About Us

Steven J. Gartner is Chairman of the firm, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department. He focuses on private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Steve regularly advises boards of directors, board committees and senior management on strategic issues and corporate governance. He has also represented activists in a number of proxy fights and campaigns, as well as companies defending against the activists. Steve ...

Mr. Chen serves as FBC’s Managing Partner and heads the Real Estate and Planning & Zoning Department. He focuses on the planning and execution of large-scale and complex real estate projects, real estate-related financing, and real property tax matters. Mr. Chen is recognized as one of Israel’s leading deal-makers and is consistently ranked by international and domestic indices as one of the pre-eminent Israeli real estate attorneys. He advises and comments upon legislation in the real es...

Heleen’s expertise and experience focus on mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate law and corporate governance. She acts on behalf of leading domestic and international clients, both listed and privately held. From 2008 to 2013, Heleen held the position of managing partner in Amsterdam whilst remaining active in her areas of specialism.

Jan Fougner specializes in litigation and employment law and has extensive experience from a number of high-profile cases involving legal, political and reputational risks. He has litigated about 20 cases in the Supreme Court. Besides working Jan Fougner with contract law, petroleum law, administrative law, environmental law and torts. He is Adjunct Professor of Labour Law at BI and author of several textbooks. He lectures regularly and has extensive experience in public and private boards, c...

During his 43 years with the firm, he drove the firm’s litigation practice. Mr. Ciresi’s trial practice and consulting is focused in the areas of product liability, intellectual property, business and commercial litigation. He has represented individuals, corporations, and governmental entities throughout his career. In 1999, he founded and serves as the Chairman and President of the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation for Children. The Foundation has made grants in excess of $18 m...

For more than 40 years, Dallas attorney Frank L. Branson has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to victims of dangerous products, commercial airplane crashes, injuries from gas explosions or electric burns, medical negligence, major trucking accidents, and industrial catastrophes. He and the legal team at The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson also successfully pursued companies and corporate representatives in high-stakes business disputes. In addition to accepting referrals from other lawye...

Robert M. Dell served as the Global Chair and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins, and chaired the firm’s Executive Committee for 20 years before retiring at the end of 2014. During Mr. Dell's tenure as Chair and Managing Partner, Latham experienced tremendous success, growing from nearly 600 lawyers practicing in 11 offices, to its current size of more than 2,200 lawyers in 33 offices, including 600 lawyers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Mr. Dell started his law practice in Chicag...

Dr. Francisco González de Cossío focuses his practice on international arbitration, antitrust, and corporate law. He is an expert in arbitration. His main activity is acting as arbitrator in all kinds of cases, particularly in complex ones. Areas of particular specialty are construction and energy. He also acts as advocate and expert. González de Cossío is Director, Treasurer and former Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the Mexican Bar Association, as well as its Law and Economics Working...

Rocky Lee is International Partner and Head of the U.S. Corporate Practice of King & Wood Mallesons. Mr. Lee is a corporate lawyer with broad experience in China cross-border legal matters. He is widely recognized as one of the top legal advisors to founders, CEOs and directors on business and legal issues. He is also highly regarded for his knowledge of the complex regulations governing foreign investment into China.

Peter J. Beshar serves as the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Air Force. He was nominated by President Biden in late 2021 and confirmed by the Senate in March 2022. As the Department’s Chief Legal Officer and Ethics Official, Mr. Beshar provides oversight and guidance to 2,600 civilian and military lawyers and 500,000 active duty and civilian members of the Air Force and Space Force. From 2004 to 2022, Mr. Beshar served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Mars...

Chief executive of Shepherd and Wedderburn, Stephen is responsible for the management and strategic direction of the business across the UK. He has been deputy CEO since 2009 and in May 2012 was appointed as CEO. Before taking on the role of CEO Stephen's focus was primarily on the renewables, property, drinks and leisure industries.

Thomas S. Heather joined the Firm in 1981 and became a partner in 1982 thru 2005; he rejoined Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau as a partner in 2013. Mr. Heather has more than 40 years of experience and has earned recognitions and distinctions as a leading lawyer in Mexico and Latin America. He specializes in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and alternative dispute resolutions. He is currently a director and member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees of Grupo Financ...