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Ina-Mara Helbig has a long-time experience in IP law and a varied background in trademark and design prosecution in trademark and design portfolio management and litigation before the German and European Courts and the European Court of Justice. Ina-Mara Helbig advises medium-sized as well as major enterprises.

Ella Foley Gannon is a member of Bingham’s Executive Board and is co-chair of the firm’s Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources practice group. She was named a “Top Woman Lawyer” by the Daily Journal in 2013 and 2014. She is also recognized by Chambers USA for her environmental work and is noted for her “impressive knowledge of California and federal environmental laws and permitting processes, thoughtful advice and ability to forge strong relationships with regulators.”

She focuses her practice on federal and state environmental laws, natural resource permitting, and land use entitlements. She assists developers and landowners who undertake complex development projects, including renewable and traditional energy and transmission projects, as well as residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use projects. She obtains and defends both land use entitlements and environmental permits.

Rebecca Fordon concentrates her practice in complex corporate restructuring matters and related litigation, both domestically and in cross-border contexts. She frequently represents official and ad hoc creditors' committees, bondholders, litigation trusts, indenture trustees and other interested parties in all aspects of Chapter 11 cases, financial fraud and mass tort related litigation, out-of-court restructuring transactions, and cross-border insolvency proceedings under Chapter 15.

Rebecca previously served as law clerk to the Honorable Andrew Grainger at the Massachusetts Appeals Court.