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![Thomas F. McGuire](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/McGuire_Thomas_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=GZZ6kzpJ)
Thomas McGuire's practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, and taxation. Thomas has substantial experience representing a broad range of individuals, financial institutions and tax-exempt organizations in connection with their estate planning and...
![Maria Carnicella](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-04/Carnicella_Maria_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=yE7gdE9C)
Maria Carnicella advises clients on mergers and acquisitions and other major corporate transactions. In addition to M&A deals, she represents private and public entities and individual investors in stock and asset sales and acquisitions, private placements, reorganizations, IPOs, redemptions, and...
![David G. Shapiro](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Shapiro_David_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=RYwjh6Rm)
David Shapiro advises clients on international and domestic business tax planning, including domestic and cross border expansion, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions. David's practice includes entity formation and structure planning, securities offerings and hybrid...
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes significant new reporting requirements on many small businesses, as of January 1, 2024. The law requires all “reporting companies” to identify their “beneficial owners” and “company applicants” in a report to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department’s...
![Stacey Herter](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-03/Herter_Stacey_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=VtxaNiX0)
Stacey Herter represents clients in contested trust, estate and probate litigation matters. Her work includes representations of both beneficiaries and fiduciaries, including administrators, executors and trustees. Stacey brings more than two decades of experience as a litigator to her work. Before...
![Samuel Draper](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-06/Draper_Samuel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=f57dba4b&itok=2avyOaDh)
Samuel Draper advises clients on legal issues connected with preserving and passing on their assets to future generations and other beneficiaries. He focuses principally on estate administration, including the preparation and filing of documents with Register of Wills offices in Maryland. Such...
![Evan Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-09/Miller_Evan_LinkedIN.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=4pqkp9dq)
Evan Miller is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice, where he handles corporate bankruptcy and restructuring matters for debtors (including under Subchapter V) and trustees. His representations also include official committees of unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, vendors...
![Nicholas Smargiassi](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-12/Smargiassi_Nicholas_LinkedIN.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=nvEL16ME)
As a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice, Nicholas Smargiassi assists debtors, trustees, creditors' committees and other parties throughout the bankruptcy and restructuring process. While earning his J.D. at St. John's University School of Law, Nicholas was a summer associate...
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Pia Aklian is a corporate and transactional attorney who advises clients ranging from emerging businesses to multinational, public companies across various industries including technology, software, manufacturing, life sciences and health care. Pia advises clients on a broad range of matters that...
![Paige Topper](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-09/Topper_Paige_LinkedIN.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=auI2Weri)
As an attorney in the firm's Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice, Paige Topper represents debtors, official and ad hoc committees, trade creditors, landlords, purchasers of assets, and other parties-in-interest in bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Her experience includes in- and out-of-court...
![Rohit Kapuria](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kapuria_Rohit_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=yUmd8OH4)
Rohit Kapuria focuses his practice in general corporate and securities law, representing both public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of securities and SEC disclosure, and corporate governance. His corporate/securities practice also...
![Rebekah Swan LinkedIn Centered Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Swan_Rebekah_LinkedIn.jpg?h=c541e756&itok=Tc5vFYtj)
Rebekah Swan represents clients in the areas of fiduciary, estate, trust and conservatorship litigation and administration. She handles matters involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, surcharge, will/trust contests, and financial elder abuse. Rebekah has extensive experience...
![Patrick Rodriguez LinkedIn Centered Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Rodriguez_Patrick_LinkedIn.jpg?h=0afe7b08&itok=uqANcV0-)
Patrick Rodriguez's practice focuses on business and tax planning law. A certified public accountant, Patrick is experienced in representing clients in mergers and acquisition. He represents both buyers and sellers in a broad range of transactions, which encompasses stock purchases and asset sales...
![Linda Retz](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-04/Retz_Linda_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=45QcafcF)
Linda Retz is certified as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She dedicates her practice to the creation and implementation of estate plans that are tailored to an individual family's particular needs and circumstances...
![Joi Morris](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Morris_Joi_LinkedIn.jpg?h=818fce8b&itok=nVi2Ddu-)
Joi L. Morris handles trust and estate litigation, representing a wide range of clients, including trustees, estates, individuals, and businesses. Joi assists with claims against fiduciaries, estates, or trusts, including issues related to capacity and undue influence. She has extensive experience...
![Fred Marcus](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Marcus_Fred_LinkedIn.jpg?h=c541e756&itok=M1yboFr0)
In the nonprofit world, "ask Fred" is a common refrain when a complicated planning issue is involved. Fred Marcus provides answers based on his more than four decades of experience handling trust and estate and charitable matters. Fred represents individuals in their estate and philanthropic...
![Danielle Guerrero](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Guerrero_Danielle_LinkedIn.jpg?h=a7b36234&itok=CIrfJw-x)
Danielle Guerrero provides guidance to clients on estate planning, trust administration, probate, special needs planning, succession planning, and litigation settlement planning. High-net-worth individuals requiring comprehensive tax planning to business owners seeking advice on business succession...
![Carol Chow LinkedIn Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Chow_Carol_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=PYJLLyl4)
Carol Chow handles business and commercial litigation, as well as litigation pertaining to bankruptcies and other insolvency events. She is highly experienced in the preparation and trying of cases under the time pressures often found in complicated bankruptcy litigation. Carol represents clients on...
![Theodore Stolman](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Stolman_Theodore_LinkedIn.jpg?h=753774cc&itok=vmeCpIY5)
Ted Stolman draws on decades of experience in the insolvency and bankruptcy space to help businesses successfully resolve financial matters. In addition, drawing upon his experience in representing debtors, Ted is particularly adept at assisting creditors when confronted with an insolvency. Ted has...
![Steven Ziven](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Ziven_Steven_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=hGune3mq)
Steven Ziven, who is the firm's Los Angeles Office Managing Partner and an Executive Committee member, advises clients primarily on corporate law and legal issues associated with business transactions, real estate transactions and financings. He has extensive experience in buying and selling...