Our People

Our global offices allow us to bring together the right team of U.S. litigators, English barristers and solicitors (including King's Counsel), Hong Kong solicitors, and offshore lawyers equipped to handle the unique issues inherent in complex cross-border disputes and investigations. Our team of lawyers includes former U.S. federal and state prosecutors, English and offshore judges, and arbitrators. 

Our team of legal analysts work closely with the lawyers and, under their supervision, provide research and analysis for every stage of a matter. In addition, the lawyers are supported by an executive team of technology, e-discovery, case management, and public relations professionals to provide clients with practical business solutions that complement the legal strategy. 

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  • Alaina R. Heine

    Lawyer

    Alaina Heine focuses her practice on high-stakes corporate restructuring, distressed debt and insolvency related disputes on behalf of both creditors and debtors, representing public and private companies, ad hoc and official committees, shareholder groups, hedge funds and private equity firms. She has experience in chapter 11 restructurings, out-of-court workouts, chapter 15 restructurings, chapter 7 liquidations, debtor-in-possession financings, settlement negotiations and section 363 sales.

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    New York
    800 Third Avenue
    New York, New York 10022

    tel. +1 646 993 1757
  • Kevin Henry

    Litigation Assistant

    Kevin Henry, under the supervision of the firm’s lawyers, provides support on matters involving international judgement enforcement and insolvency disputes. His recent matters include assisting with an international debt collection dispute and defense against claims of breach of fiduciary duty in liquidation proceedings.

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    London
    Tower 42
    25 Old Broad Street
    London, EC2N 1HQ

    tel. +44 (0) 20 3301 6578
  • Vanessa Hernandez

    Senior Product Manager, Conversion

    Vanessa Hernandez is Senior Product Manager for Matter Conversion, overseeing strategy and driving the firm’s strategic priorities for all incoming potential new matters. In coordination with the Managing Director of Business Development, she is responsible for leading the entire lifecycle of incoming opportunities from new matter origination to client engagement through strategy formulation, business assessment, and client development support across various business units.

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    New York
    800 Third Avenue
    New York, New York 10022

    tel. +1 212 380 2589
  • Hashem Hijjawi

    Lawyer

    Hashem Hijjawi represents high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients and their executives to develop cross-border litigation and reputation management strategies. His practice aims at mitigating business and reputational risks involving clients’ global business interests with a nexus in the Middle East, where he deploys his deep understanding of the region and his native Arabic language.

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    London
    Tower 42
    25 Old Broad Street
    London, EC2N 1HQ

    tel. +44 (0) 20 3301 5700
  • Jeffrey Ho

    Lawyer

    Jeffrey Ho represents corporations, funds and other institutional clients in complex cross-border disputes and litigation with a nexus to the Asia Pacific region, often involving fraud and misconduct. He dilutes and defends against multi-million dollar claims and allegations of fraud on behalf of global clients and coordinates government investigations to defend client assets and interests. 

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    Hong Kong
    Champion Tower, 25th Floor
    3 Garden Road
    Central, Hong Kong

    tel. +852 2127 3221
  • Paul Hughes

    Lawyer

    Paul Hughes focuses on advising international clients on high-profile disputes, in which he deploys creative strategies designed to monetize or dilute cross-border claims. He has extensive experience enforcing judgments and arbitral awards in matters involving global asset recovery, with experience spanning multiple jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, the UAE and wider Middle East and other key financial centers.

     

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    London
    Tower 42
    25 Old Broad Street
    London, EC2N 1HQ

    tel. +44 (0) 20 3301 5700
  • Juliet Hull

    Analyst

    Juliet Hull, under the supervision of the firm's lawyers, provides support on matters involving creditor-debtor disputes and pro-bono initiatives.

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    New York
    800 Third Avenue
    New York, New York 10022

    tel. +1 646 599 6107
  • Nicholas Ickovic

    Lawyer

    Nicholas Ickovic is an experienced commercial litigator focused on representing institutional and individual clients in complex cross-border disputes involving financial products and services. He has experience in matters dealing with debt and equity securities issuances, contract disputes and shareholder disputes.

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    New York
    800 Third Avenue
    New York, New York 10022

    tel. +1 415 582 4756
  • Isabel Intrater

    Analyst

    Isabel Intrater, under the supervision of the firm's lawyers, provides support on matters involving claim monetization and dilution.

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  • Ryanne (Perio) Jackson

    Lawyer

    Ryanne (Perio) Jackson is a U.S. civil litigator with experience in a wide array of complex commercial litigation matters, including contractual, securities, intellectual property, and bankruptcy disputes.

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    New York
    800 Third Avenue
    New York, New York 10022

    tel. +1 646 658 4884