Avocats – United States

Michael Bell

Michael Bell concentrates his practice in complex maritime litigation and corporate transactions. He has more than 40 years of experience, both domestically and internationally, counseling shipping companies, oil service companies, major petrochemical producers, refiners, offshore construction companies, and terminal operators in various matters, including: maritime casualties, including ship collisions, sinkings, groundings, explosions, and fires charterparty disputes insurance coverage disputes coastwise trade negotiating and drafting complex maritime agreements, including vessel construction, purchase and sale; time, voyage and bareboat charterparties; towage; contracts of affreightment; bills of lading; master services agreements; general terms and conditions; indemnity and insurance provisions general commercial litigation maritime environmental law, including oil spills maritime general average cases maritime piracy cases OCSLA transactions, disputes and oilfield contracts For Mr. Bell's full biography, please click here

Blank Rome LLP

Michael Benjamin

Corporate Partner

Latham & Watkins

Michael Berman

Michael K. Berman is a partner in the Real Estate Department, and member of the Real Estate Private Equity practice and Local Department Chair of the Real Estate Department in Washington D.C. His practice focuses on the representation of debt funds, lending institutions, private equity funds, developers, investors and operators in a variety of commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on real estate private equity. Michael's practice includes both debt and equity representations, including acquisitions, dispositions, senior and subordinate financings, joint ventures and sale-leaseback transactions for a variety of asset classes, including hotels, office, industrial, retail, multifamily, condominiums and specialty projects. Michael has significant experience in the structuring and closing of mortgage loan transactions for securitization in the capital markets and/or participation in secondary market transactions, as well as conventional permanent, construction, acquisition and bridge financings, syndications and participation loans, including A/B structures, mezzanine loans, credit tenant loans and the acquisition and disposition of mortgage loans. Michael has also represented a variety of clients in connection with loan workouts and restructurings, discounted pay-offs, deed-in-lieu transactions and foreclosures.

Paul Hastings LLP

Michael Bern

Michael Bern represents clients in high-stakes trial and appellate litigation. Michael leverages his appellate-focused approach to litigation strategy, persuasive oral advocacy, and superior writing and research skills to represent clients in: Appellate matters at all levels of state and federal courts Complex disputes across a wide range of substantive legal areas, including First Amendment and other constitutional issues, administrative law, trade secrets, securities, aviation, insurance, and real estate Class action defense He has filed numerous merits and certiorari stage briefs before the US Supreme Court and drafted more than 150 briefs before state and federal appellate courts. Michael also shapes and executes clients’ trial court strategy. Michael has successfully argued multiple appeals in state and federal court, as well as dispositive and other trial court motions, and has led on many successful challenges to the legality of federal, state, and local government actions, including agency rulemaking. Michael maintains an active pro bono practice, including work on behalf of veterans, homeless individuals, and people who are incarcerated. A recognized leader at the firm, Michael has served on the firm’s Recruiting Committee and Training & Career Enhancement (TACE) Committee. During the 2011-12 term, Michael served as a law clerk to Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the US Supreme Court. From 2008-09, he served as a law clerk to Judge Michael McConnell of the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Before attending law school, Michael worked as a management consultant, primarily advising life sciences clients on portfolio analysis, research and development strategy, marketing strategy, and mergers and integration. Michael serves on the board of Ingenuity Prep, a charter school in Washington, D.C.

Latham & Watkins

Michael Berry

Partner

Ballard Spahr LLP

Michael Bhargava

Michael Bhargava’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation for government contractors, including False Claims Act and FCPA litigation, claims, bid protests, data security and privacy claims, defamation and First Amendment matters, immigration proceedings, and regulatory agency enforcement matters. Michael also has broad appellate experience, having handled numerous appeals, petitions for certiorari, and amicus briefs. He also has substantial experience in government and internal investigations related to procurement fraud, health care fraud, the FCPA, data security and privacy, financial fraud, market manipulation, and consumer product safety, with experience before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission, state Attorneys General, and Congress.

Nichols Law

Michael Biggers

Senior Counsel - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Michael Birnbaum

Michael D. Birnbaum | Morrison Foerster Michael Birnbaum is co-head of Morrison Foerster’s New York Litigation Department and a partner in the firm's Securities Litigation, Securities Enforcement, and Investigations + White Collar Defense groups. Michael defends and pursues claims on behalf of clients across a range of areas. Specifically, he leverages his experience as former senior trial counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide unique insights to U.S. and global financial institutions, including commercial and investment banks, audit and accounting firms, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and securities issuers facing internal and government investigations, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and private civil litigation.

Morrison Foerster

Michael Blankenship

Winston Taylor

Michael Bolotin

Michael Bolotin is a partner and a member of the firm’s Tax Department and Special Situations team. His practice focuses on public and private M&A transactions across many industries, including asset managers, business services, healthcare, industrials and technology, private equity fund formation and real estate. Mr. Bolotin’s recent experience includes acting for clients such as Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Kelso & Company, Prudential Capital Partners, Stone Point Capital and TPG. Mr. Bolotin advised on Chrysaor Holdings’ acquisition of a diversified North Sea oil and gas portfolio from Shell. This deal was named by the European Tax Awards as the “European Energy Tax Deal of the Year” (2018). Mr. Bolotin joined Debevoise in 2004. He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2001 and his J.D. magna cum laude from New York University in 2004, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Michael Bond

Co-Head of Weil's Real Estate practice

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Michael Bonella

Shareholder IP Litigation Practice Group Lead

Flaster Greenberg PC

Michael Bongiorno

Partner Co-Chair, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group

WilmerHale

Michael Bonner

Partner, Chair, Commercial Lending

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Michael Bowen

Partner

Akerman LLP

Michael Boyd

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Michael Boykins

Michael L. Boykins is the office managing partner for the Firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his practice on corporate finance, representing corporate and individual lenders, investors and borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities, asset-based lending, high-yield financings, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) financings, acquisition financings, over-the-counter derivatives, insurance industry financings, senior subordinated debt, mezzanine and venture capital transactions. Michael also represents debtor committees and secured creditors in debt restructurings and workouts. Michael advises issuers and underwriters in debt and equity public offerings and other types of secured transactions. On behalf of insurance companies and other institutional investors, he provides counsel in connection with the private placement of debt and related equity investments and exit strategies. Michael draws on his deep experience with the structure and issuance of convertible and nonconvertible debt and equity securities, and secured and unsecured financings, to advise clients on a wide range of US and international equity derivatives transactions, including swaps and over-the-counter derivatives. Michael is a member of the Firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and was past chair of the Racial and Ethnic Diversity Sub-Committee.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Michael Branca

Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Michael Brasher

Counsel

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Michael Bresnick

Venable LLP

Michael Bresson

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Michael Brier

Partner

Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Michael Brooks

Michael Brooks focuses his practice in the areas of energy, commodities and derivatives law. He represents energy companies and commodity trading companies in a wide variety of commercial, regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters and routinely advises clients regarding federal rules and regulations governing the trading, ownership, transportation and transmission of energy commodities. His counsel includes advising clients regarding emerging technologies and related privacy, cybersecurity, commercial and regulatory issues.

Bracewell LLP

Michael Brophy

Partner

Withers