Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Jeff’s practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law. Jeff regularly counsels clients on various employment-related issues and helps companies navigate through litigation to achieve favorable results. Jeff's practice includes defending employers against wage & hour class actions, actions brought pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and claims brought under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act such as discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Jeff worked at a national labor and employment law firm where he represented corporations of all sizes. While in law school, Jeff served as a full-time judicial extern to the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson of the United States District Court, Central District of California. He also clerked for four divisions of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
Listed Practice Areas: Labor, Employment & Benefits
Representative Matters: Represented a national transportation company in multiple wage and hour class actions and PAGA actions.Represented a national aerospace company in over a dozen matters brought pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.Counseled emerging companies and non-profit organizations on a wide range of personnel issues, including employee classification issues and compliance with wage-and-hour laws.

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography:
Listed Practice Areas: Corporate, Banking and Credit
Representative Matters:

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Minna Naranjo represents clients in high-stakes antitrust, commercial, and regulatory matters. She has worked on litigation, investigation, and counseling matters across a range of industries, including pharmaceutical, technology, real estate, airline, oil and gas, and ridesharing. Her experience includes multidistrict litigation, class action and direct action defense, litigation against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state attorneys general, and various state agencies, defending against claims of price-fixing, resale price maintenance, artificial intelligence (AI)-drive collusion, market allocation, exclusive dealing, monopolization, tying, bundling, wage fixing, information sharing, breach of contract, fraud, and unfair competition. Minna regularly counsels companies and trade associations on risk mitigation and antitrust compliance and training programs with a practical, business-friendly approach. She has been recommended by Chambers, which notes that “she keeps trains running and knows how to navigate cases.” Minna is known for her hands-on approach and her ability to manage sprawling litigation with precision and efficiency. She leads antitrust initiatives on algorithmic pricing and artificial intelligence (AI) issues in various industries. Minna’s active pro bono practice includes dismissals of immigration charges, applications for asylum status for multiple detained refugees during removal proceedings, and applications for U-visa status. She has also represented elderly disabled individuals in administrative hearings after they were denied home healthcare under California’s adult day healthcare Medi-Cal Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS) program as well as tenants in full-scope eviction cases, and has provided research in gun violence prevention initiatives, LGBT rights, and the treatment of youth in California’s juvenile justice systems. Before transferring to Morgan Lewis’s litigation practice in San Francisco, Minna was in the firm’s Washington, DC office, where she was an associate in the antitrust practice. She currently serves as the Pro Bono Chair of the San Francisco office.
Listed Practice Areas: Antitrust & Competition, Litigation, Regulation & Investigations
Representative Matters:

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Patricia Lynch leads the firm’s U.S. securitization practice and advises on a wide range of structured finance transactions, including whole-business securitizations, ABS backed by digital infrastructure assets, music royalties and trade receivables, stranded cost securitizations, collateralized loan obligations and collateralized fund obligations. She also works with investment funds on credit fund leverage facilities and subscription facilities.
Listed Practice Areas: Finance, High Yield, Leveraged Finance, Fund Finance, Credit Funds
Representative Matters: Represented HOA Brands on the restructuring of its whole-business securitization in the context of its Chapter 11 filing.Represented a group of existing securitization bondholders in connection with a secured bond exchange for Centerline Logistics, dismantling a securitization and replacing with a new multi-tranche corporate bond.Represented Planet Fitness Inc. on the structuring of its whole-business securitization and on its related offerings of over $3.5 billion in asset-backed term and variable funding notes.Represented Servpro Industries, LLC on the structuring of its whole-business securitization and its related offerings of over $2.5 billion in asset-backed term and variable funding notes.Represented Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. on multiple offerings under its whole-business securitization, including its most recent offering of $1.85 billion in asset-backed term and variable funding notes.Represented Domino’s Pizza, Inc. on multiple offerings under its whole-business securitization, involving the issuance of over $3.5 billion in asset-backed term and variable funding notes.Represented a leading franchisor in the quick-service restaurant space on $1.1 billion in offerings of asset-backed term and variable funding notes under its whole-business securitization.Represented Bain Capital Credit, LP on the structuring of multiple CLOs involving more than $7.5 billion in assets under management, as well as numerous CLO refinancings.Represented Bain Capital Credit, LP on its acquisition of the CLO portfolio of Regiment Capital Advisors, involving $1.6 billion in assets under management.Represented TPG Real Estate on the structuring of a $1.8 billion CLO secured by high-yield real estate loans.Represented a private credit fund on a $167 million securitization of its portfolio of middle market health care loans.Represented a manufacturing company on its $400 million variable funding note receivables facility.Represented a private communications company on its $185 million receivables securitization facility.Represented Public Service of New Hampshire, a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, on its $636 million “stranded cost” securitization.Represented a private credit fund on the establishment of a $300 million structured leverage facility secured by its portfolio of middle market loans.Represented a private credit fund on the establishment of a $125 million structured leverage facility secured by its portfolio of middle market loans.Represented a family of private equity funds on a $1.2 billion multi-fund subscription facility.Represented a private equity fund on a $50 million subscription facility.Represented a private equity fund on a $15 million subscription facility.

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Brandon Pongracz focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation. Brandon also utilizes his background in manufacturing and systems engineering to help prosecute patent applications in front of the US Patent and Trademark Office. Before law school, Brandon worked as an engineer, gaining extensive experience in the development of a wide range of technologies.
Listed Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent
Representative Matters:

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Anna Plavin joined Ropes & Gray in 2018 as an associate in the employment, executive compensation and employee benefits practice. Prior to joining, Anna was a tax and benefits associate at a leading mid-size firm in New York. Anna is also a certified public accountant and her prior professional experience includes practice with a Big Four accounting firm.
Listed Practice Areas: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits in Transactions
Representative Matters:

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Matthew Hawley defends and counsels employers on a wide range of employment-related issues. Matt represents employers in single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and complex collective and class action litigation, particularly defending management against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Matt advises employers on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
Listed Practice Areas: Labor, Employment & Benefits
Representative Matters:

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.


Input:
You are given three components of an attorney's profile:

- Narrative Biography: A written overview of the attorney's background and focus.
- Listed Practice Areas: Official practice areas assigned by the firm.
- Representative Matters: Bullet-point examples of the attorney's real-world legal work.

Your Task:
Select the most accurate practice specialties from the master list below, based on the attorney's actual experience. You may select multiple, but only if each is clearly supported by the narrative or matters. Only return specialty names exactly as they appear in the master list. Do not rephrase or invent new ones.

Selection Rules:
- Prioritize Representative Matters as your main evidence. If they are missing, rely only on the narrative biography or listed practice areas.
- Use the Narrative Biography secondarily.
- Listed Practice Areas should only confirm choices—not determine them.
- Prefer specific specialties (e.g., “Private Equity Transactions” over “Corporate”).
- Exclude specialties based solely on vague or ambiguous language.
- Exclude pro bono-only work.
- Do not include industries unless clearly relevant.
- Output only a plain list of specialty names—no formatting, bullets, or commentary.
- Return UNIQUE values only
- No duplicates
- Each specialty must appear only once
- If repeated, keep only one

Master List of Practice Specialties:Antitrust & Competition, Cartels, EU & Competition, State Aid, Antitrust Compliance Counseling and Training, Antitrust Litigation, Merger Investigations and Clearance, Banking & Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Rail Finance, Shipping Finance, Financial Regulation, Islamic Finance, Fintech, Distressed Debt, Mezzanine Finance, Fund Finance, Syndicated Finance, Loan Workouts and Restructurings, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, IPOs and Direct Listings, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, High Yield, Structured Finance and Securitization, Corporate, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Investment Funds and Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Credit and Debt Funds, Venture Capital Funds, Distressed Asset Funds, Leveraged Buyout Funds, Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transactions, Real Estate Due Diligence and Transactional Advisory, Regulatory Compliance Counseling, Investigations, and Defense, Government Investigations, Antitrust Counseling and Merger Investigations, Internal Investigations, Congressional Investigations, International Risk & Investigations, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, White Collar Defense, Securities and Futures Compliance and Enforcement, FDA Regulatory, Environmental Enforcement Defense, Healthcare and Life Sciences Regulatory, Insurance Regulatory, Consumer Protection and FTC, False Claims Act, International Trade and National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and National Security Reviews, CFIUS Filings, ITC Section 337 Proceedings, Export Controls, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duty, and Safeguard Proceedings, International Trade and Investment Negotiations and Disputes, WTO, NAFTA, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce (China), Directorate-General for Trade (EU), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), United States Trade Representative, International Commercial Arbitration, Customs Enforcement and Rultings, Supply Chain Security Issues, Economic Sanctions, Embargoes and FCPA Compliance, Anti-Boycott Regulations, Corporate Espionage, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, California Privacy and the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cross-Border Transfers, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Electronic Surveillance and Law Enforcement Access, European Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, GPDR, Financial Privacy, Middle East Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Asia-Pacific Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Human Resources Privacy, Privacy and Cyber Legislation, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Ransomware, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Appellate & U.S. Supreme Court, M&A Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trade Secrets Litigation, Construction Litigation, Energy Diputes and Litigation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, E-Discovery, Crisis Management, Trademark, Copyright & Media Litigation, Patent Litigation, Family Law Litigation, Enforcement Issues, Immigration Litigation, and Crisis Management, Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Other Litigation, Labor & Employment, Discrimination & Retaliation, International Employment Compliance, Labor, Non-Competes & Restrictive Covenant Litigation, Wage & Hour Disputes, Whistleblower Counseling & Defense, Workplace Compliance & Investigations, Contractors, Staffing, and Contingent Workers, Handbooks & Policies, Human Resources Advice & Counsel, International Employment Law, Immigration, Permanent Residence, Business Visas, Labor Certification, Compliance and Auditing, Arts & Entertainment Immigration, EB-5 Program, Requests for Evidence (RFE), Consular Services, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, ERISA & Employee Benefits Counseling, Executive Compensation, Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources, Clean Air Act, Contaminated Sites & Remediation, Environmental Crisis Management, Water Regulation, Zoning, Family Law, Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Cohabitation, Contested Adoption, Cross-Border & International Family Law, Reproductive Rights & Surrogacy, Parentage & Paternity, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, Family Law Post-Judgment Modification & Enforcement, Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Family Law Appellate, Torts and Insurance, Negligence and Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secret Litigation, Intellectual Property Appellate, Standard Essential Patents, IP Chancery & Corporate Governance, Post-Grant Proceedings, Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, Ex Parte Reexamination, Supplemental Examination, Patent Prosecution, Strategic Patent Counseling & Opinions, Patent Portfolio Management, Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court, IP Licensing, IP and Tech Transactions & Agreements, Copyright and Trademark Strategic Counseling, Registration & Opinions, Advertising & Marketing, Domain Names & Internet, TTAB Oppositions & Cancellations, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright and Trademark Transactions & Agreements, Copyrights, Trademarks, Private Client, Charitable Giving, Private Client Tax, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance, Facility Acquisitions and Dispositions, Project Development, Energy Regulatory, Electric Power & Utility Regulation, Liquids Pipeline Regulation, Natural Gas Regulation, Utility Rate Regulation, Oil, Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions, Renewables Regulation, Real Estate, Commercial Property, Construction & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Borrower-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Lender-side Financing and Restructuring, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Residential Property, Leasing, Corporate Real Estate, Co-op Boards, Real Estate Litigation, Zoning and Land Use, Title and Survey Review, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Tax, Tax Controversy, State and Local Tax, Real Estate Tax, International Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditor Representation, Debtor Reprentation, International Insolvency, Credit Opportunities, Out-of-Court Debt Restructurings and Workouts, Government Contracts, Government Contracts Accounting, Cost & Pricing, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Contracts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Grants, International Procurement, Suspension & Debarment, Government Contracts Transactions, Sectors and Issues, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer Products, ESG, Shareholder Activism, European Union, China, Aerospace and Defense, Gaming, Climate Change, SPACs, Automotive, Digital Assets and Web3, Aviation, Russia/Ukraine, Transportation, Rail, Shipping, Outsourcing, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, Internet, Applications and Social Media, Open Source Software, Video Gaming & eSports, First Amendment, Hospitality, Resorts and Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Technology, Telecommunications, Sport, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory Compliance, Maritime Environmental, Maritime Finance, Maritime Transactions, Franchising, Shareholder and Fiduciary Litigation, Cannabis

Narrative Biography: Niyati is a senior associate in Reed Smith’s New York office, where her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and international arbitration. Dual-qualified in India and New York, she represents corporations, financial institutions, startups, and individuals in high-stakes disputes across jurisdictions including the United States, the UK, Switzerland, India, the UAE, and others.

Niyati has been recognized in the India Business Law Journal’s 2025 A-List of 100 lawyers most recommended by clients and peers for excellence in India-related cross-border legal matters.

Niyati handles a diverse range of matters, including:

- Litigation and dispute resolution: Niyati represents clients in complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract, shareholder disputes, and multi-jurisdictional business conflicts. She regularly handles the enforcement and defense of arbitration awards before U.S. courts and across international forums such as UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, and AAA/ICDR. She is experienced in coordinating with foreign counsel and navigating overlapping regulatory regimes.

- Startups and emerging companies: Niyati advises early-stage companies in the United States, the UK, and India on legal matters critical to growth – formation, fundraising, intellectual property, employment, contracts, and compliance – offering strategic, business-oriented legal support.

- Asset tracing and enforcement: Niyati works with investigators and litigation teams to trace, value, and recover concealed assets. Her work includes securing pre-judgment remedies, freezing orders, and disclosure orders in aid of enforcement actions.

- Trusts and estates litigation: Niyati represents beneficiaries, fiduciaries, nonprofits, and trust companies in disputes involving wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary duties in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

- White-collar defense and investigations: Niyati advises corporations and individuals in connection with internal investigations, regulatory proceedings, and related civil litigation – including matters involving cryptocurrency and NFTs. She has successfully recovered over $10 million in frozen assets in cross-border disputes.

- Construction disputes: Niyati represents owners, contractors, and suppliers in disputes related to complex construction projects, including buildings designated as landmarks and protected by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Niyati is a frequent contributor to legal scholarship, with articles published in the Journal of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, the American Review of International Arbitration, and other leading journals. Her publications address international dispute resolution, enforcement of foreign judgments, economic sanctions, and climate change law.

She is the founder of Indian Women in International Arbitration, a network supporting women in the field. Niyati also serves as the Deputy Chair of the International Dispute Resolution Committee of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and as the Americas Representative of the AIAC Young Professionals Group. She is a mentor with the Young ITA Mentorship Program and has served as a coach and arbitrator in international moot court competitions. She was named a Laureate Runner-up at the Paris Arbitration Academy by the Comité français de l’arbitrage (CFA).

Fluent in English and Hindi, Niyati brings clients deep cross-cultural insight and a global perspective.
Listed Practice Areas: International Arbitration, On Chain: Crypto & Digital Assets, Business & Commercial Disputes
Representative Matters: Advising a start-up on formation in the United States and contractual clauses relating to arbitration.Advising a start-up on antitrust, privacy, and intellectual propertyAdvising individuals in a RICO action against a hospitality business.Advising an Indian company in connection with a commercial arbitration administered by Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), seated in Singapore.Representing a state entity in its recovery of funds pursuant to a settlement agreement against a state entity.Representing an Indian company in connection with product liability litigation in Washington.Representing agricultural investors in an investor-state arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and seated in London.Representing an energy company in enforcement proceedings relating to an ICDR Arbitration Award in New York.Representing a Swiss mining company in connection with a commercial arbitration in New York.Advising an individual relating to a defamation claim in New York.Representing an individual in a mediation proceeding relating to a publishing contract dispute.Advising a client on injunction proceedings in aid of ongoing international arbitration proceedings.Advising an Indian start-up on a recovery matter in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding.Representing individuals in 1782 action in New York.Representing individuals in an AAA arbitration relating to a residential property in New York.Representing an African mining company in connection with freezing orders issued by legal authorities in the United Kingdom and Europe.Representing a mining company in an investor-state arbitration against a West African country.Representing a mining company in a commercial arbitration under IACAC Rules against a Central American government for breach of the concession agreement.Advising a multinational mining company in a potential investor-state arbitration against a Central American government for breach of investor protections under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement.Representing a multinational mining company in an investor-state arbitration under ICSID Rules against the Republic of Zambia for breaching stabilization commitments in a development agreement.Representing a banking institution in an investor-state arbitration under ICSID Rules against a Southern European country.Representing the owner of a judgment and an ICC arbitration award against the Republic of Zimbabwe in a multi-jurisdictional strategy for recognition of the award.Advising an individual investor on potential arbitration options under domestic investment laws and treaties against a West African country.Represented a majority shareholder of a mining company in a commercial arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules concerning breach of a shareholder agreement.Conducted an assessment of claims for a third-party funder in a potential arbitration against a Central Asian country.Advised an individual investor on an Energy Charter Treaty claim against a Central European country involving patent rights.Advised an infrastructure company in a commercial arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules involving breach of obligations in a concession agreement.Advised state regarding options for asset tracing and recovery.Advising a Pakistani national on a dispute related to the seizure of funds from a cryptocurrency wallet and providing strategic counsel in proceedings against Dutch legal authorities.Advising a Canadian national on a dispute related to the seizure of funds from a cryptocurrency wallet.Defending a physician in a federal trial against allegations of fraud related to bills submitted to Medicare and Medicaid; obtained partial acquittal at trial.Representing two individuals in connection with a Rule 45 subpoena served by the plaintiff in a federal trial.Represents high-net-worth individuals in complex trust and estate matters involving breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and fraud claims in New York courts.Represents families involved in the hospitality business in complex trust and estate matters involving forgery, fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and negligence claims in New Jersey courts.Represents individuals in civil litigation in New York and New Jersey courts involving claims for conversion, fraudulent misrepresentation, theft, negligence, civil conspiracy, and tortious interference.Represents health care payors in disputes involving the No Surprises Act (NSA), including disputes involving enforcement, vacatur, and abuse of the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.Represents Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) in 340B drug pricing arbitration under AAA Rules.Represents high-net-worth individuals in AAA construction arbitration involving breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims.Represents a leading climate solutions company in ICC arbitration involving breach of contract and delay claims.Represents a supplier of equipment and systems for the energy industry in ICC arbitration involving breach of contract claims.Represents a startup in dispute with an independent contractor in Delaware Court litigation involving breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraudulent misrepresentation claims.Represented a personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturing enterprise in a personal injury lawsuit in the State of Washington.

Instruction: Classify the attorney into specialties strictly from the provided list.Return JSON only.If none match, return an empty array.Never invent or modify values.