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Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients, providing exceptional transactional, regulatory and litigation services to organizations ranging from emerging enterprises to multinational companies. With more than 1,300 attorneys, consultants and professionals in 22 locations across the United States, in the United Kingdom and in China, Faegre Drinker is one of the nation’s top 50 law firms. Faegre Drinker Consulting and The District Policy Group, the firm’s advisory and advocacy divisions based in Washington, D.C., provide federal public policy, lobbying and government relations services to key sectors of the economy. Additional ancillary businesses include Tritura, a technology services company that helps organizations generate value from their information, and Innovative Health Strategies, which helps hospitals save money and improve quality of services through competitively sourcing purchased services, information technology acquisition, dialysis and group purchasing arrangements.

Partner
David Abernethy has spent more than three decades as a trial and appellate lawyer, prevailing in court for some of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device companies,…
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Associate
Beth Abraham assists with estate planning, business succession planning and estate administration matters. Her focus is on providing excellent client service in an efficient manner. Beth’s…
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Counsel
Kathleen O’Connor Adams advises taxable and tax-exempt entities on a broad range of employee benefits issues, including issues related to tax-qualified retirement plans (such as 401(k)…
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Principal - Faegre Drinker Consulting
Mike Adelberg is the leader of Faegre Drinker Consulting’s health care strategy practice. He brings unique insights into the processes, policies and people driving the major government…
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Associate
Matthew J. Adler represents clients across a broad range of industries, including health care, retail and telecommunications. He focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes, multi-…
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Partner
Russell Adler is highly regarded for his insight and guidance on trusts and estates, income tax planning, elder law and planning for persons with disabilities. Russell advises individuals…
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Of Counsel
Jason R. Baron is an internationally recognized speaker and author on the preservation of electronic documents. Jason previously served as Director of Litigation for the U.S. National…
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Partner
Bonnie A. Barsamian is a seasoned legal and business advisor with more than 25 years of experience advising public and private companies, investment banks, financial sponsors, executive…
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Associate
Sarah Bartlett helps businesses develop solutions as they operate and conduct transactions. She advises on business matters involving mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions…
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Partner
Tom Barton is a partner and co-chair of the firm's national Labor & Employment Practice Group. For the last 25 years, Tom has represented employers in all aspects of labor and…
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Partner
Alicia Batts has extensive experience representing clients in antitrust matters in a multitude of business sectors. Fortune 500 and other leading companies turn to Alicia for creative…
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Partner
Emily helps clients protect and strengthen their intellectual property assets in the United States and internationally through comprehensive brand and marketing strategies. She has almost…
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Associate
Megan E. Cannella focuses her practice on estate planning, estate administration and probate litigation matters. She has experience drafting various estate planning instruments, including…
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Partner
Robert Cannuscio advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property law including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and trade dress. He concentrates his practice on both…
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Partner
Mary Devlin Capizzi counsels individual corporations and consortia clients (comprised of industry, government and academia representatives) on a range of compliance matters involving…
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Partner
George T. Caplan represents major corporations and motion picture studios. His general business and entertainment litigation experience includes general commercial matters, energy industry…
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Senior Attorney
Philip J. Cardinale counsels his clients on issues involving intellectual property rights and their tactical uses in business settings, including rights acquisition and licensing,…
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Associate
Rachel represents clients in complex commercial litigation.
Before joining the firm, Rachel was a summer associate at the firm, where she worked with the business litigation, corporate, and…
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Associate
Carrie E. DeLange focuses her practice on internal investigations and complex litigation. Carrie has represented clients in response to investigations by the Department of Justice, the…
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Associate
Natalie K. DeLave assists clients with various aspects of litigation, including legal research and the drafting of motions and other memoranda.
While in law school, Natalie interned for the…
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Associate
Aggeliki Delimaris represents public and private clients in a variety of corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance, public capital raising transactions, public…
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Associate
Kevin H. DeMaio assists clients at various stages of legal proceedings and trial preparation, including legal research and writing motions and other legal memoranda.
Upon graduation from…
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Partner
David S. Denious advises clients on leveraged acquisitions and dispositions and corporate finance transactions. Dave represents a wide variety of private equity firms, family offices and…
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Partner
Alex Denny helps companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 businesses on all aspects of the employment relationship both in the U.K. and internationally. He has particular experience…
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Partner
Marita S. Erbeck effectively assists her clients ‎in a diverse range of business and legal issues. For nearly 15 years, Marita has represented clients in complex reorganization and…
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Associate
Alex Eschenroeder partners with health care stakeholders to manage the legal, regulatory and policy issues that impact their organization. A research consultant for federal clients at a…
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Partner
William V. Essig is a trial lawyer focused on defending pharmaceutical and medical device companies in mass tort and products liability litigations in federal and state courts across the…
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Senior Attorney
Zhengyu Feng, Ph.D., focuses on patent prosecution and opinions for clients in the life sciences industry. He helps clients prepare and prosecute patent applications. He also performs…
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Senior Paralegal
Katie Fenn supports security and financial litigation matters. She brings trial experience to a client’s side, including experience organizing, managing and presenting more than 300…
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Counsel
Richard P. Ferrin advises clients about international trade regulations, particularly antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at both the administrative and appellate levels. He…
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Associate
Adriana Figueroa defends corporate clients in employment litigation and advises them on best practices. She represents clients in employment litigation matters in federal courts and…
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Associate
Katelyn Fisher represents insurance companies, HMOs and other industry stakeholders on insurance matters, focusing on health care market reform, insurance regulatory compliance, insolvency…
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Partner
Sean M. FitzGerald handles domestic and cross-border transactional tax matters. Sean provides best-in-class tax advice critical to the success of a corporate practice, and advises on…
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Partner
Vincent E. Gentile litigates a broad range of civil and commercial matters from trial through appeal. He has represented major corporate clients in complex, multiparty cases and individuals…
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Partner

Edwin A. Getz counsels clients in the area of intellectual property and information technology law. Ed manages IP portfolios for a diverse array of businesses in the hi-tech, health care,…
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Partner
Mona Ghude assists both publicly-held and private employers with broad-based employee benefit, equity compensation and deferred compensation matters. She is vice-chair of the Employee…
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Associate
Ava Giacobbo advises clients in the areas of insurance and life insurance litigation.
During law school, Ava worked as a certified legal intern in the Civil Justice Clinic, where she…
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Vincent Giglierano draws on a broad knowledge of legislation and dual experiences in the public and private sector to provide clients with the background they need to address federal…
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Counsel
Heather Giordanella helps clients resolve business, product liability and consumer protection disputes so that they can carry on their mission-focused work. With more than 20 years of…
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Associate
Joie Hand counsels clients in a range of industries facing all stages of litigation at both the state and federal level. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, antitrust,…
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Partner
Mary Hansen is a partner on the firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense & Corporate Investigations team, where she focuses her practice on defending clients in regulatory investigations as…
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Partner
William A. Hanssen defends clients in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. His practice includes pharmaceutical and medical device product liability, and consumer class actions.…
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Associate
Taylor Haran collaborates with the employment litigation team to defend employers in single-plaintiff, multiplaintiff, and class and collective claims brought by their current and former…
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Associate
Grayson Harbour assists companies as they navigate matters related to labor and employment. He is particularly interested in the intersection of technology, privacy and law as applied to…
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Associate
Alex Harrell represents businesses and individuals in complex litigation matters, ranging from simple negligence actions to complex intellectual property and employment disputes. He has a…
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Associate
Cindy Irani counsels clients in a variety of industries including education, financial services, health care and telecommunications and is experienced in education law, political law and…
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Partner
Nick Isaacson is a well-rounded corporate lawyer who advises public companies, private companies, private equity firms, lending institutions and governmental authorities. 
Nick has handled…
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Trainee Solicitor
Paige Izquierdo assists clients with actionable guidance on a range of commercial real estate needs, including acquisitions, disposals and related transactions.
Previous Experience
Paige…
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Trainee Solicitor
Christopher Jefferies provides practical legal support to clients facing labor and employment challenges.
Past Experience
Prior to joining Faegre Drinker, Christopher worked as a paralegal…
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Partner
Sarah Jenkins collaborates closely with clients to understand their business and financial goals as she guides them through commercial, appellate and probate litigation. Sarah is a trusted…
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Counsel
Amy Johnson is a valuable legal ally for health care industry clients, guiding them through transactional, regulatory, compliance, clinical research, risk management and health care real…
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Partner
Dave Johnson provides government relations counsel to clients, helping them understand, comply with, and seize opportunities related to new regulations and government actions.
He represents…
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Associate
A responsive resource to companies facing corporate challenges, Evan Johnson helps businesses ensure they have dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s. Corporate governance, corporate…
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Senior Attorney
Ingrid D. Johnson has a diverse litigation practice, advocating on behalf of both corporate and individual clients in state and federal court and before government agencies. She has…
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Partner
Justin O. Kay focuses on defending complex civil matters in federal court, state court, and before federal agencies. He is a regular contributor to the TCPA blog, a defense-oriented…
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Associate
Thomas J. Keefe counsels clients in the investment management industry, including investment companies and investment advisers. He has prepared registration statements and has handled other…
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Trainee Solicitor
Fred Kelleher advises clients on emerging legal and regulatory trends relating to labor and employment, with an eye toward supporting businesses in efforts to expand their workforce and…
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Associate
Jonathan A. Keller advises a diverse group of health care entities, including hospitals, health systems, large physician groups, and other health care businesses on a wide range of health…
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Partner
Sloan Kelly helps clients navigate the commercial real estate market to meet their business goals. He leads the firm’s London real estate team.
Sloan focuses his practice on mainstream…
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Partner
Thomas J. Kelly represents clients in white collar defense matters, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, procurement fraud cases, and cases under the False Claims Act. He…
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Associate
Charles D. Lange assists clients in a variety of general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, and corporate finance.
While in law school, Charles served as an…
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Partner
Elizabeth Lange represents public and private clients, including Fortune 50 and startup companies, in mergers and acquisitions, governance, and other corporate and securities matters.…
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Partner
JR Lanis assists clients with public securities offerings and reporting, private equity and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation and representation. He…
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Associate
Jenna Lawson helps clients prevent and resolve product liability disputes. She defends companies in product liability litigation around the country, including federal multidistrict…
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Partner
Alan J. Lazarus is an experienced trial and appellate attorney with a focus on products liability, consumer protection, toxic substances and environmental litigation. He also has experience…
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Partner
Marc A. Leaf is Regional Partner in Charge of the New York office of Drinker Biddle, and a trusted counselor and adviser to senior government officials, corporate leaders, and independent…
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Partner
An employee benefits lawyer, Maureen Maly helps companies design cost-effective health and welfare programs, while minimizing legal risks and administrative complications. She develops an…
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Associate
Robert J. Mancuso represents and counsels clients on a variety of life insurance and annuities matters and property and casualty insurance issues. Bob has significant experience handling…
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Principal
Nick Manetto designs, directs and implements successful health care policy advocacy campaigns. He represents a wide variety of clients, with an emphasis on patient advocacy organizations…
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Partner
Sara Manske advises clients on international and U.S. domestic insurance matters. In particular, she counsels insurers, HMOs and regulators on corporate, transactional and regulatory…
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Associate
Renee C. Manson counsels clients on employee relations issues, terminations, employee discipline, and wage and hour compliance. She also advises clients on compliance with federal and state…
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Associate
Amy Ramsey Marcos assists clients with identifying their business, litigation, and regulatory obligations to optimize information governance practices. She has broad experience in several…
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Partner
Kathy Noecker advises employers on the complex and sensitive workplace laws affecting businesses. She develops practical business solutions and focuses on identifying long-term strategies…
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Associate
K. Elise Norcini provides representation to a variety of corporate, institutional and tax-exempt clients regarding employee benefits and executive compensation issues. Elise is a…
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Partner
Monica A. Novak assists clients with a range of employee benefits matters, including health and welfare benefits, tax-qualified retirement plans and nonqualified plans. She routinely…
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Associate
Elizabeth “Betsy” A. Olson advises plan sponsors on the design and operation of qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans to ensure compliance with ERISA and the Internal…
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Partner
Cheryl D. Orr is a partner and chair of the national Labor & Employment Practice Group.  She concentrates her practice on defending employers against FLSA collective actions and state…
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Partner
Kathy Osborn helps clients limit and manage risk on multiple fronts. She is a commercial litigator and trial attorney who represents clients in complex antitrust, commercial contract,…
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Associate
Rachel partners with clients to resolve construction disputes. Rachel represents owners, contractors and construction industry professionals in litigation throughout the country, including…
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Partner
Gregory J. Ossi advises his clients on ERISA litigation and labor law matters. He regularly counsels employers on a broad range of employee benefits matters, with an emphasis on…
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Partner
Brian J. Paul is an experienced and accomplished appellate lawyer. He helps clients navigate the complexity of appellate courts, having briefed and argued everything from weighty abstract…
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President, District Policy Group
Ilisa Halpern Paul has more than 20 years of experience in government relations, advocacy, and policymaking in for-profit, non-profit, academic, federally-funded, and government settings.…
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Partner
Carl Pebworth represents clients in disputes and risk management involving real property and construction. A skilled litigator, he is adept at proactive risk management, early case…
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Associate
Stephen Pennartz represents private and public sector clients in a wide variety of ERISA health and welfare matters, including analyzing benefit claims and appeals, handling HIPAA privacy…
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Associate
Charlotte Perowne advises clients on a wide range of international transactions and regulatory issues, including technology transactions, outsourcing, intellectual property ownership and…
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Partner
Lou Perry represents clients in intellectual property litigation. A member of the firm’s trademark, copyright, advertising and media practice, Lou serves as trial counsel for clients in…
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Counsel
Trish Reding collaborates with clients to protect their brand assets through trademark counseling, prosecution and enforcement. 
Global Trademark Portfolio Management
Trish provides trusted…
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Associate
Andrew Reeve focuses his practice on white collar and product liability matters at both the state and federal levels. In his white collar practice, Andrew conducts internal investigations…
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Partner
Patrick Reilly represents multinational and Fortune 500 clients in complex litigation, regularly acting as national coordinating counsel to manufacturers in product liability actions. He…
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Partner
Fred Reish represents clients in fiduciary issues, prohibited transactions, tax-qualification and Department of Labor, Securities and Exchange Commission and FINRA examinations of…
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Associate
Tiffany Riffer advocates for company interests in high-stakes product liability and commercial litigation matters. She brandishes the power of the pen – along with razor-sharp research…
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Partner
Joseph A. Rillotta assists clients at all stages of various government investigations, with a particular emphasis on tax controversies. He has significant experience in both prosecution and…
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Partner
James Sawyer counsels clients on critical import compliance issues and duty-savings opportunities, balancing business realities with effective internal control processes to meet importers’…
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Associate
Edward (EJ) Scarillo represents clients in a variety of commercial litigations, including in matters related to broker-dealers and financial industry clients before FINRA, as well as in…
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Partner
Todd C. Schiltz has focused his practice on corporate control, corporate governance, statutory and contractual disputes in the state and federal courts of Delaware for more than 20 years.…
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Partner
Brian Schnell is passionate about franchising and product distribution and has devoted more than 30 years to finding practical and often creative solutions for clients. He represents…
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Partner
Joseph C. Schoell has handled a variety of corporate and commercial litigation in state and federal courts, and has advised clients on Delaware corporate and business entity law. He also…
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Associate
Adam Schlosser counsels clients on a multitude of intellectual property issues, including assessing validity and infringement of utility and design patents, forming right-to-use opinions,…
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Partner
Mark E. Terman is a results-driven litigator whose work extends from restrictive covenants, trade secret, fraud and other business torts and employee misconduct; to wrongful termination,…
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Associate
Julie L. Tersigni represents major pharmaceutical and medical device companies in products liability cases involving prescription and over-the-counter medications, medical devices, and…
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Associate
Reeya Thakrar counsels clients on intellectual property matters including patent law and technology transactions. Reeya has prosecuted patents for consumer electronics. She also has…
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Associate
Jonathan H. Todt provides representation in a variety of antitrust and civil litigation matters, with a particular focus on representing clients before the federal antitrust agencies. He…
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Associate
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Carol F. Trevey assists clients in complex commercial litigation matters in a broad range of areas, including business disputes, class actions, and antitrust. Carol has experience across…
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Partner
Nicole Truso counsels employers on a wide range of employment issues and advises clients in complex transactions. Nicole seeks to identify best practices and manage employment-related…
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Partner
Kate Villanueva represents clients in commercial litigation and class actions at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts nationwide. She handles all aspects of civil…
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Associate
Erik D. Vogt is an associate in the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. His practice focuses on advising public, private, and non-profit companies in the…
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Partner
Kenneth M. Vorrasi represents clients in complex litigation in federal and state court, government investigations and before federal antitrust agencies to obtain clearance of mergers,…
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Partner
Keith A. Walter, Jr. counsels foreign and domestic clients in a variety of legal matters to support their overall strategic business objectives. Keith regularly advises clients on the…
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Partner
Jay Warmuth partners with clients in complex legal and regulatory matters in the health care and insurance sectors and the intersection of the two, drawing from almost two decades of…
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Of Counsel
William L. Warren counsels and defends clients on environmental law regulatory matters. He assists clients with respect to federal and state remedial requirements and the New Jersey…
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Associate
Bryan Washburn litigates a variety of matters in nearly every U.S. state and at every level of the state and federal court systems.
During law school, Bryan served as a judicial extern in…
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Partner
Justin J. Watkins advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investment, divestitures, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, and general…
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Associate
Krissa Webb assists health care systems, hospitals, and life sciences companies on a variety of corporate transactions and regulatory compliance matters, including fraud and abuse risks and…
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