Deborah Baum, Pillsbury’s Global Head of Litigation, is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has secured an impressive success rate in cases she has tried, and in those in which she prevailed before trial.

Steve Becker leads Pillsbury’s International Trade practice. His work encompasses a broad range of legal subjects in the areas of international trade regulation and international law.

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.

Ben Cote focuses his practice on international trade and national security matters.

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

Aimee Priya Ghosh focuses her practice on global security, cybersecurity and government affairs. Aimee’s clients include leading providers of physical and cybersecurity services and organizations with unique security needs.

Amanda Halter is managing partner of the firm’s Houston office, a national authority on environmental and natural resources law and policy, and co-leader of Pillsbury’s multidisciplinary Minerals, Metals and Material Supply Chains and Canada practice teams.

David Jakopin, a partner since 1996 and the head of Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley Intellectual Property (IP) group, is a strategic thinker who brings a broad knowledge base and creativity to provide practical advice and concrete implementations on difficult issues.

For 39 years at Pillsbury, Rob James has helped clients achieve their goals on complex energy, construction and infrastructure transactions.

David Klein, a Pillsbury Litigation partner, is repeatedly recognized in Chambers USA for his skill in resolving insurance coverage disputes through litigation and negotiation.

As a partner in Pillsbury’s Tax team for Business & Financial Transactions, Don Lonczak has over 30 years of transactional tax experience involving planning for commercial transactions, ranging from mergers and other acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs, debt restructurings, public and private financings, and derivatives.

The Honorable Jeffrey S. Merrifield, a former presidential appointee to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is leader of Pillsbury’s Nuclear Energy Team and co-Leader of the firm’s Energy Transition practice. He is widely recognized as an international thought leader on nuclear power and the deployment of complex energy systems for the avoidance of carbon generation.

Ashleigh Myers maintains a multifaceted practice, helping companies achieve compliance objectives, resolve complex environmental risks and liabilities, and manage environmental projects.

Steve Ryan, global leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, advises companies on venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate governance matters with a strong emphasis on representing private high-growth companies and venture capital investment firms.

Michael Sibarium focuses on litigation, government investigations, and counseling matters generally involving significant antitrust, trade regulation, and other legal issues relating to competition.

Elina Teplinsky, a leading member of Pillsbury’s International Nuclear Projects team and Energy Industry Group deputy leader, focuses on international nuclear energy matters, including advice to U.S. and global clients on transactional and regulatory issues.

Tim Walsh is outside counsel for the nuclear power industry. Tim handles a variety of matters, including complex technical litigation, internal investigations, whistleblower claims, and appellate matters for the industry.

Reza Zarghamee advises U.S. and international clients on a vast array of environmental and sustainable finance matters, including the strategies for performing compliance audits, devising remediation strategies, responding to governmental investigations, defending against enforcement actions, chemical regulation, toxic torts litigation defense, transactional due diligence, devising remediation strategies and SEC disclosures.

A special counsel in the international trade group, Julian focuses his practice on trade, customs, national security law and litigation.

Sahar Hafeez focuses her practice on international trade and national security matters. 

M.C. Hammond has been practicing nuclear energy law for nearly 10 years at both Pillsbury and the Department of Energy (DOE). She recently returned to Pillsbury from the DOE, where she advised on over $2.9 billion in nuclear loans and awards within the past three years.

Jillian Marullo represents clients across industries in all aspects of commercial litigation, with a focus on environmental, energy and maritime matters.

Eric Moorman focuses his practice on environmental law, land use policy and natural resources.

Justin Rubin provides legal, lobbying and strategic counsel to U.S. and U.S.-allied-owned companies in matters involving the intersection of law, business and public policy.

Baylee Beeman focuses her practice on corporate tax matters.

Gary Shaw is a litigator specializing in international arbitration, judgment enforcement and sovereign representation, and is experienced in representing foreign governments in disputes before ICSID, UNCITRAL and U.S. courts.

Allan Van Vliet advises clients on a wide variety of commercial transactions, with a focus on serving clients in the real estate, construction, and energy industries.

Marcus Burden advises a mixture of private and public firms, along with private equity and sovereign wealth funds on a wide range of matters from tariff, sanctions and export controls compliance across many industries, including defense, construction, shipbuilding, automotive, aerospace, technology, retail, and critical minerals and mining.

John M. Thomas is a senior policy advisor in Pillsbury’s Government Law and Strategies practice. John has nearly two decades of experience in the supervision of various legislative and federal policies involving defense, foreign affairs, homeland security, veterans affairs, energy and environmental issues.