Tom O'Connor

Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Deborah Rosenthal brings 25 years of experience as a litigator to the firm’s asbestos, sexual abuse, and personal injury practice groups. She has helped secure millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on her clients’ behalf, against defective product manufacturers, oil and shipping companies, telecom carriers, and other institutional and individual wrongdoers. A writer for as long as she can remember, Deborah became a lawyer t...

Vince M. Verde is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Vince M., who practices law in Costa Mesa, California, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Vince M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael W. Peregrine represents corporations, their boards of directors, and individual directors and officers in connection with the full range of governance, fiduciary duty, director liability and leadership issues. Much of Michael’s practice involves advising boards of directors on matters of sensitivity and controversy, often in connection with corporate and fiduciary crises. He is recognized as one of the leading national corporate governance counselors and is a respected interpret...

Drake Mann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law and Appellate Practice. Drake, who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Drake is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stanley Schwartz has more than 35 years of experience counseling clients across a broad spectrum of complex transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate development projects, and debt and equity financing. Throughout his career, Stan has worked with publicly traded companies, many prominent real estate developers in the New York region and other major privately held businesses, guiding them over the life cycle of their businesses to the successful conclusion of their...

Nearly two decades guiding litigation to successful results. Solves complex business problems. Plays an integral role in some of Nevada’s most noteworthy litigation matters. Adam Bult’s practice focuses on complex commercial and construction disputes handling high-stakes, complicated litigation matters with confidence. Described by both clients and peers as one of the go-to litigation attorneys in Nevada, Adam combines his deep knowledge of state and federal law with extensive exp...

Adam is a member of the Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group and has extensive experience in public, private, and public-private finance transactions and economic development matters across sectors and transaction roles.

Richard Evans is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Aviation Law. Richard, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott H. Silver is one of Florida's most prominent workers' compensation litigators. Mr. Silver is a senior equity partner and manages firm operations for the Fort Lauderdale office while maintaining an active litigation and trial caseload. He is a certified expert speaker in the field of workers' compensation who frequently lectures to claims professionals, employers, risk managers, and attorneys with an emphasis on aggressive defense litigation strategy, accelerated claims closure and adjus...

Tom Kiggans practices in the area of employment law, which he has done almost exclusively since 1984. He represents primarily employers in both litigation and counseling in all areas of labor and employment, including discrimination, ERISA, sexual harassment, employee defamation, and other employment‑related tort claims, employment contracts, OSHA, union matters, wage and hour, drug testing, and drafting and implementing employment policies. Mr. Kiggans represents employers in a wide variety ...