The Bracewell & Giuliani Economic Recovery Task Force is proud to have the following professionals as members of the team.
Patrick Oxford
Pat Oxford is the Chairman of Bracewell & Giuliani and has decades of experience in navigating federal and state political waters and in dealing with the intersection of business transactions with government regulation. Read More >>
Robert L. Clarke
Robert L. Clarke is the founder of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s global financial services practice and regularly advises major banking institutions, providing sage counsel in the face of constantly changing economic and regulatory conditions and political realities. He assists banks in matters involving state and federal banking laws, regulations and compliance with requirements of supervisory agencies, including the management of regulatory risk in day-to-day operations, mergers, acquisitions and strategic planning. He provides independent counsel to boards of directors and advice on new financial services products and provides litigation support as an expert witness. Read More >>
Sanford “Sandy” Brown
Sandy Brown is a leader of Bracewell’s Banks and Financial Institutions practice. Mr. Brown advises financial institutions and specialty finance companies in matters involving state and federal banking laws, regulations and enforcement actions and in corporate transactions, including M&A, securities offerings, holding company formations and Subchapter S corporation elections. Read More >>
John Brunjes
John Brunjes handles a wide variety of transactional corporate and securities law matters for investment funds, institutional investors and fund managers, and public and private businesses. His practice focuses on private equity, venture capital, hedge fund formation, operational, compliance and enforcement issues, and illiquid investment transactions, with particular emphasis on advising private domestic and offshore pooled investment funds and their stakeholders. Read More >>
Evan D. Flaschen
Evan Flaschen is the chair of Bracewell’s Financial Restructuring practice, group at Bracewell. He represents many of the world’s largest hedge funds, institutional investors, proprietary and trading desks, fund managers, leveraged finance participants and financial services companies in out-of-court restructurings, in-court proceedings and distressed M&A transactions, both domestically and internationally. Read More >>
Marc L. Mukasey
Marc Mukasey, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is the leader of Bracewell’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations practice. He represents corporations and individuals facing allegations of all manner of business crimes and regulatory violations and frequently conducts internal investigation work on behalf of corporate clients. Read More >>
Christopher D. Olive
Chris Olive represents domestic and foreign banks, premium finance companies, energy and power companies, real estate companies and REITs, financial sponsors, hedge funds, institutional investors, and other public and private companies in lending, structured finance, derivatives and capital markets financing transactions. Read More >>
Mark E. Palmer
Mark Palmer heads Bracewell’s New York Corporate practice and the Private Investment Funds practice. He represents private investment funds, financial institutions and corporations on M&A, special situations, restructuring and general corporate matters in private/public takeovers, joint ventures, investments and reorganizations in the United States and abroad. Read More >>
Julian Rainero
Julian Rainero, the head of Bracewell’s Broker-Dealer and Market Regulation practice, advises broker-dealers and alternative trading systems on compliance with SEC, Federal Reserve Board and self-regulatory organization Federal Reserve Board rules and regulations, including with respect to responses to examination findings and enforcement proceedings. He also provides legal counsel to broker-dealers, hedge funds and other financial institutions in capital markets transactions, collateralized structured finance transactions, hedging of private investments in public equities, and transactions subject to Regulation M. Read More >>
Scott H. Segal
Scott Segal is co-head of the Federal Government Relations and Advocacy practice, and strategic communications section at Bracewell. A practicing lawyer, Mr. Segal assists clients with effective participation in the legislative and regulatory processes in many areas of government operation, including financial services, environment, energy, trade and consumer issues. He has led campaigns for clients and coalitions before the U.S. Congress, the executive branch, states and the media. Read More >>
E. Dee Martin
Dee Martin assists clients in navigating the complex federal landscape by providing integrated advice that coordinates the political, judicial and public affairs components so necessary to success in Washington, D.C. She represents and counsels clients on a variety of issues, including financial services, economic recovery, energy, the environment and national security. Read More >>