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Powerhouse lawyer Kit Addleman advises public companies, officers and directors, investment advisors, private funds and broker-dealers concerning securities investigations. She has successfully defended clients in civil and criminal investigations and litigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, advised clients on compliance with securities regulations and conducted internal investigations of suspected securities violations. Kit’s experience serving in four different regional offices over her 20 years in senior management at the SEC allows her to deftly advise clients at Haynes Boone, where she serves as chair of the firm's SEC Enforcement Practice Group and is a prominent member of the Government Enforcement and Investment Management Practice Groups.

Many of Kit’s biggest successes have involved defending allegations of accounting and financial fraud, insider trading, private funds and investment advisor fraud, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. Clients note that Kit is “rare in her securities specialty and one of the top enforcement lawyers in that area,” that her “SEC experience is incredibly valuable," and "bringing her in gives us an edge on very complex regulatory issues and the practical business implications," Chambers USA 2020 (Chambers and Partners). Every year since 2016, Kit has been the only lawyer in Texas ranked for Securities: Regulation: Enforcement (Nationwide) by Chambers USA.

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Brent Owen is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Denver office.

His practice focuses on high-stakes trial work in both state and federal courts before judges and juries and in arbitration tribunals. Brent’s litigation practice emphasizes energy litigation, complex commercial disputes, construction disputes, and environmental claims. An experienced first-chair trial lawyer, Brent has been retained on the eve of trial to help clients change the dynamic and obtain a favorable result. He also often lectures and writes on evidentiary issues, and is a member of Colorado’s Civil Rules Committee.

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Han’s career in venture capital started in 2009 and has spanned at VantagePoint and Formation 8, where he was the first hire on the investment team. He led and/or contributed to the investment in Motive Drilling (acquired by Helmerich & Payne), Lucid (acquired by Acuity), Comfy (acquired by Siemens), Oculus (acquired by Facebook), Taxon (acquired by DuPont), and AlertMe (acquired by British Gas). Earlier in his career, Han worked for Rohm and Haas Company, the largest US specialty chemical company, where he was credited as key inventor of four US patents.

Han has served on the board of multiple portfolio companies including BorderX Lab, Sweet a Little, Motive Drilling, and Grabit, and has closely advised entrepreneurs in building a startup from the ground up. He received the title of “Honorary Employee” (with badge #36) from one of his current portfolio companies to recognize the instrumental role he has played.

Han earned his bachelor’s degree from Nanjing University, Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and MBA from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. In addition, Han holds a private pilot license issued by the US FAA and was the Dignitary Champion of International Cherry Pit Spitting Competition in 2002.

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Since opening our Shanghai office in 2013, Liza Mark has concentrated her practice in private equity investments, securities, and cross-border M&A. With more than 20 years of experience at law firms in the U.S., Hong Kong, and Shanghai, Liza is eminently qualified to help her clients fulcrum between the different legal and business environments of these three countries.

Private equity clients seek Liza’s advice in their cross-border investments and M&A activities in the U.S. and Europe. She is adept at structuring transactions that make both commercial and legal sense when working across multiple jurisdictions.

Liza also represents investors, issuers, and investment banks/financial intermediaries in financing transactions, including equity and debt public offerings and cross-border private placements in Hong Kong, India, and the U.S. She is experienced in private placements of debt and equity securities, Asian in-bound equity offerings, Rule 144A offerings, medium-term note programs, SPAC acquisitions, PIPEs, and Hong Kong IPOs.

Foreign private issuers turn to Liza to handle their securities offerings in the United States and the Hong Kong markets. She also advises clients regarding corporate governance and U.S. public company securities law reporting and compliance.

Liza has deep experience in the clean technology, energy, transportation and logistics, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact industries, and many of her client relationships span decades. Clients value her straightforward, strategic counsel that reflects legal as well as commercial considerations. She is sensitive to jurisdictional differences, and can explain and contextualize them to clients. Operating across disparate legal systems, Liza structures transactions and offers day-to-day advice to clients to help them achieve their business objectives.

Liza is a board counsel of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and serves on the board of advisors of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations and is a board member of the Asian Chamber of Texas.

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Peter A. Halprin is a partner in the Insurance Recovery Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s New York office. Peter is a Chambers USA-ranked attorney, described as having “a standout reputation for his expertise in policyholder representation,” with one source noting he “goes above and beyond for his clients and is a force for good in the industry.” (Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, 2023-2024)

Peter is well-known for his work with high-value claims concerning issues such as business interruption, cybersecurity and wrongful death suits.

Over the course of his career, Peter has arbitrated, litigated, and mediated claims recovering hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds, involving a broad range of insurance policies, including Boiler & Machinery, Builder’s Risk, Cast Insurance, Commercial Crime, Cyber, Directors & Officers (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), Errors & Omissions (E&O), Event Cancellation, Fidelity, General Liability (GL), Hospital Professional Liability (HPL), Inland Marine, Kidnap & Ransom (KKR), Marine Cargo, Media Liability, Performance Disruption, Pollution Legal Liability (PLL/EIL), Products Liability, Property, Reps & Warranties (R&W), Technology E&O, Trade Credit, and Workers’ Compensation.

His global client base spans diverse industries, including entertainment, financial services, government, healthcare, hospitality, professional services, private equity, and real estate.

Peter also drafts coverage analyses and correspondence and advises captive insurance companies regarding reinsurance recoveries. In this area, Peter has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in reinsurance proceeds for captive insurance companies.

Peter acts as counsel for U.S. and foreign companies in domestic and international arbitrations, including both ad hoc (ARIAS, Bermuda Form, London) as well as institutional (AAA, ICC, ICDR, JAMS, LCIA) arbitration forums. He has served as both party-appointed and sole arbitrator and is a Member of the AAA National Roster of Arbitrators, the AIADR's Presidential Panel of Arbitrators, the ARIAS Asia Panel of Arbitrators, the CPR Institute's Distinguished Panels of Neutrals (including the Insurance-Policyholder Coverage Panel), and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre's Reserve Panel of Arbitrators.

Peter is an active writer and speaker, appearing frequently at national conferences and on podcasts. With nearly 400 writings and press appearances, his work has appeared in, among others, Law360, Business Insurance, Bloomberg, Claims Journal, Mealey's, New York Law Journal, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal. He has also contributed to or been recognized for his efforts contributing to such leading treatises as A Practical Guide to Cyber Insurance for Businesses, New Appleman Sports and Entertainment Insurance, Liability Insurance in International Arbitration and Environmental Liability and Insurance Recovery.

Peter lives in Greenwich Village and is the proud father of twins. He also is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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Nikhil is a Partner in Corporate practice at Trilegal. He has a fairly diverse practice portfolio encompassing mergers and acquisitions, venture capital (equity and debt), private equity, joint ventures, general corporate advisory, external commercial borrowing, debt syndication and structured debt. He also specialises in structuring transactions to ensure compliance with foreign exchange regulations, corporate laws and tax efficiency based on appropriate advice from tax advisors.

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Jon M. Garon is Professor of Law and Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology, and the Law at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. Professor Garon is a nationally recognized authority on technology law and intellectual property, particularly copyright law, entertainment and information privacy. A Minnesota native, he received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 1985 and his juris doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1988.