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Family Law

Child Custody and Visitation
Every state, along with the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, operates an IOLTA program. In 2009, the U.S. IOLTA programs generated more than $ 124.7 million nationwide. These funds, together with state and federal appropriations as well as private grants and donations, enable nonprofit legal aid providers to help low-income people with civil legal matters such as landlord/tenant issues, child custody disputes and advocacy for those with disabilities.
Guardianship
Judge Wright has distinguished himself as one of the most active and visible leaders of the Chicago legal community with roles in civic, judicial and bar association initiatives. A frequent speaker and prominent champion of accessibility to justice issues and legal outreach in Chicago, he currently serves as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of the Center for Conflict Resolution; on the Executive Committee of the Municipal District Presiding Judges Committee; on the Judges Mentoring Program; and on the Board of the Chicago Urban Day School. He is also a member of the Senior Review Board for the Guardianship Reform Project.
Child Abuse
Howard Law Journal. Prior to law school, Erika worked as a paralegal in the Child Abuse/Sex Crimes Bureau at the Office of the District Attorney, Bronx County.

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
Monique also has broad litigation experience representing diverse clients in a range of matters including, but not limited to, trademark and brand enforcement, white collar criminal defense, publicity rights, and claims related to wrongful conviction.
Sex Crimes
Ilah Adkins is the Vice President of International Operations and Business Strategy for United Consumer Financial Services. Ms. Adkins was a Senior Vice President and Director of Legal Services for Citizens Financial Group. Adkins served as a law lecturer at Cleveland Marshall College of Law from 2007-2010. She also served as HR Director and Legal Consultant for ServiceTime, LLC. Adkins serves as a member of the Board of the Trustees of the Cleveland Rape Society, a member of the 2013 Leadership Cleveland Class, a member of the Cleveland Marshall Visiting Committee, a member of the Growth Opportunity Partners, Inc., Board of Directors and a member of the Institute for Inclusion, Advisory Board. She has two adult children and dabbles in photography with her spare time.
Fraud
Barack Echols is a partner in Kirkland and Ellis’s Chicago office. Barack concentrates his practice in the areas of antitrust and complex commercial litigation, and has broad experience in class action defense, bankruptcy-related litigation, arbitration and government investigations regarding anticompetitive practices and consumer fraud. Barack has represented corporate clients in arbitration and in federal and state courts throughout the United States in price-fixing class actions, merger litigation, price-discrimination suits, consumer fraud matters and contract disputes. Barack has been recognized as a leading lawyer by
Murder
Many in the legal profession are sharing a profound sense of pervasive pain, anger, confusion, dismay, fear, and heartache as a reaction to current events. From the pandemic, with countless lost lives and livelihoods, to the protests, demonstrations, and unrest arising from not only witnessing the murder of a Black man at the hands a police officer while other officers stood by, making no attempt to stop him, to protests and demonstrations in cities across the country, and, for many, being inescapably confronted, perhaps for the first time, with the frustration, invisibility, and injustice that are a daily part of the normal lives of Black Americans, we may be professionals, but we are also part of a people in pain.
Money Laundering
Erika A. James is an associate in the Litigation Department at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP where she specializes in white collar criminal defense and investigations. Her matters have included grand jury, regulatory and independent investigations, representing companies and individuals in connection with allegations of sexual misconduct, securities fraud, and anti-money laundering violations, among other areas. Erika also has experience in representing corporate directors and officers and companies in complex civil matters, involving antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, whistleblower claims and securities fraud.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
IILP, working with the Association of Legal Administrators, hopes to answer this, and other questions, with its research study â€œThe Measure of Success.â€ â€ The Measure of Successâ€ is an online study that seeks to determine what the legal professionâ€™s short- and long-term diversity and inclusion goals and objectives are. It looks at how the legal profession measures or would recognize diversity and inclusion success. It inquires into the appropriate bases against which to measure diversity and inclusion efforts. It examines whether the profession values some types of diversity more than others. And it considers what different segments of the profession â€“ law firms, corporate law departments, government agencies, and bar associations â€“ could, should, and are doing to further those diversity and inclusion goals and objectives.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Negotiating mergers and acquisitions and related due diligence involving key technology, data, and intellectual property assets
Business Disputes
Weâ€™ve looked at it in terms of the type of diversity (gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.), practice settings (corporate in-house, law firms, etc.), geography (state and local bar diversity programs and conferences), practice areas (litigation, labor and employment law, business law, etc.), and even the intersection of some or all of these. Yet our profession remains one of the least diverse in America.
Business Transactions
Nora offers clients a combination of in-depth business law, technology, intellectual property, and commercial transactions knowledge that leads to practical and creative solutions to the client's needs regarding procurement, use, exploitation, and disposition of technology, data and other intangible assets. With deep familiarity of the full range of established and evolving technologies, she assists companies with comprehensive technology, intellectual property, and contracting matters.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Peter focuses on complex commercial litigation. His ability to simplify complex issues and provide cogent advice results in favorable outcomes for clients. Peter’s work experience spans diverse subject matter, including antitrust, class actions, post-closing disputes and intellectual property litigation. He has litigated multiple matters to conclusion, both by dispositive motions and through trial or arbitration.
Antitrust
Marc is a co-founder and the chairman of the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession; Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School; a frequent speaker on international antitrust law, diversity and in-house legal practice; and a recipient of the Director's Roundtable Distinguished General Counsel award.

Employment Law

Workers Compensation
Yasmean Tamoor is an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the New York City Law Department's Tax and Bankruptcy Division. Prior to this role, she worked as an A.C.C. in the Workers' Compensation Division. She is active in several bar associations, including the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Hispanic National Bar Association as Deputy Regional President for Region II, New York. In March of 2022, Yasmean was named to the National Association of Women Lawyers Rising List. The NAWL Rising List is made up of individuals advancing in their careers, helping others advance in their careers, and/or fighting to advance women under the law. This year, Yasmean joined New York County Lawyers Association's Young Lawyer Section as a C0-Chair, her first time serving as a Chair of a bar association committee. Working with young lawyers, law students and first generation legal professionals is a professional commitment of hers and she looks forward to co-chairing NYCLA's Young Lawyers' Section this upcoming year. In her leisure time, Yasmean is a supporter of performing and visual art institutions, including Lincoln Center, the Whitney Museum and the National Arts club in New York City.
Wrongful Termination
Derek K. Ishikawa is an associate in the Santa Monica office of Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP. He represents and counsels employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, as well as trade secret, breach of contract and employment-related tort claims. Derek represents employers from a wide variety of industries, including hospitality, food and beverage, banking and finance, retail, higher education and information technology. Derek also represents employers before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. He also regularly counsels colleges and universities on employment matters, as well as student affairs, risk-management, and compliance issues, including Title IX.
Employment Discrimination
Ms. Gill previously served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel, where she acquired substantial litigation and trial experience involving employment discrimination and equal opportunity issues, including successfully first-chairing a trial in federal court.
Employment Litigation
Jen Won is a litigation associate at Larson O'Brien LLP and is a fully-bilingual trial lawyer. Her practice focuses on complex commercial disputes and white collar criminal investigations and defense. She has litigated an array of matters, including consumer class actions, products liability, technology, healthcare, and employment disputes. Ms. Won has also investigated and defended charges related to SEC regulations, federal and state antitrust laws, and money laundering.
Severance Agreement
Sexual Harassment
Prior to joining Baker Botts, Ms. James was Senior Counsel at the law firm of Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C., specializing in corporate diversity counseling and labor and employment law. In that role, she conducted diversity compliance reviews for numerous government agencies and Fortune 500 companies to determine legal vulnerability to employment discrimination threats and litigation and to assess and ensure compliance with state and federal employment laws. She developed comprehensive diversity action plans for improving clients' diversity programs, performance, and profiles. She also conducted diversity, equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment training, and defended companies in employment discrimination litigation. Ms. James served in various roles on the Board of the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP) from 2007-2012 including Secretary, President and President Emeritus. She currently serves as the co-chair of the ALFDP's Training and Development Committee. She is on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP), Chair of the Communications Working Group of the Duke University School of Law Alumni Board, and Commissioner, American Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion 360 Commission. Ms. James is a frequent speaker on diversity issues at legal conferences. She earned her law degree from Duke University School of Law and a bachelor of arts in political science from Vassar College.

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Prior to joining the Global Fund, Luke practiced corporate real estate law for 6 years in New York at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP and Haynes and Boone LLP. Prior to practicing law, Luke was an associate for three and a half years in the Institutional Global Markets division of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Premises Liability
Robin Gant, a Senior Attorney of the Firm, practices in the Litigation Practice Area. Robin began her practice in New York City representing clients in the areas of employment, family, real estate, personal injury, Title VII, landlord/tenant disputes, and premises liability. Robin also negotiated recording contracts for several high profile clients in the entertainment industry and represented several celebrity clients in criminal, real estate and a variety of civil litigation matters. She practiced in New York for more than 4 years.
Real Estate Transactions
In his recent prior role, Barrington was executive legal advisor to the division senior management team and responsible for strategic policy and legal matters for technology related commercial transactions, state regulatory and enforcement agency investigations, commercial litigation, commercial real estate transactions and local distribution and marketing matters. In addition to his legal department functions, Barrington led the crises management team for the Midwest area supporting operational responsiveness to large scale crises matters impacting customers, employees and state emergency management teams.

Health Law

Personal Injury
Nexus has also played key roles in the successful representation of a multinational Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company against failure-to-warn and product defect claims, a Fortune 500 bank and premises owner in more than 340 toxic tort personal injury suits arising from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and successfully advocated for cable and elevator manufacturers in response to asbestos-related product liability matters. Recognizing the importance of community, Nexus is a founding member of “1844” – an association of nearly 60 African American male attorneys – created as a vehicle to promote collaboration, business development, and mentorship among BigLaw attorneys of color. Nexus is also a member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association and mentors college and law students who are interested in private practice. Nexus served as President of the Nigerian Lawyers Association from 2014-2016, where he promoted building strong, diverse communities at home and abroad.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Derrick Thompson is partner and trial lawyer at Taft Stettinius & Hollister in Chicago who focuses his practice on complex business disputes. He has significant experience as lead trial counsel in a range of litigation matters, including partnership disputes, real estate litigation, employment litigation, intellectual property disputes, wealth transfer litigation, injunctive relief, and sports and entertainment-related disputes. In addition, Derrick has been retained as appellate counsel in cases involving business and contract disputes.
Probate

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
Before joining JPMorgan Chase, Dash was a Senior Associate at Wilentz Goldman and Spitzer focusing on consumer financial services and bankruptcy litigation and appellate work in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. At Wilentz, Dash represented mortgage servicers, lenders and foreclosure firms in predatory lending, securitization and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases filed by consumers.
Foreclosure
Tax Law
Robert Moore is a partner in the Firm's North America Tax Practice Group and the former managing partner of the Miami office. He focuses his practice mainly in the areas of international tax planning, supply chain tax management, reorganizations, funds formations, inbound real estate investment, and wealth management. He regularly advises U.S. and foreign-based multinational corporations and partnerships focused on luxury hotel, residences, and resorts, real estate development, and consumer goods and retail in luxury and fashion. He is Chambers rated in Chambers USA for Tax.
Debt Collection
Jason is a partner in the firm's Global Commercial Disputes Group, and has a practice that focuses on both complex commercial litigation and financial services litigation, including numerous class actions related to both. Jason has handled a wide array of matters involving diverse areas of litigation, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, complex business disputes, securities litigation, and vast array of general commercial litigation. He has advised Fortune 500 companies, global financial institutions, corporate directors, foreign issuers, and various other corporate entities. For two years, Jason served as in-house counsel for a large financial institution, managing and defending a significant portfolio of mortgage related litigation which has given him a unique perspective of the rigors and pressures on in-house counsel that enables him to provide ultra responsive client service. He performed all functions of an in-house counsel, including overseeing more than 300 matters, developing strategy and settlement recommendations, supervising outside counsel, and advising client decision-makers. In addition, Jason managed a team of lawyers at Reed Smith providing similar in-house functions. Upon returning to Reed Smith, Jason managed a large portfolio of those same cases as outside counsel for the same client.

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