Lawyers in United States

Ilya Bubel

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Ilya Kontorovich

Associate, New York

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Ilyse Dolgenas

Special Counsel

Withers

Imad Khan

Winston Taylor

Imri Eisner

Partner

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Imron Aly

Partner

ArentFox Schiff

Ina Popova

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Inge A. Osman

Inge Osman advises domestic and multinational clients on their highest-stakes intellectual property litigation, including before federal district and appellate courts, as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Combining sophisticated technical knowledge and significant trial experience, Inge helps clients achieve their desired outcomes in complex patent litigation. She has successfully represented clients in matters involving a range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, antibodies, medical devices, semiconductors, liquid crystal display technologies, biometric scanning devices, information technology, and call processing systems. Inge draws on her scientific training and prior experience clerking for the Federal Circuit to identify the most successful arguments in patent disputes. She received undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Inge previously clerked for Judge Kimberly A. Moore of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Inge’s broad-based trial work includes arguing in court and before the PTAB, deposing key fact and expert witnesses, and managing fact and expert discovery. She brings particular experience litigating patent matters in federal courts and in post-grant proceedings before the PTAB. Inge also regularly coordinates parallel proceedings — including matters brought to both a district court and the PTAB, as well as disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions. She is a Vice Chair of the PTAB Bar Association’s Diversity Committee and a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association.

Latham & Watkins

Ingrid Johnson

Principal

Offit Kurman

Ipek Candan Snyder

Partner

White & Case LLP

Ira Bogner

Ira G. Bogner is Managing Partner of Proskauer. He is the immediate former chair of the Firm’s Tax Department. He is a member of the Compensation & Benefits Group and a former member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Ira represents a varied list of clients, including financial service companies, entertainment industry clients, and tax-exempt organizations, and also actively represents individual executives in executive compensation matters. Ira counsels clients with respect to the tax, securities law disclosure, corporate governance, stock exchange and other requirements relevant to executive compensation arrangements. Ira also provides advice regarding equity arrangements, employment agreements, change in control agreements and all other types of executive compensation arrangements, including guidance regarding “409A,” “162m,” “457A,” and “280G.” Ira frequently is called on to structure and analyze alternative investments for pension trusts and other exempt organizations. He also works with the Firm’s corporate and real estate lawyers in structuring and maintaining investment funds that include participation by pension plans. Through his work in the investment fund area Ira has obtained substantial experience in applying the rules provided under the “plan asset” regulations, including the operation of venture capital operating companies and real estate operating companies. He has assisted in the formation of private equity, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds, including “fund of funds.” Ira also has advised clients on both avoiding ERISA “plan asset” status and operating an investment fund in accordance with ERISA. Areas of Concentration Ira has provided guidance to clients on a wide variety of matters in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation, including: investment of plan assets implementation of employee benefit plans employee benefit issues in mergers and acquisitions awarding of equity-based compensation negotiation and drafting of employment agreements and severance arrangements structuring, analyzing and maintaining investment funds that are suitable for plan investors Thought Leadership Ira has published a number of articles in publications such as The New York Law Journal, The New Jersey Law Journal, The Daily Deal, The Journal of Pension Planning and Compliance, Mergers and Acquisitions (The Monthly Tax Journal), The Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, European Private Equity & Venture Capital Associations, The LPA Anatomised and Private Equity International and has been named to the Board of Advisors of the Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions. He also has lectured on topics such as the classification of workers, drafting employment agreements, equity alternatives for senior executives, investing IRA assets, the plan asset regulations, shareholder approval of equity plans, Code Section 409A, and key provisions for ERISA investors investing in a private equity fund.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Ira Dizengoff

Ira Dizengoff represents official committees, ad hoc groups of unsecured and secured creditors, debtor in possession lenders, institutional investors, hedge funds and acquirers of businesses and assets, in large, complex cases, out-of-court and in chapter 11. His restructuring matters encompass a variety of industries and involve multijurisdictional and cross-border matters. Significant matters include Diamond Sports Group, SVB Financial Group, Steward Health Care, Enviva, Altice US, GTT Communications, Avaya, Talen Energy, Travelport, Sears, Intelsat, Scandinavian Airlines, to name a few. To learn more about Ira, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ira-s-dizengoff.html

Akin

Ira Golub

Ira M. Golub is a partner in Proskauer's Compensation & Benefits Group. He practices exclusively in the employee benefits area. The nature of Ira’s practice embraces virtually all aspects of employee benefits law, ranging from the establishment and design of pension, profit-sharing, welfare and executive compensation plans to the administration and termination of such programs. Ira works regularly with both single employer and multiemployer pension, welfare, annuity, vacation and apprenticeship funds. He serves as fund counsel to numerous multiemployer funds in a variety of industries, providing advice to trustees and administrators in connection with the operation and maintenance of the funds. His understanding of the issues emanating from the operation of multiemployer funds is enhanced by his experience in effecting the termination and mergers of funds and representing contributing employers in disputes with employee benefit plans. Ira has extensive experience representing employers in their efforts to manage withdrawal liability exposure. He has assisted numerous employers that have been assessed withdrawal liability in challenging, arbitrating and negotiating the settlement of such assessments. The fact that Ira formerly worked for an actuarial consulting firm and serves regularly as counsel to multiemployer funds that assess withdrawal liability enables him to bring a spectrum of analytical skills and a depth of experience when addressing withdrawal liability matters. He has provided advice to employers in connection with highly complex and multi-faceted withdrawal liability problems, worked intensively with all withdrawal liability methods (including the hybrid withdrawal liability allocation method recently adopted by some large multiemployer funds) and given advice in connection with multiple withdrawal liability transactions involving liabilities in excess of a billion dollars. He has represented clients before the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and has negotiated a number of agreements with the PBGC in transactional and other contexts (such as, for example, Section 4062(e) of ERISA). He has been a legal advisor in many situations involving bankruptcy and restructuring as it relates to withdrawal liability and pension underfunding. Over the years, Ira has developed a particular capability representing plan sponsors and trustees in connection with the full range of fiduciary and other plan asset and investment issues. He also has a breadth of knowledge with respect to issues relating to welfare programs, and is considered a leading authority with respect to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (COBRA) and Health Savings Account. Ira is often called upon to provide advice relating to managing and modifying significant employer retiree medical liabilities and obligations. He frequently has been involved in providing advice to large corporations in connection with reductions-in-force, and with respect to the full range of employee benefit aspects arising in corporate mergers and acquisitions. Ira also works with government sponsored employee benefit plans that are not subject to ERISA. Ira has published the COBRA Handbook, a comprehensive text on COBRA that is updated annually. He is a member of the Board of Editors of HR Advisor. In addition to having worked at a national actuarial consulting firm, Ira previously was a trial attorney for the National Labor Relations Board.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Ira Kustin

Ira focuses his practice on representing sponsors and investors in complex hedge, credit and private equity funds. He provides counsel to private fund advisers on international investment platforms, including in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Ira’s clients include market-leading global asset managers, start-ups, and mid-sized and larger managers. Ira has extensive experience counseling established, global investment advisers, as well as start-up managers on most aspects of their operations and regulatory compliance matters. He advises investment fund managers faced with complex restructurings, succession planning, crisis/conflict resolution and consent solicitations. Ira’s practice includes advising clients on the structuring of arrangements between investment managers’ principals, seeding transactions, co-investment and secondary transactions, and LP-side investments in private funds. To learn more about Ira, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ira-p-kustin

Akin

Ira Schulman

Ira M. Schulman is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group resident in the firm's New York office and is co-leader of the firm's Construction Law practice. Ira has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of construction law with a particular emphasis on dispute resolution and contract negotiation. He has tried numerous complex construction disputes in jury and bench trials in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels on behalf of owners - both public and private - contractors, subcontractors, sureties and school districts. Ira also has participated in many mediations and has successfully represented clients with construction contract award issues before various city agencies. Additionally, he regularly drafts construction contracts and agreements for owners and contractors. Ira is frequently appointed as an arbitrator by the Construction Industry Division of the American Arbitration Association, of which he is a member. He also is often chosen as a mediator for construction disputes and has successfully mediated numerous complex construction claims. Ira is known as an industry leader in the construction space and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Legal 500 US and Business Today. Notably, Legal 500 US said Ira "is praised for his ‘sage guidance that is delivered effortlessly,'" and Business Today noted Ira "provides extraordinary counsel in dispute avoidance and construction contract negotiations. His vast proficiency and unique style make him the most sought-after construction counsel." Ira is often asked to speak before various bar, civic and trade associations on issues related to construction law.

Sheppard

Ira Steinberg

Ira Steinberg is a Partner in Greenberg Glusker’s Litigation Group focused on complex commercial and business litigation, specifically, entertainment, media, real estate, corporate, and insurance disputes. He assists clients in navigating all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, trial, alternative dispute resolution, and appeal. He also has significant experience in high-profile matters and managing media scrutiny of litigation. Ira has trial experience in state and federal court, as well as in domestic and international arbitration forums. Ira has extensive experience working with clients, typically senior executives or investors, involved in business relationships that have broken down either near, or past, the point of litigation. His recent matters include: high-stakes corporate and partnership disputes in the real estate and entertainment fields; international and domestic disputes arising from business combinations; trade secret and intellectual property disputes for consumer product brands; and the defense of internet-based retailers from claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act. These disputes are complex, intensely personal, and typically involve executives who are highly compensated, high-net-worth individuals or both. As an advisor, Ira manages both the immediate legal issues and the more critical, long-term strategic questions posed by these contentious high-stakes situations. His goal is to arrive at a resolution that is satisfactory to everyone involved with as little disruption to the business as possible, and if that is not possible, to achieve his client’s goals through litigation or private arbitration. While he is a highly effective advocate for his clients’ interests, his role demands exceptional expertise as a negotiator, communicator, and strategist. Resolving these disputes requires the application of strategic vision and legal acumen, but also emotional intelligence. In emotionally charged situations where the stakes are high, Ira ensures that all the parties to a dispute are heard, that positions and issues are aired and addressed, and that workable compromises are discussed. He uses advanced techniques in persuasion and communication to achieve decisive outcomes in litigation, and, where possible, to reframe disputes in new contexts that allow the parties to move past the original issues and find common ground. The goal is to help clients put disputes behind them and get back to their business. Prior to practicing law, Ira worked for several elected officials in the Los Angeles area. He is a member of the board of Golden Years Senior Apartments, a housing complex for low-income seniors. In addition to his professional pursuits, Ira is a licensed pilot for gliders and single-engine aircraft and is certified for aerobatics. He is a multiple marathoner and earned a Spartan Race Trifecta.

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Irena Royzman

Partner

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Irene Weintraub

Associate, New York

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Iricel Payano

Associate

Dechert

Irina Yevmenenko

Irina Yevmenenko advises executives and boards of domestic and international companies on a range of complex compliance issues and regulatory requirements, with a focus on public company advisory matters, including ongoing disclosure and filing obligations under US federal securities laws, as well as corporate governance and compensation disclosure matters. Drawing on her broad-based corporate experience, Irina helps clients in a variety of industries successfully navigate the US public markets. She advises public companies ranging in size and maturity, from Fortune 500s to mid- and small-caps.

Latham & Watkins

Iris Escarrá

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Irving Jones

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

Irwin A. Kishner

Partner; Executive Chairman; Co-Chair, Sports Law Group

Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Irwin P. Raij

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP