Vedder — United States
About
- Navigate with confidence We invest in understanding our clients, their businesses, goals, and evolving needs. We work as committed partners alongside our clients in developing legal strategies tailored to meet their business objectives and help them move forward with certainty. We combine the scale and sophistication of a large firm with the personalized attention of a trusted advisor to deliver commercially-oriented and forward-looking solutions to complex legal challenges. With more than 400 lawyers and professionals across key global markets including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, London, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, and Washington, DC, we support sophisticated clients in nearly every industry, wherever their operations take them. Setting the standard. Vedder strives to be synonymous with excellence. Our attorneys are recognized leaders in their fields, known for delivering successful results in high-stakes and complex matters. We provide clear, actionable legal and business counsel to our clients supporting strategic decision-making and driving measurable business outcomes. Relationship builders. Clients choose Vedder for our capabilities and team approach, and remain with us because of our unwavering commitment. We embed ourselves in our clients' businesses, becoming an extension of their teams. We make their goals our own. Through direct communication, proactive guidance, and responsive service, we build long-term relationships grounded in trust and shared success. Value proposition. At Vedder, value is more than a promise. It is our performance standard. We offer tailored legal strategies, hands-on service, and superior quality at competitive rates. We deliver outstanding results with efficiency. - Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Vedder has built one of the nation’s most respected practices in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits fields. We offer unsurpassed depth and breadth of experience and exceptional, personalized client service. We focus on providing practical, strategic solutions to addressing legal and compliance issues in complex specialty areas. - Finance & Transactions Our clients include a vast array of private equity funds, venture capital funds, emerging enterprises, private equity-backed businesses, family-held companies, multibillion-dollar, multinational organizations and strategic investors. You can expect top-flight capabilities and credentials. Our approach to your deals is anything but transactional. Hundreds of relationships with marquee clients have endured thanks to our business sensibility and keen sense of what matters most to clients. We know your industry, dig deep to understand your business goals and work hard to deliver success as you define it. - Financial Institutions The Financial Institutions Group of Vedder is a premier national banking law group representing banks and other providers of financial services in a broad spectrum of matters. The group has one of the nation’s largest legal practices focusing on the corporate and regulatory representation of financial institutions. The Financial Institutions Group includes former senior legal officials from the OCC, SEC, FINRA and the U.S. Department of Justice. We are deeply involved in representing our financial institution clients in multiple facets of their businesses - Global Transportation Finance Our Global Transportation Finance team’s reputation begins with its worldwide prominence in aviation finance. However, our practice extends well beyond commercial aviation, and we are considered industry leaders in many other types of transportation financing, including business aviation, railcar, maritime and other transportation assets, healthcare, energy, computer software/hardware and manufacturing/construction equipment. Furthermore, the scope of our transportation finance practice often includes related practice areas such as asset securitization and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, aviation regulation and structured project finance. - Government Contracts Vedder offers a full-service government contracts practice, supporting clients in all aspects of contracting with U.S. federal and state agencies, as well as international governmental agencies. Our attorneys have proven track records at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in federal courts and at various boards of contract appeals. Moreover, we have the depth of experience and knowledge to support your company in matters such as high-stakes and complicated bid protests, claim preparation and litigation, internal investigations, suspension and debarment matters and False Claims Act (FCA) actions brought directly by the Unites States or through a qui-tam relator. - Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Government investigations and enforcement matters are challenging, high-stakes proceedings that often involve substantial financial and reputational risk and business disruption. The sophisticated counsel at Vedder bring the experience and skill necessary to develop and implement a successful defense strategy, along with maximum credibility when interacting with government agencies. Vedder's government enforcement attorneys have a long, successful track record of minimizing financial and reputational damage from government investigations, and, oftentimes, avoiding charges altogether. - Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization The Corporate Reorganization, Bankruptcy and Insolvency practice at Vedder provides a full range of legal services to its client base of regional, national and international institutional lenders, investment bankers, banks, funds, other financiers and mid-sized and large corporations in all industries, including transportation and equipment finance, manufacturing, automotive, leasing and services. Our practice combines the experience of multiple disciplines within the firm, including commercial finance, banking, equipment and project finance, litigation, securities, tax, asset securitization and real estate, blending bankruptcy specialists, transactional attorneys and experienced litigators who work together to analyze the transaction, propose a resolution and implement the solution, whether it be through negotiation or litigation. - Intellectual Property Vedder's intellectual property practice is directed in the development, protection and exploitation of intellectual property assets for its clients, and also at effectively enforcing such rights and defending its clients in courts throughout the country and before federal agencies, such as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. International Trade Commission, when necessary. - Investment Services Vedder attorneys provide a full range of services to a diverse financial services clientele. Attorneys practicing in the firm’s Investment Services group are experienced in all aspects of federal and state investment company and investment adviser securities regulations, broker-dealer regulatory and compliance matters, derivatives and financial product matters, ERISA and tax matters, investment services litigation and issues related to government enforcement and special investigations. Clients include fund complexes, money managers, broker-dealers, independent directors and many other types of institutions such as banks, pension plan sponsors, insurance companies and investment limited partnerships. - Labor & Employment Vedder is acknowledged as a premier labor and employment law firm. Clients of this practice include large corporations, smaller professional and business corporations, multi-employer trust funds, investment managers and other plan fiduciaries in matters involving arbitration, collective bargaining, employment discrimination, equal employment opportunity, NLRB proceedings, occupational safety and health law and wrongful discharge cases. - Litigation & Arbitration Vedder attorneys counsel and represent a diverse set of commercial, organizational, and individual clients across numerous industries in every phase of potential and actual litigation and arbitration, on both the plaintiff/claimant and defense/respondent side. While our first objective, where possible, is avoidance of litigation, we have an experienced team of attorneys in each of our offices with substantial experience handling the prosecution and defense of every type of commercial claim, whether contractual, statutory, tort-based, or otherwise. We have particular expertise representing clients in disputes involving commercial contracts, including supply, distribution, and licensing agreements. We also regularly represent clients in disputes concerning unfair competition, such as false advertising, contract and business expectancy interference, and commercial disparagement.
Office locations
Washington Dc
Washington Dc
Vedder 1401 New York Avenue Nw Suite 500 Washington, District Of Columbia 20005 Washington Dc United States
Chicago
Chicago
Vedder 222 North Lasalle Street, Suite 2600 Chicago, Il 60601-1003 Chicago United States
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Vedder 1925 Century Park East Suite 1900 Los Angeles California 90067 United States
New York
New York
Vedder 1633 Broadway 31st Floor New York, New York 10019 New York United States
San Francisco
San Francisco
Vedder 275 Battery Street Suite 2464 San Francisco, California 94111 San Francisco United States
Dallas
Dallas
Vedder 100 Crescent Court, Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75201 Dallas United States
Miami
Miami
Vedder 600 Brickell Avenue Suite 1500 Miami, Florida 33131 Miami 33131 United States
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Adam Beringer
With a focus on commercial aircraft finance, Mr. Beringer has significant experience representing operating lessors, commercial banks, finance companies, manufacturers, private equity funds, hedge funds and other aircraft investors in all manner of aircraft finance transactions, including portfolio securitizations and warehouse financings involving substantial commercial aircraft portfolios, Rule 144A capital markets transactions, M&A transactions, cross-border operating lease transactions, distressed-debt transactions involving debt secured by commercial aircraft portfolios, and numerous aircraft portfolio acquisition and disposition transactions. Mr. Beringer also has experience representing investors and commercial banks in business aircraft and railcar finance transactions. Mr. Beringer advises clients on various day-to-day matters, such as tax-based corporate structuring, aircraft and engine maintenance agreements, aircraft consignment agreements, aircraft modification and conversion agreements, aircraft servicing and management agreements, and aircraft and engine fund-style joint ventures, as well as general corporate and securities law matters. Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Beringer served as general counsel to Q Aviation, a global aircraft operating lessor. At Q Aviation, Mr. Beringer advised senior management in the establishment of the company (from inception), developed portfolio and risk management processes and procedures, and had primary responsibility for all legal matters. With this background, Mr. Beringer is able to offer legal advice to aircraft investors that is both practical and based on real-world experience. · Aircraft Finance
Adam S. Lewis
Shareholder · Mergers and Acquisitions
Alex C. Weinstein
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Amy Bess
Ms. Amy L. Bess' employment litigation experience includes the representation of employers before U.S. state and federal courts and administrative agencies, defending against claims of race, sex, disability and age discrimination; sexual harassment; whistleblower retaliation; restrictive-covenant disputes; wrongful termination; and wage and hour violations. She regularly counsels clients in all of these areas, drafts and negotiates employment and severance agreements, conducts on-site workplace investigations, presents training seminars and speaks to employer groups on avoiding workplace problems. Ms. Bess also has experience advising clients regarding their public accommodation obligations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and representing clients in litigation involving related claims. Ms. Bess has extensive first-chair bench trial, jury trial and arbitration experience. She also is experienced in the defense of complex class action litigation, including wage and hour collective actions and pattern or practice litigation brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Bess is actively involved in a number of non-profit and charitable organizations. She is a board member and serves as general counsel for Everybody Wins!, a charity in the district focusing on promoting children's' literacy. She is also a member of the board of the District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In 2019 she was awarded the Tom Nees Award for Exceptional Service by Community of Hope, a non-profit organization pursuing a mission to aid low-income families experiencing homelessness and struggling with healthcare needs, in recognition of her long-standing, deeply-impactful service to the women, men and children who turn to Community of Hope for help. · Employment Litigation
Amy Ward Pershkow
Shareholder · Investment Management
Anthony Ashley
Anthony J. Ashley is a Shareholder and Chair of the Litigation practice area based in Chicago. Mr. Ashley has been serving clients for over 30 years with a global, complex commercial litigation and employment law practice, which includes counseling and litigating in geographically diverse U.S. federal and state courts, international courts and tribunals, and arbitration forums. He has also served for the past 15 years as outside general counsel to multiple organizations that range in size and industry. · Commercial Litigation
Anthony Renzi
Mr. Renzi focuses his practice on international and U.S. corporate transactions, and advises a broad range of clients, particularly those in the energy, shipping and offshore services sectors. He represents clients in public and private equity and debt offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and private equity investments. For over 25 years Mr. Renzi has represented European and Asian issuers and investment banks developing strategies for raising capital or making acquisitions in cross-border transactions, and advised private equity firms in connection with portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions, including emerging market investments. Mr. Renzi has advised a variety of clients in connection with planning, structuring and executing cross-border equity and debt capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPO) involving issuers listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, LSE, Euronext and Oslo Bors. He has also counseled non-U.S. issuers and underwriters in connection with cross-border transactions, including global securities offerings, rights offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, tender offers, US OTC trading, establishing ADR programs and stock and asset purchase and sale transactions. Mr. Renzi has acted on behalf of private equity clients in connection with significant portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, and represented public company boards and board committees in connection with annual shareholder meetings, post-IPO matters, periodic reporting, public disclosure obligations and fiduciary duties in the context of transactions for corporate control, legislative developments and internal investigations. · Corporate Law
Arianna Goodman
Ms. Goodman is a trial attorney who regularly represents individuals and corporate clients in matters involving the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and related agencies. Trial Experience Ms. Goodman is well-known for her trial experience. She has tried numerous state and federal jury trials across the country, defending a variety of federal criminal charges including health care fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, honest services fraud, securities fraud, tax violations, anti-kickback allegations and bribery. Internal Investigations Ms. Goodman has led numerous internal investigations relating to regulatory compliance, internal accounting practices, financial crimes, campaign finance, employee misconduct and violations of export laws and bribery. She has also conducted internal investigations on behalf of universities, pharmaceutical companies, staffing companies, medical entities and physician groups. Health Care Ms. Goodman has extensive health care experience from the initial investigation through trial. She regularly represents physicians, hospitals, pharmacists, compounding pharmacies, dentists and marketers in investigations and prosecutions. Politics and Public Corruption Ms. Goodman has extensive experience representing elected officials under investigation and under indictment. Her experience includes representing a state senator on federal bribery charges, conducting an internal investigation for a state’s lieutenant governor, and investigating misappropriation of state funds. Firm Leadership Ms. Goodman serves on the firm’s Associate Hiring Committee. Ms. Goodman also serves as the Dallas Lead for the Pro Bono Committee. She demonstrates a commitment to pro bono legal service in criminal defense matters including the Buried Alive Project, a nonprofit organization that fights to free people sentenced to life without parole under federal drug laws. Ms. Goodman successfully freed two individuals service life sentences in the Southern District of New York after serving over 33 years in prison. · White Collar Crime
Benjamin Williams
Shareholder · Corporate Law
Cameron Gee
Shareholder · Aviation Finance
Candice Zee
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Cara Ottenweller
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Cathy Gonzales O’Kelly
Shareholder · Investment Funds
Christine De Pree
Ms. De Pree focuses her practice on disclosure document and prospectus review, as well as proxy statements. Additionally, she has extensive knowledge in counseling investment companies and investment advisers in connection with regulatory, compliance and transactional issues. Ms. De Pree started her law career with Vedder Price in 1996 as an Associate with the firm’s Investment Services group, and has now rejoined the firm as a Shareholder after many years working in-house. She received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, with honors. · Securities Law
Christopher Collins
Shareholder · Employee Benefits
Clay C. Thomas
Shareholder · Transportation Finance
Danielle Meltzer Cassel
Shareholder · Transactional Real Estate
Deborah Bielicke Eades
Shareholder · Investment Services
Elizabeth Hall
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Eugene A. Boyle
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Geoffrey Kass
Shareholder · Corporate Law
Hoyoon Nam
Mr. Nam focuses his practice on maritime and transportation finance. Mr. Nam frequently represents banks, investment funds, corporate borrowers and financial sponsors in connection with financing and restructuring transactions. He also works on direct lending and other private credit matters, representing private debt providers in connection with acquisition debt, special situations, rescue and bridge financings as well as working capital and liquidity-enhancing credit transactions. He has extensive experience in asset finance matters, including lending transactions involving clients in the maritime and transportation industry sectors. Mr. Nam is qualified in New York, England and Wales and the Marshall Islands. · Maritime Finance
Jacob C. Tiedt
Shareholder · Investment Funds
James E. Kilner
Shareholder · Banking and Finance
Jeffrey Veber
Shareholder · Aviation Finance
Jeremy Senderowicz
Shareholder · Investment Company Act
Jillian Musa
Associate · Transportation Finance
Joel Thielen
Associate · Transportation Finance
John Geager
Associate · Maritime Finance
John Imhof Jr
Shareholder · Maritime Finance
John Marten
Shareholder · Investment Management
John T. Bycraft
Shareholder · Structured Finance
Joseph H. Kye
Shareholder · Mergers and Acquisitions
Joseph Mannon
Shareholder · Investment Fund Formation and Management
Junaid Zubairi
Shareholder · Government Investigations
Justine Chilvers
Shareholder · Corporate Finance
Kelly Starr
Shareholder · Executive Compensation
Kenneth Sparks
Shareholder · Labor and Employment Law
Kimberly Karcewski Vargo
Shareholder · Investment Services
Marguerite Bateman
Shareholder · Investment Companies
Mark J. Ditto
Shareholder · Aviation Finance
Maureen A. Miller
Shareholder · Corporate Law
Michael Draz
Shareholder · Transportation Finance
Michael J. Edelman
Shareholder · Bankruptcy
Michael Nemeroff
President and CEO Shareholder · Mergers and Acquisitions
Nicholas Anaclerio
Mr. Anaclerio has decades of experience as a Labor and Employment trial and appellate attorney helping clients in the defense of wage and hour, discrimination, and other employment class actions, lawsuits and charges involving alleged sexual harassment and retaliation, gender, race, age, national origin, disability and religious discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Illinois Whistleblower Act, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 and related state and federal laws. His practice has likewise included hundreds of restrictive covenant and trade secret misappropriation disputes, claims and lawsuits, including numerous high stakes temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction hearings. He is a seasoned trial attorney with extensive first-chair jury trial, bench trial and arbitration hearing experience. He provides practical and insightful human resource counseling to management clients facing ongoing employee relations and employment law compliance issues, and he has represented corporate and institutional clients in a wide range of industries and professions. Mr. Anaclerio regularly publishes and speaks on employment topics including the ethical dimension of restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes, wage and hour compliance, sensitive workplace investigations, generational workforce issues, employee privacy, workplace retaliation claims and many others. · Labor and Employment
Patrick W. Spangler
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Randall Lending
Shareholder · Securities Litigation
Raviv Surpin
Shareholder · Aviation Finance
Renee Hardt
Shareholder · Investment Management
Ryan M. Helgeson
Associate · Business Immigration
Sara B. DeBlaze
Shareholder · Business Immigration
Shelby Parnes
Shareholder · Corporate Law
Susan Niver
Shareholder · Executive Compensation
Thomas Cimino
Shareholder · Financial Services Litigation
Thomas Hancuch
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Thomas M. Wilde
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Thomas Petrides
Shareholder · Labor and Employment
Todd Lurie
Todd F. Lurie is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the Investment Services group in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He focuses his practice on cleared and non-cleared derivatives, and investment management advising, including fund formation and regulation. Before entering private practice, Mr. Lurie was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for MetLife, where he was responsible for strategic advisory for MetLife’s global derivatives platform, including documentation, transactional review and engagement with state, federal and global regulators. Over the course of his career, Mr. Lurie has also spent several years working for corporate financial institutions. Additionally, Mr. Lurie regularly draws on his experience in advising on insurance M&A, reinsurance securitizations, pension risk transfer transactions and structured credit transactions to provide clients with thoughtful but practical advice. Mr. Lurie received his law degree from New York University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Emory University in Atlanta. · Derivatives