New York, USA - October 20, 2009, New York, USA - Baker Hostetler, a law firm, announced addition of Mark A. Kornfeld, Deborah H. Renner and Gonzalo S. Zeballos as partners and counsel Timothy Pfeifer.
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Prior to joining Baker Hostetler, Mr. Kornfeld was a partner with Hogan & Hartson. Mr. Kornfeld has experience in the areas of complex commercial litigation, including accounting liability, construction, environmental credits, real estate, and securities and shareholder class actions. He has also successfully resolved commercial disputes via alternative dispute resolution forums such as private mediation and the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Kornfeld regularly appears in both state and federal courts, and has represented companies in a wide range of industries. He also regularly represents individual corporate officers and directors. Mr. Kornfeld earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School.
Prior to joining Baker Hostetler, Ms. Renner was a partner with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Ms. Renner focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including consumer fraud and securities class actions. She has successfully represented companies in nationwide and state class actions and in other complex commercial matters in bankruptcy courts and other courts throughout the country. Ms. Renner also has experience defending insurance companies in litigation concerning increased long-term care rates, "vanishing premiums," as well as in other suits concerning insurance pricing. Ms. Renner earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Prior to joining Baker Hostetler, Mr. Zeballos was Assistant General Counsel for American International Group, Inc. Mr. Zeballos is a seasoned international litigator whose experience spans five continents and more than 25 jurisdictions worldwide. His practice includes general commercial litigation, international arbitration (ad hoc and major arbitration fora), international antitrust, multinational civil and criminal regulatory investigations, alien tort claims act, foreign securities litigation, and internal investigations including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. His experience also includes international discovery disputes with a focus on ediscovery. Mr. Zeballos earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, and holds two advanced degrees from the University of Chicago relating to the study of Latin American history and politics. ■