Thirty-one attorneys total. Every matter is partner-led; associates draft and prepare under direct partner review, not by email handoff. We do not staff with leverage pyramids.
Co-founded the firm in 1998. Eighteen jury verdicts including the $640M Atlas v. Vance breach-of-contract verdict (Del. Sup. 2022). Member, ABA Section of Litigation. Adjunct, Columbia Law.
Twenty-one motion-to-dismiss wins in defendant-side securities class actions since 2014. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, S.D.N.Y. Frequent SEC + DOJ enforcement defense.
Lead partner on $1.3B Tellus / Caldera carveout (2024) and the $880M Apex secondary (2023). Prior: deal counsel at a top-three NY firm. Korean / English bilingual practice.
Founder secondaries · ESOP rollovers · cross-border structuring. Twelve years of strategic-deal practice; preceded by tax + benefits at a Big Four firm.
Joined 2019 from DOJ Fraud Section · led FCPA + sanctions investigations across Asia-Pacific. Mandarin / English bilingual. Independent monitor experience.
Former judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (2008 — 2021). Joined as of-counsel for appellate strategy and Supreme Court briefing. Two cert grants since 2022.
Senior-executive separations + partnership-tier disputes · ERISA top-hat litigation. Twelve years at a peer boutique before joining as a partner in 2020.
Federal appellate strategy across 2nd / 3rd / DC Circuits. Co-author with Hon. Cole on a casebook supplement on circuit-split resolution.
