PARTNERS
Lorie E. Almon (Co-Managing Partner, New York Office) admitted to bar, 1995, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fourth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Recipient, Robert F. Kenney Award. Member: Bar Association of the City of New York; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Class Actions; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Lorie E. Almon
Stanley E. Bloch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio; 1968, New York. Education: New York University (LL.M., 1970).Email: Stanley E. Bloch
Neil A. Capobianco (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 2002, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., Political Science, 1985); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Editor, New York Law School Law Review, 1987-1988. Reported Cases: Vengurlekar v. Silverline Technologies, Ltd., 220 F.R.D. 222 (2003); Merli v. Bill Communications, 82 Empl. Prac. Dec. 40,990 (2002); Trustees v. Steven Scott Enterprises, 40 F.Supp.2d 503 (1999); Ponticelli v. Zurich American Ins. Group, 16 F.Supp.2d 414 (1998); Lynch v. Pathmark Supermarkets, 987 F.Supp. 236 (1997); Mason Tenders v. Messera, 958 F.Supp. 869 (1997). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Sexual Harassment; ERISA; Wage and Hour Law; Arbitration.Email: Neil A. Capobianco
Edward Cerasia, II (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, New York; 2002, New Jersey. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1987); University of Bridgeport School of Law (J.D., 1991).Email: Edward Cerasia, II
Brian S. Cousin (Partner) born Far Rockaway, New York, May 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, District of Columbia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 1985); Rutgers University, Newark (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1986-1988 and Symposium Editor, 1987-1988, Rutgers Law Review. Member: New York State (Member, International Employment Law Committee) and American (Member, Litigation and Employment Law Section) Bar Associationss. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Defamation; Directors and Officers Liability Litigation; Employment Advice and Litigation; Employee Raiding Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Executive Compensation; Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine; Internal Corporate Investigations; Labor and Employment Law; New York Stock Exchange Arbitration; NASD Arbitration; Reductions in Force; Corporate Restructuring; Restrictive Covenants Drafting and Litigation; Civil RICO; Sensitivity Training; Unfair Competition; Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Litigation; International Comparative Law; International Conflict of Laws.Email: Brian S. Cousin
Steven M. Crainer (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1990); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate; Tax.Email: Steven M. Crainer
Robert W. Dremluk (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1974); New England School of Law (J.D., 1978). Member, Board of Editors, The Bankruptcy Strategist. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Former Member, Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization; Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Working Subcommittee; Member, Structured Finance Committee; Member, Chair Opinions Subcommittee; Member, Restructuring Litigation Subcommittee); New York State Bar Association (Chair, International Law Section, Multinational Reorganization and Insolvencies Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association; Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Business Reorganization; Litigation; Corporate Law; Mediation.Email: Robert W. Dremluk
Stephen G. Epstein (Partner) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Hofstra University (J.D., 1975). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Business Law.Email: Stephen G. Epstein
Esteban A. Ferrer (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1992, Connecticut. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1972); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1975). Member: American Bar Association. [1st Lt. U.S. Army, 1973-1976]. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Emerging Growth Capital(25%); Corporate Governance(25%); Securities Law and Compliance(20%); Mergers and Acquisitions(20%); Executive Employment; Executive Compensation Arrangements(10%).Email: Esteban A. Ferrer
Paul Galligan (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: University College Dublin (B.C.L., 1986; LL.M., 1989; B.L., 1989). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Paul Galligan
E. Ann Gill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, New York. Education: Barnard College (A.B., 1973); Columbia University (J.D., 1976). Stone Scholar. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Municipal Law; Partnership Law; Investments.Email: E. Ann Gill
Gary H. Glaser (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1994, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, District of Massachusetts, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Maryland (Masters Program, Human Development, 1972-1973); Boston University (J.D., 1976). Member: Massachusetts (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment), New York State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Qualifications/Certification Standards for Mediators) and American (Member, Litigation Section; Member, Technology Committee and Editor of Newsletter of Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Gary H. Glaser
Jonathan Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1992); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Jonathan Goldberg
Dennis H. Greenstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: American University (B.A., 1967); Suffolk University (J.D., 1971). Assistant Attorney General, State of New York, Real Estate Financing Bureau, Cooperative and Condominium Section (1973-1978). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Cooperative and Condominium Law); New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Section; Co-Chair: Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives, 2007; Committee on Cooperatives and Condominium Workout Subcommittee, 1993-1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Dennis H. Greenstein
Marc J. Gurell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Yeshiva University (B.S. in Accounting, cum laude, 1991); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1994); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Licensing.Email: Marc J. Gurell
Andrew Thomas Hahn, Sr. (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey; 1987, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (A.B., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986); Marymount University (M.B.A., 1988). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Judiciary Committee, 1997-2000); Asian American Bar Association of New York (Director, 2000-2002; President-Elect, 2003; President, 2004; Chair, Judiciary Committee, 2000-2003); National Asian and Pacific American Bar Association (Vice President - Operations and Programs, 2005-2006; Vice President - Finance and Development, 2006-2007; President Elect 2007-2008); Korean American Lawyers' Association of Greater New York (Chairman of the Board, 2005). [Capt., U.S. Army JAG Corps, 1986-1990]. Reported Cases: Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 466 F. Supp. 2d 467 (E.D.N.Y. 2006); Brollosy v. Margolion, Winer & Evens, 2006 WL 721433 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 20, 2006); In re Parrish, 246 A.D.2d 449 (1st Dep't 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete; Confidentiality Agreements; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; Title VII Discrimination; Sexual Harassment.Email: Andrew Thomas Hahn, Sr.
Blake Hornick (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1977); Boston College (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Member, Boston College Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association; National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (SEC Subcommittee); ACG. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers; Business Acquisitions.Email: Blake Hornick
Nicholas J. Kaiser (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, New York. Education: Duke University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Nicholas J. Kaiser
Mitchell S. Kaplan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, New York and New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1981); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, Moot Court Board, 1982-1983. Recipient, Written Advocacy Award, 1982. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Mitchell S. Kaplan
Dov Kesselman (Partner) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Valedictorian, Yeshiva University, 1993. Staff Editor, New York University School of Law Review of Law and Social Change, 1995-1996. Co-Author: "Financial Entities Near Full Immunity in Reporting Suspicious Activities," N.Y.L.J., June 29, 1999; "Proposed Bank Anti-Money Laundering Know Your Customer Rules Suggest What May Be Coming For Broker Dealers," Securities Industry Association Newsletter, December 1999. Speaker: "Employment Law Update," Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, New York, October 8, 2003; "Navigating the New Overtime Regulations," Harvard Club, New York, New York, May 13 and 19, 2004. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Civil Rights); Federal Bar Council. Reported Cases: Klimbach v. Spherion Corporation, No. 6:03-CV-06111 (MAT)(JWF), 2005 WL 2000168 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 19, 2005); Willson v. BNP Paribas, N.Y.L.J. Dec. 27, 2002 at 22 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. Dec. 16, 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Dov Kesselman
Peter J. Korda (Partner, Co-Head of the Structured & Real Estate Finance Group) admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); New York University (J.D., 1979). Co-Author: "Treatment of Conflicts of Interest in the Congressional Bailout Bill", Lexology (October 3, 2008); "Mezzanine Loan Title Insurance: Perhaps More Necessity than Luxury," New York Law Journal (March 17, 2008); "Construction Plans: Structure Project Documents to Mitigate Risk Before Approaching Lenders," Commercial Investment Real Estate (March/April 2007); "Extending TRIA," New York Law Journal (January 2007); "Covering the Risks of Terrorism," New York Law Journal (January 17, 2006). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%).Email: Peter J. Korda
Christopher J. Lagno (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1975); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1978); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Tax, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Archdiocese of New York, Planned Gifts, Bequests and Endowment Committee. Member: New York State (Member, Trusts and Estates Law Section; Member, Committee on Estate Litigation) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Surrogate's Court Litigation.Email: Christopher J. Lagno
Tracey A. Leitman (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1985, New York. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1981); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1984). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Real Property Law Committee); New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Committee). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Tracey A. Leitman
Christopher H. Lowe (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and U.S. District Court District of New Jersey; 2001, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits. Education: St. Michael's College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Seton Hall University (M.B.A., cum laude, 1998); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law(100%).Email: Christopher H. Lowe
Andrew Lucano (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S.); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude).Email: Andrew Lucano
Barry H. Mandel (Partner) born 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Rochester (A.B., 1966); Boston University (J.D., 1969). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Barry H. Mandel
Michael F. Marino, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1976, New York; 1982, Virginia. Education: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations (B.S., 1971); Syracuse University (J.D., 1974); Georgetown University (LL.M., Labor Law, 1982). Member, Justinian Honorary Law Society. Special Assistant to General Counsel of the Navy, 1976-1977. Assistant General Counsel, Navy and Employment, 1978. Author: Workplace Law in Virginia, 1999. Co-Author: Labor and Employment Law in New York, Lexis Publishing, 1999; Labor and Employment in Florida, Lexis Publishing, 1999. Member: Virginia Bar Association (Chair, 1999-2000 and Member, Executive Council, Labor and Employment Section). [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1977]. Practice Areas: Labor; Complex Employment Litigation.Email: Michael F. Marino, III
Roy K. Meilman (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1977, New York. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1973). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Lease Finance; Tax.Email: Roy K. Meilman
Devjani Mishra (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2006, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1994); Columbia University (J.D., 1997). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1995-1996 and 1996-1997. Member: American Bar Association; Federal Bar Council; South Asian Bar Association of New York; North American South Asian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%).Email: Devjani Mishra
Charles M. Modlin (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Brandeis University (A.B., magna cum laude, with high honors, 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1982). Associate Trustee, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Charles M. Modlin
David M. Monachino (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, New Jersey; 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fourth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., with honors, 1987); Boston University (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Law and Employment Law Section). Reported Cases: Nemeroff v. The Coby Group, LLC, 2008 WL 695533 (N.Y.Sup. March 5, 2008) (Trial Order) (successfully argued that a broker is entitled to assert a claim for quantum meruit on an oral agreement concerning the purchase of real estate in Florida for $145 million); Aboushanab, et al. v. Janay, et al., 2007 WL 2789511 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2007) (complex complaint by numerous preferred shareholders for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against officers and related companies dismissed); Last Best Beef, LLC, v. Dudas, et al.,--- F.Supp.2d ----, 2006 WL 2852764 (E.D.Va. September 27, 2006) (successfully argued that a section of a federal appropriations bill which contains prohibitive language regarding the trademark "Last Best Place", improperly circumvents the Lanham Act and, therefore, is invalid legislation); Treppel v. BIOVAIL Corporation, 2006 WL 661405 (S.D.N.Y March 16, 2006) (commercial defamation and libel claim by securities analyst who asserted that his career was destroyed by a smear campaign engineered by the defendants); Westcom Corp. v. Dedicated Private Connections, 9 A.D.3d 331, 781 N.Y.S.2d 322, (1st Dep't. Jul 29, 2004); Westcom Corp. v. Dedicated Private Connections, 5 A.D.3d 120, 775 N.Y.S.2d 1 (1st Dep't March 2, 2004) (after four day bench trial, successfully barred five former employees from working for a competitor for 18 months); Taddeo v. Ruggiero Farenga, Inc., 102 F. Supp.2d 197 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) (successful defense of company where former employee brought action against employer for wrongful termination and age discrimination); Lee v. Coughlin, 26 F.Supp.2d 615 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) (successful defense of civil rights action alleging deprivation of due process rights); Butcher v. Gerber Products Co., 8 F. Supp.2d 307 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) (class action age discrimination prosecution) (successfully established that absolute technical compliance with age discrimination statutory provisions are required for a valid waiver); Lusker v. Senator Ohrenstein, 995 F. Supp. 388 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) (successfully defended a State Senator against various building owners who brought an action deprivation of their property rights in two buildings); Calas v. Vastola, NYLJ August 6, 1997, p. 22. col. 5 (successful defense of sponsor against allegations of collusion by cooperative shareholders); Fox v. Justice Doran, 974 F. Supp. 276, 280-81 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of the Chief Justice of Yonkers against allegations of corruption), aff'd mem., 152 F.3d 918, 1998 WL 385779 (2d Cir.1998); Salahuddin v. Mead, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 9276 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services for allegedly violations First Amendment right to exercise religion freely); Hameed v. Pundt, 964 F. Sup. 836 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of State against alleged religious discrimination against Muslims); Johnson v. Pataki, 229 A.D. 2d 242, 655 N.Y.S.2d 463 (1st Dep't 1997) (successfully represented New York's Governor and Attorney General in a prosecution to supersede the Bronx District Attorney who expressed reluctance to seek the death penalty); Thaler v. Casella, 960 F. Supp. 691 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of the Chief Counsel for State Bar Association Disciplinary Committee based on alleged improper ex parte communications with State Appellate Court that issued suspensions of various attorneys); Trammell v. Surles, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 15355 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of due process claims under the Fourteenth Amendment); Trivedi v. Columbia University, 1996 WL 724743 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (defense of Columbia University against racial discrimination claims in a five day jury trial); Salahuddin v. Mead, 1997 WL 357980 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of a civil right action), rev'd on other grounds, 174 F.3d 271 (2d Cir.1999). (S.D.N.Y. 1997); Abdul-Malik v. Coombe, 1996 U.S. Dist. Lexis 18203 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (successful defense of a class action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to redress the New York State Department of Correctional Services' denial of the rights of Muslim inmates to receive a diet that conforms with the requirements of their faith); Mahid v. Malone, 1996 WL 134756 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (successful defense of a retaliation and discrimination claim); Kulak v. City of New York, 88 F.3d 63 (2nd Cir 1996) (successful defense of various high ranking state officials and treating physicians in a civil rights and malpractice action brought by a patient who had been involuntarily committed to a State hospital ); Ramirez v. Holmes, 921 F. Sup. 204 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (successful defense of a discrimination action against state officials alleging violation of constitutional rights); Morrill v. New York State Racing and Wagering Board, 639 N.Y.S.2d 730 (2d Dep't 1996) (successful defense of a proceeding to review a determination of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board); Davidson v. Scully, 1996 WL 26569 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (successful defense of a State Commissioner against allegations of discrimination); Muhammad Ahmad Majid v. Inspector General of NY, 1996 WL 134756 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (successful defense of Inspector General against allegations of civil rights violations); Shonting v. Facilities Development Corp., 223 A.D.2d 587, 636 N.Y.S.2d 413 (2nd Dep't 1996) (successful defense of breach of real estate contract action brought against Facilities Development Corporation); Dean v. Abrams, 1995 WL 791966 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (successful defense of civil rights allegations against Attorney General of the State of New York); Jenkins v. Coughlin, 1995 WL 745000 (E.D.N.Y. 1995) (successful defense of Commission of Department of Corrections where plaintiff alleged that defendants violated his constitutional rights in connection with removing him from a Temporary Work Release Program); Alameen v. Coughlin, 892 F. Sup. 440 (E.D.N.Y. 1995) (successful defense of State against Sufi Muslims who brought class action challenging State policy prohibiting certain religious activities); Burrus v. Keane, 1995 U.S. Dist. Lexis 3988 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (successful defense of State against alleged violations of constitutional rights by failing to follow regulations in connection with a disciplinary hearing); Perkins v. New York State Dept. of Taxation and Finance, 1995 WL 115678 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (after four day bench trial, successful defense of New York State Department of Taxation and Finance against allegations of racial discrimination); Morales v. Human Rights Div., 878 F. Supp. 653 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (after six day bench trial, successful defense of New York State Division of Human Rights against a class of Hispanic employees who alleged a pattern of disparate treatment and racial discrimination); McHawi v. State University of New York, 71 F.3d 406 (2d Cir. 1995) (successful defense of the State University of New York in a discrimination claim related to a tenure decision); Jermosen v. Coughlin, 1995 v. 144155 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (successful defense of a civil rights action); Mohammed v. Coughlin, 1995 WL 616578 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (successful defense of allegations of violations of first amendment claims); Lambert v. Corcoran, 209 A.D.2d 674 (2d Dep't 1995) (after 10 bench trial, successful defense of the Chief Justice of New York State and various other officials in a defamation and libel action); American Home Product Corporation v. Justice Shainswit, 215 A.D.2d 317 (1st Dep't 1995) (successful defense of a New York State Supreme Commercial Court Justice in a mandamus proceeding); Beckwith v. New York State Racing and Wagering Board, 219 A.D.2d 516 (1st Dep't 1996) (successful defense of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board regarding a disciplinary proceeding); Sorrentino v. New York State Racing and Wagering Board, 210 A.D.2d 150, 621 N.Y.S.2d 851 (1st Dep't 1994) (successful suspension of harness racer's license). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense; Consumer Class Actions; Unfair Competition.Email: David M. Monachino
Randell Montellaro (Partner) born Forest Hills, New York, October 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1987, District of Columbia; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Staff Member, Hofstra University Law Review, 1983-1985. Member: New York State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law.Email: Randell Montellaro
Willard S. Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., Economics, 1981); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance.Email: Willard S. Moore
John P. Napoli (Co-Managing Partner, New York Office) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York and Connecticut; U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1979); University of Dayton (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Law Clerk to Honorable Darrel D. Wiles, U.S. Tax Court, 1983-1985 and U.S. Court, 1983-1985. Member: New York State (Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax Section; Co-Chair, Real Estate Sub-Committee on REITs) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal, State and Local Taxation.Email: John P. Napoli
Robert J. Nobile (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, New York. Education: Adelphi University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Long Island University (M.S., with distinction, 1976); St. John's University (J.D., 1984). Listed in "The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers," a publication identifying him as one of the leaders in the field of management labor and employment law. Author: Human Resources Guide, 1992, supplemented quarterly (last supplement, January, 2007); Guide to Employee Handbooks, 2006; Essential Facts: Employment, 2006; Guide to Corporate HR Policies & Procedures Manuals, 2006; Affirmative Action Compliance Manual for Banks, 1992. Adjunct Professor; Human Resources and EEO Studies Programs, Cornell University, 1986; St. Joseph's College, Graduate School of Management, 1999. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Robert J. Nobile
William B. Norden (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1971, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.S., 1967); New York University (J.D., 1969). Lecturer, New York University School of Continuing Education, 1981-1982. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Recruitment of Attorneys, 1981-1982; Committee on Law Firm Management, 1987-1989); New York State (Member: Trusts and Estates Law Section; Committee on Legislation, 1980-1990) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: William B. Norden
William P. Perkins (Partner) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1980, Connecticut; 1997, New York; 1998, Massachusetts; 1999, Maine. Education: Marietta College (B.S., 1967); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Administrative Law, Labor Law and Torts. Editor: HR Manual for New York Employers, American Chamber of Commerce Resources, 2005. Co-Author: Guide to Employee Recruitment & Hiring, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1996. Author: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Wage and Hour Investigations," HR Advisor, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, March/April 1997; "A Plant Closing Primer," 14 No. 2, Course Materials Journal, American Law Institute/American Bar Association, October 1989. Co-Author: "Mayor Continues to Oppose Equal Benefits Law," New York Law Journal, December 20, 2004; "A Closer Look at the Exempt Duties Test," New York Law Journal, August 30, 2004; "Garret Nixed ADA Suits Versus States," New York Law Journal April 6, 2001; "Toyota Makes It a Bumpy Ride for ADA Plaintiffs," New York Law Journal, March 19, 2002; "Seniority Systems Trump Americans With Disabilities Act," New York Law Journal July 29, 2002. Adjunct Faculty, Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Human Resources Program. General Attorney: National Broadcasting Company, Inc.; Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Member: Management Attorneys Conference. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: William P. Perkins
Howard Pianko (Partner) born Wysokie-Mazowieck, Poland; admitted to bar, 1969, New York. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1966); New York University (J.D., 1969; LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Recognized: Best Lawyers in America; Legal 500; Chambers. Howard Pianko has over 30 years of experience in employee benefits law and executive compensation, working on ERISA issues since shortly after the law was enacted. Mr. Pianko has advised a wide range of clients on matters relating to employee benefits, executive compensation, pension investment, plan governance, fiduciary responsibility and benefit related litigation. His work, both in the U.S. and with respect to cross-border and international executive compensation and employee benefit matters involving domestic and non-U.S. multinationals, has led him to write extensively on employee benefit topics relating to mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, pension plan investments, fiduciary laws and executive compensation. He has lectured on these topics in the U.S.; and spoken in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America on cross-border subjects involving executive compensation and tax Code section 409 A cross border issues, global equity compensation programs, internationalizing the ESOP, benefit aspects of U.S. joint ventures and the globalization of defined contribution plans. Education: LL.M., New York University Law School, Taxation; J.D., New York University (1969). Editor, New York University Law Review; B.A., City College of New York, with honors. Author: "ERISA Goes Back to The Boardroom: Developing Best Practice Plan Governance Standards To Manage ERISA Related Risks," Pension Plan Investments 2005: Confronting Today's Issues, 145 (Practicing Law Institute); "The Extra-territorial Reach of U.S. Employment and Employee Benefit Laws," Labour and Employee Benefits (Practical Law Company 2005-2006); "The Devil Lurks in the Details," Inside the Minds: Winning Legal Strategies for Structuring Executive Compensation Plans (Aspatore Books 2005); "Perplexed by the Complex? Consider the Non-U.S. Multinational who Encounters the New U.S. Tax Law, (Section 409A) Regulating Deferred Compensation," Journal of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (March, 2006); "401(k) Fees Raise Issues For Fiduciaries, Providers," New York Law Journal (March, 2009); "401(k) Fee Lawsuits Raise New Issues For Plan Sponsors, Providers," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (April 2007). Member: American Bar Association (Committee on Employee Benefits, Section on Taxation); Inter-Pacific Bar Association; Practising Law Institute, (Employee Benefits Law Committee, Co-Chair of Pension Investment Program 1991-2009 ); International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association "IPEBLA"; Government Relations Committee of the National Defined Contribution Council; U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Employee Benefits Subcommittee, 1993-1996). Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation; International Employee Benefits.Email: Howard Pianko
Richard M. Reice (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1981); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: New York State (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Section) and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; New York Federal Bar Council Inn of Court; Association of Corporate Counsel (Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter; Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Richard M. Reice
Richard M. Resnik (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., 1966); George Washington University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association (Commercial and Federal Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Richard M. Resnik
David Bennet Ross (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; 1991, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1964); University of California at Berkeley (M.A., Economics, 1966); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1968). Woodrow Wilson Fellow; Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Partner of NY Office, 1992-2005; Firm Administrative Committee. Member: Chicago (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section), New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Securities Law) Bar Associations. [U.S. Army Reserve; Honorable Discharge, rank First Lieutenant]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: David Bennet Ross
John C. Sabetta (Partner) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, New York. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1963); London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc., 1967); Columbia University (LL.B., 1966). Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1971-1976 and Chief Appellate Attorney, 1975-1976, Southern District of New York. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: John C. Sabetta
Richard I. Scharlat (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, Pennsylvania; 2001, New York; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1990); Rutgers University Law School, Newark (J.D., 1994). Order of the Barristers for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Editor, Moot Court Board. Managing Notes and Comments Editor, Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to the Hon. Kenneth S. Levy, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995. Author: "Ethics Considerations in Internal Employment Investigations," Business Law Symposium, New Jersey, 2001; "You're Hired. Let's Arbitrate! The New Jersey Supreme Court Enforces an Arbitration Agreement in an Employment Application," GT Alert, January 2003. Member, Executive Board of Governors, Yeshiva Sha'alvim. Secretary, N.J. Supreme Court Ethics Committee, District VC. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Richard I. Scharlat
Elizabeth D. Schrero (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Massachusetts; 1981, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977); Boston University (J.D., 1980). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Council on Judicial Administration, 2004; Committee on Cooperative and Condominium Law, 2001-2004); New York State, American and New York Women's Bar Associations; Association of Real Estate Women. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate and Commercial Litigation; Cooperative and Condominium Law..Email: Elizabeth D. Schrero
Richard G. Schwartz (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey; 1987, New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1983); Boston University (J.D., 1986); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law(100%).Email: Richard G. Schwartz
Peter A. Walker (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); New York University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Peter A. Walker
David M. Warburg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, New York. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., 1975); New York University (J.D., 1978). Member: New York State (Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; International Transactions; Corporate Finance; Securities; Venture Capital; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Private Equity Funds.Email: David M. Warburg
Robert S. Whitman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1992, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1986); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Book Review Editor, Volume 87, The Michigan Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1989-1990. Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1994. Associate, Nussbaum & Wald, 1994-1995. Assistant Counsel for Employment, U.S. Senate, 1995-1997. Associate, 1997-2000 and Partner, 2001-2006, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Robert S. Whitman
Jonathan P. Wolfert (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Jonathan P. Wolfert
SENIOR COUNSEL
Henry C. Blackiston, III (Senior Counsel) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York. Education: Princeton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1965); University of Virginia (J.D., 1968). Member: Bar Association of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Labor and Employment.Email: Henry C. Blackiston, III
OF COUNSEL
Alan L. Kazlow (Of Counsel) born 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, New York. Education: Hobart College (B.A., cum laude, 1959); Columbia University (J.D., 1962); Brooklyn Law School (LL.M., 1964). Member: New York State Bar Association (Real Property Section); The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Alan L. Kazlow
Lori M. Meyers (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1979); Hofstra University (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Lori M. Meyers
Jerry A. Montag (Of Counsel) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); St. John's University (J.D., 1984); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Jerry A. Montag
Jane Barouch Waldman (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%).Email: Jane Barouch Waldman
Ronald B. Weisenberg (Of Counsel) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1991); Fordham University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ronald B. Weisenberg
ASSOCIATES
Alysa M. Barancik (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2006, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, Eastern District of Michigan, and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations (B.S., 1995); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Council; New York County Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Alysa M. Barancik
Jean-Noel Ben Hamou (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Quebec, Canada (Not admitted in United States). (Not admitted in New York). Education: Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montréal (B.B.A., International Management, 1997); McGill University (B.C.L., 2001; LL.B., 2001). Secretary and Member, Executive Committee, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS), 2002-2005. Board Member, Jewish National Fund (JNF), 2004-2005. Member, Executive Committee, Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Immigration Section, 2004-2006. Secretary, JIAS (Jewish Immigration Association Services). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Immigration Section, Quebec); Jewish National Funds (Member, Board of Directors). Languages: French, Spanish. Practice Areas: Citizenship(2%); Employment Authorizations(60%); Family Immigration Law(5%); Investor Visas(2%); Permanent Visas(14%); Religious Visas(1%); Labor Certifications(1%); Canadian Immigration Law(15%).Email: Jean-Noel Ben Hamou
Susan K. Bloom (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, with honors in history, 1966); Rutgers University (M.A., History, 1968); Pace University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%).Email: Susan K. Bloom
Jason Burritt (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Immigration(100%).Email: Jason Burritt
Anjanette Cabrera (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, January 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2001, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Long Island University C.W. Post (B.A., 1997); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Anjanette Cabrera
Jay W. Cho (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1995); University of Cambridge (M.Phil., 1996); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Jay W. Cho
Jeremi L. Chylinski (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Massachusetts; 2001, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1995); New York Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Federal Bar Council. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jeremi L. Chylinski
Donald Dunn, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1997); Boston University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; International Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Microbiology; Immunology.Email: Donald Dunn, Jr.
Michael Dunn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1999); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Michael Dunn
Daniel J. Evans (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1998); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2002). Member, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. Recipient, Witkins Awards, Jurisprudence and Negotiation. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate(100%).Email: Daniel J. Evans
Yonatan (Yoni) Frider (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Tel Aviv School of Law (LL.B., 2003); Fordham University School of Law (LL.M., 2007).Email: Yonatan (Yoni) Frider
Gloria Galant (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: St. John's University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Gloria Galant
Mark Ginsberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2008).Email: Mark Ginsberg
Arren S. Goldman, Esq. (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 1999, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Rutgers University, Newark (J.D., 1998). Author: "Digging Deeper: What You Need to Know About the Recently Expanded Grantee Fee (Mansion Tax) and the New Transferee Tax," The Middlesex Advocate (September 2006) and NJPA Real Estate Journal (September 2006); "Landowners, Developers and Real Estate Professionals Beware: The Evolution of the Land Merger Doctrine in New Jersey," The Middlesex Advocate (May 2006) and NJPA Real Estate Journal (June 2006); "Carbon Monoxide Sensor Devices: The New Regulations," Community Trends (June 2003) and Exhibit A (Spring 2003); "The Silent Killer and What the Government Is Doing to Stop It," New Jersey Realtor Magazine (Spring 199), The Middlesex Advocate (May 1999) and Exhibit A (Summer 1999). Co-Author: "Natural Resource Damage Recovery," New Jersey Law Journal (July 10, 2000); "When to Redevelop," New Jersey Law Journal (March 1999); "Legal Theories for Challenging Downzoning," Exhibit A (Summer 1999). Member: Mortgage Bankers Association Young Real Estate Professionals of New York. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Finance; Leasing; Environmental Law; Residential Real Estate; Brokerage Law; Redevelopment.Email: Arren S. Goldman, Esq.
Alexander M. Jeffrey, Jr. (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1991); New York Law School (J.D., 1996). Order of the Barristers. Chair, New York Law School Moot Court Association, 1996. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award - Legal Writing and Research; New York Law School National Moot Court Team Award, 1996; American College of Team Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy, 1996. Co-Author, Fact Pattern and Bench Brief, Charles W. Froessel Intramural Moot Court Competition, 1995. Third Best Brief, Charles W. Froessel Intramural Moot Court Competition, 1994. Finalist, Second Best Team, University of Minnesota School of Law National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, 1996. Semifinalist, Third Best Team, Brooklyn Law School Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition, 1995. Second Best Team, Charles W. Froessel Moot Court Competition, 1994. Co-Author: "Enforcing Non-competition Restrictions: An Employee's 'Uniqueness,' Without More, May Not Be Enough," December 2006; "Owner's Liability: Issue of First Impression Involving MDL Section 78," N.Y.L.J. p. 5-6, October 7, 2002; "Effective Cross-Examination Techniques," National Employment Lawyer's Association Spring Conference, 1999; "Claims for Damage to an Employee's Reputation and Future Employment Opportunities," pp. 629-758, Practicing Law Institute, 1999; "Counsel's Investigation and Retainer Agreements," National Employment Lawyer's Association/New York, Spring Conference, 1998; "Strategies for Settlement," Second Annual Employment Law Litigation Institute of the New York State Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law, May 1997. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; International Commercial Law; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; International Commercial Contracts; International Contracts; Civil Fraud; Fraud and Deceit; Employment Defense; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Restrictive Covenants; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; International Litigation; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Dissolution; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Mediation; Real Estate Partnerships; Shareholder Agreements; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Shareholder Disputes; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation.Email: Alexander M. Jeffrey, Jr.
Julius Johnston, IV (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina; 2002, New York. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Julius Johnston, IV
Melissa Kishel (Associate) born Manhasset, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Melissa Kishel
Joshua Kurtz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., 2001); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Joshua Kurtz
Steven M. Laduzinski (Associate) born Buenos Aires, Argentina; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 2000; M.B.A. 2000); University of Illinois (M.S., 1992); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Steven M. Laduzinski
Abigail R. Levy (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Fordham University (J.D., 1997). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA Compliance; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Taft-Hartley Plans; 401(k) Plans; Deferred Compensation; Fringe Benefits.Email: Abigail R. Levy
Douglas B. Lipsky (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2006, New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Arizona (B.S.B.A., 2000; B.A., 2000); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Law Clerk to the Hon. Arthur D'Italia, New Jersey Superior Court. Judicial Intern to the Hon. Alfred J. Lechner, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Associate Board Member, City Year New York. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law(100%).Email: Douglas B. Lipsky
Brian D. Murphy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: University of Buffalo (B.A., 2001); St. John's School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Brian D. Murphy
Frances H. Rivera-Medero (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico; 2007, New York. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S. 1999; J.D. 2003); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Tax Law, 2006). Member: New York County Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Law.Email: Frances H. Rivera-Medero
Gilbert E. Rotkin (Associate) admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with distinction, 1969); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(20%); Asset Based Finance(15%); Debt and Equity Finance(20%); Real Estate(10%); Real Estate Banking Law(5%); Real Estate Development(3%); Real Estate Finance(5%); Real Estate Joint Ventures(3%); Construction Contracts(4%); Construction Finance(5%); Equipment Finance and Leasing(10%).Email: Gilbert E. Rotkin
Eddy Salcedo (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey; 2000, New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fourth Circuits; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University, College of Arts and Science (B.A., 1994); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Hispanic National Bar Association. Reported Cases: Last Best Beef, LLC v. Dudas --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2006 WL 2852764 (E.D.Va.,2006); Westcom Corp. v. Dedicated Private Connections, 9 A.D.3d 331, 781 N.Y.S.2d 322 (1st Dep't, 2004); Westcom Corp. v. Dedicated Private Connections, 5 A.D.3d 120, 775 N.Y.S.2d 1 (1st Dep't, 2004); Purdue Pharma, LP v. Ardsley Partners, LP, 5 A.D.3d 654, 774 N.Y.S.2d 540 (2d Dep't, 2004); Four Times Square Assocs., L.L.C. v. Cigna Invs., Inc., 303 A.D.2d 1057, 755 N.Y.S.2d 689 (1st Dep't, 2003); Murray v. Global Industrial Services, Inc., 290 A.D.2d 543, 737 N.Y.S.2d 296, (2d Dep't, 2002); Wahl v. Jackson, 276 A.D.2d 797, 715 N.Y.S.2d 160 (2d Dep't, 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Trademark Infringement; Corporate Litigation.Email: Eddy Salcedo
Gregory Sale (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., with distinction, 2002); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(100%).Email: Gregory Sale
August Sangese (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2008).Email: August Sangese
Lauren Breitman Tanen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2000). Assistant District Attorney, Kings County Domestic Violence Bureau, Appeals, 2000-2003. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Frederic Block, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, January - June 2000. Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence, Fall 1999, Legal Thought of Justice Holmes. Presenter, Safe Horizon "Safe Work" training Anti-Domestic Violence in the Workplace Policies and Liability, 2005-2006. Member: New York State and American (Member, EEOC Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Lauren Breitman Tanen
Evanthia Voreadis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Pace University (B.A., 1994); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Evanthia Voreadis
Francesca Weindling (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2006).Email: Francesca Weindling
Tara Smith Williams (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1998); Fordham Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%).Email: Tara Smith Williams
James S. Yu (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2004, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1995); Rutgers University Law School - Newark (J.D., 2000). Member: National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Asian American Bar Association of New York. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James S. Yu
STAFF ATTORNEYS
Sophia M. Piliouras (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1996); New York Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Bar Association of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; Hellenic-American Lawyers' Association. Languages: Greek and French. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sophia M. Piliouras
Victoria L. Steinmetz (Staff Attorney) born Greenwich, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: University of Fribourg Law School (Lic. Iur., J.D. equivalent, cum laude, 1999); Fordham University (LL.M., 2001). Member: New York State Bar Association. Languages: French, Italian and German. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Victoria L. Steinmetz
Kyona A. Watts (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1996); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Kyona A. Watts