Rafael Quirós Bustamante

Insurance and financial services companies turn to Kristin to defend their most complex and sensitive cases. She has defeated nationwide class actions at the pleadings and certification stages. Kristin also uses her knowledge of how insurance products are regulated and sold to help companies proactively identify and mitigate emerging areas of litigation risk. With nearly two decades of experience, Kristin concentrates her practice on defending insurance companies and financial institutions in...

Michael Myers practices in the areas of commercial real estate , banking and financial services , creditors' rights and general business law . Michael has practiced law since 2006. Michael began his legal career in Wilmington, North Carolina with the law firm of Rountree, Losee & Baldwin. Prior to becoming an attorney, Michael worked for two large commercial real estate firms in Charlotte, Trammell Crow and Faison Enterprises, Inc., where he focused on due diligence, acquisitions and disp...

Paul Frimmer focuses on estate planning, wills and trusts, probate and trust administration, postmortem tax planning, probate litigation, art law, charitable giving, and tax issues relating to these matters. Widely regarded as one of the top estate planning attorneys in the country, Paul has received numerous accolades for his work. He’s known for taking a collaborative approach with his clients and guiding them toward the best decisions tailored to meet their individual needs. Paul has...

David Stewart is the chair of the firm's Governmental Affairs Practice Group. He is also a member of the Economic Development Practice Group. While based in the firm's Birmingham office, he regularly represents clients before the executive and legislative branches in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery, Alabama. He also advises clients on federal and state campaign finance and ethics laws. Following David’s graduation from Washington and Lee, he worked in Washington, DC for Senator Jeff Ses...

Annelisa D. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law Mediation and Juvenile Practice. Annelisa D., who practices law in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Annelisa D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David A. Ephraim is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. David A., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Anne M. Collart is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Anne M., who practices law in Newark, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anne M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

About Dipak Dipak P. Patel is a Partner and member of the Civil and Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, and Family Law teams. He is experienced in providing business entity and individual clients with practical advice regarding all aspects of the employment relationship and has worked for over a decade as counsel to both startups and established businesses, and as a litigator. He regularly represents companies and owners in both agency and court proceedings, in addition to representing ind...

Mark S. Levenson is Chair of the Real Estate Department and Chair of the Real Estate Transactions Practice Group. He also chairs the Firm’s Israel Business Practice Group. Mr. Levenson is a long-standing member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Levenson handles a broad range of transactions for domestic and international clients, including traditional lending and finance, loan workouts and restructuring, acquisitions, development projects, joint venture and partnership work,...

Stephen J. Knerly, Jr. focuses his practice on matters involving art transactions, nonprofit corporate law, closely held and family-owned businesses and international commercial transactions. Josh serves as Co-Chair of the Firm’s Non-Profit Institutions section. In his art law practice, Josh has represented museums, foundations, trusts and collectors in the acquisition, disposition, lending and borrowing of and estate planning for works of art, including domestic and international trans...