Coblentz partners Fred Alvarez and Miles Imwalle have been appointed to editorial positions with Law360.
Fred Alvarez, a partner in the firm’s Employment practice, has been appointed to the 2019 Employment Editorial Advisory Board of Law360, and Miles Imwalle, a partner in the Real Estate practice, has been appointed to the 2019 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board of Law360.
Coblentz’s international legal alliance, TAGLaw®, has again been recognized by Chambers & Partners as “Elite” for 2019—the highest ranking awarded to legal networks and alliances. This is the sixth time TAGLaw has received the distinguished “Elite” designation since Chambers & Partners began ranking legal networks and alliances in 2013.
In selecting networks and alliances for their “Elite” status, Chambers & Partners pays particular attention to the quality of the member firms, their global reach, and the value that the alliance provides to its member firms. Member firms have exceptional reputations for quality of service and client satisfaction, and strive to cooperate to provide resources and expertise as if they were right down the hall from one another.
As the Northern California law firm representative to TAGLaw, Coblentz is able to access a network of exemplary regional, national and international legal resources to help us better serve our clients. TAGLaw, with a global footprint in over 90 countries, has leading firms in over 160 jurisdictions providing legal services to companies ranging from the Fortune 5000 and leading SMEs to high net worth individuals. With expertise in dozens of practice areas and countless industry sectors, TAGLaw offers a substantial capability to its members’ clients. This capability is expanded by TAGLaw’s unique relationship with its sister alliance of accounting firms, TIAG, providing members and clients with the multidisciplinary expertise needed in today’s business world.
Coblentz partner, Paul Tauber, is a member of the Advisory Board of TAGLaw, assisting in reviewing prospective new members, offering feedback for the planning of international conferences and providing valuable guidance on future plans and initiatives.
U.S. Government Accountability Office Report: DOD Should Assess the Tradeoffs Associated With Expanding Public Access to and Information About Terrorism Trials
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP partner Paul Tauber is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy Guantánamo Bay (GTMO) Task Force. Building on recommendations made by the GTMO Task Force’s 2016 report, Up to Speed, and legislation passed in response to the report, on February 12, 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report concerning increased public access to pre-trial hearings of alleged terrorists held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO).
The GAO’s report recommends that the Department of Defense (DOD) analyze the tradeoffs associated with expanding public access to and information about the military commissions’ proceedings and develop a strategy for meeting its public access goals, as public interest is expected to increase when the commissions enter into their trial phases. The DOD agreed with the GAO’s recommendation.
In 2013, the Pacific Council was granted official NGO observer status at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) by the Office of Military Commissions, joining a group of organizations, including the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association, that have the privilege of sending a representative to observe proceedings at GTMO.
Paul traveled to GTMO in February 2015 and again in 2016 and 2018 as a civilian observer on behalf of the Pacific Council to observe a week of hearings in the matter of US v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the alleged mastermind of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and stands trial along with four others.
Since 2013, 50 members of the nonpartisan Pacific Council have spent a collective 255 days at Camp Justice as observers of the Guantánamo proceedings.
Paul’s GTMO assignment follows the lead of the late William (Bill) Coblentz, who was also appointed as an observer by the American Bar Association in 1989 when he traveled to Singapore on behalf of the ABA to observe the trials of four Singaporean lawyers accused of conspiring to undermine the government.
About Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services, specializing in real estate, litigation, corporate, intellectual property, employment, tax, and family wealth. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Coblentz as one of the nation’s top law firms in the Best Law Firm list, with national and local rankings in 16 practice areas and six prestigious “Tier 1” rankings in the highly competitive San Francisco law firm category. Law360 named Coblentz a California Powerhouse firm. The National Law Journal named Coblentz to its prestigious, nationwide Midsize Hot List four times. For more information: www.coblentzlaw.com.
San Francisco-based law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP welcomes Fred W. Alvarez to the firm’s partnership. Fred joins Coblentz from Jones Day.
One of the preeminent employment lawyers in the United States, Fred Alvarez combines a distinct blend of employment law experience, public service, and legal profession leadership. He has an active individual and class action litigation practice devoted to defending employers in trial and on appeal in claims brought by private and governmental parties and by former senior executives. He has led the employment practice of two major American law firms. Fred represents clients in a range of industries, including energy, retail, communications, financial services, and technology.
He currently focuses substantial attention on providing strategic and compliance advice, conducting sensitive internal investigations and serving as a jointly-appointed Monitor or Special Master of class action decrees. He has testified before Congress on several occasions.
“Fred is a titan in the employment world and in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley communities,” said Clifford E. Yin, partner and chair of the litigation practice of Coblentz. “He is a fabulous addition to the firm, and we’re proud to have him as our partner.”
Appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, Fred served in two federal government sub-cabinet positions. As Assistant Secretary of Labor, he managed the Wage and Hour Division and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. He also served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He began his career as a trial attorney with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and was a law clerk to Chief Justice LaFel E. Oman of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Fred returns to San Francisco, where he served as President of the Bar Association of San Francisco, after practicing employment law in the Silicon Valley for 20 years and brings a unique perspective on Bay Area and national employment law issues to the growing employment practice at Coblentz.
“When I decided to come back to San Francisco, I wanted to come to a first-rate, well-respected San Francisco law firm. Coblentz is quintessentially San Francisco and has demonstrated over the years that independent, high-end, high-integrity, national quality law practice is available right here,” said Fred Alvarez. “For the kinds of employment work I am doing now, those qualities are key.”
About Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services, specializing in real estate, litigation, corporate, intellectual property, employment, tax, and family wealth. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Coblentz as one of the nation’s top law firms in the Best Law Firm list, with national and local rankings in 16 practice areas and six prestigious “Tier 1” rankings in the highly competitive San Francisco law firm category. Law360 named Coblentz a California Powerhouse firm. The National Law Journal named Coblentz to its prestigious, nationwide Midsize Hot List four times. For more information: www.coblentzlaw.com.
San Francisco, CA December 20, 2018 – Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is pleased to announce the election of Sean P.J. Coyle, Mitchell Edwards, Daniel Gershwin, Seth Pardee, and Kyle J. Recker to the firm’s partnership. These promotions are effective January 1, 2019.
“Our new partners show a strong commitment to their clients, practice, and communities, and we look forward to their future contributions,” said Sara Finigan, Co-Managing Partner of the firm. “The partnership is proud to welcome five immensely talented lawyers to our ranks,” said Maggie Callicrate, Chief Operating Officer. “In each of their different practice areas, these new partners deliver exceptional client service and build on the firm’s reputation for excellence.”
The 2019 new partners are:
Sean P.J. Coyle, Litigation.
Sean Coyle is an experienced trial lawyer, assisting clients in navigating white collar criminal and enforcement matters, and the related lawsuits and regulatory proceedings that often come with them. Sean defends clients in major criminal cases and sensitive investigations involving publicly traded companies, corporate officers, and public agencies and officials. He has substantial experience defending clients in regulatory investigations, including before the Securities and Exchange Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission. Sean has also handled a wide range of civil litigation matters in state and federal courts, including securities litigation, commercial disputes, government tort claims, and real property and tax controversies. Prior to joining Coblentz, Sean served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Frauds and Special Prosecutions Section of the United States Attorney’s Office in San Diego. He investigated and prosecuted cases involving virtually every kind of fraud, including securities and insider trading, defense procurement, health care, and tax and bank fraud, as well as cases involving public corruption, obstruction of justice, and money laundering crimes. Sean earned his J.D. from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University – Bloomington in 2004, where he graduated magna cum laude with election to the Order of the Coif, and where he served as a Managing Editor of the Indiana Law Journal. Sean received his B.A. in history from Arizona State University in 2001.
Mitchell Edwards
, Estate Planning.
Mitch Edwards focuses his practice on estate planning for high net worth individuals and trust and estate litigation and administration. Mitch prepares foundational documents for his estate planning clients, including revocable living trusts, wills, and powers of attorney. He regularly incorporates advanced estate planning techniques and vehicles which can both minimize taxes (including gift, estate, income, and California real property taxes) and help clients achieve their individual wealth transfer objectives, including grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), intentionally defective grantor trusts, generation-skipping trusts, charitable trusts, and LLCs. Mitch also represents trustees and beneficiaries in disputes involving trusts and wills. By drawing on both his estate planning knowledge and civil litigation experience, Mitch is able to effectively advocate for his clients in courts throughout California. He earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2011, and his B.A.in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2007.
Daniel Gershwin, Real Estate.
Dan Gershwin helps clients navigate the complex local, state, and federal approval and entitlement processes required to develop real property. He has extensive experience in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), public-private partnership projects involving multiple public agencies, historic resources, waterfront and coastal development, transportation, municipal and state legislation, special-status species and related laws and regulations, and local planning and zoning laws throughout California. In addition to representing clients as they pursue land use approvals and entitlements, Dan has litigated land use and environmental cases in California’s federal and state courts, with a focus on CEQA and the Endangered Species Act. Since coming to Coblentz, Dan has worked on a range of mixed-use infill development projects, a major student housing project, and sports and entertainment facilities throughout California. Prior to joining the firm, Dan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ruggero J. Aldisert of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Dan earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2012, where he was an editor on the Law Review and a member of Order of the Coif. He earned his B.A. in economics, with distinction, from the University of Virginia in 2003.
Seth Pardee, Tax.
Seth Pardee is a tax and corporate attorney with significant experience advising clients on business transactions and representing clients in federal and California tax controversies. His practice focuses on business formation planning, company restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, tax issues involved in equity compensation, tax issues arising in connection with virtual currencies and the use of blockchain technology, international tax planning, the application of special tax incentives, such as those for qualified small business stock and qualified opportunity zone funds, real estate joint ventures, property tax issues, transfer tax, and representing clients in disputes with the IRS and California tax authorities. Seth earned his J.D., magna cum laude, and his Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center in 2011, where he received the Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. prize for ranking first in his LL.M. program. He earned B.A. degrees with comprehensive honors in political science and Hispanic linguistics and literature from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2007.
Kyle J. Recker, Real Estate.
Kyle Recker focuses his practice on transactional matters, with an emphasis on finance, real estate, and general corporate matters. Kyle has represented institutional lenders, loan servicers, owners, developers, and investors in connection with a broad array of finance and real estate transactions. His finance and real estate experience includes mortgage and mezzanine loan origination, secured and unsecured financing, CMBS loan servicing, construction lending, bond financing, federally insured loan products, transactions with state and federal subsidy components, joint ventures, leasing, and acquisitions and dispositions. Kyle’s corporate experience includes structuring and negotiating a variety of contractual matters, including distribution, manufacturing, licensing, consulting and other service agreements. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 2010, and received his B.S. in business administration from Franklin University in 2005.
About Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP, headquartered in San Francisco, is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services, specializing in real estate, litigation, corporate, intellectual property, employment, tax and family wealth. Law360 named Coblentz a California Powerhouse firm in 2017. The National Law Journal named Coblentz to its Midsize Hot List four times. Coblentz is nationally ranked as a Best Law Firm in seven practice areas, and holds San Francisco Metropolitan rankings in 14 practice areas on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms list. Best Lawyers® has named four Coblentz partners “Lawyer of the Year” in 2019, and 18 Coblentz partners are honored in 14 practice areas. For more information visit www.coblentzlaw.com.
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP partner Paul Tauber is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy Guantánamo Bay (GTMO) Task Force. On September 11, 2018, the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, the Pacific Counsel’s GTMO Task Force released its second report, A Matter of Time, to renew the call for federal judges to preside over military trials at Guantánamo.
The report builds on recommendations made in 2016, several of which were adopted in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
Following up to the GTMO Task Force’s 2016 report, Up to Speed, the task force now calls for equipping judges with expanded powers to enforce deadlines, levy consequences, and propel these cases toward fair and final conclusions.
Read the Task Force’s report here.
In 2013, the Pacific Council was granted official NGO observer status at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) by the Office of Military Commissions, joining a group of organizations, including the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association, that have the privilege of sending a representative to observe proceedings at GTMO.
Paul traveled to GTMO in February 2015 and again in 2016 as a civilian observer on behalf of the Pacific Council to observe a week of hearings in the matter of US v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the alleged mastermind of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and stands trial along with four others.
Since 2013, 50 members of the nonpartisan Pacific Council have spent a collective 255 days at Camp Justice as observers of the Guantánamo proceedings.
Paul’s GTMO assignment follows the lead of the late William (Bill) Coblentz, who was also appointed as an observer by the American Bar Association in 1989 when he traveled to Singapore on behalf of the ABA to observe the trials of four Singaporean lawyers accused of conspiring to undermine the government.
Four Coblentz Partners were awarded Lawyers of the Year and 18 were recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in its 2019 listing of the nation’s top legal talent.
Jon Bass was named the Best Lawyers 2019 Litigation – Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Alan Gennis was awarded Best Lawyers 2019 Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Harry O’Brien was awarded Best Lawyers 2019 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year,” and Tay Via was awarded Best Lawyers 2019 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year,” all in San Francisco.
Congratulations to these Coblentz attorneys for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2019 guide in the following categories in San Francisco:
• Jon Bass: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate
• Jeff Bernstein: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Tim Crudo: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Pam Duffy: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law
• Phil Feldman: Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates Law
• Gregg Ficks: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Karen Frank: Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Alan Gennis: Real Estate Law
• William Hutton: Tax Law
• Jeff Knowles: Commercial Litigation
• Danna Kozerski: Real Estate Law
• Barbara Milanovich: Real Estate Law
• Jim Mitchell: Trusts and Estates Law
• Harry O’Brien: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Richard Patch: Litigation – Antitrust
• Doug Sands: Real Estate Law
• Bob Stein: Real Estate Law
• Tay Via: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
The Best Lawyers annual guide is based on peer review and feedback from tens of thousands of leading attorneys who confidentially evaluate their professional peers. For the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.
Coblentz Partners Philip Feldman, James Mitchell, and Jaime Mannon are listed as Leading Lawyers in the Private Wealth Law category of the 2018 Chambers HNW (High Net Worth) guide for Northern California, published by Chambers & Partners.
Jim Mitchell is again ranked as a Leading Lawyer in Band 2. One source was “impressed by his personal qualities and the depth of his knowledge. His advice is always helpful and he pays attention to the details.” Another client adds that ” Technically he’s perfect. Jim is an incredible listener. When he speaks he is spot-on, there is no waste of time. He’s honest, smart and a great listener.” A market insider notes that Jim “has been around and is at the top of his game. He is excellent; anyone in his care is in good hands.”
Phil Feldman is again ranked as a Leading Lawyer in Band 2, where one client or colleague interviewed note that Phil “exhibits an impressive combination of strong technical skills and strong interpersonal skills.” Another adds that he “has a great combination of strong technical knowledge and being able to relate well to many different types of clients and make a personal connection with them.”
Jaime Mannon is listed as an Up and Coming Leading Lawyer by Chambers. Clients and colleagues love working with Jaime and noted that her “strengths are that she takes the time to understand complex matters, she is efficient and professional at all times. She is extremely reliable.” Another interviewee raves over her abilities, saying “She is young, she is dynamic and she is just brilliant. Her documents are chameleon-like – things can change in a family situation and the documents still stick. She’s young but has so much talent, she should lead the world.”
The Coblentz Family Wealth practice is also listed by Chambers HNW in Band 2 for Private Wealth Law, Northern California. Chambers writes that the group “has deep experience advising wealthy families on a range of wealth transfer matters. The firm assists with estate and gift tax planning, the administration of trusts and estates, and business succession planning. It also handles litigation.” Colleagues and clients mention that “They are an excellent firm with wonderful lawyers. I have found the best representatives in Coblentz – I would be lost without them.” Another source adds “I think they are excellent, they’re good communicators and straightforward.”
Independent and objective, Chambers USA and Chambers HNW are carefully researched and widely considered to be the most reputable law firm directories in the world. Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by legal clients.
David Gold, Miles Imwalle, and Megan Jennings join Coblentz’s Real Estate and Land Use Practice
San Francisco (July 23, 2018) – San Francisco-based law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP, long known for its premier real estate and land use practice, is delighted to announce that prominent attorneys David A. Gold, Miles H. Imwalle, and Megan A. Jennings have joined its partnership. The group joins Coblentz’s Real Estate and Land Use practice.
The former Morrison & Foerster partners bring to the Coblentz firm their deep experience in the land use and CEQA side of the real estate practice, including commercial, mixed-use, medical center, renewable energy and residential development projects and have worked together on many of California’s highest profile projects. A few of the recent projects they have advised on include Apple’s new, approximately 3.4 million-square-foot campus in Cupertino; numerous utility-scale photovoltaic solar facilities for First Solar, EDF Renewables, Con Edison Development, and E.ON Renewables; the redevelopment of the 50 acre Vallco Mall in Cupertino, which is proposed to include a 30 acre publicly accessible green roof; the Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Railyards and Dublin medical centers; the public-private redevelopment of the 80-acre Oyster Point Marina area in South San Francisco; the San Ramon City Center for Sunset Development; and redevelopment of the Public Market in Emeryville.
“I am thrilled that David, Miles, and Megan have joined Coblentz. The depth of our real estate and land use practice becomes unparalleled with their addition. Together we create a group of superior lawyers with an unmatched level of sophistication, experience, and success in complex land use and development projects,” said Pamela Duffy, name partner of Coblentz. “These are great lawyers and fabulous people who come to us from one of the country’s leading law firms and it is our honor to have them join us.”
“From the perspective of clients confronting land use, CEQA and development challenges in California, this team’s resources, experience, and skills will be second to none,” said David Gold. “Miles, Megan and I are eager to join forces with a talented California focused firm which exemplifies a team-oriented, value-added approach as it counsels clients on their critical transactional and litigation matters.”
David A. Gold has dedicated his land use, CEQA and development practice to assisting a wide range of institutional, technology, healthcare, development, public and renewable energy clients before government agencies and commissions throughout Northern California for more than 37 years. He has been recognized by Legal 500 USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers, and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. In 2011, the Daily Journal recognized Mr. Gold as one of the top 25 land-use attorneys in California. He received his J.D. from the University of Southern California and his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Miles H. Imwalle advises clients on the development of commercial, residential, mixed-use and renewable energy projects throughout California, and in the land use aspects of financing real estate acquisitions and developments, including zoning, land use, permitting and environmental matters. Mr. Imwalle has been recognized by Legal 500 USA and Super Lawyers. In 2012, The Recorder named Miles among its 50 “Fast Track” lawyers. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from Dartmouth College.
Megan A. Jennings focuses her practice on land use and environmental permitting, transactional matters, and compliance. Ms. Jennings counsels project developers throughout the CEQA review and land use entitlement process. She has particular experience advising on complex development issues for renewable energy projects, hospitals, corporate campuses, and multifamily/mixed-use facilities. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Montana.
Coblentz co-managing partner Danna Kozerski noted that Coblentz’s integrated real estate and land use services have always been one of the firm’s core practice areas and that having these excellent lawyers join the firm is part of a strategic plan to grow, broaden and deepen the firm’s ability to deliver great service to its clients. “We have been the go-to firm for large-scale, complex development projects for decades and intend to be that firm for many years to come.”
Coblentz’s Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group has guided some of the largest commercial and residential development projects and transactions in California. These projects vary from major sports arenas including the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T® Park, San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s® Stadium and the proposed LA Clippers’ arena in Inglewood to major neighborhood-transforming projects such as the $1 billion 5M Project (one of the largest mixed-use projects in San Francisco), Catellus Development Corporation’s 300-acre Mission Bay project, and the 152-acre Napa Pipe residential redevelopment project in Napa County. Also included among our notable representations are renowned cultural institutions such as the California Academy of Sciences and the Exploratorium, world-class health care campuses including Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical Center hospital rebuilding projects in San Francisco, and the largest land use and conservation project in California history at Tejon Ranch. The Coblentz real estate group is top ranked in Chambers USA and Legal 500 USA, and our attorneys and projects are continuously awarded by The Best Lawyers in America, The Daily Journal, and the San Francisco Business Times, among others.
The firm’s Unfamiliar Terrain blog provides insights into the complex Bay Area land use landscape.
About Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services, specializing in real estate, litigation, business, intellectual property, employment, tax and family wealth. Law360 named Coblentz a California Powerhouse firm in 2017. The National Law Journal named Coblentz to its nationwide Midsize Hot List four times. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Coblentz as one of the nation’s top law firms in the Best Law Firm list, with national rankings in 13 practice areas and six prestigious “Tier 1” rankings in the highly competitive San Francisco law firm category. For more information: www.coblentzlaw.com.
Coblentz litigation partners Thomas Harvey and Katharine Van Dusen were named to the Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List 2018. Lawyers on this list are “among the top young talent in their respective litigation communities” in the United States and Canada.
Thomas Harvey is recognized for his litigation work in the Intellectual Property category. Thomas’s IP practice focuses on trademark, copyright, and unfair competition litigation, where he has represented companies in the technology, mobile, and entertainment industries. He is an active member of the International Trademark Association, serving on the Leadership Development Committee.
Katharine Van Dusen is recognized in the General Commercial category. Katharine is an experienced litigator who focuses on complex business and commercial disputes in state and federal courts. She plays a significant role in litigation for several multi-national telecommunications and media companies, and a large part of her practice involves real estate and construction disputes, white collar matters, and complex commercial litigation.
