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Craig Adas Craig Adas is Managing Partner of the Silicon Valley office and a member of the Corporate Department at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities, with particular emphasis on private and public acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dispositions and joint ventures. He regularly advises boards of directors on governance, fiduciary duty, corporate opportunity and other strategic matters. He also represents investment banks in connection with M&A transactions. de CreCraig received his J.D. from Northwestern Law and his B.A. from Southern Methodist University. -1651013208000Ben BaucomMr. Baucom is an associate in the Charlotte office of Moore & Van Allen. His practice area is focused in financial services. Mr. Baucom received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and A.B. from Harvard University.9588543942000Leah BaucomMs. Baucom is an associate in the Charlotte, NC office of K&L Gates. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and general corporate matters. She has represented both public and private companies – including private equity sponsors – on a range of matters, including leveraged buyouts, public and private divestures, spin-offs, joint ventures, special committee representation, activist stockholder defense, and other strategic investments and sales. Ms. Baucom received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts. 9652011430000Isabella Bellera LandaMs. Landa is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of White & Case. She specializes in the Firm's International Arbitration Practice and also focuses on litigation. She represents and advises foreign sovereigns and private companies in the resolution of international disputes. She is also actively involved in pro bono matters at the Firm. A native of Venezuela, Isabella is multilingual in English, Spanish, Italian and French. She has lived, studied and worked in Venezuela, Spain and the United States. Ms. Landa received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and previously studied law at the Universidad de Carabobo.-1714529464000Preston BernheiselMr. Bernheisel is a corporate partner in Baker Botts’ Dallas office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets transactions and other corporate matters for master limited partnerships (MLPs) and corporations in the energy industry. He has substantial experience representing issuers and investment banking firms in equity and debt securities offerings, including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings and Rule 144A transactions. Mr. Bernhisel has extensive experience representing private equity funds and their sponsors, including the establishment of funds focusing on the energy industry. He also advises clients regarding Exchange Act reporting, stock exchange compliance and corporate governance. He received his J.D. from Duke Law in 2006 and B.A. from Brigham Young University in 2003.9779015748000Charles BowenCharles Bowen is Managing Attorney, Corporate for Cox Enterprises, specializing in corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, ethics & compliance, and securities regulation. A graduate of St. Lawrence University and Duke Law School, he served in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division as judge advocate, foreign claims commissioner, and civil military operations coordinator in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. His experience includes more than 20 years of corporate, law firm and military justice experience including corporate transactions and securities registration, design and administration of compliance programs, and service as an ethics and compliance officer. Evan ChaseEvan Chase is a financial professional at Goldman, Sachs & Co., a broker-dealer with over 7,600 registered representatives nationwide. Evan has held an industry securities registration for a year and is subject to FINRA oversight. He has a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and an M.B.A. from Fuqua.-571520002500Mark ChorazakMr. Chorazak is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s New York office and a member of the Firm's Financial Institutions Practice. Mr. Chorazak’s practice focuses on financial institution regulatory matters. He regularly counsels banks, thrifts, investors and other financial services firms in connection with mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions before the major financial services regulators, including the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as well as state banking regulators.?Mr. Chorazak holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. He also received his MSc in 2002 from Oxford University and his B.A.,?summa cum laude from Syracuse University in 2000.?-1651023368000Heather ColemanHeather Coleman is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group, focusing her practice on a variety of executive compensation, corporate governance and securities matters. She is also active in the Firm’s restructuring practice. Ms. Coleman has broad experience advising public and private companies and individual senior executives on executive compensation and benefits matters in a range of corporate transactions and in a regular advisory role. She also frequently counsels clients on ongoing public company matters, including their Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports and corporate governance and disclosure compliance. Ms. Coleman is an Empire State Counsel pro bono honoree and a visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School, where she teaches Corporate Crisis Management.59055179070Lea Courington Lea Courington focuses her practice on health care, government investigations and white collar criminal defense, antitrust and pharmaceutical matters. She defends physicians, hospitals, health care systems, other healthcare providers and officers and directors in False Claims Act and?qui tam?cases and represents them in parallel criminal and civil governmental investigations and program integrity inquiries and audits arising from whistleblower complaints and allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. A former Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, her experience includes both civil cases and the prosecution and defense of white collar federal criminal matters. Lea received her J.D. from Duke Law and her B.A. from Southern Methodist University. William CurtinBill is the Global Head of Hogan Lovell’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice. He is recognized as a leader in the field of cross-border transactions, having been named in each of the past seven years among the International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers and honored as a Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer. Bill has developed his legal acumen through significant experience as an international lawyer practicing out of major commercial centers around the world. From 2003 until 2008, Bill was based in Paris and led the development of Hogan Lovells' operations in France. From 2008 to 2010, Bill was based in London and served as Head of Hogan Lovells' European Corporate Group. Since 2011, he has been based out of the firm's Washington and New York offices, serving multinational clients on their business initiatives around the world.-635017716500Keegan DrakeMr. Drake is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law (including general corporate representation) and mergers and acquisitions. During law school, Keegan co-founded a start-up based in the Research Triangle area. Prior to law school, he worked on Capitol Hill as a domestic policy aide. Mr. Drake received his J.D./M.B.A. from Duke University and his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.-635018224500John DuffyMr. Duffy is Senior Counsel at Tiffany & Co. in New York. Prior to joining Tiffany and Co., Mr. Duffy was an associate in Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s Corporate Department, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and representing issuers and investment banking firms in connection with public offerings of securities. Mr. Duffy received his J.D./M.B.A. from Duke University and his A.B. from Princeton University.-1778041910000Tom DunnMr. Dunn is a partner in the New York office of Cravath, Swaine, & Moore. His diverse corporate practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance and securities-related matters. Mr. Dunn also spent two years as an associate in Cravath’s London office. Mr. Dunn received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from College of William & Mary.-2252345254000Mariana EstevezMariana’s banking and finance experience includes representing domestic and international financial institutions in financing transactions in project finance. She also has experience in capital markets transactions representing issuers and financial institutions acting as initial purchasers or placement agents in corporate and sovereign 144A and Reg S offerings. She earned an A.B. from Dartmouth College and a JD/LLM from Duke Law School.9588558674000Chris FazekasMr. Fazekas currently serves as General Counsel to Mubadala Capital at Mubadala Development Company PJSC. Mubadala is a development and investment company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, and has over $65 billion in assets under management. Prior to joining Mubadala in 2010, Chris was a senior associate at the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP New York and Hong Kong. Mr. Fazekas received his J.D. and LL.M. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Virginia.-1778041148000Russell FlickerMr. Flicker is co-founder and managing partner of AWH Partners. Flicker has experience working on complex transactions for some of the largest, most successful investors, operators and developers in the world. Mr. Flicker received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A from Washington University in St. Louis.Michael GallagherMr. Gallagher is a partner in the Denver office of Davis, Graham & Stubbs. With a broad range of experience in litigation in state and federal courts throughout the western U.S. and Alaska and before various arbitration forums, in recent years, Mr. Gallagher has focused his practice on litigation involving commercial and environmental issues impacting natural resources companies. Mr. Gallagher received his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of Colorado.-1778037401500Kodwo Ghartey-TagoeMr. Ghartey-Tagoe is Duke Energy’s state president in South Carolina, responsible for the financial performance of Duke Energy’s electric utilities in South Carolina and managing state and local regulatory and government relations, and community affairs. Mr. Ghartey-Tagoe joined Duke Energy in 2002 as chief regulatory counsel for Duke Power, prior to which he was a partner with McGuirewoods LLP in Richmond, Va. Mr. Ghartey-Tagoe received his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.-17780389255Catherine GibsonMs. Gibson advises clients on a broad range of international arbitration and trade-related issues, drawing on her experience in the U.S. government and in international and domestic courts. Ms. Gibson’s practice focuses on helping clients solve challenges in doing business abroad. She has counseled clients on matters arising out of U.S. free trade agreements, treaties of the World Trade Organization, as well as a range of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. Before joining the firm, Ms. Gibson was a Legal Adviser on the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague. In that capacity, she worked on complex and sensitive state-to-state cases in all phases of development, from pre-hearing to award. She also previously served as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she represented the United States in federal district courts across the country.96519000Denise GoughMs. Gough is the vice president of business and legal affairs for Scripps Network Interactive. She provides key legal counsel to the marketing teams of Scripps Networks’ brands including HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel. She also counsels ad sales and marketing, content distribution and marketing, content distribution and marketing, and other business units at SNI. Ms. Gough received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Tulane University.-184150Paul GrayMr. Gray is an associate in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. He received his J.D. and L.L.M. from Duke University School of Law, and his B.A. from George Washington University. -635017716500John HardimanMr. Hardiman is a partner in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell. Mr. Hardiman has worked on a wide range of high stakes contests for corporate control starting with British Petroleum’s purchase of Standard Oil in 1986. He also has considerable experience handling regulatory investigations for corporate clients and boards of mutual funds. Mr. Hardiman received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Fairfield University. 1019811663700Tiaunia HenryMs. Henry is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office where she is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department with a practice that focuses primarily on antitrust, breach of contract and transnational cases.?? She has represented clients in various industries including the medical device, media and entertainment, semiconductor, oil and gas, paper manufacturing and information technology consulting industries.? Ms. Henry received her Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Laws in Comparative and International Law from Duke University School of Law.? While earning her degrees she was also a member of the?Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law.? In 2003, Ms. Henry graduated?magna cum laude?from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Ms. Henry is Co-Chair of the firm’s Los Angeles-Area Diversity Committee and formerly served on the firm’s Associates Committee.? Ms. Henry currently serves on the Associate Leadership Board of Public Counsel and the Law Alumni Association Board of Directors of Duke University School of Law.-184157366000Lila HopeMs. Hope is a partner in the Palo Alto office of Cooley. Her practice focuses on the representation of life sciences companies discovering, developing and marketing pharmaceutical, vaccine, medical device, diagnostic and digital health products. She specializes in transactions involving complex intellectual property, operational and legal issues, including strategic partnerships, discovery and option deals, and complex asset purchases. Ms. Hope received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law, her PhD from Stanford University and her M.S. from Oregon Graduate Institute. -1714514224000Mark HoroskoMark Horosko is a Capital Markets Associate in Sullivan & Cromwell’s New York office. He is currently working with the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project of the City Bar Justice Center to help update the materials used by volunteer attorneys (including attorneys from S&C) in assisting low to moderate income micro-entrepreneurs. Mark received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 2015 and his B.A. from Ryerson University in 2012.9715549403000June HuMs. Hu is an associate in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell. She specializes in the Firm's Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas. Ms. Hu received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and B.A. from Duke University.-18415190500Lily HuangLily Huang is an associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Ms. Huang focuses her practice primarily on mergers & acquisitions. Ms. Huang received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and both her B.A. and B.S. from Duke University.-1651055435500Sylvia JamesMs. James is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Winston and Strawn. She is located in the Washington D.C. office. She focuses on the hiring, advancement, retention, and promotion of diverse lawyers; serves as a liaison to clients and external organizations dedicated to fostering diversity in the legal profession; conducts diversity training; and advises on internal and external diversity-related communications. She earned her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Vassar College.-571517589500Andrew JenningsMr. Jennings is an associate in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell. His practice area is focused in litigation. He clerked for Helene White on the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Mr. Jennings received his J.D. and M.A. from Duke University School of Law and B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College.-1714585661500Emily JohnsonMs. Johnson joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s Restructuring and Finance Department as an associate in 2010. She focuses on representing borrowers and issuers in financing for mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. Emily also advises buyers, sellers, investors and creditors in distressed acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings.?Emily received a B.A. with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She completed a J.D.?magna cum laude?from Duke University School of Law, where she was an Allen G. Siegel Scholar and a member of the Order of the Coif.? At Duke, she was awarded the Faculty Prize in Business Organizations and Finance and served as an articles editor for the?Duke Law Journal. -1778036576000Mike KaedingMr. Kaeding is a trial lawyer in the Charlotte office of Alston & Bird who regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex, high-profile litigation, including antitrust, commercial, financial services, intellectual property, white collar criminal and technology cases. He has tried cases to verdict and regularly serves as a trial instructor for Emory University’s nationally recognized Trial Techniques program. He was named a Litigation Future Star by?Benchmark Litigation.?Mr. Kaeding received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from Illinois Benedictine College. Rachael KentRachael Kent is a partner and vice chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group at WilmerHale, based in Washington, DC. She joined the firm in 1998.Ms. Kent has more than 15 years of experience representing clients in a wide variety of commercial and investment disputes in arbitration proceedings seated in common law and civil law jurisdictions worldwide. Her experience includes ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, ICDR, WIPO, ICSID, UNCITRAL and others. She has recently represented parties in disputes in the energy, mining, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, construction, insurance, telecommunications, technology and retail sectors, among others. -635017335500Steve KessingMr. Kessing is a partner in the New York office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He serves as Practice Lead of the Firm’s Banking and Credit Practice. His practice involves advising financial institutions and corporate clients in a wide variety of matters, including syndicated loan transactions, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kessing received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California and his B.S. from Miami University of Ohio.-635017716500Gordon KesslerMr. Kessler is a founder of AiCure, where he is General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. He was previously the first Chief Patent Counsel at LeCroy Corporation. Gordon's law firm experience includes founder of Kessler Law and Consulting PLLC, partner at the boutique IP law firm Frommer Lawrence and Haug LLP where he was a founding attorney, and associate in the IP department at Stroock and Stroock and Lavan. Mr. Kessler. received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, an M.B.A from the Wharton School of Business, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Lindsey KisterLindsey Kister is an associate in the Corporate Group of Cadwalader’s New York office. Her practice is concentrated in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate finance and corporate governance. Lindsey represents clients in transactions such as public and private mergers, acquisitions, securities offerings and tender offers. Lindsey received her B.A. in International Comparative Studies from Duke University, and her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where she was Associate Editor of the?Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal.-1778011684000Aya KoboriMs. Kobori is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of White & Case. She is a member of White & Case's Global Competition and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. She concentrates on complex and multi-district commercial litigation, antitrust law and corporate internal investigations. Ms. Kobori also has experience counseling US and foreign multinational corporations in matters involving the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), including internal investigations of potential violations of the FCPA, FCPA compliance programs and risk audits and assessments. Ms. Kobori received her LL.M and J.D. from Duke University School of Law and B.A. from Cornell UniversityJim Langston James E. Langston’s practice focuses on public and private merger and acquisition transactions.Jim also provides advice regarding governance matters and the fiduciary duties of officers and directors to companies and their boards.?In 2016,?Law360?named Jim one of its “Rising Stars” for his work on some of the largest and most high-profile M&A transactions in recent years. Jim was also named a Next Generation M&A Lawyer by?Legal 500 U.S. Jim received his J.D. and B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. -1841557594500Eduardo LealMr. Leal is an associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis. His practice focuses on complex corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions and private equity investments. Mr. Leal received his J.D. and B.A. from Duke University.Corey LeeCorey’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, including litigation of matters arising from information security and data breach incidents, contract disputes, class actions, business torts, securities litigation, product liability litigation, and electronic discovery. Corey also has experience conducting internal investigations for health care, consumer and retail companies. Prior to joining Hunton & Williams, Corey served as a judicial clerk for Hon. John Lungstrum, Chief Judge of the US District Court for the District of Kansas from 2004 to 2005. Following his clerkship, he joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as an associate. Corey received his J.D. from Duke Law and his B.A. from Yale University.-1841528194000Robert McGrailMr. McGrail is Director of Legal Affairs at DUMAC, a professionally staffed investment organization controlled by Duke University in Durham. He is experienced in private equity, venture capital and investment funds and oversees all of DUMAC’s legal and regulatory activities. Mr. McGrail received both his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Virginia.97155125095000Ryan McLeodMr. McLeod is a Partner in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s litigation department. His practice focuses on representing corporations and directors in complex corporate, commercial, and deal-related litigation. He also advises on transactional, fiduciary, and governance matters. Mr. McCleod received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Ursinus College.-2479040127000Joseph McManusMr. McManus is a partner at McManus & Felsen, practicing in the areas of government contracts, construction, commercial litigation, arbitration, international arbitration, and disputes resolution. Mr. McManus has over 43 years of experience as a practicing attorney, advising clients on construction and commercial issues and disputes resolution. He has been a General Counsel to a major construction contractor and has had his own firm for 30 years. Mr. McManus also has extensive contract-drafting experience, especially for hospitals, hotels & resorts, semi-public projects, condominiums and office buildings. Mr. McManus received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross-635033401000Lawrence McMichaelMr. McMichael is a Partner in the Philadelphia office of Dilworth Paxson. He is a permanent member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. He has practiced commercial litigation for more than 38 years. He is the former Chairman of the Firm’s Litigation Department and former chair of its Bankruptcy Group. Mr. McMichael has extensive trial experience in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts and has served as lead counsel in many high profile cases and appeals. Mr. McMichael received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Duke University.-635017081500Chaula MehtaMs. Mehta is a senior associate in Norton Rose Fulbright's Washington, D.C. office. ?She focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory matters in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.? Her transactional experience includes representing hospitals, physician practices, private equity firms, and other healthcare clients in the acquisition and sale of hospitals, physician practices, specialty pharmacies, physician staffing companies, and home health agencies.? Ms. Mehta received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Vanderbilt Universe. -6350698500Haniya MirHaniya Mir is an associate in the Raleigh office of K&L Gates. Ms. Mir primarily focuses her practice on securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters. Before becoming an associate at K&L Gates, Ms. Mir was a summer law clerk for the Office of Counsel at Duke University and Duke University Health System, Inc. Before attending law school, Ms. Mir worked as a corporate paralegal in the New York, London, and Menlo Park offices of an international law firm. Ms. Mir received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Vassar College. -635017462500Emily NewtonMs. Newton is a senior associate in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. She is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group. Her practice includes complex business disputes, with a focus on real estate industry litigation, partnership/joint venture disputes and post-closing disputes.? She has experience handling all aspects of high stakes litigation through trial, summary disposition, motion practice or settlement. Ms. Newton received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her B.A. from Duke University.-6350177165Kurt OosterhouseMr. Oosterhouse represents financial institutions and corporate clients in syndicated senior debt facilities, asset-based lending and leveraged acquisition financing. He has a broad range of experience in a number of fields, including healthcare, middle market, investment grade and real estate investment trusts.Kurt also counsels clients across a wide spectrum of fund finance lending structures, including subscription credit facilities and fund-level credit enhancement.Kurt received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota,?cum laude, and his B.A. from Hope College,?cum laude. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Wisconsin.-1841551752500Shami PatelMr. Patel is the CEO of LumiGrow and has over 18 years of experience as a senior executive and investor in high growth private and public companies. Prior to joining LumiGrow, he was a partner at Pacific View Ventures and Clean Pacific Ventures, both early stage venture capital firms focused on clean resources investments in energy, agriculture and water. His operational experience includes serving as COO of Alesco Financial, CFO of TRM Corp, and CEO of . Shami has also served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. Mr. Patel received his J.D./M.B.A from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from Trinity University. -2159011366500David PayneMr. Payne is the President/Executive Producer of RainStream Media, a next-generation media company whose mission is to investigate and produce stories of social justice. Prior to being a co-founder of RainStream Media, Mr. Payne held a variety of positions at companies such as: USA TODAY Network, Livstream, ShortTail, CNN, Sports Illustrated, Turner Sports, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Payne received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his A.B from Duke University. -17780190500Kathy PayneMs. Payne is the Head of Content Acquisition Management at Amazon for Amazon Video Channels in Seattle, Washington. Previously, she served as the SVP and CPO of Suddenlink Communications, the VP of Content Acquisition for Cox Communications, Inc., and the Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for USTravel. She started as an attorney for Dow Lohnes PLLC. Ms. Payne received her J.D. and B.A. in Public Policy at Duke University.-1841524384000Seth PearsonMr. Pearson is an associate and business lawyer in the Boston office of Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice. Prior to joining Foley, he worked as a graduate research assistant at Duke and conducted research regarding the racialized background of private equity markets in the U.S. Mr. Pearson received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Georgia State University.-1714537846000Matthew PetersMr. Peters is an associate in the Washington, DC office of Latham & Watkins. He focuses his practice primarily on complex commercial litigation and investigations. Additionally, Mr. Peters advises clients on a variety of international trade and national security matters. Mr. Peters received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, M.A. from Harvard University, and his B.A. from Davidson College.-1778033591500Andrew RayMr. Ray is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Morgan Lewis & Bockius. Mr. Ray represents public and private companies, financial sponsors, and management teams in a broad range of industries, including technology, financial services, life sciences, real estate, and the not-for-profit sector. Various industry publications recognize Andy as a leader in both M&A and in communications law, among other fields. He recently led the team representing Oculus VR in its $2 billion sale to Facebook, which was named the M&A Advisor M&A Deal of the Year. Mr. Ray received his J.D./M.A. from Duke University and his B.A. from Georgetown University.-177804064000Trey ReillyMr. Reilly is an associate in the New York office of Debevoise and Plimpton. He is a member of the firm’s financial group, where he has worked with clients such as Eagle Foods, Guardian Life Insurance, and Reynolds Group Holdings. He earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.S. from Fordham University.-1841553149500Anna RipsMs. Rips is counsel in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Ms. Rips represents investment advisers in connection with the structuring and distribution of U.S. and international private offerings of investment funds. Ms. Rips also advises clients on related general corporate and regulatory matters. Ms. Rips received her J.D./M.B.A. from Duke University and her B.A. from Cornell University.-1778078295500Matthew RobertsonMr. Robertson is a partner in the Charlotte office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. His practice is concentrated in the area of real estate finance. He represents national, international, and regional financial institutions, investment banks, and investors in connection with the financing of a wide range of commercial properties, including commercial office buildings, hotels, shopping centers, and multifamily housing. He received his B.A. from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law.-30480000Mark RosenbergMr. Rosenberg is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Group and Co-Chair of the Reputation Management practice at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, working from the New York office. Mr. Rosenberg has more than 25 years of experience as a litigator and advisor across many areas of intellectual property law. He represents clients in acquiring, protecting, enforcing and licensing their intellectual property rights. Much of his practice is dedicated to e-commerce and Internet marketing law, and he has developed a specialty in cases involving trade dress rights relating to retail store and restaurant interior design. He began his career as an attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP, and spent time with the IP boutique, Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP. Mr. Rosenberg received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Cornell University.-146052349500Amy SahariaMrs. Saharia is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Williams and Connolly. Her practice focuses on complex commercial and appellate litigation, where she has represented major financial, legal, and accounting firms. Mrs. Saharia frequently represents clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, where she previously clerked, as well as different appellate courts around the country. She earned her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.-1714554673500Sarah SheridanMs. Sheridan graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University School of Law in 2015, where she also participated on the Moot Court Board. Prior to Duke, Ms. Sheridan graduated from Boston University Summa Cum Laude in 2012. She was admitted to practice in New York, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, and U. S. District Court Southern District of New York?in 2016.-571517780000Anand SithianAn associate in the Litigation Department in the New York office at Paul, Weiss, Mr. Sithian has litigated a wide range of complex civil and criminal matters, including experience in antitrust class actions, white-collar defense and internal investigations. In addition, he advises clients on anti-money laundering and economic sanctions due diligence in connection with M&A transactions. Mr. Sithian received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from Tufts University.-1778023558500Nicholas SimonMr. Simon is an associate in the D.C. office of Covington & Burling. He assists companies, financial institutions and private equity firms negotiate and execute a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, strategic investments and complex commercial agreements, with an emphasis on the sports, financial services, health care, and life sciences industries. He also advises public corporations on issues related to compliance with the federal securities laws, corporate governance “best practices” and other corporate law matters. Mr. Simon received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Wake Forest University.-6858040894000DongJu SongDongJu Song is a partner in the Corporate Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which he joined in 2005. His practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate and securities laws matters, and has included domestic and cross-border mergers, carveout transactions, joint ventures, partnerships, IPOs and other securities offerings, private investments in public entities, and takeover defense. He has advised a broad range of public and private companies across several industries, including telecommunications, media, heavy and light manufacturing, chemicals, oil and gas, retail, private equity, hedge fund and financial institution clients. Mr. Song received his B.S. in Computer Science, with a second major in Economics, from Yale College in 1998. He received his M.B.A. with honors from the Fuqua School of Business and his J.D. with high honors from Duke University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Duke Law Journal and was a member of the Order of the Coif in 2004. Following graduation from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.-1778014732000Blaine StanleyMs. Stanley is VP and Counsel for Chubb in Philadelphia. She focuses on the public affairs agenda at the state level in 9 Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states, and has worked in government affairs since 2005 for ACE Group and now Chubb. Chubb became the largest publicly-held property and casualty insurance company in the world after ACE Group acquired Chubb in 2016. She previously focused on management of complex claims and litigation for ACE Group. Ms. Stanley also has more than seven years of litigation experience with Philadelphia law firms, representing clients in commercial litigation matters. Ms. Stanley received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her A.B. from the University of Kentucky.-1651042672000Kelly Thomason SelfMs. Thomason Self is a partner in the New York City office of Latham & Watkins. She is a member of the Finance Department, Project Development & Finance Practice, and Cleantech Industry Group at Latham & Watkins. Ms. Thomason Self represents financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and developer clients in connection with the financing, development, construction, and acquisition of energy, oil and gas, and other infrastructure projects.She also represents clients in the structuring and negotiation of joint venture investments and other development relationships. Ms. Thomason Selft received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her AB from Dartmouth College. 234952349500Andrew ThurmondMr. Thurmond is an associate in the Washington D.C. office of Haynes and Boone. He is a member of the firm’s Finance, Project Finance and Development, Commodities, and Joint Ventures Practice Groups. Andrew’s industry focus includes energy, power, natural resources, and other infrastructure, and other commodities, financial, and corporate transactions. Mr. Thurmond received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. and B.S. Ed. from the University of Georgia. -571517526000Loren WeilMr. Weil is a partner in the Chicago office of Jones Day. His practice focuses on corporate finance transactions. He has more than 25 years of experience representing banks and commercial lenders in loan transactions, workouts, and other financial transactions, including representing numerous financial institutions in secured and unsecured loan transactions in connection with sponsored acquisitions and other leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and senior debt facilities. Mr. Weil received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his A.B. from Duke University.-1778041719500Peter WeinstockMr. Weinstock is a Partner in the Dallas office of Hunton & Williams. His practice focuses on corporate and regulatory representation of financial institution and financial service franchises. During the past several years, Mr. Weinstock has devoted substantial time to strategic planning, bank compensation and defense of enforcement matters, including concerning fair lending and BSA. He is Practice Group Leader of the Financial Institutions Section. He was a guest lecturer for Harvard’s Kennedy School of Public Policy in Beijing, China.?Mr. Weinstock received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and B.A. from the State University of New York.-635017843500Tessa WhiteMs. White is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins. Ms. White joined the firm in 2015 after graduating from Duke University School of Law, where she served as executive editor of?Law and Contemporary Problems?and lead editor of?Duke Forum for Law & Social Change. While in law school, Ms. White also worked as the research assistant for Professor Lawrence Baxter, professor of Big Bank Regulation and Derivatives at Duke. In addition to her legal training at Duke, Ms. White studied international business law at ESADE Business & Law School in Barcelona and transnational law at the University of Hong Kong.-635017145000Lindsey WiersmaMs. Wiersma is a counsel in the Corporate Department and a member of the firm's Private Funds Group. Ms. Wiersma focuses her practice on the organization and operation of a variety of private investment funds, including buyout funds, hedge funds, hybrid funds, distressed funds, credit funds, structured product funds, co-investment funds and funds of funds. In addition to advising on a wide range of fund formation issues, she also advises fund managers on regulatory issues, management company “upper tier” arrangements, investment management M&A transactions, seeding arrangements and secondary transactions. Ms. Wiersma received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Wheaton College. -635022034500Luciona WileyMs. Johnson is in the Consumer Lending Litigation group at Wells Fargo Bank. At Wells Fargo Bank, Luciona manages hundreds of mortgage litigation matters. After graduation, Ms. Johnson began working at Hunton & Williams LLP in Charlotte, North Carolina, where her practice primarily focused on complex commercial litigation and financial services litigation. Ms. Johnson received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law.-635017716500Naz KilkhaMr. Zilkha is a partner in the New York office of White & Case. His practice is focused primarily on M&A transactions, capital markets and securities matters. He also regularly represents issuers, underwriters and investors in securities offerings, both public and private, including high-yield debt offerings, convertible note offerings, PIPE transactions, exchange offers, tender offers and other capital markets transactions. He also regularly counsels clients on corporate governance practices, corporate advisory matters and ongoing disclosure requirements under US securities laws. Mr. Zilkha received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. and B.S. from Duke University.-5081000Jon ZonisJonathan Zonis is a partner in the New York office of Clifford Chance. His practice involves representing issuers and underwriters in cross-border equity and debt offerings. Mr. Zonis has been involved in public and private transactions in a variety of industries including banking, energy, manufacturing, real estate, infrastructure, luxury goods, telecommunications, media and shipping. Mr. Zonis received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and A.B. from Dartmouth College. ................
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