Sample Comments

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• Gregg D. Barton - Perkins Coie
  "Gregg is an outstanding Washington tax attorney. He is responsive, thorough, and creative in his advice, and he is also genuinely collegial with others. He is a valued advisor to AOL and other Time Warner divisions."
  Shawn Cox - Tax Counsel
  AOL, LLC
• Brian W. Berglund - Bryan Cave
  "Brian's analytical ability and years of experience enable him to provide thoughtful, thorough, and, most importantly, practical legal advice regarding a wide variety of benefit law issues. He listens carefully to client questions and comments and he responds quickly and clearly with analysis and advice aimed directly at the issue. I have worked with Brian for almost 20 years and have never been disappointed in any aspect of his work."
  Michael Murray - Associate General Counsel Anheuser-Busch Inc.
• William L. Cole - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
  "Bill is an extremely insightful, strategic Labor and Employment attorney. Regardless of the complexity of the matter, he is someone I know will consider not only legal strategy, but business practicalities in providing labor and employment advice and litigation options. His demeanor and personality enable SPE executives to develop a trust and confidence in his advice, which as the head of the Labor and Employment Legal Department of Sony Pictures, I deem critical. He understands the need to have the appropriate level attorney in his office perform work for Sony Pictures so that financial economies are taken advantage of."
  Jean Bonini - Executive Vice President, Labor Relations Sony Pictures
• Kevin J. Culligan - Heller Ehrman
  "Kevin is one of the best IP lawyers I have ever worked with. He has an amazing ability to reduce complex issues and technology into simple concepts that business people can understand. He consistently develops innovative litigation strategies that help us achieve our ultimate business goal."
  Keith Agisim - Associate General Counsel, Global Intellectual Property Bank of America
• Jamie Gorelick – WilmerHale
  "Jamie Gorelick is a superb lawyer with broad experience in civil, investigative, and government matters. Jamie brings great judgment and integrity to such matters."
  Brackett Denniston - Senior Vice President and General Counsel General Electric Co.
• Gary N. Horlick – WilmerHale
  "Gary Horlick is at the top of his game and one of the premier international trade lawyers. Not only does Mr. Horlick offer a vast wealth of substantive knowledge and experience, I have found him to be extremely efficient and cost-effective. He works well with other counsel to achieve the best result for the client and avoids the parochial behavior that can interfere with achieving the simplest and best solution for a business issue. I would highly recommend Mr. Horlick and his team for international trade work."
  Craig Glidden - Senior Vice President & General Counsel Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
• Eugene D. Martenson – Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart
  "I am in-house counsel for Honda North America, Inc. and have had the pleasure of knowing De for more than 15 years. He has tried many serious product liability cases for us with consistently excellent results. He is among our top five attorneys in the country in terms of quality and responsiveness. De is who I affectionately refer to as our "trial horse," as he is never afraid to try the big exposure case in the hell hole jurisdiction against the big shot plaintiff attorney. However, De also always gives me his honest assessment of our chances of success, which is invaluable to me."
  Brad J. Safon - Senior Corporate Counsel Honda North America, Inc.
• Bernard Nash – Dickstein Shapiro
  "Bernie has been an integral part of one of our key legal programs, and we have come to rely on him not only for contacts and facts, but also for his strategic sense and ability to work with us on longer-term goals. In other words, he is not only smart and well connected; he is helpful and responsive as well."
  Kent Bernard - Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Pfizer Inc.
• Jeffrey S. Portnoy – Cades Schutte
  "Mr. Portnoy is as good as it gets in terms of effective and experienced counsel, especially on matters requiring local expertise and understanding of the dynamics of the local court's personalities and processes. He has handled a host of matters, large and small, for Verizon (and before that GTE) over the years, and has done so with a deftness of touch that is without peer. On one very substantial class action matter in court (concluded successfully for us), he knew exactly when to make a very pointed response to an argument about "these lawyers from Washington" lodged by the other side - which bundled together all the traits you want from counsel (articulate, smart, tough, spot-on tone). Apart from professional expertise, he's extremely well rounded in a host of other ways that make him a great guy to be around."
  John Walker - Associate General Counsel/Deputy Head of Litigation Verizon
• Richard Susko – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
  "I can only speak of Brick in superlatives. Nobody has greater depth, experience, and practical wisdom in the areas of executive compensation and Title I of ERISA. Insofar as such a thing can even be contemplated, he is THE industry standard to which all others are compared in the world of benefits and executive compensation law. Technically an expert, he is also uncommonly practical and responsive. These are traits that no doubt finds great receptivity from the "A" team of diverse clients who consult him, including broker-dealers, asset managers, major multinational corporations, and executives. The "ancient regime" - the legal world in which benefits practitioners have been residing for years - is now giving rise to new unprecedented challenges: 409A, new proxy disclosure rules and significant changes to Title I under the Pension Protection Act. There is simply no better individual to advise across all of these matters, or who has the range of experience, thought, reason and polish."
  Steven Rabitz - Senior Benefits Lawyer Lehman Brothers