Seven Sidley Lawyers Admitted to Florida Bar
Miami – Sidley is bolstering its Miami office and key practice areas with seven partners newly admitted to the Florida Bar. Since opening its doors in August 2022, Sidley’s Miami office has experienced exponential growth, increasing its roster to more than 40 lawyers.
Contributing to the growth, the seven partners admitted to the Florida Bar will deepen the Miami office’s capabilities in the insurance, litigation and disputes, real estate, private equity, M&A, securities enforcement and regulatory, global finance, energy, tax, antitrust and competition, emerging companies and venture capital, food and drug, medical device, and healthcare practices.
“Amidst the expansion of Sidley’s Miami office, we are proud to recognize these seven accomplished attorneys who now bring their experience to Florida,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee Chair and a Miami native. “Some of these Sidley lawyers relocated to Miami because their clients had moved to South Florida. Others were attracted to the unique opportunities offered by the city’s growing legal market and favorable economic environment. Their wealth of knowledge and experience will enhance our legal capabilities and further solidify Sidley’s standing in the dynamic Miami market.”
The additional Sidley lawyers now admitted to the Florida Bar are as follows:
- Michael A. Gordon, M&A, Private Equity, Real Estate: co-managing partner of Sidley’s Miami office, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and head of the Real Estate global practice group. He represents both buyers and sellers of public and private companies.
- Michael J. Pinsel, Financial Institutions, Insurance: co-leader of Sidley’s global Insurance practice and heads the firm’s property and casualty alternative risk transfer practice. His practice is concentrated primarily in the corporate and regulatory representation of insurance companies, investors, and financial advisers with a focus on alternative risk transfer transactions, including insurance securitization and derivatives transactions.
- Kate L. Lashley, Securities Enforcement and Regulatory: partner in the Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice and member of Sidley’s OTC Derivatives industry group. She advises a wide range of clients (including buy-side, sell-side, and market intermediaries) in all aspects of their derivatives trading and regulation. Kate also advises asset managers and other clients on matters relating to Blockchain and digital assets.
- Sheetal Khera, Global Finance: partner in the Global Finance practice. She has worked on numerous asset-backed securitization transactions involving a variety of asset classes, including auto loans and leases, auto floorplan accounts, equipment loans and leases, and residential mortgages, where she has represented both issuers and underwriters in public and private securities offering.
- Germaine Nicole Gurr, M&A, Private Equity, Energy, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital: partner advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities offerings, capital raising opportunities, joint venture and commercial transactions, and general corporate matters. She regularly counsels global companies on legal and business considerations in corporate and commercial transactions, operational structuring and management, and compliance and governance matters.
- Greer O. Lautrup, Food, Drug and Medical Device, Healthcare: partner in the Food, Drug and Medical Device compliance practice. She represents U.S. and international pharmaceutical, biologics, medical device, and dietary supplement companies in responding to challenging regulatory and enforcement issues. Her focus areas include Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations, data integrity, product approvals, supply chain, as well as preparing for and responding to FDA inspections.
- Lilya Tessler, Fintech, Blockchain: partner focusing on representing digital asset trading platforms, blockchain technology companies, U.S. and non-U.S. broker-dealers, financial services firms, and cryptocurrency funds. She advises technology companies on public and private securities offerings, including blockchain token distributions. She also counsels financial institutions and digital asset exchanges with day-to-day securities issues, private placement agent requirements, custody rule requirements, and cross-border regulatory issues.
Sidley’s Miami office is the firm’s first office in the southeast United States. The firm is currently leasing swing space at 1001 Brickell Bay Drive. Upon completion of construction, the firm will move to 830 Brickell, the new Class-A+ office tower nearing completion in Miami’s Brickell Financial District. Sidley signed a 60,000 square-foot lease at the 55-story tower, marking the largest new-to-market office lease signed in the city’s urban core in 2022 and underscoring Sidley’s long-term commitment to the region.
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