Job Title Category: Associate

  • Phoebe Flint

    Phoebe Flint

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    Phoebe Flint

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Phoebe Flint focuses her practice on antitrust matters.

    While in law school, Phoebe was a Janet D. Steiger Fellow at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division. She also served as a law fellow in Georgetown Law’s Legal Practice Program.  Prior to law school, Phoebe was an honors paralegal in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition where she worked on antitrust investigations and litigations.

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    Credentials
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    • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, magna cum laude,, Order of the Coif
    • College of William & Mary, BA, summa cum laude,, Phi Beta Kappa
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Languages
    • English
  • Justin Hier

    Justin Hier

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    Justin Hier

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Justin Hier focuses his practice on healthcare and life sciences matters.

    While in law school, Justin volunteered with the Duke Law Veterans Assistance Project, working with a nonprofit agency that supports veterans navigating the challenges of post-military life.

    Justin teaches at the University of Miami Business School, where he serves as an adjunct professor in the undergraduate business law department.

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    • Adjunct Professor, University of Miami Business School, 2026 to Present
    Credentials
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    • Duke University School of Law, JD, cum laude
    • University of Miami Herbert Business School, BBA, summa cum laude
    Admissions
    • Florida
  • Brianna Sanchez

    Brianna Sanchez

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    Brianna Sanchez

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Brianna Sanchez focuses her practice on healthcare and life sciences matters.

    While in law school, Brianna served as a law clerk for the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. She also was managing editor of the University of Miami Law Review.

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    • University of Miami School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
    • Florida State University, BS, magna cum laude
    Admissions
    • Florida
  • Luke Bianco

    Luke Bianco

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    Luke Bianco

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Luke Bianco focuses his practice on litigation and investigations. He assists companies and individuals in matters related to complex commercial, white-collar, and regulatory issues.

    While in law school, Luke served as a federal judicial extern to the Honorable Harry D. Leinenweber of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was also managing editor of the University of Chicago Legal Forum and served as a student attorney for the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy clinic.

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    • University of Chicago Law School, JD, with high honors, Order of the Coif
    • Cornell University, BS, with honors
    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • English
  • Zachary J. Alkire

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    Zachary J. Alkire

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Zachary J. Alkire focuses his practice on litigation matters.

    While in law school, Zachary served as an advanced clinical student at the Law and Religion Clinic. He also served as the submissions editor for the Journal of Law and Technology and the symposium editor for the Journal of Law and Politics.

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    • The University of Texas School of Law, JD
    • Trinity University, BA, magna cum laude
    Admissions
    • Texas
    Languages
    • English
  • Phoebe Hebson

    Phoebe Hebson

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    Phoebe Hebson

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Phoebe Hebson focuses her practice on privacy and cybersecurity matters.

    While in law school, Phoebe served as an extern for the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She also was executive editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law.

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    • Vanderbilt University Law School, JD
    • Johns Hopkins University, BA
    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • English
  • Brett Podell

    Brett Podell

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    Brett Podell

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Brett P. Podell focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

    While in law school, Brett worked as a student attorney at the Villanova University Clinic for Law and Entrepreneurship and as a summer associate at McDermott Will & Schulte.

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    • Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, JD, cum laude
    • Villanova University School of Business, MBA
    • University of Maryland, BA
    Admissions
    • New York
    Languages
    • English
  • Lily Wang

    Lily Wang

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    Lily Wang

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Lily Wang focuses her practice on corporate and transactional matters.

    During law school, Lily was executive editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs. She served as a legal extern for the Office of General Counsel at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine. She also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Robert B. Kugler of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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    • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, JD
    • University of Michigan, BA, with high distinction
    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • English
  • Nicholas Walters

    Nicholas Walters

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    Nicholas Walters

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Nicholas Walters focuses his practice on corporate and transactional matters.

    During law school, Nicholas served as a legal intern for the Securities and Exchange Commission, and was a notes and comments editor for the Wake Forest Law Review.

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    Credentials
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    • Wake Forest University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
    • Rhodes College, BA, cum laude
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Languages
    • English
  • Declan McLoughlin

    Declan McLoughlin

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    Declan McLoughlin

    Associate

    London – 22 Bishopsgate

    Areas of focus

    Declan McLoughlin focuses his practice on corporate crime, investigations and compliance matters, bringing particular experience in highly regulated sectors including financial services, energy and technology. He has experience in conducting both internal and external investigations for clients on their most sensitive matters, including involving senior executive misconduct and other reputationally sensitive matters as well as associated litigation.

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    Results
    • Advising a leading energy group on parallel investigations by Ofgem into alleged market manipulation and successfully persuading the regulator to drop its case.*
    • Conducting a highly sensitive internal investigation for a major US investment bank into alleged misconduct by a senior manager.*
    • Advised a leading fintech firm on a contentious data subject access request following the termination and reinstatement of a client account.*

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    Recognitions
    Capabilities and industries
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    Community
    • Royal Society of the Arts, fellow
    • Young Fraud Lawyers Association
    Credentials
    Education
    • University of Law, MSc, Law Business and Management, with distinction
    • Queen Mary University of London, LLB, with honours
    Admissions
    • England and Wales
    Languages
    • English