Caroline T. Hayes
Founding Partner · M&A · Securities
Harvard Law School (1991), Yale Economics (BA 1988)
Bar admissions: NY, DE, CA
Co-founded Westbrook & Hayes in 1998. Previously partner at Davis Polk. Lead counsel in 40+ public-company M&A transactions. Chambers Band 1, M&A — Boutique.
Marcus J. Westbrook
Founding Partner · Complex litigation · Investigations
Stanford Law School (1992), Princeton (AB 1989)
Bar admissions: NY, NJ, DC
Co-founded the firm in 1998. Former AUSA, S.D.N.Y. Lead trial counsel in over 30 federal trials. Benchmark Litigation 'Local Litigation Star'.
Sofia Reyes-Martinez
Partner · Securities defense · Class actions
Columbia Law School (2003), Princeton (AB 1999)
Bar admissions: NY, DE
Joined the firm in 2008 after eight years at Sullivan & Cromwell. Lead counsel in 25+ securities defense matters.
Daniel Park
Partner · M&A · Activist defense
Harvard Law School (2002), MIT (SB 1998)
Bar admissions: NY, MA, CA
Joined as partner in 2014 from Wachtell. Specializes in activist defense and contested transactions.
Anika Subramanian
Partner · Government investigations
Yale Law School (2007), Stanford (AB 2003)
Bar admissions: NY, DC
Former AUSA, E.D.N.Y. and DOJ Public Integrity Section. Lead counsel in 15+ DOJ + SEC investigations resolved pre-charge.
Robert Chen
Partner · Complex litigation · Appellate
University of Chicago Law (2005), Northwestern (BS 2001)
Bar admissions: NY, IL, DC
Former clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Lead appellate counsel in 30+ federal appeals.
Showing 6 of 9 partners. Three additional partners available upon request: Olivia Park (M&A), James Whitford (litigation), Sarah Kim (litigation). The firm also includes 8 senior counsel and 7 associates.