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![John L. Ropiequet Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Ropiequet_John_LinkedIn.jpg?h=915cd633&itok=8WvtKGdz)
John L. Ropiequet has practiced for more than 30 years, focusing on consumer finance class action defense and other commercial litigation. He has a nationwide civil litigation practice at both the trial and the appellate levels, including a substantial amount of experience handling alternate dispute...
![Harriet Cooperman Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Cooperman_Harriet_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=lhMzYQwZ)
Harriet Cooperman is an accomplished results-oriented strategic labor and employment attorney for publicly and privately held businesses and non-profits in court, at the negotiation table, and with executive leadership and management teams. She works closely with clients to develop and implement...
![Thomas Laser](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Laser_Thomas_LinkedIn.jpg?h=740146fe&itok=TIFeU1uj)
Tom Laser is a member of the Litigation Department in the Firm's Chicago office. He maintains a general litigation practice and handles a variety of matters involving complex commercial disputes, including servicing claims for consumer financial services companies. Before joining Saul Ewing, Tom was...
![Peri Berger](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-02/Berger_Peri_TempLI.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=vSgLfRjO)
Peri Berger represents clients facing complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, business ownership and control, intellectual property, trade secrets and other threats related to their operations in state and federal courts in New York, New Jersey and across the country. Peri...
![Matthew Young](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Young_Matthew_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=RLhG3B2D)
Matthew Young represents clients who are involved in commercial lending and real estate disputes, as well as intellectual property litigation. Businesses and government entities, among others, rely on him to handle matters ranging from allegations of fraud and negligence to unfair competition and...
![Teresa Tracy](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Tracy_Teresa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=818fce8b&itok=YGnCJvO3)
Teresa "Terri" R. Tracy represents management in labor and employment litigation and related legal matters. Her experience includes issues involving wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour, class action, union organizing campaigns, grievances and arbitrations, and collective bargaining...
![Casey Grabenstein](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Grabenstein_Casey_LinkedIn_1.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=6LZXFk1t)
Casey Grabenstein handles complex commercial litigation for clients nationwide across an array of industries. His litigation experience includes class actions involving securities, consumer fraud, and ERISA, including defeating class certification in multiple cases for a leading insurance company...
![Alan Poppe Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Poppe_Alan_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=B6ynQbRZ)
Alan Poppe is an advisor to a wide range of clients, both large and small, helping them to resolve their business disputes and counseling them on litigation avoidance and risk management. His practice focuses on complex commercial and tort litigation, with an emphasis on civil fraud, products...
![Austin Strine](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Strine_Austin_LinkedIn.jpg?h=b5bab779&itok=bTCXb9qJ)
Austin Strine represents clients in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts. His experience includes matters ranging from data privacy and cybersecurity issues and commercial breach of contract claims to corporate and shareholder disputes and business defamation cases. He also...
![Delene Lantz](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-05/Lantz_Delene_LinkedIn.jpg?h=753774cc&itok=BMhXQ2ug)
Delene Lantz is an experienced attorney who advises clients on and litigates decisions by regulatory agencies throughout the bureaucratic process and on appeal before trial and appellate courts. Prior to joining Saul Ewing, Delene spent more than a decade working in legal roles for the Commonwealth...
![Joel Plainfield Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Plainfield_Joel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=77fm0Xng)
Joel's practice often places him in the role of "outside general counsel" to clients, working closely with and advising company executives, boards, and members to successfully close transactional matters and manage corporate governance matters. Joel's experience includes negotiating, drafting and...
![Lisa M. Koblin](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Koblin_Lisa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=1e634fa0&itok=ypX8U50B)
Lisa Koblin assists employers with labor and employment disputes, including litigation of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unpaid wage and class action claims in state and federal courts as well as mediation. She provides counseling on employee handbooks and policies, non-compete agreements...
![Sunu M. Pillai](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Pillai_Sunu_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=TC5UeOPj)
Sunu Pillai counsels construction and energy industry clients on issues throughout the project life-cycle, from contract formation through dispute resolution. Having worked in the construction industry as an engineer, project manager and claims consultant prior to his legal career, Sunu has a deep...
![Matthew D. Kohel](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kohel_Matthew_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=vWLditf0)
Matt Kohel represents clients in commercial litigation, intellectual property matters, and data privacy issues. Clients in an array of industries rely on Matt to protect their interests in courts across the United States and in arbitrations on matters involving allegations of breach of contract...
![Joseph Kuo](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kuo_Joseph_LinkedIn.jpg?h=f8ed7cbc&itok=4_Sj5Nyb)
Joseph Kuo's practice encompasses a broad range of experience in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, false advertising, and trade secrets. Joseph has counseled a wide array of clients ranging from large established companies, to young start-up...
![Bruce Armon Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Armon_Bruce_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=vwdQrx0b)
Bruce Armon counsels clients on how federal and state health care laws affect health care businesses. His understanding of corporate health care stems from a combination of his work with physicians, physician groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, ancillary providers, device manufacturers...
![James S. Gkonos](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gkonos_James_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=H3YfMdY8)
Jim Gkonos focuses his practice of almost 40 years on insurance and reinsurance regulatory matters, contract and treaty interpretation and reinsurance disputes. As a former division general counsel of a large domestic property and casualty carrier, Jim has significant experience with the regulatory...
From sustainability efforts and diversity, equity and inclusion programs to labor management and board governance, companies and institutions are sharply focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, actions, and goals — or are ramping up their strategies on these fronts. With a wide...
![Kayleigh T. Keilty](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Keilty_Kayleigh_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=bXtKH3hv)
Kayleigh Keilty is an experienced trial attorney who represents companies in Maryland and across the country in litigation in state and federal courts, particularly in civil matters involving antitrust claims, litigation funding and class actions. Kayleigh also handles complex commercial and...
![Erin Westbrook](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-09/Westbrook_Erin_LinkedIn.jpg?h=f8ed7cbc&itok=YD4sOXRO)
Erin Westbrook assists clients in the food, beverage, agribusiness and cannabis industries with matters involving their intellectual property and business disputes. Her experience includes counseling and litigation involving trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets and contracts, and she...