Three Prominent Lawyers Join Sonnenschein in New York
January 23, 2006
(NEW YORK, January 23, 2006)—Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP today announced the addition of three senior lawyers in its rapidly expanding New York office. They are: Mark Waddell, partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology Group; Candace Quinn, partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group; and Jeffrey Geron, of counsel in the Corporate & Securities Group.
“The addition of these three distinguished attorneys significantly enhances our capabilities to represent clients in New York and nationwide across a wide range of matters,” said Michael Barr, managing partner of Sonnenschein’s New York office. “We are delighted to welcome Mark, Candace and Jeff to the firm and look forward to the continued dynamic growth of our New York office.”
Waddell has practiced in the intellectual property area for more than 20 years. He litigates pharmaceutical and chemical patent disputes, with particular focus on Hatch-Waxman issues, as well as patent interference and ITC proceedings. Waddell also has substantial experience in providing strategic counseling to a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, polymerization catalysts, diagnostics and chemical processing. He is a registered patent attorney.
Waddell received a J.D. degree from Seton Hall University Law School and a B.S. degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Most recently, he was a partner with Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York.
Quinn has practiced in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and tax areas, with technical emphasis on employee compensation, benefits and retirement plans, for more than 20 years. Her experience includes designing equity-based compensation plans, advising on ERISA and Internal Revenue Code compliance concerns for qualified retirement programs, and designing executive compensation strategies. She has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor with respect to compliance audits and has conducted numerous due diligence reviews on employee benefit plans.
Quinn received an LL.M. degree in taxation from Boston University School of Law, a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, and a B.A. degree from Tulane University. She joins Sonnenschein from Fisher & Phillips LLP in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Previously, she practiced with KPMG LLP, both in New York and Mountain View, Calif., designing equity-based compensation plans.
Geron represents public and privately held companies engaged in a broad range of transactions across a wide range of industries. His practice focuses on domestic and international transaction work, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital and investment fund transactions, and public and private equity offerings. In the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, Geron advises clients on corporate issues attendant to investments in financially distressed and bankrupt companies, including purchases of assets in bankruptcy, purchases of participations of distressed debt and drafting provisions of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization.
Geron received a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a B.B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from George Washington University. Most recently, he was a partner with Hogan & Hartson LLP in New York.
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