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RYAN McLEOD PARTNER, WACHTELL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ

PRACTICE PROFILE: Ryan McLeod associate; February 2013-December 2016 and September
is a partner in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen 2008-December 2011
& Katz’s litigation department. His Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law, December
practice focuses on representing cor- 2011-present
porations and directors in litigation Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School, September 2010-present
involving mergers and acquisitions, Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, January
proxy contests, corporate governance 2012-January 2013
disputes, and class and derivative Law clerk, Hon. William B. Chandler III, Delaware Court of
actions involving allegations of breach Chancery, 2007-2008
of fiduciary duty. Ryan has significant
experience litigating corporate matters in the Delaware Court of EDUCATION:
Chancery, the Delaware Supreme Court, and other courts around J.D., magna cum laude, Duke University Law School, 2007
the country. B.A., summa cum laude, Ursinus College, 2004

LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK: Ryan is a Fellow
of the American Bar Foundation, maintains an active LGBT-relat- WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
ed pro bono practice, is a Fellow of the Leadership Council on If you raise your hand, people pay attention to it. As a young lawyer
Legal Diversity, and is a member of the firm’s diversity committee. I would raise my hand on deal teams and then have a say in what
was happening as the deal is being put together and litigated. When
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: the client feels like they were well attended to—it was a success.
Partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, January 2017-present;

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REBECA MOSQUERA PARTNER, HERRICK, FEINSTEIN

PRACTICE PROFILE: Rebeca Mos- PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
quera represents U.S. and internation- Associate, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, 2014-2017
al clients, including energy, maritime Consular officer, Consulate General of Panama in New York, 2013
transportation, construction, and tele- Dorsey & Whitney, 2011-2012
communication services companies in Royal Dutch Shell, 2008-2010
complex commercial disputes.
EDUCATION:
LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIV- LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2013
IC WORK: Recently, Rebeca was pre- M.S., University of Alaska Anchorage, 2010
sented with the Advocates for Human J.D. equivalent, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua
Rights’ 2019 Human Rights Volunteer Award and the American (Panama), 2005
Immigration Lawyers Association’s 2019 Arthur C. Helton Memorial
Human Rights Award for her pro-bono work in the representation of
one refugee of the “Somali 92” deported in 2017. Rebeca is a frequent
speaker on topics in international arbitration and the promotion
of women in dispute resolution. Her publications have appeared in WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
notable international journals. She also serves as a board member If you can, you must! All that you need to work with is right in
of ArbitralWomen. She is currently a member of Raising Arbitrators front of you.
Initiative (RAI), which aims to support Rising Arbitrators around
the world in the practice of international arbitration by, inter
alia, creating a support network and encouraging best practices.

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