Erika C. Collins

Laurie Ruckel concentrates her practice on estate planning, succession planning, estate and trust administration and estate taxation. Her experience encompasses wills and trust agreements, estate and gift tax audits, succession planning for closely held businesses and prenuptial agreements. Laurie's principal clients are high net worth individuals, closely held businesses, real estate clients and executives of publicly held companies. Laurie also lectures on the subject of estate planning and...

Keith M. Pattiz has extensive experience in the areas of commercial leasing, financing, sales and acquisitions, hotel transactions, joint ventures and real estate workout matters. He has provided legal representation to a wide variety of clients, including major residential, office, hotel and shopping center developers, hotel operators, lending institutions, and US and non-US investors. Keith is head of the Firm's Real Estate Group. Please visit McDermott website for further details on Keith'...

Richard M. Nugent is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Richard M. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Richard M. Nugent since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Richard M. Nugent is held by other lawyers.

David Massey is a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York who leads global companies, board committees, and senior executives through high-profile cross-border investigations, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation. David has obtained favorable results for clients in a broad range of cases. He negotiated the first corporate deferred prosecution agreement in the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) FIFA investigation, and he has repr...

Senwan H. Akhtar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Senwan H. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Senwan H. Akhtar since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Senwan H. Akhtar is held by other lawyers.

Boyd Johnson serves as the Co-Chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice and the Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s New York Office. Leveraging 30 years of public and private sector experience, Mr. Johnson represents companies and senior executives in criminal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, and civil litigations. Over the past three decades, Mr. Johnson has served in a variety of senior roles, including Co-Chair of WilmerHale’s White Collar Defense...

William Dudine is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Municipal Law, Project Finance Law and Public Finance Law. William practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized William Dudine since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which William Dudine is held by other lawyers.

Mylan Denerstein is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Mylan practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Mylan Denerstein since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mylan Denerstein is held by other lawyers.

Andrew is a leading member of the corporate practice at Kirkland & Ellis and is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading attorneys in the field of private investment funds. Andrew’s experience spans the entire range of investment funds activity, and includes more than 20 years’ experience counseling many of the industry’s largest and most prominent fund sponsors, as well as numerous boutique managers, on critical aspects of their business." Andrew W...

Edgar N. Romano is the managing partner of Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP in New York, New York. He represents injured workers and individuals in matters involving workers’ compensation and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs . His practice focuses on helping workers obtain benefits and pursuing claims related to workplace injuries, occupational diseases , and exposure to hazardous substances . Mr. Romano earned his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Bra...