August 19, 2021 – Locke Lord is pleased to announce 140 lawyers from 14 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and 37 lawyers from 10 offices were recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. In addition, nine of the Firm’s lawyers were recognized under the special designation of Lawyer of the Year, an honor earned by just one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area.
Lawyer of the Year Recipients:
Paul E. Coggins (Dallas) – Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
L. Jeffrey Hubenak (Austin) – Real Estate Law
John G. Igoe (West Palm Beach) – Corporate Law
Omer F. “Rick” Kuebel III (New Orleans) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Elizabeth E. Mack (Dallas) – Environmental Law
Jennifer Capasso Mendonça (Boston) – Public Finance Law
George Ticknor (Boston) – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Bradley C. Weber (Dallas) – Antitrust Law
The full list of Locke Lord lawyers listed in the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch follows below.
Atlanta
- Brian T. Casey – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Austin
- Jerry K. Clements – Commercial Litigation
- Nicole Olvera Cook – Ones to Watch: Real Estate Law
- Daniel Durell – Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Brad Hawley – Real Estate Law
- L. Jeffrey Hubenak – Real Estate Law
- Stephen J. Humeniuk – Ones to Watch: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
- Susan A. Kidwell – Appellate Practice
- Tai C. Tran – Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law
Boston
- Christopher M. Flanagan – Tax Law
- Megan Foscaldi – Ones to Watch: Corporate Law
- Richard D. Glovsky – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stanley Keller – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
- Daryl J. Lapp – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Richard A. Manley Jr. – Public Finance Law
- Stephanie H. Massey – Public Finance Law
- Jennifer Capasso Mendonça – Public Finance Law
- David L. Ruediger – Banking and Finance Law
- Walter J. St. Onge III – Public Finance Law
- Jeffrey Swope – Commercial Litigation, Education Law
- George Ticknor – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Adrienne K. Walker – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- John L. Whitlock– Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jonathan W. Young– Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Chicago
- Christopher R. Barth – Insurance Law
- Jon Biasetti – Insurance Law
- Tom Bohac – Ones to Watch: Corporate Law
- Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance Law, Reinsurance Law
- Matthew T. Furton – Insurance Law
- Kevin D. Kelly – Employment Law – Management
- Jennifer A. Kenedy – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Michael B. Kind – Ones to Watch: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Samuel Stempel – Real Estate Law
- Steven T. Whitmer – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Cincinnati
- Todd L. Cooper – Public Finance Law, Tax Law
Dallas
- Stuart Bumpas – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- E. Philip Bush – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
- Paul E. Coggins – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Michael H. Collins – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
- Don M. Glendenning – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- W. Scott Hastings – Appellate Practice, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Van M. Jolas – Corporate Law
- C. Scott Jones – Commercial Litigation
- Christopher J. Larson – Ones to Watch: Real Estate Law
- Thomas F. Loose – Appellate Practice
- Elizabeth E. Mack – Environmental Law
- John B. McKnight – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kip Mendrygal – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Harriet Miers – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice
- Brandan Montminy – Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation
- Robert T. Mowrey – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Paul G. Nason – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Charles E. Phipps – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Geoffrey Polma – Tax Law
- Michael V. Powell – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Robin G. Shaughnessy – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Frank E. Stevenson II – Litigation – Securities
- Robb P. Stewart – Real Estate Law
- Cynthia Timms – Appellate Practice
- Kevin L. Twining – Corporate Law
- Bradley C. Weber – Antitrust Law
- Thomas G. Yoxall – Commercial Litigation
Houston
- John K. Arnold – Energy Law
- Charles S. Baker – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- M. Benjamin Cowan – Environmental Law
- Akilah F. Craig – Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lauren Doughty – Trusts and Estates
- Chris Dove – Appellate Practice
- Rachel Fitzgerald – Ones to Watch: Corporate Law
- David M. Gregory – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David E. Harrell Jr. – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
- Gerald D. (Jerry) Higdon – Environmental Law
- Mark Jacob – Trusts and Estates
- Stephen C. Jacobs – Real Estate Law
- Paul Kjelsberg – Corporate Law
- Brandon Lobb – Derivatives and Futures Law
- Christopher L. Martin – Insurance Law
- Mark Miller – Derivatives and Futures Law
- Robert D. Miller – Government Relations Practice
- Ryan Morgan – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Tammi S. Niven – Banking and Finance Law
- Hanna Norvell – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Chelsea H. Overhuls – Ones to Watch: Trusts and Estates
- Sagar Patel – Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation
- Jonathan Pelayo – Commercial Litigation
- Gerald J. Pels – Environmental Law
- Joe Perillo – Corporate Law
- Mike Peters – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Paul M. Pruett – Real Estate Law
- Elizabeth Corey Raber – Ones to Watch: Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law
- Terry Radney – Oil and Gas Law
- Edward A. Razim III – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Andrew Reed – Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ann Ryan Robertson – Arbitration, International Arbitration – Governmental
- J. Michael Rose – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Shannon Collins Schroeder – Ones to Watch: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Bill Swanstrom – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
- David Taylor – Corporate Law
- Chris Verducci – Litigation – Construction
- Deanna Markowitz Willson – Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Environmental Law
Los Angeles
- Alfred M. Clark – Real Estate Law
- Jonevin Sabado – Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management
New Orleans
- Brad C. Knapp – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Omer F. “Rick” Kuebel III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Peyton C. Lambert – Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation
- Robert W. Mouton– Real Estate Law
New York
- Rob Evans – Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Alan J. Levin – Insurance Law, Reinsurance Law
- Eric C. Strain – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stephanie Wickouski – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Providence
- Lori A. Basilico – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mark W. Freel – Commercial Litigation
- Christopher D. Graham – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Karen S. D. Grande – Public Finance Law
- Douglas G. Gray – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Susan Kiernan – Banking and Finance Law
- Paul M. Mahoney Jr. – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael L. Newquist – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Michael V. Serra – Ones to Watch: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Richard G. Small – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Washington, D.C.
- Denise Hanna – Health Care Law
West Palm Beach
- Thomas J. Cunningham – Commercial Litigation
- John G. Igoe – Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law
- Richard J. Miller – Public Finance Law
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About Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord is a full-service law firm with global reach and 20 offices designed to meet clients’ needs in the United States and around the world. The Firm has a history that spans more than 130 years and is a leader in the middle market arena. Locke Lord focuses on providing the highest levels of commitment, quality and service to clients across its five Key Sectors: Energy and Infrastructure; Finance and Financial Services; Insurance and Reinsurance; Pharmaceutical; and Private Equity. In addition, the Firm advises clients across a broad spectrum of other industries, including fund formation, venture capital, health care, public finance, real estate, technology, cybersecurity and white collar, while providing a wealth of experience through its complex litigation, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and transactional teams.
Dallas Associate Tucker Davison has been chosen for the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers 2021 Leadership Class. Now in its 25th year, the program brings together young lawyers who want to make a difference within their community and the bar. As a participant, Davison will have opportunities to learn about the City of Dallas and develop relationships with local leaders. The program also promotes leadership development within the bar association as well as local nonprofit and civic communities, providing a forum for identifying the many ways to give back to North Texas.
Locke Lord is pleased to announce nine of the Firm’s lawyers from five offices were recognized under the special designation of 2022 Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America®, an honor earned by just one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area.
The Lawyer of the Year recipients are:
Paul E. Coggins (Dallas) – Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
L. Jeffrey Hubenak (Austin) – Real Estate Law
Omer F. “Rick” Kuebel III (New Orleans) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Elizabeth E. Mack (Dallas) – Environmental Law
Jennifer Capasso Mendonça (Boston) – Public Finance Law
George Ticknor (Boston) – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Bradley C. Weber (Dallas) – Antitrust Law
Los Angeles Managing Partner Nina Huerta, an alumna of USC Gould School of Law, was featured in an interview with USC Gould highlighting her work with community and professional organizations to increase Latino access to law school and representation in the legal profession.
“There are so many systemic and economic barriers to getting smart, qualified attorneys through the legal pipeline,” she said.
Huerta discusses her work as President of the Mexican American Bar Foundation, which funds scholarships for law school students of Latino heritage, and with Just the Beginning – A Pipeline Organization, serving on the steering committee of the nonprofit’s Summer Legal Institute for underrepresented high school students. Huerta also spearheads Locke Lord’s participation in Verbum Dei High School’s internship program.
To read the full article, click here.
July 12, 2021 – Locke Lord is pleased to announce the promotion of two lawyers to Partnership level in the Firm’s Boston and Providence offices. The lawyers are members of Locke Lord’s Corporate and Transactional and Debt Finance Practice Groups.
In Boston:
Michael I. Harrison represents banks, finance companies, private equity sponsors and public and private operating companies in a broad range of debt financing transactions, including syndicated lending transactions, second lien and subordinated debt financings and restructuring transactions. Harrison’s extensive experience includes representation of agents and arrangers in syndicated lending transactions, direct lending entities in lending transactions and equity sponsors and operating companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations.
In Providence:
Robert E. Baute Jr. primarily focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions and general corporate law. Baute has represented a variety of private equity and venture capital funds, public and private companies and individuals on transactions in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. He advises clients on matters ranging from leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, joint ventures and recapitalizations to vendor contracts, employment and equity incentive arrangements and other corporate matters. He has represented clients in a range of industries, including: telecom, networks and spectrum; technology; digital media, events and publishing; and consumer and retail, among others.
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About Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord is a full-service law firm with global reach and 20 offices designed to meet clients’ needs in the United States and around the world. The Firm has a history that spans more than 130 years and is a leader in the middle market arena. Locke Lord focuses on providing the highest levels of commitment, quality and service to clients across its five Key Sectors: Energy and Infrastructure; Finance and Financial Services; Insurance and Reinsurance; Pharmaceutical; and Private Equity. In addition, the Firm advises clients across a broad spectrum of other industries, including fund formation, venture capital, health care, public finance, real estate, technology, cybersecurity and white collar, while providing a wealth of experience through its complex litigation, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and transactional teams.
Locke Lord was ranked No. 3 on The Bond Buyer’s list of top bond counsel in the nation for competitive sales during the first half of 2021, with 113 issues totaling $2.05 billion, the highest number of issues of any firm in the top 10.
Just a few of Locke Lord’s many recent notable bond counsel matters include representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as bond counsel in the issuance of approximately $690 million of Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenue bonds in three series; representing the State of Vermont in the $153.3 million sale of general obligation bonds in three series, generating a nearly $30 million premium; and representing Southcoast Health System in connection with the issuance of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Southcoast Health System Obligated Group Issue, Series G (2021).
Locke Lord’s Public Finance Practice Group is a premier, nationally recognized public finance practice, with over 130 years of involvement in the law of public borrowing and the federal tax and securities aspects of public debt obligations. The team’s experience and exemplary, high-quality client service have earned Locke Lord recognition as one of the foremost public finance law firms in the country.
Locke Lord has been named by BTI Consulting Group to its list of Most Recommended Law Firms for 2021. Based on in-depth interviews with general counsel, the list recognizes firms that top legal decision makers recommend above all others.
The Firm has also recently been named again by BTI Consulting Group to its annual Client Service A-Team, which recognizes law firms that have demonstrated exceptional performance in client service. In 2020, BTI recognized Locke Lord among law firms that top legal decision makers and Fortune 1000 clients said are best at developing and implementing alternative fee arrangements and as a firm that is “winning in the COVID-19 world” by jumping in and committing as the pandemic redefined clients’ objectives.
Houston Office Managing Partner Laura Edrington, a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors and Chair of Locke Lord’s Corporate Trust Practice Group, was selected by The Women’s Resource as a 2021 Outstanding Women in Banking and Finance honoree. The award acknowledges women who have made substantial contributions and achievements in banking and finance and serve as an inspiration to the community. Edrington will be recognized among the 2021 honorees during The Women’s Resource’s 30th Annual Luncheon in October.
Edrington represents financial institutions in connection with securitizations, public finance and bonds. She is well recognized as a leader in representing trustees in connection with events of default and plays a crucial role in negotiating and advising trustees in connection with enforcement rights. Financial institutions regularly seek Edrington’s advice in connection with complex financial structures in negotiating documents for new issuances, dispute resolution and for improving internal policies and practices.
A longtime supporter of Houston community organizations and initiatives, Edrington is an active volunteer and holds a number of leadership positions, including: Board of Directors, Greater Houston Partnership; Board of Directors, Central Houston Inc.; Director, Harris County MUD 410; Sustaining Member, Junior League of Houston; Board of Directors, Pine Cove Christian Camps; and Member, West University Baptist Church.
New York Partners Alan Clement, Chair of Locke Lord’s Intellectual Property Department, and Peter Fill, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Patent Strategies Practice Group, Chicago Partner Steven Trybus, Co-Chair of the Firm’s IP Pharmaceutical Practice Group, and Atlanta Partner Tim Xia, Co-Chair of the Firm’s International Transactions Practice Group, have been recognized in the 2021 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. They are included among the leading patent services providers in prosecution, litigation and licensing.
In addition, Locke Lord has been recognized among the leading IP litigation firms in Illinois, with the publication noting the Firm’s facility for life sciences patent litigation.
Published by Intellectual Asset Management, the IAM Patent 1000 identifies top patent professionals in key jurisdictions from around the globe. The guide is compiled following an extensive research process. Over a period of five months, the IAM research team conducted thousands of extensive interviews with in-house counsel and lawyers around the world to identify the leading players in the field.
(CHICAGO) June 29, 2021 – Chicago Partner Ernesto Palomo has been named by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the 2021 Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, recognizing his leadership as Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and significant impact advancing diversity and inclusion in the community.
Locke Lord’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee serves as an integral part of the Firm’s diversity and inclusion management and works to ensure these principles permeate throughout the Firm. Palomo co-leads a range of activities focusing on recruitment, retention, equal advancement opportunities, education programs and initiatives supporting equal justice and civil rights organizations. Locke Lord is currently participating in the Mansfield Rule Certification 4.0 from Diversity Lab after achieving Mansfield Rule Certification 3.0 in 2020, which recognized the Firm for hitting targets designed to boost the representation of diverse lawyers considered for recruitment, governance roles, equity partner promotions and inclusion in formal pitch presentations to clients. The Firm also achieved a 100 percent rating in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, earning the Firm the distinction of being an employer of choice for LGBTQ employees.
Palomo serves as Treasurer of the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms and is a Board Member of Latino Justice PRLDEF, Just the Beginning – A Pipeline Organization and the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic. He also is a former Board Member of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, past Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow and active member of the Hispanic National Bar Association, which named him Attorney of the Year in 2019. Palomo was also recognized among the Crain’s Chicago Business 2019 Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting and Law honorees.
In his practice, Palomo has devoted considerable time to pro bono matters through the National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Disability and Elder Law and Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. A member of Locke Lord’s Litigation Practice Group, Palomo has extensive experience representing large multinational companies in court and commercial arbitration proceedings around the country. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Firm’s COVID-19 Insurance Dispute Resolution Group.
To read the Crain’s Chicago Business profile on Palomo, click here (subscription may be required).
Diversity and inclusion is one of Locke Lord’s five core values and an integral part of the Firm’s strategic plan. Locke Lord understands that fostering an inclusive environment results in better decision-making, better outcomes for clients and a firm where team members can be successful and thrive. To read more about Locke Lord’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, click here.
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About Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord is a full-service law firm with global reach and 20 offices designed to meet clients’ needs in the United States and around the world. The Firm has a history that spans more than 130 years and is a leader in the middle market arena. Locke Lord focuses on providing the highest levels of commitment, quality and service to clients across its five Key Sectors: Energy and Infrastructure; Finance and Financial Services; Insurance and Reinsurance; Pharmaceutical; and Private Equity. In addition, the Firm advises clients across a broad spectrum of other industries, including fund formation, venture capital, health care, public finance, real estate, technology, cybersecurity and white collar, while providing a wealth of experience through its complex litigation, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and transactional teams.