Dorian D. Ames

Kevin M. Flynn is a forceful advocate with proven skills in litigating federal civil and criminal tax controversies for clients with complex tax challenges. Mr. Flynn’s particular experience in civil tax issues has led to him trying and winning numerous tax cases involving a broad range of corporate, partnership, personal income tax, and employment tax issues. Mr. Flynn’s strong negotiating skills and business judgment have allowed him to achieve extraordinary results for clients ...

Reaz H. Jafri is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Reaz H., 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 Reaz H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John S. Ho exclusively represents employers on all labor and employment matters and regularly handles wage and hour matters involving federal and state laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New York Labor Law, New York’s Miscellaneous Industries Wage Order, and New York’s Hospitality Wage Order which includes numerous cases involving New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act, tip credits and tip pooling issues. John also routinely works with the Occupational Safety and ...

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

Few U.S.-based lawyers know more about global trademark strategies and managing global trademark conflicts than Nadine Jacobson, who has searched, cleared for use, and prosecuted for registration thousands of trademarks of all types globally. Nadine has also litigated and defended hundreds of international Opposition and Cancellation proceedings as well as infringement actions around the world. She registers and defends design patents and industrial designs in various countries, including tho...

Kevin is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Corporate Transactions & Securities Group and co-head of Alston & Bird’s Financial Advisors Practice. The firm is consistently ranked in the top ten by The American Lawyer and Corporate Control Alert among U.S. law firms representing financial advisors in M&A transactions. Alston & Bird has advised large and midsized financial advisors on more than $600 billion of M&A transactions. Kevin is also the co-head of Alston &a...

James B. Baydar, Esq. is a Partner at the law firm of Pegalis Law Group, LLC. He has 30 years of medical malpractice litigation experience including obstetrical, birth trauma, surgical, neurological, cancer and orthopedic cases. He has represented clients in all phases of litigation, from pre-trial through post-trial proceedings. Mr. Baydar’s work and representation of clients has resulted in millions of dollars of recovery in settlements and verdicts. He advocates for clients through c...

Stephen F. Arcano, a corporate partner in Skadden’s New York office, concentrates primarily in mergers and acquisi­tions and other corporate matters. Mr. Arcano is practice leader of the firm’s New York Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Mr. Arcano has worked on a variety of high-profile mergers and acquisi­tions representing acquirers, sellers and targets, including Mobil Corporation in its merger with Exxon Corporation; XTO Energy in its acquisition by Exxon Mobil Corporation; Gile...

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

Evan Gourvitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Evan, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Evan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.