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Peter E. Ciferri is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Peter E. practices law in Potomac, Maryland Best Lawyers has recognized Peter E. Ciferri 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 Peter E. Ciferri is held by other lawyers.

Elyse L. Strickland is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Finance Law and Family Law. Elyse L. practices law in Potomac, Maryland Best Lawyers has recognized Elyse L. Strickland 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 Elyse L. Strickland is held by other lawyers.

Sean Shimamoto is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Sean practices law in Washington, District of Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Sean Shimamoto since 2027. 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 Sean Shimamoto is held by other lawyers.

Mihaela Petre joined Bromberg, Kohler Maya and Petre, PLLC in September 2011 and she is currently a partner of the firm. Mihaela is admitted to practice law in New York and in her native Romania. She obtained her first law degree at the Law School of the University of Bucharest , Romania, and in 2008 she graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with an LL.M. in International Legal Studies. Mihaela practiced corporate law in Romania and worked as contract attorney for several major law ...

Ciara Baker is a partner in the firm’s Transactional Department and chair of the Tax Practice. She advises clients ranging from emerging companies to established public companies on a broad array of executive and equity compensation matters. Her experience includes equity incentive plans and awards, employment, retention, severance and change-in-control agreements, non-employee director compensation arrangements, and non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements.

Ivan Schlager is an international trade and national security partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Ivan provides counsel on structuring, negotiating and documenting transactions to address regulatory issues, including approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He represents a diverse group of clients ranging from defense companies, major telecommunications providers, and media and technology companies to private equity firms a...

Charlie Spies has been providing strategic political law counsel at the highest levels in Washington D.C. and globally for over two decades. Throughout his career, he has counseled a broad range of corporations, organizations, candidates, officeholders, and individuals through a variety of challenges arising when politics, the government, law, and public policy meet. Before moving to global law firms, Charles spent almost a decade working within national political organizations and campaigns,...

Emily Baker, a family law attorney and partner at Tucker Family Law, is based in Northern Virginia and mainly serves clients in Fairfax County, Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, Loudoun County, and Washington, D.C. With a focus on separation and divorce , including complex and high-net-worth family law matters , Emily believes in the importance of listening carefully to her clients as they develop their goals. “I value being able to really be there for someone during what’...

Catherine D. “Katie” Bertram started the Bertram Law Group, building on decades of experience as both a medical malpractice attorney and director of risk management at Georgetown University Hospital. In those environments, she learned how doctors and hospitals work, as well as how their attorneys assess claims against them. She draws on this knowledge to advocate for patients and their families. “People want someone competent, caring, and careful. They’ve just gone thr...

Adam Biegel leads Alston & Bird’s Washington, D.C., antitrust practice team. He has substantial experience representing clients on antitrust counseling and litigation matters, including those involving government and internal investigations, mergers and joint ventures, pricing and distribution practices, compliance counseling and training, multidistrict litigation and pre-merger reviews under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, particularly in the health care, manufacturing, financial servic...