About Us

Michael S. Goldberg is a senior trial partner at Baker Botts, with extensive trial experience in complex commercial, governmental and international arbitration matters. He is co-chair of the firm’s international dispute resolution section (international arbitration and litigation). His experience extends to a broad array of international matters involving clients, adversaries, and/or issues in Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the ...

Along with being Of Counsel at Beiten Burkhardt, Dr. Jack Schiffer is a member of the Corporate / M&A practice group. His area of activity comprises mergers & acquisitions, company, transformation and group law, management of annual general meetings, as well as private equity and alternative investments. He particularly advises his national and international clients on cross-border transactions, company law restructurings and corporate litigation. Focus industries are automotive suppl...

Mary is the Chair of the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board. She is a board member of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Limited and Victorian Legal Admissions Committee. Mary was formerly Chairman of Ashurst Australia and Vice Chairman of Ashurst. She was a partner from 1989-2018. Mary served three terms as Ashurst Australia's (Blake Dawson) elected chairman from 2005-2013 after being an Executive Partner with responsibilit...

Evan R. Chesler is Cravath’s Chairman. He has broad experience in both trial and appellate courts, and has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts all over the country.

Steven Wright is senior vice president and general counsel at Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. A distinguished Boston-area attorney, Steve has served as lead counsel and strategic advisor for several Fortune 500 companies, addressing complex commercial, corporate, intellectual property, litigation and regulatory matters. He is named in “Best Lawyers in America” for commercial litigation, a member of Best Lawyers National Advisory Committee and a “Super Lawyer” for business and corporate law. I...

Poul Flemming Hansen has accumulated extensive knowledge and experience in international industrial, trade and finance companies, etc. through his many years as a lawyer worked extensively with a number of areas. He specializes in business transactions, banking, financing, financial law, corporate law, contract law, labor and employment law and litigation.

Because of his expertise in personal injury, wrongful death, mass tort and product liability cases, Brian Panish has been appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering and Executive committees in numerous high profile mass torts and major disaster cases. He is a member of the American Bar Association (formerly a Litigation Section Board Member), the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (formerly on the Board of Governors), and the Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly on ...

Stanley Twardy, Day Pitney's Managing Partner, is a leading corporate litigator. He helps clients with criminal, civil and regulatory investigations conducted by federal and state agencies. Clients have included Fortune 500 companies, their executives and others involved in federal and state criminal, regulatory and SEC investigations. Stan has argued many civil and criminal cases in federal and state appellate courts, and been counsel of record before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kimberly Leach Johnson has been practicing trusts & estates law for more than 30 years. She specializes in post-mortem tax-mitigation techniques, comprehensive estate planning, which includes understanding the client's wishes, explaining and reducing the tax impact to carrying out the estate plan after a client's death.

Santiago Nicholson has been a partner at Nicholson y Cano Abogados and a managing partner for more than 20 years. He has participated in several acquisitions, mergers and restructuring processes of Argentine companies, advising national and international clients, and has offered guidance to various business chambers on institutional issues: ADEBA (the Argentine Banks Association), Centro Azucarero Argentino (Argentine Sugar Manufacturing Center), and AFJP (the Association of Retirement and Pe...

Robert Waldman, Chair of the firm's Business Division, leads the firm's national representation of tax-exempt organizations. His practice includes general representation of numerous foundations, hospitals, educational institutions, trade associations and other charitable entities. He also practices extensively in the areas of philanthropic and estate planning, employee benefits and taxation. Mr. Waldman is the Vice President of the Venable Foundation.

Marko J. Mrkonich focuses his practice on discrimination and other employment litigation, client counseling, and traditional labor law issues. Marko represents clients in federal and state jury and bench trials, in appellate courts and in administrative hearings before federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. He also handles labor arbitrations and...