Mintz Levin general practice law firm with 500 attorneys

Phone: (617) 542-6000

Website: www.Mintz.com

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is a general practice, full service Am Law 100 law firm employing approximately 500 attorneys serving clients worldwide. We are headquartered at One Financial Center in Boston’s Financial District and have additional US offices in Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, as well as an office in London and a strong international practice.

Mintz was founded in 1933 by Haskell Cohn and Benjamin Levin. The firm’s Managing Member is Robert I. Bodian. Our collaborative attorneys work within four core practice areas — Transactional, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Investigations, and Regulatory & Advisory – and combine legal, business, and industry insight to provide exceptional legal strategies for clients in a variety of industries.

Mintz creates breakthrough legal strategies that help clients solve problems and forge ahead. Our attorneys combine legal, business, and industry insight to help navigate shifting challenges. We help clients comply with evolving regulations and compete in emerging markets. While meeting their increasing financing needs, we can also assist with handling employment and labor issues. To compete tomorrow, you need the best business strategy now. We’ll help you make the next move.

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Lisa Adams Member Lisa is an esteemed intellectual property attorney whose practice encompasses all areas of intellectual property. She advises clients on a wide range of IP matters including patent... LAdams@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Nancy D. Adams Member Nancy is a noted insurance coverage litigator with extensive experience representing primary and excess insurers on the business and legal implications of complex coverage issues involving... ndadams@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Kevin N. Ainsworth Member Kevin is a litigator who tackles complex commercial disputes where strategy is key. He is skilled at bondholder litigation involving international issuers, as well as patent and trademark... KAinsworth@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Stephen J. Akerley Attorney Steve is a seasoned intellectual property trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in District Courts across the United States, the US International Trade Commission and... sjakerly@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Kerime S. Akoglu Associate Kerime is a litigator with experience in complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, and government investigations. Kerime advises clients in all stages of litigation, and has... KSAkoglu@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Kevin C. Amendt Associate As a patent attorney, Kevin's focus is on strategic IP counseling, including patent procurement and IP litigation. He is known for identifying and capturing maximum value from his client’s... KCAmendt@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Arbitration, Mediation, ADR Practice Group at Mintz Levin Every significant enterprise must deal with disputes, and most businesses encounter them regularly. Our team's extensive experience in arbitrations, mediations, and other methods of... GASamberg@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Nicholas W. Armington Associate Nicholas is a litigator with experience representing clients in United States District Courts and the International Trade Commission, among other venues. Nicholas’ practice focuses on... NWArmington@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Michael S. Arnold Member / Chair, Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice Michael Arnold is Chair of the firm's Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice. He is an employment lawyer who deftly handles a wide array of matters. His capabilities include counseling... MArnold@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Charles W. Azano Special Counsel Chip specializes in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. He has represented debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, bondholders,... CWAzano@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Steven A. Baddour Senior Vice President of Government Relations – ML Strategies / Special Counsel Steve’s government relations practice focuses on advising clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies on a wide range of issues at the state and federal levels. As part of Mintz... SABaddour@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com	Sandra J. Badin Associate Sandra Badin focuses her patent practice on appeals before the Federal Circuit and high-priority motions in the federal district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. She has... sjbadin@mintz.com www.Mintz.com
Christina S. Balestracci Associate Christina works with public and private US and international companies on a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, securities law... CSBalestracci@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Brandon E. Barker Member Brandon’s practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, leasing and developments of office, industrial, technology, and... bebarker@mintz.com www.mintz.com
David Barmak Member / Chair Emeritus, ELB Practice David is an experienced trial lawyer and trusted advisor to businesses and their executives with a focus on employment law and HR issues. He has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and... dbarmak@mintz.com www.mintz.com	John A. Bauer Member John is an experienced patent litigator with first chair trial and appellate experience before district courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. As a patent litigator having... JABauer@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Ingrid A. Beattie, PhD Member Ingrid is an intellectual property lawyer who handles patent prosecution and related matters for a broad range of biotechnology clients. She works extensively with universities, including... IABeattie@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Katharine O. Beattie Member Kate’s work primarily involves litigation and counseling on federal and state labor and employment matters, including issues involving discrimination and harassment, leaves of absence, wage... KOBeattie@Mintz.com www.mintz.com
Eoin P. Beirne Member Eóin is an accomplished white collar defense lawyer who resourcefully shepherds individual and corporate clients through government investigations and enforcement proceedings. He represents... EPBeirne@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Linda D. Bentley Member Linda relies on her extensive knowledge of the FDA and other agencies that regulate pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies and products to advise clients on regulatory... LDBentley@mintz.com www.mintz.com/

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Allan Caggiano Member Allan handles commercial real estate matters of all kinds. His practice includes acquisitions, dispositions, finance, development, construction, and leasing. Based in Boston, Allan... ACaggiano@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Charles E. Carey Member Charles is a nationally recognized public finance attorney who handles a broad range of revenue bond financings. He serves as bond counsel and counsel to underwriters on financings around... CECarey@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Theresa C. Carnegie Member Theresa counsels health care clients on a variety of transactional, regulatory, and fraud and abuse matters. Theresa focuses much of her practice on counseling health plans, pharmacy... TCCarnegie@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Kathleen B. Carr Member Kathleen has led trial teams in multibillion- and multimillion-dollar Hatch Waxman pharmaceutical patent litigation, and has successfully served as lead counsel for over 20 years on many... KBCarr@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Kristina R. Cary Associate Kristina is a patent litigator and trial attorney who concentrates primarily in hardware and software matters in Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC).... KRCary@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Sean M. Casey Technical Adviser Sean applies his background in computer science and software development to his work as a Technical Advisor. He has significant experience with distributed systems designed to find radio... SCasey@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Jessica W. Catlow Member Jessica has a strong, multidimensional employment practice. Companies and senior executives rely on her to draft and negotiate executive compensation packages, including in connection with... JCatlow@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Michelle L. Caton Associate Michelle focuses her practice on life sciences and health care transactions and health care compliance matters. Prior to joining Mintz, Michelle was an associate in the Government Contracts... MLCaton@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Peter A. Chavkin Member Peter is a preeminent white collar defense attorney who specializes in assisting individuals facing charges or investigations, particularly involving financial and health care laws and... PChavkin@Mintz.com www.mintz.com	John J. Cheney Member John is a corporate and securities attorney who plays a pivotal role in the firm’s Life Sciences group. He assists biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in the negotiation of joint... JJCheney@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Deborah A. Daccord Member Deborah handles complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and affiliations, for leading health care providers and investors across the United States. At any... DADaccord@mintz.com www.mintz.com/	Micha "Mitch" Danzig Member Micha is a versatile attorney who litigates employment, commercial, and trade secret disputes and counsels clients on matters in these areas. He handles cases and advises clients on non-... mdanzig@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Anne-Marie Dao Associate Anne-Marie represents clients in a wide variety of intellectual property, complex commercial, real estate, and class action defense matters. Anne-Marie’s litigation experience includes... ADDao@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Donald C. Davis Practice Group Associate Don provides clients with representation and counsel on a broad range of employment matters. He has extensive experience handling issues pertaining to employment contracts, wage and hour... DCDavis@mintz.com www.mintz.com
William A. Davis Member Bill is a litigator and an integral member of the Health Care Enforcement Defense group. He devotes much of his practice to disputes concerning prescription drug price reporting,... WADavis@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Peter F. Demuth Member Peter is Chair of the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice and a member of the firm’s Policy Committee. He also provides strategic counseling on a broad range of corporate and... PDemuth@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Jennifer L. Dereka Of Counsel Jennifer focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on issues related to patents, including infringement and validity analyses, the assessment of potential... JLDereka@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Andrew H. DeVoogd Member Drew is an experienced patent litigator and trial attorney whose work encompasses a broad range of technologies. He regularly represents clients in high stakes International Trade... AHDeVoogd@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Daniel I. DeWolf Member / Chair, Technology Practice; Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods since the Internet’s beginning. He is immersed in the... DDeWolf@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Paul H. Dickerson Of Counsel Paul has spent over two decades helping venture capital and private equity-backed portfolio companies across numerous industries commercialize their businesses. Paul's work in energy... PHDickerson@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Francis J. Earley Member Frank is a litigator who skillfully handles a broad range of complex commercial and securities disputes. He frequently represents individuals and public and private companies across... FEarley@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Samuel Asher Effron Member Sam’s practice focuses on venture capital and other private securities transactions, counseling start-ups and emerging growth companies, funds and crowdfunding platforms. Sam is heavily... SEffron@Mintz.com www.mintz.com
Patrick Elahmadie Associate Patrick’s focus is on the Corporate & Securities Practice. He served as a Mintz Summer Associate in 2015. Prior to joining Mintz, Patrick worked at the USC Gould Small Business Clinic... PElahmadie@mintz.com www.mintz.com/	Employment, Labor & Benefits at Mintz Levin Employment relationships are among the most regulated in the nation, and ensuring compliance with the many laws and regulations impacting the workplace can be quite challenging. Mintz Levin... DBarmak@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Energy Technology Industry at Mintz Levin Mintz Levin is the nation’s premier legal and consulting solutions provider for energy technology innovators. We provide the strategic and legal guidance clients need to thrive, whether... TRBurton@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Angel Feng Special Counsel Angel focuses her practice on business immigration matters and related compliance issues. She works with employers in designing and defining corporate immigration programs and policies, and... AFeng@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Vincent M. Ferraro Associate Vincent’s practice focuses on patent disputes in Federal District Courts and before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. With over 10 years of experience, Vincent has handled patent... VMFerraro@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Phillip W. Field Associate Phillip’s practice covers a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, construction and financing of office, industrial, retail, and... PWField@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Financial Services Industry at Mintz Levin In 2008, the world as we know it changed. Increased oversight, compliance, and reporting requirements have challenged the financial services industry to find new ways of doing business. Our... KAinsworth@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Gregory S. Fine Member Greg is an accomplished private equity and mergers and acquisitions attorney who is well versed in guiding funds and companies through middle market and mega deals. He has helped clients... GSFine@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Christian T. Fjeld Vice President Christian is based in our Washington, DC office and is a Vice President of ML Strategies. He assists a variety of clients in their interactions with the federal government. Prior to joining... CTFjeld@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com
Emma Follansbee Associate Emma counsels clients on a wide variety of employment issues and litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation practice includes... enfollansbee@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Scott C. Ford Member / Chair, Litigation Practice Scott combines a robust practice with management of the firm’s national Litigation Practice. He guides clients through a wide range of contract and other commercial disputes, particularly... scford@mintz.com www.mintz.com
John B. Forrest Associate John’s practice focuses on patent prosecution for biotechnology companies and clients in industries such as medical technology and agriculture. His experience includes providing strategic... JBForrest@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Hope S. Foster Member / Chair, Health Care Enforcement Defense Practice Hope has a national reputation as a health care enforcement defense lawyer and chairs the firm’s Health Care Enforcement Practice. She regularly defends health care companies in... HSFoster@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Matthew S. Galica Associate Matt focuses his intellectual property practice on patent litigation, strategic IP counseling, and patent valuation. He has experience representing clients before the International Trade... MSGalica@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Steve Ganis Member Steve has over 15 years of experience as a government and private-sector lawyer practicing financial services law, specializing in the federal banking, securities, and derivatives laws. He... sganis@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Matthew J. Gardella Member Matt represents publicly traded companies and companies on their way to an IPO, especially in capital-raising transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He handles IPOs, private placements... mgardella@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Constance M. Garner ML Strategies - Vice President for Disability Policy & Education Policy As Vice President for Disability Policy & Education Policy at ML Strategies, Connie leverages legislative, health care, government agency, and nonprofit and private sector consulting... CMGarner@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com
Megan N. Gates Member Megan is a prominent corporate and securities attorney who deftly steers public companies through capital-raising transactions, SEC reporting obligations, and mergers and acquisitions. She... MNGates@mintz.com www.mintz.com	William C. Geary Member Bill is an experienced patent and trademark attorney with a particular background in medical technology, polymers and advanced materials, polymer processing technologies, and chemicals.... WGeary@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Lewis J. Geffen Member / Co-chair, Life Sciences Practice and Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Lewis is a corporate and licensing attorney focused on the life sciences, with decades of experience helping companies in the sector tackle strategic issues and complete complicated... LJGeffen@mintz.com www.mintz.com/	Peter P. Gelzinis Associate Peter provides advice and counsel to clients on a broad range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing and leasing. Prior to joining Mintz, Peter served... PPGelzinis@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Richard G. Gervase, Jr. Member Richard Gervase heads Mintz’s Royalty Monetization practice and is a leader in the field. Richard began his career in the late 1980s as a mergers and acquisitions and securities lawyer at... rgervase@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Rachel Gholston Associate Rachel provides a broad range of client services to early-stage companies, investment funds and public companies in matters including corporate governance, securities offerings,... RAGholston@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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H. Joseph Hameline Member Joe is a member of the firm’s Policy Committee and has practiced law at Mintz Levin since 1981. He was the Chair of the Litigation Section for 10 years until 2014. Joe is a trial lawyer... HJHameline@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Xavier G. Hardy Associate Xavier focuses his practice on a variety of health care regulatory and fraud and abuse matters as well as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues in health care transactions and business... xghardy@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Christopher Harvie Member Chris focuses chiefly on legal, policy, and legislative issues affecting cable and telecommunications companies. He has represented clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications... CHarvie@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Douglas Hauer Member Doug is a Member in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice and Immigration Practice. On the corporate side, he focuses on private offerings and related securities work. Doug serves... DHauer@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Jane Haviland Associate Jane’s practice in litigation is supported by her experience with the Office of the State Auditor in Massachusetts and her service as a law clerk and legal intern. While with the Office of... jhaviland@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Joanne S. Hawana Of Counsel Joanne advises clients around the world in the food, drug, and biotechnology industries on issues ranging from prescription drug advertising to state licensing requirements for wholesale... JSHawana@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Health Law Practice The health industry is a complex system, and reimbursement is the lifeblood. Reduction in payments from governmental and commercial payors affects providers, suppliers, manufacturers, and... KSLovitch@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Alexander Hecht ML Strategies - Executive Vice President & Director of Operations Alex is Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, ML Strategies, Washington, DC. He is an attorney with more than 10 years of senior-level experience in Congress and trade... AHecht@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com
Nicole E. Henry Associate Nicole represents clients on a wide variety of litigation matters, with a focus on state and federal government investigations. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Nicole worked as a legal extern... NEHenry@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Daniel J. Herling Member Dan’s practice is focused on product liability issues relating to consumer products. Specific to consumer class action lawsuits, Dan has successfully defended clients in class actions... DJHerling@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Kathryn Lafferty Ignash Associate Kathryn is a litigator who defends companies engaged in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation in a variety of industries. Her practice focuses on contract disputes,... KLIgnash@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Immigration Practice Mintz Levin We’ve earned our national and international reputation for excellence and innovation, and our Immigration Practice attorneys serve as trusted business advisors for top-tier companies with... sjCohen@Mintz.com www.mintz.com
Intellectual Property Practice Group at Mintz Levin Protecting and leveraging your intellectual assets is vital to staying competitive and investing confidently in developing new products and services. Mintz Levin’s full-service Intellectual... MCHurley@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Ellen L. Janos Member Ellen specializes in providing regulatory and strategic advice to health care clients of all types, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, retail pharmacies, PBMs, and... EJanos@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Gregory H. Jaske Associate Greg’s primary focus is on the Real Estate and Construction Practices. He has significant experience in representing and interfacing with real estate developers, property owners, and... GHJaske@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Kenneth E. Jenkins, PhD Member Ken is an intellectual property attorney who is highly regarded for his patent prosecution and counseling work for life sciences, chemical, and energy technology companies. He helps... KJenkins@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Steven M. Jensen Member Steve's practice focuses on obtaining and enforcing U.S. and international patents in the mechanical, electrical, computer, and materials science arts. He has prosecuted numerous patent... SMJensen@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Randy K. Jones Member Randy is an esteemed trial lawyer who draws on his extensive courtroom experience to provide value to clients, often through negotiating efficient solutions for clients well short of trial... RKJones@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Aaron L. Josephson Senior Director Aaron is based in our Washington, DC office and is a Senior Director of ML Strategies. He advises clients on health care policy issues related to medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Prior... ALJosephson@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com
Kate F. Josephson Manager of Government Relations Kate is Manager of Government Relations at ML Strategies. With seven years of experience in policy analysis and strategic outreach in both the private and nonprofit sectors, Kate’s primary... KFJosephson@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com

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Daniel T. Kajunski Member Dan’s practice focuses primarily on venture finance, securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and general business and corporate law. He has extensive experience in venture finance, and he... DTKajunski@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Narges Kakalia Member Narges has significant experience in commercial business litigation, securities litigation, white collar criminal defense, and domestic and international arbitration. She has represented... NMKakalia@mintz.com www.mintz.com
William W. Kannel Member Bill’s practice focuses primarily on commercial law, workouts, and corporate reorganization. He has represented various institutional lenders, indenture trustees, bondholders, and other... BKannel@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Emily B Kanstroom Associate Emily's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation across a variety of areas, including contract disputes and government investigations. Most recently, Emily successfully represented... EBKanstroom@Mintz.com www.mintz.com
Matthew A. Karambelas Associate Matthew joins the firm’s Intellectual Property practice having served as a Summer Associate in 2013, where he worked with the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group. In 2012,... MAKarambelas@Mintz.com www.mintz.com	Bridgette A. Keller Associate Bridgette applies her experience in health system administration and ethics in health care to her health law practice. Bridgette advises health care providers, ACOs, health plans, PBMs, and... BAKeller@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Jennifer L. Kelly Manager of Government Relations Prior to joining ML Strategies, Jenny worked as a legislative assistant at a prominent international law firm. There she closely followed pieces of legislation related to criminal justice... JLKelly@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com	Richard R Kelly Shareholder Rich concentrates on domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) representation and corporate fiduciary counseling. In his M&A and other transactional practice, Rich... rkelly@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Thomas J. Kelly Member Tom managed the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice for seven years. His practice deals with business, finance, and investment-related areas. He focuses on financial and investment... TKelly@mintz.com www.mintz.com	William B. Kezer, PhD Member Bill's practice focuses on patent prosecution, with a particular emphasis on pharmaceutical products and targets as well as other small molecules, including dyes, probes, and binding agents... WBKezer@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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David R. Lagasse Member David has extensive experience handling executive compensation issues in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, private equity financing, and other transactional contexts. ... DRLagasse@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Harold S. Laidlaw Associate Harold’s practice focuses on intellectual property and patent litigation. He has experience in a broad range of technology areas. Prior to joining the firm, Harold worked as an associate in... HSLaidlaw@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Brian H. Lam Associate Brian has extensive experience in patent litigation and intellectual property matters, as well as privacy and data protection matters, particularly as to data aggregation, network security... BHLam@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Cynthia J. Larose Member / Chair, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Cynthia is a highly regarded authority in the privacy and security field and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). She handles the full range of data security issues for... CJLarose@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Meredith M. Leary Member Meredith is a seasoned litigator with extensive project management and case management experience. Her clients value her unique approach to overcoming challenges with equal parts strategic... MMLeary@mintz.com www.mintz.com/	Rebecca A. Lee Member Rebecca is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Development Practice. She represents corporations, developers, lenders and nonprofit organizations in a range of real estate matters, including... RALee@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Justin J. Leisey Associate Justin is a registered patent attorney with a background in chemical engineering. He drafts and prosecutes US and foreign patent applications for clients in a variety of industries,... JJLeisey@mintz.com www.mintz.com	David J. Leiter President, ML Strategies David has more than 30 years of experience as a senior manager, political strategist, and policy advisor at the federal, state, and local levels of government. As the principal executive in... djleiter@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com
Adam C. Lenain Member Adam counsels public and private companies in the life sciences, clean technology, and information technology sectors on matters related to equity and debt financings, mergers and... ACLenain@mintz.com https://www.mintz.com	Edward A. Lenz Senior Advisor Ed is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the legal and public policy aspects of employment services and workforce outsourcing. For the past 25 years, he has served as general... EALenz@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Eric W. Macaux Associate Eric advises energy investors, project developers, and entrepreneurs on a wide variety of transactions, including project development, project financing, mergers and acquisitions, and early... EWMacaux@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Monique Winters Macek Associate Monique’s practice is focused on the areas of medical devices, systems, and methods. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Monique served as a patent agent for Grant Anderson, LLP; Tandem Diabetes... MWMacek@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Matthew E. Maguire Associate Matt’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity matters, and general corporate counseling with an emphasis on transactions occurring in the middle market. He has wide-... MEMaguire@mintz.com www.mintz.com/	Marc D. Mantell Member Marc’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters, primarily for companies engaged in the technology ecosystem. Marc represents private and public companies, investors,... MDMantell@mintz.com www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/marc-d-mantell
Daniel C. Marden Partner Dan focuses his practice on general corporate and securities law matters, representing both private and public companies. Prior to joining the firm, he served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps,... DCMarden@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Jonathan R. Markman Associate Jonathan's communications practice focuses on wireless, cable, and emerging technologies, with a particular emphasis on UAS (commonly known as drones) and the wireless spectrum. He has... jmarkman@mintz.com www.mintz.com/
Kristen A. Marotta Associate Kristen focuses her practice on health care transactions, regulatory matters, and general contracting. Her experience includes counseling clients on both investing in and exiting from the... KAMarotta@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Kim V. Marrkand Member Kim is Chair of the firm’s Insurance & Reinsurance Practice Group. She specializes in representing and advising insurers and reinsurers on the business and legal implications of a... KMarrkand@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Christie L. Martin Member Christie counsels government entities and 501(c)(3) organizations as well as investment bankers and banks in connection with the tax-exempt financing of projects for public and nonprofit... CLMartin@mintz.com www.mintz.com	R. Neal Martin Senior Manager of Government Relations With more than 10 years experience in government and government relations, Neal focuses on issues related to transportation and infrastructure, clean energy, trade, and federal... RNMartin@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com

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Evan Nadel Member Evan's complex litigation practice is focused on technology-related litigation and class actions involving intellectual property, commercial contract disputes, along with trade secret,... enadel@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Marilyn Newman Special Counsel Marilyn's legal practice encompasses a full range of environmental permitting, compliance, cleanup, and transactional issues, with a focus on public and private development and improvement... MNewman@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Michael C. Newman Associate Michael's practice is focused on his work with the US International Trade Commission (USITC). His cases in federal courts also include patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual... mcnewman@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Audrey Nguyen Associate Audrey works on counseling, employment litigation and other regulatory matters. Before attending law school, Audrey worked as a government relations analyst for the US subsidiary of Tesco.... ANguyen@mintz.com www.mintz.com
M. Daria Niewenhous Member Daria's practice ranges from transactional matters to general counsel services. She has extensive experience with the merger and acquisition of hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics... DNiewenhous@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Matthew Novian Associate Matt focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including consumer protection matters. He has experience in drafting briefs and letters to opposing parties and in conducting... MJNovian@mintz.com www.mintz.com
John F. Nucci Associate John’s practice focuses on a wide variety of litigation matters. He is experienced in all phases of litigation. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, John served as a judicial law clerk to the... JFNucci@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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David L. O'Connor

Senior Vice President for Energy and Clean Technology

David helps energy and technology companies expand their markets and accelerate their growth. With deep knowledge of the energy industry and environmental issues, David helps these...

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Nicole V. Ozeran

Attorney

Nicole is a fierce litigator in Mintz Levin’s complex corporate litigation group. Her practice concentrates primarily on consumer fraud, online and telephone marketing, false advertising,...

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Ashna Pai Associate Ashna focuses her practice on corporate and securities law, working with public and private companies on a variety of corporate matters. She was a Summer Associate at Mintz in 2017. During... APai@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Cassandra L. Paolillo Practice Group Associate Cassie’s practice primarily involves advising health care clients on transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and general contracting... CLPaolillo@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Joel I. Papernik Member Joel concentrates on corporate, commercial, and securities matters as well as strategic transactions and corporate structuring. He is a member of the firm’s Opinions Committee and has also... JIPapernik@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Daniel T. Pascucci Member Daniel's practice is focused on complex business litigation, international and domestic arbitration, intellectual property litigation, class action defense, unfair competition, and... DPascucci@Mintz.com www.mintz.com
Yogesh G. Patel Technology Specialist Yogesh applies his extensive knowledge in biomedical engineering and electrical engineering to patent preparation and prosecution. He assists clients in developing and marketing advanced... YGPatel@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Poonam Patidar Member Poonam counsels governments, quasi-public authorities and higher education facilities on the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable debt as well as securities and tax law matters. She brings... PPatidar@Mintz.com www.mintz.com
William S. Perkins Member Will has more than 20 years of experience representing US and international clients in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture financings and other... WSPerkins@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Susan P. Phillips Member For over 25 years, Susan’s practice has involved the full range of federal, state, and local environmental and land use regulations. As her practice is primarily transactional in nature,... sphillips@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Dominic J. Picca Member Dominic is the head of and assigning partner for the New York office's Litigation Practice. He is also co-founder of Mintz Levin’s Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Practice. Dominic is... DJPicca@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Scott J. Pinarchick Member Scott is a Member and business lawyer with the firm. Scott’s practice focuses on US federal income tax matters with special emphasis on the taxation of corporations, partnerships and... SJPinarchick@mintz.com www.mintz.com/

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John F. Quill

John’s practice encompasses all aspects of immigration and nationality law. John draws on over two decades of experience to help companies and their employees obtain nonimmigrant visas,...

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Scott A. Rader Associate Scott has a robust white collar criminal defense and general commercial litigation practice. He has been an integral part of teams that have achieved successful results for clients in both... SARader@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Jinnie Reed Attorney Jinnie focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation. She has represented technology, pharmaceutical, and finance companies in matters before state courts, federal district... jlreed@mintz.com www.mintz.com
John R. Regier Member John’s practice focuses on public finance and public agency representation. He has acted as bond counsel or underwriter’s counsel in a wide variety of tax-exempt bond transactions,... JRRegier@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Michael T. Renaud Member Michael’s practice is focused on patent litigation and also includes licensing, patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets, and other intellectual property matters. His work in patent... MTRenaud@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Alison G. Renner Practice Group Associate Alison litigates employment disputes of all types before federal and state courts, the EEOC and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Her litigation experience ranges from defending... AGRenner@mintz.com https://www.mintz.com/	Abraham A. Reshtick Member Abraham (Avi) is a member of Mintz Levin’s tax group based in New York. Avi represents clients on a wide range of US federal income tax matters, including mergers and acquisitions,... AReshtick@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Paul J. Ricotta Member Paul has more than 25 years of experience representing debtors and creditors in workouts, restructurings, and commercial bankruptcy proceedings and in commercial finance transactions. Prior... PJRicotta@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Adam S. Rizk Associate Adam's practice focuses on intellectual property, with a particular focus on patent litigation. His practice covers various aspects of patent litigation including patent portfolio analysis... ARizk@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Alexander Roan Attorney Alex assists life science and technology companies of all sizes with a wide variety of domestic and foreign intellectual property matters. Alex’s practice includes the preparation and... agroan@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Carrie A. Roll Associate Carrie's practice involves a variety of transactional, regulatory, and fraud and abuse matters. Carrie’s transactional experience focuses on advising health care clients on joint ventures,... caroll@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Elana Safner Associate Elana advises clients on public policy, regulatory issues, and disputes affecting the communications sector, as well as privacy and cybersecurity matters. She also has experience with... esafner@mintz.com 202-434-7346 www.mintz.com/	David K. Salamon Associate David advises clients across a variety of industries on complex tax issues pertaining to mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, and additional matters. Prior to joining the firm, David was... DKSalamon@mintz.com 212-692-6290 www.mintz.com
Adam Samansky Member Adam’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. He handles patent, trademark, and trade secret matters on behalf of innovators and investors in a range of industries. His core... asamansky@mintz.com 617-348-1819 www.mintz.com	Samantha J. Duplantis Associate Samantha’s practice focuses on white collar defense and government investigations, real estate disputes and securities and commercial litigation. Samantha’s experience also includes... SJDuplantis@mintz.com 415-696-5257 www.mintz.com
Gilbert A. Samberg Member Gil is an experienced commercial litigator and arbitration practitioner who focuses on international financial, commercial, and technology-related disputes. His clients have included banks... GASamberg@mintz.com 212-692-6804	Charles A. Samuels Member Chuck is engaged in a federal and international regulatory and legislative practice. He has been extensively involved in product safety, environmental, tax, health care, technology, and... CASamuels@mintz.com 202-434-7311 www.mintz.com
Gregory A. Sandomirsky Member Greg managed the firm’s Public Finance Practice from its inception through mid-2007. He also served on the firm’s Executive Committee from 1985 to 1998 and managed the Business and Finance... GASandomirsky@mintz.com 617-348-1730 www.mintz.com	Peter M. Saparoff Member Peter co-chairs the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice. He is one of the nation’s leading securities litigators. He has represented clients in well over 100 cases, investigations, and... PMSaparoff@mintz.com 617-348-1725 www.mintz.com
Brad M. Scheller Member Brad focuses his practice on patent disputes in Federal District Courts and at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. With over 12 years of experience, Brad has handled disputes... BMScheller@mintz.com 212-692-6761 www.mintz.com	Gabriel Schnitzler Member Gabriel works with commercial real estate, health care, technology, and energy clients in the acquisition, leasing, sale, and development of properties, and has assisted commercial lenders... GSchnitzler@mintz.com 415-432-6004 www.mintz.com

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Tax Practice at Mintz Levin There are few subjects that are more controversial than taxes. The mention of taxes evokes responses that range from patriotic to emotional. Tax law is highly complex, constantly changing,... SCCurley@mintz.com www.mintz.com	James Taylor-Copeland Associate James provides compliance advice, regulatory guidance, and representation for adversarial proceedings involving complex civil litigation, criminal defense, financial services, and cross-... JTaylorCopeland@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Tyrone P. Thomas Member Tyrone advises boards, presidents, and other senior executives of colleges and universities on terms for employment and consulting agreements. He frequently provides counsel regarding best... tpthomas@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Matthew W. Tikonoff Member Matt represents public and private companies and investors in a range of transactional and corporate matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions,... MWTikonoff@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Stephen P. Tocco ML Strategies - Chairman Steve manages a team of consultants in Boston and Washington, DC, and advises clients, from Fortune 100 companies to entrepreneurs, on a wide range of issues. He was a member of the Board... STocco@mlstrategies.com www.mintz.com	Alexander R. Trimble, PhD Member Alex is a registered patent attorney who advises clients on matters pertaining to patent prosecution and patent portfolio management. He provides guidance to clients on developing... ARTrimble@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Tali M. Tuchin Of Counsel Tali advises clients in a broad array of industries and in all manner of business and technology related transactions, ranging from routine business needs for material transfer, consulting... TMTuchin@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Andrew R. Urban

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Andy served as Mintz Levin’s Managing Member from 2004 to 2009 and as the firm's Assistant Managing Member from 1989 to 1998. His practice principally involves real estate acquisition,...

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Colin G. Van Dyke

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Colin's practice includes the following: Counseling clients in regulatory compliance, enforcement, and permitting matters before federal and state agencies Litigating environmental cases...

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Michael D. Van Loy, PhD

Michael D. Van Loy, Mintz Levin Law Firm, San Diego and San Francisco, Intellectual Property Law Attorney

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Benjamin L. Wagner Associate Ben’s practice is focused on patent, trademark, false advertising and copyright litigation. He also handles other complex litigation, unfair business practices, and real estate disputes. In... blwagner@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Adrienne K. Walker Of Counsel Adrienne has significant experience in workouts, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters. She represents corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, lessors and lessees, and trustees... awalker@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Kaitlin R. Walsh Associate Kaitlin’s practice in bankruptcy law is focused on corporate restructurings and insolvencies. She represents debtors, creditors, purchasers, lenders and other parties-in-interest in... KRWalsh@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Kevin J. Walsh Member Kevin’s practice focuses on all aspects of bankruptcy and commercial law, workouts, restructurings, and commercial lending transactions, including negotiating and documenting commercial... KWalsh@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Katy E. Ward Contract Attorney Katy practices in the Environmental Law and Corporate and Securities Sections. Her environmental law practice includes representing clients in environmental litigation in state and federal... keward@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Stephen M. Weiner Member Steve chairs Mintz Levin’s Health Law Section. He has had over 30 years of experience in the health care field as a policy maker, educator, and attorney. He represents health care services... SWeiner@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Daniel B. Weinger Associate Daniel's practice in intellectual property focuses on patent litigation, both at the International Trade Commission and the Federal District Courts. Daniel has participated in all phases of... DBWeinger@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Leonard Weiser-Varon Member Len is active in both municipal finance and corporate finance, with an emphasis on financings for 501(c)(3) institutions, project finance, secured lending, structured finance transactions,... LWeiser-Varon@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Lavinia M. Weizel Associate Lavinia’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation across a variety of areas, including securities litigation, shareholder suits and insurance disputes in both state and federal... LMWeizel@mintz.com www.mintz.com	William F. Weld Member Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld provides clients with advice and counsel related to domestic and international government strategies, international business transactions, cross-... BWeld@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Cheng Xu

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Catherine has an electrical engineering background and her experience includes patent litigation-related patent analysis. Catherine was a Summer Associate at Mintz Levin, and also interned...

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Nili S. Yolin Member Nili helps health care clients understand and navigate the regulatory environment in order to maximize their business opportunities. She draws on her knowledge of federal and state laws to... NSYolin@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Mi-Rang Yoon Associate With nearly 20 years of employment-based U.S. immigration experience, Mi-Rang’s practice covers all areas of business immigration including labor certifications, functional manager... myoon@mintz.com www.mintz.com/
Natalie C. Young Associate Natalie counsels clients and litigates employment disputes on a wide variety of employment and labor matters before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation... NCYoung@Mintz.com www.mintz.com	Rachel E. Yount Associate Rachel focuses her practice on health care industry transactions. Prior to joining Mintz, Rachel was a health care associate in the Washington, DC office of an Am Law 200 law firm, where... ryount@mintz.com www.mintz.com

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Alec Zadek Member Alec is a commercial litigator with strong capabilities around fiduciary matters, corporate governance, and insurance and reinsurance. In the corporate litigation side of his practice, Alec... azadek@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Benjamin M. Zegarelli Associate Benjamin provides counsel on compliance and regulatory issues to clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industries. With a clear focus on FDA regulatory counseling,... bmzegarelli@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Rebecca L. Zeidel Associate Rebecca’s practice involves a range of litigation matters, including securities litigation, insurance disputes, complex civil litigation, government investigations, and white collar... RLZeidel@mintz.com www.mintz.com	Lily Zhang Associate Lily’s practice is dedicated to intellectual property, with an emphasis on patent preparation and prosecution and providing clients with strategic insights in portfolio management. She also... LZhang@mintz.com www.mintz.com
Ran Zioni Member Ran, Chair of the firm’s Israel Practice, represents public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity financing transactions, as well as in... RZioni@Mintz.com www.mintz.com	Dean G. Zioze Member Dean is a seasoned transactional lawyer and trusted advisor to his clients. He also serves as Chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Dean has extensive experience... DGZioze@mintz.com www.mintz.com