Our New PartNers 2013

Our New PartNers 2013 Professional and personal viewpoints

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CONteNts

Corporate 1 Jonathan Clarke 1

Jacek Gizinski 1

Shmuel Klahr 1

Rob McKie 1

Megan Muir 2

employment 2Monica Georgiadis 2

Stephan Nitzl 2

Finance & Projects 2Kirstie Allerton 2

Dan Brown 3

Michael Kasdin 3

Timothy Lowry 3

Julie Romer 3

Christopher Stambaugh 4

IPt 4Tamar Duvdevani 4

Lee McGuirk 4

Natalia Pakhomovska 4

Sharon Rowe 5

Carrie Williamson 5

Tao Xu 5

Lit&reg 5Cara Edwards 5

John Holahan 6

Michael Holzhauser 6

Jacques Jacobs 6

Douglas Mateyaschuk 6

Todd Noonan 7

David Shaw 7

Colin Thompson 7

John Vukelj 7

real estate 8Gregg Graines 8

Cara Nelson 8

tax 8Miguel Baz 8

Dania Duncan 8

Frank Jackson 9

Steve Weerts 9

International senior Lead 10 Lawyer Promotions

International Lead Lawyer 12 Promotions

This PDF is strictly for internal use only and should not be circulated outside the firm 1OUR NEW PARTNERS - May 2013

Name: shmuel Klahr Location: New YorkPractice Group: Corporate

what matters most to your clients? Our clients are talented and passionate about their work, and they value outstanding legal guidance together with practical solutions that reflect an understanding of the challenges they face and the core issues that drive their business.

How do you relax?Spending time with family and friends.

Name: Jonathan ClarkeLocation: IstanbulPractice Group: Corporate

what quality do you admire most in people? I am a fan of pluralism, so my initial reaction would be to cheat and say that I admire admiring different qualities in different people. However, if I had to pick one, I would say authenticity (closely followed by kindness).

what was the best day of your life? I did a very happy ‘swallow dive’ onto my school’s cricket outfield when I got accepted to the University that I wanted. Sadly, I could not repeat this when I got my recent news (there’s lack of cricketing outfields in Istanbul!). However, the best day of my life was without a doubt the day when my son, Baris, was born.

Name: Jacek Gizinski Location: warsawPractice Group: Corporate

How do you judge success at work?Being able to build a strong business case while at the same time being liked by others (including clients and colleagues).

what superpower would you like?The ability to be in two places at the same time. This would be very helpful in improving my work-life balance - which in my case is not actually that bad!

Name: rob McKieLocation: sheffieldPractice Group: Corporate

what motivates you most in your job?Working in a profession where you are continually challenged, and which enables you to learn and develop is what makes getting up in the morning that bit easier. The exhilaration of completing a large, complex transaction is second only to seeing a business that you have acted for being successful.

where’s your favourite place in the world?I would say Sydney. Despite having the worst weather in its history when I visited (that happens a lot to places I visit, especially on holiday!), and having seen every indoor activity the city has to offer, I absolutely loved it and would go back tomorrow.


Name: Monica GeorgiadisLocation: BucharestPractice Group: employment

Name: stephan NitzlLocation: ViennaPractice Group: employment

what has been the highlight of your DLa Piper career? There were several special moments since I joined DLA Piper in 2008 - when we started to build a fully dedicated employment team in Romania using the enthusiasm of team members and the support of all colleagues. Of course, becoming a partner is another one.

How do you relax? I am passionate about my work, but I also value the moments when I can relax such as when I am travelling, dancing, playing volleyball or simply enjoying the wonders of a live butterfly garden.

what quality do you admire most in people?I admire people who know what they want, who are successful in life and in their job but who also care for others and remain ‘down to earth’.

what was the best day of your life?Fortunately, I have had so many great days in my life that it is difficult to distinguish one as the best. What all of these great days have in common is that I shared them with friends and/or family.

what motivates you most in your job? I work with technology companies, investors who fund them and companies who buy them. With tech companies and investors, there is a sense that everyone is trying to do something innovative. That drive to develop something new creates excitement and urgency even with relatively ordinary transactions.

where’s your favorite place in the world?I’m a huge fan of Barcelona, so I’m thrilled to be going there with the firm in May this year. I visited Barcelona for a few weeks in college and loved the architecture, the art and the beach.

Name: Megan MuirLocation: seattlePractice Group: Corporate

Name: Kirstie allertonLocation: LeedsPractice Group: Finance & Projects

what qualities do you look for in a leader?A leader should be someone who inspires others, is confident in their beliefs, is willing to listen and learn from those around them and is able to motivate and empower others, working always to gain their trust. A positive attitude together with an ability to appear calm under pressure are also key strengths, particularly in the legal world.

what is your ideal alternative career?Thinking back to my teenage years, I would have to say a professional flutist. My flute was very much my life before I decided to study law, playing from the age of seven.


Name: Dan BrownLocation: BrisbanePractice Group: Finance & Projects

Name: Julie romerLocation: LondonPractice Group: Finance & Projects

Name: timothy LowryLocation: atlantic CityPractice Group: Finance

what does DLa Piper mean to you?It’s the only firm I’ve worked at during my career of which I’ve wanted to be a partner, with its impressive client list, high quality work and great people across the globe. Not forgetting a special mention for the fantastic, hard-working and hugely supportive London Debt Finance team.

who inspires you?People overcoming adversity in their daily lives. It puts having to do the occasional all-nighter on a deal into perspective.

what matters to your clients?Our clients seek long-term relationships with us as their strategic business partner - where we are ultimately invested in their success. They don’t want us to just advise on the law, but to help drive their projects to completion while collaborating with them to achieve their broader commercial objectives (and having a laugh along the way!).

what’s your favourite place in the world?This is tough! I’ve worked across many of our offices and travelled widely (for work and pleasure). So, my favourite place is anywhere that allows me to experience a new culture and pushes me out of my comfort zone!

what has been the highlight of your DLa Piper career thus far?First, we represented the State of Illinois and took the first state lottery asset to private management. Second, when New Jersey passed internet gaming legislation, it triggered a chain reaction of government interest.

what is your ideal alternative career?I would probably like to be part of a private equity or venture capital fund, investing in and managing the investments of certain media, entertainment and technology businesses. I find gardening and small-scale construction projects immensely satisfying as well. Perhaps a PE firm that invests in Home and Garden Television shows!

Name: Michael Kasdin Location: ChicagoPractice Group: Finance

what matters most to your clients?My clients want someone who understands their business and unique problems. They want practical advice instead of just information. They want a lawyer who sees the attorney-client relationship as a partnership, not just as a commoditized service.

How do you relax? One of the best ways to relax is to get behind the wheel of an airplane. There’s something about the white noise, the intense concentration required, the very rote procedures, and the amazing scenery that makes it impossible to worry about all the other nonsense going on. It’s very meditative.


Name: tamar DuvdevaniLocation: New YorkPractice Group: IPt

Name: Christopher stambaugh Location: raleighPractice Group: Finance

Highlight of DLa Piper career thus far?Why, joining the esteemed ranks of the partnership, of course!

where’s your favorite place in the world?There is a spot atop the ruins of Old Yaffo in Israel where one can take in the magnificent view of the entire Tel Aviv beach, boardwalk, Marina, and the sparkling Mediterranean. My favorite place is a toss-up between there and my living room couch, located some 5000 miles away on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

what motivates you most in your job? Our clients are some of the brightest, most innovative and hardest working business people in the world. It is incredibly rewarding to work with them and help them accomplish their goals.

where’s your favorite place in the world? Durham, North Carolina – where I live.

Name: Lee McGuirkLocation: LondonPractice Group: IPt

who inspires you?My parents for their hard work and drive, and Jimmy Choo (or perhaps his shoes).

How do you judge success at work?Being a trusted business partner to long standing clients, valued for your contribution to their commercial decision-making processes and, of course, being taken by clients to film premieres!

Name: Natalia PakhomovskaLocation: KyivPractice Group: IPt

what has been your biggest achievement for a client?Signing rights assignment contracts with 300 IT guys in just several weeks, prior to acquisition of a software company by a client.

what would be the best day of your life?My best day would involve attending yoga class in the morning, having lunch with my family during the day and going to a concert of a favourite band with my friends in the evening (and, in between, reading the IP magazine of course!).


Name: Carrie williamson Location: silicon Valley Practice Group: IPt

Name: sharon rowe Location: CanberraPractice Group: IPt

what has been the highlight of your DLa Piper career thus far?Participating in jury and ITC patent infringement trials. Trial work is the most exciting aspect of being a litigator. I also value working with intelligent, diligent, fun colleagues who have become close friends.

what is your ideal alternative career?Run Leslie Knope’s campaign for President.

what motivates you most in your job?The work that we do in assisting the Australian Government in some of the largest, most sensitive and most complex transactions that it undertakes.

what superpower would you like?

Superhuman powers of persuasion. This would benefit my clients, as contract negotiations would be so much more efficient if everyone just agreed with me. I would use my powers at partners’ meetings to implement important new policy initiatives (e.g. since 2004 I have been lobbying for a Dog Day Care Centre to be set up in the office so I can bring my dogs to work!).

Name: tao XuLocation: Northern VirginiaPractice Group: IPt

How do you judge success at work?Being respected by your colleagues and trusted by your clients.

what is your ideal alternative career?A chef with my own restaurant, which opens only when I feel like it, serves only what I like to eat, and charges exorbitant prices. Yes, the last part is the most important one.

Name: Cara edwards Location: New York Practice Group: Lit&reg

what motivates you most in your job?Finding creative solutions for our client’s stickiest problems with a team of wickedly smart, professionally dynamic and good-humored colleagues.

what would you invent to make your life easier?I would invent a cloning machine to be in multiple places at once! Then I could achieve my goal of being the best lawyer, wife, mother and friend simultaneously. Barring that, I’m hoping for the true pocket computer with the keyboard of a Blackberry, the functionality of an iPhone and the expandable screen of a mini iPad. Maybe then I would achieve my previous goal – without having to clone myself.


Name: Douglas Mateyaschuk Location: New YorkPractice Group: Lit&reg

what motivates you most in your job?The intellectual challenge and international scope of the work. Work-related travel to places like Jordan, the West Bank, Israel, Abu Dhabi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have helped me gain a perspective that continues to enrich my personal and professional life.

where’s your favorite place in the world?Anguilla. It is a relatively remote Caribbean island with beautiful beaches: one of the few places I have been recently without a trace of commercialism, and nobody brews Starbucks. It is a great place to recharge and pretend not to be able to access email.

Name: John Holahan Location: washington, DC Practice Group: Lit&reg (Gov’t affairs)

How do you judge success at work?I judge success by building longstanding relationships with clients that I consider my friends. These relationships that last throughout time are vital to my practice.

what is your ideal alternative career?My alternative career would be a football coach. I played football in college and I have a deep passion for the game. I would love to coach others and use my life experience to help build a winning team.

Name: Michael Holzhauser Location: FrankfurtPractice Group: Lit&reg

How do you judge success at work?By being regarded as a trusted adviser and having a team that is recognised as being innovative and passionate.

what would you invent to make your life easier?A remote control that can stop, pause, rewind and fast forward time.

Name: Jacques Jacobs Location: sydneyPractice Group: Lit&reg

what has been the highlight of your DLa Piper career?It is difficult to pick one particular highlight. There have been many. However, one of the most important highlights for me of this firm has always been its culture and people.

where’s your favourite place in the world?In summer, North Bondi Beach, Australia. In winter, the last ski run of the day at Cadrona, near Queenstown, New Zealand.


Name: Colin thompson Location: tampa Practice Group: Lit&reg

Name: David shawLocation: PerthPractice Group: Lit&reg

what skill would you like to develop?To become fluent in French. My school French lessons came flooding back to me on a recent trip to France, but I would love to be able to hold a decent conversation.

How do you relax?Cooking, with a glass of wine in hand. My photo is a very poor attempt at a Marco Pierre White (a British celebrity chef) impersonation, without the big hair!

How do you judge success at work?Results. A great result for a client is different in every case and circumstance. Achieving the desired result, and even reaching milestones on the way to achieving the result, provides an adrenaline rush and a great sense of personal accomplishment. Most importantly, consistently achieving great results brings opportunities to do it again.

what is your ideal alternative career?Architect, engineer or building contractor. While I enjoy developing, carrying out, and seeing the end results of a successful litigation strategy, I envy those who get to transform their ideas into something physical that others can see, utilize, and enjoy.

Name: John VukeljLocation: New YorkPractice Group: Lit&reg

How do you judge success at work?By demanding and giving the best of yourself even when no one is looking, doing to others as you would have them do to you, and finding humor no matter the circumstances.

what is your ideal alternative career?Undoubtedly, my ideal alternative career would involve being in a rock band. Go ahead and name one bad thing about being in a rock band. You can’t.

Name: todd NoonanLocation: sacramentoPractice Group: Lit&reg

what matters most to your clients? Understanding what they can and cannot achieve, and why.

How do you relax?Head to Lake Tahoe. The DLA Piper Sacramento office is only 100 miles from Tahoe, and I go there as often as I can with my family.


Name: Gregg GrainesLocation: ChicagoPractice Group: real estate

Name: Cara Nelson Location: BostonPractice Group: real estate

what motivates you most in your job?I am motivated the most by developing new client relationships and by bringing new opportunities to clients.

what is your ideal alternative career?I would own and be the pitmaster of a small BBQ place located in rural Texas.

what matters most to your clients? My clients want top-notch legal work, and they want it completed as quickly but as efficiently as possible.

what would you invent to make your life easier?I would create a duplicate of myself! How great would it be to actually be in two places at once?!

Name: Miguel BazLocation: MadridPractice Group: tax

what matters most to your clients? Being very closed to their needs and understanding their business, so we can be proactive in our advice.

what is your ideal alternative career? My ideal alternative career would be something very linked to pop and rock (garage, R&B, pop and anything related with sixties music). In this regard, having my own radio programme and being a music writer/critic would probably be something close to such alternative career.

Name: Dania Duncan Location: DallasPractice Group: tax

what does DLa Piper mean to you? For me, DLA Piper means one united firm where we serve clients all over the world providing the same quality of services.

where’s your favorite place in the world?Cape Town, South Africa. An amazing port city located at the bottom of the earth, Cape Town’s coastal beaches and waterfront landscapes are breathtaking. The climate is perfect, providing excellent local wine. Home of the 2010 World Cup Football tournament and Nelson Mandela, it’s a must-see location for anyone who has never been to Africa.


Name: Frank Jackson Location: New YorkPractice Group: tax

what does DLa Piper mean to you?I knew DLA Piper was where I wanted to build my career during my very first interview because it had the work I wanted to do, the clients I wanted to serve and the best professionals to work with. I have an incredible team here at DLA Piper and it’s a privilege to work with each of them every day. DLA Piper is not just a job, it’s a family.

who inspires you?What most people don’t know about me is that I volunteered with Mother Teresa between university and law school. In my conversations with her, I was inspired to give of myself to others, be true and look to my heart for answers.

Name: steve weerts Location: Los angelesPractice Group: tax

what matters most to your clients? My clients want a well-rounded advisor who understands their businesses and responds quickly to their business needs anywhere in the world. Clients are interested in our full service global offering. Most importantly, they appreciate the business-focused approach of our practice groups worldwide.

what was the best day of your life?It’s a tie – my wedding day and the birth of our daughter. My family is the foundation for everything I do. They inspire me to be the best husband, dad and lawyer I can be.


Group Name OfficeCorporate Enrique Chamorro Madrid

Corporate Jens-Peter Eickhoff Cologne

Corporate Cornelius Frie Cologne

Corporate Sven Friedrich Frankfurt

Corporate Alla Gavrushko Kiev

Corporate Santiago Lardies Madrid

Corporate Will Van Tongelen Belgium

Corporate Alasdair Wood Edinburgh

Corporate Anna Wietrzynska-Ciolkowska Warsaw

Employment Andrew McIlhinney Liverpool

Employment Sascha Morgenroth Frankfurt

Employment Laura Nadel Manchester

Finance & Projects Emma Bloomer Melbourne

Finance & Projects Ferda Dumrul Istanbul

Finance & Projects Caroline Monks Melbourne

Finance & Projects Torsten Pokropp Frankfurt

IPT Giulio Coraggio Milan

IPT Anthony Day London

IPT Britta Hinzpeter Munich

IPT Christian Kau Cologne

IPT Saskia Lais Cologne

IPT Hazel Randall Leeds

IPT Jonathan Rofé Paris

IPT Alexander Tsoutsanis Amsterdam

IPT Sinem Teoman Istanbul

Litigation & Regulatory Timothy Ainsworth Sydney

Litigation & Regulatory Radu Balas Bucharest

Litigation & Regulatory David Buntenbroich Cologne

Litigation & Regulatory Jock Innes-Campbell Perth

INterNatIONaL seNIOr LeaD LawYer PrOMOtIONs


Group Name OfficeLitigation & Regulatory Amelia Kelly Sydney

Litigation & Regulatory Naomi Miller Melbourne

Litigation & Regulatory Amy Nolan Melbourne

Litigation & Regulatory Dorrien Peters Sheffield

Litigation & Regulatory Stuart Ponting Leeds

Litigation & Regulatory Tomasz Rudyk Warsaw

Litigation & Regulatory Tomoko Saito Tokyo

Litigation & Regulatory Ayse Sanli Istanbul

Litigation & Regulatory Christian Schoop Frankfurt

Litigation & Regulatory Martyn Scott Leeds

Litigation & Regulatory Rosemarie Serrato Milan

Litigation & Regulatory Asena Simel Sarialioglu Istanbul

Litigation & Regulatory Paul Smith London

Litigation & Regulatory Katherine Stocker Edinburgh

Litigation & Regulatory Thilo Streit Cologne

Litigation & Regulatory Selen Sumer Istanbul

Litigation & Regulatory Derya Tasdemir Istanbul

Real Estate Peter Gardner Leeds

Real Estate Mark Keeling Sheffield

Real Estate Tom Kelsall Manchester

Real Estate Vikki McKay Sheffield

Real Estate Maria Sole Insinga Milan

Restructuring Susannah Dingley Sheffield

Tax Doris Ho Hong King

Tax Windson Li Beijing

Tax Falko Tappen Frankfurt

Tax Tina Xia Beijing


INterNatIONaL LeaD LawYer PrOMOtIONsGroup Name OfficeCorporate Sergey Abesadze St. Petersburg

Corporate Wafa Al-Zghaibi Dubai

Corporate Louise Barber Manchester

Corporate Luis Borrero Madrid

Corporate Cristina Bucur Bucharest

Corporate Ilya Bulgakov St. Petersburg

Corporate Maryna Bychkova Kiev

Corporate Nicolas Couder Brussels

Corporate Irina Kurbatova Moscow

Corporate Alina Lacatus Bucharest

Corporate Eduardo Lucas Madrid

Corporate Anastasia Murzinova St. Petersburg

Corporate Matthew Parkinson Brisbane

Corporate Kyle Quinn Manchester

Corporate Ally Tang Shanghai

Corporate Pieter Paul Terpstra Amsterdam

Corporate Lalitha Visuasam Melbourne

Corporate Sarah Wang Shanghai

Employment Jenna Clarke Manchester

Employment Nadine Hesser Frankfurt

Employment Katie Sweatman Melbourne

Employment Patricia Wardrop Dubai

Finance & Projects Mykhaylo Byelostotskiy Kiev

Finance & Projects Jose Luis Pita Da Veiga Madrid

Finance & Projects Sarah Esplin-Jones London

Finance & Projects Christopher Godwin London

Finance & Projects Smridhi Gulati London

Finance & Projects Carla Hancock Leeds

Finance & Projects Daniel Hendon London


Group Name OfficeFinance & Projects Caroline Hoste Brussels

Finance & Projects Steven Krivinskas London

Finance & Projects Jose Ramon Medina Madrid

Finance & Projects Ben Morton Manchester

Finance & Projects Rebecca Schulz Frankfurt

IPT Cansu Atikcan Istanbul

IPT Jennifer Dale Birmingham

IPT Hatice Ekici Istanbul

IPT Alexis Fierens Brussels

IPT Robert Flaws Dubai

IPT Chloe Hersee London

IPT Nicolaas Huppes Amsterdam

IPT Oliver Kichenside London

IPT Natalia Kirichenko Kiev

IPT Robyn Palmer Sheffield

IPT Kathryn Purcell-Hennessy Brisbane

IPT Jamie Ryder Dubai

IPT Belinda Tang Beijing

IPT Jessica Turner London

IPT Hilke Van Ostaeyen Antwerp

Litigation & Regulatory Abdulrahman Alayoni Riyadh

Litigation & Regulatory Sandy Au Hong Kong

Litigation & Regulatory Emily Baggett Canberra

Litigation & Regulatory Katarina Bilandzic Melbourne

Litigation & Regulatory Federica Bocci Milan

Litigation & Regulatory Jente Marie Bruins Slot Amsterdam

Litigation & Regulatory Gemma Burke Melbourne

Litigation & Regulatory Chloe Challinor London

Litigation & Regulatory Jennifer Dalziel Edinburgh

Litigation & Regulatory Rachel Davies Leeds

Litigation & Regulatory Wouter de Clerck Amsterdam

Litigation & Regulatory Evelien De Raeymaecker Antwerp


Group Name OfficeLitigation & Regulatory Laura Ford London

Litigation & Regulatory Veronika Guseva Moscow

Litigation & Regulatory Joanna Haigh Leeds

Litigation & Regulatory Amanda Howe London

Litigation & Regulatory Regina Lamm Cologne

Litigation & Regulatory Sharon Leung Hong Kong

Litigation & Regulatory Aaron McDonald Perth

Litigation & Regulatory Sarah McMurray London

Litigation & Regulatory Kirk Simmons Sydney

Litigation & Regulatory Monica Singleton London

Litigation & Regulatory Natasha Stojanovic Melbourne

Litigation & Regulatory Johanna Walsh London

Litigation & Regulatory Philip Williams Manchester

Real Estate Laura Hecht Abu Dhabi

Real Estate Mathieu Higny Brussels

Real Estate Mark Johnson Sheffield

Real Estate Maryana Kabakova Moscow

Real Estate Alla Lapshina St. Petersburg

Real Estate Milena Linguanti Rome

Real Estate Emma Rodican-Jones London

Real Estate Ben Rogers Sheffield

Real Estate Pietro Rovati Milan

Real Estate Florin Tineghe Bucharest

Real Estate Amy Truman Birmingham

Real Estate Rachel Williams Birmingham

Restructuring Rowan Aspinwall London

Tax Peter Chen Hong Kong

Tax Olga Danilova St. Petersburg

Tax Matthew Davies Birmingham

Tax Amanda Han Shanghai

Tax Jian-Cheng Ku Amsterdam

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