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Class ActionsLabor & EmploymentMVPs

Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.

Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., chair of Duane Morris’ Workplace Class Action group, has nearly four decades’ experience of practicing law and has defended some of the most significant bet-the-company cases ever filed against corporate America. Mr. Maatman has represented companies, executive teams and boards across the country in class action litigation,…
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December 9, 2021
LitigationMVPsTax

George W. Benson

George W. Benson advises clients on federal income tax planning, tax controversy and tax litigation matters, particularly in the area of cooperative taxation.
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December 9, 2021
InsuranceLitigationMVPs

George Hooker

George Hooker is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office who co-manages the South Florida Property Group. His practice group focuses on the defense of first-party property insurance claims, including handling the litigation of numerous water, sinkhole, fire, SIU fraud and theft claims through trial. Additionally, George and the South…
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December 9, 2021
MVPsShares Client PhilosophyTrade

George N. Grammas

George Grammas is a partner in the global law practice of Squire Patton Boggs, where he chairs the firm’s International Trade Practice, focusing on trade compliance and national security matters across our global network in 20 countries and more than 40 offices. He is chair emeritus of the Aerospace, Defense…
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December 9, 2021
FinanceMVPsReal EstateTransactions

Gary A. Goodman

Gary Goodman is a Real Estate partner with extensive experience with real estate financing transactions, representing domestic and foreign institutional lenders and borrowers in fee and leasehold construction and term financings, refinancings, mezzanine financings and workouts. Gary routinely represents agent banks in syndicated loans and in dealing with the co-lenders…
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December 9, 2021
MVPsPrivate EquityShares Client Philosophy

Geoffrey C. Cockrell

Geoff is the chair of the firm's private equity group, and serves on the firm's Board of Partners. He has a wide scope of experience in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. His mergers and acquisition experience, representing private equity sponsors, strategic purchasers and sellers extends across a diverse number…
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December 9, 2021
Complex CommercialLitigationMVPsShares Client Philosophy

Frank W. Ryan

Frank Ryan is DLA Piper's Global Co-Chair, Global Co-CEO, and Americas Chair. In his practice, Frank has handled numerous cases, arbitrations and trials in a variety of areas, including media and sports, commercial, medical device, and sovereign disputes. He is known as a go-to strategist and litigator with particular experience…
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December 9, 2021
M&AMVPs

Francis J. Aquila

The Financial Times has described Frank Aquila as “one of the most influential and high-profile M&A and corporate lawyers in the U.S.” who has “played a role in many of the largest and most complex deals.” In December 2019, Mr. Aquila was one of the dealmakers profiled in an article…
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December 9, 2021
InsuranceLitigationMVPsShares Client Philosophy

Frank Falzetta

Frank Falzetta is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office, and is Head of the firm's Insurance Team. Frank focuses on insurance-related litigation, class actions and antitrust/unfair competition claims. Over the past 32 years, he has defended insurers in state and federal courts…
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December 9, 2021
LitigationMedia & EntertainmentMVPsShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Erin E. Rhinehart

Erin frequently defends class action litigation in state and federal court, with a focus on consumer, health care, mass tort, and environmental issues; and, assists clients as they navigate a variety of contract (licensing, distribution, master services agreements, franchise agreements, non-compete, entertainment, non-disclosure, and non-disparagement agreements) and employment issues. Erin…
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December 9, 2021