About Us

Faiza J. Saeed is Cravath’s Presiding Partner. She advises public companies, boards of directors and special committees in connection with M&A, corporate governance and crisis management.

Thomas A. Russo served as executive vice president and general counsel, with responsibility for legal, compliance, regulatory affairs, and government affairs, at American International Group, Inc. from February 2010 to November 2016.

Joseph R. Alberts is Litigation Counsel for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. Alberts is responsible for global litigation involving toxic torts, product liability and commercial matters.

Evan R. Chesler is Cravath’s Chairman. He has broad experience in both trial and appellate courts, and has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts all over the country.

Stanley Twardy, Day Pitney's Managing Partner, is a leading corporate litigator. He helps clients with criminal, civil and regulatory investigations conducted by federal and state agencies. Clients have included Fortune 500 companies, their executives and others involved in federal and state criminal, regulatory and SEC investigations. Stan has argued many civil and criminal cases in federal and state appellate courts, and been counsel of record before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Michelle C. Ifill is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Verizon’s Services Operations & Technologies units, responsible for primary legal oversight and support of the Verizon Corporate Information Technology Organization and the Chief Administrative Office, including Sourcing, Real Estate and Fleet Management. Ms. Ifill’s team also has primary responsibility for a variety of intellectual property areas, including copyright, trademark, and patent licensing.

Geir Steinberg specializes in change processes and restructuring in industry and commerce and in government administration, with focus on changes in corporate structures, shareholder structure, formation of corporations as well as downsizing and restructuring. Geir has extensive management experience both as Managing Partner/Chairman of the Board of Haavind from 2004 to 2013 and from several directorships. He advises boards and executives on strategic issues and different leadership challenge...

Tom Frantz currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Board for Williams Mullen. Drawing on his tax background, he also maintains a robust corporate legal practice as a Partner representing multi-national corporations, handling major mergers and acquisitions, and advising corporations on a variety of legal matters.

Keith served as chair and chief executive partner of Morrison & Foerster from 2000–2012, serving four three-year terms, the longest tenure of any chair in the modern era. As such, he took the lead in setting policy and providing strategic direction to the 1,000-lawyer global law firm. During his tenure, the firm more than doubled its revenue and tripled its net income without increasing attorney headcount. He was personally engaged in virtually every lateral hire at the firm. He also led ...

Charla Aldous, founder of Aldous Law Firm, is an active trial attorney representing plaintiffs. In addition to her extensive trial experience, she sits as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Board of Trial Advocates' Dallas Chapter and was its previous President. Ms. Aldous is also a member of the American Association for Justice and the Inner Circle of Advocates.

Kenneth M. Doran is the Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn LLP and serves as the Chairman of the Firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Doran has extensive experience in a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, leveraged buy-outs and "going private" transactions, cross-border transactions, corporate reorganizations and other restructurings. Mr. Doran regularly counsels clients regarding corporate governance issues, fiduciary duties and o...

Lord Brennan QC has been a Queen’s Counsel since 1985 and is a senior associate member of Matrix. His areas of expertise include commercial law, public and private international law and international arbitration. Lord Brennan QC, as an appointed life peer, is active in politics as well as dedicating time to his incredibly varied legal practice. His most notable case during 2009 was the landmark civil Omagh bombing case. The outcome, in favour of his clients – relatives of those ki...