Avocats – United States

Justin Stolte

Justin T. Stolte is Global Chair of Latham’s Energy & Infrastructure Group and a partner in its Houston and New York offices. His practice focuses on M&A and joint ventures in the energy and infrastructure sector. Prior to Latham, Justin worked in business development, commercial, and engineering roles at two global energy and infrastructure companies, where he led the acquisition, development, and divestiture of several multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects. Clients have praised this experience, noting in Chambers that it uniquely allows him “to bring a practical business perspective” and “understand what’s important” to transactions. Justin has led Latham’s Energy & Infrastructure Group since its inception, a group that is consistently recognized as the top energy and infrastructure practice in the world. In addition, Justin serves on the Law School Advisory Council for Notre Dame Law School and as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Energy Law.

Latham & Watkins

Justin Storms

Justin Storms is a corporate partner based in Debevoise's New York office and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. Mr. Storms represents clients in a wide range of activities in the private alternative investment space, including the organization of traditional private investment funds and co-investment structures, the establishment of bespoke separately managed accounts and platforms, the development of “house” governance and compensation structures, and select representations of institutional investors. Mr. Storms’ recent experience includes acting for clients such as Carlyle, HarbourVest Partners and KKR, among others. Recognized as a leading individual for private equity funds by Chambers Global (2023) and Chambers USA (2023), sources highlight Mr. Storms’ ability to provide “practical and insightful advice for challenging issues.” They say “he understands his clients’ needs and cuts through issues to find a solution.” He is also said to be “a thoughtful adviser,” “a resourceful and hands-on partner,” and “a sophisticated, savvy, commercial lawyer who works tirelessly to deliver high-quality work.” The guides have also described him as “detail-orientated,” “a premier negotiator,” “technically very strong,” “incredibly insightful” and as a “fount of knowledge in fund formation matters.” He receives further praise from clients for his “incredibly deep understanding of the issues at hand” and for being “an extremely commercial and practical lawyer” who is “able to come up with smart and creative solutions.” Mr. Storms joined the firm in 2019. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from The University of Texas in 2000 and a J.D. magna cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2003. He is admitted to practice in New York.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Justin Trapp

Winston Taylor

Justin Wagstaff

Partner

White & Case LLP

Justin Ward

Partner

Goodwin

Justin Wolosz

Partner

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Justin Zaremby

Justin Zaremby is a Partner in Patterson Belknap's Tax-Exempt Organizations department where he represents a wide range of public charities and private foundations. His clients include universities, museums and other cultural institutions; artist endowed and family foundations; donor-advised funds; human rights organizations; business leagues; social clubs and other tax-exempt entities. Mr. Zaremby acts as counsel to his clients on all aspects of their operations and management, providing strategic support at each critical stage of operation—from formation to expansion, from strategic planning to restructuring, and from ongoing compliance to crisis management. Mr. Zaremby has significant experience advising tax-exempt organizations in connection with corporate governance, transformational charitable giving, commercially driven mission activities, unrelated business income tax issues, compensation, modification of endowed funds through cy pres proceedings, investment management, and other state and federal regulatory matters. He helps organizations respond to regulatory oversight from the New York State Attorney General and has extensive experience counseling boards in crisis. His practice includes a special focus on the intersection of corporate transactions and tax-exempt organizations, helping clients with program and mission-related investments; structuring joint ventures with for-profit companies; and advising on mergers, financing, and restructuring. In addition, he has broad experience helping organizations to develop international subsidiaries and international grantmaking programs. Mr. Zaremby regularly speaks about non-profit organizations on a variety of topics. Recent presentations have focused on board leadership, private foundation grantmaking, collaborative funding structures, the intersection of art law and charities law, social media risk and global structuring. In 2020, he was named a Pathfinder by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. He currently serves as a trustee and Vice-Chair of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, as a trustee of the William C. Bullitt Foundation, and as a member of the Committee on Nonprofit Organizations at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Zaremby served as a Law Clerk to the Hon. José A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to joining Patterson Belknap, Mr. Zaremby advised for-profit companies on complex commercial transactions and corporate governance matters at a New York-based law firm.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Justine Baakman

Counsel

Offit Kurman

Justine Chilvers

Shareholder

Vedder

Jyotin Hamid

Joe Hamid is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, Co-Chair of the Employment Litigation Practice and co-leader of the People Solutions Group. He has previously served as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and a member of its Management Committee.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

K. Brock Bailey

Brock Bailey, managing partner of Bracewell's Dallas office and a member of the firm's management committee, represents and counsels developers, borrowers, owners and lenders in the acquisition, development, financing and divestiture of large commercial and industrial projects. His experience in the real estate industry includes office, healthcare, hospitality, stadium development, industrial, multifamily, mixed use and retail real estate projects. He counsels clients on all aspects of real estate development, acquisition and construction finance, management, and infrastructure development, as well as construction, leasing, acquisition and disposition matters.

Bracewell LLP

K. John Shaffer

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

K.C. Hairston

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

K.C. Hightower

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

Ka-on Li

Partner

Jones Day

Kabaye Liku

Ms. Liku's practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate finance and development. She has experience representing lenders and institutional investors in the origination and restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine loans for capital markets; syndicate and balance sheet lenders for the acquisition, development and construction of hotels, shopping centers, office buildings and mixed-used projects located throughout the United States; and in the purchase and sale of mortgage and subordinated debt, including the negotiation of intercreditor, participation and co-lender agreements.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Kahlil Yearwood

Kahlil T. Yearwood is co-partner in charge of the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he serves as a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department, with a practice focused on commercial real estate finance and capital markets. He represents various portfolio lenders (including specialty finance companies, life insurance companies, hedge funds, and banks), debt fund managers, and private equity firms in transactions involving loan origination, loan purchases and sales, subordinate debt financing and acquisition, post-closing modifications, and work-outs.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Kai Liekefett

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP

Kail Jethmalani

Partner

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Kaila Sergent

Kaila Sergent advises clients on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on data center leasing and development. Kaila draws on extensive transactional experience across the transactional life cycle to guide owners, operators, developers, investors, and other clients through a full spectrum of high-value commercial real estate matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and development across diverse asset classes, including: Large-scale data center campuses Powered shell and build-to-suit structures Multijurisdictional portfolios Office, multifamily, hotel, retail, and industrial projects Life sciences, healthcare, and medical office facilities Student housing and senior housing developments Kaila also regularly advises clients on public-private partnership (P3) transactions, deftly balancing the interests of private stakeholders, developers, and public entities. She has also negotiated long-term ground leases with more than a dozen universities across the United States. She crafts pragmatic solutions to complex problems at each phase of a data center transaction, enabling large transactions to close on time. A recognized thought leader, Kaila frequently speaks on a broad range of real estate topics, including hyperscaler leasing. Before joining Latham, Kaila was a partner at another global law firm. Earlier in her career, she worked as an associate at another law firm in New York.

Latham & Watkins

Kailash Gupta

Counsel

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Kaitlin Betancourt

Partner, Co-Chair AI

Goodwin

Kaitlin DeWulf

Associate - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Kaitlin Gurney

Partner

Ballard Spahr LLP