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David Berk counsels families and their businesses, entrepreneurs and start-up companies in taxation, structuring transactions, contract negotiations and governance issues. David also advises clients on corporate succession planning, trust and estate planning, insurance and retirement planning and...

Jeffrey Letwin counsels businesses in complex matters including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, real estate finance and development. He also advises enterprises in the interface between governmental and economic development agencies and devises financing strategies...

Eric Orlinsky concentrates his practice in general business and securities law and counsels clients in private equity and venture capital investments, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, mergers and acquisitions, purchases and sales of businesses. Eric also provides general...

Caitlin Piccarello Strauss is a commercial litigator who represents companies in disputes involving insurance, employee benefits and ERISA, real estate, and restrictive covenants. As a leader of the Firm's Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation team, she regularly defends insurers in life, health...

Jeff Robbins handles high-stakes litigation for companies and individuals who are entangled in corporate, shareholder, employment and a variety of other disputes, defending against or bringing defamation claims, or under corporate or congressional investigation. During his more than 35 years as a...

Steven Appelbaum is an experienced commercial litigator who represents individuals and companies involved in disputes related to real estate, creditor’s rights, corporate divorces, employment matters, and theft of trade secrets. Steven enjoys gaining a deep understanding of his clients’ business...

Michael O'Reilly represents companies and individuals in litigation and arbitration of complex business and commercial disputes. Drawing on 20 years of experience, Michael handles cases that involve issues ranging from unfair competition and theft of trade secrets to breach of contract and property...

Geoff Gamble is a litigator who focuses on insurance disputes, consumer financial services matters, and shareholder issues. He has extensive experience handling these and other complex commercial matters in federal and state courts and before private arbitration panels. Geoff represents insurance...

Matthew Young represents clients who are involved in commercial lending and real estate disputes, as well as intellectual property litigation. Businesses and government entities, among others, rely on him to handle matters ranging from allegations of fraud and negligence to unfair competition and...

Steven Ziven, who is Managing Partner for the firm's Los Angeles and Orange County Offices and an Executive Committee member, advises clients primarily on corporate law and legal issues associated with business transactions, real estate transactions and financings. He has extensive experience in...

Tom Laser is an experienced trial attorney with a focus on general litigation. Businesses, municipalities, colleges and universities, and individuals in Illinois and across the country look to him for representation in consumer financial services litigation (including class actions), appeals, tax...

Zachary Berk focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, with concentrations in business and real estate litigation. His experience also includes representing clients in consumer financial services, intellectual property, employment and trade secret related matters. Zach regularly...

Ryan Gallagher is a litigation attorney who handles a variety of matters involving commercial, employment, shareholder, and consumer financing disputes. Ryan has experience representing businesses ranging in size from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, in both single plaintiff cases and...

Brian Meltzer advises businesses in the technology, retail, and life sciences sectors on legal issues connected with transactions that facilitate their strategic growth. Companies ranging from start-ups to established enterprises operating as public and private companies rely on his counsel in...

Michael Petrizzo brings nearly 30 years of experience to his work guiding clients through mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and corporate formations, reorganizations and restructurings. Public and private companies, private equity and venture capital firms, and high-net-worth...

Brian Willett is an experienced litigator who represents clients in complex commercial disputes, class actions and appeals in state and federal courts, with a particular focus on institutions of higher education. In addition to his case work, Brian provides legal counsel to colleges and universities...

Kermit Nash counsels domestic and international clients on legal issues connected with their business operations, governance, strategy and investments. Privately held domestic and international corporations rely on Kermit to advise them on transactions ranging from mergers and acquisitions and sales...

Francis "Trip" Riley represents clients who are facing complex civil litigation filed by a single plaintiff, as well as class actions, arising from commercial and consumer financing, consumer-facing services and product sales, and business-to-business transactions and competition. He prides himself...

Patrick Tracey represents clients in the consumer financial services industry in litigation and regulatory matters. Drawing on 20 years of experience, Patrick also advises a wide array of corporate clients on complex commercial and business matters, with the goal of minimizing their legal risks...

John L. Ropiequet has practiced for more than 30 years, focusing on consumer finance class action defense and other commercial litigation. He has a nationwide civil litigation practice at both the trial and the appellate levels, including a substantial amount of experience handling alternate dispute...