents bankruptcy trustees, assignees for the benefit of creditors, and state court real estate receivers and creditors in such proceedings.lillian has acted as outside general counsel to several technology and manufacturing organizations, attending board meetings and providing strategic advice to the board. such engagements include issues involving plan confirmation, class action claims, preferences, policy buybacks, scope and terms of trusts and jurisdictional matters.prior to joining rimon, ms. stenfeldt practiced as a partner with both sedgwick and the firm that is now dla, where she served as the chair of the firms’ creditors’ rights and bankruptcy groups.lillian is also a member of several nonprofit and for-profit boards of directors.lillian is a long-time advocate for the advancement of professional women in the areas of law and in business. at sedgwick, she was a founding member of the sedgewick’s women’s forum and served as its chair for 8 years.representative mattersserve as outside general counsel to manufacturing, technology, and nonprofit corporations.represented a conglomerate of business enterprises in the u.s., europe, and australia in a $600 million non-bankruptcy cross-border workout.assisted technology clients in the acquisition of intellectual property and patent portfolios from bankruptcy estates and financially challenged companies in the u.k., germany, and the u.s. ($2 – $10 million valuations).represented landlords in preserving rights and claims in tenant bankruptcies.protected key license agreements in major bankruptcy cases across the country for various technology and entertainment clients.represented a major music entertainment company ($1 billion annual revenue) in its non-bankruptcy restructuring of debt, publicly traded bond debt, and leasehold interests in the u.s., europe and japan.represented ad hoc group of over 100 supplemental plan beneficiaries in the pg&e bankruptcy.defended a fortune 100 company in an $8 million preference litigation.represented a food company in analysis and resolution of disputed lien priority with a large agricultural enterprise.represented a financial institution in recovering full repayment of $11 million debt from real estate collateral and guarantees of a major real estate developer.represented foreign entities in cross-border transactions and bankruptcy litigation.assisted a hedge fund in due diligence for its $90 million strategic acquisition of assets from a large winery’s bankruptcy estate.represented creditor committees in bankruptcy cases in the construction, retail, food, and technology industries.represented a belgian receiver in its recovery of assets throughout california.represented receivers of various real estate projects involving shopping centers, condominium complexes, and residential developments.represented well-known commercial artist in recovering debt and original consigned art from distributors and brokers.obtained insurance policy buybacks in mass tort, asbestos, and food poisoning bankruptcy cases.publications /speaking engagements“cutting edge retail bankruptcy exit strategies: are you prepared for the rapid increase in retail bankruptcies?” the bay area bankruptcy forum, san francisco, ca (2017).“a comprehensive training in commercial arbitration,” american bar association’s annual two-day arbitration training institute, washington, d.c. (2014) and philadelphia (2012).“from the litigator’s side: selection of arbitrators and mediators,” american arbitration association, san francisco, ca (2014).“real estate receiverships,” continuing education of the bar (2012).“she’s the boss: women leading men and women leading women,” wilef (2011).“key bankruptcy issues & strategies for insurers,” bermuda insurance institute, hamilton, bermuda (2011). “winning legal strategies for bankruptcy and restructuring,” aspatore books (2011).“insolvency issues for licensing attorneys,” practicing law institute (2005-2014).“what every ceo and cfo should know about insolvency,” stanford graduate school of business (2001-2010).“bankruptcy issues for insurers or everyone needs to know a bankruptcy expert these days,” association of california insurance companies, general counsel seminar, las vegas, nv (2009).“directors & officers (d&o) liability insurance and key bankruptcy issues,” new york city (2009). “bankruptcy issues affecting the healthcare industry,” sedgwick’s annual west coast healthcare seminars and hartford healthcare seminars (2009).“insolvency and the insurance industry,” defense research institute annual meeting, chicago, il (2009).“when the deal goes sideways, bankruptcy tools for real estate practitioners,” real property section annual real property retreat, napa, ca (2009).“like dorothy in oz: insurers in bankruptcy court,” defense research institute’s annual insurance coverage and claims institute, defense research institute annual meeting, chicago, il (2008).“like dorothy in oz: insurers in bankruptcy court,” insurance litigation reporter, vol. 26, no. 17 (2008).traveled on team throughout romania as part of a usaid/world bank program educating the romanian bench and bar on their new bankruptcy law.awards/recognitionhighest possible peer and judicial rating, av preeminent, martindale-hubbell in legal ability and ethicsbest lawyer in america, arbitration, bankruptcy, creditor and debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization lawtop attorney in northern california, san francisco magazine, 2017-presenttop women attorneys in northern california, san francisco magazine, 2017-presentbankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law and bankruptcy litigation, best lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 2012-2024women leaders in the law, law.com, the recorder (alm media properties, llc), 2022super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2005-2022av preeminent lawyers.com, the american registry, 2023 and 2024memberships/affiliationsbay area bankruptcy forum — past directorwomen in law empowerment forum (wilef) — past board member and co-director of norcal chapterinternational association of insolvency practitioners (insol)american bankruptcy institute (abi)international woman’s insolvency (iwirc)international turnaround management association (tma) — past director and awards committee chair and president of norcal chapteramerican arbitration association — arbitrator in complex commercial cases (2005-present)international institute for conflict prevention and resolution (cpr) — arbitrator in complex commercial cases (2009-present); executive advisory committee member; serves on cpr’s, banking, accounting and financial institution, real estate, arbitration panelsu.s. district court northern district of california, panel member on early neutral evaluation and mediation panelssedgwick women’s forum — chair (2005-2013)guide dogs for the blind — custodian of breedercalifornia real estate broker, licensed (#00882228) since 1985 education stanford university b.a., economics stanford university m.a., organizational behavior university of detroit mercy school of law j.d., magna cum laude previous experience sedgwick, llp (partner and chair of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy group, management committee) dla (partner, chair of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy group) bronson, bronson & mckinnon (partner) stanford universityb.a., economicsstanford universitym.a., organizational behavioruniversity of detroit mercy school of lawj.d., magna cum laude sedgwick, llp (partner and chair of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy group, management committee)dla (partner, chair of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy group)bronson, bronson & mckinnon (partner) arbitration and mediation australia and new zealand bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring corporate and business transactions fine art and cultural property real estate partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Samuel (Sandy) B. Sterrett, Jr. Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology Washington, D.C. | Samuel (Sandy) B. Sterrett, Jr. Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Virginia J.D.Amherst College B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology samuel (sandy) b. sterrett, jr. mr. sterrett advises business, exempt or non-profit and individual clients on corporate, governance, technology, tax and general business law. he works with start-up and emerging growth companies, privately held businesses, and large multinational corporations as well as exempt or non-profit organizations. he represents both us and foreign based clients, particularly in australia, china, europe and new zealand.mr. sterrett serves or has served as principal outside counsel for multiple biotechnology, medical device, business services, information technology, software and other technology companies. he has substantial experience handling mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and angel, venture capital and other financing transactions.he focuses on the unique aspects of intellectual property and technology oriented business relationships, including licenses and cross-licenses, product development, joint ventures, collaborations, material transfer, and research and development. he has been involved in multiple highly complex mergers and acquisitions involving intellectual property and technology.mr. sterrett assists clients with their key business relationships, including manufacturing, distribution and supply agreements, marketing and sponsorship agreements, employment, consulting and severance agreements, confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, purchase orders, standard terms and conditions, and personal and real property leases. he also assists clients with their corporate and governance documents, stockholder, investor rights and voting agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, and stock option and executive compensation plans.he regularly works with exempt or nonprofit organizations, including charities and trade associations, on business, corporate, governance, intellectual property, and federal and state tax matters. he has obtained federal and state tax exemptions for multiple non-profit organizations. mr. sterrett has advised on and has closed several complicated corporate restructurings and mergers involving exempt organizations. he regularly handles the daily business transactions undertaken by exempt or nonprofit organizations.following law school, he worked at allens arthur robinson, in melbourne and sydney, australia, and clerked for judge james s. halpern of the u.s. tax court.mr. sterrett has authored several articles on business, tax and technology, including in the intellectual property strategist, legal times, and washington business journal.representative experienceclosed acquisition of optical switch technology for fortune 500 clientclosed acquisition of ag-biotechnology assets by international joint ventureclosed sale of foreign software company to u.s. defense contractorclosed several acquisitions of student travel businesses by industry leaderclosed multiple acquisitions and sales of tv and radio stationsclosed acquisition by foreign company of services business in animal health industryclosed acquisition of an important african-american art collectionclosed substantial number of angel and venture capital financingsadvised client in a winning proxy fight for control of a privately held technology businessnegotiated substantial number of patent/know-how licenses, material transfer agreements, and collaboration and research agreements with federal government agencies, us colleges and universities, foreign universities and us and foreign research institutesnegotiated numerous collaboration, license, joint development, marketing and services agreements with global pharmaceutical and major laboratory reference companiesnegotiated substantial number of consulting, services, collaboration and product development agreements with most of the leading medical device manufacturersnegotiated multiple trademark and copyright agreements for internationally known private historic homeclosed corporate restructuring of mid-atlantic’s leading residential services businessnegotiated complicated lease termination agreement with international biotech manufacturerclosed sale of bio-manufacturing plant after resolving multiple complex federal, state and local issues arising from public-private partnership that funded and built the facility and from related tax exempt financingassisted in formation of a consortium of over 40 universities and research institutes (mostly, european) focused on translation research in cancernegotiated and closed several complicated corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions involving exempt or nonprofit organizationscommunity servicemr. sterrett is involved with several charitable and community organizations, including mount vernon, home of george washington. he serves or has served as a director of australia america association (washington, dc), global ties us, learning undefeated, inc. (a charitable partner of maryland technology council), and volunteers of america chesapeake, inc.awards & recognitionsav preeminent – for ethical standards and legal ability, martindale-hubbell (internet brands), 2020 education university of virginia j.d. amherst college b.a. previous experience blank rome llp (partner) foley & lardner llp (partner) allens (australia) (foreign law clerk) university of virginiaj.d.amherst collegeb.a. blank rome llp (partner)foley & lardner llp (partner)allens (australia) (foreign law clerk) corporate and business transactions corporate governance education, universities, and endowments emerging companies and venture capital fine art and cultural property intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence international international transactions mergers and acquisitions non-profit organizations technology technology licensing telecommunications trademark and copyright partner district of columbia state of new york united states tax court washington d.c. | |
 | Tomoki Tanida Partner Japan, Patent Counseling and Prosecution Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. | Tomoki Tanida Partner Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. Japan, Patent Counseling and Prosecution English Japanese tomoki tanida tomoki (tom) tanida focuses his practice on patent procurement and client counseling on infringement and validity. tom has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications before the us patent and trademark office (uspto), as well as non-us patent offices, in technologies such as semiconductor electronics, analog circuits, telecommunication systems and computer software applications. he has performed patent infringement and validity analysis, and developed patent enforcement and defense strategies for domestic and foreign corporations. tom also has experience handling technology export control issues. previously, tom worked as a registered patent attorney in japan. he has extensive experience with patent and trademark prosecution for japanese and international clients before the japan patent office. in relation to his prosecution practice, he has counseled clients on all aspects of intellectual property law in japan, including copyright and unfair competition matters. he has also assisted clients on japanese and international patent and trademark litigation. tom has earned bachelor’s degrees in law, electrical engineering and chemistry. selected experienceprovides patent prosecution services for several large international electronics companies and their subsidiaries prosecuted several strategic patents, which were successfully enforced against competitors in ip litigations on behalf of a japanese company advised a japanese company on patent dispute issues in germany, which successfully defeated a competitor’s patent infringement claim assist a japanese company develop guidelines for preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the united states, and with the evaluation of competitors’ patents membershipsamerican intellectual property law association japan patent attorneys association (1992-2015) george washington university law schoolllmtokyo university of scienceb.s.tokyo university of scienceb.e.nihon universityllb mcdermott will & emery llp, partner japan patent counseling and prosecution english japanese partner district of columbia state of new york u.s. patent and trademark office northern virginia washington d.c. | |
 | Craig Tanner Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Austin, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Craig Tanner Partner EducationUniversity of San Francisco J.D., Articles Editor - USF Law ReviewUniversity of Colorado B.S.Previous Experience
Austin, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity English craig tanner professional experiencecraig is a partner in rimon’s employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation practice. he has over 20 years of experience in representing multinational companies with executive compensation, equity compensation, employment, and data privacy matters.in his compensation practice, mr. tanner works with his clients in designing and offering, executive compensation and broad-based equity-programs, including restricted stock units, stock options, profit interests, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, phantom stock, and stock appreciation rights, as well as retention, transaction and cash bonus programs. specifically, he advises clients on the market practices, shareholder concerns, tax, mitigation strategies, securities, registration compliance, employment, currency exchange restrictions, data privacy, and communications issues that companies encounter when offering these programs to executives, employees, directors, and consultants in the u.s. and throughout the world.for employment matters, mr. tanner advises his clients on all aspects of employment law, including onboarding executives, drafting executive employment agreements, severance agreements, and change in control incentives, drafting codes of conduct and other company-wide policies; advising on employee benefit entitlements and, works council matters; and advising on employee rights during leaves of absence. mr. tanner also advises his clients on market practices and regulatory compliance for services provided by expatriates, short-term assignments, cross-border employees, part-time employees, contingent workers, and consultants.in his m&a practice, mr. tanner works with his clients throughout the transaction and on post-merger integration. mr. tanner advises his clients on material concerns discovered during the due diligence process; drafting and negotiating applicable portions of the purchase agreement; drafting and negotiating executive employment agreements and retention incentives; structuring roll-over equity arrangements; advising on potential section 409a deferred compensation compliance liabilities; advising on excess golden parachute payment issues and providing alternatives to mitigate or eliminate tax obligations; advising on non-qualified benefit programs; and developing post-merger integration incentive programs.in the data privacy area, mr. tanner advises his clients on the collection, processing and transfer of protected employee information, compliance with local data registration requirements, and the implementation of workplace privacy policies. education university of san francisco j.d., articles editor - usf law review university of colorado b.s. previous experience reed smith (partner) dla piper (partner) baker & mckenzie (associate) university of san franciscoj.d., articles editor – usf law reviewuniversity of coloradob.s. reed smith (partner)dla piper (partner)baker & mckenzie (associate) publications spring 2022, "planning for the payment of taxes on private company stock awards", wall street lawyer spring 2017, "approving compensation under laws that may not remain", c-suite fall 2012, "year-end global stock plan reporting requirements", global perspectives summer 2012, "preparing for year-end global stock plan reporting requirements; argentina – new currency exchange restrictions impact stock plan", global perspectives july 2012, "compensation committees; director independence; adviser independence; disclosure of conflicts", reed smith client alert (co-author) june 2012, "sec issues final rules regarding compensation committee and adviser independence", reed smith client alert (co-author) spring 2012, "equity-related action items in the far east", global perspectives winter 2012, "iss issues final policies for 2012; china – impact of new social insurance law on expatriates; ireland – social insurance tax withholding effective january 1, 2012", global perspectives november 2011, "iss issues final policies for 2012", reed smith client alert (co-author) october 2011, "dol to re-propose rule on definition of fiduciary", reed smith client alert (co-author) october 2011, "it’s never too early to start preparing for year-end global stock plan reporting requirements", global perspectives july 2011, "employers beware: new uk anti-avoidance tax laws on 'disguised remuneration' - share schemes and employee benefit trusts", reed smith client alert june 2011, "dol proposes extension of applicability dates for plan fee disclosure rules", reed smith client alert june 2011, "form 42 share plan reporting", reed smith client alert march 2011, "dol issues proposed rule on annual funding notice requirements", reed smith client alert (co-author) february 2011, "dol extends deadline for complying with new erisa section 408(b)(2) disclosure rules", reed smith client alert december 2010, "dol proposes rule broadening the definition of 'fiduciary' under erisa", reed smith client alert november 2010, "dol finalizes new fee and investment disclosure rules for participant-directed plans", reed smith client alert may 2010, "victory for plan administrators: supreme court reinforces plan administrator deference with regard to plan determinations and prior mistakes", reed smith client alert october 2009, "irs releases guidance regarding the waiver of 2009 required minimum distributions", reed smith client alert july 2009, "sec announces proposed rules for enhanced executive compensation and corporate governance disclosure to shareholders of public companies", reed smith client alert (co-author) february 2009, "belgium - potential relief for employees with options taxed upon grant", reed smith client alert february 2009, "finland - elimination of employer’s social insurance obligation on employee’s income", reed smith client alert january 2009, doing business globally: equity compensation guide october 2008, "new limitations on stock awards in france", reed smith client alert october 2008, "irs releases 2009 cost of living adjustments", reed smith client alert speaking engagements june 2017, u.s. equity compensation grants to foreign employees: structuring and reporting options may 2017, e*trade directions conference, scottsdale, arizona, "oh no! moments - plan corrections" january 2014, reed smith's mcle day, san francisco, california november 2009, the 17th annual naspp conference, san francisco, california september 2008, reed smith's "doing business globally - global executive compensation programs" teleseminar professional associations national association of stock plan professionals (naspp) corporate and business transactions data privacy and cybersecurity employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation international international transactions mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance tax technology english partner state of california state of texas austin silicon valley (menlo park) | |
| | David J. Tappeiner Partner Trusts and Estates Santa Barbara | David J. Tappeiner Partner Santa Barbara Trusts and Estates david tappeiner david focuses his practice on estate and trusts and all matters related thereto, which includes preparation of moderate to complex estate planning documents, trust and estate administration, conservatorships, and trust and probate litigation. david is admitted to both the state bar of california (2006) and state bar of colorado (2000), is a member of the state bar of california trusts and estates division, and has been certified as a legal specialist in estate planning, trusts, & probate by the california state bar. david has an av rating (preeminent) with martindale-hubbell and is a member of the santa barbara estate planning council. david is also admitted to the united states tax court and the federal district court for the 10th circuit. david has also routinely given lectures for nbi, lorman, and others on various estate and trust topics. david is ranked as a preeminent attorney by martindale-hubbell av.membershipsstate bar of california trusts and estates division santa barbara estate planning council certified as a legal specialist in estate planning, trusts, & probate by the california state bar university of denver strum college of lawj.d., law university of denver strum college of lawdoctor of law, j.d. uc santa barbarab.a. law & society, law dt law partners, llp, owner and partner fell, marking et al, partner katz, look & moison, attorney trusts and estates partner federal district court for the tenth circuit state of california state of colorado united states tax court santa barbara | |
 | Chris Terry Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, International Transactions Boston | Chris Terry Partner EDUCATIONColumbia University J.D.University of California, Berkeley B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Boston Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, International Transactions English chris terry chris terry is a business attorney and trusted legal advisor to clients ranging from multinationals, emerging growth companies and startups to venture and private equity funds, partnerships and entrepreneurs.chris has extensive experience counseling founders and technology companies on financings, cross-border acquisitions and strategic joint ventures in the us and worldwide, with a particular expertise in transactions that have an international or cross-border component. chris has advised his clients on cross-border investments, market entry, outsourcing, cross-border technology transactions and acquisition transactions in china, japan, ecuador, thailand, the philippines, nigeria, hong kong, singapore, vietnam, taiwan, indonesia, australia, luxembourg, france and italy, among others.chris’s industry specific experience ranges from mobile internet, medical devices, digital advertising and online gaming to clean-tech, semi-conductors, medical devices and education, among others. chris advises his company clients on company formation, employee incentive programs, commercial transactions and technology licensing, as well as corporate governance, securities law compliance and other general corporate matters. chris also counsels his clients on implementing corporate restructurings and reorganizations, dilutive issuances and overseeing corporate liquidations.prior to joining rimon, chris was a partner at the us law firm of gunderson dettmer, where he co-launched its first international office in china, and dla piper, one of the world’s largest law firms.chris lives in winchester, massachusetts with his wife and two sons. education columbia university j.d. university of california, berkeley b.a. previous experience gunderson dettmer (partner) dla piper (partner) vinson & elkins orrick herrington & sutcliffe columbia universityj.d.university of california, berkeleyb.a. gunderson dettmer (partner)dla piper (partner)vinson & elkinsorrick herrington & sutcliffe china corporate and business transactions corporate governance emerging companies and venture capital international international transactions mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology english partner state of california state of massachusetts boston | |
 | Robert Thibeaux Partner Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services New Orleans | Robert Thibeaux Partner New Orleans Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services robert thibeaux robert thibeaux practices commercial finance, with a focus on marine finance and leasing, equipment financing and leasing, asset-based financing, factoring, and real estate finance. mr. thibeaux is regarded as a global legal expert in louisiana equipment lease regulations. he is a member of the louisiana state law institute, and serves as reporter for the lease of movables committee of the law institute, which is currently in the process of revising louisiana law on equipment leases. mr. thibeaux is also a prior chief examiner of code iii of the louisiana bar exam, which covers the laws of general obligations, sales, lease, mandate, pledge, suretyship, and mortgage. he is a director and former chairman of the bank counsel section of the louisiana banker’s association. mr. thibeaux is also the chairman of the real estate and transactions section of the new orleans bar association.mr. thibeaux serves on numerous other committees of the law institute, including the securities devices committee, the ucc committee, the prescription law committee, the mandate (power of attorney) committee, the code definitions committee, and the aleatory contracts committee. he is the louisiana editor of the commercial law series of the thomson-reuters practical lawyers reports, and is the louisiana law editor of the international factoring association national factoring law legal report.awards & recognitionmr. thibeaux has been widely recognized for his legal achievements. his notable awards include:best lawyers in america® – banking and finance law, equipment finance law, financial services regulation law, real estate lawnew orleans best lawyers of the year 2023 – equipment finance lawnew orleans best lawyers of the year 2021 – financial services regulation lawsuper lawyers – banking, real estatechambers usa: america’s leading lawyers for business – marine finance louisiana state universityb.s., summa cum laudelouisiana state universityj.d., summa cum laude, order of the coif banking and financial services equipment leasing and finance partner state of louisiana new orleans | |
 | Ivan L. Tjoe Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Los Angeles, San Francisco | Ivan L. Tjoe Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D.University of California, Berkeley B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles, San Francisco Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Bahasa Indonesia English ivan l. tjoe ivan tjoe is an experienced civil litigator. he focuses his practice on representing companies located abroad in litigation arising from their business activity or investments in the united states. mr. tjoe’s broad client base includes companies in the manufacturing, technology, logistics, finance and entertainment sectors.mr. tjoe represents clients in state and federal courts, prosecuting and defending claims including breach of contract, fraud, false advertising, unfair competition, interference, right of publicity, trade secrets and intellectual property infringement. mr. tjoe has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in judgements, verdicts and settlements for his clients. while mr. tjoe is primarily a litigator, he often serves as general counsel to his clients, providing advice on areas including intellectual property, corporate counselling and corporate governance. education university of california, hastings college of the law j.d. university of california, berkeley b.a. previous experience ropers, majeski, kohn & bentley (partner) lewis, brisbois, bisgaard & smith (partner) university of california, hastings college of the lawj.d.university of california, berkeleyb.a. ropers, majeski, kohn & bentley (partner)lewis, brisbois, bisgaard & smith (partner) associations american bar association los angeles county bar association maritime law association of the united states other activities outside of legal work mr. tjoe also coaches youth soccer. intellectual property intellectual property litigation international litigation and alternative dispute resolution technology trademark and copyright bahasa indonesia english partner state of california supreme court of the united states u.s district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the fourth circuit u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the district of columbia u.s. district court for the district of maryland u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california los angeles san francisco | |
 | Mikhail Usubyan Partner Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Private Investment Funds, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Eastern Europe and the Baltics, Artificial Intelligence Washington, D.C. | Mikhail Usubyan Partner EDUCATIONDuke Law School LL.M.London School of Economics and Political Science Post Graduate Studies, LawRostov State University J.D.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Private Investment Funds, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Eastern Europe and the Baltics, Artificial Intelligence English Russian mikhail usubyan mikhail (misha) usubyan advises private and public companies as well as investment funds on a wide variety of cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, strategic investments, and joint ventures.over his 20-year legal career, mikhail has advised clients on numerous transactions in the technology, financial services, infrastructure, real estate, construction, and other industries. mikhail advises his private equity and venture capital clients on fund formation matters and represents them in their investments in the u.s. and europe. mikhail also assists startup/scaleup companies in their u.s. and global expansion. apart from legal guidance, he also regularly makes introductions assisting his clients with building management teams and boards, identifying potential acquisition/divesting opportunities, and forging synergistic relationships.mikhail regularly deals with u.s. controls of foreign investments (cfius) as well as the u.s. economic sanctions. he also advises u.s., european, and russian companies on cross-border data protection, intellectual property, e-commerce, encryption, state secrets, export control, and other regulatory issues.qualified to practice new york and russian law, mikhail shares his time between washington, dc and moscow and works in close cooperation with rimon’s partners in new york and san francisco / silicon valley. prior to joining rimon, mikhail practiced for 15 years at orrick’s m&a and venture capital / technology companies groups, and before that he was with coudert brothers and baker mckenzie.representative mattersrepresentation of finca impact, a major u.s. impact finance company, in a number of projects in multiple jurisdictions including: divestiture of finca’s subsidiaries in georgia to credo bank and in ecuador to insotec; divestiture of finca’s loan portfolio in one of the regions in russia and subsequent divestiture of its russian business (second largest in russian microfinance sector) to mikro kapital; restructuring of finca’s operations in armenia; obtaining financing in two central asian cis countries; restructuring of finca’s financing from ebrd, mef and responsability.representation of fort ross, the global venture capital fund backed by sberbank in a number of equity investments in hi-tech industry in the u.s. and israel, including gett (taxi app), moven (fintech), peek travel (traveltech), blueshift (marketing automation), mynd management (property management), illusive (cybersecurity), ridecell (mobility) and others.representation of numerous technological startups with european founders in connection with establishing corporate presence in the u.s., “flipping” european companies to delaware, entering the u.s. market, raising capital in the u.s., and global expansion.advising a number of venture capital firms in connection with structuring and establishment of cayman, luxembourg and other investment funds, including segregated portfolio funds and series llcs.representation of a u.s. emerging growth company in connection with an acquisition of a uk startup.representation of russian direct investment fund, a russian sovereign investment fund, in two high-profile equity investments in hi-tech industry.representation of sberbank, russia’s largest bank, in the acquisition of an electronic data exchange company in russia and finland, with the goal of establishing sberbank’s electronic payment system throughout russia (e-invoicing project). representation of sberbank capital in the acquisition of a controlling stake in a major metallurgical plant.representation of a “fund of funds” in an investment, financing, acquisition and restructuring of a luxembourg private equity fund and a chain of nine large luxury hotels in bulgaria.advising numerous international companies, including baidu, smg, meraki, appdynamics, world triathlon corporation and others, on russian and international data privacy issues.representation of berezkagas on forming and restructuring of joint venture arrangements with russneft.advising on international art financing and sales, as well as financing of a us/uk artist. education duke law school ll.m. london school of economics and political science post graduate studies, law rostov state university j.d. previous experience orrick herrington & sutcliffe llp coudert brothers baker mckenzie duke law schoolll.m.london school of economics and political sciencepost graduate studies, lawrostov state universityj.d. orrick herrington & sutcliffe llpcoudert brothersbaker mckenzie publications u.s. sanctions on russia - latest and possible additional measures, august 2018 russian counter-sanctions measures, westlaw, july 2018 international liability of corporate directors. 2nd ed. (chapter on russia), juris publishing, inc., 2014 speaking engagements mikhail actively speaks on topics of international m&a, venture capital, foreign investments into the u.s. (including cfius implications), international data protection, startups and startup financing. he also frequently participates in various startup/venture capital events as a speaker, judge, and mentor. awards 'star of excellence' award from eurasia center edmund s. muskie graduate fellowship chevening financial services fellowship artificial intelligence banking and financial services corporate and business transactions corporate governance data privacy and cybersecurity eastern europe and the baltics emerging companies and venture capital europe fine art and cultural property fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain fund formation intellectual property transactions and due diligence international international transactions mergers and acquisitions private equity private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance technology technology licensing english russian partner district of columbia russia state of new york washington d.c. | |
 | Frank Vargas Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Banking and Financial Services Minneapolis, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Frank Vargas Partner EDUCATIONHarvard University B.A.University of California, Berkeley J.D.University of California, Berkeley M.B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Minneapolis, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Banking and Financial Services English frank vargas frank vargas is an attorney who holds a unique combination of legal and business experience that differentiates him from other corporate and financial lawyers. as an attorney, he has more than 34 years of experience in corporate and securities law and has represented and counseled some of the largest and best-known technology companies and venture capital funds in the united states. his clients range from public and private companies as well as venture and private equity funds in silicon valley, los angeles, seattle, madison, minneapolis, new york and boston. he regularly counsels’ clients on a variety of legal as well as business matters such as angel and venture financing, initial and secondary public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and complex technology licensing.from 1995 until 1999, mr. vargas served as a principal (and co-founder) of aethlon capital llc and executive vice president, director of corporate finance for dougherty securities. he is also the co-founder of more than 26 companies.as a successful entrepreneur, businessman and investment banker, mr. vargas understands the complexity and challenges of business. he assists and counsels’ enterprises on difficult issues related to structuring, restructuring and obtaining financing, acquisitions and divestitures, and corporate governance. he also spends time making introductions to other contacts and companies to assist clients in building management teams and boards and helping companies with synergistic relationships and potential acquisitions.for the last thirty years, mr. vargas has taught a number of continuing legal education seminars on various topics including public offerings, venture capital financings, and private placement of securities. mr. vargas has also been asked to speak at a number of business conferences on diverse business management matters like business valuations, financing companies and planning for the investment exit.mr. vargas is also on the adjunct faculty of santa clara university law school where he co-teaches a course on business organizations and co-teaches start-up law, on the adjunct faculty of the university of st. thomas where he taught courses on business ethics and entrepreneurship, saint mary’s university where he instructed a masters in international business course on entrepreneurship, and the university of minnesota where he co-taught a seminar on entrepreneurship. in 2022 and 2023, he was named venture capital funds lawyer of the year in california at the corporate intl global awards.mr. vargas received his jd and his mba from university of california at berkeley, and his ab from harvard university, with honors. publicationsco-author, a summary of crowdfunding under the jobs act, lexis practice advisor®. april 2017co-author, regulation a plus, lexis practice advisor®. april 2017co-author, recognizing social entrepreneurship: minnesota embraces the public benefit corporation, bench & bar of minnesota, volume 71 (no 8). september 2014awards & recognitionscorporate intl global awards, 2023 venture capital funds lawyer of the year in californiathe lawyer network annual awards, 2023 venture capital funds lawyer of the year in californialinkedin lawyers of distinction education harvard university b.a. university of california, berkeley j.d. university of california, berkeley m.b.a. previous experience gray plant mooty (principal) renaissance law group, pa (principal) wilson sonsini goodrich & rosati, pc finazz.com (founder and ceo) dougherty & company (executive vice president, director of corporate finance) aethlon capital (principal) harvard universityb.a.university of california, berkeleyj.d.university of california, berkeleym.b.a. finazz.com (founder and ceo)dougherty & company (executive vice president, director of corporate finance)aethlon capital (principal) banking and financial services cannabis law corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital investment advisers and other asset managers life sciences mergers and acquisitions registered investment companies securities and capital markets technology technology licensing english partner state of california state of minnesota minneapolis silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Michael Vargas Partner Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Michael Vargas Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Minnesota J.D.University of Southern California M.Ed.University of Southern California B.A.San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital English michael vargas michael vargas is counsel in rimon’s palo alto office and a member of the firm’s corporate practice group. as a member of the corporate practice group, michael represents clients in a range of corporate transactions including formation, convertible debt financing, angel financing, venture capital and private equity-backed expansion, state and federal securities, employment concerns, and mergers & acquisitions. in this capacity, michael has represented clients in a variety of industries including robotics, software development, banking, social media, education, cannabis (medical & recreational), and other high technology industries.prior to joining rimon, michael served as an intern for judge susan richard nelson at the u.s. district court for the district of minnesota, and then as a law clerk in the minneapolis area office of the u.s. equal employment opportunity commission.representative mattersrepresented an artificial intelligence company in a $320 million acquisition by a fortune 500 company.represented a cannabis cultivator in a $21 million equity investmentrepresented a successful e-sports team in a $12 million investment by a chicago-based venture capital fundrepresented hardware technology company in a $22 million series c investment by a dallas based investment fundrepresented a software company in a $5 million end-of-life asset salerepresented an artificial intelligence company in a $30 million series b preferred stock financing round.represented the lead institutional investor in a $25 million regulation a+ offering of an early “gig” economy company.represented a national investment bank serving as lead underwriter for the initial public offering of a finance company.represented an education startup in formation and early-stage finance, followed by a conversion to a delaware public benefit corporation.represented a software company launching a revolutionary 3d imaging application in a $5 million dollar series a round financing.represented a socially responsible investment fund participating in a series a-1 round investment in a green agriculture company.publicationsdodge v. ford at 100: the enduring legacy of corporate law’s most controversial case, business lawyer (volume 75, 2020)in defense of e. merrick dodd: corporate social responsibility in modern corporate law and investment strategy, business lawyer (volume 73, 2018)practice note: a summary of crowdfunding under the jobs act of 2012, lexis practice advisor (december 2016)the benefit corporation movement: building a more inclusive economy, one company at a time, american constitution society blog (aug 9, 2016)understanding crowdfunding: the sec’s new crowdfunding rules and the universe of public fundraising, business law today (december 2016)same-sex marriage and title vii, santa clara law review (volume 56, 2016)why the eeoc’s sexual orientation decision is a game changer, american constitution society blog (aug 20, 2015)recognizing social entrepreneurship: minnesota embraces the public benefit corporation, minnesota bench & bar (september 2014)title vii and the trans-inclusive paradigm, law & inequality: a journal of law and practice (volume 32, 2013)professional activitiessan jose spotlightcolumnist (lgbtq+ and legal affairs) (2019 – present)american bar association – business law sectionex officio member, section council (2018 – present)co-chair, business law education committee (2018 – present)co-chair, subcommittee on social entrepreneurship and social benefit entities (2015 – present)vice-chair, corporate social responsibility committee (2019 – present)rainbow chamber of commerce – silicon valleypolicy chair, board of directors (2017 – present)speaking engagementsmoderator, transformational leadership – making a difference with social entrepreneurship (aba webinar series, june 8, 2020)panelist, open for business: developing a welcoming and compliant workplace for lgbtq employees (aba business law section annual meeting, washington, dc, september 2019)moderator, cake, faith, and resistance: a discussion of the masterpiece cakeshop supreme court case (american constitution society, san francisco, ca, july 2018)moderator, fundamentals of crowdfunding: an introduction for non-securities lawyers (lavender law: lgbt bar association, san francisco, ca august 2017)chair, venture investing in socially responsible companies: corporate structures and practical considerations (aba business law section spring meeting, new orleans, la, april 2017)moderator, the next lgbt rights battleground: transgender rights in court and public policy (american constitution society, san francisco, ca)chair, obergefell v. hodges: marriage equality at the supreme court (july 7, 2015, san francisco, ca)awards40 under 40, silicon valley business journalbest 40 lgbtq+ business lawyers under 40, lgbt bar associationsuper lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), securities & corporate finance, 2022rising star, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2019-2021lgbtq+ victory fund fellowbusiness law fellownext generation leader, american constitution society education university of minnesota j.d. university of southern california m.ed. university of southern california b.a. university of minnesotaj.d.university of southern californiam.ed.university of southern californiab.a. banking and financial services cannabis law corporate and business transactions education, universities, and endowments emerging companies and venture capital employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation mergers and acquisitions non-profit organizations securities and capital markets technology english partner state of california san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Maxim “Mac” Waldbaum Partner Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark and Copyright, Entertainment, Sports and Media New York | Maxim “Mac” Waldbaum Partner EDUCATIONNew York University School of Law J.D., 1970 (Salutatorian, Order of the Coif, Cum Laude)University of Pennsylvania M.S., 1965Rutgers University B.S., 1964PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark and Copyright, Entertainment, Sports and Media English maxim "mac" waldbaum maxim waldbaum has been assisting clients in successfully resolving patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases and business disputes on such issues for 48 years. mr. waldbaum has handled intellectual property cases and transactions in the billions of dollars, representing many fortune 50 companies and has been counsel in leading intellectual property cases, and arbitrated more than 170 cases and mediated more than 40.he is the author, with donald chisum, of the book acquiring and protecting intellectual property rights (matthew bender) 1987-2005, and many other published works on intellectual property.mr. waldbaum has been a first chair litigator since 1976. he was awarded avvo’s highest rating for intellectual property attorneys, earning a perfect 10.0. since being listed with martindale hubbell in 1980, mac has enjoyed their highest av rating of 5.0. mac waldbaum provides personalized attention to all his clients and he is rated within the top 1% of ip lawyers in the new york metropolitan area for skill, experience, industry recognition and integrity.representative matterswon v. columbia journalism review et al, 1:1golf3-cv-07723 (s.d.n.y. october 31, 2013). defamation/right of privacy-confidential settlement.sabika, inc. v. goshen sparkling jewelry, llc, et al, 1:13-cv-00848 (s.d.w. va. january 16, 2013). copyright and trademark infringement-permanent injunctions upon settlement.sabika, inc. v. frost yourself, inc., et al, 1:13-cv-00845 (s.d.w. va. january 16, 2013). copyright and trademark infringement-permanent injunctions upon settlement.sabika, inc. v. manfred, 2:13-cv-00091 (w.d. pa. january 16, 2014). copyright and trademark infringement-permanent injunctions upon settlement.nextsource inc. v. beeline corp. et al, no. 1:12-cv-03653 (s.d.n.y. may 08, 2012), complaint against adecco group, s.a., beeline corp., john does 1-30, parkhill melissa, john parkhill, patrick parkhill. (05/08/2012). a trade secret theft litigation concerning the software identification of pricing for temporary employees throughout the worldassn. for molecular pathology v. u.s. patent & trademark office, 653 f.3d 1329, 99 u.s.p.q.2d 1398 (fed. cir. 2011), court opinion (07/29/2011). one of five amicus briefs in the federal circuit and the supreme court concerning the right to protect isolated genes manmadenewstar chemicals (m) sdn bhd et al v. megola, inc., docket no. 2:11-cv-00926 (d. nev. jun 07, 2011), court docket (06/07/2011). obtained settlement/injunction on an action for trademark infringement and defamation.john hardy, ltd v. nka corp. et al, docket no. 1:11-cv-03546 (s.d.n.y. may 24, 2011), court docket (05/24/2011). obtained preliminary and permanent injunction against copyright and trademark infringer of the famous john hardy jewelry.patent, trademark & copyright journal (bna), 81 ptcj issue no. 1991 (11/19/2010)hyatt v. kappos, 625 f.3d 1320, 96 u.s.p.q.2d 1841 (fed. cir. 2010), court opinion (11/08/2010). amicus brief accepted by federal circuit positions of ficpi that under 35 u.s.c. § 145 parties have a right to complete discovery on issues raised in an ex-parte patent office proceeding.doj, patent holder briefs debate patentability of isolated dna, patent, trademark & copyright journal (bna) (11/05/2010)association for molecular science vs. uspto docket no. 10-01406 (fed. cir. jun 16, 2010), court docket (06/16/2010)patent, trademark & copyright journal (bna), 79 ptcj issue no. 1964 (04/30/2010)briefs supporting de novo section 145 evidence review filed in hyatt case, patent, trademark & copyright journal (bna) (04/30/2010) education new york university school of law j.d., 1970 (salutatorian, order of the coif, cum laude) university of pennsylvania m.s., 1965 rutgers university b.s., 1964 previous experience eaton & van winkle (partner) schiff hardin llp (partner) salans hertzfield & heilbron (dentons), head ip practice (partner) fried frank harris & shriver, head ip practice (partner) jones day head new york ip practice (partner) darby & darby (managing partner) maxim ip 2018 founder arbitration & mediation new york university school of lawj.d., 1970 (salutatorian, order of the coif, cum laude)university of pennsylvaniam.s., 1965rutgers universityb.s., 1964 eaton & van winkle (partner)schiff hardin llp (partner)salans hertzfield & heilbron (dentons), head ip practice (partner)fried frank harris & shriver, head ip practice (partner)jones day head new york ip practice (partner)darby & darby (managing partner)maxim ip 2018 founder arbitration & mediation past and upcoming speaking engagements mr. waldbaum has lectured extensively since 1984 on all aspects of intellectual property law throughout the world. he has conducted major mock trials for ficpi in copenhagen in 1994 and new delhi, india in 2000. mr. waldbaum has moderated and participated in arbitration and mediation workshops both at inta in multiple years and in ficpi at the munich forum 2009. he has represented intellectual property and workshops for ficpi for berlin, munich, florence (twice), tel aviv, nagato, japan, washington, dc, newport beach, california, stockholm, sweden and helsinki, finland, and many other venues. mr. waldbaum has lectured extensively for the international trademark association (inta), having been the founder of its anti-counterfeiting enforcement committee in 1989. publications "privilege doctrines in litigation funding", rimonlaw.com, august 13, 2021 “acquiring and protecting intellectual property rights”, co-author, matthew bender, 1985, (up-dated 1986-2004); “cafc patent developments to date”, aba, appellate practice committee, litigation section, november 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988; “compensation in patent damage cases”, american intellectual property law association, 1985; “patent rights in space”, space communication and broadcasting journal, 1987; “the federal circuit at half-decade – pro patent and pro forma; southwestern legal foundation”, matthew bender, 1988; “defending summary judgement motions in intellectual property cases”, aipla quarterly, spring 1992; “the status of patent harmonization”, university of texas computer law institute, 1990; “penwalt redux – judicial uncertainty vs. procrustean bed, aipla journal, fall 1991; “diverted goods: wolf in sheep’s clothing”, managing intellectual property, july/august 1994; “trademark enforcement and the internet”, computer law reporter, june 1999; “21st century money banking and commerce”, chapter 18, intellectual property considerations in e-commerce, 1998; “cutting edge trademark enforcement”, international trademark association, 1999. post judgment royalties after plaice v toyota, aipla quarterly digesttbp summer 2010). navigating the shoals and icebergs in trade dress litigation (april 2018 aipla spring meeting). arbitration and mediation artificial intelligence education, universities, and endowments entertainment, sports and media export controls and economic sanctions intellectual property intellectual property litigation international litigation and alternative dispute resolution technology telecommunications trademark and copyright english partner state of new york supreme court of the united states u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york united states patent and trademark office (uspto) new york | |
 | Phillip Wang Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Phillip Wang Partner EDUCATIONPrinceton University A.B.Golden Gate University J.D., Associate Editor, Golden Gate University Law ReviewPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate English Mandarin phillip wang phillip wang practices in the areas of complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights restructuring, and real estate, in the california offices of rimon.mr. wang’s commercial litigation practice focuses on representing companies and individuals in complex business disputes including prosecuting and defending litigation of commercial contract, intellectual property, real estate and related matters in federal and state courts.mr. wang’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice includes representing secured and unsecured creditors, commercial lessors, financial institutions, business debtors, trustees, and committees in nearly all facets of corporate bankruptcy reorganization cases. he handles complex litigation, workout, restructuring and insolvency matters for lenders, lessors, and borrowers involving securitized commercial mortgage loans, commercial leases, guarantees, and extension and forbearance agreements. mr. wang has extensive experience in multiple jurisdictions with foreclosures and workouts related to troubled loans, distressed assets, the appointment of receivers, and other pre-judgment remedies.in addition, mr. wang represents receivers on a national basis utilized in commercial real estate matters to stabilize distressed assets and manage property. the underlying real property assets are varied and include office towers, multi-family apartment complexes, retail shopping centers, and industrial buildings.mr. wang’s real estate practice includes representation of commercial developers, owners, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in all aspects of disputes and litigation concerning commercial properties, such as complex commercial lease defaults, breaches of guaranty, mortgage fraud, real estate secured transaction issues, lender liability, easements, title and boundary disputes, nuisance abatement and other real estate-related controversies.honors and awardsnorthern california, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2009-2022corporate counsel edition, super lawyers (thomson reuters corporation), 2010av® preeminent™ peer review rated, martindale-hubbell (internet brands), 2007-2022representative mattersrepresented public entity in acquisition of over 2700 acres of park land in seller’s chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.represented a secured creditor in contested confirmation hearing in bankruptcy court regarding $16 million loan for a retail shopping center in nevada. negotiated favorable workout to include confirmation of competing chapter 11 plan of reorganization.represented a secured creditor in contested matters in bankruptcy court regarding $10 million loan for a retail shopping center in california.represented santa clara county in california in the delaware bankruptcy proceeding of rural/metro with regard to a $375 million dollar emergency services agreement.represented a lender in negotiation of forbearance and modification agreements relating to loans of $122 million, and inter-creditor and co-leader agreements for b-notes and mezzanine debt.represented a lender in an action to recoup a $44-million commercial loan default against the guarantor. following a hearing on cross-motions for summary judgment, the los angeles county superior court found for the lender on its claim for breach of guaranty and awarded it damages of $42 million, plus attorneys’ fees and costs.represented the court-appointed receiver in the sale of a 61-unit condominium project in san mateo, calif., by beal bank, which had a 7-percent interest in the loan on the property, to presidio development partners for $20 million.represented a lender in bankruptcy litigation and negotiation of sale of commercial real property collateral for $44 million in the borrowers’ bankruptcy proceedings.represented a lender in complex foreclosure proceedings, including the negotiation and documentation of sale of multiple notes secured by commercial real property for $127 million.represented a special servicer for approximately $160 million in commercial loans secured by multiple hospitality assets in innkeepers usa trust’s bankruptcy proceedings in the u.s. bankruptcy court for the southern district of new york.represented a lender in complex foreclosure and receivership proceedings in the receiver’s sale of the office buildings’ collateral for approximately $211 million.publications legal insight: “coronavirus and its effect on the supply chain,” february 26, 2020“observations from the front lines: potential conflicts of interest between senior and subordinate investors may result in significant litigation, “structured finance and securitization in context of bankruptcy, duane morris – risk & recovery 2011 – developments in business bankruptcy and commercial finance law“commercial lease termination damages – calculation and application of the bankruptcy cap,” california real property journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2008“recent bankruptcy law amendments affecting commercial real estate – a historical perspective,” california real property journal, silver anniversary edition, vol. 24, no. 3, 2006“bad faith filings and solvent tenant bankruptcies,” business law news of state bar of california, spring 2005“finally, a limit on a solvent tenant’s ability to use bankruptcy to shortchange a landlord,” real estate finance journal, spring 2005speaking engagementswebinar, “leases and loans, feeling the covid 19 effects”, naiop san francisco bay area chapter, april 9, 2020speaker, “real estate 101: when real estate goes south,” real property law section webinar, the state bar of california, february 26, 2014moderator, “cre market trends and opportunities in 2013, 2014, 2015,” distressed debt summit, cre finance council, santa monica, ca, may 13, 2013moderator, “options and strategies for loan workouts,” san francisco after-work seminar, cre finance council, september 13, 2012moderator, “options and latest strategies for workouts,” high yield debt investment conference, cre finance council, may 8, 2012moderator, “sunnyvale town center: use of receivers in partially completed projects,” team a (the equity asset managers association), february 28, 2012speaker, “purchasing debt in today’s market,” duane morris real estate roundtable, may 18, 2011speaker, “what real estate lawyers should know about bankruptcy: overview of bankruptcy, treatment of leases in bankruptcy, restructuring secured debt in bankruptcy,”bar association of san francisco, real estate and insolvency sections, november 9, 2010speaker, “the rise after the fall in the cmbs world: restructuring securitized debt,” the state bar of california real property law section 29th annual retreat, april 30-may 2, 2010faculty member, “real property law boot camp 2010,” state bar of california real property law section, february 26-28, 2010speaker, “interaction of real property law and bankruptcy in litigation,” 82nd annual meeting of the state bar of california, san diego, september 12, 2009speaker, “bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues in construction law,” dri construction law seminar, september 10, 2009speaker, “trouble in commercial leases – default and bankruptcy issues,” 27th annual retreat for real property law section of state bar of california, may 2008instructor, 2008-2009, “real property lawyer boot camp – real property law section of state bar of california,” an intensive 48-hour program to train attorneys on real estate transactions, real estate litigation and bankruptcy issuesspeaker, “what commercial real estate owners & tenants should know about the 2005 bankruptcy reform act,” bar association of san francisco, barristers’ club, bankruptcy section, september 2005speaker, “bankruptcy issues in the real estate market after the boom,” bar association of san francisco, barristers’ club, bankruptcy section, july 2002 education princeton university a.b. golden gate university j.d., associate editor, golden gate university law review previous experience duane morris (partner) gordon & rees (partner) princeton universitya.b.golden gate universityj.d., associate editor, golden gate university law review duane morris (partner)gordon & rees (partner) arbitration and mediation banking and financial services bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring china litigation and alternative dispute resolution real estate real estate litigation english mandarin partner state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california u.s. district court of appeals for the ninth circuit los angeles san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Ping Wang, J.D.; M.D. Partner Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property Litigation Washington, D.C. | Ping Wang, J.D.; M.D. Partner Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property Litigation English Mandarin ping wang dr. ping wang focuses her practice on all aspects of intellectual property, including patent prosecution, inter partes review, post grand review, interference practice, counseling and opinions regarding patentability, patent invalidity, freedom-to-operate, infringement, design around, and diligence work in connection with mergers and acquisitions in the biotechnology industry.dr. wang also handles ipr, patent infringement, and other litigation matters, as well as licensing negotiations, information technology and academic agreements, and acquisitions of capital for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and institutions. she has played a lead role in inter partes review, which is strengthened by her extensive prior patent experience. dr. wang has well-established relationships throughout the world which enables swifter patent prosecution outside of the united states. she is business-oriented and gives detailed attention to developing client concepts into complex and complete applications.dr. wang has extensive experience securing broad scope protection for start-ups, universities, medium and large corporations globally. she negotiates and handles business transactions on behalf of her clients, with a particular focus on business negotiations and transactions between the united states and china. she is knowledgeable about all aspects of life science and has experience providing legal advice to clients in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemical/organic chemistry, medical devices, and artificial intelligence industries.awards and recognitionip star, national and washington, d.c., 2020-2022managing intellectual property, ip stars, patent star, 2020iam global leaders, patent prosecution, 2020-2021iam patent 1000, patent prosecution, 2012-2022chambers usa, intellectual property: patent prosecution 2021- 2022lawdragon 500, leading litigators in america (patent prosecution), 2022 and 2023national law journal, intellectual property trailblaizer, march 2019us legal 500, leading patents: licensing, and patents: prosecution lawyerelliot stellar award from the philadelphia chapter, society for neurosciencelapides award from the american urological societynew world’s ip attorney of the year 2023 (washington, d.c.)professional associationsamerican bar associationamerican intellectual property law association – interference committee, biotechnology committee, licensing committeeamerican health law associationamerican international law associationunited states patent and trademark office, biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical partnershipsociety for neuroscienceinternational brain research organizationlegal publicationscoronavirus drug shows global hurdles to patent protection, co-author, law360, february 2020gene therapy policies can strike an ethical balance, co-author, law360, may 2019new uspto guidance may help diagnostics patents, co-author, law360, april 2019new proposed rules regarding government rights in federally funded research: bayh-dole act, co-author, the national law review, february 21, 2017federal circuit clarifies the steps in biosimilars dance, co-author, the national law review, july 24, 2015presumption of validity triumphs over a good-faith belief of invalidity, co-author, the national law review, may 28, 2015post exclusivity issues for biologics, co-author, the national law review, january 3, 2015 – murraythe myriad decision in the u.s. supreme court, co-author, the national law review, july 11, 2012is an isolated dna patentable?, co-author, the national law review, october 27, 2011scientific publicationsluthin, g.r., wang, p., zhou, h., dhanasekaran, d., and ruggieri, m. role of m1 receptor-g protein coupling in cell proliferation in the prostate. ann. n.y. acad. sci. vo160, nos. 13/14 (1997)tian, x.h., gu, j.f., sun, c.p., and wang, p. an epr study of the neuroprotective effect of the sulfated polysaccaride from laminaria japonica. soc. neurosci. 15: 2187 (1997)wang, p., dhanasekaran, n.e. and luthin, g.r. erk activation and cellulary proliferation in response to muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. ann n.y. acad. sci. (1996)wang, p., luthin, g.r., and ruggieri, m.r. muscanrinic acetylcholine receptors mediating urinary bladder contractility and coupling to gtp binding proteins. j. pharmacal. expt. ther. 273:959-966 (1995)wang, p., dhanasekaran, n.d. and luthin, g.r. erk activation and cellular proliferation in response to muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. receptor classification, verona, italy (1995)ruggieri, m.r., colton, m.d., wang, p., smyth, r.j., pontari, m.a., and luthin, g.r. human prostate muscarinic receptor subtypes. j. pharmacal.expt. ther. 274:976-982 (1995)wang, p., dhanasekaran, n.d. and luthin, d.r. erk activation and cellular proliferation in response to muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. receptor classification, verona, italy (1995)ruggieri, m.r., colton, m.d., wang, p., smyth, r.j., ontari, m.a., and luthin, g.r. human prostate muscarinic receptor subtypes studied. am. urol. assn. today 8:1-13 (1995)wang, p., luthin, g.r., and ruggieri, m.r. muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes mediating urinary bladder contractility and coupling to gtp binding proteins. j. urol. survey section (1995)wang, p. ruggieri, m.r., and luthin, g.r. biochemical analysis of urinary bladder muscarinic receptor subtypes. j. urol., soc. basic urol. res. suppl., san francisco, ca (1994)colton, m.d., wang, p., cawley, t.a., luthin, g.r., and ruggieri, m.r. effect of experimental hyperreflexia on rabbit bladder muscarinic receptor subtypes. j. urol. 151 :482a (1994)ruggieri, m.r., colton, m.d., wang, p., smyth, r.j., pontari, m.a., and luthin, g.r. human prostate muscarinic receptor subtypes. j. urol. 151:380a (1994)ruggieri, m.r., colton, m.d., wang, p., smyth, r.j., pontari, m.a., and luthin, g.r. human prostate muscarinic receptor subtypes. soc. basic urol. res., houston, tx (1993)smyth, r.j., ruggieri, m.r., colton, m.d., wang, p., shickley, t.j., and luthin, g.r. prostate gland contains high levels of the m1 subtype of muscarinic receptor. soc. neurosci. 19:1786 (1993)wang, p., and luthin, g.r. stable association of m3 muscarinic receptors and g proteins. soc. neurosci. 19:1768 (1993)cawley, t.a., wang, p., ruggieri, m.r., and luthin, g.r. muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in urinary bladder. soc. neurosci. 19:1767 (1993)ruggieri, m.r., cawley, t.a., wang, p., hicks, s.e., and luthin, g.r. urinary bladder muscarinic receptor subtypes; effect of chronic neuroleptic treatment. incontinence soc., halifax, nova scotia (1992) university of new hampshire, franklin pierce law centerj.d.kunming medical universitym.d. morris, manning & martin, llp (partner)hunton andrews kurth llp (partner) china intellectual property intellectual property litigation life sciences patent counseling and prosecution technology trademark and copyright english mandarin partner district of columbia state of maryland washington d.c. | |
 | Winnie Ward Partner Real Estate Sacramento | Winnie Ward Partner Sacramento Real Estate winnie ward winnie ward is a commercial real estate attorney in rimon’s sacramento office. she advises commercial real estate clients in all facets of the industry, from national real estate investment trusts to local commercial developers. ms. ward specializes in leasing transactions, and she has drafted and negotiated literally thousands of lease documents, ranging from small retail tenants to single-tenant office buildings in excess of 170,000 square feet. she not only works with landlords, but also represents several national companies in leasing, and purchase and sale, transactions throughout the united states.ms. ward represents prominent developers and agencies including wareham development, jackson properties, heller properties and kaplan real estate.in addition to her real estate practice, ms. ward has expertise in aviation law. her husband and she own an aerial firefighting company (mindwinder aviation based in reno, nevada) that is on contract to the us forest service and calfire. she is well-placed to advise clients in this sector on leasing, purchasing and selling aircraft and aircraft hangars, airport ground leasing and other related issues.ms. ward currently serves on the board of the sacramento chapter of naiop (the national association of industrial and office properties). she previously served as a trustee for sacramento country day school from 2020-2023. she also is president of the real property section of the sacramento county bar association, and the secretary/treasurer of the beyers lane community service district in nevada county, california. she is a recognized thought leader and has written articles for the “legal tips” section of the acre newsletter as well as “commercial lease law insider.” she has spoken on real estate law at conferences hosted by the california state bar, ccim institute, facilities managers association and acre, and provides regular trainings to real estate brokers on leasing issues.community involvement and awardsformer member, board of directors, association of commercial real estate (acre)former member, board of directors, sierra forever familiesformer member, board of directors, the friendship club (nevada city based nonprofit group dedicated to providing services for girls in sixth through twelfth grades)board of directors (past president and current secretary/treasurer), beyers lane community service districtkaplan real estate service provider of the year award – 2009northern california super lawyers list – 2023chair of the real property section, sacramento county bar association, 2023 university of california, davis school of law(j.d.)brown university(a.b.) stewart ward & josephson llp (partner) equipment leasing and finance real estate partner state of california supreme court of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california sacramento | |
 | Ken Weinberg Partner Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, Energy Transactions Birmingham | Ken Weinberg Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Georgia School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, Executive Articles Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property LawVanderbilt University B.A., magna cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Birmingham Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, Energy Transactions English ken weinberg ken weinberg has been involved in equipment leasing and finance transactions having an aggregate value well into the billions of dollars, including trac, first amendment, fmv, service contract and other true lease structures; synthetic leases, leases intended as security, equipment finance agreements and traditional loan transactions; progress payment, interim funding and construction financings; sublease and inventory structures; mixed goods and services transactions; vendor lease programs; assignments and syndications; warehouse and funding lines; and refinancings, back-leveraging, lease assignments, sales of interest and portfolio acquisitions.ken has additional experience in the niche of energy financing, representing lenders, investors and developers in recourse and non-recourse financing transactions (debt and tax-driven sale-leasebacks) for energy facilities across the country and internationally, including biomass facilities, landfill-gas-to-energy projects, solar facilities, and natural-gas-fired plants.representative matterscreation of form documentation used by several of the largest equipment leasing and finance companies in the united states (as rated by the monitor 100) for transactions of all sizes and types, including for true leases, non-true leases, equipment financings, and syndications.preparation of fifty-state surveys on a variety of relevant topics, including licensing, usury, motor vehicle titling, and landlord lien issues.preparation of comprehensive internal policies and analysis covering lien perfection, lessor liability, insurance and corporate verification.assisting multiple bank and bank subsidiaries in connection with their establishment of policies and procedures when purchasing transactions involving electronic signatures and, in some instances, electronic chattel paper.represented bank subsidiary in connection with a $20 million financing of vehicles subject to a complex operating and fleet management structure used by the borrower and unaffiliated third parties, raising unique collateral issues.represented bank subsidiary in connection with several synthetic leases of earthmoving, construction and material handling equipment totaling in excess of $50 million.represented equipment leasing and finance company in connection with its acquisition of a lease of equipment involving ongoing maintenance, warranty and other obligations of the original lessor/assignor that raised “bundling”, true sale and other issues.represented the equipment finance subsidiaries of multiple banks in connection with the sale-leaseback transactions of solar generation facilities in alabama, georgia, mississippi and tennessee.representation of a bank in connection with the $50 million financing of tractor trailers in connection with the acquisition of the borrower by an operating and investment company, and representation of the bank in connection with the subsequent syndication of portions of such transaction to multiple investors.representation of multiple banks and bank subsidiaries in connection with the acquisition of equipment leases and financings with a value of over $1 billion, including review and diligence of underlying leases or loans being assigned and negotiation of assignment documents.representation of a bank subsidiary in connection with multiple acquisitions of beneficial ownership interests in titling trusts involved with trac and split trac leases, including transactions acquired by the assignor through vendor programs.representation of multiple banks and bank subsidiaries in connection with leases or financings provided to various transportation companies, many of which sublease or lease the vehicles to unaffiliated third parties, including owner operators.represented bank subsidiary in connection with its acquisition of a portfolio of over $100 million of equipment leases, installment sales contracts and other equipment financings.represented a financial services corporation in the structuring, documenting, and closing of a non-recourse project financing covering five biogas energy facilities in california (under the bioenergy market adjusting tariff), that also involved a tax-exempt overlay with the california pollution control finance authority.served as u.s. counsel in connection with multiple financing transactions in latin america, including a $148 million financing of mining equipment; a $30 million construction to term loan financing involving two cold reserve power plants capable of producing approximately sixty megawatts of electricity; and an $11 million financing of a power plant.represented captive finance company in connection with its sale of a portfolio of railcars and the associated leases in transactions worth approximately $200 million.represented the equipment finance divisions of multiple banks in transactions in which the divisions sold their beneficial interests, as owner participants, in leveraged lease transactions involving aircraft and railcars. education university of georgia school of law j.d., magna cum laude, executive articles editor, journal of intellectual property law vanderbilt university b.a., magna cum laude previous experience baker donelson, (shareholder) marks & weinberg, p.c. (co-founder and shareholder) university of georgia school of lawj.d., magna cum laude, executive articles editor, journal of intellectual property lawvanderbilt universityb.a., magna cum laude baker donelson, (shareholder)marks & weinberg, p.c. (co-founder and shareholder) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] publications “the effect of electronic signatures on chattel paper: zooming in on the key questions”, monitordaily (july 2021) “when your customer subleases: strategies for addressing legal risk," monitordaily (november/december 2020) "unsafe at any speed: dangerous practices in small-ticket leasing," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "ucc filings and incorrect information (not all content is equal)," rimonlaw.com, (january 2020) "tousa, inc.: upstream guaranties, fraudulent transfers and “cute” savings clauses," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "tilted vehicles: roll through ucc provisions carefully and watch out for speed trap," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "the ‘ins + outs’ of ucc finance leases & co-lessee issues," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "more about ‘boilerplate’…skip at your own risk," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "frequently overlooked, potentially impactful: hot issues about “boilerplate,” rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "amendments to article 9 of the uniform commercial code," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "a little something about breaching the peace," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) "good faith, fair dealing and moral what? beyond the four corners of your documents," rimonlaw.com (january 2020) “more developments on general collateral descriptions on ucc filings,” monitordaily (november/december 2019) “usury and choice of law considerations", monitordaily (august 2019) "a little something to consider when crossing state lines," monitordaily (january/february 2019) "general ucc filings: all equipment leased or financed," monitordaily (november/december 2018) "a little something about proof of insurance (this article confers no rights upon the reader)," monitordaily (july/august 2018) "six ways from sunday: how to handle conflicting liens," monitordaily (january/february 2018) "a good road is paved with fixed intentions: what do your documents say about fixtures?," monitordaily (november/december 2017) "the b-b-billion dollar mistake: remember to take a deep b-b-breath before touching financing statements," monitordaily (july/august 2017) [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=""][vc_tta_section title="view more publications" tab_id="1623040678383-4dc76782-aae7"][vc_column_text] "is your chattel paper all wet? an even deeper dive into the super-priority of possession," monitordaily (january/february 2017) "is your chattel paper all wet? a deep dive into the super-priority rule," monitordaily (november/december 2016) "part two: challenges in solar equipment finance," law journal newsletters' equipment leasing, volume 35, number 9 (october 2016) "part 1: challenges in solar equipment finance," law journal newsletters' equipment leasing, volume 35, number 8 (september 2016) "chasing crooks: successor liability and transfers of trust," monitordaily (july/august 2016) "lessons learned in project financing: revenue streams that are not absolute & unconditional," monitordaily (january/february 2016) "structured finance and revenue streams: not absolute and unconditional," monitordaily (november/december 2015) "alabama: embrace cleantech," birmingham business journal (november 2015) "the importance of casualty and loss provisions in equipment financing," monitordaily (july/august 2015) "pruning the rose bush . . . use careful consideration when drafting collateral descriptions," monitordaily (january/february 2015) "usury savings clauses may not save your loan documents," monitordaily (january 2015) "does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? drafting collateral descriptions that pass the sniff test," monitordaily (november/december 2014) “identifying indemnity issues,” monitordaily (july 2014) "down the rabbit hole: when you pmsi must be perfected," monitordaily (march 2014) “fraudulent transfer laws: tread carefully,” monitordaily (december 2013) “good faith, fair dealing and moral what? beyond the four corners of your documents,” monitordaily (july 2013) “ucc filings and incorrect information (not all content is equal)," monitordaily (february 2013) “titled vehicles: roll through ucc provisions carefully and watch out for speed trap,” monitordaily (november 2012) “considering guaranties," monitordaily (july 2012) “amendments to article 9 of the uniform commercial code,” monitordaily (january 2012) “it's a bird...it's a plane...it's a super-priority purchase money security interest!!!” monitordaily (november 2011) "explaining what we do: finance leases versus vendor leases," monitordaily (october 2011) "resting comfortably — four paths to perfection," monitordaily (july 2011) "attachment: your security interest isn't 'perfect' without it," monitordaily (may 2011) "a little something about collateral categories under article 9," monitordaily (march 2011) "outside the comfortable confines of article 9," monitordaily (january 2011) "are you sure you want co-borrowers/co-lessees? a little something about suretyship," monitordaily (november 2010) "certificates of title: owners, lienholders and courts, oh my!," monitordaily (october 2010) tousa, inc.: "upstream guaranties, fraudulent transfers and "cute" savings clauses," monitordaily (september 2010) "a little something about software leasing and finance," monitordaily (july 2010) "follow the ucc road – searching for a little courage," monitordaily (june 2010) "meet john does: a little something about sole proprietorships," monitordaily (march 2010) "fraudulent inducement, mistake and unconscionability defenses; and the importance of language stating the leased equipment is not a fixture," monitordaily (november 2009) "damages and indemnities: fair and clear," monitordaily (august 2009) "fixtures: a healthy fixation with special priority rules," monitordaily (july 2009) "a little something about lessee assignments and assumptions: is your collateral protected?," monitordaily (may 2009) "which are better: true leases, leases intended as security or notes?," monitordaily (january 2009) "implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing," monitordaily (september 2008) "friend and foe: liens which survive transfer of the equipment," monitordaily (july 2008) "refinancings, consolidations and renewals of purchase-money security interests under revised article 9," monitordaily (may 2008) "guaranties: for your consideration," monitordaily (march 2008) "more about inventory," monitor (january 2008) "be very wary about relying on certificates of title when your leased trucks are being subleased," monitordaily (december 2007) "a little something about liquidated damages," monitordaily (november 2007) "a little something about fraud and identity theft," monitordaily (september 2007) "a little something about efa's: what is an equipment finance agreement?," monitordaily (july 2007) "attempting to avoid the hell or high water clause by alleging fraudulent inducement," monitordaily (january 2007) "the increased legal risks of leasing to individuals, sole-proprietors," monitordaily (november 2006) "unsafe at any speed: dangerous practices in small-ticket leasing," monitordaily (july 2005) "the 'ins + outs' of ucc finance leases & co-lessee issues," monitordaily (june 2005) "important provisions that should be in every lease," monitordaily (april 2005) "more about 'boilerplate'...skip at your own risk," monitordaily (march 2005) "frequently overlooked, potentially impactful: hot issues about 'boilerplate," monitordaily (february 2005) "choosing wisely: the importance of forum selection provisions," monitordaily (november 2004) "a little something about breaching the peace," monitordaily (july 2004) "more on default & enforcement under article 9 of the uniform commercial code," monitordaily (january 2004) "taking assignment of equipment leases: an analysis of an acceptable documentation package," ljn's equipment leasing, vol. 22, number 11 "post-filing actions by lessees that may affect your security interest", 21 journal of equipment lease financing no. 1, 44 "lease vs. loan analysis under the uniform commercial code," monitordaily (july 2003) "taking assignments of leases: precautionary measures for funders," monitordaily (june 2003) "revised article 9: what will cost you $500," monitordaily (april 2003) "certificates of acceptance, purchase money security interests and partial deliveries: oh my!," monitordaily (february 2003) "e-sign: a necessary element of e-commerce legislation impacting the leasing industry," monitordaily (2002) insurance and proof of coverage: are your certificates of insurance worth anything?, ljn's equipment leasing, 2001 [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623040726179{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] speaking engagements “legal update,” equipment leasing and finance association legal forum (may 2021) “merger-up and other restructures,” equipment leasing and finance association legal forum (may 2021) “ucc basics and advanced,” equipment leasing and finance association legal forum (may 2021) "merger-up and other restructures: lessons learned and successful outcomes," equipment leasing and finance association annual convention (october 2019) "legal update," equipment leasing and finance association legal forum (april 2019) "advanced ucc," equipment leasing and finance association's legal forum (april 2019) "advanced ucc," equipment leasing and finance association's legal forum (may 2018) "advanced ucc," equipment leasing and finance association's legal forum (may 2017) "advanced ucc topics," equipment leasing and finance association's legal forum (may 2016) "structured finance," equipment leasing and finance association's legal forum (may 2015) "suretyship: sure to be informative! we guarantee it!," equipment leasing and finance association's legal forum (april 2012) [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623040726179{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] professional honors & awards av® preeminent™ peer review, martindale-hubbell (internet brands), 2013 edward a. groobert award for legal excellence, equipment leasing and finance association, 2023 [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623040726179{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] memberships & affiliations member, equipment leasing and finance association legal committee, equipment leasing and finance association, 2018-21 vice-chair, energy subcommittee, equipment leasing and finance association, 2019-21 member – editorial board of ljn’s equipment leasing member – alabama and american bar associations member – ucc subcommittee on leasing and ucc subcommittee on secured transactions [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] banking and financial services construction energy transactions equipment leasing and finance international transactions latin 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 | Thomas M. White Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, ERISA, Banking and Financial Services Chicago | Thomas M. White Partner EDUCATIONNorthwestern University J.D.New College B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Chicago Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, ERISA, Banking and Financial Services English thomas m. white thomas m. white specializes in the full scope of human resources management, such as employee benefits and executive compensation, healthcare, and employment law. he began his practice shortly after erisa was enacted. in this capacity, he has undertaken a full range of contentious, non-contentious and transactional benefits and employment work, and also has extensive experience in the development, documentation and administration of executive compensation programs. he has worked on behalf of clients ranging in size from start-ups to fortune 500 enterprises.the benefit plans he has been involved with include:pension,profit-sharing,401(k),esops,and health and welfare benefit programs.these plans have included private sector, public sector, taft-hartley and multiple employer plans.mr. white’s practice also covers a broad range of benefit administration matters, including those involving:fiduciary matters,negotiation of agreements between plans and service providers,benefit and compensation issues arising in m&a transactions,cobra continuation,hippa privacy,reporting and disclosure requirements,benefit reduction, consideration,401(k),cost containment,and meppa issues.mr. white has assisted consulting firms, trust departments, accounting firms, and investment firms regarding the services and products they provide to benefit plans. he both designs, as well as advises on, various executive compensation programs involving complex financial instruments for clients across the spectrum of business size. specifically, he has designed:401(k) plans and veba programs for both union-represented and government employees,executive compensation and benefit plans for both start-up businesses and well-established enterprises,and investment funds that have been marketed to private sector and governmental plan investors.mr. white has advised governmental clients and union-represented employers on their post-retirement welfare plan obligations (opeb). he also has advised state legislators and municipal officials who have been examining methodologies to deal with the underfunded status of their pension and retiree healthcare plans. beyond his decades-long career in designing and advising on compensation programs, mr. white councils on negotiating the terms of alternative investment holdings, assists clients on buying and selling businesses, including various additional business transactions.mr. white served as an adjunct faculty member of the chicago-kent college of law where he taught the erisa course. he serves on the board of the new college foundation and is a member of its finance and investment committees. before joining rimon, mr. white practiced with arnstein & lehr in its chicago office.publicationsmr. white regularly writes articles on compensation, employee benefits and erisa issues. recent publications include:thomas m. white, client alert: planning for the payment of taxes on private company stock awards, wall street lawyer, (april 13, 2022)thomas m. white, client alert: reexamining executive compensation agreements in difficult economic times, (march 27, 2020)thomas m. white, client alert: access to retirement accounts expanded, (march 26, 2020)thomas m. white, “social investing and erisa plans: the context is significant,” plansponsor (june 25, 2018)thomas m. white, client alert: dol’s new fiduciary definition and the marketing of hedge funds. (june 9, 2017)thomas m. white, client alert: new york city bans questions about job applicants’ salary history. (may 19, 2017)thomas m. white, op-ed in law360: a time bomb for law firms, mismatched assets and liabilities. (march 10, 2017)thomas m. white, client alert: california restricts employment agreements containing out-of-state choice of law and venue provisions (november 2016)thomas m. white, timothy r. leier, and corwin zass “thinking about the broad ramifications of increasing longevity” employee benefit plan review (august 2015)thomas m. white and mark rosenman, “contractors vs. employees: the benefits and risks of hiring outsourced workers” chief executive (january 2015)thomas m. white, corwin zass, tim leier, richard farr, and kelvin wilson, “for pension plans – to risk or to de-risk? that is the question!” employee benefit plan review (september 2014)thomas m. white, “internships can pose a litigation threat: six-question test you need to take” recruiting trends (july 2014)thomas m. white, “forfeiting benefit plan payments of ‘bad boys’: what is permissible?” human resources magazine (january 2012)thomas m. white and jonathan r. epstein, “profit sharing plans and company stock: how erisa and the internal revenue code govern employer stock and other property”. defined contribution insights (sept./oct. 2011)thomas m. white, “annuities in 401(k) plans: what a plan sponsor should keep in mind,” benefits magazine (may 2011)thomas m. white, “civil unions and employment,” chicago daily law bulletin (february 1, 2011)thomas m. white “managing liabilities: the true pension objective,” journal of compensation and benefits (may/june 2007)mr. white is often quoted in articles for various publications, including:“are annuities right for your retirement?” daily finance (july 6, 2011)“cheers for 401 (k) tiers,” treasury & risk (may 2011)“pensions under fire,” benefitspro.com (april 7, 2011)“navigating the rules of terminating a pension plan,” compliance week (january 2011)mr. white also frequently speaks on the subject of employment benefits and has taught seminars for investment professionals. he has spoken at:the 51st annual employee benefits conference, sponsored by the international foundation of employee benefit plansthe illinois cpa societythe university of illinois at chicagochicago kent law schoolprofessional activities and achievementsmr. white was recognized as one of the top business lawyers in illinois by leading lawyers magazine in 2011. leading lawyers recognized him again in 2014 and 2018 as one of the best benefits attorneys in the state. education northwestern university j.d. new college b.a. previous experience arnstein & lehr (partner) chicago-kent college of law (adjunct) northwestern universityj.d.new collegeb.a. arnstein & lehr (partner)chicago-kent college of law (adjunct) banking and financial services corporate and business transactions education, universities, and endowments employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation erisa investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds registered investment companies tax technology english partner state of illinois u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois chicago | |
 | Peter Wielgosz Partner Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, The Gulf States Dubai, London | Peter Wielgosz Partner EDUCATIONMelbourne University Juris Doctor (JD), Graduated 3rd in ClassCollege of Law - Victoria Graduate Diploma of Legal PracticeMcGill University Bachelor of Arts in EconomicsSaid Business School - Oxford University Private Equity ProgrammeInstitute of Directors - London, England IoD Certificate in Company Direction (Accelerated)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Dubai, London Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, The Gulf States English French Polish peter wielgosz peter wielgosz is an accomplished senior legal professional who focusses his practice on emerging companies, finance and family offices. mr. wielgosz is currently based in dubai.through his varied and versatile background, mr. wielgosz has developed a holistic perspective in both the buy and sell sides of financial transactions, with experience in deal structuring and start-up funding. with a passion for entrepreneurial spirit and early-stage technology research and development, mr. wielgosz advises start-up tech companies and supports them in finding investors. he works with emerging companies to establish an early foothold in their respective markets by setting up their legal structures, contractual relationships and assisting with all aspects of their initial capital raises. his expertise includes private equity structuring, acquisitions (including fine art), family office establishment, due diligence, contract negotiations, funding and fund formation, divestments, cryptocurrency and crypto mining advisory, and governance structuring. mr. wielgosz also has a strong background in capital markets and has led multi-million and multi-billion-dollar commercial transactions for global corporates.mr. wielgosz has impressive experience working with high-net-worth individuals, family offices and family-run businesses. notably, he provided legal counsel to the private office of a member of the saudi royal family where he spent four years as sole international legal counsel. in this role, he established various corporate vehicles, spvs, and trusts for a variety of private equity asset acquisitions (including real estate investments), as well as the overarching governance structure to apply across a variety of jurisdictions. education melbourne university juris doctor (jd), graduated 3rd in class college of law - victoria graduate diploma of legal practice mcgill university bachelor of arts in economics said business school - oxford university private equity programme institute of directors - london, england iod certificate in company direction (accelerated) previous experience safeharbour advisory fz-llc (managing director/shareholder) saudi royal’s family office (general counsel) clifford chance (senior associate) hsbc middle east (senior legal counsel - global markets) freehills (associate) melbourne universityjuris doctor (jd), graduated 3rd in classcollege of law – victoriagraduate diploma of legal practicemcgill universitybachelor of arts in economicssaid business school – oxford universityprivate equity programmeinstitute of directors – london, englandiod certificate in company direction (accelerated) safeharbour advisory fz-llc (managing director/shareholder)saudi royal’s family office (general counsel)clifford chance (senior associate)hsbc middle east (senior legal counsel – global markets)freehills (associate) professional associations law institute of victoria international bar association institute of directors banking and financial services corporate and business transactions corporate governance emerging companies and venture capital fine art and cultural property fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain private investment funds the gulf states english french polish partner high court of australia registered foreign lawyer (uk) registered legal consultant (dubai) supreme court of victoria dubai london | |
 | Ed Wisneski Hiring Partner Hiring Partner Washington, D.C. | Ed Wisneski Partner EducationUniversity of Delaware B.A. CommunicationsUniversity of Maryland J.D. (cum laude)Previous ExperiencePatton Boggs LLP (Partner) Lateral Link (Senior Director) Washington, D.C. ed wisneski ed wisneski is hiring partner for rimon, responsible for recruiting top lateral partners who wish to take greater control over their professional lives, maximize their profitability, expand their client base, and best meet the needs of their existing clients.prior to joining rimon, mr. wisneski was a senior director with lateral link, a premier international legal search firm. before he was a recruiter, he practiced law for almost 20 years as a partner and an associate at patton boggs llp, an amlaw 50 law firm. mr. wisneski strongly believes that his many years on the “inside” of a top law firm provided him with a unique perspective into the legal marketplace and what it takes to make a successful lateral move. education university of delaware b.a. communications university of maryland j.d. (cum laude) previous experience patton boggs llp (partner) lateral link (senior director) university of delawareb.a. communicationsuniversity of marylandj.d. (cum laude) patton boggs llp (partner)lateral link (senior director) mr. wisneski holds a b.a. in communications from the university of delaware, and a j.d. from the university of maryland school of law, where he graduated cum laude. hiring partner washington d.c. | |
 | Jason Xu Partner Intellectual Property, China, CFIUS/National Security Shenzhen*, Washington, D.C. | Jason Xu Partner EDUCATIONThe George Washington University J.D.University of Maryland M.S., Computer ScienceFudan University B.S., Computer SciencePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Shenzhen*, Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property, China, CFIUS/National Security English Mandarin jason xu based in washington, dc and frequently traveling between the us and china, jason advises, assists, and resolves clients’ most important intellectual property (ip) issues. clients, especially chinese enterprises, turn to jason because of his technical background, superb legal skills, in-depth understanding of their business needs and risks, as well as long-term connection with the asian (chinese) community. jason has been selected as a “rising star” in the washington, dc super lawyers 2015-2018.jason has extensive experience in ip litigation in section 337 investigations before the international trade commission (itc) and before the united states federal district courts, including the eastern district of texas, district of delaware, and northern district of california. jason also helps clients resolve patent validity issues in post-grant review proceedings (e.g., iprs, cbms, pgr) before the united states patent and trademark office (uspto). jason further counsels domestic and international clients on their ip issues, including patent and trademark portfolio management, ip licensing, and technology transfer. besides pure ip issues, jason has also been involved in issues intertwining between ip and antitrust, including standard essential patents (seps).jason’s work experience encompasses various industry sectors, focusing on hightech (computer software and hardware, internet-related technologies, semiconductors, and electronic circuit design), fintech (banking and financial industry), as well as digital pharmaceuticals and medical devices.prior to practicing law, jason worked as a software architect, technical manager, and senior software engineer in the wireless and software industries as well as government it field. he had hands-on experience and is familiar with the technologies for mobile devices using ios, android os, blackberry (rim) os, windows mobile os, and palm os. he is also familiar with program languages including c#, java, c++, c as well as various web and application frameworks. education the george washington university j.d. university of maryland m.s., computer science fudan university b.s., computer science previous experience white & case the george washington universityj.d.university of marylandm.s., computer sciencefudan universityb.s., computer science white & case publications itc proposed amendments to section 337 rules, white & case client alert, november 2015, (co-author with shamita etienne-cummings and sonia murphy) uspto unveils final rules for the american invents act, white & case client alert, august 2012, (co-author with david tennant) eastern district of texas unveils model discovery order to streamline patent litigation, white & case client alert, march 2012, (co-author with shamita etienne-cummings) component-based architecture for mobile information access. ieee computer society press, workshop in international conference on parallel processing (icpp 2000) (august 2000). co-authored with chaitanya pullela, anupam joshi service discovery in the future electronic market. seventeenth national conference on artificial intelligence, 11th innovative applications of ai conference (july 2000). co-authored with henry chen, chaitanya pullela, anupam joshi using jini and xml to build a component-based distributed system." technical report, university of maryland baltimore county (2000) speaking engagements speaker, "how would in-house counsel manage us ip litigation and latest us ip development’s impact on medical device companies,” in china medical device ip summit 2020, july 2020: shanghai, china. moderator, "patent operation and monetarization,” in china intellectual property & innovation summit 2019, april 18-19 2019: shanghai, china speaker, “us itc 337 rule changes and how to respond in patent and trade secret cases,” cross-border litigation and compliance strategies for taiwan 2019, annual white & case legal symposium, november 6, 8, 2018; taiwan, china. speaker, “us 337 investigation recent rule changes and litigation strategy,” in china intellectual property & innovation summit 2018, november 1-2, 2018; shenzhen, china. moderator, "how chinese enterprises to deal with the situation ict industry is at war over patent dispute," in china intellectual property & innovation summit 2018, april 11-13 2018: shanghai, china artificial intelligence cfius/national security china fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain intellectual property intellectual property litigation intellectual property transactions and due diligence international patent counseling and prosecution technology technology licensing telecommunications english mandarin partner district of columbia u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the central district of illinois u.s. district court for the eastern district of texas u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois shenzhen* washington d.c. | |
 | Michael X. Ye, J.D.; Ph.D. Partner Patent Counseling and Prosecution, China, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright, Technology Licensing Washington, D.C. | Michael X. Ye, J.D.; Ph.D. Partner Washington, D.C. Patent Counseling and Prosecution, China, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright, Technology Licensing English Mandarin michael ye dr. michael ye is a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice. dr. ye has extensive experience in patent prosecution, opinion work, due diligence and licensing, as well as trademark prosecution and licensing, and copyright. dr. ye has handled drafting and prosecuting patent applications globally, inter partes review and post grant proceedings, product clearance searches, product evaluations, inventorship analysis, non-disclosure agreements and licensing agreements. he has substantial experience across the breadth of life sciences, in particular in biotechnology, chemistry/organic chemistry, bioinformatics, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, agriculture and artificial intelligence.dr. ye is named among the worlds leading patent practitioners in iam patent 1000, the top worldwide guide to leading patent professionals and firms. dr. ye has extensive experience in inbound and outbound negotiations and business transactions in china. his cultural sensitivities, linguistics capabilities and technical expertise enhance his successful prosecution, opinion, due diligence and licensing work. dr. ye focuses on securing commercially valuable claims that align with clients business strategies, as well as identifying and developing licensing opportunities globally. he provides advice and strategic overview regarding management and development of patent portfolios, including advice on licensing and trademarks.prior to legal practice, dr. ye was an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at george washington university and children’s national medical center from 1997 to 2002. his research experience included areas such as gene and cell therapy, transgenics, molecular immunology and vaccine development.dr. ye has authored or co-authored 28 peer-reviewed scientific articles, including an article in the prestigious journal science. he was the recipient of the national institutes of health’s national research service award and the recipient of the award for scientific and academic achievement from the children’s medical center.awards and recognitioniam patent 1000: patent prosecution, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021chambers usa, intellectual property: patent prosecution, 2021publicationslegal publicationscommercialization strategies for early stage drug-related startups – co-auther, westlaw journal (march 25, 2020)coronavirus drug shows global hurdles to patent protection, co-author, law360, february 2020new uspto guidance may help diagnostics patents, co-author, law360, april, 2019new proposed rules regarding government rights in federally funded research: bayh-dole act, co-author, the national law review, february, 2017winning the battle but losing the war? – new considerations for file wrapper estoppel – co-auther ip law360 (december 22, 2014)the myriad decision in the u.s. supreme court, co-author, the national law review, july, 2012is an isolated dna patentable?, co-author, the national law review, october, 2011scientific publications (selected from 28 peer-reviewed publications)ye, j. mccarrick, l. jewett and b.b. knowles, “timely immunization subverts the development of peripheral nonresponsiveness and suppresses tumor development in simian virus 40 tumor antigen-transgenic mice” proc. natl. acad. sci. usa 91, 3916-3920, 1994.f. engelhardt, x. ye, b. doranz and j.m. wilson, “ablation of e2a in recombinant adenoviruses improves transgene persistence and decreases inflammatory response in mouse liver” proc. natl. acad. sci. usa 91, 6196-6200, 1994. ye, m.b. robinson, m.l. batshaw, e.e. furth, i. smith and j.m. wilson, “prolonged metabolic correction in adult ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency mice with adenoviral vectors” j. biol. chem. 271, 3639-3646, 1996. ye, g. gao, carol pabin, s. e. raper and j. m. wilson, “evaluating the potential of germline transmission after intravenous administration of recombinant adenovirus in the c3h mouse” hum. gene ther. 9, 2135-2142, 1998. ye, v.m. rivera, p. zoltick, f. cerasoli, m.a. schnell, g. gao, j.v. hughes, m. gilman and j.m. wilson, “regulated delivery of therapeutic proteins following in vivo somatic cell gene transfer” science, 283, 88-91, 1999.m. rivera, x. ye, n.l. courage, f. cerasoli jr., j.m. wilson and m. gilman, “long-term regulated gene expression in mice following intramuscular gene transfer” proc. natl. acad. sci. usa, 96:8657-8662, 1999. ye, m. jerebtsova and p.e. ray, “liver bypass significantly increases the transduction efficiency of recombinant adenoviral vectors in the lung, intestine and kidney” hum gene ther, 11:621-628, 2000. ye, b. whiteman, m. jerebtsova and m.l. batshaw, “correction of argininosuccinate synthetase (as) deficiency in a murine model of citrullinemia with recombinant adenovirus carrying human as cdna” gene ther, 7:1777-1782, 2000. ye, m.b. robinson, c. pabin, m.l. batshaw and j.m. wilson, “transient depletion of cd4 lymphocyte improves efficacy of repeated administration of recombinant adenovirus in the ornithine transcarbamylase deficient sparse fur mice” gene ther, 7:1761-1767, 2000. ye, x. liu, z. li and p.e. ray, “efficient gene transfer to rat renal glomeruli with recombinant adenoviral vectors” hum gene ther, 12:141-148, 2001. ye, k.p. zimmer, r. brown, c. pabin, m.l. batshaw, j.m. wilson and m.b. robinson, “differences in the human and mouse amino terminal leader peptides of ornithine transcarbamylase affect mitochondrial import and efficacy of adenoviral vectors” hum gene ther. 12: 1035-1046, 2001. ye, m. jerebtsova, x. liu, z. li and p.e. ray, “adenovirus-mediated gene transfer to renal glomeruli in rodents” kidney international 61 suppl 1:16-23, 2002. georgetown university(j.d.)university of pennsylvania(ph.d. biochemistry and molescular biology)peking university(b.s., biochemistry) morris, manning & martin llp (partner)andrews kurth kenyon (partner) china intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution technology technology licensing trademark and copyright english mandarin partner district of columbia state of maryland washington d.c. | |
 | Douglas Young Partner Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Finance, International Transactions, Banking and Financial Services San Francisco | Douglas Young Partner EDUCATIONUniversity of Chicago J.D.Columbia College, Columbia University A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta KappaPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Finance, International Transactions, Banking and Financial Services English douglas young douglas young is a corporate lawyer with 35 years of experience in cross-border and corporate finance work.his cross-border focus is in mergers and acquisitions transactions predominantly involving targets based in europe and in business expansions in europe, south america, and asia. his corporate finance focus is in four areas: (1) secured and unsecured credit facilities and debt issuances; (2) venture capital and private equity financings and investments; (3) debt restructurings and corporate recapitalizations; and (4) an area in which he has unique expertise from years of working in a niche practice that he spearheaded at baker & mckenzie: advising on multinational intergroup financing structures, including in asset restructurings, post-acquisition integrations, cash repatriations, and cash pooling and intergroup liquidity facilities.recognitiona frequent speaker at international bar association conferences. education university of chicago j.d. columbia college, columbia university a.b., magna cum laude, phi beta kappa previous experience baker & mckenzie (partner) white & case (partner) brobeck, phleger & harrison (partner) shearman & sterling allen & overy university of chicagoj.d.columbia college, columbia universitya.b., magna cum laude, phi beta kappa baker & mckenzie (partner)white & case (partner)brobeck, phleger & harrison (partner)shearman & sterlingallen & overy australia and new zealand banking and financial services construction corporate and business transactions international international transactions leveraged finance mergers and acquisitions english partner state of california state of new york san francisco | |
 | Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao Partner Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Financial Services Washington, D.C. | Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao Partner EDUCATIONValparaiso University School of Law J.D.Indiana University M.A.Beijing Language and Culture University B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Financial Services English Mandarin sarah (xiaohua) zhao sarah (xiaohua) zhao has substantial experience in international transactions with an emphasis on technology transactions, data protection, privacy and cybersecurity from both regulatory and corporate perspectives. her counsel includes advising major companies on international and china’s cybersecurity, privacy and data protection legal environment, establishing data protection policies and compliance programs, conducting due diligence on data security for mergers and acquisitions, handling data breaches, and advising on compliance matters related to existing rules and regulations. her technical understanding facilitates first-class guidance to clients in a range of industries, including information technology, energy, financial services, insurance, aviation, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, entertainment and sports. ms. zhao also has an extensive background in cross-border corporate transactions — including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, project financing and corporate formation — and her arbitration and litigation skills have assisted chinese clients in the united states, as well as u.s. companies in china.highlighting the cross-practice utility of the firm’s privacy and data protection team, ms. zhao brings a unique blend of in-depth knowledge of both the u.s. and chinese regulatory landscapes. her comprehension of different legal systems and cultural subtleties, combined with her fluent chinese language capability, ensures accurate internal and external communications within a global setting. for more than 20 years, she has advised private companies, trade associations, and government officials on foreign investment in china, the united states, europe, and a number of asian countries. she has also advocated for enhanced business environments for foreign companies in china. during the course of her career, sarah’s efforts have resulted in several cumbersome chinese internet and wireless rules being either amended or abolished.before her legal career, ms. zhao was an accomplished journalist. she has also worked at the current ministry of industry and information technology of china (miit) which is equivalent to the fcc in the united states. education valparaiso university school of law j.d. indiana university m.a. beijing language and culture university b.a. previous experience baker hostetler (partner) holland knight (managing partner, beijing office) valparaiso university school of lawj.d.indiana universitym.a.beijing language and culture universityb.a. baker hostetler (partner)holland knight (managing partner, beijing office) awards & recognition attended harvard business school executive leadership education program (2010) speaking engagements speaker, "digital dynamics and global societal challenges," global forum webinar, october 8, 2022 speaker, "newly promulgated china privacy law and its impact on the covid pandemic," global forum webinar, december 8, 2021 publications ms. zhao is a frequent writer and commentator on cybersecurity, data protection and privacy issues related to china. she has written for and has been interviewed by the legal times, chicago tribune, telecommunication report international of fcc, corporate counsel, boao magazines, and law360. she has been regularly invited to give speeches by prominent institutions and international organizations include: harvard china review annual conference, practice law institute, international telecom american association, pacific basin economic council policy conference, global forum, and international bar association. other activities ms. zhao has been a member of the international association of privacy professionals since 2016. she is also a committee member of the steering committee for asian affairs as part of global forum, an international telecom organization. artificial intelligence banking and financial services cfius/national security china corporate and business transactions data privacy and cybersecurity energy transactions intellectual property transactions and due diligence international international trade and customs law life sciences mergers and acquisitions private investment funds technology technology licensing english mandarin partner district of columbia washington d.c. |
Associates and Counsel
 | Sean Agranov Corporate Paralegal Washington, D.C. | Sean Agranov Corporate Paralegal Washington, D.C. English sean agranov sean agranov is rimon’s corporate paralegal. he assists with corporate governance, compliance, transactional, securities and other general corporate mattersmr. agranov has over 20 years of broad-based corporate law experience, specializing in corporate transactional work, including venture capital, emerging markets, private equity, investment funds, mergers/acquisitions, securities offerings, blue sky, ucc, sec research, due diligence and contract review, as well as corporate governance and other general corporate and securities matters. american universityb.a., inter-disciplinary (communication, legal institutions, economics and government) cgl, llp (senior paralegal)venable llp (paralegal)cooley, llp (paralegal)dla piper, llp (paralegal) english corporate paralegal washington d.c. | |
 | Sam Amsterdam Global Marketing and Strategic Communications Executive Washington, D.C. | Sam Amsterdam Global Marketing and Strategic Communications Executive Washington, D.C. English sam amsterdam samuel ‘sam’ amsterdam is an advanced advocacy and strategic marketing and media engagement professional, with commercial and political counsel experience in major global hubs including london, brussels, johannesburg, lagos, new york city, toronto and washington, d.c.in representing core clients seeking to expand access and/or positioning within european parliament while based in brussels, mr. amsterdam coordinated milestone engagements in the sectors of public affairs, healthcare and technology, alongside elite e.u. meps, honored foreign delegates and international journalists.from washington d.c., london and johannesburg, mr. amsterdam has managed the day-to-day public relations operations of international social enterprises such as the arcadia foundation, opportunity international and 1minutetosavetheworld. concurrently, mr. amsterdam served as both new media counsel and as a director of public outreach for bahrain’s national dialogue, accredited think tanks such as the washington institute for business, government and society (wibgs), a myriad of government relations consultancies based in europe and eurasia and on behalf of governments such as the government of the republic of kazakhstan and governing political parties including however not limited to the georgia free-democrats, ‘georgian dream’ movement, nigeria’s all progressives congress (apc) and zimbabwe’s movement for democratic change (mdc-t). similar services have been rendered on behalf of cutting-edge finance and web 3.0 technology-driven institutions such as the toronto-dominion bank (td bank), finclusion group, eonxi, paycasso and contec global group.mr. amsterdam has also notably advocated on behalf of world bank director for fragility, conflict, and violence, the honorable betty bigombe, in her role as global humanitarian and in support of her former position within ugandan parliament.mr. amsterdam graduated with a degree in public affairs and policy from ottawa, canada’s carleton university. carleton universitypublic affairs and policy english global marketing and strategic communications executive washington d.c. | |
 | Dylan Andrés Arias Associate - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International Trade and Customs Law Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon | Dylan Andrés Arias Associate - Ibarra Rimon Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International Trade and Customs Law English Spanish dylan andrés arias *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.dylan arias is an attorney in bogotá with rimôn ibarra. currently, he is the youngest lawyer to obtain his title from a highly accredited university in colombia’s history. he experience in intellectual property, corporate law, commercial and administrative litigation, and consulting on various issues. he is also accredited within the framework of the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in colombia. universidad de los andesbogotá, d.c., colombia, lawyer, 2020centro nacional de arbitraje y conciliación en colombiabogotá, d.c., colombia, lawyer, 2020 arias contreras asociadosarrieta mantilla & asociados competition, antitrust, and consumer law international trade and customs law english spanish associate - ibarra rimon colombia* bogotá - ibarra rimon | |
 | Gina Avila Associate - Ibarra Rimon Intellectual Property, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon | Gina Avila Associate - Ibarra Rimon Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon Intellectual Property, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law English Spanish gina avila *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.gina avila is an attorney in bogotá with rimôn ibarra. she graduated from universidad nacional de colombia, specialist in industrial property, copyright and new technologies from universidad externado de colombia. she has experience in issues related to intellectual property, consumer protection, competition law and data privacy. universidad nacional de colombiauniversidad externado de colombia competition, antitrust, and consumer law data privacy and cybersecurity intellectual property english spanish associate - ibarra rimon colombia* bogotá - ibarra rimon | |
 | Jamie Balderson Accounting Assistant Boise | Jamie Balderson Accounting Assistant Boise English jamie balderson ms. balderson is rimon’s accounting assistant. among her duties, she reconciles credit card statements, bank reconciliations and trust accounts. she manages status of client receipts and enters journal entries.throughout college she worked various jobs from customer service at the ups store, to accounting internships and office assistants. after college, she worked in cash management at brundage mountain resort.ms. balderson graduated magna cum laude from lewis-clark state college in 2016 with her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a management accounting emphasis. english accounting assistant boise | |
 | Alejandra Becerra Associate Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates Bogotá | Alejandra Becerra Associate EDUCATIONUniversidad Nacional de Colombia Accounting DegreeUniversidad de los Andes Tax Specialist DegreePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Bogotá Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates English Portuguese Spanish alejandra becerra alejandra becerra is an associate in rimôn’s bogota office. with more than ten years of experience in tax related matters, ms. becerra focuses her practice on tax law. she has experience providing consulting and tax planning services for individuals and multinational business in a range of industries including oil and gas, retail, infrastructure, and banking and finance, among others. ms. becerra also provides advice on tax compliance and due diligence matters.prior to joining rimôn, ms. becerra spent 8 years at baker mckenzie as a tax associate. prior to that, she was a tax supervisor for gm financial colombia and also has experience as an associate in a bogota accounting firm.ms. becerra graduated from universidad nacional de colombia with a degree in accounting, and also from universidad de los andes, with a tax specialist degree.publicationscontributing author to annual guide, “colombia: private client” 7th edition, the legal 500, january 2024contributing author, “colombia: are we losing course?”, ifc media, april 2022contributing author to annual guide, “private wealth trends and developments in colombia”, chambers and partnerscontributing author to annual guide, “private wealth 2021 law and practice in colombia”, chambers and partnerscontributing author to annual guide, “getting the deal through – private client”, lexologycontributing author to annual guide, “colombia: private client”, the legal 500 education universidad nacional de colombia accounting degree universidad de los andes tax specialist degree previous experience baker mckenzie (associate) gm financial colombia (tax supervisor) universidad nacional de colombiaaccounting degreeuniversidad de los andestax specialist degree baker mckenzie (associate)gm financial colombia (tax supervisor) latin america tax trusts and estates english portuguese spanish associate colombia bogotá | |
 | William W. Bergesch Associate Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Business Transactions Long Island | William W. Bergesch Associate Long Island Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Business Transactions English william w. bergesch william w. bergesch, esq. is an associate at rimon, where his practice focuses on general commercial litigation.william has conducted all phases of litigation for simple and complex commercial cases, in both state and federal court. william has taken and defended depositions, briefed and argued motions of all types, including dispositive motions, first-chaired bench trials to successful conclusions, and briefed and argued multiple appeals before the first and second departments, new york supreme court, appellate division. william also has substantial experience with e-discovery practice, directly handling e-discovery, and acting as the lead associate for review and analysis of multiple significate e-discovery cases while at his predecessor firm, silvermanacampora llp.william also has experience arbitrating disputes under finra, cftc, jams, and aaa arbitration regimes, and has successfully defended brokers, broker-dealers, and other finra- and nfa-registered persons from claims and investigation under finra and cftc rules.william received his juris doctor from fordham university school of law in may of 2016. william received his bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy, also from fordham, in 2013. during law school, william was an associate editor of the fordham journal of corporate and financial law. william also served as a board member for the brendan moore trial advocacy team, where he won the 2014 queens district attorney’s office trial advocacy competition and was selected to represent fordham at the prestigious john marshall national trial competition. upon graduation, william was further honored with the archibald murray public service award. while in law school, william completed internships with the queens district attorney’s office as well as with the honorable james e. d’auguste, justice, new york supreme court, new york county.william was also a pro bono judicial law clerk for the honorable justice doris ling-cohan (ret.) on the new york supreme court appellate term, first department, after which he entered private practice at a boutique securities litigation firm located in manhattan.selected experienceobtained and defended on appeal dismissal of entire action, on the merits and with prejudice, in reported decision which constitutes leading case in new york’s first department, setting standard for dismissal under particular cplr §3211(a)(7) basis, where documentary evidence annexed in support of motion to dismiss disproves factual allegations as “unsubstantiated”. see kaplan v. conway & conway, 173 a.d.3d 452 (1st dept. 2019) (cited in carmody wait 2d and n.y. jur. 2d current through 2023 supplement).successfully obtained dismissals, in multiple cases, of all customer claims filed against nfa-registered commodity trading advisor (cta), in connection with february 2018 trading volatility cycle, where cta was generally alleged to have failed to timely execute trades resulting in millions of dollars in customer losses.negotiated and obtained favorable settlement of post-liquidation creditor trustee’s claims in real estate dispute after six-month long mediation, avoiding protracted litigation not in interest of debtor’s estate.obtained mandatory and permanent injunction, judgment, and obtained the award of liquidated damages in federal trademark dispute under the lanham act.successfully defended third-party subpoena recipients in high-stakes confidential federal trade secrets misappropriation dispute.obtained vacatur of improperly-obtained default judgment against creditor-owned corporation by demonstrating absence of proper personal service, resulting in outright dismissal of client from action. fordham university school of lawj.d.fordham college at lincoln centerb.a. silvermanacampora llp, associate corporate and business transactions litigation and alternative dispute resolution english associate state of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Carlos Bermúdes Associate - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Latin America Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon | Carlos Bermúdes Associate - Ibarra Rimon Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Latin America English Spanish carlos bermúdes *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.carlos bermúdes is an attorney with rimon ibarra in bogota. mr. bermúdes focuses his practice on consumer protection, competition, government, and constitutional issues, where he provides consulting advice and also represents clients in litigation.he graduated from the pontificia universidad javeriana as a lawyer and specialist in commercial law. he also graduated as a specialist in public management and administrative institutions from the universidad de los andes. pontificia universidad javerianalawyerpontificia universidad javerianaspecialization in commercial lawuniversidad de los andesspecialist in public management and administrative institutions avianca cargo, legal analyst and legal compliance analystexperience in other firms in competition, consumer, constitutional, and public procurement law. competition, antitrust, and consumer law latin america english spanish associate - ibarra rimon colombia* bogotá - ibarra rimon | |
 | Kristen Brackley Billing Team Lead Boise | Kristen Brackley Billing Team Lead Boise English kristen brackley kristen brackley was hired as a billing and intake coordinator for rimon law. she runs conflict checks and handles the engagement process and initial client set up in addition to preparation of client invoices and collections.ms. brackley previously held a brief position where she was responsible for all payroll operations for a local company of over 450 employees. prior to that, she spent six years at a global beverage company where she took part in a company-wide transition to a new operating system and acquisition of several new territories. she handled the centralized reporting for all divisional finances, tracked and submitted payments, accounts receivable and payable, reconciliation of general ledger accounts and several other accounting/financial tasks.ms. brackley is currently pursuing an associates’s degree in business administration. english billing team lead boise | |
 | Maureen Bradley Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island | Maureen Bradley Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island maureen bradley maureen bradley is a human capital business advisor with rimon. her primary focus is assisting federal contractor/subcontractor clients in the development and maintenance of their affirmative action plans (aap). she proactively reviews and analyzes the client’s employment activity data to ensure compliance with all aap regulations and she assists clients with their compliance review submissions to the office of federal contract compliance programs (ofccp). molloy universityb.a., mathematics & computer science human capital business advisor long island | |
 | Alexandra Brown Associate Cannabis Law, Corporate and Business Transactions Los Angeles | Alexandra Brown Associate EDUCATIONPepperdine University School of Law J.D.University of Pennsylvania B.A.Los Angeles Cannabis Law, Corporate and Business Transactions English alexandra brown alexandra is an associate attorney, in rimon’s los angeles office, whose practice focuses on transactional cannabis law. ms. brown assists her cannabis industry clients to navigate the issues that arise in the nascent cannabis industry, including state and local regulatory compliance matters, corporate formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial and supply chain transactions.ms. brown received her bachelor of arts in philosophy, politics, and economics from the university of pennsylvania. she received her j.d. and certificate in dispute resolution from pepperdine university school of law, where she graduated cum laude and was a member of the phi delta phi legal honor society.prior to rimon, ms. brown was an associate attorney at frontera law group, a firm that exclusively handled transactional cannabis matters. while in law school, ms. brown was a law clerk for the los angeles district attorney’s office. also while in law school, ms. brown participated in an investor advocacy clinic as a bar-certified law student, where she provided pro-bono representation of an investor in a finra arbitration dispute. her co-authored article “lack of enforceability of third-party arbitration discovery subpoenas” was published in the public investors arbitration bar (piaba) journal.ms. brown was recognized as a best lawyers® in america one to watch (corporate governance and compliance law), 2023. education pepperdine university school of law j.d. university of pennsylvania b.a. pepperdine university school of lawj.d.university of pennsylvaniab.a. cannabis law corporate and business transactions english associate state of california los angeles | |
 | Fabiana Camargo Nunez Intern Assistant International Tax, Tax Bogotá | Fabiana Camargo Nunez Intern Assistant Bogotá International Tax, Tax English Spanish fabiana camargo nunez fabiana camargo is an intern of the private clients and tax practice in rimon’s bogotá office. ms. camargo is a ninth-semester law student at universidad la gran colombia. she has worked for the colombian tax office (dian) in drafting provisional settlements and providing tax related guidance to taxpayers. universidad la gran colombianinth-semester law student dirección de impuestos y aduanas nacionales – dian (colombian tax office)bancoldex (colombian development bank – second tier banking services) international tax tax english spanish intern assistant bogotá | |
 | Fiona Carlon Director of Marketing Greenville | Fiona Carlon Director of Marketing EDUCATIONAustralian National University Bachelor of Commerce (Management)/ Bachelor of LawsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Greenville English fiona carlon fiona carlon is rimon’s director of marketing. she leads the firms business development, marketing, branding, and communications efforts.fiona has over 10 years of legal marketing experience in large law firms, including clayton utz, katten muchin rosenman llp, and seyfarth shaw llp. education australian national university bachelor of commerce (management)/ bachelor of laws previous experience seyfarth shaw llp (senior business development coordinator) katten muchin rosenman llp (business development & marketing specialist) clayton utz (business development coordinator) australian national universitybachelor of commerce (management)/ bachelor of laws seyfarth shaw llp (senior business development coordinator)katten muchin rosenman llp (business development & marketing specialist)clayton utz (business development coordinator) english director of marketing greenville | |
 | Joseph J. Ceccarelli Rimon Global Alliance Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution New York | Joseph J. Ceccarelli Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONFordham University J.D.Fordham University B.A., Magna Cum LaudeNew York Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution joseph j. ceccarelli professional experiencejoe ceccarell’s practice focuses in the areas of high stakes, fast-paced complex litigation and business transactions. joe is a trusted advisor with a demonstrated ability to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions to complex legal challenges. a proven leader on high-performance legal teams, joe presently serves as general counsel to new york bay capital to support the mid-market, investment banker’s continued growth on wall street as they continue to solidify their niche, focusing on cross-border transactions and capital raising initiatives with latin america.prior to joining new york bay capital, joe established the ceccarelli law group and served as counsel to barton llp beginning in 2017 for the platform, resources and bench strength he needs to support the growing national and cross-border businesses of his clients.prior to establishing the ceccarelli law group, joe was a partner at wilson elser where he helped lead the business litigation group for the amlaw 200 firm. prior to that, he was the co-founding and managing partner of ceccarelli weprin pllc, a business litigation and transactional boutique firm on wall street advising business clients on the many legal issues that arise in domestic and international business operations, including advising clients on day to day business matters to negotiating major contracts.joe served as treasurer and speechwriter for the honorable david i. weprin, spanning four consecutive successful election campaigns for finance committee chair of the new york city council from 2002 through 2009.before entering private practice, joe served as a law clerk to a new york state supreme court justice in new york county, where he was a lead drafter regarding the disposition of over 500 motions before the court and assisted chambers in conducting full civil trials.representative matterscommercial litigationprosecuting major international commercial arbitration case under the uncitral rules in zurich, switzerland, on behalf of fortune 50 company in a suit against malaysia.defending airline in an antitrust suit of first impression and achieving a unanimous affirmance on appeal.prosecuting business tort and contract claims in adversary proceeding on behalf of mid-market new york city business within context of chapter 11 case in the southern district of new york against fortune 50 company resulting in injunctive relief, multimillion-dollar recovery and consent decree.recovering the full amount demanded for breach of chief executive officer’s employment contract in a proceeding before the american arbitration association.successfully defending $10 million claim by private equity business broker in connection with contemplated reverse merger transaction.representing a major financial institution in prosecuting fraudulent conveyance actions.establishing precedent regarding the defense of 42 u.s.c. § 1983 actions in new york state predicated upon denial of equal protection of the laws.real estate litigationsuccessfully prosecuting the freedom of information act case under federal law regarding a joint federal and state transportation project, resulting in the disclosures required to commence a subsequent case under nepa.achieving unanimous reversal on appeal to appellate division, first department from denial by lower court of summary judgment to owner dismissing and discharging multimillion-dollar liens of six contractors and subcontractors under lien law § 3.successfully defending leading commercial property owner and manager against declaratory, injunction, and multi-million damage claims alleging discrimination by former employee under american with disabilities act and new york human rights laws before chief judge of the united states district court for the southern district of new york.defeating ground lessor’s efforts to block sale of net lease of midtown office building and gain unjust windfall of over $10 million, by delaying and refusing to sign estoppel certificate for closing.successfully defending leading commercial property manager and owner in new york city regarding the right to seek declaratory relief without liability for over $ 1 million in attorneys’ fees under industry standard form of commercial lease after hotly contested litigation.prevailing on bankruptcy appeals in manhattan federal court regarding grounds under which state court receiverships can continue in bankruptcy court and commercial leases can be rejected or assumed by a receiver.defeating rent strike in high-rise luxury residential building in manhattan’s upper east side, resulting in an unprecedented rent arrears award to developer.representing estate fiduciaries in complex ownership dispute over several million-dollar soho real estate property in new york state supreme court and surrogate’s court. education fordham university j.d. fordham university b.a., magna cum laude fordham universityj.d.fordham universityb.a., magna cum laude [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623080892383{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] banking and financial services corporate and business transactions rimon global alliance state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit u.s. court of international trade u.s. supreme court new york | |
 | Maria Chacon Legal Assistant Miami | Maria Chacon Legal Assistant Miami English Spanish maria chacon maria luisa chacon is a licensed venezuelan attorney and joined rimon law’s business and corporate immigration practice group as an assistant. ms. chacon primarily handles business and corporate immigration administrative duties, from interviewing clients for background information needed to obtain visas in addition to organizing, preparing and filing various immigration petitions. ms. chacon is venezuelan native and is fluent in spanish and english. catholic university of tachiramasters, tax lawcatholic university of tachirabachelors, law do all auto sales inc (office administrator)am drywall contractors (human resources supervisor) english spanish legal assistant miami | |
 | Maria Luisa Chacon Business and Corporate Immigration Assistant Miami | Maria Luisa Chacon Business and Corporate Immigration Assistant Miami English Spanish maria chacon maria luisa chacon is a licensed venezuelan attorney and joined rimon law’s business and corporate immigration practice group as an assistant. ms. chacon primarily handles business and corporate immigration administrative duties, from interviewing clients for background information needed to obtain visas in addition to organizing, preparing and filing various immigration petitions. ms. chacon is venezuelan native and is fluent in spanish and english. catholic university of tachiramasters, tax lawcatholic university of tachirabachelors, law human resources supervisor english spanish business and corporate immigration assistant venezuelan-licensed attorney venezuela miami | |
 | Sarah Chacon Litigation Practice Assistant Santa Barbara | Sarah Chacon Litigation Practice Assistant Santa Barbara English sarah chacon sarah began working in the legal field in 2001. ms. chacon has experience in workers’ compensation defense and special education defense. sarah attended ventura college to obtain her associates in criminal justice and is currently attending oxnard college to obtain an associates in paralegal studies. ventura collegeassociates in criminal justice bradford & barthel, llp as a legal assistant/assistant office manager (workers’ compensation defense)hatch & cesario as a legal assistant (special education defense) english litigation practice assistant santa barbara | |
 | Louisa Chen San Francisco | Louisa ChenEDUCATIONUniversity of the West of England, UK Marketing, Master of ArtFu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Philosophy, Bachelor of ArtDeAnza College Accounting, Associates DegreeSan Francisco English Mandarin louisa chen louisa chen is assistant controller at rimon with expertise in accounting, auditing, marketing and project management. prior to rimon, louisa was a senior staff auditor with a bay area public accounting firm, as well as an auditor for clorox. louisa is a licensed california cpa and is fluent in chinese (mandarin). education university of the west of england, uk marketing, master of art fu-jen catholic university, taiwan philosophy, bachelor of art deanza college accounting, associates degree university of the west of england, ukmarketing, master of artfu-jen catholic university, taiwanphilosophy, bachelor of artdeanza collegeaccounting, associates degree english mandarin san francisco | |
 | Eric C. Cohen Special Counsel Intellectual Property Litigation Chicago, Raleigh | Eric C. Cohen Special Counsel EDUCATIONUniversity of Miami School of Law J.D. cum laudeCase Western Reserve University B.S. PhysicsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Chicago, Raleigh Intellectual Property Litigation English eric c. cohen eric c. cohen handles disputes involving intellectual property matters in federal trial courts, federal courts of appeal, and the u.s. international trade commission. eric has represented plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement litigation, trade secret litigation, copyright litigation, and trademark litigation. he has handled contested proceedings in the u.s. patent & trademark office, including inter partes review and covered business method review proceedings before the patent trial & appeal board, as well as ex parte reexaminations, and trademark oppositions. he has also prepared and prosecuted patent applications.representative federal appellate court decisionsa. schulman, inc. v. polyone corp., 712 fed. appx 1007 (fed. cir. 2018). represented appellant.secure axcess, llc v. pnc bank nat’l ass’n, 859 f.3d 998 (fed. cir. 2017). counsel for one of the appellees on appeal.secure axcess, llc v. pnc bank nat’l ass’n, 848 f.3d 1370 (fed. cir. 2017). counsel for one of the appellees on appeal.softview llc v. kyocera corp., 2015 wl 509660 (fed. cir. 2015). argued appeal for one of the appellees.nazomi comm., inc. v. microsoft mobile oy, 2014 wl 6678247 (fed. cir. 2014). argued appeal for all appellees.warner chilcott co., llc v. teva pharms. usa, inc., 2014 wl 6435042 (fed. cir. 2014). represented one of the appellees.apotex inc. v. ucb, inc., 763 f.3d 1354 (fed. cir. 2014). very small contribution to brief in support of appellant on appeal.sanofi-aventis v. apotex inc., 659 f.3d 1171 (fed. cir. 2011). represented appellant.lucky litter llc v. international trade commission, 2010 wl 3937587 (fed. cir. 2010). argued for appellant.sinorgchem co. shandong v. international trade commission, 511 f.3d 1132 (fed. cir. 2008). contributed to brief of appellee.itofca, inc. v. megatrans logistics, inc., 322 f.3d 928 (7th cir. 2003). argued for appellant.bayer ag v. biovail corp., 279 f.3d 1340 (fed. cir. 2002). represented appellee.biovail corp. int’l v. andrx pharms., inc.¸ 239 f.3d 1297 (fed. cir. 2001). argued appeal for appellant.itofca, inc. v. megatrans logistics, inc., 235 f.3d 360 (7th cir. 2000). argued appeal for appellant.mitel, inc. v. iqtel, inc., 124 f.3d 1366 (10th cir. 1997). argued appeal for appellant.roboserve, inc. v. kato kagaku co., ltd., 121 f.3d 1027 (7th cir. 1997). represented appellee.cardtoons, l.c. v. major league baseball players ass’n, 95 f.3d 959 (10th cir. 1996). co-counsel for cardtoons.hard rock café licensing corp. v. concession services, inc., 955 f.2d 1143 (7th cir. 1992). argued appeal for appellee.general electric company v. speicher, 877 f.2d 531 (7th cir. 1989). argued appeal for appellant.mattel, inc. v. azrak-hamway, 724 f.2d 357 (2d cir. 1983). represented appellant.midway mfg. co. v. artic int’l, inc., 704 f2d 1009 (7th cir. 1983). argued for appellee.representative u.s. district court decisionssecure axcess llc v. trustmark national bank, 2014 u.s. dist. lexis 182789 (e. d. texas). lead trial counsel for one of 17 bank defendants in patent infringement case involving encryption software.a. schulman v. polyone corp., 2015 u.s. dist. lexis 183377, 2015 u.s. dist. lexis 183379 (n.d. ohio 2015). lead trial counsel for plaintiff in chemical patent case.warner chilcott co., llc v. teva pharms. usa, inc., 37 f. supp. 3d 731 (d. del. 2014). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants in pharmaceutical patent case.softview llc v. kyocera corp., 10-cv-389, 12-cv-989-lps, (d. del.). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants in patent infringement action involving android smartphones.nazomi communications, inc. v. samsung telecommunications, inc. et al., 5:10-cv-5545 (n.d. cal.). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants. argued claim construction and motions for summary judgment of non-infringement for all defendants accused of infringing patent covering method of processing java instructions.adc tech, inc. v. kyocera comm. inc., 1:12-cv-6418, 1:10-cv-3938 (n.d. ill.). lead trial counsel for defendant.e.digital corp. v. pentax of america, inc. et al., 2011 u.s. dist. lexis 69406 (d. col.). lead trial counsel for three of 30 defendants in patent infringement action. argued claim construction on behalf of all defendants.chemtura corp. v. albemarle corp., 3:09-cv-447 (e.d. va.). lead trial counsel for plaintiff in patent infringement case involving chemical process and products.facilitec usa, inc. v. dunnwell, llc, 1:09-cv-725 (n.d. ill.). lead trial counsel for defendant in patent infringement case involving rooftop grease containment system.warner chilcott co. v. sun pharma global fze, 1:09-cv-627, 1:09-cv-61 (d. del.). lead trial counsel for one of four defendants in patent infringement case involving method of treating osteoporosis. court granted summary judgment of invalidity.sanofi aventis v. sun pharmaceutical indus., ltd., 1:08-md-1941 (d.del.). lead trial counsel for one of several defendants in multidistrict litigation involving patent covering extended release drug formulation.ware v. abercrombie & fitch stores, inc. et al., 2010 u.s. dist. lexis (n.d. ga.). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants in a patent infringement case involving point of sale system.linex tech., inc. v. belair networks inc. et al., 2:07-cv-223 (e.d. tex.). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants in the lawsuit.applica consumer products, inc. v. dosckocil mfg. co. inc. et al., 2:07-cv-73 (e.d. tex.). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants in the lawsuit.card activation tech., inc. v. aeropostale, inc. et al. 1:07-cv-1230 (n.d. ill.). lead trial counsel for one of the defendants in patent infringement case involving point-of-sale system.suncast corp. v. ames true temper, inc., 1:06-cv-2578 (n.d. ill.). represented defendant in patent infringement action involving lawn equipment.korea kumho petrochemical co., ltd. v. flexsys america lp et al., no. 06-cv-2535 (c.d. cal. 2006). represented defendant in antitrust action. education university of miami school of law j.d. cum laude case western reserve university b.s. physics previous experience brinks gilson & lione- counsel katten muchin rosenman llp- partner welsh & katz, ltd.- partner university of miami school of lawj.d. cum laudecase western reserve universityb.s. physics brinks gilson & lione- counselkatten muchin rosenman llp- partnerwelsh & katz, ltd.- partner representative u.s. international trade commission investigations short wavelength light emitting diodes, laser diodes and products containing same, 337-ta-640 (usitc). lead counsel for respondent sanyo. the case was settled very early on terms extremely favorable to our client. in the matter of self-cleaning litter boxes and components thereof, 337-ta-625 (usitc 2007). lead counsel for one of the defendants in patent infringement action involving automated litter box. obtained holding of non-infringement on all but one asserted claims. client designed around the only claim found infringed. anticipating the decision, our client modified the accused product. after the exclusion order issued, customs did not exclude any of our client's modified products from importation. the infringement decision was later overturned on appeal. in the matter of certain rubber antidegradants and components thereof, 337-ta-533 (usitc 2005). lead counsel for complainant in patent infringement action involving infringement of claims for chemical process for making rubber antidegradants. the commission found infringement and issued a limited exclusion order. representative u.s. patent & trademark office contested proceedings bank of the west et al. v. secure axcess llc, cbm2015-00009 (ptab, filed october 8, 2015). kyocera corp. v. softview, llc, ipr2013-00004 (ptab, march 27, 2014). ptab issued final written decision invalidating all asserted claims. kyocera corp. v. softview, llc, ipr2013-00007 (ptab, march 27, 2014). ptab issued final written decision invalidating all asserted claims. numerous reexamination proceedings on behalf of patent owners and on behalf of requesters. representative presentations and publications "discretionary denials of inter partes review and post grant review of patents by the patent trial and appeal board," rimonlaw.com, october 4, 2021 “patent litigation trends—the effects of ptab proceedings, rules amendments, and supreme court decisions,” panelist, ipo plenary session, ipo annual meeting september 12, 2016 "new rules of civil procedure: patent litigation best practices," panelist, ipo webinar, ip chat channel, november 3, 2015 "best practices in patent cases in view of amendments to the rules of civil procedure, recent supreme court authority, and proposed patent reform legislation," panelist, ipo annual meeting, chicago, illinois, september 28, 2015 "what’s the evidence: will fee-shifting help or hurt effective patent litigation?," speaker, nyu law school, new york, new york,march 2, 2015 "have the supreme court's octane and highmark decisions obviated the need for legislative changes to section 285?," moderator, federal circuit bar association webinar, january 15, 2015 "the impact of amendments to the federal rules of civil procedure on discovery in patent infringement cases," moderator, federal circuit bar association webinar, november 7, 2014 "hot issues in damages litigation: the entire market value rule, apportionment and more," panelist, 16th annual bench & bar conference, federal circuit bar association, asheville, north carolina, june 20, 2014 "octane and highmark – do the supreme court's decisions obviate the need for legislative changes to section 285?," moderator, federal circuit bar association webinar, may 8, 2014 "proposed changes in discovery rules," speaker, federal circuit bar association webinar, march 27, 2014 "would heightened pleading requirements for patent infringement cases reduce costs?," moderator, federal circuit bar association webinar, february 21, 2014 "motions for joinder," ,speaker, bloomberg bna aia post-grant patent practice conference, arlington, va, february 20, 2014 "are patent assertion entities responsible for the rise in patent suits?," moderator, federal circuit bar association webinar, february 6, 2014 "legal issues surrounding genetic information research and development – pharmaceutical issues and biotechnology; ip licensing; and antitrust & competition committees," intellectual property owners association annual meeting, los angeles, california, september 12, 2011 "the impact of post-ksr court decisions and pto guidelines on obviousness issues," ipo, speaker washington, dc, november 9, 2007 eric cohen, a primer on inter partes review, covered business method review, and post grant review before the patent trial & appeal board, 24 fed. cir. b.j. 1 (2014), cited in ultratec, inv. v. captioncall, llc , 872 f.3d 1267, 1270, n.2. (fed. cir. 2017) client alert: oracle america, inc. v. google llc, 2017-1118 (fed. cir. 2018) - the application of the fair use doctrine to copyrighted software awards and recognition illinois super lawyers, intellectual property litigation illinois leading lawyers network ip star, managing intellectual property magazine bar association leadership positions intellectual property owners association, vice chair u.s. post-grant patent office practice committee (2017-2019) federal circuit bar association board of directors (2014-2018) intellectual property intellectual property litigation international patent counseling and prosecution technology licensing english special counsel supreme court of illinois supreme court of north carolina u.s. court of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois u.s. district court of appeals for the seventh circuit united states patent and trademark office (uspto) chicago raleigh | |
 | Madelyn Copeland Staff Accountant Miami | Madelyn Copeland Staff Accountant Miami English madelyn copeland madelyn copeland is rimon’s staff accountant. her role at rimon primarily consists of working in accounts receivable dealing with wires, checks, and other payment methods as well as assisting with special projects as needed. west chester university of pennsylvaniabachelor of science, accounting cubesmart (property accountant) english staff accountant miami | |
 | Yovana Cortez Legal Secretary Santa Barbara | Yovana Cortez Legal Secretary Santa Barbara English yovana cortez yovana cortez provides a wide range of support, including but not limited to administrative assistance, transcription of a variety of business agreements, preparation/revision of correspondence and preparation of billing.prior to joining rimon, yovana worked in a variety of positions relating to providing administrative assistance. yovana cortez earned her b.a. in political science from brown university. english legal secretary santa barbara | |
| | Julie Dascoli Patent Prosecution Practice Assistant New York | Julie Dascoli Patent Prosecution Practice Assistant New York English julie dascoli julie dascoli is rimon’s patent prosecution practice assistant. she will be assisting the firm with patent prosecution matters in the intellectual property department.ms. dascoli graduated from katharine gibbs school in june 2003 with an associate’s degree in occupational studies (a.o.s) in legal office administration and has over 26 years’ experience working in intellectual property law. katharine gibbs school associates, occupational studies in legal office administration carter, deluca & farrell llpscully, scott, murphy & presser, p.c.ostrolenk, faber, gerb & soffen, llpcooper & dunham, llp english patent prosecution practice assistant new york | |
 | Barbara DeMatteo Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island | Barbara DeMatteo Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island barbara dematteo barbara dematteo is an accomplished professional whose human resources experience spans over 35 years. in supporting businesses in varied industries across the united states, barbara continually executes on her knowledge of federal and state employment regulations, strengths in employee relations, interviewing skills, talents in training as well as coaching supervisors, managers and executives.barbara provides a strategic business partner approach and acts in the capacity of a company’s outsourced hr function in providing guidance on the most effective way to handle employee situations and limit liability. writing and revising employee handbooks, developing and implementing performance management programs, and nurturing hr professionals through on-site mentoring are her strengths.barbara is a graduate of st. john’s university. her training and professional certifications include a professional designation from the american compensation association. she is a certified disc® trainer and is designated by the international coaching federation as a certified professional coach. she serves on various of community organization committees.membershipsmoxie, hr east end group, hia hr committee, shrm long island st. john’s universitybachelor’s degree in criminal justiceinternational coaching federationcertified professional coach human capital business advisor long island | |
 | Jennifer DeMattio Marketing and Events Manager Orlando | Jennifer DeMattio Marketing and Events Manager Orlando English jennifer demattio jennifer demattio is rimon’s marketing and events manager. she coordinates the firm’s marketing, branding, business development efforts.jennifer has over 15 years of marketing and operational experience with professional services firms where she has led a variety of initiatives including brand strategy, business development and corporate event planning. liberty universityb.s. in business administration university of central floridacertification in event management holland & knight (area development coordinator)atlantix partners (director of marketing & communications)farkouh, furman & faccio (director of marketing) english marketing and events manager orlando | |
 | Katie DiLulo Billing Coordinator Boise | Katie DiLulo Billing Coordinator Boise English katie dilulo katie dilulo is a billing coordinator at rimon. her responsibilities include the preparation, editing, and sending client invoices based on the specific instructions of the attorney. liaise with attorneys and clients regarding outstanding invoices and proactive management of attorneys. this includes creating attorney preference documents, training the attorney in our client intake procedures, and assisting in transitioning the attorney’s existing clients. maintain working knowledge of our client intake protocols. this covers initial due diligence (conflicts checking), the client engagement process, and the opening of new matters in our system. data management and other billing-related tasks as assigned.katie received her associate’s degree from boise state university and is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the new england institute of business. english billing coordinator boise | |
 | Rita DiStefano Human Capital Business Advisor | Rita DiStefano Human Capital Business Advisor rita distefano rita distefano offer clients her expertise in hr consulting, including policy development, employee relations, discipline and termination.rita is a board member of the hia-li and has served as chair of this organization. she has also served as chair of the suffolk country workforce investment board for the department of labor after receiving an appointment for that position from the suffolk county executive. currently rita is co-chair of the li stem hub’s regional industry council for advanced manufacturing and a member of the board of the supply chain organization, ascm new york-long island forum.rita was honored by the long island works coalition for her vision and dedication to the collaboration of business and education and received state recognition for her work with internship programs. most recently rita was an honoree at the american heart association’s go red for women luncheon. in addition, she was honored by the hia-li at a gala as “those who make a difference” and by libn as one of the top 50 most influential women in business on long island. adelphi universityhuman resource management human capital business advisor | |
 | Tyler Dolan Associate Trusts and Estates, Tax Boston | Tyler Dolan Associate Boston Trusts and Estates, Tax tyler dolan tyler j. dolan is an associate in rimon’s trust & estates group. tyler focuses his practice on tax planning, multigenerational wealth transfers, business succession planning, estate planning, and estate administration.prior to joining rimon, tyler was part of the state and local tax group at a “big 4” accounting firm, where he focused on state and local tax matters including return preparation, m&a tax due diligence, real property transfer taxes, and state controversy.during law school, tyler was a law clerk at rimon in the trust & estates group where he prepared estate planning documents including various trusts (e.g., revocable, irrevocable, qperts, idigts, gst, etc.), wills, health care proxies, powers of attorney, and prepared federal and massachusetts estate and gift tax returns. additionally, tyler was a member of the transactional clinic where he advised clients on a variety of transactional matters, including preparing business agreements and documents such as bylaws, operating agreements, fiscal sponsorship agreements, asset purchase agreements, schedules of disclosure, bills of sale, and assignment and assumption agreements, and advised on 501(c)(3) tax exempt eligibility and applications. suffolk university law schoolll.m., taxationsuffolk university law schoolj.d., business law and financial services law concentrationbentley universityb.s., managerial economics – law deloitte tax, llp, tax senior tax trusts and estates associate state of massachusetts boston | |
| | Troy Doyle Partner, Chair - Global Restructuring Group Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring Dubai, New York, Singapore*, Sydney | Troy Doyle Partner, Chair - Global Restructuring Group Dubai, New York, Singapore*, Sydney Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring troy doyle “when a company needs guidance and leadership in a crisis, troy doyle is the name on speed dial.” “the go-to partner for clients facing bet-the-house restructuring situations.”chambers asia-pacifictroy doyle is a pre-eminent restructuring advisor. he is one of the most decorated restructuring lawyers in asia, and a “trusted advisor” to companies in the region.mr doyle is a partner of rimon, a chair of the firm’s global restructuring group, and leads the group for the asia-pacific region.his practice handles restructuring and insolvency matters spanning the asia pacific, including in singapore, indonesia, hong kong, greater china, vietnam and australia. he also has extensive us and uk experience.he is “top ranked” band 1 for restructuring & insolvency in the most recent editions of leading legal publications such as chambers asia-pacific (2024) and the legal 500 (2024); having held such rankings for 15 consecutive years.mr doyle has practiced in the region for over 24 years; and during this period he has restructured over us$62.9 billion of debt and equity.he frequently advises corporate clients as they undertake a restructuring process. this process often involves challenging stakeholder negotiations, raising new debt and equity (including debtor-in-possession financing), distressed investment and divestment, and implementing a consensual or court approved restructuring plan.he is also a go-to counsel for insolvency practitioners in high-stakes insolvency proceedings.prior to rimon, mr doyle was a partner of gibson, dunn & crutcher llp, co-chair of the firm’s business restructuring and reorganisation practice group, and head of the group for asia.unmatched fee structuresthe unique design of rimon allows mr doyle to offer unmatched legal fee structures for restructuring and insolvency matters. controlled and correctly managed legal fees are integral to a successful restructuring process.the concept of hourly billings can be eradicated, and replaced with the certainty of flat fee, milestone, equity-linked, and/or success fee components. each business and restructuring process is unique; as should the legal fee structure to ensure the envisaged outcome is achieved.international recognitionclient and peer rankings in the most prestigious legal publications consistently speak to his reputation in the market:top ranked, band 1 in chambers asia-pacific (asia’s leading lawyers for business) (2024 edition) for restructuring and insolvency, with clients describing him throughout the years as:“one of the best court strategists i’ve ever worked with.”“the chess grandmaster in the restructuring market; he is always in complete control of the restructuring process until the end, foreseeing every move before it is played.”“a standout partner in the market, combining technical excellence with strategic thinking through his years of experience in the region”mr doyle has maintained his top ranking, band 1, position in chambers asia-pacific for the past 8 years.honoured by the legal 500 (2024 edition) with leading individual status for his restructuring and insolvency expertise, with clients consistently commenting:“troy doyle is a market leader for “bet-the-company” restructuring situations; he is strategic and technically excellent and remains in complete control of the restructuring process.”“troy doyle has the unrivalled ability to consistently dominate the restructuring process and achieve results in bet-the-company restructuring situations.”“troy doyle is without peer in the restructuring market; he drives the deal and provides strategic guidance to achieve the desired outcome for clients.”“providing the gold standard on customer service to which other practices should aspire”.lauded as a leading lawyer for his restructuring and insolvency knowledge in the global publications:best lawyers (2024 edition) andiflr1000 (the guide to the world’s leading law firms) (2024 edition). inseadmaster of business administration (emba)university of new englandbachelor of laws/ bachelor of financial administration (accounting) gibson, dunn & crutcher, partner, co-chair business restructuring & reorganization group, head of restructuring (asia) bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring partner, chair - global restructuring group barrister and solicitor, supreme court of australian capital territory barrister, high court of australia solicitor, supreme court of new south wales solicitor, supreme court of western australia dubai new york singapore* sydney | |
 | Jacob Eisenberg Rimon Global Alliance FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Intellectual Property, Telecommunications Munich | Jacob Eisenberg Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONNew England School of Law J.D.Georgia Institute of Technology B.S.Munich FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Intellectual Property, Telecommunications English German jacob eisenberg jacob eisenberg has extensive experience as a global head of intellectual property with a number of large multi-national corporations in leading teams of professionals in all phases of ip acquisition, enforcement, value creation, as well as strategy development and implementation. in addition to his managerial experience, mr. eisenberg has maintained his preparation and prosecution skills by building patent and trademark portfolios through direct prosecution before a number of patent offices worldwide.mr. eisenberg was head of intellectual property for the linde group, a world-leading gases and engineering company, where he was responsible for modernizing the global ip strategy and enhancing the value of intellectual property assets through effective ip management and team leadership. under his watch, ip process improvements were achieved, including a 15% reduction in time to first filing, a 10% increase in the number of annually pruned patents, and a 15% year on year increase in the number of first patent filings.prior to joining the linde group, mr. eisenberg was global head of intellectual property for osram gmbh, a world-leading lighting and opto-semiconductor company, where he was responsible for supporting the corporate strategy shift from traditional to led lighting through the effective management and leadership of globally dispersed ip teams. under his watch, a new global ip strategy supporting an r&d shift to fundamentally new technologies was implemented, the ip risk and due diligence for integrating of a €100 million corporate acquisition were managed, and several company-essential cross licenses and ip litigations in asia were overseen.mr. eisenberg has been practicing intellectual property law for close to 25 years, including a number of years as an examiner for the uspto, a practitioner in private practice and an in-house patent counsel at major corporations. in addition, he is an inventor on four patent families in the gps software arts. jacob holds a b.s. in applied physics with a minor in applied optics and international relations from the georgia institute of technology, where he obtained the dean’s list, as well as a jd from the new england school of law where he performed journal work. mr. eisenberg is registered before the united states patent bar, new jersey state bar and is currently completing his partial qualification before the european patent office – before which he has been practicing as an in-house authorized representative for the past 20 years.a resident of munich, germany, mr. eisenberg holds american and swiss citizenships and is conversant in english and german.representative mattersdeveloped and led geographically dispersed teams of ip professionals located in north america, europe and asia.directly responsible for all aspects of ip strategy development and portfolio creation for digitalization and medical devices business units.negotiated a one-billion-euro multi-year and multi-jurisdictional ip license for power generation from off-shore wind farming.represented top international corporations before the united states, european and german patent officespublicationsspeaking events and publicationsthoughts on how to present ip at the board and be understood, ceipi/miplm, (2017). (http://ipforbusiness.org/erfolgreiche-ip-board-praesentation-bei-linde.)* rimon global alliance education new england school of law j.d. georgia institute of technology b.s. new england school of lawj.d.georgia institute of technologyb.s. fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain intellectual property telecommunications english german rimon global alliance state of new jersey u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) munich | |
 | Elia El Kouh Associate Environmental, Social and Governance, Europe, International, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance Paris | Elia El Kouh Associate Paris Environmental, Social and Governance, Europe, International, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance English French Spanish elia el kouh *attorney is a member of a french separate legal entity, rimôn electa law s.e.l.a.s. and not rimôn p.c.elia el kouh is an associate in rimon’s paris office. ms. el kouh focuses on international law, commercial law, litigation, and compliance. she has prior experience in law firms in paris and morroco advising clients on matters relating to commercial law, criminal business law, economic law, contract law, litigation, and arbitration. ms. el kouh also has experience serving as in-house counsel for the legal department of an automotive manufacturer, where she advised on issues relating to contract law, competition law, distribution, and consumer law. in this role, she was particularly involved in advising on the national and european rules governing online commerce and unfair commercial practices as well as in the management of pre-litigation with suppliers.ms. el kouh completed classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles named cpge ens cachan d1 in law and economics and has an advanced master (msc) in international business law and management from essec business school. she also spent a year studying international and european law in budapest, hungary. essec business schooladvanced master (msc) in international business law & management university paris nanterremaster’s degree (2nd year) in european business law la sorbonne- panthéonmaster’s degree (1st year) in business law university paris-est créteilbachelor in law psa group (apprenticeship)boulalf & mekkaoui law firm (internship)delecroix-gublin law firm (internship)sade – cgth (internship)michel & associés law firm (internship) arbitration and mediation competition, antitrust, and consumer law corporate governance environmental, social and governance europe international litigation and alternative dispute resolution regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english french spanish associate paris paris | |
 | Chelsea Ellis Associate International Trade and Customs Law, CFIUS/National Security, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance New York | Chelsea Ellis Associate New York International Trade and Customs Law, CFIUS/National Security, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance English Russian chelsea ellis chelsea ellis is an associate in rimon’s new york office. ms. ellis’ practice focuses on international trade, trade enforcement matters, economic sanctions, export controls, cfius, internal corporate compliance, import regulations, customs, internal investigations, data privacy, financial technology, and other cross-border transactional and regulatory law. she has experience in federal and state regulatory compliance concerning securities, corporate, and intellectual property law. as legal counsel for many global corporations, she brings extensive experience to her clients. she provides practical and solution-driven advice on complex matters such as u.s. secondary sanctions and the extraterritorial implications of u.s. export control laws.ms. ellis also advises foreign investors and u.s. businesses in high-technology sectors through the intricacies of cfius requirements, icts regulations, and securing the necessary licenses and approvals from u.s. trade authorities. moreover, she has also prepared and filed voluntary disclosures to reduce potential penalties from government agencies on behalf of her clients. regarding corporate compliance, ms. ellis has designed and implemented various internal compliance programs and conducted on-site trade compliance audits for u.s. and foreign companies. these programs and audits cover a range of areas, including customs, export controls, economic sanctions, and anti-bribery laws.ms. ellis previously worked in the united states trade representative’s office in washington, d.c. as a contract attorney and as a russia trade analyst. before ustr, ms. ellis was an associate at a law firm in chicago, where she worked in the corporate and finance practice groups dealing with issues including financial technology. she also previously worked at an offshore corporate consulting firm in st. julian’s, malta, and as a summer associate in the moscow, russia office of an amlaw 100 firm.ms. ellis received her j.d. from the university of illinois chicago school of law and is a graduate of youngstown state university, where she received her b.a. in international relations and political science and minored in russian studies. she also studied at the st. petersburg state polytechnic university in russia and imperial college in london, england.ms. ellis is admitted to practice law in new york and is pending admission to the dc bar. she practices under the direct supervision of a dc bar member. university of illinois chicago law schoolj.d.youngstown state universityb.a.st. petersburg state polytechnic universityrussian language limnexus llp, associateexecutive office of the president, attorney (office of the u.s. trade representative)ziliak law, llc, associatee&s group, fintech legal analyst publications “ask an expert: navigating ofac/bis licensing and sanctions,” panelist, charity & security network, november 2023. “sanctions risk management: trends and current law enforcement practice,” panelist, private conference, moscow, russia, june 2023. “aaei road show,” panelist, american association of importers and exporters road show, los angeles, california, november 2022. “the u.s. sanctions cryptocurrency mixer - tornado cash - in light of rising sanctions risks for cryptocurrency.”, august, 2022. artificial intelligence cfius/national security export controls and economic sanctions international trade and customs law regulatory, compliance & corporate governance english russian associate district of columbia (pending) state of new york new york | |
 | Sarah Epperson Conflicts Attorney Phoenix | Sarah Epperson Conflicts Attorney Phoenix sarah epperson sarah epperson focuses her practice in the areas of legal ethics and professional responsibility. at rimon, sarah provides conflicts analyses and related guidance for new rimon engagements and lateral hires, leveraging her deep knowledge of legal ethics and her substantive experience in many areas in which rimon attorneys practice.before joining rimon, sarah served as ethics counsel for the state bar of arizona, where she advised lawyers on legal ethics and compliance, taught various cle programs, and acted as legal advisor to the state bar of arizona fee arbitration program. prior to that, sarah enjoyed a career in private practice with varied experience in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, estate controversies and administration, and civil appeals.sarah is an avid world traveler and scuba diver, and received her 1st level sommelier training through the court of master sommeliers in 2009. when not in the office, sarah can often be found cheering on the arizona diamondbacks or reading a book in the arizona sunshine.membershipsthe american bar association’s center for professional responsibilitythe association of professional responsibility lawyersarizona women lawyers association university of arizona, james e. rogers college of lawj.d.university of arizonab.a. in political science conflicts attorney state of arizona u.s. district court for the district of arizona phoenix | |
 | Christian Escudero Caviedes Associate Latin America, Tax Bogotá | Christian Escudero Caviedes Associate Bogotá Latin America, Tax English Spanish christian escudero caviedes christian escudero caviedes is an attorney in rimon’s bogotá office. mr. escudero focuses his practice on tax. he has extensive experience in tax consulting and advises clients on issues including national, territorial, direct, and indirect tax. he also advises on the application of the double taxation agreements (cdis as per its acronym in spanish) to help clients engaged in international business to avoid double taxation in relation to income tax, withholding rates, and dividends on payments made abroad.mr. escudero graduated from the university of la sabana with a focus on company and business law, in addition, he is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in taxation at the university of los andes, and has experience at ernst & young – ey in business tax consulting. universidad de los andespostgraduate degree, tax law/ taxationuniversidad de la sabanaattorneycolegio emilio valenzuela, bogotá — colombiabachelor ey colombia (business tax services)escudero giraldo and asociados s.a.s. (judicial clerk, labor law)banking association and financial entities of colombia – asobancaria (business) latin america tax english spanish associate colombia bogotá | |
 | Scott Fishman Director of Intelligence Global Fraud, Investigations, and Asset Recovery Chicago | Scott Fishman Director of Intelligence Chicago Global Fraud, Investigations, and Asset Recovery scott fishman as intelligence director for rimon’s global fraud, investigations and asset recovery team, scott fishman leads all forensic investigations for the firm. scott is a licensed private detective and former law enforcement professional with more than 30 years of experience addressing financial crime. he has prior experience as a director of intelligence at smith gambrell russell and freeborn & peters llp. indiana university bloomingtonbachelor of criminal justicenorthwestern university public safety institutefederal crime investigationsstate of illinoisprivate detective director of intelligence, smith gambrell russellintelligence director, freeborn & peters llpcriminal investigator, highland park il police department global fraud, investigations, and asset recovery director of intelligence chicago | |
| | Wendy Fletcher Intellectual Property Administrator San Diego (North County) | Wendy Fletcher Intellectual Property Administrator San Diego (North County) wendy fletcher ms. fletcher works as an intellectual property administrator at rimon’s san diego office. she supports domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution in a variety of commercial areas. her work managing both fixed-fee and hourly based prosecution models is buoyed with a keen knowledge of the business of patent and trademark prosecution. ms. fletcher’s legal services delivery work includes patent work, but trends toward a focus on trademark prosecution matters. after working and studying in the trademark area for some time, ms. fletcher received her trademark paralegal certificate in early 2019. intellectual property administrator san diego (north county) | |
| | Carlee Fletcher Staff Accountant | Carlee Fletcher Staff Accountant English carlee fletcher carlee fletcher is rimon’s staff accountant with over 3 years of experience in accounting. ms. fletcher is a recent graduate from the university of south dakota. her role at rimon primarily consists of working in accounts payable with credit cards and reconciling along with special projects. university of south dakotamaster of professional accountancyuniversity of south dakotamaster of business administrationsouth dakota state universitybachelor of economicssouth dakota state universitybachelor of wildlife and fisheries science south dakota state university (financial program assistant)anderson tax group (accounting assistant) english staff accountant | |
 | William Galkin Rimon Global Alliance Technology Licensing | William Galkin Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONNew York University J.D.New York University B.A.Technology Licensing English Hebrew william galkin bill is an internet and technology lawyer with experience in all aspects of computer law and information technology law. he has more than 20 years experience structuring, negotiating and advising companies on a wide variety of transactions in the areas of information technology, internet, e-commerce, content and computer law. his clients range from new startups to publicly traded multinational enterprises.bill was appointed as special ip counsel for the office of the maryland attorney general. he is also a certified information privacy professional (cipp) from the international association of privacy professionals (iapp).some transactions that bill has worked on include:represented multinational telecommunications software company in multiple large and long term development and outsourcing projectsrepresented web-based companies in development of internationally recognized privacy policiesrepresented software development companies in use and distribution of products incorporating open source code and applicationsrepresented blog aggregator in content development, alliance and licensing transactionsrepresented companies in negotiating complex computer system procurement and development contractsrepresented technology companies in the licensing, distribution and other commercialization of productsrepresented bioinformatics company in licensing out access to bioinformatics databaserepresented web security solutions companies in developing oem relationshipsrepresented enterprise-wide application access solutions company in developing multiple alliance arrangements education new york university j.d. new york university b.a. new york universityj.d.new york universityb.a. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] publications book/periodical publishing maryland intellectual property and technology transactions forms and practice manual, published by data trace publishing in 2008. the computer law observer, founder, editor-in-chief (1995 to 1998) baltimore business journal, monthly "cyber.law" columnist (1996 to 1997) the review of maryland laws, founder, editor-in-chief (1993 to 1996) recent articles "marketing and the art of spam" (maryland lawyer, june 2007) "new maryland privacy law is serious business" (maryland lawyer, november, 2007) "ftc grants 6-month extension for enforcement of the red flag rules" (maryland lawyer, october 2008) "business method patents after bilski" (maryland lawyer, november 2008) "recent laws to protect children from online predators" (maryland lawyer, december 2008) teaching/speaking presenter, copyright compliance for distance learning at the maryland distance learning association annual conference (march 5, 2009) faculty member, e-commerce law essentials for the maryland institute of continuing legal education (january 30, 2009) former adjunct professor of computer law at the university of maryland school of law former adjunct professor of business law at the merrick school of business at the university of baltimore chairperson of panel on crimes in cyberspace for the 19th national information systems security conference (sponsored by the national security agency) faculty member, seminar on cyberlaw for the maryland institute for continuing legal education (1996) [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623081213940{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] technology licensing english hebrew rimon global alliance israel state of maryland | |
| | Pauline Garrait Law Clerk Paris | Pauline Garrait Law Clerk Paris English French pauline garrait pauline garrait is a lawyer in rimon’s paris office. ms. garrait assists the paris attorneys with a range of legal matters across practice groups. ms. garrait has experience drafting commercial contracts and advising on issues including gdpr compliance, data security and trademark issues.ms. garrait has an impressive international education. she has a masters in business law from university of minnesota in the united states, where she specialized in international commercial law, contract law, economic sanctions and embargoes, corporate law, contracts, intellectual property and technology. she also as a masters 1 and 2 in business law and taxation (diplôme de juriste-conseil d’entreprise) and a university diploma in american law from lyon iii university, as well as a law degree from the university of essex in the united kingdom.ms. garrait has prior experience with law firm attenza llc, fiducial legal by lamy and colas rhône-alpes auvergne. university of minnesotamasters in business lawlyon iii university – institute of law and business economicsmasters 1 and 2 business law and taxation – degree in corporate legal counsel (diplôme de juriste-conseil d’entreprise (d.j.c.e.)lyon iii university – edouard lambert insituteuniversity diploma in american lawuniversity of essex – lyon iii universitybachelor of law (ll.b.) attenza law llc (pro bono legal work)fiducial staffing (commercial contracts focused business internship)fiducial legal by lamy (m&a focused office internship)colas rhône-alpes auvergne (corporate law focused business internship) english french law clerk paris | |
 | BrittaLisa Gess Associate General Counsel Seattle | BrittaLisa Gess Associate General Counsel Seattle English brittalisa gess as rimon’s associate general counsel, brittalisa gess advises firm attorneys and staff regarding conflicts of interest and related ethics and risk management issues. working collaboratively with key stakeholders and firm leadership, brittalisa employs a consistent, objective, data-informed approach to conflicts clearance, outside counsel guideline compliance, and related client management projects. leveraging various software solutions and dedicated to constant improvement, brittalisa creates and maintains a library of key risk management resources and provides formal and informal training to all firm employees. hamline university school of lawj.d.seattle pacific universityb.a. cum laude, sociology and islamic studies director of conflicts, stoel rives llpconflicts counsel & director of new business, lane powell pcclient intake & conflicts specialist, garvey schubert barer english associate general counsel state of washington seattle | |
 | Walid Ghedira Associate Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, International, Europe, Cannabis Law Paris | Walid Ghedira Associate Paris Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, International, Europe, Cannabis Law Arabic English French Italian Spanish walid ghedira *attorney is a member of a french separate legal entity, rimôn electa law s.e.l.a.s. and not rimôn p.c. walid ghedira is an associate in rimôn’s paris office. after studying law in france and italy, walid focused on international business law, corporate law and commercial litigation.in his previous experience in french, italian and tunisian law firms, he advised clients on issues relating to corporate law, international commercial law, contract law, litigation and arbitration.walid has also worked in the energy sector for edf sa’s international legal department on major international projects in europe, central asia and the balkan countries. he assisted project teams in drafting and negotiating international contracts (ppa, mou, nda, etc.), as well as in corporate law and international investment law.walid ghedira began, in january 2023 his experience at rimôn as legal intern and has been practicing as an attorney at the paris bar since december 18th 2023.he speaks english, french, italian, arabic and spanish. paris bar school (e.f.b)certificate to practice law as a french attorney (capa)côte d’azur universitymaster’s degree in practice and international business lawcôte d’azur universitymaster’s degree in international and european lawcôte d’azur universitymaster’s degree in economic and business lawunivesità degli studi di torino (italy) – côte d’azur universitydouble french-italian bachelor in law rimon pc (internship)edf sa – international legal department (internship)castaldi partners (internship)limoni avocats (internship)kammoun & kallel (internship)office of the public prosecutor of the judicial court of nice (internship) cannabis law europe international international transactions litigation and alternative dispute resolution mergers and acquisitions arabic english french italian spanish associate paris paris | |
 | Khanh “Kenny” Glatzel Associate Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright San Diego (North County) | Khanh “Kenny” Glatzel Associate San Diego (North County) Cannabis Law, Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright English Vietnamese khanh glatzel khanh “kenny” glatzel is a patent and trademark attorney who focuses on patent law, trademark law, licensing, domain name disputes, and hemp cbd law.ms. glatzel has a history of representing upcoming companies with intellectual property needs. she assists clients with all kinds of intellectual property issues, including obtaining patents, registering trademarks, licensing issues, and regaining domain names that infringe on a company’s trademark. while ms. glatzel represents clients across industries she is a pioneer in the hemp and cannabidiol (cbd) industry. she argued for and ultimately achieved registration at the united states patent and trademark office for the first cbd trademark in 2014 and has since registered many more. ms. glatzel also has special expertise in hemp patenting, having secured many patents in this area. having advised some of the first cbd companies, she contributed to the legal framework of the cannabis industry.ms. glatzel graduated magna cum laude from california western school of law, san diego, california, with multiple scholarships, awards, and accolades. prior to that, ms. glatzel received an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from monash university, melbourne, australia. prior to rimon, she established an intellectual property law firm, premium ip services. she also previously was an engineer for air products and chemicals, inc., a major chemical company.ms. glatzel is a member of the san diego county bar association and the north county bar association. california western school of law, san diego, californiaj.d., magna cum laudemonash university, melbourne, australiab.s., chemical engineering, with honors premium ip services, p.c. (attorney)eip us llp (associate)air products and chemicals, inc. (engineer) cannabis law intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution trademark and copyright english vietnamese associate state of california u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) san diego (north county) | |
 | Victor J. Gonzalez Corporate Support Manager Chicago | Victor J. Gonzalez Corporate Support Manager Chicago English victor j. gonzalez victor j. gonzalez is rimon’s paralegal. mr. gonzalez has 17 years of experience as a corporate paralegal, with emphasis on investment management, private funds and mutual funds. hope collegebachelor of arts harris associates lp (paralegal)vedder price p.c. (paralegal)sadis & goldberg llp (paralegal)kramer levin llp (paralegal) english corporate support manager chicago | |
 | Naira Gorovits, Ph.D. Scientific Analyst New York | Naira Gorovits, Ph.D. Scientific Analyst New York Armenian English Hebrew Russian naira gorovits, ph.d. naira gorovits holds a ph.d. degree in biochemistry and m.sc. degree in endocrinology and metabolism. she has over 15 years of experience working with product litigation attorneys as a scientific analyst, specializing in life and basic medical sciences. naira’s role in the group is keeping abreast of scientific literature in the fields of genetics, epidemiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, toxicology, endocrinology and metabolism. naira is assisting the attorneys in their work with external scientific and medical experts. she is also producing white paper types of documents for the attorneys to support their work for the client. albert einstein college of medicinephd, biochemistryhebrew university in jerusalemm.sc., endocrinology and metabolismstate medical university, yerevan, armeniab.sc., biomedical sciences dla piper; scientific advisorgreenspoon marder, llp; scientific analystjacob, medinger & finnegan, llp; scientific analystncbi, national library of medicine; gene bank curator armenian english hebrew russian scientific analyst new york | |
 | Ashley Goss Senior Director of Legal Support | Ashley Goss Senior Director of Legal Support English ashley goss ashley goss is rimon’s senior director of legal support. ms. goss provides leadership and strategic direction to all aspects of legal support at rimon, including oversight of all legal support personnel, legal technology and vendor management to ensure that our exceptional team offers the highest quality of support to our partners in all practice areas. in this capacity, some of her responsibilities include forecasting firm-wide demand for legal support staff, proactively staying abreast of current market trends and identifying opportunities to improve support models, staffing ratios, legal tech, and legal vendors, in addition to oversight of budget, hiring and analyzing legal support department metrics to implement improvements as needed.ms. goss is also responsible for promoting retention and high morale among the legal support staff, as well as designing legal support continuing education, training and development programs and implementing cost efficient strategies to upskill legal support staff, increase team knowledge and overall productivity.ms. goss brings with her over fifteen years of experience in the legal industry. she has managed firm operations at boutique law firms, including oversight of accounting, hr and marketing functions and worked as a supervising paralegal. she has also had in-depth experience providing legal support in several areas of law, including litigation, bankruptcy, estate law, adversarial cases, business law, corporate law and has firsthand trial support and arbitration experience. her deep understanding of firm operations is why she is especially passionate about the vital role legal support staff plays in the success of the firm.ms. goss holds a paralegal certificate from csu-monterey and achieved an additional advanced paralegal certificate through csu-monterey from further study in the areas of advanced legal research, intellectual property law, e-discovery, business law, bankruptcy law, and criminal law. ms. goss has also received aa degrees in english and social and behavioral sciences and went on to study organizational leadership with a minor in business administration for her bs through colorado state university. she is also a published author and has written regularly for military affiliated magazines. english senior director of legal support | |
 | Janett Gregg Litigation Administrative Assistant New York | Janett Gregg Litigation Administrative Assistant New York English janett gregg janett is a skilled legal administrative assistant. she has worked with the same practice group, comprised of both lawyers and scientists, for more than two decades. janett produces polished legal documents and is experienced at working with all microsoft office applications, the endnote reference management system and scientific databases. she is also adept at locating and retrieving scientific articles from the national library of medicine pubmed archive. in addition, janett is responsible for making travel arrangements for her practice group and for experts who travels globally. she also handles billing, calendars and coordinate document sharing for the team. blake business school, new york, ny dla piper – legal practice specialist english litigation administrative assistant new york | |
| | Ginger Grimes Paralegal Lake Tahoe, San Francisco | Ginger Grimes Paralegal Lake Tahoe, San Francisco English ginger grimes ginger, a paralegal with over 15 years of experience in civil litigation, provides support to the lake tahoe and san francisco offices of rimon. previously she was lake tahoe office coordinator and lead paralegal at duane morris.ginger is a veteran of trials in both california and federal courts. she has extensive experience with case management and civil procedure, including traditional and electronic discovery, trial preparation, and appeals. she is also knowledgeable regarding administration, project management, and business relations.ginger primarily works with rimon partner jill penwarden, who she has worked with since 2001. english paralegal lake tahoe san francisco | |
| | Andrew Gross Rimon Global Alliance Estate and Gift Tax, International Tax, Trusts and Estates Seattle | Andrew Gross Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONTulane University (School of Law) J.D.New York University School of Law LL.M. (Taxation)Seattle Estate and Gift Tax, International Tax, Trusts and Estates andrew gross mr. gross’s practice has focused on tax litigation and estate planning. using the internet as a tool of practice, mr. gross has prepared estate planning documents for the last twelve years for the washington state council of fire fighters, an eight thousand member labor organization with offices throughout the state of washington. in addition, mr. gross has utilized creative money-saving estate planning approaches for the benefit of private clients in the states of florida, washington and new york.mr. gross has performed live, on television, and on radio, internationally, as a musician, singer and comedian. education tulane university (school of law) j.d. new york university school of law ll.m. (taxation) tulane university (school of law)j.d.new york university school of lawll.m. (taxation) [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623081489843{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] estate and gift tax international tax trusts and estates rimon global alliance state of washington seattle | |
 | Karen Hagerman Paralegal Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Karen Hagerman Paralegal EDUCATIONSan Jose State University B.S. Business Administration & MarketingPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) English karen hagerman karen hagerman is rimon’s intellectual property paralegal. she offers extensive and diverse experience leading key growth initiatives within foreign and domestic patent andtrademark legal affairs. she is an expert in delivering innovative, reliable, cost-saving solutions and strategies that streamline processes and drive organizational efficiency in a dynamic environment.ms. hagerman previously worked as an ip paralegal for royse law firm where she provided patent and trademark support to 5 transactional law attorneys, delivering primary legal counsel for 20 principal clients, and trademark support and subject matter expertise to the entire firm. she oversaw altlegal docketing software, doubling caseload after 12 months and successfully providing comprehensive ip support to the entire firm, including pair, mpep, and e-filing.ms. hagerman received her bachelor of science in business administration and marketing from san jose state university. education san jose state university b.s. business administration & marketing previous experience royse law firm peters verny, llp jones & smith san jose state universityb.s. business administration & marketing royse law firmpeters verny, llpjones & smith english paralegal silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Christina Hill Legal Secretary Nevada | Christina Hill Legal Secretary Nevada christina hill ms. hill acts as jill berliner’s secretary and administrative assistant and supports the daily operations of the nevada office. she answers phone calls and redirects them when necessary, manages the daily/weekly/monthly agendas, arranges new meetings and appointments, prepares and disseminates correspondence and memos and forms. ms. hill has an extensive background within the family law arena, with experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, office manager and filing clerk at other firms.she holds her aas in paralegal studies from heald business college, roseville. legal secretary nevada | |
| | Jenny Houston Litigation Paralegal | Jenny Houston Litigation Paralegal EDUCATIONSan Francisco State University B.S. AccountingCalifornia State University - East Bay Paralegal StudiesCantonese English Mandarin jenny houston jenny houston is a litigation assistant at rimon. she has over 26 years of experience working as a litigation legal assistant/paralegal. her roles include assisting litigation attorneys in various legal and administrative tasks, and providing overflow and out of office coverage to the litigation support team as needed. she has extensive experience performing all routine and technical legal tasks, assisting in special projects, and maintaining and updating litigation resource documents.prior to joining rimon, ms. houston worked as a legal assistant/paralegal/floater for some of the nation’s premier law firms. education san francisco state university b.s. accounting california state university - east bay paralegal studies san francisco state universityb.s. accountingcalifornia state university – east bayparalegal studies cantonese english mandarin litigation paralegal | |
 | Jen Howard Counsel Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Equipment Leasing and Finance Birmingham | Jen Howard Counsel EDUCATIONUniversity of Georgia School of Law J.D., cum laude, Managing Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property LawVanderbilt University B.A., magna cum laudePREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Birmingham Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Equipment Leasing and Finance English jen howard ms. howard advises clients across the entire united states in connection with asset-based financing transactions, with a focus on equipment finance and energy generation project finance. her experience in the equipment finance industry includes all phases of structuring and documenting true leases, leases intended as secured financings, and equipment loans, including a variety of equipment types. ms. howard’s experience in the energy industry includes advising clients in connection with construction loans, term loans, and other types of financings related to energy generation facilities, such as anaerobic digesters, landfill gas-to-energy facilities, solar facilities, and natural-gas-fired plants. her work in the energy industry also includes preparing power purchase agreements and related forms, trade association formation, and advising clients in public policy and energy regulatory matters.representative mattersrepresented banks and bank subsidiaries in connection with direct origination of equipment leasing and finance transactions across the southeast, including preparation and negotiation of transaction documents, due diligence, and closingprepared fifty-state surveys for multiple equipment leasing and finance companies on a variety of relevant topics, including lender licensing, lessor licensing, usury, motor vehicle titling, and landlord lien issuescreated equipment leasing and finance forms for, and provided guidance on various topics impacting, multiple nationally active equipment leasing and finance companiesrepresented lender in refinancing of $58.5 million portfolios of equipment leases, installment sales contracts, and other equipment financingsserved as local counsel representing banks and other equity investors in multiple financings of utility-scale solar facilities, including sale-leaseback transactionsrepresented lender in connection with a $40 million landfill gas-to-energy project financing in californiarepresented lender in connection with a $6.1 million natural-gas-fired energy generation facility in marylandrepresented lender in connection with a $10.4 million anaerobic digester project financing at a cattle farm in californiarepresented lender in connection with a $16.8 million project financing of a natural-gas-fired energy generation facility in alaskarepresented lender in connection with a $4.15 million anaerobic digester project financing located at a wastewater reclamation facility in californiarepresented lender in connection with a $7.6 million landfill gas-to-energy project financing in washingtonpublications“six common mistakes in drafting collateral descriptions,” dailydac (january 2017)co-author – “part two: challenges in solar equipment finance,” law journal newsletters’ equipment leasing, volume 35, number 9 (october 2016)co-author – “part 1: challenges in solar equipment finance,” law journal newsletters’ equipment leasing, volume 35, number 8 (september 2016)co-author – “alabama: embrace cleantech,” birmingham business journal (november 2015)“don’t get blinded by a lessor’s fraud,” monitordaily, opinion blog (may 2015)“data-collecting equipment and privacy – be aware of the risks,” monitordaily, opinion blog (may 2015)co-author – “pruning the rose bush . . . use careful consideration when drafting collateral descriptions,” monitordaily (january/february 2015)“usury savings clauses may not save your loan documents,” monitordaily, opinion blog (january 2015)co-author – “does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? drafting collateral descriptions that pass the sniff test,” monitordaily (november/december 2014)“identity indemnity issues,” monitordaily (july/august 2014)professional activitiesmember, equipment leasing and finance associationmember, energy subcommittee of legal committee, equipment leasing and finance assn.board of directors, alabama solar industry associationadvisory board, alabama property rights council education university of georgia school of law j.d., cum laude, managing editor, journal of intellectual property law vanderbilt university b.a., magna cum laude previous experience baker, donelson, bearman, caldwell & berkowitz, p.c. marks & weinberg, p.c. university of georgia school of lawj.d., cum laude, managing editor, journal of intellectual property lawvanderbilt universityb.a., magna cum laude baker, donelson, bearman, caldwell & berkowitz, p.c.marks & weinberg, p.c. banking and financial services corporate and business transactions energy transactions equipment leasing and finance english counsel state of alabama u.s. court of federal claims u.s. district court for the middle district of alabama u.s. district court for the northern district of alabama u.s. district court for the southern district of alabama u.s. district court of appeals for the eleventh circuit birmingham | |
 | Alejandro Ibarra Partner – Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Intellectual Property, Latin America Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon | Alejandro Ibarra Partner – Ibarra Rimon Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Intellectual Property, Latin America English Spanish alejandro ibarra *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.alejandro ibarra focuses on competition law, foreign trade law, consumer protection, data privacy foreign trade zones, customs and intellectual property. he advises domestic and international private clients, as well as government bodies such as the office of the delegated superintendent for energy and fuel gas. pontificia universidad javerianalawyer, competition lawuniversidad del rosarioforeign tradegeorge washington universityll.m. candidate, business and finance law ibarra abogados (partner) competition, antitrust, and consumer law intellectual property latin america english spanish partner – ibarra rimon colombia* bogotá - ibarra rimon | |
 | Gabriel Ibarra Pardo Partner – Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Construction, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Customs Law, Latin America Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon | Gabriel Ibarra Pardo Partner – Ibarra Rimon Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Construction, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Customs Law, Latin America English Spanish gabriel ibarra pardo *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.gabriel ibarra pardo has over 30 years of professional experience advising national and multinational companies from various sectors on issues related to competition law, foreign trade, and customs. he has advised organizations such as the inter-american development bank (idb), the cartagena agreement board, and state entities including the ministry of agriculture and the national university of colombia. he is a member of the panel established by the dispute settlement body of the wto in the european union v. russia case concerning anti-dumping measures on certain cold-rolled flat steel products from russia (ds521).mr. ibarra pardo has advised and represented the interests of important companies in investigations carried out by the colombian competition authority (superintendency of industry and commerce – sic) for restrictive practice and in judicial processes of competition in industries including sugar, cement, airport services, retail, concessions, telecommunications, banking, insurance, gas and automotive. he has represented the colombian sugar and palm growing sectors in various litigations relating to the application of the competition law of the can (decision 608). he represents companies in trade agreement negotiations and in disputes and litigation related to the andean community, laia, and the wto. he has represented colombia in the nation’s most important anti-dumping, safeguard, and countervailing duty applications.mr. ibarra pardo is a regular columnist for newspaper, la república, and is an arbitrator of the arbitration and conciliation center of the chamber of commerce of bogota. he chaired the defense of competition board of the vi business forum of the americas during the ftaa (free trade areas of the americas) negotiations and is a former president of the colombian association of competition law. he is also a former member of the commission for the reform of the regime of benefits for collaboration in infringements of free competition, created by the sic to include modifications to the regime of benefits for collaboration (2014-2015) and participated as a non-governmental advisor of colombia before the international competition network (icn) from 2013-2016 and 2018-2019. he was a professor of international economic law and competition and business law at the pontificia universidad javeriana.awards and recognitionleaders league (2022) – competition & antitrust – antitrustthe legal 500 (2012-2020) – international trade and customsthe legal 500 (2012-2020) – competition and antitrustchambers & partners (2016-2024) – international trade/wtochambers & partners (2016-2024) – competition/antitrust – foreign tradeleaders league (2019 – 2020) – competition and distribution – antitrust control and mergersbest lawyers (2023) – lawyer of the year – customs and excise lawbest lawyers (2019-2023) – litigation – competition/antitrust – trade law university of exeter, englandll.m. (international business legal studies)pontificia universidad javerianalawyer ibarra abogadas (partner) competition, antitrust, and consumer law construction intellectual property international trade and customs law latin america english spanish partner – ibarra rimon colombia* bogotá - ibarra rimon | |
 | Muhammad Irfan Payroll Accountant New Jersey (Hackensack) | Muhammad Irfan Payroll Accountant New Jersey (Hackensack) English Urdu muhammad irfan muhammad irfan is a part of the accounting team. he is responsible for processing payroll, reviewing and importing employee timecards into the payroll system. university of karachi – b.s. in accounting alternatives, inc. – payroll coordinator english urdu payroll accountant new jersey (hackensack) | |
| | Yoshiko Ito Patent Agent Los Angeles, San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Yoshiko Ito Patent Agent Los Angeles, San Diego (Bankers Hill) English Japanese yoshiko ito yoshiko ito is a patent agent with rimon. yoshiko’s practice focuses on u.s. and international patent prosecution matters, patentability and infringement studies, developing offensive and defensive competitive strategies, and due diligence associated with financing and acquisitions. yoshiko represents clients in a variety of technologies, including medical technologies such as ophthalmic diagnostic devices and imaging devices, computer software for medical imaging devices, mechanical and electromechanical devices and systems, wearable technologies, mobile device communications, augmented reality (ar) systems, automobile fuel systems, cloud computing technologies, semiconductor technologies such as design verifications and semiconductor fabrication, data storage and clean energy technology such as power control and warning systems for electric vehicles. yoshiko previously worked in-house as a patent agent with a large international technology company, working directly with the research and development groups to develop the company’s patent portfolio for its medical device, ar and machine-learning technologies. university of california – irvineb.s., electrical engineering english japanese patent agent united states patent and trademark office (uspto) los angeles san diego (bankers hill) | |
 | Judy Johnson Paralegal Santa Barbara | Judy Johnson Paralegal Santa Barbara English judy johnson ms. johnson provides legal support to the santa barbara litigation team. she has over 30 years of experience providing legal support for various types of matters venued in state and federal courts in california, oregon and washington, including drafting pleadings, correspondence and discovery; summarizing depositions and medical records; trial and arbitration preparation; and general assistance in all types of legal tasks. english paralegal santa barbara | |
 | Stuart Kaler Rimon Global Alliance Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution | Stuart Kaler Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONUniversity of Michigan B.A.University of North Dakota M.S.University of Minnesota J.D. cum laudeIntellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Counseling and Prosecution stuart kaler for the over 24 years, stuart kaler has provided effective intellectual property counsel to some of the most innovative companies in silicon valley.over that time, stu has been general counsel to three venture-backed start-ups: clairvoyante inc. (portfolio acquired by samsung in 2008), trivascular, inc. (ipo in 2014) and co-founded efficient drivetrains, inc. for these companies, stu drafted and prosecuted foundational patents, developed the licensing program, negotiated critical technology evaluation licenses and commercial license agreements and settled potential litigation in favor of these companies in a timely and cost-effective manner.stu has been associated with the law firms of morrison & foerster and flehr, hohbach, test, albritten & herbert – as well as in-house counsel at xerox parc and siemens.in addition, stu was one of three attorneys representing the estate of crazy horse that sued two beer manufacturers over the misappropriation of the name on the original crazy horse malt liquor in both the rosebud sioux tribal court and in federal district court. that case represented intellectual property issues of first impression under lakota customary law.stu holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics (minor) from the university of michigan, a master’s degree in mathematics and computer science from the university of north dakota (completed while stationed in the us air force as a icbm nuclear missile launch officer), and his j.d. (cum laude) from the university of minnesota. education university of michigan b.a. university of north dakota m.s. university of minnesota j.d. cum laude university of michiganb.a.university of north dakotam.s.university of minnesotaj.d. cum laude [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623081772041{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] intellectual property intellectual property litigation patent counseling and prosecution rimon global alliance | |
 | Kully Kaur Litigation Paralegal San Francisco | Kully Kaur Litigation Paralegal EDUCATIONKaplan University B.S. Paralegal StudiesSan Francisco English Punjabi kully kaur kully kaur is a litigation paralegal. she provides paralegal support to litigation attorneys at rimon.ms. kaur received her bachelor of science in paralegal studies and has over 10 years of experience working as a paralegal in bankruptcy and civil litigation. she also has experience in various legal and administrative roles. ms. kaur is currently a member of sacramento legal secretaries association. education kaplan university b.s. paralegal studies kaplan universityb.s. paralegal studies english punjabi litigation paralegal san francisco | |
 | Isabella Kicinski Law Clerk Boston | Isabella Kicinski Law Clerk EDUCATIONSaint Anselm College B.A.Boston English isabella kicinski isabell drafts estate planning documents, legal memoranda, and prepares formal and informal probate documents with the massachusetts probate courts.during undergraduate, isabell worked at liberty mutual insurance where she wrote and presented company training materials. in graduate school, isabell has interned at the essex probate and family court, where prepared memoranda advising the court about issues at dispute and relevant law. she also worked as a research assistant for professor rodwin where she researched issues pertinent to health and biomedical law.isabell graduated from saint anselm college and is currently attending suffolk university law school. education saint anselm college b.a. saint anselm collegeb.a. english law clerk boston | |
 | Tracey Kitzman Rimon Global Alliance Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution | Tracey Kitzman Rimon Global Alliance Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution tracey kitzman ms. kitzman is a veteran litigator with over two decades of experience representing clients in a wide variety of civil litigation contexts. she has litigated numerous cases from inception through final appeals, including two matters that ended up at the united states supreme court. her clients range from fortune 500 companies to a nationwide class of merchants seeking reform of the payment card industry. she has represented numerous companies and individuals in both offensive and defensive litigation.ms. kitzman started her legal career as a law clerk for the honorable diane p. wood, chief judge of the seventh circuit court of appeals, and then practiced for many years at large law firms in both chicago and new york before choosing to work in smaller firm settings.ms. kitzman currently serves on the board of directors for mano amiga, acts as the volunteer coordinator for casita linda, and is an active member of the pta for academia internacional. georgetown university law centerj.d. cum laudemarquette universityb.a., political science; philosophy, magna cum laudelondon school of economicsforeign studies litigation and alternative dispute resolution rimon global alliance state of new york u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york u.s. supreme court | |
 | Ivan Komaritsky Counsel CFIUS/National Security, International Trade and Customs Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations New York | Ivan Komaritsky Counsel New York CFIUS/National Security, International Trade and Customs Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations ivan komaritsky ivan komaritsky is a litigation attorney who focuses on white collar investigations, regulatory compliance and commercial litigation.prior to joining rimon pc, mr. komaritsky worked for 12 years at dla piper in new york. he advises clients with respect to the foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa), the committee on foreign investment in the united states (cfius), and us economic sanctions and embargoes (ofac regulations).mr. komaritsky guides clients on developing and implementing multinational compliance programs and policies to address risks of corruption, fraud, embezzlement, and violation of ofac/sanctions legislation. he has conducted numerous internal investigations and fcpa corporate audits in russia, eastern europe (romania, czech republic, georgia, azerbaijan), middle east (turkey, uae, iraq), central asia (kazakhstan, mongolia) and south-east asia (philippines, indonesia). additionally, mr. komaritsky carries out third party due diligence in cross-border and m&a transactions minimizing fcpa risks and ensuring appropriate controls are established and executed by clients.mr. komaritsky performs the full cycle of investigation and litigation activities including developing work plans, document reviews, drafting outlines, conducting interviews and depositions, managing discovery requests, and presenting remediation strategies to business leadership teams. he manages document review projects including liaising with vendors, training review teams, performing qualified searches and checks.mr. komaritsky has served clients in prominent international public companies focused in the pharmaceutical, digital technology, financial services, and energy fields. he holds a law degree from moscow state university and a master of laws from columbia university school of law. he is admitted to practice law in russia, new york and connecticut. he is fluent in both english and russian. columbia university law schoolll.m.moscow state universityj.d. dla piper (attorney) cfius/national security international trade and customs law litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations counsel russia state of connecticut state of new york new york | |
 | Michael Kozub Associate Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets Montreal | Michael Kozub Associate Montreal Corporate and Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets English French michael kozub michael kozub is an attorney in rimon’s montreal office. he focuses his practice on securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and commercial law. mr. kozub acts for issuers, investment dealers and investors. he advises clients on a range of transactional matters, including equity and debt financings, public offerings, debt and equity restructurings, corporate reorganizations, asset, and share acquisitions and dispositions, and commercial agreements. mr. kozub also provides advice and assistance to reporting issuers on their ongoing corporate governance, continuous disclosure, and other corporate and securities law obligations. he advises clients across a range of industry sectors, including mining, resource exploration, cannabis and financial services.prior to private practice, mr. kozub served as general counsel to a mineral exploration company listed on the toronto stock exchange. mcgill universityll.b. (common law) and b.c.l. (civil law)concordia universitym.a. (public policy and public administration)university of calgaryb.a. (political science and french) dunton rainville (lawyer)euro sun mining inc. (general counsel and corporate secretary) corporate and business transactions energy transactions mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets english french associate bar of quebec law society of ontario montreal | |
 | Meghan Lavine Counsel Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Long Island | Meghan Lavine Counsel Long Island Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution meghan lavine meghan lavine, esq. is of counsel at rimon, where the focus of her practice is in general commercial litigation. meghan received a bachelor of arts degree from the george washington university in 2004 and went on to study at the hofstra university school of law where she received a juris doctor in 2009. while in law school meghan participated in the asylum clinic and represented hofstra university on their international moot arbitration team and on their inaugural team in the american bar association’s national appellate advocacy competition. after law school, meghan was proud to serve as an assistant district attorney in nassau county for more than six years. in that time, she practiced in the county court trial bureau and the economic crimes bureau. in 2016 meghan joined the chambers of a new york city civil court judge in queens county as the judge’s court attorney and subsequently served as the jurist’s principal law clerk upon her election as a justice of the supreme court, queens county. after practicing in the public sector her entire legal career, meghan joined the commercial and bankruptcy litigation groups of silvermanacampora llp in march 2023 as an associate attorney. meghan is honored to be a member of the board of directors for the head start program located at the glen cove child daycare center, inc. and a trustee on the board of education for the glen cove city school district. the george washington universityb.a. maurice a. deane school of law at hofstra universityj.d. silverman acampora llp (associate)principal court attorney, ny supreme court queens countyassistant district attorney, nassau county, ny arbitration and mediation litigation and alternative dispute resolution counsel state of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
| | Olivia Lê Horovitz Founding Partner of Paris Office Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Social and Governance, Cannabis Law, Artificial Intelligence, International Trade and Customs Law Paris | Olivia Lê Horovitz Founding Partner of Paris Office EDUCATIONUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne Master’s DegreeUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne DESS (post-diploma), International LawUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne DESS (post-diploma), Foreign Trade LawUniversity of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law LL.M. Transactional Business PracticeUniversity of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne DEA (post-graduate degree), Environmental LawPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Paris Mergers and Acquisitions, International Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Social and Governance, Cannabis Law, Artificial Intelligence, International Trade and Customs Law English French olivia lê horovitz *attorney is a member of a french separate legal entity, rimôn electa law s.e.l.a.s. and not rimôn p.c. ms. olivia lê horovitz has extensive experience practicing corporate law. her practice is primarily focused on cross-border mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity transactions. she represents clients in a variety of complex multijurisdictional acquisition transactions, including acquisition or sale of businesses, distressed companies, restructurings, divestitures, spin offs, recapitalizations, joint ventures and complex commercial contracts. ms. lê horovitz regularly advises us, european, israeli and chinese companies wishing to invest in europe in the context of private and public acquisitions as well as french companies looking to expand internationally. she also advises french and foreign investment funds and strategic investors in their financing and acquisition activities as well as private and public companies at all stages of their development.on the counseling side, ms. lê horovitz advises clients on a full range of domestic and international sensitive corporate governance and responsibility issues, including environmental social governance (esg). she also helps companies navigate european and french regulations in the growing industry of cannabis and cbd.she has a thorough knowledge of the technology, media and telecom (tmt) sector and also represents companies in the life science, renewable energy, industrial and aeronautical sectors.publicationsbspce, a very attractive incentive tool for start-ups, now available to foreign companies to retain their employees in france, rimonlaw.com, august 30, 2021 education university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne master’s degree university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne dess (post-diploma), international law university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne dess (post-diploma), foreign trade law university of the pacific, mcgeorge school of law ll.m. transactional business practice university of paris, pantheon-sorbonne dea (post-graduate degree), environmental law previous experience simon associés (partner) k&l gates (founding partner) kahn & associés (partner) landwell & associés (associate) kpmg fidal peat international (associate) university of paris, pantheon-sorbonnemaster’s degreeuniversity of paris, pantheon-sorbonnedess (post-diploma), international lawuniversity of paris, pantheon-sorbonnedess (post-diploma), foreign trade lawuniversity of the pacific, mcgeorge school of lawll.m. transactional business practiceuniversity of paris, pantheon-sorbonnedea (post-graduate degree), environmental law simon associés (partner)k&l gates (founding partner)kahn & associés (partner)landwell & associés (associate)kpmg fidal peat international (associate) artificial intelligence bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring cannabis law china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital energy transactions environmental, social and governance europe fintech, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain international international trade and customs law international transactions israel life sciences litigation and alternative dispute resolution mergers and acquisitions private equity private investment funds regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets technology english french founding partner of paris office paris paris | |
 | Lisa Leão Patent Paralegal San Diego (North County) | Lisa Leão Patent Paralegal San Diego (North County) English lisa leão ms. leão works as patent paralegal at rimon’s san diego office. she prepares, files, and manages u.s. and international patent and trademark applications, and communicates with the uspto, attorneys, foreign associates, and clients regarding same. ms. leão reviews and manages docket for u.s. and foreign deadlines, analyzes uspto and foreign counsel correspondence, tracks chain of title in u.s. patents and perfects same, and effects portfolio transfers and manages multi-client portfolios.she holds 18 years of legal support experience. her past 4 years were focused on patent and trademark prosecution.ms. leão obtained her paralegal certificate from california state university san marcos. english patent paralegal san diego (north county) | |
| | Laron Lemon Information Technology Support Professional Boise | Laron Lemon Information Technology Support Professional Boise laron lemon laron is applications engineer with novalaw, and has worked in many industries including retail, restaurant, credit card, residential and commercial construction, customer service, health care, ip docketing, technical support, enterprise application administration and data engineering. outside of work laron enjoys snowboarding, rock climbing, mountain biking, trail running and being on a mountain whenever possible. western governors universitybachelor of science, computer science stoel rives llp, enterprise application administrator information technology support professional boise | |
 | Allison Limbaugh Director of Revenue Boise | Allison Limbaugh Director of Revenue Boise allison limbaugh allison limbaugh is rimon’s director of client revenue. she leads the firms billings and collections efforts.allison has over 15 years of legal billing and collection experience in mid to large law firms, including stoel rives llp and cleary gottlieb llp.the director of revenue manages client accounting activities and provides support to the cfo and partners. she is also responsible for the consistent application of revenue, recognition of policies, procedures and controls. longwood universitybs in business administration with concentrations in accounting and finance accounting manager – billing & collections at stoel rives llp director of revenue boise | |
 | Kimberly Litherland Paralegal Santa Barbara | Kimberly Litherland Paralegal EDUCATIONUniversity of California Bachelor of Arts, Political ScienceSanta Barbara City College AA, Political ScienceSanta Barbara City College AA, Liberal ArtsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Santa Barbara English kimberly litherland kimberly litherland is a legal secretary in rimon’s santa barbara office. ms. litherland has paralegal experience in family law, civil litigation, and eminent domain. she began her career as a legal secretary before completing a paralegal program at the university of california, santa barbara.ms. litherland has an aa in political science and an aa in liberal arts from santa barbara city college, along with a ba in political science from the university of california, santa barbara.ms. litherland joins the firm from fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney, llp. education university of california bachelor of arts, political science santa barbara city college aa, political science santa barbara city college aa, liberal arts previous experience fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney, llp university of californiabachelor of arts, political sciencesanta barbara city collegeaa, political sciencesanta barbara city collegeaa, liberal arts fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney, llp english paralegal santa barbara | |
 | Megan Little Scientific Information Specialist New York | Megan Little Scientific Information Specialist New York English megan little megan little is a scientific information specialist at rimon, with a focus in life sciences. she supports her team through monitoring scientific literature for a wide range of life science topics. megan has a bachelor’s of science in neuroscience from northeastern university, and has a background in cancer research. she has previous experience as a scientific information specialist at dla piper, and a senior research technician at memorial sloan kettering. northeastern universityb.s., neuroscience dla piper; scientific information specialistmemorial sloan kettering cancer center; senior research technician english scientific information specialist new york | |
 | Leo (Yuxuan) Liu Attorney China, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Fund Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Investment Funds Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Leo (Yuxuan) Liu Attorney Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) China, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Fund Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Investment Funds English Mandarin leo (yuxuan) liu leo (yuxuan) liu is a corporate attorney in rimon’s menlo park office. mr. liu focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and china. mr. liu is also a certified information privacy professional (cipp/us). mr. liu counsels companies on issues related to structuring, technology licensing, and corporate governance. he also represents venture capital firms, angel investors, and private equity groups in their investments.mr. liu serves as an executive member of the chinese american lawyers of the bay area (caloba), an organization dedicated to facilitating mutual understanding and dialog of u.s. and chinese laws between the legal professionals of both countries. santa clara university school of lawj.d., corporate specialization, with honorspeople’s public security university of chinall.b. percolata corporation (legal counsel)alstem, inc. (commercial operations manager) china data privacy and cybersecurity emerging companies and venture capital fund formation mergers and acquisitions private investment funds english mandarin attorney state of california silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Nicolas Lopez Suarez Legal Assistant Bogotá | Nicolas Lopez Suarez Legal Assistant Bogotá English Spanish nicolas lopez suarez nicolas lopez suarez is a bilingual student from the faculty of legal sciences and law of the pontificia universidad javeriana, currently studying in semester 9. nicolas is interested in corporate, commercial, tax law, and entertainment research. he has experience in personnel management and networking, strong writing and negotiation skills, and the ability to adapt in cases of adversity. nicolas focuses his studies on commercial law, research in international commercial law, insurance, and intellectual property, he also has knowledge of trademark law from experience in another law firm.as a legal assistant, nicolas supports attorneys at rimon law in a range of different matters. university: pontificia universidad javerianacurrently studying herrera diaz abogados – intern english spanish legal assistant bogotá | |
 | Cheryl Lovdahl Legal Assistant San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Cheryl Lovdahl Legal Assistant San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) cheryl lovdahl cheryl lovdahl has over 24 years of experience providing support to the litigation team. ms. lovdahl works as a litigation secretary in the silicon valley and san francisco offices. she assists various litigation attorneys by performing administrative duties and aiding in different legal tasks. she performs research, writing, filing and other duties that help our litigation team such as formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents, billing, corresponding with clients and maintaining calendars.prior to joining rimon, ms. lovdahl worked as a legal secretary for some of the nation’s premier law firms. legal assistant san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Jamilla Lucas Intellectual Property Legal Assistant Greenville | Jamilla Lucas Intellectual Property Legal Assistant Greenville English jamilla lucas jamilla lucas is rimon’s intellectual property legal assistant. her primary responsibilities are reporting out emails to clients, assisting with filing/uploading of electronic documents, organizing and keeping track of status of cases and assisting in the management of attorney docket deadlines. ms. lucas is also responsible for preparing documents for filing at the uspto, including ids and other special projects as assigned. georgia state universityb.s., criminal justice english intellectual property legal assistant greenville | |
 | Ana Lucia Parra Vera Partner – Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Latin America Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon | Ana Lucia Parra Vera Partner – Ibarra Rimon Bogotá - Ibarra Rimon Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Latin America English Spanish ana lucia parra vera *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.ana lucia parra vera is a partner in rimon’s bogota office who focuses her practice primarily on competition law, consumer protection, data privacy litigation, and administrative law. ms. parra vera has extensive experience in processes and procedures of a constitutional and contentious administrative nature. she spent over five years with the colombian judicial branch, specifically in the constitutional court and in the council of state, where she was responsible for the projection of orders and sentences within several judicial processes. ms. parra vera represents national and international companies in judicial and administrative proceedings before the superintendence of industry and commerce, the colombian customs authority (dian), superior district courts, administrative courts, and the council of state. ms. parra vera also advises clients on issues relating to competition law, customs law, consumer protection, and foreign trade.ms. parra vera has been recognized for her legal achievements by chambers, latin america. in addition to chambers, she has been recognized by legal 500. universidad autónoma de bucaramangalawyerpontificia uniiversidad javerianamasters in economic law ibarra abogados (partner)the council of statethe constitutional court competition, antitrust, and consumer law data privacy and cybersecurity latin america english spanish partner – ibarra rimon colombia* bogotá - ibarra rimon | |
| | Mengmeng Luo Counsel Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, White Collar and Government Investigations, International, China St. Louis | Mengmeng Luo Counsel St. Louis Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, White Collar and Government Investigations, International, China Chinese (Taizhou Dialect of Zhejiang Province) English Mandarin mengmeng luo mengmeng has experience representing companies big and small in complex litigation. she has served as the lead counsel on, among others, contract disputes, products liability cases, and intellectual property litigation matters. she has led multiple settlement negotiations, including for a multi-million-dollar case, and obtained results that far exceeded client expectations. mengmeng drafted and argued multiple successful dispositive and discovery motions. she also drafted an appellate brief that convinced the court to rule in her client’s favor and award attorneys’ fees. she has led and defended witness depositions, including plaintiff, defendant, expert, and corporate designees. during law school, mengmeng was the regional champion and national finalist in a national student trial advocacy competition. mengmeng is fluent in chinese (mandarin, and taizhou dialect of zhejiang province) and english. membershipsmissouri asian american bar association national asian pacific american bar association the bar association of metropolitan st. louis missouri bar association illinois bar association missouri athletic club washington university school of lawj.d.washington university school of lawll.m.zhejiang university of technologyb.a., with honors, englishzhejiang university of technologyll.b., with honors, law stinson llp, litigation associate sandberg phoenix, litigation attorney brown & james, p.c., litigation attorney u.s. equal employment opportunity commission, judicial law clerk arbitration and mediation china intellectual property litigation international litigation and alternative dispute resolution white collar and government investigations chinese (taizhou dialect of zhejiang province) english mandarin counsel state of illinois state of missouri u.s. district court for the eastern district of missouri u.s. district court for the northern district of illinois u.s. district court for the southern district of illinois u.s. district court for the western district of missouri st. louis | |
 | Tania Marrero Professional Staff Miami | Tania Marrero Professional Staff Miami English Spanish tania marrero tania marrero is a miami native born to cuban immigrants. she graduated with an aa degree in computer information systems and went on to study elementary education at florida international university. having to work her way through school, mrs. marrero began working in fast paced environments in local law firms as well as in the advertising industry. before rimon, mrs. marrero was working in an advertising company and became accounting manager. her previous experience in accounting extends 18 years. she started with the rimon accounting team in april of 2017.when not working, she cares for her 9-year-old twins. she is a passionate education advocate, community volunteer and environmentalist. she is involved with the parent teacher’s association and the educational excellence school advisory council at the local elementary school. she also participates as a member of the education advisory board for the village of palmetto bay. she tries to promote positive community and issue awareness to make our governmental institutions serve their constituents better. english spanish professional staff miami | |
 | Natalia Martinez Partner – Ibarra Rimon Corporate and Business Transactions, Corporate Governance, Environmental, Social and Governance, Intellectual Property, Latin America Medellín - Ibarra Rimon | Natalia Martinez Partner – Ibarra Rimon Medellín - Ibarra Rimon Corporate and Business Transactions, Corporate Governance, Environmental, Social and Governance, Intellectual Property, Latin America English French Spanish natalia martinez *attorney is a member of separate entity, ibarra rimon, and not rimon p.c.natalia martinez is a partner at ibarra rimon. ms. martinez has more than thirty years of experience in business and corporate law within the public and private sector. throughout her career, she has represented various government entities and private business associations specializing in contractual national and international markets, governance issues, and legislative monitoring of high-impact regulations, m&a operations and latam markets. membershipscolombian corporate governance institute, women leaders program universidad de los andes – bogotácommerical lawexternado university of colombiabusiness lawpontificia bolivariana university linea directa sas anglo gold ashanti-gramalote colombia ltda. interconexion electrica s.a. esp. isa sofasa s.a. finca s.a. bavaria s.a. corporate and business transactions corporate governance environmental, social and governance intellectual property latin america english french spanish partner – ibarra rimon colombia* medellín - ibarra rimon | |
 | Jon McCrae Information Technology Support Professional Boise | Jon McCrae Information Technology Support Professional Boise English jon mccrae jon mccrae is an it support specialist at rimon. his duties include support staff and attorneys with both software and hardware needs. monitor and resolve help desk tickets as they come in.prior to rimon, jon worked as a desktop admin for a company of over 800 employees. he supported help desk staff with any issues they needed help resolving. jon managed viop phone systems, hardware upgrades, antivirus servers, and large company-wide projects. english information technology support professional boise | |
 | Mayra Medina Litigation Assistant New York | Mayra Medina Litigation Assistant New York English mayra medina mayra medina is a litigation assistant with over 10 years of experience providing a full range of legal support in new york, including, but not limited to, preparation/revision of correspondence, docketing, preparation of pleadings and legal documents, e-filing and conducting legal research. mayra is very knowledgeable about e-filing and specific court procedures. mayra is a resourceful, detail-oriented team player that produces high quality work product in an efficient manner. berkeley collegeaas – paralegal studies fisher & phillips llp (legal secretary)ogletree deakins (practice assistant)kaufman, borgeest & ryan llp (administrative assistant) english litigation assistant new york | |
 | Claire K. Mitchell Associate Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Litigation, Trusts and Estates Santa Barbara | Claire K. Mitchell Associate EDUCATIONUniversity of Virginia J.D.University of California, Berkeley B.A. in International Studies (Latin America)PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Santa Barbara Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Litigation, Trusts and Estates English Spanish claire k. mitchell claire k. mitchell is a litigation associate in the firm’s santa barbara office. ms. mitchell has experience representing individuals and companies through all stages of complex litigation, including as lead trial counsel. most recently, she has focused on business and trusts and estates litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving breach of contract, fraud, elder abuse, employment disputes, and real property. she also has experience litigating entertainment industry and intellectual property matters, as well as class actions. in addition, ms. mitchell maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on civil rights and immigration, through which she has partnered with the american civil liberties union and planned parenthood. she regularly provides pro bono legal services on behalf of the legal aid foundation of santa barbara, serves on the santa barbara county bar association’s diversity, equity & inclusion task force, and volunteers with the santa barbara food bank and girls, inc.prior to joining rimon, ms. mitchell was a litigation associate at fell, marking, abkin, granet & raney llp and at o’melveny and myers llp, where she represented entertainment industry clients, including twentieth century fox film. during law school, ms. mitchell interned at the office of the public defender and the u.s. attorney’s office, and served as a research assistant to several professors. education university of virginia j.d. university of california, berkeley b.a. in international studies (latin america) previous experience fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney llp (associate) o’melveny and myers llp (associate) office of the public defender, albemarle county/charlottesville, va (clinic fellow) u.s. attorney’s office, central district of california, criminal division (legal intern) university of virginiaj.d.university of california, berkeleyb.a. in international studies (latin america) fell, marking, abkin, montgomery, granet & raney llp (associate)o’melveny and myers llp (associate)office of the public defender, albemarle county/charlottesville, va (clinic fellow)u.s. attorney’s office, central district of california, criminal division (legal intern) cannabis law litigation and alternative dispute resolution real estate litigation trusts and estates english spanish associate state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california santa barbara | |
 | Anne Mitzelfelt Corporate Paralegal Philadelphia | Anne Mitzelfelt Corporate Paralegal EDUCATIONAustralian National University Bachelor of Commerce (Management)/ Bachelor of LawsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Philadelphia English anne mitzelfelt anne mitzelfelt assists with corporate compliance, transactional and securities regulatory matters. she has extensive experience with entity formation and governance matters, equity and debt financings, as well as both buy and sell-side mergers and acquisitions.anne has worked in the corporate law and securities compliance fields since 1980, which includes over 30 years with two major law firms in philadelphia, pa, 6 years in-house with one of the largest u.s. energy companies, and 4 years with a financial services company supervising eleven paralegals in her role as the legal department manager.anne received an a.s. in paralegal studies from brandywine college in wilmington, delaware. education australian national university bachelor of commerce (management)/ bachelor of laws previous experience seyfarth shaw llp (senior business development coordinator) katten muchin rosenman llp (business development & marketing specialist) clayton utz (business development coordinator) brandywine collegea.s. in paralegal studies english corporate paralegal philadelphia | |
 | Haley Moe Sr. Accountant & Analyst New York | Haley Moe Sr. Accountant & Analyst EDUCATIONEmporia State University MBA with Accounting ConcentrationSouth China Normal University B.A. in EnglishNew York Cantonese English Mandarin haley moe haley huibing lu is a member of rimon’s accounting team and works in the new york office. she has a mba degree with accounting concentration and has passed all four sections of the certified public accountant (cpa) exam. she is fluent in cantonese, mandarin chinese, and english. education emporia state university mba with accounting concentration south china normal university b.a. in english emporia state universitymba with accounting concentrationsouth china normal universityb.a. in english cantonese english mandarin sr. accountant & analyst new york | |
| | Ash Montez Billing Coordinator | Ash Montez Billing Coordinator English ash montez ash works as a billing coordinator for rimon law. previously, ash worked in the billing department for medi-lynx cardiac monitoring for 5 years, and held multiple roles and learned all aspects of medical billing. university of north texas; bachelor of business administration medi-lynx cardiac monitoring llc (billing specialist)medi-lynx cardiac monitoring (billing administrator) english billing coordinator | |
 | Erica Mueller Rimon Global Alliance Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Washington, D.C. | Erica Mueller Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONHarvard University J.D.Yale University B.A., cum laude, Distinction in the MajorPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Washington, D.C. Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution erica mueller professional experienceerica mueller has a decade of experience across a wide range of substantive areas, including complex civil litigation in state and federal courts and white collar criminal defense and investigations. she has represented and counseled clients ranging from individuals to large multi-national corporations. in addition, ms. mueller worked as a strategy consultant for the boston consulting group, where she developed strategic recommendations for large corporations in industries including technology, consumer products, telecommunications, and manufacturing.representative mattersrepresented petrochemical company in antitrust class-action multi-district litigation and related government investigationrepresented pharmaceutical company executives in government investigationsrepresented charter schools and nonprofit organizations in a variety of disputes and governance issues, including revocation proceedings and school funding suitrepresented individual and related llc in multi-party commercial dispute education harvard university j.d. yale university b.a., cum laude, distinction in the major previous experience potomac law group, pllc, counsel steptoe & johnson, llp, associate the boston consulting group, consultant harvard universityj.d.yale universityb.a., cum laude, distinction in the major potomac law group, pllc, counselsteptoe & johnson, llp, associatethe boston consulting group, consultant [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623082499242{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] rimon global alliance district of columbia washington d.c. | |
 | Sydney Munger Billing Coordinator Boise | Sydney Munger Billing Coordinator EDUCATIONNew Mexico State University M.A. History and Public HistoryCalifornia State University, Fullerton B.A. History, Minor in FrenchBoise English French sydney munger sydney munger works as a client service specialist for rimon. her main role is to assist attorneys with their billing needs. this includes invoicing, a/r, conflict checks, the engagement process, and initial client set up.sydney previously taught american and world history at the community college level in el paso, texas. prior to that, she spent two years training as a historian of early modern france. the bulk of her legal experience was at civil, as well as trust and estate law firms. for two years, she worked as a paralegal/legal assistant and office manager. in those roles, she assisted attorneys with all client matters in terms of filing, drafting, proofreading, and editing legal documents. she also handled all client billing and invoicing. education new mexico state university m.a. history and public history california state university, fullerton b.a. history, minor in french new mexico state universitym.a. history and public historycalifornia state university, fullertonb.a. history, minor in french english french billing coordinator boise | |
 | Ana Lopez Murillo Associate Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates Bogotá | Ana Lopez Murillo Associate EDUCATIONPontificia Universidad Javeriana Law Degree, Specialization TaxPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Bogotá Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates English Spanish ana lopez murillo ana lopez murillo is a senior associate located in rimôn’s bogota office. ms. lopez murillo focuses her practice on tax and trusts and estates law. she advises multijurisdictional corporations, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals and family offices on domestic and international tax issues, tax planning, tax compliance, inheritance and estate planning, exchange of information, and amnesty programs. ms. lopez murillo has a strong background in tax law, enabling her to guide her clients towards the most tax effective and compliant wealth management and estate planning strategies.prior to joining rimôn, ms. lopez murillo worked at baker mckenzie, pricewaterhousecoopers and deloitte in their tax and legal teams. ms. lopez murillo also spent 4 years as a corporate tax lawyer for a major colombian power company, enel group.publicationscontributing author to annual guide, “colombia: private client” 7th edition, the legal 500, january 2024contributing author, “colombia: are we losing course?”, ifc media, april 2022contributing author to annual guide, “private wealth trends and developments in colombia”, chambers and partnerscontributing author to annual guide, “private wealth 2021 law and practice in colombia”, chambers and partnerscontributing author to annual guide, “getting the deal through – private client”, lexologycontributing author to annual guide, “colombia: private client”, the legal 500awards and recognitionchambers & partners, private wealth law – colombia, associates to watch 2022legal500 colombia tax rising star of the year 2023 shortlist education pontificia universidad javeriana law degree, specialization tax previous experience baker mckenzie (senior associate) enel group (senior tax lawyer) pricewaterhousecoopers (consultant) deloitte (consultant) pontificia universidad javerianalaw degree, specialization tax baker mckenzie (senior associate)enel group (senior tax lawyer)pricewaterhousecoopers (consultant)deloitte (consultant) latin america tax trusts and estates english spanish associate colombia bogotá | |
 | Amanda Murphy Billing Coordinator Phoenix | Amanda Murphy Billing Coordinator Phoenix American Sign Language English amanda murphy amanda murphy has several years’ experience in customer service and banking industry. ms. murphy was able to utilize her combined customer service and cash management skills as an accounts payable associate. this combination of skills afforded her the unique opportunity to partner with us bank and help grow firstservice’s p-card program; a program which is now utilized across the us. pasadena city collegeassociates degree firstservice residential (accounts payable specialist, p-card administrator)great western bank (vault teller) american sign language english billing coordinator phoenix | |
 | Alyssa Murphy Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island | Alyssa Murphy Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island English alyssa murphy with over a decade of strategic human resources experience, alyssa specializes in navigating the diverse needs of clients across various industries. her expertise lies in creating comprehensive employee handbooks, handling complex employee relations matters, conducting training programs and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. she is committed to fostering collaborative relationships with clients to provide tailored human resource solutions that align with the business objectives.membershipssociety of human resource management, national and long island chapterhia hr committee st. joseph’s universityb.a, human relations english human capital business advisor long island | |
 | Ashley Nerette Project Administrator Miami | Ashley Nerette Project Administrator Miami English Haitian Creole ashley nerette ashley nerette is rimon’s project administrator. she supports the project manager in implementing project goals. she also acts as a liaison with the manager, project sponsors and vendors for the firm.ashley has over 5 years of experience as a customer representative and life/health insurance agent. florida atlantic university b.a. in mathematics reference insurance and financial services (insurance agent/customer rep) english haitian creole project administrator miami | |
 | Kendra Orr Associate Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution San Francisco | Kendra Orr Associate EDUCATIONUniversity of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law J.D.University of Oregon B.A.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Francisco Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English kendra orr kendra orr is an associate with rimon’s litigation practice. her practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. ms. orr has represented clients in a wide-range of complex civil cases, including product liability, toxic tort, premises liability, employment, securities fraud, intellectual property, class actions, real estate disputes, and breach of contract. she has extensive experience defending major pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufactures against claims of personal injury and wrongful death.prior to joining rimon, ms. orr was an associate at king & spalding, where she represented pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in products liability and mass tort cases, as well as defending companies in consumer class actions. prior to attending law school, ms. orr spent several years as a paralegal with a national defense firm, where she was an active member of litigation support and trial teams. through her combination of experience, she is well-versed in all pre-trial aspects of complex civil cases.representative matters includelead associate in mass tort litigation involving over 1,000 claims against a major pharmaceutical manufacturer related to diabetic medication.supervised a team of attorneys in providing coordinated response to discovery during the discovery stage of litigation involving various prescription medication.counsel for national retail company in consumer class action matters related to privacy issues and claims of unfair business practices.successfully defended claims against premises owners and auto manufacturers in products liability matters alleging personal injury and wrongful death.publicationsestonia: a model for economic success in transition economies, 20 pac. mcgeorge global bus. & dev. l.j. 143 (2007). education university of the pacific, mcgeorge school of law j.d. university of oregon b.a. previous experience king & spalding university of the pacific, mcgeorge school of lawj.d.university of oregonb.a. king & spalding litigation and alternative dispute resolution english associate state of california u.s. district court for the central district of california u.s. district court for the eastern district of california u.s. district court for the northern district of california u.s. district court for the southern district of california san francisco | |
 | Mateo Ozuna IT Support Coordinator Boise | Mateo Ozuna IT Support Coordinator Boise English mateo ozuna mateo ozuna is rimon’s it support coordinator. he is responsible for part of the onboarding process and coordinating equipment packages to new members of the rimon team. in addition, he oversees all asset distribution regarding new or replaced equipment. barbacoa (server assistant) english it support coordinator boise | |
 | Alberto Pacchioni Associate Securities and Capital Markets Sydney | Alberto Pacchioni Associate EDUCATIONCornell University J.D.Catholic University of Milan J.D.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Sydney Securities and Capital Markets English alberto pacchioni alberto advises clients on a wide range of us law transactional matters. in particular, alberto focuses on adrs programs, high yield debt, private placements, entitlement offers, nasdaq listings and sec filings by australian companies.representative mattersrepresented piedmont lithium limited on its re-domiciliation by share exchange through a listing on nasdaqrepresented incannex healthcare limited on its listing on nasdaqregistered direct and pipe offerings for several australian companies listed on nasdaqaustralian ipos of us companies such as sierra nevada and keypath educationequity placements for companies such as charter hall retail reit and resolute miningentitlement offers for companies such as aristocrat, core lithium, emeco, national storage reit, nickel mines and sandfire resourcesrepresented sundance energy australia limited on its us$100 million re-domiciliation by share exchange through a listing on nasdaqrepresented wind telecomunicazioni s.p.a. on the issue of eur 7.3 billion high yield senior secured notes.represented pay topco s.a. on the issue of eur 500 million high yield senior pik toggle notes.represented barclays plc on the issue of gbp 550 million of high yield notes by shop direct. education cornell university j.d. catholic university of milan j.d. previous experience baker & mckenzie (associate) white & case (associate) cornell law schoolj.d.catholic university of milanj.d. baker & mckenzie (associate)white & case (associate) australia and new zealand broker dealers corporate and business transactions international international transactions securities and capital markets english associate new south wales, australia state of new york sydney | |
 | Laura Pardo Sechagua Associate Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates Bogotá | Laura Pardo Sechagua Associate Bogotá Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates English Spanish laura pardo sechagua laura pardo sechagua is an attorney in rimon’s bogotá office. laura focuses her professional career on tax and trusts and estates law in colombia. her experience at rimon and previously at the dian has provided her with the expertise to advise on issues related to tax compliance of individuals and legal entities, tax planning, estate and inheritance planning.laura has prior experience at the colombia tax office and at m soluciones jurídicas, as a legal assistant. universidad la gran colombialaw degree colombian tax office (tax assistant)m soluciones jurídicas (legal assistant) latin america tax trusts and estates english spanish associate colombia bogotá | |
| | Hillel I. Parness Rimon Global Alliance Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution New York | Hillel I. Parness Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONColumbia University PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
New York Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution hillel i. parness professional experiencemr. parness has broad experience on a wide range of litigation matters, including: copyright, trademark, computer software, music licensing, domain name disputes, entertainment, insurance/reinsurance, real estate/construction/architecture, financial services, securities, white-collar defense, and even some family/matrimonial work.additionally, he holds substantial expertise in intellectual property and e-commerce, on both the litigation and transactional sides. he ha also worked on complex contract disputes analyzing potential or active contracts for problems, has had primary responsibility for a number of appeals before the intermediate and highest courts in new york and new jersey, and second-chair responsibility for appeals before the second circuit.mr. parness has also written a series of amicus briefs on copyright cases before the second circuit, seventh circuit and u.s. supreme court. education columbia university previous experience parness law firm, pllc (owner) simpson thacher & bartlett brown raysman millstein felder & steiner lovells (hogan lovells) robins kaplan miller & ciresi mr. parness has been a member of the faculty of columbia law school since 2002, where he teaches courses about intellectual property and internet law. columbia university parness law firm, pllc (owner)simpson thacher & bartlettbrown raysman millstein felder & steinerlovells (hogan lovells)robins kaplan miller & ciresimr. parness has been a member of the faculty of columbia law school since 2002, where he teaches courses about intellectual property and internet law. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623082593697{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence litigation and alternative dispute resolution rimon global alliance state of new jersey state of new york new york | |
 | Deven Patel Senior Accountant New Jersey (Bedminster) | Deven Patel Senior Accountant New Jersey (Bedminster) English Gujarati Hindi deven patel deven patel is rimon’s senior accountant. deven is responsible for accurately calculating commission based payments, recording revenues and applying payments from clients, and ensuring payroll deadlines are met. stockton university bachelors in accounting alternatives, inc., controller english gujarati hindi senior accountant new jersey (bedminster) | |
 | Christa Patterson Senior HR Director Houston | Christa Patterson Senior HR Director Houston christa patterson prior to joining rimon, christa led the human resources & operations team at vinson & elkins where she conceptualized and implemented a large restructure to support the firm’s strategic growth and overhauled the performance management and compensation processes.christa is a proven leader with experience at amlaw 100 firms and bulge bracket banks including paul, weiss, rifkind, wharton, & garrison; white & case; and credit suisse. she has expertise in various aspects of hr and operations including employee relations, compensation, performance reviews, data analytics, employee engagement, internal communications, and talent acquisition. she graduated from chapman university with a bachelor of business administration. chapman universitybachelors of business administration senior manager of human resources and operations – vinson & elkins senior hr director houston | |
 | Natalie Perdew Benefits Administrator Boise | Natalie Perdew Benefits Administrator EDUCATIONBoise State University BBA, Human Resource ManagementBoise English natalie perdew natalie perdew is hr coordinator at rimon. her duties include answering employee and manager inquiries, aiding in on- and off-boarding, benefits, and training and development.natalie’s past experience includes working as an hr intern at ada county and the wassmuth center for human rights. her hr background is principally education-based. she has resolved multiple situations related to employment and labor laws, built compensation structures, and engaged in employee relationsnatalie graduated with her bba in human resource management from boise state university. education boise state university bba, human resource management boise state universitybba, human resource management english benefits administrator boise | |
 | Kristine Perna Senior IT Director | Kristine Perna Senior IT Director English kristine perna kristine develops the technology strategy surrounding key digital transformation processes and drives technical programs to increase productivity, security, and innovation. she is focused on creating a culture of service excellence and operational efficiency.kristine has over 20 years’ experience working in information technology for am law 100 firms and has experience in nearly all aspects of the it organization. university of massachusetts bostonba history, cum laude mintz, levin, cohn, ferris, glovsky and popeo, p.c.harbourvest partnerscooley llp english senior it director | |
 | Mark Portnoy Labor Relations Negotiator Long Island | Mark Portnoy Labor Relations Negotiator Long Island mark portnoy mark portnoy assists his clients with resolving a wide range of human resources issues. he has been assisting clients in both the public and private sectors in human resources and labor relations matters for forty-five years. mark has been the chief spokesperson during hundreds of contract negotiations, and have represented clients before the nlrb, at grievance meetings and in arbitrations.mark also conducts training and perform audits to assist companies to remain union free, and conduct campaigns during union organization attempts. university of rochestera.b.university of calgaryph.d. labor relations negotiator long island | |
 | Jeremy Pyle Counsel Entertainment, Sports and Media Portland | Jeremy Pyle Counsel Portland Entertainment, Sports and Media jeremy pyle jeremy pyle’s practice is focused on representing clients in a variety of entertainment, sports and media matters. mr. pyle has drafted and negotiated a wide range of agreements in the sports, entertainment, consumer products, advertising, marketing and media sectors, including endorsement agreements, sponsorship agreements, talent agreements, licensed product agreements, and other licensing, consulting and collaboration agreements with professional athletes, recording artists, models, designers, influencers, universities, and several blue chip companies and brands.mr. pyle has also advised clients in a wide variety of commercial and corporate transactions, including publishing agreements, employment agreements, consulting agreements, sweepstakes and promotions, and acquisitions.mr. pyle’s representative matters include:represented the global entertainment and sports marketing groups of a global footwear and apparel company, including in connection with: endorsement and licensed product agreements with professional athletes in all major sports leagues (nfl, nba, mlb, mls and nhl) as well as world famous recording artists, entertainers, designers and models; sponsorship and product supply agreements with major universities and sports leagues; and licensing, consulting and collaboration agreements with blue chip companies and other distinguished global brands.represented a global apparel company in the college sports sector, including retail licensed product agreements, merchandising agreements and other license and distribution agreements with universities and other global footwear and apparel companies.represented a global consumer electronics company in connection with various endorsement and sponsorship agreements with professional athletes, musicians, actors and entertainers.represented a world-famous hip-hop artist in connection with various endorsement, licensing, and influencer agreements, including video games and alcoholic beverages.represented a premier event marketing firm in connection with various sponsorship, talent, and services agreements with esteemed national and multinational companies and brands, as well as artists, musicians, gamers and influencers.represented the founder/master distiller of a highly acclaimed spirts company in connection with its acquisition by a major multinational spirts producer and distributor.represented an industry leading athletic training and corporate wellness company in various commercial transactions with major financial institutions, technology firms, colleges and universities, automobile manufacturers, and the u.s. military. university of arkansas school of lawll.m., food and agricultureuniversity of oregon school of lawj.d.depauw universityb.a., political science holland & knight llp (associate)the consul group (attorney) entertainment, sports and media counsel state of oregon u.s. district court for the district of oregon portland | |
 | Alex Ranes System Administrator Boise | Alex Ranes System Administrator Boise English alex ranes alex ranes is a system administrator for rimon. his duties include the administration of cloud-based systems, installing and configuring software, hardware, and networks, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issues, and ensuring security and efficiency of it infrastructure. prior to rimon, mr. ranes served four years of active duty in the navy as an it. he also worked one year as a system administrator at northrop grumman, and one year as a field service technician at perspecta.mr. ranes is educated in the following: red hat certified system administrator (rhcsa), comptia a+, comptia sec+, automated digital network system (adns) administrator, and battle force tactical network (bftn) administrator. english system administrator boise | |
 | Lathena Remp Patent Prosecution Paralegal Minneapolis | Lathena Remp Patent Prosecution Paralegal Minneapolis English lathena remp lathena remp is a patent prosecution paralegal at rimon law based in boise, idaho. lathena has over 10 years of experience as a paralegal with a primary focus in us patent prosecution.lathena previously worked as an ip paralegal for foley & lardner llp where she provided us patent prosecution support to more than 5 attorneys and prior to working at foley & lardner llp lathena worked at lowe graham jones pllc where she supported 3 attorney in all areas of intellectual property. foley & lardner llp, patent paralegallowe graham jones pllc, patent paralegal english patent prosecution paralegal minneapolis | |
 | Benjamin Revah Legal Intern | Benjamin Revah Legal Intern English French benjamin revah right from the start of his higher education, benjamin revah opted for a course of study with a focus on international and european law. it was during his master 1 in international and european law at the university of paris 1 panthéon sorbonne that he discovered his passion for the law of the european union’s internal market. the european business law issues he studied at the sorbonne were put into practice during a five-month internship in 2020 with the member of parliament for the first constituency of haut-rhin in france, who is also a member of the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe and the economic affairs committee. as part of this internship, he had the opportunity to assist the mp during sessions at the council of europe. convinced that long-term international experience was essential to his career to achieve his career goals, in 2021 he enrolled in the master’s in franco-asian business law at the university of paris 2 panthéon assas, and relocated to vietnam within the university of law and economics in ho-chi-minh city. this experience, which was enriching both culturally and academically, was complemented by a ten-month work internship in the legal department of the france-vietnam chamber of commerce and industry. there, he dealt with all issues relating to the creation of legal structures both in vietnam and in france, as well as issues relating to the evfta, the free trade agreement linking the european union and vietnam since 2020. as the chamber of commerce is part of the “european enterprise network”, he had the privilege of helping set up subsidiaries of european companies in vietnam. these missions were conducted entirely in english. he also played an active role in organizing several forums and conferences on trade relations between vietnam and the european union, such as the forum of foreign trade advisors held in ho chi minh city in march 2023. the tasks entrusted to him during this internship have strengthened his ambition to become a lawyer specializing in european and international business law. university of paris 1 panthéon sorbonnemaster 1 in international and european lawuniversity of paris 2 panthéon assasfranco-asian business lawuniversity of law and economics in ho-chi-minh citylegal department of the france-vietnam chamber of commerce and industry english french legal intern | |
 | Avi Rimon Rimon Global Alliance Intellectual Property, Technology Tel Aviv* | Avi Rimon Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONTel Aviv University LLB, LawTel Aviv* Intellectual Property, Technology English Hebrew avi rimon avi rimon is an acknowledged expert in telecommunications and internet laws in israel. he focuses on supplying legal solutions to telecom businesses in israel, integrating deep knowledge on telecom regulation with the commercial legal expertise unique to this arena.mr. rimon’s background in telecom spreads over two decades, and includes legal support to the leading communications firms in israel — among them, motorola israel, mirs communications (now hot mobile), pelephone communications, partner communications and golan telecom. he has handled telecom licensing and dealt with enforcement actions initiated by the ministry of communications (moc). avirepresented electra consumer products in a cellular networks sharing transaction with cellcom israel amounting to $600 million.mr. rimon has unparalleled skill in israel concerning frequencies allocations and was part of the israeli delegation to itu conference on 2007. avi prepared mirs’s bid for 2010 cellular frequencies tender (3g technology) and pelephone’s bid for the last cellular frequencies tender (4g technology) held on january 2015.mr. rimon excels in formulating the typical industry commercial agreements, such as subscriber agreements, distribution agreements, hosting agreements, procurement agreements (infrastructures and services), revenue sharing agreements, roaming agreements and others. he also supports his clients regarding copyright issues and public tenders law.in the area of internet law, mr. rimon advices businesses regarding website terms of use, privacy issues, licensing, subscriber terms and conditions and other related topics.mr. rimon also has a rare proficiency in promoting new regulation initiatives and halting excessive proposed regulation. he was the chief architect of the reform in cellular services regulation which brought up two new operators and lifted many barriers to competition. he is engaged in drafting bills of law in cooperation with one of the leading lobbying agencies in israel.publicationsglobes, mr. rimon is interviewed about moc policy regarding millimetric waves.people & computers, article by mr. rimon concerning millimetric waves and the smart city.the marker, technation, mr. rimon on the implications of bezeq crisis.telecom news, essay on the state comptroller report about moc. education tel aviv university llb, law tel aviv universityllb, law [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623083048918{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] intellectual property technology english hebrew rimon global alliance israel tel aviv* | |
 | Courtney M. Roman Associate Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Long Island | Courtney M. Roman Associate Long Island Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution English courtney m. roman courtney m. roman, esq. is an associate at rimon, where she practices in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, corporate restructuring, labor and employment and litigation.in may of 2022, courtney received her juris doctor from new york law school. prior to attending law school, courtney received her undergraduate degree in english in 2018 from binghamton university. during law school, courtney served as a member of the family law quarterly. new york law schoolj.d.binghamton universityb.a. silvermanacampora llp, associate bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation litigation and alternative dispute resolution english associate state of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Robert M. Rosenblum Paralegal San Francisco | Robert M. Rosenblum Paralegal San Francisco English robert m. rosenblum robert m. rosenblum provides paralegal support to the litigation team. prior to rimon, mr. rosenblum worked close to 10 years in paralegal and litigation support roles, specializing in litigation and electronic discovery.robert holds a bachelor of arts in political science from san diego state university and a paralegal certificate from california state university east bay. english paralegal san francisco | |
 | Hossein Sajjadi Associate Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Securities and Capital Markets Chicago | Hossein Sajjadi Associate Chicago Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Securities and Capital Markets English Farsi hossein sajjadi hossein’s business law practice focuses on representing emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycles as well as the venture capital and private equity funds that invest in those businesses. from navigating pre-formation structuring discussions to complex, cross-border exits, hossein’s dynamic company- and investor-side experience provides for practical advice and pragmatic solutions to evolving client needs. his experience includes strategic acquisition and sale transactions, business acquisitions and divestitures, corporate consolidation transactions, asset acquisition and sale transactions, joint ventures and other strategic arrangements. in addition, hossein has experience in private and public securities offerings, corporate finance, corporate governance, and general corporate matters representing emerging growth, privately held, and publicly traded companies across a variety of industries from cutting edge technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality, to more traditional industries like transportation and agriculture. hossein began his post-graduate career as a mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets associate in jones day’s silicon valley office. most recently, he was a mergers and acquisitions, start-up and venture capital, and private equity associate at bryan cave’s u.s. headquarters in st. louis. while working towards his jd/mba from santa clara university, he spent time in-house at the legal teams of two global software companies, a publicly traded fortune 25 company and a late-stage venture-backed private company and conducted legal research at stanford’s graduate school of business for dr. ilya a. strebulaev. hossein’s former government experience includes serving as an honors legal intern at the u.s. securities and exchange commission’s san francisco regional office, a judicial extern for justice goodwin h. lui at the supreme court of california and a judicial extern for the hon. socrates p. manoukian at the superior court of california. as a californian with minnesotan roots and years of ocean-side santa barbara living under his belt, hossein, finding himself back in the midwest, enjoys staying active and spending time outdoors with his friends and family. publicationscontributor, “squaring venture capital valuations with reality“, by will gornall and ilya a. strebulaev. journal of financial economics. january 2020, vol. 135, issue 1, pp 120-143. santa clara university school of lawj.d., specialized in intellectual property & corporate lawsanta clara university leavey school of businessm.b.a., concentration in finance: corporate and investmentuniversity of california santa barbarab.a., business economicsb.a., psychologyrecipient, technology entrepreneurship certificate bryan cave leighton paisner llp jones day supreme court of california u.s. securities and exchange commission stanford university graduate school of business intuit (nasdaq: intu) mindjet corporation superior court of california, county of santa clara emerging companies and venture capital fund formation mergers and acquisitions private investment funds securities and capital markets english farsi associate state of california state of illinois (admission pending) state of missouri chicago | |
 | Swati Samanth Associate Intellectual Property San Francisco | Swati Samanth Associate San Francisco Intellectual Property English Marathi Spanish swati samanth swati samanth is an associate in rimon law’s san francisco office where her practice focuses on intellectual property. she brings over 15 years of litigation experience to rimon. prior to joining rimon, she practiced dependency, family, and delinquency law.most recently, she opened a middle school in east oakland and then served there as director of operations from its launch through its first graduating class, prior to making the transition back to the legal field.ms. samanth holds a juris doctor degree from the university of california, hastings college of the law. while attending uc hastings, she was a member of hastings constitutional law quarterly, symposium co-chair and she served as president of the south asian law students association. ms. samanth earned a bachelor of arts in both political science and philosophy with an emphasis in ethics from the university of southern california. while at usc, she participated in the unruh institute of politics, through which she secured an internship in the u.s. attorney general’s office as well as in the white house. university of california, hastings college of the lawj.d.university of southern californiab.a. political science and philosophy law office of swati samanth, juvenile dependency attorney intellectual property english marathi spanish associate state of california san francisco | |
| | Emma Schambach Legal Secretary Santa Barbara | Emma Schambach Legal Secretary Santa Barbara English emma schambach emma serves mike hellman as a legal secretary in the santa barbara office of rimon law. her duties include supporting the legal team through administrative, communicative, and organizational skills. university of north carolinabachelor of science, political science and public advocacyuniversity of north carolinamasters, communication mcintosh law firm, executive legal assistant english legal secretary santa barbara | |
 | Rob Sharp Risk & Compliance Manager Seattle | Rob Sharp Risk & Compliance Manager Seattle English rob sharp rob sharp is rimon’s risk & compliance manager. he ensures that the firm’s information technology standards comply with regulatory and legal requirements as well as internal policies and bylaws.rob has over 22 years of information technology, security and compliance experience in large corporate environments including xerox, conduent and continuum. heald collegeassociates, computer science continuum (technical relationship manager)conduent (business relationship manager)xerox (regional it manager)acs (regional it manager)livebridge (it manager) english risk & compliance manager seattle | |
 | Piotr Siemion Rimon Global Alliance Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Europe, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets | Piotr Siemion Rimon Global Alliance Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Europe, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets English Polish Russian piotr siemion piotr siemion is a corporate attorney in the firm’s warsaw office. mr. siemion has over two decades of transactional experience, specifically in the areas of corporate law, corporate governance, regulatory and compliance, industrial restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, and private equity. mr. siemion has significant experience leading complex cross-border projects, particularly in the energy sector. mr. siemion is a u.s. attorney, admitted to the new york bar, and has managed legal projects in the united states, poland, central europe, canada and israel. he has significant experience within top-tier central european industrial companies.selected experiencerepresentation of estee lauder, inc. in several us-based acquisitions amounting to us $0.5 billion.representation of a swedish-israeli telecommunications venture in its us $1 billion bond-issuance transaction and in its parallel warsaw and nasdaq ipo.representation of the founders of a leading internet portal in poland over a string of financing and m&a transactions.leading a us $1.5 billion spin-off of mobile and fixed-line telco assets for kghm s.a., one of the largest industrial groups in poland.representation of pkn orlen sa, the largest industrial group in central europe on the acquisition of oil fields in canada, as well as on the acquisition of refinery assets from shell and eni in the czech republic.representation of pkn orlen sa in the restructuring of its petrochemical joint venture with lyondell basell industries.leading a major restructuring of pkn orlen sa over eight jurisdictions and several time zones. columbia university school of lawj.d. harlan fiske stone scholarcolumbia university, graduate school of arts and sciencesph.d (humanities), ma, fulbright scholar, marjorie nicholson fellowuniversity of wroclaw, polandma (english) weil, gotshal & manges llppkn orlen s.a., director, expertamrest, n.v., business development advisorkghm polska miedz s.a., executive director for telecommunications assetssovereign capital sp. z.o.o., private equity emerging companies and venture capital energy transactions europe investment advisers and other asset managers mergers and acquisitions regulatory, compliance & corporate governance securities and capital markets telecommunications english polish russian rimon global alliance state of new york | |
 | Junilla Sledziewski Rimon Global Alliance Real Estate Chicago | Junilla Sledziewski Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONUniversity of Miami School of Law J.D., Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas B.A., Magna Cum LaudeChicago Real Estate junilla sledziewski ms.sledziewski works on a variety of real estate related matters – from commercial to residential transactions, representing individuals and companies buying, selling, and/or leasing and acting as counsel to condominium associations. ms. sledziewski also handles real estate-based disputes, both informally and through litigaton. she also represents lenders and creditors in real estate and asset-based transactions and collections litigation.ms.sledziewski is licensed to practice law in illinois, florida, and new mexico and was a member of the university of miami law review and graduated magna cum laude. after starting her career at a prestigious south florida law firm and spending two years as a solo practitioner, she moved to chicago and joined the law firm statman, harris & eyrich in 2014. ms. sledziewski founded kershner sledziewski law in 2017 and is dedicated to providing excellent legal services to her clients using technology and flexible fee arrangements.a prolific networker, ms.sledziewski is a board member of the professional women’s club of chicago and the vice president of business law network. representative mattersblanchard & associates vs. lupin pharmaceuticals, inc. 17-1903 (7th cr. 2018) (successfully appealed dismissal of a complaint filed on behalf of a law firm to collect unpaid fees)first s. bank v. fifth third bank na, 631 f. app’x 121 (4th cir. 2015) (represented fifth third bank in the successful appeal of various claims arising from a participation agreement with another lender)successfully documented and closed millions of dollars of traditional and non-traditional asset based and real-estate backed financingsuccessfully recovered millions of dollars of bad debt on behalf of institutional lenders, non-traditional lenders, individuals, and businesses of all sizes.recovered a variety of business assets from produce to nutrition supplements to mechanical equipment, successfully foreclosed on dozens of commercial properties, and negotiated favorable forbearance and work-out agreements for borrowers and lenders.defended businesses and individuals against claims of trade secrets and fiduciary duties violations, as well as obtained temporary restraining orders and injunctions on behalf of clients looking to protect their assets.represented hundreds of individuals, trusts or other entities to close residential real estate transactions, negotiating thousands of dollars in credits, navigating title issues, and coordinating with lenders to ensure smooth and pleasant experiences for her clients. publications, speaking engagements, awards“1031 exchanges for real estate brokers” – presented to various real estate brokerage groups throughout chicagoland“how to make the move” – presented to various middle market companies’ young employee groups on the first-time homebuying process“considerations for foreigners buying real estate in the united states” – presented to various real estate groups throughout chicagoland“landlord and tenant issues for chicagoland investors” – presented to wcrt real estate investors group education university of miami school of law j.d., magna cum laude university of nevada, las vegas b.a., magna cum laude university of miami school of lawj.d., magna cum laudeuniversity of nevada, las vegasb.a., magna cum laude [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623083048918{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] real estate rimon global alliance chicago | |
 | Michael Smith Associate Intellectual Property, Life Sciences San Diego (North County) | Michael Smith Associate EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Berkeley J.D. 2004California Institute of Technology PhD. Organic Chemistry 1986Texas A&M University B.S. Chemistry 1981PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (North County) Intellectual Property, Life Sciences English michael smith michael smith is an associate in the intellectual property (ip) group at rimon law. before he became a patent attorney, dr. smith was a research scientist for many years, and he draws on his deep understanding of life sciences and corporate r&d, as well as his extensive legal experience, while assisting each client to develop and implement an ip strategy optimized to meet their unique business needs. he has a track record of helping companies establish strong ip practices and cultures, providing ip guidance to early-stage research projects, capturing inventions at all stages of r&d, drafting and prosecuting patent applications, counseling management on ip-related opportunities and risks, and reviewing and drafting contracts to support both research and licensing.dr. smith received his ph.d. in organic chemistry from cal tech, then spent 15 years at dow agrosciences, where he led the herbicide project creation chemistry program and developed a deep understanding of chemical technology, corporate r&d processes, and the importance of taking steps to protect ip from the earliest stages of research. he also passed the uspto patent bar before starting law school.at berkeley school of law, dr. smith focused on intellectual property law, joining the berkeley technology journal and earning the boalt law & technology certificate. he began his legal career at morrison & foerster’s san diego office, where he spent seven years working on a diverse range of technologies and legal issues, including patent application drafting and prosecution, patent litigation support, opinion work to guide critical business decisions, ip diligence for licensing transactions, and both offensive and defensive reexaminations of us patents.dr. smith then went in-house to work for nibr (the novartis institutes for biomedical research—the discovery research division of novartis pharmaceuticals) in emeryville ca, where he focused on ip for small-molecule oncology and infectious disease programs. in addition to obtaining patent protection for development compounds and related inventions, he provided guidance to help early-stage projects avoid ip issues, trained scientists on ip topics, contributed extensively to the patent department’s practices and guidelines, advised business leaders on ip and related legal issues, provided ip diligence for technology licensing and collaboration projects, and drafted and reviewed contracts and agreements such as mtas, cdas, and research collaboration agreements.dr. smith left novartis after six and a half years to return ‘home’ to san diego, where he joined rimôn law. he now uses his extensive experience to assist clients with a broad range of patent-related and chemistry-related ip needs.publicationsdonald s. chisum and michael g. smith, “smithkline: how the expanding inherent anticipation doctrine affects chemical patents,” morrison & foerster ip newsletter, vol. 1(1), pp. 1-6 (june 2005).raj s. davé and michael g. smith, “smithkline v. apotex: u.s. supreme court declines appeal,” pharmaceutical law insight, vol. 2(8), pp. 6-7 (sept. 2006).michael g. smith, “what every chemist should know about patent law”, seminar for the law committee of the san diego section of the american chemical society (sept. 2008).michael g. smith, “patent law in china: some recent changes to be aware of,” presented for law committee of the san diego section of the acs (may 2009).michael g. smith, “exergen v. walmart stores,” presented at the review of chemistry case law 2008/2009, law committee of the san diego section of the acs (sept. 2009)michael g. smith, “patentability standards for scientists,” presented for the law committee of the san diego section of the acs (jan. 2010). education university of california, berkeley j.d. 2004 california institute of technology phd. organic chemistry 1986 texas a&m university b.s. chemistry 1981 previous experience associate / of counsel at morrison & foerster principal patent attorney at novartis institutes for biomedical research (nibr) herbicide research leader at dow agrosciences university of california, berkeleyj.d. 2004california institute of technologyphd. organic chemistry 1986texas a&m universityb.s. chemistry 1981 associate / of counsel at morrison & foersterprincipal patent attorney at novartis institutes for biomedical research (nibr)herbicide research leader at dow agrosciences intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence life sciences patent counseling and prosecution english associate state of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) san diego (north county) | |
 | Amy Smith Associate Intellectual Property, Life Sciences San Diego (North County) | Amy Smith Associate EDUCATIONIndiana University J.D.California Institute of Technology PhD., GeochemistryMassachusetts Institute of Technology M.S., Geochemistry B.S., BiologyPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (North County) Intellectual Property, Life Sciences English amy smith chihang amy smith is an associate in the intellectual property group at rimon law. dr. smith focuses on procuring and protecting intellectual property rights for clients. she has prosecuted patent applications before the u.s. and foreign patent offices and managed patent portfolios focused on small molecule pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, drug delivery systems, chemical processes, bio-materials, medical devices and mechanical devices. she has rendered opinions on patentability, freedom to operate, non-infringement and invalidity. in addition, she has conducted due diligence in support of ip transactions, and has negotiated and drafted ip transaction agreements.dr. smith received her b.s. in biology from mit, her ph.d. in geochemistry from cal tech, and a j.d. from indiana university. she is a member of the california bar, and is also registered to practice before the u.s. patent and trademark office.before her legal career, dr. smith worked for sixteen years as a research scientist for the dow chemical company and dow agrosciences. she developed a strong knowledge of chemical engineering and material sciences while supporting both production and research in chemical processes, polymers, membranes, composites, metals, coating, and catalysts as the leader of an analytical laboratory for the dow chemical company. in addition, dr. smith gained expertise in small organic molecule research and regulatory matters while leading efforts to develop methods for the quantitative analysis of pesticide residues in plant and animal matrices.dr. smith focused on intellectual property law while in law school, and has practiced ip law for over seventeen years. she began her legal career at woodard emhart, a premier ip boutique firm in indianapolis, and later joined paul hastings, a renowned international law firm, in their san diego office. dr. smith has worked on ip projects for small to medium life science companies, which include patent procurement and re-examination, due diligence for licensing transactions, validity and infringement opinions, and patent litigation support.after six years in private practice, dr. smith went in house to takeda pharmaceutical company and later joined the genomics institute of the novartis research foundation—a discovery research division of novartis pharmaceutical corporation. as in-house patent counsel, dr. smith focused on procuring u.s. and worldwide patent rights for small molecule pharmaceutical inventions, due diligence for in-licensing targets, reviewing, negotiating and drafting ip transaction agreements, advising business and scientific leaders on ip risks, and training scientists on ip topics.dr. smith is fluent in written chinese (simplified and complex) and is a native cantonese chinese speaker. education indiana university j.d. california institute of technology phd., geochemistry massachusetts institute of technology m.s., geochemistry b.s., biology previous experience senior patent attorney at genomics institute of the novartis research foundation senior patent attorney at takeda pharmaceutical company associate at paul hastings, llp associate at woodard emhardt moriarty mcnett and henry, llp senior scientist at dow agrosciences research leader at the dow chemical company indiana universityj.d.california institute of technologyphd., geochemistrymassachusetts institute of technologym.s., geochemistry b.s., biology senior patent attorney at genomics institute of the novartis research foundationsenior patent attorney at takeda pharmaceutical companyassociate at paul hastings, llpassociate at woodard emhardt moriarty mcnett and henry, llpsenior scientist at dow agrosciencesresearch leader at the dow chemical company intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence life sciences patent counseling and prosecution english associate state of california united states patent and trademark office (uspto) san diego (north county) | |
 | Ryan Smith IT Manager Boise | Ryan Smith IT Manager EDUCATIONBoise State University B.B.A. Networking and TelecommunicationsBoise English ryan smith ryan is rimon’s it manager. ryan’s responsibilities include administration of cloud-based systems and special projects. ryan supports end-users at rimon with their software and hardware needs. ryan is experienced in system and network administration, security, backup and recovery, technical infrastructure (lan/wan/vpn/noc), and workstation installation/configuration.ryan received his b.b.a in networking and telecommunications from boise state university. education boise state university b.b.a. networking and telecommunications boise state universityb.b.a. networking and telecommunications english it manager boise | |
 | Victoria Strong Administrative Lead Boise | Victoria Strong Administrative Lead EDUCATIONSeminole State College Boise English victoria strong victoria is the operations lead for rimon. in this role, she oversees contract management for the firm, assists department heads with contract implementation, and oversees contract-related spending. victoria works with the director of operations on various operations initiatives including annual insurance renewals and compliance and drafting operations policies and procedures. she manages the boise office, overseeing administrative staff, and manages the administrative helpdesk ticket system. victoria is also responsible for event planning and execution for the firm as well as the firm’s office supplies program.victoria has many years of executive assistant experience, including supporting executive teams, business operations, legal/financial agreements, event planning, and employee engagement. education seminole state college seminole state college english administrative lead boise | |
 | Jennifer Szafir Law Clerk Boston | Jennifer Szafir Law Clerk EDUCATIONAustralian National University Bachelor of Commerce (Management)/ Bachelor of LawsPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Boston English jennifer szafir jennifer is currently a student at suffolk university law school. prior to law school she worked at a large law firm assisting with matters relating to tax, probate, and estate planning and administration.jennifer works in rimôn’s trust and estate practice located in boston. education australian national university bachelor of commerce (management)/ bachelor of laws previous experience seyfarth shaw llp (senior business development coordinator) katten muchin rosenman llp (business development & marketing specialist) clayton utz (business development coordinator) suffolk university law schoolj.d. candidate (2024)university of massachusetts amherstbachelor of arts, sociology wood & nathanson, llp (legal intern)mintz (private client coordinator) english law clerk boston | |
 | Xiao Tang Associate China, Trusts and Estates Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Xiao Tang Associate EDUCATIONUniversity of Virginia L.L.M.Tsinghua University L.L.B.Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) China, Trusts and Estates English Mandarin xiao tang xiao tang is an associate in rimon’s private client group. ms. tang focuses her practice on estate planning and trust administration. as an associate, ms. tang works closely with clients to create customized estate plans which include but not limited to revocable living trusts, irrevocable generation-skipping trusts, family limited liability companies and private charitable foundations for the transmission of individual wealth and family asset. ms. tang’s practice also includes the representation of surviving spouses, trustees and executors in the administration of trusts and estates. education university of virginia l.l.m. tsinghua university l.l.b. university of virginia, school of lawl.l.m.tsinghua university, school of law, beijing, chinal.l.b. china trusts and estates english mandarin associate state of california state of new york silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Erika Teijeiro-Ficht Professional Staff Chicago | Erika Teijeiro-Ficht Professional Staff Chicago English Spanish erika teijeiro-ficht ms. teijeiro-ficht currently works as a client service professional (csp) at rimon law. erika has over 14 years of experience in professional administrative support. she holds her bachelor’s in business administration. she has worked in the financial industry for over 8 years. most recently worked in financial services industry and have an active life/health license in il through january 2015 english spanish professional staff chicago | |
 | Ted Thomas Director of Business Development Artificial Intelligence San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Ted Thomas Director of Business Development EDUCATIONUniversity of Pennsylvania San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Artificial Intelligence English ted thomas ted thomas focuses on introducing rimon’s exceptional lawyers to his network of contacts established during his thirty-year career spent selling for, researching, and investing in leading edge companies. after receiving his ba from the university of pennsylvania in chemistry, mr. thomas entered the technology sector as a marketing representative for ibm. while there, he earned many accolades for his sales results, and when the ibm pc was announced, transitioned his career to work with start ups in the technology space.after moving to the bay area to be close to the center of technology innovation, mr. thomas held sales and sales management positions with a number of leading edge technology start ups in the office automation, relational database, information security, and high performance network server markets. during his role with auspex systems, mr. thomas made the transition to investment banking where he joined hambrecht & quist during the period in which they took auspex public. h&q went on to become one of the leading technology investment banks, ultimately merging with jp morgan in a $1.3b acquisition.mr. thomas’ role as an institutional salesman and managing director with h&q and several other leading investment banks enabled him to build an extensive network of contacts with investors, bankers, vcs, and company management teams which has subsequently provided the platform for his recent business development roles. at rimon, mr. thomas is committed to leveraging his network into a value-add for its participants, emphasizing the development of relationships between leaders from various industry sectors and rimon’s own set of exceptional lawyers to better serve the needs of our clients. education university of pennsylvania university of pennsylvania artificial intelligence english director of business development san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Gregory P. Tolchinsky Associate Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright, Technology San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Gregory P. Tolchinsky Associate San Diego (Bankers Hill) Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Trademark and Copyright, Technology English Russian gregory tolchinsky gregory tolchinsky is a patent attorney specializing in multiple high-tech fields including 5g, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, augmented/virtual reality, medical devices, etc. prior to joining rimon, gregory was a patent examiner at the united states patent and trademark office in the computer networking technology center (tc2400). he also detailed for administrative patent judges at the patent trial and appeal board (ptab) where he assisted the judges with adjudicating aia trials and ex parte appeals.publicationshigh wear resistance shoe sole material and manufacturing method thereof, gregory tolchinsky, united states publication # 20150203651 a1, published on july 23, 2015, filed on january 20, 2014.defining and designing for the reasonable person, g. tolchinsky, m. morse, ieee products safety engineering newsletter, vol. 3, no 1, march 2007, pp 15-21.novelty shock pens – harmless toy or injurious weapon, m. morse, g. tolchinsky, ieee products safety engineering newsletter, vol. 4, no 1, march 2008, pp 20-30.membershipscalifornia lawyers associationintellectual property law section of the california lawyers association brooklyn law schoolj.d.university of san diegob.s./b.a. in electrical engineering, minor in mathematics united states patent and trademark office, patent examinerpatent trial and appeal board, detail intellectual property patent counseling and prosecution technology trademark and copyright english russian associate state of california u.s. patent and trademark office san diego (bankers hill) | |
 | Yoni Torchman Rimon Global Alliance Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Israel, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology, Telecommunications Chicago | Yoni Torchman Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONIndiana University J.D.Northwestern University B.S., Computer EngineeringPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Chicago Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence, Israel, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology, Telecommunications English Hebrew yoni torchman yoni is an experienced patent attorney with 18 years of working in various software technologies.having special expertise in video coding and delivery, telecommunications, machine learning, and iot, he also has extensive experience in many other software and hardware fields, and is fluent in hebrew.working as a software engineer at motorola allowed yoni to gain first-hand knowledge of the development process, enabling him to communicate very effectively with engineers when drafting patents.yoni was a patent examiner for several years and has eight years of experience as a lawyer with large law firms including kenyon and kenyon and dentons.yoni holds a computer engineering degree from northwestern, juris doctor from indiana university and is a registered us patent attorney admitted before the us patent office and the illinois state bar.publicationsalice in wonderland court decisions for 35 u.s.c. § 101 education indiana university j.d. northwestern university b.s., computer engineering previous experience torchman ip dentons kenyon and kenyon indiana universityj.d.northwestern universityb.s., computer engineering torchman ipdentonskenyon and kenyon [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623083048918{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text]*rimon global alliance[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] intellectual property intellectual property transactions and due diligence israel patent counseling and prosecution technology telecommunications english hebrew rimon global alliance state of illinois united states patent and trademark office (uspto) chicago | |
| | Cassara Torres Billing Coordinator New Jersey (Bedminster) | Cassara Torres Billing Coordinator New Jersey (Bedminster) English cassara torres cassara torres complies and executes attorney billing in a timely manner. she also maintains contact with attorneys and clients and observes confidentiality of client and firm matters. review and edits pre-bills in response to attorney request. ms. torres, also perform a variety of other accounting and bookkeeping duties according to established policies and procedures. high school diploma traffic plan, billing coordinator english billing coordinator new jersey (bedminster) | |
 | Denise Tripp Paralegal Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Denise Tripp Paralegal Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) denise tripp professional experiencedenise tripp holds over 15 years of paralegal experience. her focus lays primarily on family law and estate planning/trust administration. she works closely with clients throughout the entire process of trust administration, assists in all areas of estate planning, and prepares a broad spectrum of legal documents relating to such.ms. tripp received her paralegal certificate from uc berkeley in 2008. paralegal silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Haley Trust Associate Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Trusts and Estates Long Island | Haley Trust Associate Long Island Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Trusts and Estates English haley trust haley l. trust, esq. is an associate at rimon, where she practices in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring, trusts and estates, and labor and employment law.in may of 2017, haley received her juris doctor from the maurice a. deane school of law at hofstra university. prior to attending law school, haley received her undergraduate degree in public relations, with a minor in political science in 2013 from the college of honors program at suny oswego, which is where she developed an interest in law. during law school, haley served as notes and comments editor and symposium transcript editor for journal of international business and law, which awarded her the distinguished service award during her third year in law school. haley was also a member of the veterans legal assistance project. the maurice a. deane school of law at hofstra universityj.d.suny oswegob.a. silvermanacampora llp, associate bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring employment law, employee benefits and executive compensation trusts and estates english associate state of new york u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
 | Frederick Tsien Rimon Global Alliance Corporate and Business Transactions, Intellectual Property, Technology, Technology Licensing Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Frederick Tsien Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONSyracuse Law School J.D.Syracuse Business School M.B.A.Vassar College B.A.Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Corporate and Business Transactions, Intellectual Property, Technology, Technology Licensing English Hebrew frederick tsien frederick tsien is counsel to rimon. mr. tsien has served as general counsel of two publicly traded companies. his clients have included google, commerceone, netscape, concentric, crossworlds software (acquired by ibm), dicarta, encover, intalio, integrated silicon solution, netli (acquired by akamai), open media foundation, putnam lovell securities (acquired by jeffries), and trigo technologies (acquired by ibm).mr. tsien is a seasoned silicon valley attorney with over 20 years of broad and diverse experience providing business counsel to, and managing the legal affairs of, high technology companies. he specializes in enabling emerging growth companies to negotiate and close deals with the global 1000. with his demonstrated expertise in structuring, negotiating and closing complex and strategic transactions–especially involving intellectual property–mr. tsien has proven to be a valuable asset in the alliance intensive high tech world. he has successfully closed multi-million dollar including a joint venture with matsushita, a joint development and license with hitachi, and numerous license agreements with ibm.mr. tsien started his career in the semiconductor industry. he has served as general counsel or associate general counsel in the disk drive, medical equipment, computer hardware and software industries. mr. tsien is a businessperson first, who uses his legal talents to help management achieve outstanding results in a fast paced, international marketplace. education syracuse law school j.d. syracuse business school m.b.a. vassar college b.a. syracuse law schoolj.d.syracuse business schoolm.b.a.vassar collegeb.a. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623083048918{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] corporate and business transactions intellectual property technology technology licensing english hebrew rimon global alliance state of california state of new york silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Deborah Turofsky Associate Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Real Estate Long Island | Deborah Turofsky Associate Long Island Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Restructuring, Real Estate English deborah turofsky deborah turofsky is an associate at rimon. her practice focuses on bankruptcy, mortgage default services, foreclosure litigation, real estate, revolving accounts and litigation. a graduate of both hofstra university school of law and state university of stony brook, deborah is licensed to practice law in both the state of new york and new jersey. she is admitted to the united states federal courts for the eastern and southern districts of new york. she is also admitted in the federal courts of new jersey. hofstra university school of lawj.d.state university at stony brookb.a. silvermanacampora llp, associate bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring real estate english associate state of new jersey state of new york u.s. district court for the district of new jersey u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york long island | |
| | Arabella Ulrich Senior Accountant | Arabella Ulrich Senior Accountant English Filipino arabella ulrich arabella ulrich is rimon’s senior accountant. in her previous role, arabella handled financial statements consolidations for all us and 48 foreign companies for tax returns preparation and reporting including gift tax returns and fbar filings. she was also responsible for managing day-to-day operations, payrolls processing, and compliance.she also carries the payroll certification from the american payroll association since 2009. colorado state universitymaster of professional accountinguniversity of perpetual help systembachelor of science in accountancy cinergi pictures entertainment inc. (controller) english filipino senior accountant | |
 | Heywood Umanoff, Ph.D. Scientific Analyst New York | Heywood Umanoff, Ph.D. Scientific Analyst New York English heywood umanoff, ph.d. dr. umanoff’s practice focuses on the biological sciences, including the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, immunology, toxicology and epidemiology. he has over seventeen years of law firm experience working as a scientific analyst, reviewing, explaining and summarizing research relevant to attorney, client and outside expert needs. he has extensive experience in implementing scientific literature search strategies and the utilization of database software for searching, accessing and cataloguing scientific literature. dr. umanoff’s doctoral work combined biochemical and molecular biological techniques in order to elucidate aspects of heme biosynthesis in e. coli. his postdoctoral work in molecular genetics focused on the utilization of gene targeting methods to generate mouse models for understanding normal and cancer-related gene function. following his formal training, dr. umanoff worked in the biotechnology industry for over ten years, where he conducted basic cancer and drug development research. albert einstein college of medicinepostdoctoral fellowcity university of new yorkph.d., biochemistryripon collegeb.a. dla piper, scientific advisorgreenspoon marder, llp; scientific analystjacob, medinger & finnegan, llp; scientific analystilex oncology, senior scientistbeacon laboratories, senior scientistgenome therapeutics corporation, senior scientist english scientific analyst new york | |
| | Sergio Uribe-Cerda Administrative Assistant Boise | Sergio Uribe-Cerda Administrative Assistant Boise English Spanish sergio uribe-cerda sergio is an administrative (print production) assistant at rimon. he provides assistance with administrative projects such as printing, binding, collating, and distribution. mr. uribe-cerda handles check deposits, outgoing packages and print production projects. he has over 25 years of experience as an administrative assistant with major employers and has received awards for his accomplishments. he’s a us army veteran and a former professional drummer who’s played with major artist throughout his musical career. answer financial, inc. (administrative mail machine operator & programmer)allstate insurance (administrative assistant ii)aetna health insurance (administrative assistant i)ontic aviation (administrative assistant ii)blue shield of ca (health education services) english spanish administrative assistant boise | |
 | Donna Wallace People Operations Business Partner Tucson | Donna Wallace People Operations Business Partner Tucson English donna wallace donna wallace is the people operations business partner at nova law. she works closely with the director of people operations in supporting all employees and assists in providing strategic guidance in employee relations, benefits administration, compensation, performance management, talent acquisition, onboarding/orientation, and employment law compliance.donna’s background includes hr roles at blue cross blue shield of arizona as well as in the manufacturing and solar energy industries. she also has experience in start-up environments.donna holds a bachelor of arts in psychology, a master of arts in hr/organizational management, and a master of arts in psychology. she is currently in the process of obtaining the shrm-cp certification. blue cross blue shield of arizona (human resources) english people operations business partner tucson | |
| | Yanyan Wang Patent Agent Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. | Yanyan Wang Patent Agent Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. English Mandarin yanyan wang yanyan wang focuses her practice on intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on patents. she assists clients in determining patent requirements and strategy, and performing prior art search to determine patentability of patent applications. yanyan is highly skilled in the areas of electrochemistry, nanomaterials, energy conversion, fuel cell technology and spectroelectrochemistry. georgetown universityphd, chemistryxiamen universityms, chemistryharbin engineering universitybs, chemical engineering and technology english mandarin patent agent united states patent and trademark office (uspto) northern virginia washington d.c. | |
| | Alyssa Warner Staff Accountant/Bookkeeper Boise | Alyssa Warner Staff Accountant/Bookkeeper EDUCATIONUniversity of Pittsburgh B.S., Accounting and Business ManagementBoise English alyssa warner alyssa warner is a staff accountant/bookkeeper at rimon. her duties include managing collections. prior to rimon, ms. warner worked for a cpa firm preparing corporate and personal tax returns as well as assisting in audits. she then worked for a local law firm as a bookkeeper, office manager, and real estate paralegal.ms. warner graduated from the university of pittsburgh with a bachelor of science in accounting and business management with minors in economics and finance. education university of pittsburgh b.s., accounting and business management university of pittsburghb.s., accounting and business management english staff accountant/bookkeeper boise | |
 | Jessica Wasserman Rimon Global Alliance China, Europe, International Washington, D.C. | Jessica Wasserman Rimon Global Alliance Washington, D.C. China, Europe, International jessica wasserman jessica wasserman is an international trade attorney based in washington d.c.ms. wasserman advises clients on trade regulatory issues and trade remedies and has represented major companies and associations on all aspects of international trade and investments, including cfius investment reviews, china 301 tariffs, antidumping, section 201 safeguards, trade agreement negotiations, customs, regulatory compliance, and congressional advocacy.ms. wasserman has significant experience liaising with trade bodies, including senate finance, house ways and means, and itc commissioners and staff. she has represented clients in a wide range of sectors, including food and beverage, agriculture, medical device, cosmetics, and automotive. she has served in high-level international law and policy positions at the united states departments of commerce and agriculture. she also has experience representing the u.s. department of commerce in climate change negotiations.ms. wasserman has served as doc, handling all aspects of antidumping and subsidy cases. notable examples include semiconductors from japan, hot rolled steel from germany, and lumber from canada. she was previously appointed to doc to represent the us in international negotiations of environmental agreements and at the wto. ms. wassmeran has also been appointed at usda, representing the us in dispute settlement at the wto; at apec; and at the oecd. she has negotiated international trade arrangements, including the us-uae trade agreement, and agreements between us-korea, us-eu, tpp and usmca. university of michiganj.d.st. john’s collegeb.a. wassermanrowe llc (partner)greenspoon marder llp (partner)manatt, phelps & philips, llp (partner)hogan & hartson (associate) china europe international rimon global alliance district of columbia state of michigan washington d.c. | |
 | Julie White Trust & Estate Practice Assistant San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Julie White Trust & Estate Practice Assistant EDUCATIONCollege of San Mateo A.A., EnglishSan Francisco, Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) English julie white julie white assists with estate planning, trust and estate administration, and business formation for families, individuals, and financial institutions. prior to rimon, ms. white worked at royse law as the receptionist and assistant to the office manager.ms. white graduated from menlo college with a b.a. in business management with a focus on human resources. she also earned her associate’s degree in english from the college of san mateo. additionally, she is a california notary public. education college of san mateo a.a., english menlo collegeb.a., business management – human resourcescollege of san mateoa.a., english novalaw (office services coordinator)royse law (receptionist) english trust & estate practice assistant san francisco silicon valley (menlo park) | |
| | Rebecca White Trust & Estates Paralegal Boston | Rebecca White Trust & Estates Paralegal EDUCATIONRoger Williams University B.A.Boston University Paralegal CertificateBoston English rebecca white rebecca prepares and distributes the mail, helps manages the office supply stock and keeps it organized. she prepares and revises word documents and powerpoint presentations, greets visitors, scans and files important documents, notarizes, and other tasks as needed.rebecca worked in immigration law at tadmor & tadmor, llp in worcester, ma. she helped gather evidence and drafted forms to help clients obtain their green cards and naturalizations. in addition, she completed specific research for claims of asylum and to fight deportation proceedings. prior to that, she worked in customer service/retail at nordstrom rack in framingham, ma, and for the preservation society of newport county in newport, ri. education roger williams university b.a. boston university paralegal certificate roger williams universityb.a.boston universityparalegal certificate english trust & estates paralegal boston | |
 | Lisa Whynot Entertainment Consultant (US) Entertainment, Sports and Media Los Angeles, Montreal | Lisa Whynot Entertainment Consultant (US) Los Angeles, Montreal Entertainment, Sports and Media lisa whynot lisa whynot is a los angeles-based expert on entertainment issues with deep experience in the united states and canada. ms. whynot advises clients including artists, record and publishing companies, film and television talent and companies, singers, songwriters, managers, and producers on entertainment issues. she also consults with clients in relation to recording, publishing, touring and other agreements and has negotiated master use and music publishing licenses for use of music in tv, film, and physical products.ms. whynot has represented both talent and corporate clients in the negotiation of music, entertainment, and digital media agreements, with a focus on publishing agreements, agreements with record labels, music licensing, management agreements, and the acquisition of music catalogs for digital media companies. in addition, ms. whynot advises on other entertainment-related issues including name and likeness, copyright, and endorsement agreements.ms. whynot has prior experience as a lawyer, as a consultant, and as in-house legal counsel for emi in toronto. university of new brunswickbachelor of laws dalhousie universitybachelor of arts, development economics and international development lisa whynot, (entertainment strategic partnerships & digital media – legal and business affairs consultant)the law office of stacy h. fass (consultant)hertz & lichtenstein llp (consulting attorney)lisa whynot (barrister, solicitor)emi music canada (head of business & legal affairs) entertainment, sports and media entertainment consultant (us) lawyer (canada) law society of ontario los angeles montreal | |
 | Irving Wiesen Rimon Global Alliance Technology Licensing Tel Aviv* | Irving Wiesen Rimon Global Alliance EDUCATIONNew York University School of Law, J.D. 1980; Journal of International Law and Politics, Article EditorColumbia University School of Arts and Sciences, M.A. (English Literature), 1977Yeshiva University B.A, cum laude, 1976Tel Aviv* Technology Licensing irving wiesen irving l. wiesen has had over twenty-five years experience in the food & drug and device industry, representing a broad spectrum of brand name and generic pharmaceutical and medical device clients, both domestic and international. he engages in all major aspects of law particular to the pharmaceutical industry, including regulatory counseling on fda applications, general compliance, product development and approval strategies, advertising and marketing compliance, cgmp compliance, negotiating and drafting commercial, marketing, development and technology licensing agreements, ftc and dea practice, import and export regulations, antitrust, and personnel and employment issues.previously, mr. wiesen was a partner at bass & ullman, a well-known pioneering food and drug law firm as well as division counsel at boehringer ingelheim pharmaceuticals inc., a large, multi-national research-based pharmaceutical company. mr. wiesen has appeared in court and in many other federal and state administrative and international forums on behalf of his clients and has scored many notable successes on their behalf. mr. wiesen has extensive contacts throughout the industry, including at the fda.mr. wiesen has lectured and published extensively on matters related to food and drug law and the pharmaceutical industry. education new york university school of law, j.d. 1980; journal of international law and politics, article editor columbia university school of arts and sciences, m.a. (english literature), 1977 yeshiva university b.a, cum laude, 1976 new york universityschool of law, j.d. 1980; journal of international law and politics, article editorcolumbia universityschool of arts and sciences, m.a. (english literature), 1977yeshiva universityb.a, cum laude, 1976 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="custom" accent_color="#cccccc" css=".vc_custom_1623083048918{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column_text] * rimon global alliance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] technology licensing rimon global alliance state of new york u.s. courts of appeals for the federal circuit u.s. district court for the eastern district of new york u.s. district court for the southern district of new york tel aviv* | |
 | Mary Wilson Law Clerk Boston | Mary Wilson Law Clerk Boston English mary wilson mary is a second-year student at suffolk university law school, where she writes for suffolk’s journal of health and biomedical law. during her time at suffolk, she has taken courses in federal income tax, estate and gift tax, and trusts and estates; she hopes to take additional tax courses in her third year.mary works as a law clerk in rimôn’s boston trusts and estates practice. suffolk university law school j.d. candidate, 2023boston collegebachelor of arts, english volunteer lawyers project, wills unit (summer intern)lawson & weitzen, llp (legal assistant)daly cavanaugh llp (intern) english law clerk boston | |
 | Christine Wilson Counsel Fund Formation, Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers, Private Investment Funds Orlando | Christine Wilson Counsel Orlando Fund Formation, Investment Advisers and Other Asset Managers, Private Investment Funds English Romanian christine wilson christine wilson represents sponsors and investors in forming, investing in, and operating private funds. her practice focuses on representing sponsors of leading venture capital, private equity, crypto, real estate, energy and other private funds in their global fundraising activities, investments, operations and exits. she has experience structuring internal sponsor arrangements, including general partner and management company vehicles, team compensation and succession planning, as well as co-investment arrangements for her sponsor clients. in addition to her sophisticated sponsor-side practice, she represents institutional and high-net worth investors in their private investment activities.christine also has experience in negotiating investment management joint ventures and club arrangements and advising on all related general corporate matters and securities law issues.selected experiencerepresented sponsors in their global fundraising activities, ranging from first-time sponsors to funds of over $5 billionrepresented venture funds, cryptocurrency funds, real estate funds, energy funds and other private funds in investments, operations and exitsrepresented institutional and high-net-worth investors around the world in their private investment activitiesnegotiated strategic relationships, operating joint ventures, co-investment arrangements, club arrangements and other long-term partnering arrangementsstructured internal sponsor arrangementsadvised on securities law matters, including registration and compliance under the investment advisers act of 1940 and exemptions under the securities act of 1933 and the investment company act of 1940 william & mary law schoolj.d.new college of florida honorsb.a. dla piper, associatewinston & strawn llp, associatekirkland & ellis, associateholland & knight, associateropes & gray, associate fund formation investment advisers and other asset managers private investment funds english romanian counsel state of florida state of new york state of texas orlando | |
| | Ed Wisneski Hiring Partner Washington, D.C. | Ed Wisneski Hiring Partner EducationUniversity of Delaware B.A. CommunicationsUniversity of Maryland J.D. (cum laude)Previous ExperiencePatton Boggs LLP (Partner) Lateral Link (Senior Director) Washington, D.C. ed wisneski ed wisneski is hiring partner for rimon, responsible for recruiting top lateral partners who wish to take greater control over their professional lives, maximize their profitability, expand their client base, and best meet the needs of their existing clients.prior to joining rimon, mr. wisneski was a senior director with lateral link, a premier international legal search firm. before he was a recruiter, he practiced law for almost 20 years as a partner and an associate at patton boggs llp, an amlaw 50 law firm. mr. wisneski strongly believes that his many years on the “inside” of a top law firm provided him with a unique perspective into the legal marketplace and what it takes to make a successful lateral move. education university of delaware b.a. communications university of maryland j.d. (cum laude) previous experience patton boggs llp (partner) lateral link (senior director) university of delawareb.a. communicationsuniversity of marylandj.d. (cum laude) patton boggs llp (partner)lateral link (senior director) mr. wisneski holds a b.a. in communications from the university of delaware, and a j.d. from the university of maryland school of law, where he graduated cum laude. hiring partner washington d.c. | |
 | Christine Wittneben Senior Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island | Christine Wittneben Senior Human Capital Business Advisor Long Island christine wittneben as a human resource professional with over 20 years of experience, christine provides hr strategic solutions to an array of diverse and dynamic organizations. she provides clients with a level of comfort in knowing that they are working with a professional who is credible and knowledgeable in their field. christine’s certifications as a professional in human resources and shrm-cp provide her with continuous learning opportunities, growth as a strategic hr professional, and the ability to mentor others. she is committed to personal and professional development and the hr profession as a whole.membershipssociety for human resource management, national and long island chaptersassociation of legal administrators, national and long island chapters touro university worldwidepursuing master’s degree, i/o psychologyst. joseph’s universitybachelor’s of science, organizational managementsuffolk county community collegeparalegal certificatestate university of new york at delhiassociate of arts & sciences, legal studies senior human capital business advisor long island | |
 | Jennifer Wood Onboarding and Integrations Manager Boise | Jennifer Wood Onboarding and Integrations Manager Boise English jennifer wood ms. wood attended eastern oregon university and currently works as the onboarding and integrations manager at rimon law.jennifer’s prior experience includes venue management, event coordination and professional administrative support for multiple property management groups in the boise, id area. english onboarding and integrations manager boise | |
 | Joan Wrabetz Associate Artificial Intelligence, Corporate and Business Transactions, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Joan Wrabetz Associate Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) Artificial Intelligence, Corporate and Business Transactions, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions joan wrabetz joan wrabetz is an attorney with rimon and also a manager of trust360, llc, a privacy consulting firm that focuses on the global data privacy and cybersecurity compliance needs of its technology sector clients. ms. wrabetz brings a unique combination of deep technology expertise from over 25 years of c-level technology company experience, with her legal specialization in privacy to address her clients’ privacy engineering and operational privacy needs. her legal practice also includes emerging companies and venture capital, corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions. ms. wrabetz is a member of the american bar association cybersecurity group. she holds cipp/us, cipp/e and cipm certifications from the international association of privacy professionals. ms. wrabetz is also an adjunct lecturer at santa clara university law school. ms. wrabetz was previously the chief operating officer of fyusion, inc., acquired by cox automotive. her prior experience includes ceo and c-level roles at both public and private companies from startup to multi-billion dollar businesses. she started her career as a research engineer at sri international. publications“why startups can no longer afford to ignore privacy,” new york law journal, august 9, 2022. “what is inferred data and why is it important?,” american bar association business law today, august 22, 2022 “privacy twilight zone: returning to work in the age of covid-19,” american bar association business law today, september 10, 2020. “creating business impact with ai-powered computer vision technology,” analytics insight, october 16, 2020. “5 top challenges that are changing the face of data centers,” network world, december 7, 2017. “measuring the economic value of data,” network world, september 14, 2017. patentsmethod and system for business intelligence analytics on unstructured data, 2010 adaptive archive data management, 2008 integrated remote execution system for a heterogenous computer network environment, 1995 awards and recognitioninternational association of privacy professionals cipp/us, cipp/e, and cipm certifications. santa clara university school of lawj.d.university of california, berkeleymbastanford universitym.s., electrical engineeringyale universityb.s., electrical engineering artificial intelligence corporate and business transactions data privacy and cybersecurity emerging companies and venture capital mergers and acquisitions associate state of california silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Lily Xie Attorney Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Immigration Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, China, Private Equity Los Angeles | Lily Xie Attorney Los Angeles Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Immigration Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, China, Private Equity English Mandarin lily xie lily xie focuses her practice on startup legal issues, private and public securities offerings, venture capital/private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. lily leverages her accounting background and public company governance experience to handle accounting and other special investigations.lily has advised numerous issuers listed on the nyse, nasdaq, and the hong kong stock exchange on compliance and regulatory matters. lily is also experienced in anti-corruption investigations and compliance counseling.prior to joining rimon, lily worked as an associate for international law firms in los angeles and shanghai.lily is also a certified public accountant. loyola law schoolj.d.university of california, los angelesb.a., international economics kirkland and ellis, associateo’melveny & meyers, associate china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital immigration law mergers and acquisitions private equity english mandarin attorney state of california los angeles | |
 | Victoria Yang Associate China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Immigration Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Victoria Yang Associate Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) China, Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Immigration Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies English Mandarin victoria yang victoria yang focuses her practice on startup legal issues, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and business immigration. ms. yang advises and navigates startup clients on legal issues relating to formation, financings, securities, intellectual property, commercial contracts, privacy and immigration, among others. she has advised numerous public and private clients in m&a transactions in the fields of software, hardware, cloud, semiconductors, video games, consumer products, biotech, medical devices, energy, real estate, winery, education, and entertainment in united states, asia, and south america. prior to joining rimon, ms. yang worked at a top chinese law firm in silicon valley, where she advised private and public clients on cross-border transactions and business immigration applications. boston university school of lawll.m.shanghai universityll.b. zhong lun law firm llp (associate) china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital immigration law mergers and acquisitions securities and capital markets special purpose acquisition companies english mandarin associate state of california state of new york silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Jessie Zhou Associate Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) | Jessie Zhou Associate EDUCATIONUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D.University of California, Berkeley B.A., EconomicsSilicon Valley (Menlo Park) Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions English Mandarin jessie zhou jessie zhou practices in the areas of venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and international business transactions. ms. zhou represents and works with technology companies on a wide range of legal issues including private placements, debt financing, due diligence, intellectual property licensing, data use, privacy policies and employment matters. ms. zhou has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, energy, manufacturing, apparel, water purification, pharmaceuticals, and homeowner management, among others. ms. zhou is also an active member of rimon’s china practice which dedicates significant time to servicing clients in the greater china region and other asian jurisdictions, helping them with structuring, negotiating, and concluding business transactions, and resolving disputes involving their u.s. business or counterparties.ms. zhou serves as the vice president of programming and a member of the executive board of the chinese american lawyers of the bay area (caloba), an organization dedicated to helping chinese-speaking lawyers and law students in their career development, and the general chinese american community in understanding their rights and responsibilities in the u.s. education university of california, hastings college of the law j.d. university of california, berkeley b.a., economics university of california, hastings college of the lawj.d.university of california, berkeleyb.a., economics china corporate and business transactions emerging companies and venture capital export controls and economic sanctions intellectual property international international transactions mergers and acquisitions private equity english mandarin associate state of california silicon valley (menlo park) | |
 | Adair Zhou Director of Business Development in Asia China San Francisco, Shenzhen* | Adair Zhou Director of Business Development in Asia EDUCATIONColumbia University MSc. in Financial EngineeringHong Kong University of Sci & Tech BEng (1st Class) in Industrial EngineeringSan Francisco, Shenzhen* China English Mandarin adair zhou mr. zhou connects rimon to the tech ecosystem in china’s great bay area. he is responsible for driving rimon’s new business, identifying and developing new opportunities, and building and expanding the presence of the company and its attorneys.prior to working at rimon, mr. zhou worked at dji for four years, performing various management duties. he founded and spent three years developing dji’s international ip department, now recognized as one of the top ip teams among chinese unicorns, having won numerous domestic and international awards. adair went on to assist dji’s vp of r&d in daily r&d management and lead key management projects ranging from finance/accounting to hr, etc. before moving to the tech industry, adair was an equity derivative trader at major european and american investment banks. unlike the conventional academic and career path of an ip professional, adair holds a first class honors bachelor’s degree in industry engineering from hong kong university of science and technology and a master’s degree in financial engineering from columbia university in new york city. education columbia university msc. in financial engineering hong kong university of sci & tech beng (1st class) in industrial engineering columbia universitymsc. in financial engineeringhong kong university of sci & techbeng (1st class) in industrial engineering china english mandarin director of business development in asia san francisco shenzhen* | |
| | Juan Zúñiga Managing Partner Real Estate, Latin America San Diego (Bankers Hill) | Juan Zúñiga Managing Partner EDUCATIONHarvard University J.D., 1992Harvard University A.B., 1986PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
San Diego (Bankers Hill) Real Estate, Latin America English Spanish juan zúñiga juan e. zúñiga is an international transactions attorney who has worked on cross-border deals throughout the united states, latin america and in over 60 other countries. he is also the managing partner of rimon.his practice is focused on buying and selling real estate, resort and hospitality transactions, mergers & acquisitions, overseas distribution agreements, international joint ventures, foreign trade and commerce, workouts of distressed assets, lending and investment issues. he has been particularly sought out for his handling of cross-border transactions, especially in latin america. in this work, he represents american clients in their investments in overseas properties and in establishing subsidiary operations internationally. additionally, he represents foreign clients in their investments in the united states.prior to rimon, juan was the founding partner of cross border law group, p.c. before that he was an attorney at both heller ehrman and baker and mckenzie. he received his j.d. from harvard law school (1992) and his a.b. from harvard college (1986).purchasers’ guides:investing in u.s. real estate: a basic outline of the purchase processconsiderations when buying mexican real estate+ click on any of the areas below to see juan’s representative transactions education harvard university j.d., 1992 harvard university a.b., 1986 previous experience kaye scholer baker & mckenzie heller ehrman harvard universityj.d., 1992harvard universitya.b., 1986 kaye scholerbaker & mckenzieheller ehrman publications new amendment to ppp loan forgiveness terms, rimonlaw.com, june 9, 2020 considerations on the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on real estate, rimonlaw.com, march 30, 2020 covid-19 and border restrictions, rimonlaw.com, march 30, 2020 california executive order: critical infrastructure sectors, rimonlaw.com, march 20, 2020 speaking engagements and interviews “the sixth sun rises: pursuing law firm partnerships in emerging markets”, thomson reuters institute 30th annual marketing partner forum, january 24, 2023 "this innovative latino lawyer is breaking barriers in the legal industry with commitment and dedication", interview with al dia, december, 2022. available in english and spanish. panelist, leadership speaker series: leaders serve - the value of pro bono service, san diego county bar association. april 2022. moderator, 20 years between border closures: changes in tijuana real estate trends and its impact on the cross-border markets, urban land institute. april 2022. panelist, celebration of latino alumni 2017, harvard law school. (cla 2017) effective small firm and solo practice management. march 2017. professional associations chc: creating healthier communities, national board of directors awards san diego, best lawyers® (bl rankings llc), 2019-2023 bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring china construction corporate and business transactions equipment leasing and finance international international trade and customs law international transactions latin america litigation finance mergers and acquisitions non-profit organizations real estate technology english spanish managing partner state of california san diego (bankers hill) |
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