Lawrence S. "Larry" Lapidus

Whether helping her clients negotiate to draft commercial leases or working collaboratively to resolve complex family law issues, Leslye Fenton brings a uniquely powerful combination of sensitivity and tenacity to her work. As an attorney and trained mediator, Leslye believes in listening carefully to her clients to identify what drives their interests. This key, she says, unlocks the paths toward resolution, successful negotiation and, hopefully, beneficial outcomes. Her practice includes Fa...

Allyson Baker serves as the Global Co-Chair of the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings, Co-Chair of the firm’s litigation practice in Washington, D.C., and as a partner in the Fintech & Payment and Investigations & White Collar Defense practices. Ms. Baker is a trial attorney, civil litigator, and counselor with significant experience in the federal government and private practice. She represents consumer finance companies and individuals in confide...

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,...

Eric Frechtel practices in the area of construction and government contracts. He represents general contractors, subcontractors, sureties, and owners, in both the prosecution and defense of claims on large public and private construction projects. He has significant litigation experience before both state and federal courts, including both bench trials and jury trials, and he has considerable experience in construction arbitration as well. Eric’s practice also includes substantial work ...

Gregory Giammittorio represents private and publicly held companies in all stages of growth on a range of issues involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, venture capital, and public and private securities offerings. Mr. Giammittorio has recently worked on mergers and acquisitions for government services, telecommunications, energy, software, semiconductor, information technology, medical device, media, and life science companies. He has developed numerous acqui...

Garen Dodge, a principal in the Washington, D.C. region office, has spent his career working side by side with clients looking to tackle the thorniest of labor and employment issues with creative solutions. He has successfully defended employers, including Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of industries, including restaurants and retail, in matters involving privacy, discrimination, background checks, harassment, wage and hour, and occupational safety and health. His Washington, D.C. exp...

Leslie J. Schneider is a partner in Ivins, Phillips & Barker's Washington office. His practice concentrates in accounting methods, the timing of revenue and expenses, the valuation of inventories, and capital v. expense issues. Mr. Schneider is most often recognized for his three-volume treatise, Federal Income Taxation of Inventories, published by Matthew-Bender. Mr. Schneider has developed a reputation as the premier attorney in the United States in the field of tax accounting and inven...

Armando Gomez concentrates his practice on a broad range of tax matters. He advises clients on the structuring and financing of U.S. and international partnerships, joint ventures and other cross-border transactions. Mr. Gomez also represents clients in connection with structuring private equity investments and investments in renewable energy projects. In addition, he counsels on valuation and transfer pricing matters, at both the planning and controversy stages. Mr. Gomez represents clients ...

Jon Dubrow is co-head of McDermott’s antitrust Mergers Focus Group and is a strategic advisor serving clients across a host of inter-related antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions / merger clearance, counseling and litigation. Jon leads the defense of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other international competition authorities. He also regularly assists third parties whose int...

James E. Croker, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. James E. practices law in Washington, District of Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized James E. Croker, Jr. since 2020. 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 James E. Croker, Jr. is held by other lawyers.