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Advisory Board Spotlight
Jüri Raidla is the founder and Senior Partner of Ellex Raidla. He is one of the most widely recognised legal practitioners in Estonia and the only individual that has been endorsed in the Chambers & Partners legal directories from Estonia in the "Senior Statesmen" category. Jüri Raidla served as the first Minister of Justice of Estonia (from 1990 to 1992) as well as the Chairman of the expert committee that drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia in 1992. Mr. Raidla was also t...
Bob Lewis serves as Chair of the firm-wide Directors and Officers Practice. Mr. Lewis has more than forty years of experience in the insurance defense field with his practice focusing on complex civil litigation with emphasis in the area of directors and officers liability class action security cases as well as professional liability. He has acted as both coverage and monitoring counsel in numerous class action lawsuits and security class action litigation. His practice focuses on complex civ...
Casey Ryan represents employers in a wide variety of employment-related disputes, including harassment, retaliation, discrimination, wrongful discharge, equal pay and breach of contract litigation. She has successfully litigated in federal and state courts throughout the United States, and routinely appears before both federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and various state human relations commissions. She also has successfully defended employers in...
Henry Walker serves as the Chair of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. In this role, he serves as the firm’s chief executive officer overseeing the strategic direction and growth of the firm. Mr. Walker leads the firm’s Executive and Management Committees working closely with them to define and execute the firm’s strategic and operational objectives. Prior to his election to Chair, he served as the firm’s Managing Partner.
Gary Sasso represents business clients in securities fraud and consumer fraud class actions and other complex litigation at the trial and appellate level, in the financial services industry, energy sector, products manufacturing industry, and services sector. Mr. Sasso has tried cases in the areas of securities fraud, business contracts, products liability, professional malpractice, employment discrimination and termination, eminent domain, bankruptcy, construction, administrative law, and la...
As Managing Partner, Steven Sonberg is the chief executive officer of the firm, overseeing the strategic growth and direction of the firm and the management of all aspects of the firm's operations. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Sonberg is a corporate lawyer whose practices have focused on the areas of securities law and mergers and acquisitions. His practice has included the representation of domestic and international businesses in public and private offerings of debt and equity...
Christian von Hammerstein is a partner of Raue LLP. In addition to his busy Energy and Competition practice, Mr. von Hammerstein is a member of the Institute for Energy and Regulatory Law Berlin, German Institution of Arbitration German Lawyers Association, and Study Association Competition Law (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.) His primary focus areas are energy, natural resources, climate change, antitrust and competition law, litigation and arbitration, power plant projects, energy tra...
Giovanni Nardulli focuses on mergers and acquisitions with emphasis on international transactions. He represents Italian and foreign clients, private and listed, including multinationals and private equity funds, in significant M&A transactions, joint-ventures, privatizations, company and commercial law issues and real estate transactions.
John Keker, co-founder of Keker & Van Nest, has four decades of trial experience. He largely centers his practice around White Collar Criminal Defense and Intellectual Property Litigation. Mr. Keker is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Press Releases
In Brief
Georgia Laws Taking Effect in 2022
Three new pieces of Georgia legislation aim to improve medical bill transparency, lower the sales tax on vehicles and enact further safeguards to protect children in foster care.
On Neutral Ground
Years after the American Bar Association resolution on diversifying the pool of neutrals, alternative dispute resolution panels still fall short.
Largest Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed in New York History
Preeminent trial lawyer Benedict Morelli on achieving a precedent shifting result.
New England States With Incoming Legislation
Best Lawyers takes an in depth look at newly proposed bills, litigation and cases coming out of four New England states.
Loaded Arguments
The historic Sandy Hook settlement may set precedent for future liability, while some states loosen their gun laws.
Activism In Action
From action to “Action!,” Jeffery Robinson’s Who We Are project and new documentary chronicle his efforts to expose, confront and put a stop to the country’s long history of anti-Black racism.
