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Nicole Dogwill is an established litigation partner at Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco. She advises and defends leading established and start-up companies, as well as their directors and officers, in complex and class action litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty, securities, fraud, antitrust, unfair competition/business practices, and related contract and tort claims. She has significant experience handling shareholder derivative and direct litigation against directors and officers. Prior to Shartsis Friese LLP, she was a litigation partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, where she established the firm’s first LGBT affinity group. Nicole is a 1998 graduate of the Michigan State University College of Law, and a 1994 graduate of the University of Michigan. She is committed to giving back to the community through civic involvement and representation in pro bono matters. Nicole lives in San Francisco with her partner and their children. |
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Joe Vallo is Litigation Of Counsel with Greenberg Traurig’s New York and White Plains offices. Joseph focuses his practice on securities arbitration, mediation and litigation and also has wide-ranging experience in retail brokerage compliance in domestic and international markets. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, Joseph served as Senior Vice President and Senior Litigation Counsel for Wachovia Securities, LLC, n.k.a Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, where he supervised the firm’s major litigations and arbitrations. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President and Director of Compliance for TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. and the Divisional Compliance Director at Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. where he was also the Director of International Private Client Group Compliance. Joseph is a 1979 graduate of SUNY Cortland and a 1984 graduate of New York Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York and Florida. Joseph also serves as Vice Chair of the SUNY Cortland Foundation Board of Directors. Joseph lives in New York with his partner, Mark and their daughter, Emma. |
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Hope Adams is Senior Counsel, Investment Management and Securities, for PNC Bank, National Association, and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining PNC Bank, Ms. Adams was a Counsel at Reed Smith LLP in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of the Investment Management and Alternative Funds practice groups, and a Partner at Venable, LLP, where she was a member of the Corporate and Securities practice group. Ms. Adams received a J.D. from Campbell University and an LL.M in Taxation from the University of Florida. She is admitted to the Bars of North Carolina, District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. |
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Brian Breheny is a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, corporate finance and corporate governance. Mr. Breheny joined Skadden after holding significant leadership positions at the SEC. He began as Chief of the SEC’s Office of Mergers and Acquisitions in July 2003, and in November 2007 became the Deputy Director with responsibility for the Division’s Offices of Chief Counsel, Chief Accountant, Mergers and Acquisitions, International Corporate Finance, Rulemaking, Small Business Policy and Enforcement Liaison. Before joining the SEC, Mr. Breheny was at another international law firm in its New York and London offices. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG LLP. Mr. Breheny earned a J.D. and B.S. in Accounting from St. John’s University.
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Jason Gibson is an associate with Holland & Knight LLP in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He practices in the area of transactional real estate law – focusing on retail, office, and industrial leasing. Jason has been a member of the LGBT Bar since 2006. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Law after attending Harvard College for undergraduate studies in Economics. |
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Dale Noll is an associate at Chepenik Trushin LLP in Miami, Florida. His practice concentrates on Probate Administration, Probate & Trust Litigation, and Complex Commercial Litigation. Following graduation from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Mr. Noll spent several years in management positions within the banking software industry before attending and graduating from the University of Miami School of Law. Prior to joining Chepenik Trushin as a law clerk during his last year of law school, Mr. Noll interned for the Honorable Federal Magistrate Judge John O’Sullivan and the Miami Dade Public Defender’s Office. Dale is also involved in local and statewide LGBT organizations. |
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Casey Sprock is a partner with the firm Baldwin & Sutphen, LLP, Syracuse, NY, where he focuses in the areas of Real Estate Law, Estate Planning & Asset Protection, Trust & Estate Administration and Adoptions. A large percentage of his client base is comprised of non-traditional families. He is a graduate of Colgate University (B.A., Honors in Philosophy) and Notre Dame Law School. He is also an adjunct faculty member with three colleges at Syracuse University (the College of Law, the Maxwell School and University College) as well as Colgate University. His teaching and course designs have earned him several awards. He advises the College of Law’s gay/straight alliance (Outlaw) and coaches the group’s Moot Court Team, which competes at UCLA’s Williams Institute’s Annual Sexual Orientation and the Law National Moot Court Competition. In 2006, his team won the competition. Casey also serves on the boards of United Way of Central New York and SAGE Upstate. |
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