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Himanshu Patel was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in December, 1994 with a B.A. in Economics, then earned his J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law in May, 1998. During law school, Himanshu clerked for various law firms in Louisville, Kentucky and gained valuable experience in all aspects of corporate, tax and probate law. He was a member of the Securities Law Moot Court Team and represented his school in a national competition. He was also t...
Kaari-Lynn S. Gagnon was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up near Albany, New York. She graduated from Tufts University in May 2004 with a B.A. in Sociology, then earned her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in May 2007. During law school, Ms. Gagnon clerked for Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A. Ms. Gagnon also had the opportunity to work at the Public Defender's Office of Rensselaer County, New York as a summer intern. Ms. Gagnon has been with the firm of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A....
Biography Robert is a 1988 graduate of George Washington University. Robert earned his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1991. After graduating from law school, Robert practiced complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy in Tampa, Florida, where he represented both creditors and trustees. Prior to his employment with Zarco & Pardo in 1995, he was employed as Counsel by Ocwen Financial Corporation, a publicly traded investment banking concern located in West Palm Beach, ...
Robert M. Einhorn is a partner at Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A. For over twenty- five years, Robert has focused on representing franchisees in litigation throughout the United States and internationally. He has represented franchisees from almost every major franchise system in the hotel, restaurant, and service industries. Robert holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he dual-majored in accounting and risk & insurance. He holds ...
Robert Zarco, Founding Partner of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A., has built a national reputation in franchise law and complex commercial litigation and been at the forefront of protecting the legal rights and interests of business clients in the USA and internationally for over 35 years, handling complex commercial trials, legal transactions, business disputes and litigation in Federal and State Courts, as well as Arbitration and Mediation. Well known as an experienced, aggressive and creativ...
PRACTICE AREAS Complex Commercial Litigation White Collar Criminal Defense Trials EXPERIENCE Chase Scolnick specializes in complex civil and criminal litigation. Having tried as lead counsel approximately fifty federal jury trials, Chase is among the most seasoned young trial attorneys in the United States. He has also been one of the most successful. In separate years, Chase led three of the nation’s largest federal districts in both defense trials and wins. In 2017, Chase was the only...
PRACTICE AREAS Trials Commercial Litigation Bet-the-Company Trials Class Actions White Collar Criminal Defense EXPERIENCE Kay is a seasoned trial attorney, having tried over 100 jury trials to verdict. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of high-stakes commercial litigation and white collar cases. Chambers USA ranks her among the top commercial litigators in California, quoting sources who describe Kay as “having great instincts and clients listen breathlessly...
PRACTICE AREAS Commercial Litigation White Collar Criminal Defense Appellate Litigation EXPERIENCE Reuben Cahn is a courtroom advocate of rare experience and ability. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he has tried over 100 cases to jury verdict and has argued twice before the Supreme Court (in 2011 and 2018) in addition to numerous arguments before both the 9th and 11th Circuits. This combination of skill and experience at the highest levels establish Mr. Cahn as one of the m...
PRACTICE AREAS Trials Commercial Litigation Intellectual Property Insurance Recovery/Bad Faith Legal Malpractice EXPERIENCE Shaun Hoting focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation. Shaun’s practice includes litigation related to legal malpractice, contract disputes, patents, copyrights, trademarks, securities, and white collar defense. He has litigated cases involving technologies as diverse as software, cellular telephones, aerospace seals, and waterpark attractions. Shaun&r...
Joe DeLisle concentrates his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, private debt and equity and venture capital transactions, securities laws, corporate formation and governance, shareholders, partnership and joint venture agreements, and other general business and commercial matters. Prior to joining Miller & Martin PLLC, Mr. DeLisle led the corporate and tax group at a mid-sized Atlanta law firm and before that practiced in the corporate group of a...
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Alec Shelowitz is born and raised in Miami, FL. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2015 and thereafter attended the University of Miami School of Law where he graduated in 2018. During law school, Mr. Shelowitz was awarded Best Oral Argument in his litigation advocacy and writing course. Additionally, he spent a semester working for the Federal Appellate Clinic which assisted indigent prisoners appeal their convictions before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Shel...
Brenda Phang attended the University of Miami, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She also obtained her law degree from the University of Miami. During her time at UM, Brenda interned for the Honorable Beth Bloom where she gained valuable insight on the federal court system. She was also a staff editor for the University’s Race and Social Justice Law Review. Brenda started with the firm in 2016 as a law clerk and worked throughout her time in law school. She bec...
Jacky Beda is a native of Miami, Florida. Mr. Beda earned his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University where he majored in Political Science and played Division III NCAA Men's Basketball. After earning his degree, Mr. Beda attended George Washington University Law School. During his time in Washington D.C, he clerked for the Department of Justice and for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Mr. Beda graduated law school in 2017 with High Honors and received the...
Mary Nikezic grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Loyola University on a scholarship, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy. Ms. Nikezic went on to attend Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she received a merit scholarship and was a dean's list scholar. Before joining Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A., Ms. Nikezic worked in Chicago, Illinois at several prominent litigation law firms, practicing as a trial lawyer in both state and federa...
Michael D. Braunstein received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Miami in May 2014. Upon graduation, Mr. Braunstein attended the University of Miami School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude in 2017. During law school, Mr. Braunstein received Honors distinctions in Litigation Skills I, Litigation Skills II, and Alternate Dispute Resolution and received the Excellence Award in Professional Responsibility. Mr. Braunstein was the Captain of the Tri...
Chuqin Anderson focuses her practice on various aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisition of retail, industrial, medical and office properties, secured and unsecured lending, and leasing of retail and office properties. She has represented privately funded investors in the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate properties including office buildings, industrial sites and retail shopping centers; landlords and tenants in lease negotiation of of...
Elizabeth concentrates her practice in the area of litigation. Her experience includes successfully litigating insurance coverage disputes in federal court through summary judgment, bringing declaratory judgment actions in federal court, defending insureds in personal injury and premises liability lawsuits in both state and federal court, and advising clients on complex coverage disputes. She has experience in arguing motions in state and federal court, deposing parties and non-party witnesse...
Meredith Lee focuses her practice in the area of business litigation, primarily on complex litigation matters, including consumer class actions and deal break cases. Prior to returning to her hometown of Chattanooga to work for Miller & Martin, Ms. Lee was an associate in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. Ms. Lee received a B.A., with high distinction, in Political and Social Thought and a minor in East Asian Studies from the University of Virginia in 2006. While a student at the...
Merrill Nelson advises clients on a wide variety of corporate law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing and general corporate contracting. Merrill has advised purchasers and sellers in business transactions in the manufacturing, healthcare, video production and industrial supply industries, among others. He has also counseled both founders and investors in negotiating private equity investments for startup and emerging companies. Additionall...
Scott Evan Simmons focuses his practice on employment litigation and preventative counseling in the firm's Labor & Employment practice. Mr. Simmons regularly counsels clients on a wide range of employment-related topics, including wage-and-hour compliance, hiring, termination and creation and modification of general personnel policies. He also has significant experience defending a wide variety of employment-related lawsuits in front of a variety of employment-related forums, including st...
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PRACTICE AREAS Trials Commercial Litigation Intellectual Property Securities Insurance Recovery/Bad Faith White Collar Criminal Defense Legal Malpractice Entertainment/Sports EXPERIENCE Jennifer Keller is one of America’s most successful trial attorneys. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of high-stakes commercial litigation and white collar cases. Chambers USA and Chambers Global rank her among the top commercial litigators in the nation, quoting sources who...
Doug Johnson concentrates his practice on trademarks, technology and patents and on intellectual property litigation. He negotiates software licensing and technology agreements for both technology companies and end users. Mr. Johnson also coordinates trademark prosecution and administration, patent prosecution and administration, patent portfolio strategies, and intellectual property litigation for companies with international brands primarily in the food, sports, carpet and consumer products...
John Bode concentrates his practice on labor relations and employment opportunity. For more than three decades, John has served as lead trial counsel in numerous cases before state and federal agencies and courts and the National Labor Relations Board. He has extensive experience representing many prominent national, regional and Tennessee employers in union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, arbitrations, strikes, decertification petitions, wage and hour and other state and federal...
Kyle Eiselstein is Vice-Chair of the Litigation Department and concentrates his practice in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis in complex commercial disputes. He represents business clients in a wide range of federal and state court cases, including matters involving alleged misrepresentation and fraud, breach of contract, business torts and insurance coverage. Kyle’s practice includes representing healthcare providers in the defense of federal False Claims Act litigation.
Marcy Eason concentrates in the areas of civil litigation and has handled trials and appellate work in both federal and state courts. Marcy's areas of representation include product liability, financial institution, insurance coverage (insurance and bond) and several other areas. By Tennessee Supreme Court appointment, Marcy currently serves as Chair of the State Access to Justice Commission for a two-year term.
Alston Hamilton concentrates his practice in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on venture capital, private equity and mezzanine finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities law. He represents venture capital investors and mezzanine lenders in initial and later stage financings and the on-going management of those investments. He represents companies in their formation, issuances of their equity and debt securities and in their merger and acquisition transactions. He has handled ...
Steve Stark concentrates his area of practice on patents, trademarks, copyrights and litigation matters. He has prosecuted well over a hundred U.S. and foreign patent applications which span a wide landscape of technologies, including various mechanical, electrical, chemical and business method inventions. Much of his patent work has been focused in the carpet, consumer product, packaging, transportation and medical instrument industries. Additionally, he has assisted clients in obtaining and...
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Employment Alterations
by Ariel Beverly
As corporate America continues to grapple with pandemic-induced employment shifts, companies are still facing wage-hour compliance issues. Here’s some advice for navigating a post-pandemic work world.
Anna Inventing: The Importance of Diversity in Innovation
by Emily C. Peyser
A patent from 1887 by female inventor Anna Connelly not only revolutionized fire safety, but highlighted the need for diversity in innovation. Our world is facing big problems that need diverse voices at the table to find solutions that work for everyone. Building diverse teams and encouraging diversity in innovation is a beneficial step forward in resolving our collective challenges.
The Employment Pandemic
by Meredith Caiafa and Sarah Greene
The pandemic has had far-reaching effects on employment law since it officially took hold in 2020, but the litigation and lawmaking surrounding it are mutating faster than the variants. Here’s how lawmakers and businesses can keep up.
Trending Top Five: Critical Corporate Components for 2022
by Justin Smulison
It’s no longer “business as usual” for most of Corporate America. With a growing list of challenges facing the legal and financial health of many companies, we talked to several major General Counsel about the biggest areas in which businesses should remain vigilant.
Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers: The Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation Issue
by Best Lawyers
The first edition of Best Lawyers: The Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation Issues features thought leadership articles from attorneys around the nation, as well as listings in more than 70 practice areas.
