Ropes & Gray LLP — United States

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Ropes & Gray attorneys focus on the most critical business needs of their clients, across a range of leading legal practices. The firm’s collaborative approach means that its clients have ready access to corporate, litigation, transactional and regulatory attorneys whose knowledge and experience span industries and geographies. The firm is also committed to pro bono service, with 162,000 hours dedicated to important causes in 2017. - Main areas of practice Antitrust: Ropes & Gray’s antitrust team offers sophisticated insight in addressing the wide-ranging needs of our clients, with a record of success in the courtroom and before US antitrust enforcement agencies. Business restructuring: The team has extensive experience representing clients in bankruptcy cases, insolvencies and distressed situations throughout the US and internationally. Enforcement/FCPA: Recognized as a leader, Ropes & Gray has a successful track record representing clients globally on enforcement actions, internal investigations and compliance issues. Finance: The lawyers regularly work on domestic and cross-border financings, providing sophisticated borrowers, lenders and investors with seamless advice on financings spanning the capital structure and industries. Hedge funds: Clients, ranging from start-up ventures to established firms with hundreds of billions of dollars under management, receive advice and innovative solutions from one of the most sophisticated hedge fund practices. Healthcare: Home to one of the nation’s first practices dedicated to health care law, Ropes & Gray counsels clients on transactions, regulatory matters and government investigations, and provides strategic counseling. Intellectual property: The firm delivers cohesive and comprehensive guidance over a full range of IP services, from rights protection and litigation to licensing and transactions, across a wide range of industries. Investment management: Clients receive counsel on all aspects of their businesses, including fund formation and management, compliance, fund distribution arrangements, mergers and restructurings, tax matters, and litigation. Life sciences: The team understands the unique needs of clients in the dynamic life sciences industry and handles various transactions, from licensing agreements for small companies to large mergers of industry-leading enterprises. Litigation: As one of the largest and most experienced securities litigation practices in the US, the firm advises leading companies, financial institutions and individuals when their businesses and livelihoods are on the line. M&A: Comprehensive public and private company transactional experience across industries including financial services, health care, life sciences, retail and consumer brands, and technology, media and communications. Privacy and cybersecurity: The multi-disciplinary team consists of litigators and transactional, health care and IP attorneys who counsel clients across a broad range of industries. Private equity: The firm routinely advises leading large and middle-market clients in multiple industries on every aspect of their largest and most complex global transactions. Private investment funds: A pioneer from the inception of the private funds industry, Ropes & Gray has one of the largest and sophisticated global private investment funds practices, advising both fund sponsors and investors. Real estate: A multi-disciplinary team advises on domestic and global investments (direct JVs, co- investments and funds, including distressed), financings, acquisitions and leasing in today’s growing real estate market. Special situations: The firm’s integrated team includes partners from the US, London and Asia and is ideally equipped to assist clients across the entirety of the special situations deal spectrum. Tax: Attorneys offer tax planning, transactional and tax controversy advice for multinational business entities, including private and registered funds, fund sponsors and advisors, public companies, and tax-exempt organizations. Market perception: The American Lawyer A-List: 2011–2017; Financial Times North American Innovative Lawyers: 2011–2017; The Legal 500 US – ‘Mutual/Registered Funds Firm of the Year,’ 2015; Chambers USA – “Corporate Crime & Government Investigations Client Service Award,” 2016 – “Health Care Firm of the Year,” 2015 – “Investment Funds Client Service Award, 2017”; Law360 ’Practice of the Year 2017’ – Asset Management Private Equity, National Law Journal – Pro Bono Hot List 2017 ### Staffing Figures - 300 Number of Partners - 0 Number of Lawyers

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Adam Schlichtmann

Asset Management

Adrianne Ortega

Partner · Health Care

Alex Rene

Partner

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Alexander Zeltser

Partner · Finance

Alfred Rose

Partner · Finance

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Allie Alperovich

Partner · Executive Compensation

Alyson Gal

Partner

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Amanda Holt

Partner · Investment Management

Amanda Persaud

Partner · Private Funds

Amy Jane Longo

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/l/amy-jane-longo · Media, Technology and Telecoms

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Andrea Hwang

Partner · Finance

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Andrew Devore

Partner

Andrew Mordkoff

Andrew Mordkoff represents debtors, creditors, sponsors and investors in large, complex, chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Andrew has been significantly involved in numerous complex deals, including acting as counsel to Momentive in its landmark chapter 11 cases, Core Media (the owner of American Idol) in its complex cross-border filing, and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals in its successful reorganization which was nominated for The Deal’s Restructuring Deal of the Year. · Finance

Andrew O’Connor

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/o/andrew-oconnor

Andrew Thomases

Partner · Intellectual Property

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Anne Johnson Palmer

Partner

Ariel Deckelbaum

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/d/ariel-deckelbaum · Mergers and Acquisitions

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Benjamin Rhode

Partner · Business Restructuring

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Bob Rivollier

Partner · Private Equity

Bradford Flint

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/f/bradford-flint

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Bradfort Flint

Partner · Venture Capital & Emerging Companies

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Brian R. Blais

Partner · Litigation

Brien O\'Connor

White Collar Defense

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Brien O’Connor

Partner

Bryan Chegwidden

Partner, Global Head of Asset Management · Asset Management

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Bryan Hunkele

Partner · Asset Management

Brynn Rail

Partner · Investment Management

Byung Choi

Partner · Finance

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Carl Marcellino

Partner · Private Equity

Charlie Boer

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/b/charles-boer · M&A/Corporate and Commercial

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Chong Park

Partner

Chris Dickerson

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/d/chris-dickerson · Finance

Christopher Capuzzi

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/c/christopher-capuzzi · Finance

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Christopher Comeau

Partner · Mergers & Acquisitions

Christopher Conniff

Partner, Co-lead of Securities & Futures Enforcement group · Securities and Futures Enforcement

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Christopher Levine

Partner · Finance

Christopher Poggi

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/p/christopher-poggi · Finance

Christopher Rile

Private Equity

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Christopher Roman

Tax Partner. Mr. Roman’s practice focuses on tax aspects of alternative investment funds and fund-related M&A, with significant experience in both corporate transactional work and matters involving real estate and real estate investment trusts (REITs). In addition to representing both sponsors and investors in fund formations, he has extensive experience representing investors in secondary sales of interests in private funds on both the sell-side and buy-side, as well as investors and sponsors in debt and equity co-investment transactions. Mr. Roman also has significant experience involving REITs, including representation of companies and underwriters in REIT formations, securities offerings, debt financings, asset acquisitions, dispositions, M&A and other transactions. Mr. Roman’s practice also focuses on mergers & acquisitions transactions, particularly cross-border transactions, representing clients in a range of industries, including real estate, telecommunications, health care and manufacturing. · Tax

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Cole Goodman

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/g/cole-goodman

Colleen Conry

Office Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office · Government Investigations

Craig Marcus

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/m/craig-e-marcus · Finance

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Craig Marcus

Partner · Private Equity

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Cristine Schwarzman

Partner · Business Restructuring

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Dan Stanco

Partner · Litigation

Daniel Coyne

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/c/daniel-coyne · Finance

Daniel Evans

Partner · Corporate

Daniel Gwen

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/g/daniel-gwen · Finance

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Daniel McCaughey

Partner · Litigation

Daniel Stanco

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/s/daniel-l-stanco · Real Estate

David Blittner

Partner, Co-Chair · Private Equity

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David Chun

Partner · Intellectual Property

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David Djaha

Partner · Real Estate

David Hennes

Partner · Commercial Litigation

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David Kaye

Partner · Real Estate

David McIntosh

Partner · Intellectual Property

David Peloquin

https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/p/david-peloquin · Healthcare

David Saltzman

International Tax

Deborah Gardner

Partner · Health Care

Deborah Gersh

Partner; Co-Chair of Health Care practice · Health Care