Jacob Melander

Sarah K. Duran is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Artificial Intelligence Law. Sarah K., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sarah K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Ben Helwig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Ben, who practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ben is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David W. Tegeler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. David W., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Richard E. Sarver is a founding member of the law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., a New Orleans litigation firm ranked among the top litigation firms in Louisiana. Rick has extensive jury trial experience, including trials in thirteen different states. He has served as lead trial attorney in more than 100 jury trials, including complex multidistrict litigation. Many of his trials have been in bet-the-company litigation, where he repeatedly has succeeded before j...

Darren T. Case is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Darren T., who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Darren T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rachel May Zysk is an accomplished lawyer and nationally published author with a wealth of experience in complex criminal and civil litigation. Ms. Zysk has represented defendants in several high profile criminal trials and civil matters. She has defended her clients against qui tam “whistleblower” suits and alleged False Claims Act violations; criminal fraud charges and other white collar crimes; and a gamut of traditional crimes including murder, sex, drug, terrorism, firearms, ...

Anne Lawler has extensive experience representing owners, landlords, developers, lenders and business owners in a wide variety of transactions involving real property. In that capacity, she has prepared purchase and sale agreements; exchange agreements; commercial, retail, office & industrial leases; commercial loan documents; opinion letters; organizational documents for limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships and tenancies in common; easements; development agreements wit...

Acquisition, financing (construction and permanent) and leasing of regional shopping malls, office buildings, retail centers, golf courses and apartment buildings; conduit, corporate and project finance transactions; employment advice for termination and wrongful discharge claims, wage and hour disputes, and employee policy manuals; mediation services for real estate and employment-related disputes.

Mr. Whittaker is Chair of the firm's Business Section. He represents clients in a wide variety of transactions, including buying, selling and merging companies; private placements of securities; venture capital and private equity transactions; joint ventures; roll-ups, spin-offs and split-ups; and all phases of real estate acquisitions, development and financing. Mr. Whittaker joined Stone Pigman in 1984.