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Denton Woods is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Denton, who practices law in Springdale, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Denton is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adam Cote is the Leader of the Energy Practice Group and a member of Drummond Woodsum Strategic Consulting. Adam has nearly 20 years of experience serving the legal needs of clients in renewable energy matters, with a focus on renewable energy development, the wholesale purchase of electricity, the development of renewable energy credit policies, renewable portfolio standards, energy storage, demand response and non-transmission alternative technologies. A former renewable energy business own...

Jana D. Lamanna is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Jana D., who practices law in Memphis, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jana D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jason L. Sobel is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department and chairs the Firm’s F.O.R.E. (Family-Owned Real Estate) Law Practice Group. He primarily counsels retail, industrial, office and residential real estate owners and developers regarding acquisitions, sales, financing, and leasing with respect to their projects. He also represents several lending institutions in commercial and construction financings as well as a number of clients with respect to retail li...

Brian Yoakum's practice includes a wide range of complex commercial litigation in the areas of general and business law, premises liability defense, mass tort defense, contract and transactional disputes and business divorces among owners of all types of business entities. Mr. Yoakum regularly represents property owners and businesses such as restaurants, retail stores, and apartment communities in defense of lawsuits brought pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Act, ...

Summer LePree is a tax partner in Winston & Strawn's Miami office. Her practice is focused on advising U.S. and foreign-based private and public companies in connection with their inbound and outbound US international tax planning. She constantly monitors developments in the U.S. and global tax laws, and thoughtfully advises clients on the relevant implications to their businesses. Summer regularly assists clients with Subpart F, GILTI, and FDII planning, FIRPTA issues, treaty planning an...

Nicola T. Hanna is a litigation partner and member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations, Class Action and Complex Litigation, and Healthcare Practice Groups. Mr. Hanna is an experienced trial lawyer and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been recognized annually as one of the top criminal defense attorneys in California by Chambers USA Guide , listed in Best Lawyers in America® , recommended for class actions and white collar crime in Institutional Investo...

Dennis J. Shaffer Partner, Whiteford Taylor & Preston, LLP Seven Saint Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202-1636 Phone: 410.347.9437 Fax: 410.223.4337 dshaffer@wtplaw.com Mr. Shaffer is a partner in the firm's Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Section, with extensive experience in representing debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, trustees and plan administrators in all phases of bankruptcy cases and related matters nationwide, including complex litigation and bankruptcy litigation...

Pamela L. Glazier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Pamela L., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Pamela L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mary Ellen Roy practices in the area of commercial litigation. She represents media and advertising companies in pre-publication and pre-broadcast review, defamation defense, privacy law, courtroom access, public records and open meetings, reporter’s privilege, negligent misrepresentation, and other First Amendment issues. She also handles intellectual property law matters, including copyright and trademark counseling, litigation, registration, prosecution and proceedings before the U.S...