Gerhard R. Holzhacker

James E. Mann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Regulatory Law and Oil and Gas Law. James E., who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Having served as a trial attorney in more than 40 jury trials involving a variety of challenging legal issues, Johnny Ward is one of the most distinguished trial lawyers in East Texas. Mr. Ward has successfully tried a wide variety of complex cases to verdict, including numerous patent infringement, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, consumer dispute, personal injury, wrongful death and survival claim, and civil rights cases. In the process, Mr. Ward has secured a string of major courtroo...

Nancy Ory specializes in business and regulatory issues facing television and radio broadcasters , including large publicly traded broadcast companies, group owners, small radio and television licensees, and Spanish-language programmers. A former advertising agency executive and media buyer, Nancy has an inside understanding of the media business from an operational perspective. She has drafted and negotiated hundreds of employment and talent contracts, syndication and programming agreements,...

Brian Nixon’s practice spans advertising, technology, emerging media and privacy, with particular focus on clients implementing targeted advertising strategies and other data-driven marketing initiatives across various media channels. He provides forward-thinking counsel to clients ranging from startups (including social media platforms and emerging media ventures) to Fortune 500 companies. He advises organizations of all sizes on data optimization, mobile commerce, Telephone Consumer P...

Representing clients in a variety of commercial sectors, Sophia Yen counsels both lenders and borrowers in debt financing transactions. She also advises entertainment industry clients on debt and equity finance deals, as well as other transactional matters. As lender’s counsel, Sophia advises financial institutions in transactions that include single-lender and syndicated senior-secured, second-lien, mezzanine and unsecured acquisition and working capital loans; cross-border lending tra...

Sally Ann Hostetler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Construction. Sally Ann, who practices law in Reston, Virginia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sally Ann is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For nearly two decades, Heidi Tallentire has focused her practice exclusively on complex matrimonial and family law matters, from complicated financial issues to pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements to same-sex divorces to custody disputes. Her cases often involve multi-jurisdictional issues, and she has particular experience representing executives (or their spouses) in the hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital sectors, as well as other high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth in...

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

Jennifer L. Ciralsky is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jennifer L., who practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jennifer L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mary-Olga Lovett concentrates her practice in intellectual property, commercial and complex litigation. She serves as national trial counsel for five companies on a variety of commercial and liability claims and has tried cases to verdict involving a wide variety of issues, including intellectual property/patent litigation, warranty disputes, trade-secret litigation, class actions, employment litigation, and product liability matters. She has tried cases in state and federal courts in more th...