Brent R. Somers
Originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, Mr. Somers began his law career in Los Angeles, California at Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger in Century City and then at Rifkind, Sterling & Levin in Beverly Hills. At both firms, he focused on commercial real estate transactions of all kinds, including representation of landlords and tenants in leasing matters. […]
James L. Young
Jim Young is a versatile and effective outsourced general counsel and corporate generalist. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator and avid proponent of alternative dispute resolution procedures in lieu of litigation. With three decades of deal-making experience, Mr. Young is uniquely qualified to help resolve business disputes by bringing adverse parties to the negotiation table. […]
Larry D. Davie
Mr. Davie joins Culhane Meadows directly from his position as Senior Counsel in the Corporate and Insurance Regulatory and Transactional Departments of Locke Lord LLP. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Davie has navigated U.S. and international companies of all sizes through a variety of corporate, transactional, business law, insurance, regulatory and compliance and privacy issues, […]
Angela Washelesky
Ms. Washelesky joined Culhane Meadows direct from her role as trademark chair of Reed Smith LLP’s Chicago office. Her practice focuses on trademark prosecution and marketing law. She advises clients, from small entrepreneurial start ups to large multi-national corporations, with regard to trademark clearance, trademark prosecution, international trademark strategy, trademark enforcement and dispute resolution. She drafts […]
Ryan C. Whitfill
Mr. Whitfill is a transactional attorney focused on franchise and licensing law. Throughout his career with the leading franchise law practices at some of the largest law firms in the world, Mr. Whitfill has developed his skills and knowledge working on high level franchise matters for national and international franchisors, franchisees, licensors, distributors, master franchisees and area […]
Lynnette R. Warman
Ms. Warman’s practice is focused on all aspects of business law, including creditors’ rights, real estate, contract negotiations, privacy issues, general business advice and certain aspects of health law. Recent matters have included mediation, litigation and appellate work in federal courts throughout the country, as well as numerous and varied financial, real estate and commercial […]
Kimberly A. Verska
Ms. Verska concentrates her practice on corporate and technology transactions as well as regulatory issues, particularly in the arena of data privacy and security. A major component of Ms. Verska’s practice centers upon technology transactions. She represents a wide variety of providers of SaaS platforms, other types of software and professional services in transactions with […]
David Jacoby
David Jacoby is a seasoned litigator with impressive diversity and depth of experience in navigating client disputes in a wide range of business industries. He has tried or argued cases in numerous state and federal trial and appellate courts, in private arbitrations and at the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague. His intellectual property-related work has included […]
Kevin Grierson
Mr. Grierson is admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and maintains a national practice focused on trademark prosecution, software licensing and patent and trademark portfolio management for businesses ranging from hi-tech startups to established Fortune 500 companies. He assists clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent and trademark prosecution, […]
Richard G. Grant
Mr. Grant concentrates his practice on Chapter 11 bankruptcy, business restructuring and recoveries, official unsecured creditor committee representations, secured lender representation, 363 asset sales/purchases, mergers and acquisitions and other processes benefited by the United States Bankruptcy Code. He spent almost a decade at the boutique Chapter 11 bankruptcy firm Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, P.C., known […]
Robert W. Dremluk
Mr. Dremluk is a partner in the New York office of Culhane Meadows, practicing in the areas of litigation, finance, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. His work focuses on diverse interests in federal and bankruptcy court litigation and advice and risk assessment regarding transactional matters, including asset purchases, structured finance transactions, real estate workouts, foreclosures, and […]
Cheryl E. Diaz
Cheryl Diaz has over two decades of experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Her clients run the gamut from Fortune 500 companies to start-up companies and individuals, and do business in many diverse industries, including banking and financial services, commercial real estate, construction, energy, restaurant and hospitality, and product manufacturing and distribution. She has been engaged […]