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What to Expect and How to Prepare: A Guide to Employing Foreign Workers in the Age of Trump

Teresa Goody Guillén Supports New SEC Nominee in Institutional Investor Article

Carolina Alonso Shares Her Journey to the Legal Profession with High School Students

​Bill Bergmann Elected Treasurer of Court of Federal Claims Bar Association; Continues Role on Advisory Council

J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2003, 

M.E.S., The Evergreen State College, 1999

B.A., American University, 1995

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<li>New York Metro Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2013 to 2016)</li>
<li>Schulte, Roth &amp; Zabel Pro Bono Award</li>
<li>Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship</li>
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Second Circuit Reverses Lower Courts, Preserves Madoff Trustee’s Ability To Pursue $3.75 Billion of Stolen Customer Property

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

Bloomberg’s article “Madoff Victims to Get $322 Million in Trustee Payout” acknowledges BakerHostetler attorneys at announcement of fifth distribution plans

CNBC reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative in article Madoff Recoveries Top $10 Billion With New Settlement, “… an amount virtually no one thought possible”

The Associated Press reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative recoveries of $10.5 billion

BakerHostetler talks with USA Today about the SIPA Trustee’s fourth pro rata interim distribution; states Madoff Recovery Initiative nears $6 billion in distributions to allowed claimants

BakerHostetler’s settlement with JPMorgan Chase and the ongoing Madoff Recovery Initiative Discussed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

BakerHostetler appears on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss Madoff Recovery Initiative; host Robert Siegel interviews SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative surpasses $5 billion in distributions to allowed claimants; CNBC’s Scott Cohn discusses latest recovery with BakerHostetler’s SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative Marks Fourth Anniversary … Moves into Fifth Year Still Building Recovery Momentum

BakerHostetler’s work recovering more than half of the losses in the Madoff Ponzi scheme featured on WNYC in interview on The Brian Lehrer Show

Press Release: Second Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claim Holders

Press Release: United States Supreme Court Denies Certiorari, Upholding Net Equity Decision in BLMIS Liquidation

The Wall Street Journal showcases BakerHostetler and the “unprecedented magnitude” of the global recovery efforts in article “The Madoff Liquidation, Three Years Later”

Press Release: Initial Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claims Holders

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<li>Currently involved in representing Irving H. Picard, Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), in connection with BakerHostetler’s role as court-appointed counsel. Litigates multimillion-dollar avoidance and recovery actions against foreign and domestic defendants to recover fraudulent transfers received from BLMIS.</li>
<li>Represented developers in obtaining environmental approvals and permits and in litigation seeking compensation for remediation of contaminated property under the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the New York State Navigation Law.</li>
<li>Represented corporate officers in securities fraud class actions and internal investigations.</li>
<li>Conducted multinational investigations in the U.S. and Europe to trace billions of dollars of assets that stemmed from Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Drafted legal applications and other documents in U.S. and European tribunals to recover monies discovered as a result of these investigations.</li>
<li>Supervised outside investigative firms in worldwide fact gathering investigations in the U.S., Europe and Caribbean.</li>
<li>Represented the court-appointed Securities Investor Protection Act Trustee as a private party in foreign criminal proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.</li>
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