Andrew Petersen

Ken leads the Labor and Employment Practice Group. His practice experience encompasses various areas of employment-related litigation. He advises clients and litigates cases involving all forms of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and breach of employment contracts from small start-up companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Ken is a frequent lecturer on employment discrimination, workplace retaliation, workers' compensation, and wage and hour law issues. He has been rated by his p...

Hester M. Parrot has specialized in public finance law over the last 20 years, emphasizing charter school facility financings. She has extensive experience coordinating multidisciplinary financing teams to secure funding for charter schools’ permanent facilities in Colorado and throughout the country. She also assists other 501(c)(3) organizations and government entities—ranging from small towns and special districts to large cities, counties, and state-level issuers—achieve...

Andrew J. Simons is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Bankruptcy. Andrew J., who practices law in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laura L. Reinhart is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Railroad Law. Laura L., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Linda Worton Jackson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Linda Worton, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Linda Worton is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice ...

David Mallen is an advertising and media attorney who focuses his practice on helping marketers from a variety of industries with national advertising campaigns, analysis of claim substantiation issues, compliance with consumer protection law, and resolution of advertising disputes. An experienced trial lawyer, David represents clients in all phases of litigation in state and federal court and in alternative dispute resolution. As former deputy director of the National Advertising Division of...

John helps his clients navigate complex business disputes, and, when litigation arises, he vigorously represents them in federal and state court proceedings throughout the United States, as well as in commercial arbitration proceedings. He has successfully handled a number of large, complex litigation matters, including a federal lawsuit against a manufacturer of alloy castings for the automobile industry, a complex lawsuit involving a large software implementation at a publicly traded clinic...

Arthur G. Jakoby is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Arthur G., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Arthur G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Liz Young provides tax counsel to private and public real estate investors, private equity sponsors, real estate developers, and tax exempt organizations to finance community development projects across the U.S. What do you focus on? Transactional Tax Experience I started my legal career in the international tax department of one of the largest professional services firms in the world. There, I handled complex inbound and outbound tax planning and tax compliance for multinational clients, dom...

Brian W. Easton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Brian W., who practices law in Costa Mesa, California, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.