Congratulations to the New TC Partners

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Thompson Coburn is proud to announce that Matthew A. Braunel, Matthew R. Buesching, Erica L. Freeman, Milada R. Goturi, Leigh Svetanics Gutting, Michele C. Kloeppel, James P. Moorhead, Michael L. Nepple, Sharon B. Rosenberg, Clyde L. Smith and Paul T. Sonderegger have been elected to partnership in our firm effective January 1, 2010.

Matt Braunel practices in the firm’s Intellectual Property group. Matt's practice focuses on intellectual property, patent law, trademark law and copyright law. He has studied radiopharmaceutical chemistry on a graduate level and holds B.S. degrees in chemistry and mathematics from Rockhurst College. Matt earned his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Saint Louis University School of Law.

Matt Buesching is a member of the firm’s Real Estate group. He represents real estate developers, multifamily property owners, financial institutions and corporate clients in a wide variety of real estate transactions throughout the United States. Matt holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.

Erica Freeman practices in the firm’s Labor and Employment group. She represents clients in federal and state courts throughout the country in employment-related litigation, including discrimination, noncompete actions, and wage and hour cases. Erica also practices traditional labor law where she has handled unfair labor practices, grievance arbitrations and union elections. Erica holds a J.D. from Washington University and a B.A. from Indiana University.

Milada Goturi is a member of the firm’s Health Care group. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a registered nurse in the medical ICU at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Milada concentrates her practice on health care regulatory and compliance matters, government investigations and corporate health care transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and health care provider joint venture arrangements. Milada holds a J.D. (summa cum laude, Class Valedictorian, Health Law Certificate) from Saint Louis University School of Law and a B.S.N. (summa cum laude) from Deaconess College of Nursing.

Leigh Svetanics Gutting is a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits group. She practices human resources law, focusing on the representation of employers in the area of employee benefits. Leigh is a former clerk to the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She holds a J.D. (magna cum laude, Health Law Certificate) from Saint Louis University School of Law and a B.A. (summa cum laude) from Saint Louis University.

Michele Kloeppel practices in the firm’s Corporate and Securities group. With ten years of prior in-house corporate experience, she specializes in corporate and transactional matters for public and private companies. Michele holds a J.D. from Washington University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

James Moorhead is based in the firm’s Chicago office and practices in the Real Estate group. He focuses his national practice on all aspects of real estate involving office, industrial and retail properties. Jamie holds a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a B.A. from Georgetown University.

Michael Nepple is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property group. He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, particularly patent and media law litigation. Michael holds a J.D. from Saint Louis University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa.

Sharon Rosenberg practices in the firm’s Business Litigation group. She focuses on complex commercial litigation, including class actions and antitrust. Sharon has also handled appeals before multiple federal appellate courts and state supreme courts. She is a former law clerk to the Honorable Phyllis A. Kravitch of the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Sharon holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law (highest academic distinction) and a B.A. (magna cum laude) from Rice University.

Clyde Smith is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. He focuses on obtaining patents for inventions, invalidating issued patents, and providing counseling, opinions and litigation support regarding infringement and patentability. Clyde holds a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law and a B.S. (magna cum laude) in Aerospace Engineering from Saint Louis University, Parks College. Prior to joining the firm, Clyde worked as an engineer in the aerospace and biomedical industries.

Paul Sonderegger practices in the firm’s Environmental and Real Estate and Construction groups. His environmental work focuses on litigation and regulatory compliance matters, including CERCLA cases, Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act matters, and federal and state mining cases. His real estate and construction work focuses on prosecuting and defending eminent domain lawsuits, commercial lease disputes and complex construction cases, including private developments and large public construction projects. Paul holds a J.D. (with distinction) from the University of Iowa and a B.A. (with honors) from Washington University.