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New Laterals at Mintz Levin

Seasoned Attorneys Bring Deep Experience and Industry Know-How

We continue to expand our capabilities in various practices and industry sectors.

Recent hires in the last eight months include boomerang alumnus Senator William “Mo” Cowan, whose significant experience adds tremendous depth to our ML Strategies government relations team and the firm's Litigation Practice. Our Boston office added Kenneth Appleby, Marc Mantell, and Geoffrey Why, who boosted our Tax, Corporate & Securities, and Communications Practice capabilities, respectively. In New York John Bae joined the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Commercial Law Practice, and in DC, Larry Freedman joined the Health Law team and Andrew Shin joined ML Strategies. In April, our Intellectual Property Practice gained four new Members: Lisa Adams, Bill Geary, Terri Shieh-Newton, and Christina Sperry bring extensive experience in medical technology as well as the health care, life sciences, and clean technology sectors. Finally, our San Francisco office has notably expanded to include several new faces. In addition to Terri Shieh-Newton, we have welcomed Rob Burwell, Paul Churchill, Paul Davis, Michelle Gillette, Daniel Herling, Marty Lorenzo, and Evan Nadel.

We're thrilled to welcome all of these new hires to the Mintz Levin network!

Lisa Adams

Lisa joined our Boston office as a Member of the Intellectual Property Practice. Lisa handles patentability evaluations, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, reissue and reexamination of patents, freedom to operate studies, due diligence, portfolio development and management, IP strategy, and clearance studies. By creating a roadmap that identifies end-goals, the critical stage gates, and how best to manage along the way, she helps clients enhance their profitability and avoid surprises surrounding planned commercial launches, competitor patent filings, and investor exits. She represents clients in such areas as medical and life science technology, mechanical products and processes, chemical and material science, and electrochemistry.

Lisa received her JD from New England School of Law and her BS in Chemistry from Texas State University.

Kenneth Appleby

Kenneth joined our Boston office in early April of this year as a Member in the Tax Practice. He has more than 25 years of experience providing clients with tax-efficient advice and solutions covering a diverse range of domestic and international transactions. He has counseled clients in over 200 domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions; advised US and foreign private equity firms and real estate fund sponsors in both fund formation and portfolio investments; created tax-optimized structures for the creation, holding, and disposition of intellectual property; designed and implemented tax-efficient structures for real estate development joint ventures and a wide range of corporate transactions; and advised clients with respect to like-kind exchanges and syndicated tenants-in-common offerings.

Kenneth received his JD from American University Law School and his BS in both Accounting and Transportation from Syracuse University.

John Bae

John joined our New York office in September 2013 as a Member in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Commercial Law Practice. His practice encompasses the representation of various parties in restructuring, cross-border insolvencies, and commercial litigation and products liability matters. His clients include debtors, creditors, and other constituencies involved in Chapter 11 cases.

John received his JD from Hofstra University and his BA from State University of New York – Albany.

Senator William "Mo" Cowan

Senator Mo Cowan is Of Counsel to Mintz Levin and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ML Strategies, the firm's government relations and business advisory affiliate. Prior to rejoining Mintz Levin, where he practiced from 1997 to 2009, he represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as interim United States Senator, filling the vacancy created when John Kerry was appointed United States Secretary of State.

Mo received his JD from Northeastern University and his BA from Duke University.

Laurence "Larry" Freedman

Larry joined as a Member in the Health Law Practice in January in the DC office. He bolsters our health care enforcement experience as his practice focuses on defending health care and life sciences clients against allegations and in investigations of fraud and abuse involving governmental programs. He served as the Assistant Director in the Civil Fraud Section at the Department of Justice for many years before moving to private practice. His clients include hospitals and health systems, dialysis providers, clinical laboratories, medical equipment companies, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, and health care executives.

Larry obtained his JD from Yale University and his BA from Colgate University.

William "Bill" Geary

Bill joined our Boston office as a Member in the Intellectual Property Practice. He is an experienced patent and trademark attorney with a particular background in medical technology, polymers and advanced materials, and chemicals.

Bill provides counsel on all phases of patent and trademark law through development strategy, protection, and exploitation of patent and trademark rights. His clients include start-ups, large companies such as Johnson & Johnson, medical technology manufacturers, and research institutions such as Massachusetts General Hospital.

He received his JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and his BS in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts – Lowell.

Marc Mantell

Marc joined the Boston office as a Member in the Corporate & Securities Practice in February. Marc focuses his practice on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and debt financings. Representing both public and private companies, he provides counsel on capital raising transactions and SEC compliance to clients in industries such as life sciences, technology and communications, and retail and consumer products.

Marc received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and his BA from Williams College.

Terri Shieh-Newton, PhD

Terri Shieh-Newton joined the San Francisco office as a Member in the Intellectual Property Practice in late April. She works with a range of life sciences clients focused on areas including stem cells, regenerative medicine, immunology, antibodies, cancer immunotherapy, virology vaccines and adjuvants, diagnostics, and assays for personalized treatment of cancer, immunological diseases such as HIV, autoimmune diseases, and Alzheimer’s disease. She also has extensive clean technology experience in areas including biofuels, microbial engineering, industrial fermentation, enzymes, enzymatic engineering, and production of target chemicals using biological processes.

Terri received her JD from Santa Clara University and her BA in Biochemistry from Rice University. She also holds a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Andrew Shin

Andrew joined ML Strategies in the DC office in September 2013 as Director of Health Care Policy and Life Sciences. By conducting in-depth analysis and leveraging his broad experience in the public and private sectors, he provides strategic counsel to for-profit and nonprofit organizations, multistakeholder coalitions, trade groups, and professional societies that are seeking to shape the regulatory, legislative, and business landscape around health care services, payment, quality, and innovation. Andrew has substantial experience with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Within CMS, he held a senior leadership position of Acting Director for the Stakeholder Engagement division of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). In this role, he worked with stakeholders ranging across providers, payors, patients, and state and federal agencies to build partnerships and coalitions around initiatives designed to test innovative care delivery and payment models.

Andrew earned his JD from Syracuse University College of Law, his MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and his BA in Policy Studies and Political Science from Syracuse University.

Christina Sperry

Christina joined our Boston office as a Member in the Intellectual Property Practice. She brings experience in domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution as well as infringement, validity, and right-to-use opinions. Christina prosecutes patents and assists with opinion and clearance matters in fields including medical and surgical instruments and devices, printer and imaging technology, software, financial services, cell sorting technology, and radar technology. She also provides strategic counsel and manages patent portfolios for US and foreign start-ups, mid-size businesses, large corporations, and academic institutions.

Christina received her JD from Boston University School of Law and her BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Geoffrey Why

Geoffrey recently joined our Boston office as a Member in the Communications Practice. He has substantial experience relating to prominent policy and legislative issues affecting cable, broadband, wireline, and wireless communications. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Geoffrey served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, where he managed the department’s full range of legal, legislative, and policy work. Earlier he served as the department’s General Counsel. Geoffrey’s practice focuses on telecommunications and wireless issues, with a special emphasis on matters before state regulatory commissions.

Geoffrey received his JD from Boston College Law School and his BA in Political Science from Boston College.