Michael M. Thomas

Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans forcing the evacuation of my family. Initially we moved to rural Georgia, then to Minnesota, and finally to the Pacific Northwest. After undergoing my own divorce and multiple relocations due to Hurricane Katrina, I truly understood what it meant to put the “best interest of the kids” ahead of my own. I decided to focus my practice on family law and serving as a guardian ad litem, advocating for children’s best interest in high-conf...

David Kurzweil Co-Chairs the firm’s Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice and is the Co-Chair of the Financial Institutions Practice. David has 30 years of experience representing corporations, partnerships, and financial institutions. He provides innovative strategies to clients across a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, health care, technology, manufacturing, cable television, publishing, real estate, transportation, and professional corporations. With wide-...

Nicole Golob is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Nicole practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Nicole Golob since 2023. 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 Nicole Golob is held by other lawyers.

Jaye Meyer is listed in the Best Lawyers in America® and North Carolina Super Lawyers®. She has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina. Ms. Meyer is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is certified as a Family Financial Mediator. Ms. Meyer was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1990. She received her B.A. cum laude from Wake Forest University and her J.D. ...

Devon M. Goldberg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Devon M. practices law in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Devon M. Goldberg 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 Devon M. Goldberg is held by other lawyers.

Ross Emmerman is a broad-based transactional lawyer focusing on domestic and cross-border middle- market mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and other financings and joint venture arrangements. He counsels public and private companies, family offices, and other buyers and sellers of businesses on structuring and negotiating complex business transactions, including purchases and sales of distressed businesses, executive compensation and general corporate matters. Ross also regularly rep...

Austin is a first-chair trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial litigation across Texas and around the country. A generalist by choice, Mr. Krist handles litigation across a broad array of industries and subject matters, in cases involving contractual disputes, fraud, business divorces, breaches of fiduciary duty, and trade secret misappropriation. In addition to his trial work, he also frequently handles appeals. Mr. Krist takes particular pride in his...

David Gringer is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with a distinguished record of success in antitrust, false advertising, and complex civil litigation. Mr. Gringer is known for his unique and powerful combination of aggressive advocacy, deep substantive knowledge, and strategic judgment. Clients and market commentators describe David to Chambers USA as “a go-to antitrust lawyer for difficult cases,” “a really strategic thinker,” and someone who “doesn’t...

Jeffery A. Balls is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Jeffery A. practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah Best Lawyers has recognized Jeffery A. Balls 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 Jeffery A. Balls is held by other lawyers.

Eric R. Fox has often been cited by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the outstanding tax lawyers in Washington, D.C., and in 2022 was selected to its Top Lawyers Hall of Fame. He has been named in Best Lawyers in America in each of the last thirty consecutive years. Although, during his more than 50 years with the firm, Eric devoted a substantial portion of his activities to international and corporate taxation, today he concentrates primarily on matters in controversy before the Internal Rev...