Lateral Shareholders Recent Additions
At Vedder Price, we believe in delivering high-value, best in-class legal counsel that is practical, responsive and results-driven.
As an ever-evolving firm, we're excited to continually add talent and depth to growing practice areas and groups.
Meet our most recent lateral shareholders:
Adil M. Khan, Los Angeles Office
Adil M. Khan is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Litigation practice area.
Mr. Khan focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation disputes and class action defense. He has experience handling a variety of matters including false advertising, unfair competition, product liability, and contract disputes. He has significant experience defending against claims based on so-called “junk fees” and alleged practices involving strikethrough and reference pricing. His practice spans across multiple industries including e-commerce, retail, food service, private equity, nutritional supplements, financial services, homebuilding, and motor vehicle.
Learn more about Adil M. Khan.
Steven J. Dollear, Chicago Office
Steven J. Dollear is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice group.
Mr. Dollear brings over 19 years of experience as a federal prosecutor, offering clients a strategic, insider’s perspective on government investigations, enforcement actions, and high-stakes litigation. Most recently, he served as Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where he led complex and sensitive matters involving cyber intrusions, theft of trade secrets, economic espionage, export control violations, and national security threats, including a focus on cases where companies were the targets.
Learn more about Steven J. Dollear.
Alexander W. Leonard, New York Office
Alexander Leonard is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group.
Mr. Leonard focuses his practice on employment litigation and workplace counseling matters for large and small companies, and has particular experience working with hospitality and startup companies. He also serves clients in the financial services, technology, entertainment and media, retail and professional services industries.
Learn more about Alexander W. Leonard.
Michael Kurzer, New York Office
Michael Kurzer is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property group.
Mr. Kurzer focuses his practice on intellectual property and technology, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure and sports technology. He provides his clients practical solutions to their complex issues including the ownership, use and protection of intellectual property and technology-related assets in the context of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, investments and other strategic transactions.
Learn more about Michael Kurzer.
Susan B. Niver, New York Office
Susan B. Niver is Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits group.
Ms. Niver focuses her practice on advising compensation, retirement, investment, and audit committees, as well as boards and plan administrators, in a broad range of employment related matters. Her experience spans ERISA, qualified retirement plans, executive compensation, fiduciary responsibilities, health and welfare benefit programs and issues specific to tax exempt organizations.
Learn more about Susan B. Niver.
John P. Guyette, New York Office
John P. Guyette is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group.
Mr. Guyette is a seasoned litigator who focuses his practice on general employment counseling and training, workplace investigations, and complex litigation of single-plaintiff and multi-plaintiff discrimination matters, wage and hour violations, and wrongful discharge disputes. Mr. Guyette has extensive experience practicing in federal and state courts, before administrative agencies, and in various arbitration panels addressing employment compensation, retaliation, whistleblower and defamation claims. Mr. Guyette is also routinely sought out for his experience in the New York State Court system and extensive experience in the NYCPLR and local rules of practice.
Learn more about John P. Guyette.
Robert Salame, New York Office
Robert Salame is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate groups.
Mr. Salame's real estate practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. This includes, without limitation, representing sponsors and developers throughout the lifecycle of a transaction (e.g., joint venturing, acquisitions, dispositions and financing (both debt and equity), across a wide range of asset classes, such as retail, office, multifamily and hotel and industrial properties. He also routinely represents debt funds and family offices in secured debt, mezzanine loans, note-on-note financing, and preferred equity transactions.
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Kimberley E. Lunetta, Miami Office
Kimberley E. Lunetta is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s Miami office and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group.
Ms. Lunetta has spent her legal career representing employers in labor and employment matters, including defending employers in jury and bench trials in federal and state courts, in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other arbitration forums and before administrative agencies. She defends and counsels clients facing a range of labor and employment issues, with a focus on the financial services, life sciences and telecommunication industries. She also specializes in advising on employee medical leave and disability accommodations and defending against disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claims.
Learn more about Kimberley E. Lunetta.
Megan L. Jones, Los Angeles Office
Megan Jones is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Tax and Estate Planning group.
Ms. Jones focuses her practice on a broad range of complex tax issues with an emphasis on entities, family offices and individuals. She assists clients in domestic, international and multijurisdictional tax and corporate planning relating to startup company and entity formation, investment entity structuring and the acquisition, disposition and restructuring of businesses, corporations and partnerships.