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Rex Heinke is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced appellate practitioners in California, and among the best in the nation. He has argued more than 150 appeals in federal and state courts across the country. Between 2001 and 2020, Rex was co-head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s nationally renowned Supreme Court and Appellate practice. He is regularly called on to defend major corporations and high-profile individuals in some of their most hotly conte...

Christopher Mills is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Christopher practices law in Denver, Colorado Chris Mills focuses in civil and complex commercial litigation and trial practice, with an emphasis on business, contract, and financial disputes. He has litigated cases of all sizes, with up to $1.4 billion at stake. Chris welcomes challenging cases, and has accepted clients from prior counsel when matters grew more sophisticated than originall...

Joseph S. “Joe” Bradley is a Senior Partner at Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney in Reno, Nevada. Since 1983, he has represented injured individuals and families throughout Northern Nevada in personal injury litigation and wrongful death matters. His practice focuses on helping clients pursue compensation after serious accidents, including motor vehicle collisions, trucking accidents, motorcycle and bicycle accidents, aviation incidents, premises liability claims, defective product c...

Chris Jones is a nationally recognized specialist in the areas of estate planning and business succession planning. Chris heads the firm’s Wealth & Estate Planning group and has substantial experience advising and counseling clients regarding sophisticated estate planning, business succession, asset protection, charitable planning, life insurance matters, and international estate planning. Understanding that each client has specific, unique objectives, Chris and his team provide cre...

Brooke M. Nixon is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Brooke M. practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Brooke M. Nixon since 2021. 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 Brooke M. Nixon is held by other lawyers.

MICHAEL P. O'NEIL helps companies in transition. Since 1986, he has focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions, debt refinancing and restructuring, business workouts and turnarounds, and a full range of other business matters, Michael has represented both healthy and distressed companies in connection with sales, refinancings, and liquidations, as well as in chapter 11 section 363 asset sales and “true reorganization” bankruptcy cases where judicial remedies are needed. Addi...

Nolan Moody is an experienced trial lawyer in both state and federal court as well as before administrative panels and appeals. He is based out of the Firm’s Lansing, Michigan office. His broad commercial litigation experience includes all aspects of contract and tort litigation, healthcare fraud, employment disputes, real estate, automotive industry litigation, shareholder and family business disputes, trade secret and non-compete litigation, and domestic arbitration. Mr. Moody special...

Israel (Izzy) Goldowitz has more than 35 years of experience in employee benefits, most notably with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and bankruptcy as they affect pension plans. As the Chief Counsel for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Izzy led the legal teams that helped save the pensions of such companies as Chrysler and American Airlines. Working closely with financial analysts, actuaries and outside advisors, he also led the legal teams that negotiated pension pro...

Emily Dyer brings a knack for complex legal research and a deep understanding of appellate issues to her commercial litigation practice. Before joining Brownstein, Emily was most recently an associate at a litigation firm in Las Vegas. Prior to that, she clerked with Judge Jerome Tao of the Nevada Court of Appeals. While in law school, Emily was the executive managing editor of the Nevada Law Journal; a student attorney and advocate with the Education Advocacy Clinic; and a research assistant...

Tom Heywood has significant experience in health care, banking and corporate/commercial law, and is frequently called upon by clients and community leaders for advice on business matters related to acquisitions, divestitures and other transactional matters. An experienced facilitator, he regularly assists businesses and organizations in the strategic planning process. As a former Chief of Staff to the Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia, Tom has extensive experie...