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Zach Fairlie represents clients in complex corporate reorganizations and distressed asset sales in court-supervised processes and out-of-court restructurings – principally those involving balance sheet, environmental, labor, and mass tort litigation issues throughout a wide variety of industries, including agriculture, alternative investments, construction, energy, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, telecommunications, and transportation.
Stephen J. Fallis focuses his practice on commercial leasing and real estate litigation, bringing decades of experience to clients involved in complex property and leasing disputes. He brings extensive beneficial experience representing parties in retail and shopping center leases, including lease enforcement, negotiation, and restructuring. He routinely advises landlords, tenants, developers, and investors on legal matters tied to commercial real estate occupancy and use in an effort find beneficial resolutions for all key stakeholders.
Sarah B. Fandrey represents and advises private equity (PE) firms; real estate investment trusts (REITS); multi-family housing operators; and shopping center, office, warehouse, hotel, multi-family, and single-family housing developers; in addition, she represents and advises railway companies, lenders, trusts, families, restaurants, tenants, joint ventures, non-profits, and investors across the country. Her representation spans corporate transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, development, construction, leasing, and financing, where she proactively mitigates risk and efficiently solves issues that arise in the context of business transactions.
Chase Fann is an experienced, diverse litigator and a practical problem solver. His practice focuses on the representation of individuals and businesses in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation matters, including commercial contract disputes between businesses, customers, lenders, and tenants; partnership and intra-corporate investigations and separations; post-acquisition contractual disputes; employment claims; trade secret and non-competition advising and litigation; entertainment matters; and state and white-collar criminal defense. Chase has represented clients ranging from professional and amateur athletes, musicians, business executives, public officials, and publicly traded companies to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits. He leverages his breadth of experience to develop tailored solutions for complex, high-profile, and day-to-day matters with precision and confidence.
Ron Fano helps public entities such as metropolitan districts, intergovernmental authorities, fire protection districts, water and sanitation districts, and business improvement districts to ensure that they are run properly and are able to address the short and long term operation and maintenance of their public facilities, services, and programs for the benefit of their property owners and residents.
Jonathan Farmer obtains the best possible results for clients through zealous advocacy and creative, thoughtful solutions, allowing them to navigate potentially damaging situations through risk mitigation, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense and government investigations, personal injury, wrongful death, and civil litigation.
Jon Farnsworth assists clients with all aspects of business and technology law, motivated by the belief that the best way to drive progress is to empower business owners and executives with innovative solutions. His guiding principle is clear: “Help good people do good things.” With a steadfast conviction that an attorney should foster business, not inhibit it, Jon has built his career on being a trusted advisor, enabling entrepreneurs and companies to innovate, grow, and thrive.
Bryan Farris creatively and strategically guides businesses through a wide range of corporate transactions and associated decision-making with a focus on advising startups, new ventures, and emerging companies across both national and international legal landscapes. In addition, he is a recognized leader in the oil and gas space, with extensive experience managing oil and gas transactions, including mergers and acquisitions of oil and gas properties; capital formation, financing, and securities, including private offerings and syndications; mineral rights valuations; and general industry negotiation, mediation, and litigation.
Elizabeth Fast is a retired partner at Spencer Fane in the Banking and Financial Services group. For more than 40 years, she has been counseling banks, holding companies and other financial institutions on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters.
Cody Faulk represents investor and municipally owned utility clients in both routine and complicated administrative, transactional, operational, and regulatory issues, helping them capitalize on financial benefits in operations while avoiding potential crises. He specifically focuses on regulatory and enforcement proceedings for municipalities, utilities, and landowners before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, including providing consulting services to outside firms needing aid in navigating these regulatory agencies.
Jane Fedder is a proven and trusted advocate, advisor, strategist, trial, and appellate attorney specializing in resolving complex environmental enforcement, litigation, and insurance recovery disputes.
Esther Feuer counsels and advises clients in a broad range of labor and employment-related matters in a wide-range of industries on workplace issues and risks, including employee hires, separations, leaves, accommodations, pre-employment considerations, wage and hour risks, employment policies and both physical and website ADA accessibility. Her practical, solutions-oriented approach helps clients navigate complex employment issues while minimizing legal risk and exposure and supporting effective compliance with evolving workplace laws.
Grant Figari relies on his proven experience in court to assist clients with weighing the costs and benefits of litigation compared to other dispute resolution options. He focuses his growing practice on complex commercial litigation, with particular experience representing banks and other financial services providers.
Jeff Figge practices in the estate planning and business transactions groups. In his business practice, Jeff represents privately held and startup entities on formation, sales and acquisitions, complex contract negotiations and implementation, and various organizational, tax, and corporate succession issues.
Marilyn Fine quickly and skillfully advises clients on a full range of real estate transactions and litigation as well as corporate law matters, commercial litigation, and banking law. Her real estate clientele includes buyers and sellers, lenders, title insurers, escrow agencies, developers, landlords, and tenants.
Kayla Finnegan helps businesses, employers, and other organizations resolve disputes and manage legal challenges so they can protect their interests and achieve their objectives. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation and employment matters.
Laura Fischer dedicates herself to delivering a high level of service to her clients as an experienced employee benefits attorney. She provides guidance to various employee benefit plan sponsors regarding an array of benefit plan matters. Laura is equipped to advise plan sponsors on a variety of compliance issues, including ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and various health care reform mandates. With her counsel, clients can more adeptly navigate the complex and ever-changing regulations regarding the administration and distribution of employee benefits.
Jonathan Flaxer has built a distinguished career in business bankruptcy law, representing a wide range of stakeholders in complex restructuring matters as he diligently aligns processes and outcomes with business and individual goals and objectives. He regularly advises companies experiencing financial distress, Chapter 11 trustees, plan administrators, indenture trustees, distressed debt investors, asset purchasers, and landlords in bankruptcy proceedings and insolvency-related litigation. He also frequently serves as a Chapter 11 trustee and plan administrator.
Jason Flower is an environmental attorney with a nationwide practice focused on assisting corporate clients, especially in the chemical, manufacturing, mining, energy, and agricultural industries, with managing their environmental liabilities. Previously serving as the Environmental Practice Group Chair at an AmLaw 100 firm, Jason takes a team-oriented approach to helping clients strategically navigate an increasingly complex environmental regulatory landscape.
Maureen Foster is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, representing clients in commercial, employment, and real estate litigation matters. She strives to proactively meet her client’s needs throughout the entire litigation process, using a wide range of dispute resolution methods to achieve optimal outcomes.
Shirley Foster represents insurance carriers and corporate clientele in complex coverage disputes and high-stakes litigation, utilizing a practical, results-driven approach throughout all stages of a dispute. From early case evaluation through proactive discovery initiatives and motion practice, she strategizes and communicates legal recommendations for satisfactory case resolution. She advises clients on insurance coverage issues, regulatory compliance matters, and risk management strategies, focusing on protecting the client’s key business interests.
Will Foster helps individuals, businesses, and tax-exempt organizations navigate complex tax, transactional, and estate planning matters so they can achieve their personal, business, and financial objectives with confidence.
Mateo Fowler counsels and represents clients within the complex and rapidly evolving landscape of intellectual property law, employing acute creative and strategic insight to protect clients and support a competitive advantage as they navigate diverse IP matters, including dispute resolution, licensing, acquisitions, and sales. In addition to IP portfolio management, he counsels startups and existing entities of all sizes on technology joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.
Tina Fowler helps employers navigate workplace challenges and manage employment-related risk, providing proactive representation in employment disputes and robust defense in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other workplace claims before the EEOC, state and federal courts, and appellate courts. She has a proven track record of achieving positive outcomes for clients before judges, juries, arbitrators, and mediators. With deep consideration for all levels of risk, she strives to provide proactive advice and strategies to clients early on in litigation proceedings to win or favorably resolve disputes.
Christine Fox helps guide individuals and businesses through all stages of litigation and dispute resolution, regularly navigating complex business disputes and matters related to employment law, business litigation, corporate law, and appellate law.
George Freedman is a civil litigator with extensive experience helping businesses of all sizes resolve complex litigation matters involving diverse legal issues. George is adept at quickly understanding the complex legal needs of his clients, developing approaches that best meet the client’s business goals, and tenaciously executing the strategy.
Melodie Freeman-Burney represents businesses, policyholders, insurers, and other organizations in multifaceted litigation and insurance coverage matters, providing strategic counsel on disputes, claims, and risk management issues that can significantly impact their operations and financial interests.
Ashlyn Frix helps businesses, financial institutions, and employers resolve disputes, manage risk, and complete complex business transactions so they can achieve their legal and business objectives.
John Funk helps financial institutions, businesses, and real estate stakeholders structure transactions, manage risk, and achieve their strategic objectives.
David Funkhouser counsels clients in complex commercial litigation matters. He is a deeply trusted advisor to many of the nation’s largest consumer loan servicers, mortgage origination companies, and financial institutions, using a client-centric, results-oriented approach to each and every matter he is entrusted with by his clients. David also routinely handles real estate disputes and contract litigation, as well as fiduciary, trust, and probate litigation. He has also defended clients in multiple class-action lawsuits across the country.