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Joelle A. Milov is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law. Joelle A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joelle A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ellen Friedman is a project finance attorney focused on domestic and international infrastructure and energy projects. She counsels a wide variety of clients, including project developers and sponsors, tax and equity investors, commercial lenders, underwriters and buyers and sellers of projects with respect to project development, transaction structure, risk assessment and due diligence, financing, purchase and sale arrangements and partnership/joint venture matters. What do you focus on? Ene...

Benjamin Hershkowitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Patent. Benjamin, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benjamin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steven Messina is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Steven, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steven is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ellen Goodwin is a partner in the firm’s 60-lawyer Real Estate Finance & Investment Group, the former co-chair of the Group and resident in the New York office. Ms. Goodwin concentrates her practice on commercial real estate finance and has represented investment banks, commercial banks, funds and insurance companies on a variety of loan transactions for both securitizations and portfolios, including construction loan financings, loan syndications and participations, co-lending and ...

Jared Rusman is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jared has been nationally recognized in federal income tax matters. His practice is devoted to all aspects of corporate and partnership tax matters, with a particular emphasis on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, divestitures, and spin-offs and split-offs for public and private companies.

Ivan Sacks is a private client lawyer and trusted advisor to international and domestic families of significant wealth. He became global Chairman of Withers Worldwide in July 2013. Ivan is also head of the firm’s Latin American Planning Group.Both in the US and in an international context, he counsels families and entrepreneurs on the structuring of their closely held business interests, family offices, and charitable foundations, the design and administration of trusts and estates, and...

“It is important for me to provide a road map for clients to develop and then implement a litigation strategy focused on efficiently solving a problem, be it by early evaluation and prompt resolution or, if necessary, litigate through trial.” David focuses primarily on representing corporations as national, regional, local and trial counsel in all phases of complex product liability litigation from pre-litigation crisis management through trial. He has been involved in the defense...

Vincent Indelicato is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Vincent, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Vincent is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brendan Schmitt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Brendan, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brendan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.