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Francisco Cabrera
AssociatePrior to joining Sterlington, Francisco worked as an associate at Foley Hoag LLP in their trademark, copyright, and false advertising litigation practice. Francisco holds a JD (magna cum laude) from the University of Puerto Rico, and an MA in International Relations, Development & Security (summa cum laude) from the University of Bristol.
Others in this Department
Christopher S. Harrison
Partner, M&A
Leads M&A practice. Former Co-Head of market-leading Investment Management M&A practice of Schulte Roth and former Cravath associate. Taught Negotiating M&A at NYU Law for 11 years and published a book on M&A with Bloomberg (#1 New Release on Amazon).
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Jeremy L. Goldstein
Partner, Executive Compensation
Former Wachtell Lipton partner. Involved in over $3 trillion of M&A over his career. Leading executive compensation lawyer in Chambers. J.D. from NYU. BA cum laude from Cornell.
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Jonathan Sherman
Partner and Vice Chair, Strategic Litigation
Nationally recognized commercial litigator and First Amendment advocate. Formerly with Boies Schiller Flexner for 24 years. Lead counsel in high-profile securities fraud, defamation, and intellectual property cases. Named one of the 500 Leading Lawyers and Litigators in America by Lawdragon.
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Courtney Rockett
Partner, Litigation
Seasoned litigator in commercial, partnership, private aviation, and IP disputes. A partner at Boies Schiller for 18 years, also trained at Cahill and was a partner at Mintz. Named to New York Metro Super Lawyers and listed on Crain’s New York Business: Notable Women in Law.
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Paul Jebely
Partner and Vice Chair, International
Top global private aviation attorney for UHNW individuals. “Private Aviation & Yachts Lawyer of the Year”, “Private Wealth Lawyer of the Year” and longstanding Band 1 ranking (HNW – Private Aircraft) in Chambers. Lead counsel on $23 billion in aircraft transactions. Founder and Chair of The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation.
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Lawrence Waks
Partner, Corporate
Leading corporate lawyer representing A-list celebrities, high-profile individuals and brands on major transactions. Counsel on notable deals including Casamigos Tequila’s $1b sale (representing George Clooney etc.) and $600m sale of Aviation Gin (part-owned by Ryan Reynolds) and Davos Brands. Recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers.
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Todd McClelland
Partner, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI and Litigation
Partner in Sterlington’s Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI and Litigation practices, focusing on cybersecurity, data privacy and technology law. Formerly Head of Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group at McDermott, Will & Emery. Recognized by The Legal 500 US and The Best Lawyers in America for Privacy and Data Security and named “Lawyer of the Year” in IT Outsourcing Law.
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Robert W. Ray
Partner, Litigation
Prominent seasoned ex-federal prosecutor, and corporate and white-collar defense litigator. Successor to Ken Starr as head of US Office of Independent Counsel including for the Whitewater investigation. Represented clients in more than 30 federal jury trials. Spoken before Congress on constitutional questions. Clerked on US Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit. Frequent commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and other major networks.
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Thomas A. Russo
Strategic Advisor
Former GC of AIG. Named most innovative GC in North America by the FT. Former management committee member of Cadwalader. Authored several books and articles on financial market regulation. Former member of the Board of Governors of FINRA, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York International Advisory Committee.
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Callum McNeil
Managing Partner, British Virgin Islands
Insolvency and litigation partner in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), focusing on crypto, commercial litigation, and insolvency matters in the BVI, often with cross-border elements. Ranked in Chambers Global for Dispute Resolution – BVI. Former partner at Walkers.
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Michael Smith
Partner, Corporate
Senior international corporate lawyer. Practiced at Clifford Chance and Skadden Arps. Helped to open the New York Office of Patton Boggs and was head of SPAC Advisory Group at Nixon Peabody.
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Mari Bonthuis
Partner, Litigation
Litigation partner focused on commercial and employment matters. 10 years’ experience at Covington. NYU Law Dean’s Scholar and Robert McKay Scholar.
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Jesse Sherrett
Partner, Litigation and Arbitration
International arbitration lawyer with over a decade of experience in complex multinational disputes. Previously a partner at A&O Shearman and trained at Cleary Gottlieb. Recognized as a future leader in arbitration in both Lexology and Who’s Who Legal.
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Ken Lee
Partner, Finance
Partner in Sterlington’s Finance practice, with a focus on asset trading and finance. Former Counsel at Clifford Chance NY. J.D. from Cornell Law. BA in Business Administration and Management from Korea University.
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Brian Slater
Partner and Co-Head, Intellectual Property
IP and Life Sciences Partner and Co-Head of IP practice. Lead trial lawyer in high-stakes IP disputes, including Hatch-Waxman patent litigations. Former Chair of Life Sciences at Kramer Levin and served on the management committee of IP boutique, Fitzpatrick Cella (now Venable LLP). Recognized in: IAM Patent 1000’s The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania (Thouron Scholar).
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Jennifer Czeisler
Partner and Co-Head, Complex Litigation
Partner and Co-Head of complex litigation practice. Former partner with Milberg. Focused on complex and class litigation in the areas of consumer products and services, data privacy and cyber security, anti-trust, consumer products and services, and advertising. J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami. Master of Social Work. BA cum laude from Hofstra University.
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Brent Babcock
Partner, Patent Litigation & PTAB Practice
Nationally recognized PTAB practitioner and patent litigator, handled more than 35 patent interferences and 140 post-grant proceedings before the USPTO. Ranked among top PTAB practitioners by IAM Patent 1000 and named PTAB Practitioner of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property. Previously Chair of PTAB trial practices at Loeb & Loeb and practiced at Womble Bond Dickinson. JD and MBA from Georgetown.
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Gregory Sephton
Partner and Co-Head, Intellectual Property
IP and Life Sciences Partner and Co-Head of Sterlington’s IP practice. Extensive experience in high-stakes patent litigation for pharmaceutical and biotech innovators. Former partner at Kramer Levin and at Fitzpatrick Cella (now Venable LLP). J.D. from Suffolk University and Ph.D. in biochemistry from Brandeis University.
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Edward W. Ciolko
Partner and Co-Head, Complex Litigation
Partner and Co-Head of complex litigation group. Focuses on ERISA, privacy/cyber-security, lending, student lending, anti-trust, RESPA, consumer fraud, and FLSA. Former Attorney Advisor at the FTC and former partner at Lynch Carpenter and Kessler Topaz where he led practice groups at each. J.D. from Georgetown. MBA from Yale School of Management. B.A. from Wesleyan University.
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Erika Burk
Partner, Litigation
Litigation partner with 20 years of legal experience. Formerly with Simpson Thatcher for nearly 14 years. JD from Brooklyn Law School (editor-in-chief of Brooklyn Law Review, Moot Court Honor Society Member, and Richardson Merit Scholar). Master of Arts in PoliSci. from Columbia University. BA from Middlebury College.
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Kristy Fields
Partner, Executive Compensation
Executive compensation partner with deep experience in M&A and private equity. Previously a partner at Simpson Thacher. Recognized as a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2020-2024).
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Yvette Teofan
Of Counsel, Investment Management
Investment management and M&A attorney with experience in fund formation and cross-border transactions. 22 years’ experience at Cleary Gottlieb, working in New York and Paris as a partner. JD from Yale (law review editor), and BA from Stanford.
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Robert Kantowitz
Partner, Tax
Partner and Head of Tax practice. Over 40 years of tax law expertise. Former MD at JP Morgan, Merrill/BofA, UBS, and SocGen, where he focused on deal structuring and new product development. JD from Harvard (executive editor of Harvard Law Review), tax LLM from NYU, and Master’s degree in Physics.
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Ivy Dodes
Of Counsel, Investment Management
Corporate and investment management lawyer. Former COO, GC, and MD of a PE division of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Former associate at what is now Norton Rose Fulbright.
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Don Klawiter
Partner, Antitrust
Partner with 45-year career in antitrust law. Former partner at Morgan Lewis, Mayer Brown, and Sheppard Mullin. Former antitrust prosecutor with the U.S. Dept. of Justice and Chief of the Dallas Office. Former Chair of ABA Section of Antitrust Law. JD, BA and MA from University of Pennsylvania.
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Mary Messihi
Partner, Trusts & Estates
Trusts & estates lawyer. Ran a multi-billion-dollar single-family office serving more than 200 family members across six generations. LLM from NYU Law.
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Cody Wamsley, CISSP
Partner, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property
Partner in Sterlington’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and IP practices. Held senior in-house roles at Coinbase, Oracle, American Express, and 3M. Previously senior associate in Dorsey & Whitney’s Cybersecurity & Privacy practice. LL.M. in IP Law from George Washington. J.D. from University of Kansas.
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Richard Reice
Partner, Employment and Litigation
Employment litigation partner, focused on civil litigation and labor and employment law. Seasoned litigator, mediator and arbitrator, he is a thought leader in algorithm bias and employment discrimination, and gender discrimination. Former partner at Greenberg Traurig, Seyfarth Shaw and former head of HR at Frontier Telephone. Recognized as a New York Metro Super Lawyer.
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Jamie Sklar
Of Counsel, Corporate
Corporate attorney. 25 years’ experience managing complex transactions/corporate matters. Emphasis on PE, M&A, JVs, and fund formation matters. Former In-House at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Worked at White & Case and Sidley Austin. LL.B., B.C.L., and M.B.A. from McGill University.
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Geoffrey Raicht
Senior Counsel
Senior Counsel in Sterlington’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice. Former partner at Sidley, McDermott, Proskauer, and Haynes and Boone. Recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading lawyer. Earned JD from CUNY Law School, and MPA and BA from NYU.
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Stuart Daroca
Partner, Corporate
Partner in Corporate practice. Former Associate GC at AIG, GC/Chief Legal Officer at B2B real estate firms, Senior Legal Counsel at Citigroup. Former associate at Skadden. JD from Georgetown University Law Center (senior editor of Law and Policy in Int’l Business Journal). BA from UC Berkeley.
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Teresa “Teri” F. Santos
Partner, Employment Law and Head, General Counsel Services
Partner and Head of General Counsel Services practice. Former GC and CCO of both NASDAQ-listed and private equity-owned companies. Former Reed Smith associate. JD from Georgetown.
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Yan Yuan
Partner, Corporate
Partner in cross-border corporate practice, focusing on M&A, private capital, joint ventures, investment and cross-border transactions. Previously a partner at Ashurst and counsel at Clifford Chance. Recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Next Generation Partner and Rising Star. J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Ann Jernow
Of Counsel, Litigation
Of Counsel in litigation practice. Previously worked as an associate at Quinn Emanuel and as a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. JD from NYU School of Law (Staff Editor – Environmental Law Journal). AB from Duke University.
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Tina Lee Jebely
Counsel
Counsel in corporate practice, with a focus on capital markets. Previously at Latham & Watkins and White & Case.
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Laura Ghitti
Special Counsel
Counsel focusing on dispute resolution, international arbitration, commercial arbitration, and investment arbitration. Recognized by Lexology as Arbitration Future Leader and Arbitration Thought Leader – Global Elite, as well as a Legal 500 Arbitration Rising Star.
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John Ngo
Special Counsel
Former attorney at Reed Smith, Greenberg Traurig, Kelley Drye and Dewey & LeBoeuf. Held senior in-house roles at the Amynta Group and Assurant. J.D. from Georgetown and BA from NYU. Significant experience in ECVC, M&A and corporate transactions.
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Alyssa Pronley
Counsel
Counsel in litigation practice with a focus on commercial and intellectual property disputes. Previously at Baker Botts. JD from NYU and BA (hons) from Loyola University Chicago.
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Evan Coren
Counsel
Counsel focused on finance and corporate transactions and bankruptcy matters. Former clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Court for District of CT, and associate at Stevens & Lee. JD from Duke University School of Law. BA in PoliSci from University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa Honors).
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Eric Small
Counsel
Counsel focusing on commercial litigation matters. Formerly worked at mid-sized law firms in their commercial litigation practices. BA in Econ from The Honors College, Stony Brook University (magna cum laude with Dean’s List honors). JD from St. John’s University School of Law (Executive Notes and Comments Editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review).
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Arturo Peña
Counsel
Counsel focused on commercial and corporate litigation. Former associate at Gibson Dunn and Nelson Mullins. JD from UCLA School of Law (Order of the Coif honor society, senior editor for UCLA Law Review, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs). BS summa cum laude in Legal Studies from St. John’s University (highest cumulative index in the Legal Studies Program).
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Dexter X. Heeter
Associate
Associate in Finance practice, with a focus on asset trading and asset finance. Previously with Clifford Chance in its NY office. J.D. from Columbia Law School. B.A. magna cum laude in Political Science and History from Clark University (Phi Alpha Theta and Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society member).
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Jane Scott
Special Counsel
Corporate attorney focusing on commercial transactions, contracts, and a diverse range of legal disciplines. Former attorney at Unisys and a midsized law firm. MBA from Fox School of Business at Temple University. JD from the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.
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Gianina Jean-Baptiste
Special Counsel
Senior attorney focused on corporate and transaction matters. Former in-house at a major privately held alternative investment fund in NY. BA from Harvard University. JD from Fordham Law School.
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Octavio Barone
Associate
Associate focusing on corporate matters, including M&A, ECVC and other corporate matters. Fulbright Scholarship recipient. Earned LLM from NYU Law (Deans Graduate Award). LLB summa cum laude graduating 1st in class of 1500+ from National University of Cordoba School of Law.
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Christopher Weber
Associate
Associate in Litigation practice focusing on patent litigation including under Hatch-Waxman. Former associate at Finnegan and at Green Griffith. J.D. from Washington University School of Law and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
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Lauren Cotilletta
Associate
Associate focusing on private funds and corporate and ECVC matters. Previously at Schulte and Perkins Coie. JD from UChicago and BA (hons) from NYU.
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Cole Davis
Associate
Associate focusing on corporate transactions. Strong background in M&A, private equity, securities law, ECVC and intellectual property transactions. Previously at Baker Botts and Wilson Elser. JD from SMU Dedman School of Law, summa cum laude and salutatorian.
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Kelvin Yang
Associate
Associate focused on aviation law, and corporate and securities law matters. Previously an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. JD from Stanford Law School; MA from Stanford University.
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Jing Zhang
Associate
Associate focused on corporate transactional work. Previously at Clifford Chance. LLM with honors from Stanford Law.
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Armando Guio Espanol
Associate
Associate focusing on data protection, technology and AI-assisted work. On secondment to UNESCO working on global ethics guidelines for generative AI efforts. Former fellow affiliate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center. LLM with Honors from Harvard Law. MA from Oxford.
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Jamie Guyan
Associate
Associate in BVI focused on commercial litigation, insolvency and asset recovery. Former associate at Carey Olsen. LL.B. (with first class honors) from Robert Gordon University.
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Nemanja Krstic
Associate
Associate focusing on complex patent litigation under Hatch-Waxman. Former associate at two Chicago litigation boutiques. B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Benedictine University and J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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Hugo Costa Liziario
Associate
Associate in the BVI practice, focused on commercial litigation and contentious insolvency. Former associate at Holman Fenwick Willan. LLM from University of Law, London.
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Camilo López Campagnoli
Associate
Associate focusing on transactional and contract matters. Former senior associate at a mid-sized law firm. LLM in Economic Law and Global Governance Studies from Sciences Po in France. Law degree from Rosario University.
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Juan Diego Jiménez
Associate
Associate in corporate practice. LLM from University of Pennsylvania. Wharton Business and Law Certificate. Worked at E&Y’s Corporate Practice, KPMG’s Legal Counsel Dept., and a mid-sized law firm.
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Stefania Olmos
Associate
Associate in Corporate practice. Previously led the International Affairs team at the Colombian Ministry of Interior. Former associate at Baker McKenzie. LLM from the University of Pennsylvania.
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María Cristina Coffey
Associate
Associate in Corporate practice. 13+ years of experience at mid-sized law firms. Master’s degree in business law from the University of San Andrés.
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Aubrielle Cuccuini
Associate
Associate focusing on complex litigation matters. JD (hons) from the Washington College of Law.
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Facundo Palczikowski
Associate
Associate with a focus on corporate and M&A matters. Former Assistant VP–Senior Counsel at JP Morgan Chase in U.S. Macro Markets and Sales team. LLM in Business Law from Penn State Law.
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Barbara Silveira
Associate
Associate focused on corporate and transactional matters. LLM from University of Miami.
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Christopher S. Harrison
Partner, M&ALeads M&A practice. Former Co-Head of market-leading Investment Management M&A practice of Schulte Roth and former Cravath associate. Taught Negotiating M&A at NYU Law for 11 years and published a book on M&A with Bloomberg (#1 New Release on Amazon).
Jeremy L. Goldstein
Partner, Executive CompensationFormer Wachtell Lipton partner. Involved in over $3 trillion of M&A over his career. Leading executive compensation lawyer in Chambers. J.D. from NYU. BA cum laude from Cornell.
Jonathan Sherman
Partner and Vice Chair, Strategic LitigationNationally recognized commercial litigator and First Amendment advocate. Formerly with Boies Schiller Flexner for 24 years. Lead counsel in high-profile securities fraud, defamation, and intellectual property cases. Named one of the 500 Leading Lawyers and Litigators in America by Lawdragon.
Courtney Rockett
Partner, LitigationSeasoned litigator in commercial, partnership, private aviation, and IP disputes. A partner at Boies Schiller for 18 years, also trained at Cahill and was a partner at Mintz. Named to New York Metro Super Lawyers and listed on Crain’s New York Business: Notable Women in Law.
Paul Jebely
Partner and Vice Chair, InternationalTop global private aviation attorney for UHNW individuals. “Private Aviation & Yachts Lawyer of the Year”, “Private Wealth Lawyer of the Year” and longstanding Band 1 ranking (HNW – Private Aircraft) in Chambers. Lead counsel on $23 billion in aircraft transactions. Founder and Chair of The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation.
Lawrence Waks
Partner, CorporateLeading corporate lawyer representing A-list celebrities, high-profile individuals and brands on major transactions. Counsel on notable deals including Casamigos Tequila’s $1b sale (representing George Clooney etc.) and $600m sale of Aviation Gin (part-owned by Ryan Reynolds) and Davos Brands. Recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers.
Todd McClelland
Partner, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI and LitigationPartner in Sterlington’s Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI and Litigation practices, focusing on cybersecurity, data privacy and technology law. Formerly Head of Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group at McDermott, Will & Emery. Recognized by The Legal 500 US and The Best Lawyers in America for Privacy and Data Security and named “Lawyer of the Year” in IT Outsourcing Law.
Robert W. Ray
Partner, LitigationProminent seasoned ex-federal prosecutor, and corporate and white-collar defense litigator. Successor to Ken Starr as head of US Office of Independent Counsel including for the Whitewater investigation. Represented clients in more than 30 federal jury trials. Spoken before Congress on constitutional questions. Clerked on US Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit. Frequent commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and other major networks.
Thomas A. Russo
Strategic AdvisorFormer GC of AIG. Named most innovative GC in North America by the FT. Former management committee member of Cadwalader. Authored several books and articles on financial market regulation. Former member of the Board of Governors of FINRA, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York International Advisory Committee.
Callum McNeil
Managing Partner, British Virgin IslandsInsolvency and litigation partner in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), focusing on crypto, commercial litigation, and insolvency matters in the BVI, often with cross-border elements. Ranked in Chambers Global for Dispute Resolution – BVI. Former partner at Walkers.
Michael Smith
Partner, CorporateSenior international corporate lawyer. Practiced at Clifford Chance and Skadden Arps. Helped to open the New York Office of Patton Boggs and was head of SPAC Advisory Group at Nixon Peabody.
Mari Bonthuis
Partner, LitigationLitigation partner focused on commercial and employment matters. 10 years’ experience at Covington. NYU Law Dean’s Scholar and Robert McKay Scholar.
Jesse Sherrett
Partner, Litigation and ArbitrationInternational arbitration lawyer with over a decade of experience in complex multinational disputes. Previously a partner at A&O Shearman and trained at Cleary Gottlieb. Recognized as a future leader in arbitration in both Lexology and Who’s Who Legal.
Ken Lee
Partner, FinancePartner in Sterlington’s Finance practice, with a focus on asset trading and finance. Former Counsel at Clifford Chance NY. J.D. from Cornell Law. BA in Business Administration and Management from Korea University.
Brian Slater
Partner and Co-Head, Intellectual PropertyIP and Life Sciences Partner and Co-Head of IP practice. Lead trial lawyer in high-stakes IP disputes, including Hatch-Waxman patent litigations. Former Chair of Life Sciences at Kramer Levin and served on the management committee of IP boutique, Fitzpatrick Cella (now Venable LLP). Recognized in: IAM Patent 1000’s The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania (Thouron Scholar).
Jennifer Czeisler
Partner and Co-Head, Complex LitigationPartner and Co-Head of complex litigation practice. Former partner with Milberg. Focused on complex and class litigation in the areas of consumer products and services, data privacy and cyber security, anti-trust, consumer products and services, and advertising. J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami. Master of Social Work. BA cum laude from Hofstra University.
Brent Babcock
Partner, Patent Litigation & PTAB PracticeNationally recognized PTAB practitioner and patent litigator, handled more than 35 patent interferences and 140 post-grant proceedings before the USPTO. Ranked among top PTAB practitioners by IAM Patent 1000 and named PTAB Practitioner of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property. Previously Chair of PTAB trial practices at Loeb & Loeb and practiced at Womble Bond Dickinson. JD and MBA from Georgetown.
Gregory Sephton
Partner and Co-Head, Intellectual PropertyIP and Life Sciences Partner and Co-Head of Sterlington’s IP practice. Extensive experience in high-stakes patent litigation for pharmaceutical and biotech innovators. Former partner at Kramer Levin and at Fitzpatrick Cella (now Venable LLP). J.D. from Suffolk University and Ph.D. in biochemistry from Brandeis University.
Edward W. Ciolko
Partner and Co-Head, Complex LitigationPartner and Co-Head of complex litigation group. Focuses on ERISA, privacy/cyber-security, lending, student lending, anti-trust, RESPA, consumer fraud, and FLSA. Former Attorney Advisor at the FTC and former partner at Lynch Carpenter and Kessler Topaz where he led practice groups at each. J.D. from Georgetown. MBA from Yale School of Management. B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Erika Burk
Partner, LitigationLitigation partner with 20 years of legal experience. Formerly with Simpson Thatcher for nearly 14 years. JD from Brooklyn Law School (editor-in-chief of Brooklyn Law Review, Moot Court Honor Society Member, and Richardson Merit Scholar). Master of Arts in PoliSci. from Columbia University. BA from Middlebury College.
Kristy Fields
Partner, Executive CompensationExecutive compensation partner with deep experience in M&A and private equity. Previously a partner at Simpson Thacher. Recognized as a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2020-2024).
Yvette Teofan
Of Counsel, Investment ManagementInvestment management and M&A attorney with experience in fund formation and cross-border transactions. 22 years’ experience at Cleary Gottlieb, working in New York and Paris as a partner. JD from Yale (law review editor), and BA from Stanford.
Robert Kantowitz
Partner, TaxPartner and Head of Tax practice. Over 40 years of tax law expertise. Former MD at JP Morgan, Merrill/BofA, UBS, and SocGen, where he focused on deal structuring and new product development. JD from Harvard (executive editor of Harvard Law Review), tax LLM from NYU, and Master’s degree in Physics.
Ivy Dodes
Of Counsel, Investment ManagementCorporate and investment management lawyer. Former COO, GC, and MD of a PE division of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Former associate at what is now Norton Rose Fulbright.
Don Klawiter
Partner, AntitrustPartner with 45-year career in antitrust law. Former partner at Morgan Lewis, Mayer Brown, and Sheppard Mullin. Former antitrust prosecutor with the U.S. Dept. of Justice and Chief of the Dallas Office. Former Chair of ABA Section of Antitrust Law. JD, BA and MA from University of Pennsylvania.
Mary Messihi
Partner, Trusts & EstatesTrusts & estates lawyer. Ran a multi-billion-dollar single-family office serving more than 200 family members across six generations. LLM from NYU Law.
Cody Wamsley, CISSP
Partner, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Intellectual PropertyPartner in Sterlington’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and IP practices. Held senior in-house roles at Coinbase, Oracle, American Express, and 3M. Previously senior associate in Dorsey & Whitney’s Cybersecurity & Privacy practice. LL.M. in IP Law from George Washington. J.D. from University of Kansas.
Richard Reice
Partner, Employment and LitigationEmployment litigation partner, focused on civil litigation and labor and employment law. Seasoned litigator, mediator and arbitrator, he is a thought leader in algorithm bias and employment discrimination, and gender discrimination. Former partner at Greenberg Traurig, Seyfarth Shaw and former head of HR at Frontier Telephone. Recognized as a New York Metro Super Lawyer.
Jamie Sklar
Of Counsel, CorporateCorporate attorney. 25 years’ experience managing complex transactions/corporate matters. Emphasis on PE, M&A, JVs, and fund formation matters. Former In-House at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Worked at White & Case and Sidley Austin. LL.B., B.C.L., and M.B.A. from McGill University.
Geoffrey Raicht
Senior CounselSenior Counsel in Sterlington’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice. Former partner at Sidley, McDermott, Proskauer, and Haynes and Boone. Recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading lawyer. Earned JD from CUNY Law School, and MPA and BA from NYU.
Stuart Daroca
Partner, CorporatePartner in Corporate practice. Former Associate GC at AIG, GC/Chief Legal Officer at B2B real estate firms, Senior Legal Counsel at Citigroup. Former associate at Skadden. JD from Georgetown University Law Center (senior editor of Law and Policy in Int’l Business Journal). BA from UC Berkeley.
Teresa “Teri” F. Santos
Partner, Employment Law and Head, General Counsel ServicesPartner and Head of General Counsel Services practice. Former GC and CCO of both NASDAQ-listed and private equity-owned companies. Former Reed Smith associate. JD from Georgetown.
Yan Yuan
Partner, CorporatePartner in cross-border corporate practice, focusing on M&A, private capital, joint ventures, investment and cross-border transactions. Previously a partner at Ashurst and counsel at Clifford Chance. Recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Next Generation Partner and Rising Star. J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Ann Jernow
Of Counsel, LitigationOf Counsel in litigation practice. Previously worked as an associate at Quinn Emanuel and as a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. JD from NYU School of Law (Staff Editor – Environmental Law Journal). AB from Duke University.
Tina Lee Jebely
CounselCounsel in corporate practice, with a focus on capital markets. Previously at Latham & Watkins and White & Case.
Laura Ghitti
Special CounselCounsel focusing on dispute resolution, international arbitration, commercial arbitration, and investment arbitration. Recognized by Lexology as Arbitration Future Leader and Arbitration Thought Leader – Global Elite, as well as a Legal 500 Arbitration Rising Star.
John Ngo
Special CounselFormer attorney at Reed Smith, Greenberg Traurig, Kelley Drye and Dewey & LeBoeuf. Held senior in-house roles at the Amynta Group and Assurant. J.D. from Georgetown and BA from NYU. Significant experience in ECVC, M&A and corporate transactions.
Alyssa Pronley
CounselCounsel in litigation practice with a focus on commercial and intellectual property disputes. Previously at Baker Botts. JD from NYU and BA (hons) from Loyola University Chicago.
Evan Coren
CounselCounsel focused on finance and corporate transactions and bankruptcy matters. Former clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Court for District of CT, and associate at Stevens & Lee. JD from Duke University School of Law. BA in PoliSci from University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa Honors).
Eric Small
CounselCounsel focusing on commercial litigation matters. Formerly worked at mid-sized law firms in their commercial litigation practices. BA in Econ from The Honors College, Stony Brook University (magna cum laude with Dean’s List honors). JD from St. John’s University School of Law (Executive Notes and Comments Editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review).
Arturo Peña
CounselCounsel focused on commercial and corporate litigation. Former associate at Gibson Dunn and Nelson Mullins. JD from UCLA School of Law (Order of the Coif honor society, senior editor for UCLA Law Review, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs). BS summa cum laude in Legal Studies from St. John’s University (highest cumulative index in the Legal Studies Program).
Dexter X. Heeter
AssociateAssociate in Finance practice, with a focus on asset trading and asset finance. Previously with Clifford Chance in its NY office. J.D. from Columbia Law School. B.A. magna cum laude in Political Science and History from Clark University (Phi Alpha Theta and Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society member).
Jane Scott
Special CounselCorporate attorney focusing on commercial transactions, contracts, and a diverse range of legal disciplines. Former attorney at Unisys and a midsized law firm. MBA from Fox School of Business at Temple University. JD from the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.
Gianina Jean-Baptiste
Special CounselSenior attorney focused on corporate and transaction matters. Former in-house at a major privately held alternative investment fund in NY. BA from Harvard University. JD from Fordham Law School.
Octavio Barone
AssociateAssociate focusing on corporate matters, including M&A, ECVC and other corporate matters. Fulbright Scholarship recipient. Earned LLM from NYU Law (Deans Graduate Award). LLB summa cum laude graduating 1st in class of 1500+ from National University of Cordoba School of Law.
Christopher Weber
AssociateAssociate in Litigation practice focusing on patent litigation including under Hatch-Waxman. Former associate at Finnegan and at Green Griffith. J.D. from Washington University School of Law and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
Lauren Cotilletta
AssociateAssociate focusing on private funds and corporate and ECVC matters. Previously at Schulte and Perkins Coie. JD from UChicago and BA (hons) from NYU.
Cole Davis
AssociateAssociate focusing on corporate transactions. Strong background in M&A, private equity, securities law, ECVC and intellectual property transactions. Previously at Baker Botts and Wilson Elser. JD from SMU Dedman School of Law, summa cum laude and salutatorian.
Kelvin Yang
AssociateAssociate focused on aviation law, and corporate and securities law matters. Previously an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. JD from Stanford Law School; MA from Stanford University.
Jing Zhang
AssociateAssociate focused on corporate transactional work. Previously at Clifford Chance. LLM with honors from Stanford Law.
Armando Guio Espanol
AssociateAssociate focusing on data protection, technology and AI-assisted work. On secondment to UNESCO working on global ethics guidelines for generative AI efforts. Former fellow affiliate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center. LLM with Honors from Harvard Law. MA from Oxford.
Jamie Guyan
AssociateAssociate in BVI focused on commercial litigation, insolvency and asset recovery. Former associate at Carey Olsen. LL.B. (with first class honors) from Robert Gordon University.
Nemanja Krstic
AssociateAssociate focusing on complex patent litigation under Hatch-Waxman. Former associate at two Chicago litigation boutiques. B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Benedictine University and J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Hugo Costa Liziario
AssociateAssociate in the BVI practice, focused on commercial litigation and contentious insolvency. Former associate at Holman Fenwick Willan. LLM from University of Law, London.
Camilo López Campagnoli
AssociateAssociate focusing on transactional and contract matters. Former senior associate at a mid-sized law firm. LLM in Economic Law and Global Governance Studies from Sciences Po in France. Law degree from Rosario University.
Juan Diego Jiménez
AssociateAssociate in corporate practice. LLM from University of Pennsylvania. Wharton Business and Law Certificate. Worked at E&Y’s Corporate Practice, KPMG’s Legal Counsel Dept., and a mid-sized law firm.
Stefania Olmos
AssociateAssociate in Corporate practice. Previously led the International Affairs team at the Colombian Ministry of Interior. Former associate at Baker McKenzie. LLM from the University of Pennsylvania.
María Cristina Coffey
AssociateAssociate in Corporate practice. 13+ years of experience at mid-sized law firms. Master’s degree in business law from the University of San Andrés.
Aubrielle Cuccuini
AssociateAssociate focusing on complex litigation matters. JD (hons) from the Washington College of Law.
Facundo Palczikowski
AssociateAssociate with a focus on corporate and M&A matters. Former Assistant VP–Senior Counsel at JP Morgan Chase in U.S. Macro Markets and Sales team. LLM in Business Law from Penn State Law.
Barbara Silveira
AssociateAssociate focused on corporate and transactional matters. LLM from University of Miami.