Leading Experts on Legal, Economic & Regulatory Affairs

Andrew D. Lipman is Partner and Chair of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC. He specializes in communications law and related fields, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative and land use. Mr. Lipman represents clients...

C. Michael Loftus is Partner at Slover & Loftus in Washington, DC, where he specializes in transportation and fuel matters for a clientele consisting primarily of coal-burning electric utilities. He has extensive experience in administrative litigation before state and federal administrative agencies,...

Catriona Macdonald is the President of Linchpin Strategies in Washington, DC, which specializes in helping private businesses and grassroots organizations develop and present federal policy and legislative agendas. Ms. Macdonald has over ten years of experience in working in federal policy circles....

Duncan MacDonald worked at Citibank for 26 years, serving in his last position as General Counsel of Card Products, Europe & North America. He managed all legal matters for the firm’s private label and bankcard programs. Mr. MacDonald is currently a consultant to numerous financial institutions, corporations,...

Shourya Mandal is a Partner at Fox Mandal, a law firm in India. Mr. Mandal focuses on real estate law and has been named as one of the International Who's Who for Real Estate lawyers. He is a solicitor in India and is also admitted to practice in England. Mr. Mandal is currently the Regional Vice President...

Mr. Som Mandal is the Managing Partner of Fox Mandal Little. His focus is mainly in M&A, corporate law and project finance. Mr. Mandal is rated by Legal 500 as a Leading Individual Lawyer for Corporate and M&A. The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers has accredited him for the Mergers & Acquisitions...

Sebastian Mariz is managing partner of EPPA España, a management consultancy specialised in European and Spanish policy and legislation, with over 12 years of experience lobbying in Spain. EPPA España works with clients in a wide range of sectors. Our expertise is based on knowing how policy works and...

Michael McNeely is in private practice in Washington, DC, where he provides antitrust counseling and representation. Mr. McNeely consults on the antitrust and antitrust agency aspects of mergers, generic drug approvals, telecommunications, patents, standard setting, and other topics. He also represents...

Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier is a Partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP in Phoenix, Arizona, where her practice is concentrated in general litigation, with emphasis on business matters, Indian law, and gaming law. Her professional experience includes representation of clients involved in gaming, financing, leasing,...

Miguel Mesquita da Cunha is a Consultant in Belgium who specializes in EU policy and regulatory trends that affect business. Previously, Dr. Mesquita da Cunha worked in the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) under Lord Carrington, before becoming a member of the 'Group...

Sarah L. Miller is President and Co-Founder of Regulatory Watch in New York, where she has over eighteen years experience monitoring New York's regulatory agencies. Her background includes extensive interaction with the New York Public Service Commission ("PSC"), Commission on Cable Television, Department...

Thomas Mills is Office Managing Partner and Chair of the Health Care Practice at Winston & Strawn in Washington, DC. He concentrates his practice on the legislative and regulatory aspects of health care. Mr. Mills has represented the interests of a range of health care providers, including hospitals,...

Larry Mitchell is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Corn Growers Association in Washington, DC. Previously, Mr. Mitchell served as Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs of the Farm Service Agency of The United States Department of Agriculture and Deputy Vice President at Commodity Credit...

Rick Moore is a Partner at Book Hill Partners in Washington, DC, where he brings over 20 years of public policy, public affairs and public relations experience at the highest levels of government and the private sector. His practice is focused on technology, media relations and public affairs. His...

Maurice Murphy is Founder and Senior Principal of TMT Legal, a Technology, Media and Telecommunications consultancy in London. He advises clients on complex commercial transactions; corporate and governance matters; and intellectual property issues, including exploitation and enforcement. With respect...

Kou Nakayama is Director & Senior Economist at the Bank of Japan, the Japanese central bank. He serves as a senior Economist/Planning Director of economic projection and assessment on Japanese economy. He has worked at the BoJ since 1993. Mr. Nakayama is also knowledgeable on Asian Economies. He previously...

Raymond Natter is Partner at Barnett Sivon & Natter in Washington, DC, where he specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. Previously, Mr. Natter served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where...

Hugo Oppelaar is a partner and advocaat in the Banking, Finance and Restructuring practise group at Houthoff Buruma in Amsterdam. He assists in matters relating to the Dutch financial regulators (the Authority for the Financial Markets and the Dutch Central Bank) and is often engaged in relation to...

James O'Reilly is a Volunteer Professor of Law at University of Cincinnati. He counsels large and small drug, biotech, device and food firms. Prof. O’Reilly’s 31 books and 137 articles have been widely cited, and as an FDA expert over many years he has led trade association and NGO projects dealing...

Dennis Oswell is the Managing Partner at Oswell & Vahida in Belgium. Mr. Oswell provides advice on EU competition and regulatory law and has represented clients before the European Commission in obtaining antitrust clearance for mergers, joint ventures and other commercial agreements and assists companies...