Fernando Gorbea

Jon is a member of Butler Snow’s Business Services group. With more than 25 years of experience, Jon works on behalf of clients to secure and protect their patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. His current practice is primarily focused on patent and trademark prosecution, and he has knowledge and experience across a wide range of other intellectual property matters, including licensing, technology transfer, and disputes involving intellectual property assets, including the...

Christian D. Chambers is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Construction. Christian D. practices law in Honolulu, Hawaii Best Lawyers has recognized Christian D. Chambers since 2024. 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 Christian D. Chambers is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Keller is a member in our wealth strategies and corporate practice areas. He concentrates his practice in estate planning, probate and general business, corporate law and succession planning. Mr. Keller is an adjunct professor at the Washington University School of Law in the Master's of Taxation Program where he teaches a class in business succession planning. Mr. Keller is a frequent lecturer and speaker on estate planning, business succession planning and tax issues. He has authored ar...

Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer received her bachelor’s degree from the College of Liberal Arts and her law degree cum laude from the Law School, both at the University of Minnesota. Liz specializes in divorce and family law using mediation, and collaborative practice as well as traditional litigation and arbitration. She is admitted to practice in all Michigan state courts, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Co...

For more than 30 years, Walter Weinberg has been advising private equity funds and other corporate clients as well as private equity professionals and executives. He represents sponsors in forming private equity and other funds as well as institutional investors and high-net-worth families who invest in this asset class. His years of experience and sound judgment in guiding clients through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, financings and other transactions allow him to offer...

Ian has broad experience in real estate law, with a focus on commercial, industrial and residential construction law. Ian has extensive trial experience conducting jury and bench trials, as well as arbitrations, from homeowner claims to multimillion- and multibillion-dollar commercial projects throughout Texas. He represents developers, general contractors, subcontractors, homebuilders, homeowners, business owners and individuals in a variety of disputes, as well as in OSHA compliance and inv...

Ako Miyaki-Murphy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Ako practices law in Seattle, Washington Best Lawyers has recognized Ako Miyaki-Murphy since 2024. 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 Ako Miyaki-Murphy is held by other lawyers.

Nicholas Papain is one of New York's most prominent personal injury and products liability trial lawyers, having won numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for clients killed or seriously injured by defective products, fires, unsafe premises and negligently operated vehicles. Nick played a leading and critical role in a fee proceeding before a national arbitration panel regarding the Firm's representation of the State of New York in its action against the major tobacco compani...

William “Billy” J. Wieland, II is a third-generation Florida attorney with deep family roots in Florida’s legal community. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Judge Bill Wieland, and his father, Glen Wieland, Billy has established himself as a respected trial attorney representing individuals and families in personal injury and workers' compensation cases throughout the State of Florida. Before becoming an attorney, Billy graduated magna cum laude from Stetson Uni...

William D. Collins is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice and Corporate Law. William D. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized William D. Collins 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 D. Collins is held by other lawyers.