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John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Distinguished Lawyer

Labor Law

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004

John Mahoney is a Washington, DC Attorneys at Law and the Founding and Managing Partner of the Firm, who specializes in the practice of federal sector employment, labor, and national security clearance law.

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Jonathan Rose

Jonathan Rose

Distinguished Lawyer

Labor Law

500 Eighth Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC 20004

Area of Practice: ERISA and Employment Jonathan Rose focuses his practice advising on matters related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and related employment litigation. He advises plan sponsors and fiduciaries of qualified and non-qualified pension and health benefit plans in compliance with a wide range of fiduciary duties required in the administration and investment of plan assets. He has also successfully represented clients in over a hundred government investigations by the Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Internal Revenue Service, among others. Jonathan also represents financial advisors, investment funds and service providers on Title I issues involving the structuring and marketing of investment funds, including venture capital and real estate operating companies, qualified plan asset managers, issuers and borrowers of credit and loan agreements, and issuers warehouse financing and administration agreements. He has extensive experience litigation in many areas of labor and employment law, including whistleblower claims against government contractors, federal and state wage-and-hour claims, and federal and state discrimination claims. He also regularly advises employers in the negotiation of employment and severance agreements and collective bargaining agreements. Some of Jonathan's notable experience includes representing clients in complex ERISA-related class action disputes in US district courts and other complex litigation matters; serving as first-chair counsel for Fortune 500 sponsors in stock drop and retiree health class action cases, as well as executive compensation litigation cases; and negotiating mergers of underfunded plans to avoid the imposition of withdrawal liability and excise taxes on employers through negotiations with the PBGC and IRS.

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Mariana Amaral

Mariana Amaral

Distinguished Lawyer

Corporate and Transactional Law

555 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Mariana advises private investors, multilateral and financial institutions, and project sponsors in complex cross-border development and financing transactions that focus on infrastructure and renewable and traditional energy projects. Click Here to Connect on Linkedin

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Richard Toikka

Richard Toikka

Featured Lawyer

Civil Litigation

1101 30th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

Richard Toikka has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. Since the start of his career in the early 1970s, Dr. Toikka has excelled in the fields of law and economics, culminating in his current position as partner at Toikka Law Group, LLP, with offices in Washington, D.C. and West Palm Beach, Florida. Throughout his nearly 50-year career, he has lent his services to a number of senior executive and legal roles with the Urban Institute, Toikka Enterprises, Washington, Perito & Dubuc, Graham & James, Farkas & Manelli, and Metropolitan Legal Services. Additionally, Dr. Toikka has worked as a consultant for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. He is also admitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to practice in patent matters. He has also been published in numerous professional journals and legal periodicals, including the American Economic Review, the Swedish Journal of Economics, the Journal of Economic Theory and the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. A graduate of prestigious universities, including Harvard College, Georgetown University, and the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Toikka holds a Bachelor and Master of Arts, a PhD, and a JD. His professional affiliations have included the American Bar Association, where he served as chairman of the subcommittee on damages of the litigation section committee on aviation. Beyond his status as an esteemed and hard-working figure in his industry, Dr. Toikka has been awarded many times for his professional endeavors. In addition to earning fellowships through the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Defense Education Act, Dr. Toikka has been featured in the 9th edition of Who’s Who in American Law.

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