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Dean Shulman is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents clients on a wide range of U.S. and international tax matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, tax-free spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, initial public offerings and the formation of funds. Dean has extensive experience advising on and structuring transactions, including partnership workouts and restructurings, and like-kind exchanges, as well as transactions involving the formation and...

Joe is a no-nonsense, hardworking lawyer with an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and eight years of practical work experience in the road and bridge construction industry, including work as a project superintendent for a heavy highway general contractor. Since he began practicing law in 1995, Joe’s practice has been devoted exclusively to construction law, with a specific emphasis in construction litigation. He represents owners, design professionals, contractors/subcontractor...

Kerry S. Martin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management. Kerry S., who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kerry S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott is a member of Butler Snow’s finance, real estate and restructuring group and focuses his practice on real estate development and finance.

Linda Singer represents governments, attorneys general and other public entities in high-impact, high-stakes litigation and investigations as head of the firm’s Public Client practice area. The former Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Linda’s knowledge and experience includes serving in the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. As AG, Linda gained invaluable insight into the duties of attorneys general and how law firms with the right resources and experience can...

Paula J. Williams is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Paula J., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paula J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brad Caldwell is one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers focusing on patent infringement and complex commercial litigation for plaintiffs and defendants. His successes before judges, juries, and arbitration panels include cases involving digital media, telecommunications, computer networking, semiconductors, computer chips, data security, computer imaging, medical devices, enterprise software, banking technology, and oilfield services. Brad has been named a “Titan of the Plainti...

M. Trevor Lyons, a partner in the firm, has devoted his entire career to representing employers, including privately owned businesses, international corporations, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. He has extensive experience in defending employers in litigation and providing pro-active and preventative strategic counseling to his clients on a wide array of personnel and benefit issues. He is a featured speaker nationally and regionally on numerous traditional and ...

Kristy is a partner at Dady & Gardner, P.A. , representing franchisees, distributors and dealers in disputes with their franchisors and suppliers. Kristy graduated summa cum laude in 2002 from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, and is a 2006 summa cum laude graduate of Hamline University School of Law. Kristy has been with the Firm since 2005. She contributed extensive research, writing and editing to the 2006 Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments, which was authored ...

John Small has more than 35 years of experience representing both creditors and debtors in business bankruptcies, and was a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law from 1988 to 2023. He also counsels small businesses and religious organizations on a variety of legal issues. He thrives on solving clients’ most complex problems. John represents secured creditors in bankruptcies for business and real estate loans. He also has experience working with landlords, eq...