Avocats – United States

Lewis Segall

Lew is the director of Sullivan's Corporate Department in Boston. He is also a member of the firm's Management Committee. Lew's practice is focused on a number of transactional areas. He regularly represents public and private companies in equity and debt financings, joint ventures, domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Lew also represents financial institutions in secured and unsecured credit facilities. His clients consist of major financial institutions, private equity groups, family-owned businesses, family offices and other investors, as well as emerging and established companies engaged in a variety of industries, including consulting, renewable energy, advertising, health care, communications, manufacturing and software. Lew is the author of Mergers & Acquisitions: A Step-by-Step Legal and Practical Guide (2nd edition) (Wiley), which he co-authored with Edwin L. Miller, Jr.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Lewis Zirogiannis

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Lexi Michaud

Lexi Michaud's practice focuses on antitrust aspects of public and private M&A and joint ventures. She routinely assists clients with merger clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, investigations under federal antitrust laws, and antitrust compliance concerns. Lexi collaborates with clients to understand and mitigate antitrust risks and successfully complete transactions in a wide range of industries, including technology and software, healthcare, consumer products, transportation, industrials, financial services, and media.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Lian Fang

Partner

Withers

Liberty McAteer

Partner

Moses Singer

Libin Zhang

Tax partner. Extensive experience advising on a diverse range of real estate, corporate, and international taxation matters, including REITs, private equity transactions, seed and stake deals, qualified opportunity funds, cross-border joint ventures, spin-offs, and other tax-efficient transactions. Focus on traditional finance, real assets, collectibles, and other actual physical things. Author of BNA Portfolio 549-3rd (Passive Loss Rules) and BNA Portfolio 6215 (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI)).

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Lide Paterno

A member of the Supreme Court & appellate practice, Lide Paterno has represented clients in various stages of appellate and trial litigation, as well as in international arbitration. As a former clerk to a federal appellate judge, he applies firsthand insights into how courts analyze and decide important cases and an in-depth appreciation for what makes a brief and oral argument persuasive. Lide has authored several briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals, has argued before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C. and Fourth Circuits, and has drafted pleadings and motions filed in trial courts at the federal and state levels. He also regularly provides critical strategic guidance on constitutional, administrative-law, and statutory interpretation questions concerning draft legislation and pending litigation. Lide maintains an active and wide-ranging appellate pro bono practice. To learn more about Mr. Paterno, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/lide-e-paterno.html

Akin

Lieselot Whitbeck

Senior Attorney

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Liisa Thomas

Liisa Thomas is a recognized authority in privacy and cybersecurity law, serving as a go-to advisor for in-house counsel and C-suite executives at Fortune 500, multinational and global companies. Based in Chicago and London, she brings a practical, business-focused and cross-cultural approach to advising clients on privacy, cybersecurity, digital advertising and compliance law. She is co-leader of the Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Recognized by both Chambers Global and Chambers USA (the latter with a nationwide ranking), Liisa is known for translating complex legal requirements—such as GDPR, CCPA, BIPA, TCPA and cross-border data transfer issues—into actionable strategies that protect enterprise value and manage risk. Having lived in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S. and with an advanced degree in organizational change, Liisa is highly skilled in both translating business needs and cultures across borders and coordinating efforts across continents to protect data, assure compliance with all applicable regulations and advance business goals. A sought-after keynote speaker and panelist, Liisa presents at leading privacy, cybersecurity and compliance conferences, as well as executive forums and legal seminars. She is recognized for delivering engaging, insightful presentations on emerging privacy regulations and best practices. Liisa is trainer for the International Association of Privacy Professionals and an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Law School, where she helps train the next generation of privacy professionals. Liisa was the 2020 recipient of the Legacy Award from Illinois Legal Aid Online, an organization committed to access to justice. Beyond her legal practice, Liisa serves on the board of trustees of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and plays violin in the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble of lawyers and judges. Liisa is the managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office.

Sheppard

Lilia Vazova

Lilia Vazova advises clients on high-stakes, cross-border government investigations and complex business disputes. Lilia leverages more than a decade of experience helping clients navigate: Criminal and regulatory matters facing the US Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange Commission, and all other major government and regulatory institutions Follow-on civil litigation in federal and state courts, particularly in matters involving concurrent criminal and civil proceedings Bet-the-company commercial disputes, often involving parallel litigations in multiple jurisdictions in the US and internationally, and under the arbitration rules of all major international arbitration institutions She forges partnerships with clients to comprehensively understand their business needs and crafts pragmatic solutions that protect their business. Lilia's experience living in multiple countries brings a diverse perspective to her cross-border work. Lilia is a recognized thought leader and a member of the firm’s EEO Review Board. She maintains an active pro bono practice, including a partnership with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights to challenge the unconstitutional imposition of fines and fees on indigent defendants in Oklahoma.

Latham & Watkins

Lilli Scalettar

Winston Taylor

Lillian Brown

Partner Co-Chair, Corporate Governance and Disclosure Group

WilmerHale

Lillian Grossbard

Lillian S. Grossbard has a broad litigation practice, with a particular focus on antitrust, commercial disputes and other advisory matters.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Lillie Andrews

Attorney

Balch & Bingham LLP

Lily Kurland

Attorney - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Lina Bensman

Partner

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lina Dagnew

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Lincoln Essig

Partner

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Linda Auerbach Allderdice

Partner

Holland & Knight

Linda Bartosch

Partner

Dechert

Linda Coberly

Winston Taylor

Linda Curtis

Co-Chair of the Global Finance practice. Focuses on corporate finance, including secured and unsecured corporate credit facilities, acquisition financings, Rule 144A transactions, real estate financings, asset-based lending, cross-border financings, mezzanine transactions, and preferred stock financings. Former President, LA County Bar Association. Former Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Executive Committee and Business and Corporations Law Section Executive Committee, LA County Bar Association.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Linda Deitch

Partner

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Linda Haynes

Co-Chair, Institutional Investing Practice Group

Seyfarth Shaw LLP