RIMON - Key Persons


Alejandra Becerra

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate in Rimôn 's Bogota
  • Associate Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates
Alejandra Becerra is an associate in Rimôn's Bogota office. With more than ten years of experience in tax related matters, Ms. Becerra focuses her practice on tax law. She has experience providing consulting and tax planning services for individuals and multinational business in a range of industries including oil and gas, retail, infrastructure, and banking and finance, among others. Ms. Becerra also provides advice on tax compliance and due diligence matters. Prior to joining Rimôn, Ms. Becerra spent 8 years at Baker McKenzie as a tax associate. Prior to that, she was a tax supervisor for GM Financial Colombia and also has experience as an associate in a Bogota accounting firm. Ms. Becerra graduated from Universidad Nacional de Colombia with a degree in Accounting, and also from Universidad de los Andes, with a Tax Specialist degree.

Ana Lopez Murillo

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Senior Associate
  • Associate Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates
Ana Lopez Murillo is a senior associate located in Rimôn's Bogota office. Ms. Lopez Murillo focuses her practice on tax and trusts and estates law. She advises multijurisdictional corporations, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals and family offices on domestic and international tax issues, tax planning, tax compliance, inheritance and estate planning, exchange of information, and amnesty programs. Ms. Lopez Murillo has a strong background in tax law, enabling her to guide her clients towards the most tax effective and compliant wealth management and estate planning strategies. Prior to joining Rimôn, Ms. Lopez Murillo worked at Baker McKenzie, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte in their tax and legal teams. Ms. Lopez Murillo also spent 4 years as a corporate tax lawyer for a major Colombian power company, Enel Group.

Andrew Reilly

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Securities and Capital Markets / Sydney

Anthony C. Acampora

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Board Member of the Nonprofit Collective Foundation
  • Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Anthony is the former Co-Chair of the America Red Cross, Long Island Chapter. He was selected to be a member of the 2019 Class of the Energeia Partnership, a regional stewardship program conducted by Molloy College, and serves on this organization's Advisory Board of Directors. Anthony is also a board member of the Nonprofit Collective Foundation. The NCF's mission is to help nonprofits throughout the United States by providing unrestricted operational funding in order to grow, operate effectively, and achieve their goals.

Baker McKenzie

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Partner
  • Senior Associate

Benjamin Aguilera

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Benjamin Aguilera is an accomplished transactional attorney who primarily focuses on corporate, mergers and acquisitions and international transactions in the United States. Mr. Aguilera also advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital, and real estate transactions in Mexico, Central and South America, Spain, Portugal. His client base includes investment advisors, large corporations, emerging companies, real estate developers, cross-border manufacturers, and hotels and resorts. Mr. Aguilera is a cross-border specialist, representing clients in transactions and matters regulated by the USMCA and other treaties and conventions between the U.S., Mexico, and other countries. His expertise includes: Mergers and acquisitions, including both stock and asset purchase transactions General representation in corporate matters and business operations of US companies (from conception to exit) General representation of US companies in corporate matters and business operations in Latin America (from conception to exit) Formation of entities in Mexico and Latin America Joint ventures and other strategic alliances Alternative dispute resolution for cross-border transactions Compliance with laws, rules, and regulations affecting cross-border investments and operations (e.g., Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 1961 Hague Convention, Panamerican Convention on Powers of Attorney, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, North American Free Trade Agreement, etc.) Cross-border financing of commercial and residential real estate projects in Mexico Acquisition and development of commercial and residential real estate in Mexico Commercial lease agreements for industrial space in Mexico Set up of manufacturing operations and prosecution of special licenses and authorizations under special import-export programs in Mexico (e.g., IMMEX - Maquiladora Program) Due Diligence for the acquisition of credit portfolios and other asset-backed portfolios in Mexico Manufacturing agreements, services agreements, bailment agreements, and shelter agreements between U.S. corporations and Mexican contractors International sale of goods agreements between U.S. and foreign corporations Consulting agreements, employment agreements, and confidentiality agreements Distribution and licensing agreements Incorporation and formation of corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships Mr. Aguilera was born and raised in Mexico. He graduated from college and practiced public accounting in Mexico before he was admitted to practice law in the State of Arizona. Mr. Aguilera is also admitted to practice law in the State of New York, and is a licensed C.P.A. in Mexico. His achievements in the legal field have been widely recognized, including by the American Bar Association, Best Lawyers in America and SuperLawyers.

Bernd Geier

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner, Partner - Rimon Falkenfort / Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate
  • Professor of Business Law
Bernd Geier is a partner focused on finance, regulatory law, and funds. His practice covers the entire spectrum of regulatory issues (compliance), with a focus on the financial sector, including FinTech. He advises clients on financial market regulation, transaction structuring and optimisation, outsourcing law, as well as on new technologies (cryptocurrencies) and sustainability requirements (ESG). Bernd Geier is Professor of Business Law, Banking and Capital Markets Law as well as Regulation at SRH University Heidelberg and Lecturer in Banking Supervisory Law at the University of Speyer. He is a member of the advisory board of the journal "Recht der Finanzinstrumente", a member of the jury of the Science Award of the Federal Association of Alternative Investments (BAI), and a member of the BAI Expert Committee on Fund / Market Regulation.

Brent Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Brian Keeler

Job Titles:
  • Partner Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Business Transactions

Brian Powers

Job Titles:
  • Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions

Carl M. Sherer

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Partner
Carl M. Sherer holds a JD as well as an MBA from New York University, and is a graduate of Columbia University. He worked with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and with Schulte Roth & Zabel in New York, in addition to serving as Assistant to the General Counsel at the Israel Securities Authority. Mr. Sherer has over twenty-five years experience in corporate and securities law, helping individuals and corporations in both transactional and regulatory settings in the United States and in Israel. Mr. Sherer was associated with Professor Joseph Gross, Hodak & Co. in Tel Aviv, was a partner at Silber, Schottenfels, Gerber & Sherer, and was of counsel to Zell Goldberg & Co. Mr. Sherer's experience covers a wide array of domestic and international corporate and securities matters, including: Mergers and acquisitions, including major international mergers Initial public offerings, secondary offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities in the United States and in Israel International joint ventures Securities regulatory advice in the United States and in Israel, including under both countries' investment adviser regulations Securities regulation in Israel Technology licensing arrangements Financial products Establishment of investment funds Commodities trading worldwide Bank regulatory advice in the United States PFIC

Chris Terry

Job Titles:
  • Business Attorney
  • Partner / Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
  • Partner Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, International Transactions
  • Senior Global Transactional Attorney
Chris Terry is a business attorney and trusted legal advisor to clients ranging from multinationals, emerging growth companies and startups to venture and private equity funds, partnerships and entrepreneurs. Chris has extensive experience counseling founders and technology companies on financings, cross-border acquisitions and strategic joint ventures in the US and worldwide, with a particular expertise in transactions that have an international or cross-border component. Chris has advised his clients on cross-border investments, market entry, outsourcing, cross-border technology transactions and acquisition transactions in China, Japan, Ecuador, Thailand, the Philippines, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia, Luxembourg, France and Italy, among others. Chris's industry specific experience ranges from mobile Internet, medical devices, digital advertising and online gaming to clean-tech, semi-conductors, medical devices and education, among others. Chris advises his company clients on company formation, employee incentive programs, commercial transactions and technology licensing, as well as corporate governance, securities law compliance and other general corporate matters. Chris also counsels his clients on implementing corporate restructurings and reorganizations, dilutive issuances and overseeing corporate liquidations. Prior to joining Rimon, Chris was a partner at the US law firm of Gunderson Dettmer, where he co-launched its first international office in China, and DLA Piper, one of the world's largest law firms. Chris lives in Winchester, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons.

Christian Escudero Caviedes

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Latin America, Tax
  • Attorney in Rimon 's Bogotá
Christian Escudero Caviedes is an attorney in Rimon's Bogotá office. Mr. Escudero focuses his practice on tax. He has extensive experience in tax consulting and advises clients on issues including national, territorial, direct, and indirect tax. He also advises on the application of the double taxation agreements (CDIs as per its acronym in Spanish) to help clients engaged in international business to avoid double taxation in relation to income tax, withholding rates, and dividends on payments made abroad. Mr. Escudero graduated from the University of La Sabana with a focus on company and business law, in addition, he is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in taxation at the University of Los Andes, and has experience at Ernst & Young - EY in business tax consulting.

Christopher J. Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Courtney M. Roman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Cozen O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Craig Tanner

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

Dale Rieger

Job Titles:
  • Partner

David J. Mahoney

Job Titles:
  • Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Debbie A. Klis

Job Titles:
  • Private Investment Funds, Securities and Capital Markets, Fund Formation, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

Deborah Turofsky

Job Titles:
  • Associate Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Real Estate

Douglas J. Schneller

Job Titles:
  • Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Banking and Financial Services, Leveraged Finance
  • Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Banking and Financial Services, Leveraged Financ

Eric C. Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Special Counsel Intellectual Property Litigation

Escudero Giraldo

Job Titles:
  • Judicial Clerk

Filmore E. Rose

Job Titles:
  • Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax

Geoffrey D. Fasel

Job Titles:
  • Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Real Estat

Greg Krafka

Job Titles:
  • Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Technology, Life Sciences

Gunderson Dettmer

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Haley Trust

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Hans Felix Schäfer

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Partner - Rimon Falkenfort Real Estat

Hossein Sajjadi

Job Titles:
  • Associate Fund Formation, Private Investment Funds, Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Securities and Capital Markets

Jen Howard

Job Titles:
  • Counsel Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions, Energy Transactions, Equipment Leasing and Financ

Jill Haley Penwarden

Job Titles:
  • Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

John Isaza

Job Titles:
  • FAI Partner Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Technology

John R. Mussman

Job Titles:
  • Partner Banking and Financial Services, Corporate and Business Transactions

Keith Munson

Job Titles:
  • Partner Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, White Collar and Government Investigations

Ken Weinberg

Job Titles:
  • Partner Equipment Leasing and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, Energy Transactions

Kenneth P. Silverman

Job Titles:
  • Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring

Laura Pardo

Job Titles:
  • Sechagua Associate Latin America, Tax, Trusts and Estates

Lisa Weinstein Burns

Job Titles:
  • Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax

Lisa-Marie Monsanto

Job Titles:
  • Corporate and Business Transactions, International Transactions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Project Finance, Major Projects

Meghan Lavine

Job Titles:
  • Counsel Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Michael Magotsch

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Partner - Rimon Falkenfort Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance

Neal Levin

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Nicole Kalajian

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Oliver Otto

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Partner - Rimon Falkenfort Banking and Financial Services, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Europe, Leveraged Finance, Real Estat

Patricia Annino

Job Titles:
  • Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax

Patrick Kuehl, Jr

Job Titles:
  • Partner Intellectual Property

Petar Orlic

Job Titles:
  • Partner Real Estate, United Kingdom

Peter McLaughlin

Job Titles:
  • Partner Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Technology

Peter Wielgosz

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Reed Smith

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Richard Ernest

Job Titles:
  • Leveraged Finance, Private Investment Funds, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, the Gulf States, Banking and Financial Services
  • Partner Leveraged Finance, Private Investment Funds, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, the Gulf States, Banking and Financial Services

Rimon Law

Job Titles:
  • Intellectual Property Attorney Dr. Dale Rieger As Partner in Its San Diego Office
Rimon Law continues growth trajectory with Four New Attorneys joining the firm

Robert Goldman

Job Titles:
  • Partner Real Estat

Rodrigo Castillo Cottin

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner Trusts and Estates, Tax, Latin America, CFIUS / National Security

Ronald Friedman

Job Titles:
  • Partner Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Restructuring, Corporate and Business Transactions, Real Estat

Roy P. Kozupsky

Job Titles:
  • Partner Trusts and Estates

Roy W. Gillig

Job Titles:
  • Partner Tax, International Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions

Stacey Friends

Job Titles:
  • Partner Entertainment, Sports and Media, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright

Stephan Kleemann

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Stephan Krampe

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Partner - Rimon Falkenfort Tax, Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions

Steven Colby

Job Titles:
  • Partner Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling and Prosecution, Technology

Steven M. Aaron

Job Titles:
  • Partner White Collar and Government Investigations, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Steven P. Eichel

Job Titles:
  • Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Tax, Europ

Susan F. Klein

Job Titles:
  • Partner Tax, International Transactions

Thomas Fawell

Job Titles:
  • Partner Fine Art and Cultural Property, Real Estate, Private Investment Funds, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain

Thomas M. White

Job Titles:
  • Partner Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, ERISA, Banking and Financial Services

Timothy Balts

Job Titles:
  • Partner Intellectual Property

Tyler Dolan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Trusts and Estates, Tax

William W. Bergesch

Job Titles:
  • Associate Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Business Transactions

Young Jun Roh

Job Titles:
  • Partner Corporate and Business Transactions, Government and Government Contracts, International Transactions, Real Estate

Young Tax

Job Titles:
  • Professionals, Director and Founder