Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced today that six attorneys have been elected to the partnership. In addition to the promotions of Jennifer Fiorica Delgado, Zarema Jaramillo, Sam Khan, Benjamin Kimes, Alex Leibowitz, and Theodore Sica to partner, three counsel have been elevated to senior counsel, and 15 associates have been promoted to counsel, all of which became effective Jan. 1, 2018.

"Our firm is consistently determined to cultivate the top talent in our industry, and we are thrilled to welcome this new group of exceptional attorneys as partners, senior counsel, and counsel," said Chair and Managing Partner Gary M. Wingens. "As a firm, we are committed to providing our clients with exceptional resources to meet their growing demands for business and legal solutions. This list of respected colleagues demonstrates our ambitions to meet those challenges and aspire to even greater service to clients in the new year."

New Partners

Jennifer Fiorica Delgado is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Litigation group, where she represents “buy-side” clients, including U.S.-based and global companies, hedge funds, and institutional investors, in litigation involving complex financial products and commercial disputes.  She has extensive experience representing market participants in litigation spanning a wide range of areas, including structured finance and securities litigation, M&A disputes, and bankruptcy-related litigation. Jennifer earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, where she was the publicity editor for the Women’s Rights Law Reporter. She received her B.A. from the University of Maryland. Jennifer is based in the New York office.

Zarema Jaramillo is a member of the firm’s Antitrust/Competition group. She focuses her practice on complex antitrust matters including mergers and acquisitions, and high-stakes class action litigation involving allegations of anticompetitive horizontal conduct or monopolization. Zarema represents clients before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, State Attorneys General, and foreign competition agencies in merger investigations and criminal cartel investigations. She previously served as a trade specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration in the Office of China and as the Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce Corporate Governance Program. She earned her J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and her B.A. from Baldwin-Wallace College. Zarema is based in the Washington, D.C. office.

Sam Khan is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions groups. Sam concentrates his practice on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and asset purchases and dispositions in a broad array of industries including the life sciences and chemical manufacturing spaces. He also counsels clients on a variety of general corporate matters such as refinancing, restructuring, and private investments. Sam received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Texas. Sam is based in the New Jersey office.

Benjamin Kimes is a member of the firm’s Tech Group. He counsels clients through all stages of intellectual property development, including strategy, patent preparation, patent prosecution, and patentability. He also frequently advises parties seeking and providing open-source licensing. His clients include a diverse portfolio of Fortune 100 companies, startups, and solo inventors. Ben is a member of the steering committee for the California Inventors Assistance Program (CIAP) as well as the secretary of the board of directors for California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA), which administers the CIAP. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School and his B.A. from Pomona College. Ben is based in the Palo Alto office.

Alex Leibowitz is a member of the firm’s Tech Group. He focuses on transactional matters involving venture-backed companies, including mergers and acquisitions, acqui-hires, finance transactions, and corporate governance matters. Alex received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University. He is based in the New York office.

Theodore Sica is a member of the firm’s Debt Financing and Corporate groups. He represents financial institutions, private equity funds, hedge funds, and corporate borrowers in complex, special-situation financing transactions including first- and second-lien financings, subordinated financings, mezzanine structures, recapitalizations, and distressed debt purchases and sales. Ted earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. He is based in the New York office.

New Senior Counsel

Park Bramhall is in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions group. Park earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law, his M.P.A. from Princeton University, and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Macalester College. Park is based in the New York office.

Dan Suckerman is in the firm’s Real Estate group. Dan earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and his B.A. from Rutgers University. Dan is based in the New Jersey office.

Meredith Prithviraj is in the firm’s Capital Markets & Securities group. Meredith earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, and her B.A., cum laude, from Loyola College. Meredith is based in the New Jersey office.

New Counsel

Courtney Alvarez is in the firm’s Insurance Recovery group. Courtney earned her J.D. from Howard University School of Law and her B.A. from Villanova University. She is based in the Washington, D.C. office.

Kate Basmagian is in the firm’s Corporate group. Kate earned her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is based in the New York office.

Richard Bodnar is in the firm’s Securities Litigation group. Rich received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Syracuse University. He is based in the New York office.

Cicero Brabham is in the firm’s Tech Group. Cicero earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and his M.S. and B.S. from Stony Brook University. He is based in the New Jersey office.

William Brannan is in the firm’s Investment Management group. Will earned his J.D. from Pennsylvania State University and his B.A. from Brunel University. He is based in the New York office.

Darren Goodman is in the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group. Darren earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Rutgers University. He is based in the New York office.

Manali Joglekar is in the firm’s Tech Group. Manali earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, her M.S. from Rutgers University, and her B.S. from the University of Mumbai. Manali is based in the New Jersey office.

Dimitrios Kandylas is in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions group. Dimitrios earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Rutgers Law School, receiving the Saul Tischler Memorial Prize, awarded to the individual with the highest GPA in the graduating class. He also received his M.B.A. from Rutgers University School of Business and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Binghamton University. Dimitrios is based in the New Jersey office.

Michael Kaplan is in the firm’s Product Liability & Specialty Torts group. Michael earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law and his B.A. from Temple University. Michael is based in the New Jersey office.

Matthew Melville is in the firm’s Tech Group. Matthew earned his J.D., cum laude, from New York University School of Law, his M.S. from the University of Utah, and his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Utah. He is based in the New York office.

Robert Menendez is in the firm’s Investment Management group. Rob earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina. Robert is based in the New York office.

Mary (Kristi) Nicholes is in the firm’s Tech Group. Kristi earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law and her B.S. from the University of Washington. She is based in the New Jersey office.

Chandra Shih is in the firm’s Tech Group. Chandra earned her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and her B.A. from Santa Clara University. She is based in the Palo Alto office.

Tracy Snow is in the firm’s Trusts & Estates group. Tracy earned her J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law and her B.A., summa cum laude, from the College of William and Mary. Tracy is based in the New Jersey office.

Keara Waldron is in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors’ Rights group. Keara earned her J.D. from Seton Hall Political Science and American Studies University School of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. She is based in the New York office.