Tjark Pogoda focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency law.

Tjark studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. After his studies, he worked as research assistant at an international commercial law firm in the area of insolvency law. During his legal clerkship, Tjark was a trainee lawyer in the Firm’s Transactions Practice Group in Düsseldorf and New York.

Jonathon focuses his practice on private wealth matters. He assists clients with their estate planning including UK Wills, preparing LPAs, advising on proposed offshore trust structures, and UK tax residence and domicile. His work has a particular offshore focus, covering US and UK issues and remittance basis planning.

• Preparing UK Wills for HNW couples where one partner is tax resident in the UK and the other is tax resident in the US*
• Reviewing American living trusts for individuals planning to become UK resident to assess risks of undue UK tax exposure*
• Advising on a proposed offshore trust and company structure for a non-resident planning to commence UK residency*
• Drafting and advising on a UK Will for an English HNW individual with assets and family in France and assessing the relevant UK/French tax treaties*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

Tipanun (Fon) Bisalbutr focuses her practice on corporate and transactional matters, particularly on mergers and acquisitions and private equity.

During law school, Fon was a certified legal intern at a community development clinic and was editor-in-chief for the Journal of International & Comparative Law.

• District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023

Mackenzie Badger focuses his practice on regulatory and transactional matters affecting a wide range of clients in the healthcare industry.

While in law school, Mackenzie served as a judicial intern to both the Honorable Dave Lee Brannon in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida and to the Honorable Roy B. Dalton in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida.