Kelley Drye Announces New Partners and Special Counsel

NEW YORK, July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kelley Drye & Warren LLP has elected Wayne J. D'Angelo, Pamela D. Kaplan, Dean E. Loventhal, Matthew C. Luzadder, and Clyde Tinnen to partner and has promoted Hajir Ardebili, Evan Barnes, Daniel S. Blynn, Martin Krolewski, Myra C. Mormile-Wolper, Dustin J. Painter and Damon W. Suden to special counsel, effective July 1, 2014.

Wayne J. D'Angelo is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and counsels clients on environmental, energy and occupational safety and health matters. While Mr. D'Angelo has experience in all aspects of environmental and energy law, he is mainly focused on energy extraction, conventional and non-conventional fuels, hydraulic fracturing, greenhouse gas regulation, endangered species issues, and stationary and mobile sources issues under the Clean Air Act. Mr. D'Angelo has extensive experience representing numerous heavily regulated industrial clients through all aspects of the federal rulemaking process, including, where necessary, litigation. Mr. D'Angelo was named as a Rising Star by Law360 in the area of Environmental Law, 2013-2014, and he was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Washington D.C. Rising Star, 2014.

Mr. D'Angelo received his J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of Scranton. He is a member of the District of Columbia and New Jersey State Bars.

Pamela D. Kaplan is a partner in the New York office. She focuses her practice on employee benefits, executive compensation and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Ms. Kaplan regularly advises Fortune 100 companies on benefits and compensation issues, including benefits issues related to corporate acquisitions and divestitures. She also provides ongoing benefits counsel to several of the largest not-for-profit health providers in the New York metropolitan area.

Ms. Kaplan received her J.D. from New York Law School in 1983, her LL.M. from the New York University School of Law in 1989, and her B.A. from SUNY – Binghamton in 1980. She is a member of the New York State Bar.

Dean E. Loventhal is a partner in the New York and Parsippany offices. His practice involves all types of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and financings relating to all different types of real estate assets throughout the United States.  Mr. Loventhal has extensive experience in the area of real estate finance and the capital markets in representing investment banks and other institutional lenders in connection with the origination of commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and related products, as well as the restructuring and work out of troubled loans and foreclosure. Mr. Loventhal also has particular experience representing owners and investors in the development, operation and financing of long-term U.S. Government-leased properties.

Mr. Loventhal received his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law in 2001, and his B.S. from the University of Maryland in 1998. He is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

Matthew C. Luzadder is a partner in the Chicago office. He focuses his practice on labor and employment matters, white-collar crime and internal investigations, and commercial litigation, and he regularly represents and advises construction, consulting, technology, private equity and financial services companies. Mr. Luzadder is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist® (CAMS) as certified by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. A regular columnist for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, he authors articles related to litigation, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, and internal investigations. Mr. Luzadder has been recognized as a 2014 Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting. He also is an active member of the Better Government Association's Young Professionals Board, where he has helped organize its annual comedy event for the past three years. 

Mr. Luzadder received his J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington in 2004, and his B.A.J. from Indiana University in 2001. He is a member of the Illinois and Florida State Bars, as well as a non-practicing solicitor in England and Wales.

Clyde Tinnen is a partner in the Chicago and Stamford offices. He focuses his practice on corporate law matters, including finance and securities law, banking, and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented public and private corporations in various industries, ranging in size from startup enterprises to Fortune 100 companies. His past clients include large financial institutions, investors and corporations in securities transactions including initial public offerings and private placements, syndicated loans, acquisition financings, capital leases, leveraged buyouts, bridge loans, asset-based loans and other types of complex and traditional financing transactions. He also advises clients on general corporate governance and '34 Act disclosure matters.

Mr. Tinnen received his J.D. from the Columbia University Law School in 2006, his M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut School of Business in 2001, and his B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1993. He is a member of the Connecticut, Illinois, New York and Wisconsin State Bars.

Hajir Ardebili is special counsel in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Ardebili has extensive trial experience in a range of practice areas, including complex business cases, entertainment litigation, intellectual property matters, real estate disputes and First Amendment litigation. He has been selected to the list of Southern California's Super Lawyers – Rising Stars each year since 2009. Mr. Ardebili is the President-Elect of the Iranian American Lawyers Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League. 

Mr. Ardebili received his J.D. from University of California - Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law in 2002, and his B.A., with honors, from the University of Kansas in 1999. He is a member of the California State Bar.

Evan Barnes is special counsel in the Stamford office. He advises broker-dealers, traders, and investment advisers in connection with regulatory, securities enforcement, litigation and transactional matters.  He brings a wealth of in-house experience to his practice.  Prior to joining Kelley Drye, Mr. Barnes managed the regulatory inquiries groups at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC; was a vice president in the compliance division at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; and prior to joining Citigroup, while attending law school, Mr. Barnes handled hundreds of regulatory investigations and inquiries for the NYSE's Division of Enforcement.

Mr. Barnes received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2001 and his B.A. from Binghamton University, State University of New York in 1995. He is a member of the Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts State Bars.

Daniel S. Blynn is special counsel in the Washington, D.C. office.  His practice concentrates primarily on false advertising litigation and complex consumer class actions in both federal and state courts. In addition, Mr. Blynn represents clients in advertising substantiation investigations and inquiries from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state Attorneys General and provides counseling on a variety of advertising and telemarketing-related matters. Mr. Blynn was recognized as a leading attorney in Consumer Law practice area by Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, 2014. Mr. Blynn was also named to the 2012 Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll and received the 2011 Carecen Commitment to Justice Award.

Mr. Blynn received his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2003, and his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland State Bars.

Martin Krolewski is special counsel in the New York office. His practice focuses on civil litigation, including complex commercial, business, bankruptcy, securities, employment and class action litigation. Mr. Krolewski has experience with managing and supervising all aspects of litigations in federal and state courts, including trials and trial preparation; conducting discovery and depositions; engaging in motion practice and appellate court practice; directing and participating in settlement negotiation and mediations; conducting internal investigations; and counseling and advising clients on various commercial and business-related matters.

Mr. Krolewski received his J.D. from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1998, and his B.A. from Colby College in 1995. He is a member of the New York State Bar.

Myra C. Mormile-Wolper is special counsel in the Chicago office.  Her practice focuses on litigating business and financial services matters and providing regulatory advice. In her business litigation practice, Ms. Mormile-Wolper represents various clients in state and federal courts involving, among other things, contract disputes, franchises, professional liability, employment matters and intellectual property matters. In connection with her financial services practice, Ms. Mormile-Wolper represents individuals, shareholders, officers, registered representatives, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other corporate entities in a wide variety of proceedings in state and federal courts, arbitration, and before government agencies and self-regulatory organizations, such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Ms. Mormile-Wolper also advises broker-dealers, investment advisers, and related entities regarding compliance, registration requirements, disclosure issues and miscellaneous transactional matters. Ms. Mormile-Wolper was selected as one of Illinois Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2014.

Ms. Mormile-Wolper received her J.D., with honors, from the Emory University School of Law in 2004 and her B.A., B.S., cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 2001. She is a member of the Illinois and Georgia State Bars.

Dustin J. Painter is special counsel in the Washington, D.C. office.  His practice focuses on representing clients' legislative and policy interests before the Legislative and Executive branches of the government and other federal administrative agencies. Mr. Painter counsels clients on federal and state campaign finance, lobbying disclosure and government ethics laws. He also provides political law compliance advice to corporations, labor organizations and trade associations.

Mr. Painter received his J.D. from American University Washington College of Law in 2003, and his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

Damon W. Suden  is special counsel in the New York office. He focuses his practice on commercial and complex civil litigation, including class actions, in both state and federal courts, including contract disputes, corporate fraud and other tort claims, unfair competition, theft of trade secrets, bankruptcy litigation, false advertising litigation, and employment related matters.  He has also worked on domestic and international arbitrations.  Mr. Suden has handled matters for companies in a variety of industries including banking and finance, design and fashion, insurance, healthcare, nonprofit, and telecommunications.

Mr. Suden received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2002, and his B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999. He is a member of the New York State Bar.

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is an international law firm founded in 1836 with more than 300 lawyers and other professionals practicing in New York, NY; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Stamford, CT; Parsippany, NJ; and Brussels, Belgium, additionally offering a full scope of legal service through our affiliate relationship with the Mumbai-based independent law firm, Fortitude Law Associates.

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