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C. Jean Ryan is Of Counsel in Buchalter’s San Francisco office and a member of the Tax, Benefits and Estate Planning practice group. Ms. Ryan concentrates her practice on general tax matters, which include tax planning for businesses, as well as tax and estate planning for high net worth individuals. With over four decades of experience, Ms. Ryan has a broad tax practice with many areas of expertise. She counsels her clients on corporate, partnership, individual, real estate, gift and e...

Suzanne Hamel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Suzanne, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Suzanne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rob Scheffy is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, focusing on real estate, and a member of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team. Rob Scheffy has provided businesses with a steady, guiding hand through all phases of the economic cycle, from booms to busts and everything in between. Often described as a “hybrid” lawyer, he draws on his years of private practice and his service as in-house counsel for an interstate gas pipeline company to advise pip...

Stephen M. Packman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Stephen M., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tom is a Member of the firm’s Real Estate Department. He is experienced in acquisition and development, leasing, and real estate workouts and foreclosures. His representation has included various ground-up developments, retail centers, as well as banks and lenders in deed of trust and mezzanine projects. Tom is a Certified Real Estate Specialist with the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and is currently a member of the State Bar’s Real Estate Advisory Commission.

Paul Kiesel received his Juris Doctorate from the Whittier College School of Law in Los Angeles in 1985. In 2005, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Whittier Law School. His practice is devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental, and toxic tort litigation. Mr. Kiesel has repeatedly been selected as one of the top plaintiff attorneys in the State of California and the country. The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Mr. Kiesel as one of ...

Steve Silverman has over 30 years of experience representing individuals and businesses in complex disputes. Prior to co-founding Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen, and Levine, P.L., Steve served as Chair of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, and as co-founder of the Distressed Asset Group at Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan, and Berlin. Steve also has extensive experience litigating multi-party cases in federal and state courts in Florida and nationwide. Steve has served as counsel to r...

Jovi Tenev is a partner in the New York office of Holland & Knight and is a member of the Business Law Section. Mr. Tenev serves on the firm's Directors Committee. Mr. Tenev has extensive experience representing financial institutions, investment banks, foreign and domestic companies and airlines in a wide variety of transactions. He practices in all corporate and finance areas, including projects in the U.S. and international aerospace, energy, alternative energy, shipping, offshore dril...

Mr. Muldoon is a member of the firm and the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He also serves on the Science and Technology, Medical and Life Sciences, and Food and Beverage Industry Teams. His practice focuses on the enforcement and defense of intellectual property infringement and related claims in federal and state courts and in arbitration. Mr. Muldoon has been actively involved in a large number of patent infringement lawsuits, encompassing diverse technologies such as compression-sty...

Robert Dallman’s practice includes advising clients in complex federal and state tax audits, administrative appeals and tax litigation; tax planning; and business planning. Formerly an IRS?trial attorney in Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee, he has practiced either for or against the IRS and selected state taxing authorities for more than 20 years.