Pierson Ferdinand LLP Continues Expansion With Addition of 104 Partners in January

Rapid growth following the firm’s launch in 2024 redefines the modern, elite law firm model.

NEW YORK, February 7, 2024 — Pierson Ferdinand LLP, a technology-driven, full-service law firm, proudly announces the addition of 104 partners who joined the firm in January, 2024. The partners represent more than 80 practice areas in the firm’s corporate, litigation and intellectual property departments.

The new partners follow Pierson Ferdinand’s launch at the start of 2024, which was one of the largest law firm launches in U.S. legal history. The partners are experienced practitioners, many of whom have been practicing together for years, serving as trusted legal advisors to a diverse client base.

“We welcome the over 100 new partners to PierFerd who will provide seamless service to our clients by leveraging our technology-driven, distributed firm model,” said Michael Pierson, co-chairman of Pierson Ferdinand. “Our people and culture are the linchpins to our mission to enable lawyers to practice their craft at the highest level and deliver strong results to clients.”

“Our newest partners reflect the investments we’ve made to PierFerd,” added Joel M. Ferdinand, Pierson Ferdinand co-chairman. “Each partner demonstrates our core values of innovation, diversity, respect, inclusion and collaboration as we continue to grow and serve our roster of clients.”

Partners who joined Pierson Ferdinand in January are listed below:

1. Katie Ackels, Litigation

2. Scott Agthe, Litigation

3. William Akins, Litigation

4. Sara Bass, Litigation

5. Gordon Berger, Corporate

6. Kimberly Booher, Corporate

7. Christina Bost Seaton, Litigation

8. Lincoln Briggs, Corporate

9. Edmund Brown, Corporate

10. Wayne Bunch, Corporate

11. Gene Burd, Litigation

12. Maura Burke, Litigation

13. Randy Burton, Litigation

14. Bradley Bush, Litigation

15. Vincent Bushnell, Litigation

16. Peter Cahill, Corporate

17. Adriana Cara, Litigation

18. Aurora Cassirer, Litigation

19. Melissa Choe, Corporate

20. Jeremy Cnudde, Corporate

21. Richard Cohen, Litigation

22. Tiffany Comprés, Litigation

23. Ahpaly Coradin, Corporate

24. Jonathan E. (Jed) Davis, Litigation

25. Matthew DeFrancesco, Litigation

26. Stephen Di Cioccio, Corporate

27. Paul Economon, Corporate

28. Robert Ellerbrock, Corporate

29. Amy Epstein Gluck, Litigation

30. Jewell Lim Esposito, Corporate

31. Adam Ettinger, Corporate

32. Joel Ferdinand, Litigation

33. Kyle Flaherty, Litigation

34. Phil Gallas, Corporate

35. Kelly Garrison, Litigation

36. Chuck Geitner, Litigation

37. Tyler Giles, Corporate

38. Barry Goheen, Litigation

39. Adriaan Grijns, Corporate

40. Ira Greenstein, Corporate

41. Jill Guldin, Litigation

42. Janna Holloway, Corporate

43. Rachel Huffstetler, Intellectual Property

44. Cammi Jones, Litigation

45. Jan Joosten, Corporate

46. Diem Kaelber, Litigation

47. Rich Kaye, Corporate

48. Chris Kinkade, Intellectual Property

49. Bill Kraus, Litigation

50. Rob Lesko, Litigation

51. Ari Levine, Corporate

52. Soren Lindstrom, Corporate

53. Deborah Lively, Intellectual Property

54. Bates Lovett, Litigation

55. David Makous, Litigation

56. James Marshall, Litigation

57. Todd Martin, Corporate

58. Mark Mathis, Corporate

59. Simone McCormick, Litigation

60. Dan McGuire, Litigation

61. Gregory McKenzie, Corporate

62. Meredith Mendes, Chief Financial Officer

63. David Mesa, Litigation

64. Maryam Meseha, Litigation

65. Dan Messeloff, Litigation

66. Eric Meyer, Litigation

67. Rachel Moynihan, Litigation

68. Justin Nahama, Litigation

69. Carl Neff, Litigation

70. Dan O'Brien, Corporate

71. Tony Onorato, Litigation

72. Stuart Panensky, Litigation

73. Matt Parrish, Corporate

74. Mukti Patel, Litigation

75. Chris Pey, Litigation

76. Michael Pierson, Corporate 

77. Bryan Pollard, Litigation

78. Sanford Posner, Corporate

79. Eric Pritchard, Corporate

80. Keats Quinalty, Intellectual Property

81. Richard Reiter, Litigation

82. David Renner, Litigation

83. Gary Rinkerman, Litigation

84. Yine Rodriguez Pérez, Litigation

85. Jonathan Rosan, Corporate

86. James Rosenbluth, Corporate

87. Karin Sage, Litigation

88. Donia Sawwan, Litigation

89. Larry Schmakeda, Litigation

90. Joseph Schramm, Litigation

91. Lisa Schubel, Corporate

92. Sharon Soloff, Corporate

93. Landon Speights, Litigation

94. James (Jim) Spitzer, Jr., Corporate

95. Sidney (Sid) Steinberg, Litigation

96. Steven Szuch, Corporate

97. Robert Taylor, Corporate

98. Benjamin Teris, Litigation

99. Kenneth Thompson, Litigation

100. Nicole Waid, Litigation

101. Susan Warner, Litigation

102. Kenju Watanabe, Corporate

103. James Wheeler, Corporate

104. Elizabeth Young, Litigation

About Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Pierson Ferdinand LLP is an international law firm serving clients from over 20 markets. The firm consists of over 130 partners that have extensive experience at top global law firms, including Am Law-ranked, regional and boutique law firms, experience in federal and state government, and senior in-house counsel roles. The firm’s partners practice in over 80 practice areas including corporate, litigation and intellectual property.

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