Eversheds Sutherland Announces Promotions of 20 US Partners and Counsel

“I am honored to congratulate our 2025 class of promoted Partners and Counsel,” said Mark D. Wasserman, Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland. “This exceptional group represents a broad cross section of our practices and sectors. While their contributions are numerous and varied, they all share a commitment to delivering outstanding legal insight and exceptional service to our clients. I look forward to seeing these talented colleagues continue to advance in their careers and know they will be a vital part of our firm’s success."

The following attorneys have been elected partner:

R. Alex Brown (Finance), resident in the Atlanta office, counsels asset managers, banks, business development companies, and insurance companies on a variety of structured finance, fund finance, and other commercial lending transactions. 

David W. Cone (Real Estate), resident in the Atlanta office, represents developers, pension fund administrators, commercial mortgage servicers, lenders, and borrowers in a range of real estate and real estate finance matters.

Brittany Edwards-Franklin (Tax), resident in the Atlanta office, counsels clients on a range of tax and ERISA employee benefits matters, including qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation, health and welfare arrangements, and executive compensation.

Melissa L. Fox (Litigation), resident in the Atlanta office, represents clients in business and commercial litigation matters and advises clients in connection with regulatory compliance issues. 

Andrea L. Gordon (Litigation), resident in the Washington DC office, advises clients on white collar, regulatory, and compliance matters, and is frequently called upon for advice relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-money laundering laws, the Corporate Transparency Act, and securities fraud.

Michael V. Mannino (Corporate), resident in the Atlanta office, advises publicly held and private firms in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, leveraged buyouts, venture capital investments, private placements of securities, and exit strategies. 

Deepa S. Menon (Tax), resident in the Washington DC office, counsels businesses in the complex areas of employment, worker privacy, privacy and data protection and technology product issues. She routinely advises clients regarding all aspects of federal, state, and local employment laws and privacy laws.

Alexander F.L. Sand (Insurance), resident in the Austin office, advises clients across sectors on cybersecurity and data privacy matters, with a focus on financial services and technology companies. He provides practical and actionable advice on complex and evolving privacy and cybersecurity regulations.

Alyssa N. Walker (Energy), resident in the Atlanta office, advises clients in various transactional matters particularly focused on the energy sector and has extensive experience in project development and mergers and acquisitions. 

John Allen Zumpetta (Insurance), resident in the Washington DC office, counsels clients on unclaimed property and insurance regulatory matters. His unclaimed property practice focuses on defending clients in multistate unclaimed property audits, assisting clients in voluntary disclosure programs, and advising clients on a wide range of unclaimed property compliance issues.

The following attorneys have been promoted to counsel:

Cyavash N. Ahmadi (Tax), resident in the New York office, counsels clients on a broad array of state and local tax (SALT) issues. He also assists with compliance, planning, litigation, controversy, and audit defense. Cyavash is experienced in multistate taxation issues involving income, franchise, sales and use, and property taxes.

Maritza Badio (Finance), resident in the Atlanta office, represents clients in commercial lending, structured finance and project finance transactions. She advises clients on domestic and international acquisition finance, investment-grade finance, asset-based finance and transportation finance.

Laura Jacobs (Finance), resident in the Atlanta office, represents lenders and borrowers on a variety of secured and unsecured commercial lending and debt finance transactions, including  senior, second lien and subordinated facilities, leveraged acquisition financings, loan syndications and participations, and refinancings.

Janell R. Johnson (Litigation), resident in the Washington DC office, counsels businesses in the complex areas of artificial intelligence, data privacy and cybersecurity, with a particular focus on assisting businesses in their compliance efforts with emerging comprehensive state privacy laws. 

Pooja Kohli (Litigation), resident in the New York office, counsels financial and corporate clients on a range of national and international contentious, regulatory and compliance matters. She develops and implements world-class risk-management systems and controls, helping businesses to comply with regulatory requirements and protect against, and respond to, financial crime, cybersecurity and data privacy breaches. 

Andrew T. Mount (Investment Services), resident in the New York office, counsels financial services clients on the increasingly complex securities law landscape and the regulations governing advisers and broker-dealers.

James P. Murphy (Real Estate), resident in the New York office, advises major financial institutions, insurance companies, institutional investors, real estate investment trusts, servicers, borrowers and developers in various aspects of commercial real estate development, including the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of commercial real estate projects.

Krisztina Nadasdy (Capital Markets), resident in the Washington DC office, counsels investment companies, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, and business development companies (BDCs) and their investment advisers on a wide range of corporate and regulatory matters.

Michael M. Petrov (Finance), resident in the Atlanta office, advises clients in the energy sector on a wide range of transactional matters, with a focus on finance-related matters, including mortgage indentures, secured and unsecured credit facilities, private placements and government-guaranteed financings.

Brian Tschosik (Tax), resident in the Washington DC office, represents multinational clients in international tax planning, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and related financing.