Shinya Akiyama, a Pillsbury Corporate partner, has counseled Japanese companies starting, acquiring and managing U.S. business, and preventing and defending lawsuits, for 28 years.

Shellka Arora-Cox focuses her practice on project finance, corporate finance, Islamic finance, sustainable finance, acquisitions, tax equity, construction and restructuring.

Stephen Ashley advises clients on a wide range of securities law matters and regularly represents both issuers and underwriters in both domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions.

Simon Barrett is the head of Pillsbury’s Finance practice in Japan and the co-head of the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure practice in Japan.

Pillsbury Corporate partner David S. Baxter is leader of the firm’s Financial Industry Group and co-leader of the firm’s Capital Markets Group and has advised on hundreds of securities issuances and other debt financings involving more than $100 billion.

Daniel Budofsky is the leader of the Derivatives & Structured Products group. With over 30 years of experience he advises financial institutions, corporations, investment funds and asset managers on financial products and regulation in domestic and international transactions.

Tommy Chan is an associate in the London office of Pillsbury and a member of the firm’s Asset Finance team.

Chika Chimezie focuses her practice on debt finance for mergers and acquisition transactions and purchase of high-value assets secured by a variety of asset classes including aircraft, receivables and asset-backed securities.

Payson Coleman represents high-net-worth individuals, family offices and foundations in a wide variety of estate planning, family office and trust administration, and tax residency matters.

Russell DaSilva draws on over 30 years of global experience and fluency in several languages as he advises general corporate lending, trade finance and leveraged acquisition finance clients, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.

Craig de Ridder, a Pillsbury partner, handles complex partnership, joint venture, banking, finance, tax advantaged investment, real estate, technology and infrastructure matters throughout the U.S. and globally.

Jeff Delaney, Pillsbury’s firmwide Corporate and Securities practice section leader, is an authority on specialized finance for energy, pharmaceutical and life insurance companies.

Richard Evans, dual-qualified as an attorney in California and a solicitor of England & Wales, focuses on finance and leasing transactions involving commercial aircraft and private jets.

Terrel Ferguson, a senior law clerk in Pillsbury’s Finance practice, represents borrowers, lenders and sponsors in a variety of complex domestic and cross-jurisdictional acquisitions and financings and has gained experience with both equity and bond offerings.

Patrick Fitzmaurice is a trusted advisor who counsels creditors concerning complex bankruptcy and litigation matters.

Pillsbury partner Scott Flick has successfully litigated precedent-setting cases, spearheaded several of the largest media-sector M&As, and handled media-related transactions valued at over $35 billion.

Will Fork represents electric utilities and companies on international energy transaction, export control, nuclear liability and domestic regulatory issues.

Jason P. Greenberg primarily represents aircraft lessors, banks and airlines in connection with commercial aircraft finance, leasing and trading transactions.

Max Griffin advises on a full-spectrum of banking and finance matters, both syndicated and bilateral, including corporate lending, real estate finance, fund finance and asset finance.

Based in Washington, DC, Pillsbury senior counsel James Grosser has deep experience in legal and tax aspects of partnership and LLC transactions.

Pillsbury partner Thomas Gump advises on corporate and finance matters, including debt and equity financings, M&A, and other strategic transactions, with special focus on energy, financial services and technology sectors.

Steve Hamilton, Pillsbury’s San Diego Real Estate practice leader, has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and closing real estate finance and commercial leasing deals.

Sheila Harvey, Pillsbury’s Energy Industry Group leader, Hydrogen and Sustainable Finance co-leader and Climate Change & Sustainability practice leader, is an accomplished adviser on climate, energy and environmental policy and regulatory issues as well as the impact of these policies and regulations on transactional and litigation matters.

Stephen B. Huttler offers clients a global perspective shaped by four decades of strategic counseling. Clients view Steve as a trusted advisor and senior statesman.

Jon Jekel advises artists, inventors, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies on intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on copyrights and trademarks.

Melissa Jones-Prus is a partner in the firm’s Finance practice, primarily representing clients who are active in the aviation sector.

Victoria is a multispecialist financing lawyer who advises borrowers and financial institutions on a broad range of transactions, with a focus on energy finance and project development.

Majk Kamami represents commercial banks, lenders and asset owners in complex syndicated and direct lending financing, structured finance and asset securitization transactions. 

Oleg Khokhlov, a highly regarded Russia-qualified lawyer with LL.M. degrees from University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown, advises banks and multinational corporate clients on a broad range of transactional finance, sanctions and compliance matters.

Chris Knight’s asset finance practice focuses on acting for lessors, banks, funds, export credit agencies and airlines on a wide range of high-value, cross-border aircraft and engine finance transactions.

Daniel Kong is an associate in Pillsbury’s Finance practice group. Daniel is located in the New York office.

Pillsbury Real Estate partner Eric Kremer has extensive experience advising on commercial real estate transactions, infrastructure development and complex project financings.

Stephanie’s practice focuses on general corporate and securities law matters, including public and private issuances of equity and debt securities, SEC disclosure, reporting and compliance, and M&A.

Issac Lee focuses on derivatives and secured finance transactions.

Mark Lessard, Pillsbury’s global Finance practice leader, advises dozens of clients worldwide on high-stakes debt and equity transactions, many of which have won “Deal of the Year” awards.

Jenny Liu is a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice and co-leader of the firm's China practice. She splits her time between the San Francisco, Shanghai and Beijing offices.

Josephine Lo has extensive experience advising on complex tax, business, economic development and affordable housing-related matters.

In addition to his lengthy legal career, Don also has practiced as a certified public accountant, which gives him added insight into the tax accounting and reporting challenges faced by clients.

Olivia Lugar advises clients in a broad range of industries on secured and unsecured debt financings as well as project development primarily in the renewable energy space.

Miles Mason advises television and radio broadcasters, telecommunications carriers, and other media and technology companies on a wide range of transactional, regulatory, and policy issues.

Olivia Matsushita is a Finance Partner in Pillsbury’s Tokyo office and a member of the Asset Finance and Sustainable Finance team.

Shannon advises financiers, funds, lessors and airlines across various aircraft finance transactions, employing a range of structures.

Georgina McCoig works with financial institutions and aircraft leasing companies on a variety of transactions.

Alicia McKnight advises clients in a wide range of industry sectors, but has generally focused on both domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects. Alicia is also the Co-Chair of Pillsbury’s Women's Impact Network (WIN).

David Miller, a Pillsbury Real Estate partner, has closed billions of dollars in public-private partnerships, financings and other complex transactions for U.S. and international clients.

Robert Nelson Jr. has played a leading role in the development and financing of over 100 energy and infrastructure projects worldwide, including a number of landmark projects.

Matthew Olhausen advises clients on various types of commercial transactions, with an emphasis on serving clients in the real estate, construction, and professional sports industries.

Julie Park works with a variety of public and private company clients, including tech companies and startups.

A senior partner of Pillsbury’s Financial Institutions group, Rodney Peck has worked with some of the world’s largest corporations in transactions worth billions of dollars.