About Us

Mark S. Stewart is Chair of the firm. Before assuming his full-time leadership position, Mr. Stewart successfully litigated complex commercial matters, including securities, antitrust, contract disputes, and product liability, on behalf of major pharmaceutical and other corporate clients. He also chaired the firm’s Higher Education Practice Group and represented university clients across the country in commercial disputes and other civil litigation. His practice areas include litigation...

Kenneth Siegel is the Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster's Tokyo office and the head of the office's 50 attorney M&A team. His practice focuses on the representation of high-technology companies in acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Mr. Siegel has been consistently ranked as one of the leading U.S. attorneys in Japan.

Rajesh Bagga is responsible for steering corporate restructuring, mergers and amalgamations, managing legal issues, reputation and regulatory risk in group corporations, and developing systems and resources for driving compliance, as well as developing resources and processes to manage risk. Previously, Rajesh Bagga was with Tata Motors Limited as the Vice President of Legal and Global General Counsel.

Mr. Husband develops labor and employment solutions to help companies maintain compliance with federal and state laws regulating the employment relationship. He counsels Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike on matters including wrongful discharge, equal opportunity, trade secrets and covenants not to compete, wage and hour, privacy, disability, occupational safety, affirmative action and collective action, strikes, unions, and collective bargaining.

Guido Santiago Tawil is the partner in charge of the Arbitration and Economic Regulation and Administrative Law departments. His work focuses on regulatory practice, complex litigation and international arbitration. In regulatory matters he has represented the most important local and international companies on issues relating to telecommunications, the supply, transport and distribution of electricity and gas, postal services, water providers and waste disposal services, public works, IT, th...

Vladimir Penkov has extensive experience in negotiating, studies, preparation of legal documents and representation of clients in various areas of commercial law, such as banking and finance, corporate law and commercial contracts, competition, privatization and foreign investment, investment management, mergers and acquisitions, project financing, procurement, licensing and know-how contracts, tax law, telecommunications & media, energy law and renewable energy.

Satoru Murase advises global corporations regarding cross-border investments and disputes in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He is well known for his representation of major Japanese and Asian corporations in their overseas operations and disputes, as well as major U.S. and European corporations operating in Asia. He provides advice regarding mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate governance, compliance, crisis management, employment, and government rel...

Deborah Alexander joined Scotiabank in June 2002. As Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Scotiabank, she has responsibility for managing and overseeing globally the Bank’s legal affairs, compliance and regulatory affairs. Deborah also manages and oversees the Corporate Governance Office and the Corporate Secretary’s Department. Deborah is the Chairman of the Reputational Risk Committee and the Disclosure Committee of the Bank. She is a member of the CEO’s Operati...

José Evenor Taboada Arana is the president of Consortium - Taboada & Asociados. His practice areas include banking and financial, corporate law, foreign investment and international commerce, and regulated sector.

Des Williams is the Director and Head of Arbitration practice. His main practice areas are dispute resolution, Africa, arbitration and construction & engineering. He specializes in commercial litigation, arbitration, administrative law, alternative dispute resolution, telecommunications, media/technology law, mining law and dispute resolution in Africa.

Michael was Chief Executive Partner of Allens from July 2007 to December 2015. He joined KPMG as a Special Adviser in 2017. He provides the firm’s leadership teams with insights supporting a range of growth initiatives including social responsibility, particularly Indigenous businesses and communities; government and infrastructure, with a focus on transport and smart cities; and legal advisory. In addition he will coach and mentor top talented partners and directors. Previously, Michael was ...

Lord Brennan QC has been a Queen’s Counsel since 1985 and is a senior associate member of Matrix. His areas of expertise include commercial law, public and private international law and international arbitration. Lord Brennan QC, as an appointed life peer, is active in politics as well as dedicating time to his incredibly varied legal practice. His most notable case during 2009 was the landmark civil Omagh bombing case. The outcome, in favour of his clients – relatives of those ki...