Nelson Mullins selected eight partners to join its High Potentials Program class of 2025.

The firm’s High Potentials Program is an award-winning, year-long program designed to expand the leadership and business development skills of its participating partners.

It’s a unique opportunity for class members to work closely with senior leaders and executive coaches to identify each attorney’s unique skillset to elevate their personal profiles, expand leadership capabilities, and tap into their business development potential.    

Katherine Baker works out of Boston and chairs the firm’s Gaming Industry Group. A primary focus of her practice is assisting casino gaming, sports betting, and fantasy sports operators, vendors, and entrepreneurs to navigate the state and federal commercial and tribal gaming landscape, including leveraging FinTech solutions. She also co-founded the firm’s Women in FinTech affinity group in 2021.

Elizabeth Donaldson is based in Greenville and part of the corporate practice group. She advises a variety of entities with regulatory and compliance matters related to the consumer finance industry, including state and federal consumer protection laws, regulation and licensing, anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance, and traditional and non-traditional lending.

Ericka Downie is part of the Baltimore litigation group. She brings over 20 years of experience in complex litigation to her practice, focusing on product liability for pharmaceutical and medical devices, toxic torts, and environmental litigation. She has served on trial teams involved in some of the most complex and high-profile litigations of the last two decades.

Frances Kim is part of the corporate group in Atlanta. She primarily focuses her commercial real estate practice in representing commercial real estate lenders, including life insurance companies, regional and national banks, national CMBS lenders, and other fixed-income lenders. In 2024, she was named as a “20 Under 40” recipient by the CRE Financial Council.

Kevin Meacham is a member of the litigation team in Pittsburgh. He advises and represents companies in complex matters arising out of business disputes, toxic torts, governmental investigations, and industrial accidents. Kevin also has a robust pro bono practice, representing clients in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit involving First Amendment and immigration issues.

Rebecca Rodriguez practices litigation in Ft. Lauderdale. Her practice focuses on state and federal litigation, appeals, and regulatory compliance matters for corporate clients, financial institutions, and government entities. Those matters include issues related to consumer financial services and defense against claims arising under federal lending and banking regulations, state unfair and deceptive acts statutes, and other consumer lending and protection statutes and regulations.

Yisell Rodriguez is part of the Affordable Housing and Tax Credits team in Orlando. She focuses her practice on affordable housing and tax matters, representing for-profit and nonprofit developers of multifamily housing for low-income families and seniors throughout the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. She counsels her clients in various aspects of developing, financing, and operating their communities.

Raul Valero is a member of the firm’s Florida real estate team based in Boca Raton. He represents developers, investors, owners, landlords, tenants, borrowers, and lenders across a broad spectrum of commercial real estate transactions. He is part of the Florida Atlantic University Foundation’s Board of Directors, serving as the Foundation’s philanthropy chair.

The Nelson Mullins High Potentials Program is nationally recognized for innovation by Chambers and Partners and the Financial Times.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is a full-service Am Law 100 firm of more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals with offices across the United States. For more information, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.