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Addressing the environmental impacts of operating businesses and organizations in the United States is a critical responsibility. Whether building a new power plant, operating a chemical manufacturing facility, developing greenfield property, assessing previously developed real property for...
Real-World Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Counseling Information is a vitally important asset in today’s digital age. Companies are collecting and processing unprecedented amounts of data, much of which is sensitive employee and customer information. Often, companies rely upon the assistance of...
![Katie Barrett Wiik](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-09/Barrett-Wiik_Katie_LinkedIn.jpg?h=740146fe&itok=HBKVDC6j)
Katherine "Katie" Barrett Wiik is a litigator with more than 17 years of experience handling federal and state appellate matters and litigation disputes. Katie has served as lead attorney in dozens of appeals and secured favorable outcomes for clients before the Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits...
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Melissa Clarke advises clients in a variety of industries in matters involving environmental permitting, counseling and litigation. She assists with the acquisition, development and siting of pipelines, power plants, solar and wind projects. Melissa negotiates and drafts environmental contractual...
![Cathleen M. Devlin](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Devlin_Cathleen_LinkedIn.jpg?h=16f15343&itok=jvTYJPpf)
Cathleen Devlin is chair of the firm's Litigation Department, a role in which she guides the Department's strategic focus and initiatives, manages its daily operations, and oversees nearly 200 litigators across the firm's 18 offices. She is the first woman to serve in the role at the firm. A...
![Jared S. Hawk](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Hawk_Jared_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=23f_oxq8)
Jared Hawk is an experienced trial attorney who handles litigation matters for clients ranging from start-ups to product designers and manufacturers to large players in the energy industry. Jared's courtroom experience includes successes in federal, state and appellate courts across the county in...
![Erik VanderWeyden](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Vanderweyden_Erik_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=6XkTGFue)
Erik VanderWeyden has a multi-faceted legal practice in which he assists clients with issues involving condominium and common interest associations, tax controversies, and cybersecurity and data privacy. In his work with condominium and common interest associations, Erik advises leadership on...
![Robert C. Gill](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gill_Robert_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=WaDgveuP)
Robert Gill has more than 35 years of experience as a commercial litigator. Robert handles cases both locally in the Washington, D.C. metro area and throughout the United States, and has tried a number of cases in state and federal courts, and before arbitration tribunals. He has particular...
![Henry A. Platt](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Platt_Henry_LinkedIn.jpg?h=0afe7b08&itok=rLMmotst)
Henry Platt brings more than three decades of experience to his work representing management nationwide in labor and employment disputes in industries ranging from government contracting to retail sales and higher education. Henry is a skilled trial lawyer who litigates jury and non-jury cases...
![Kyra A. Smerkanich](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Smerkanich_Kyra_LinkedIn.jpg?h=5f4e38f5&itok=xsJ5XKYR)
Kyra Smerkanich represents clients in complex civil litigation, helping them to navigate the challenging landscapes that arise in business and insurance disputes. Working in partnership with her clients – with an eye towards understanding their business practices and legal needs – Kyra is not afraid...
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Jason McElroy is a trial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience representing clients in complex litigation in federal and state courts. He has obtained verdicts and judgments in jury trials, bench trials and arbitration proceedings throughout the country. Jason litigates a wide range of matters...