Job Title Category: Associate

  • Hayden R. Putre

    Hayden R. Putre

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    Hayden R. Putre

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Hayden Putre focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and white-collar defense and government investigations. He represents clients in litigation and pre-litigation disputes in federal and state courts across the country. He also has experience advising on securities issuances across multiple industries.

    Hayden has an active pro bono practice. He has represented victims of domestic abuse in obtaining court orders, individuals seeking IRS tax relief, immigration clients seeking asylum status and parole renewals, provided procedural guidance to pro-se civil litigants, and advised non-profit organizations on contractual and legal health matters.

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    Regional markets
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    Credentials
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    • University of Chicago Law School, JD
    • University of Georgia, BS
    Admissions
    • Florida
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • English
    • Spanish
  • James S. Mann

    James S. Mann

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    James S. Mann

    Associate

    Los Angeles

    Areas of focus

    James Mann guides clients through complex regulatory matters related to data privacy and cybersecurity, including compliance with the Delete Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the My Health My Data Act, and the otherwise ever-growing patchwork of US state privacy laws.

    In connection with corporate transactions, he negotiates privacy and cybersecurity terms and performs risk analyses.

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    • Georgetown University Law Center, JD
    • University of California, Los Angeles, BA
    Admissions
    • California
  • Chabely A. Pimentel

    Chabely A. Pimentel

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    Chabely A. Pimentel

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Chabely A. Pimentel is a member of the Litigation Practice Group, where she represents clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes.

    While earning her law degree, Chabely served as an online editor of the Columbia Journal of Race and Law.

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    • Columbia Law School, JD
    • Columbia University, BA
    Admissions
    • New York
    Languages
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Madeleine C. Wettach

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    Madeleine C. Wettach

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Madeleine (Maddie) Wettach is a member of the Litigation Practice Group, where she represents clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes.

    While earning her law degree, Maddie served as a legal intern in the Competition Policy Division of the Federal Communications Commission and executive online editor of the Harvard Law & Policy Review. She also contributed to litigation and policy projects at the Harvard Election Law Clinic.

    Results
    Recognitions
    • District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
    Capabilities and industries
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    Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude,
    • Smith College, AB, summa cum laude,
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
  • Carson S. Clear

    Carson S. Clear

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    Carson S. Clear

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Carson S. Clear focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions.

    While in law school, Carson served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Kimberly M. Esmond Adams of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and acted as president of the Corporate & Business Law Society. He also worked as a notes and comments editor for the Emory Law Journal. Upon graduation, Carson completed both the Transactional Law Certificate Program and the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) Program.

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    Credentials
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    • Emory University School of Law, JD, with high honors, Order of the Coif
    • Denison University, BS, magna cum laude
    Admissions
    • Georgia
    Languages
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Isabella Forero

    Isabella Forero

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    Isabella Forero

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Isabella Forero focuses her practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

    While earning her law degree, Isabella worked as a student lawyer for the Yale Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic, a first-year editor for the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism and earned Yale’s Clifford L. Porter Prize for outstanding scholarship in the field of taxation.

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    • Yale Law School, JD, summa cum laude
    • St. John''s University, BA
    Admissions
    • Florida
    Languages
    • English
  • Nicole Waitzman

    Nicole Waitzman

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    Nicole Waitzman

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Nicole Waitzman focuses her practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

    While in law school, Nicole served as a teaching assistant for Torts and Business Associations, worked as a notes and comments editor for the Emory Law Journal and was a legal intern for a manufacturing company.

    Results
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    Credentials
    Education
    • Emory University School of Law, JD, with high honors, Order of the Coif
    • University of Virginia, BA, with distinction
    Admissions
    • Georgia
    Languages
    • English
  • Jake Bass

    Jake Bass

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    Jake Bass

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Jake Bass advises on all aspects of intellectual property and entertainment law, working closely with companies seeking to protect their investments and reputations. To that end, he has represented companies in patent, copyright, and trademark litigations in federal district court, as well as in investigations before the International Trade Commission. Additionally, Jake routinely advises clients on defamation, trade secret misappropriation, false advertising, unfair competition, and antitrust matters. Jake provides advice on intellectual property transactions, and he has considerable experience providing media-law counseling. Over the years, Jake has worked with clients from multiple industries including life sciences, fashion, news media, entertainment, manufacturing, software as a service, consumer electronics, automation, and construction.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • Boston College Law School, JD, Chemistry, cum laude,
    • College of the Holy Cross, BS, cum laude,
    Admissions
    • New York
    • District of Columbia
    Courts/Agencies
    • US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • Mary Ryan

    Mary Ryan

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    Mary Ryan

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Mary Ryan is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group.

    While earning her law degree, Mary served as a summer associate at McDermott, as a Maida Partners summer intern at the Community Health Law Project, and as a student attorney at the Health Justice Alliance.

    Mary is also a registered nurse in Washington, DC. She worked at several major medical centers before earning her JD.

    Results
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    Credentials
    Education
    • Georgetown University Law Center, JD
    • Catholic University of America, BSN
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
  • John C. Ying

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    John C. Ying

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    John Ying focuses his practice on data privacy, cybersecurity and other regulatory matters.

    While in law school, John served as a legal extern for Privacy Rights Clearinghouse in San Diego, California, focusing primarily on California Consumer Privacy Act matters.

    Results
    Recognitions
    Capabilities and industries
    Regional markets
    Community
    Credentials
    Education
    • Emory University School of Law, JD, with honors
    • University of Maryland, BA, BS
    Admissions
    • Georgia