Adam B. Beckstrom

Cynthia Love is a general litigation partner in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Cynthia advises clients on a wide variety of litigation matters, including trademark and unfair competition, copyright, and breach of contract actions.

Tiffany D.W. Shimada is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Tiffany D.W., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tiffany D.W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert Clark has extensive experience in complex litigation, representing local and national companies with respect to securities, class actions, trade secrets, antitrust, corporate governance, intellectual property, shareholder derivative actions, etc. He has extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts including trials, arbitrations, appeals, and settlements. Mr. Clark has served as President of the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He received a Bachelor...

Patricia W. Christensen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Patricia W., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patricia W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bryan Johansen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Intellectual Property. Bryan, who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bryan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joseph Covey concentrates his practice on corporate bankruptcy, reorganization and workouts with broad experience representing Chapter 11 corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders, and unsecured creditors’ committees. He has represented large commercial lenders and secured bondholders in numerous multi-million dollar commercial real estate workout, foreclosure and state receivership matters. Mr. Covey also represents lenders, borrowers and real estate developers in...

David Gee assists clients in achieving financial and tax benefits through structuring or restructuring ownership interests and debt in connection with asset based transactions. A substantial portion of his practice involves acquisition, development, financing, exchange and other disposition of real estate assets, representing both owners and lenders. He often assists owners in obtaining land use and development rights and financing assistance from Utah governmental authorities including indus...

Shawn McGarry is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow in the InternationalSociety of Barristers. For more than 30 years, Shawn has focused his practice on defending health careproviders and facilities, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, trucking companies andproduct manufacturers. Shawn is a highly experienced trial lawyer who aggressively defends his clients in state and federalcourts and in binding arbitrations. He is also the President of Kipp & ...

Kassidy J. Wallin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Mining Law and Natural Resources Law. Kassidy J., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kassidy J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Simmons has edited and contributed articles to the Utah Trial Journal and the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section’s Products Liability Newsletter. Among his publications are articles focusing on medical malpractice verdicts, strict products liability and comparative fault, pain pump litigation, and appeals strategies at trial, to name a few. He has served on the Utah Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Model Utah Jury Instructions since 2003 and previously se...