The Knowledge and Skill to Meet Any Challenge

Meryl E. Wiener

Ms. Wiener advises financial institutions, investment managers and hedge funds on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, securities, registration, inspection, organizational and structural matters.

BoBi Ahn

Ms. Ahn specializes in immigration and nationality law and focuses on various corporate and employment related immigration issues and on strategic immigration planning for U.S. and international companies in connection with the international relocation of personnel coming into the U.S.

Jack S. Kannry

Mr. Kannry is an attorney and licensed professional engineer with more than 35 years of construction industry experience.

Allison Simmons Prouty

Ms. Simmons Prouty concentrates her practice in real estate law.

Gerald F. Coulston

Mr. Coulston has over 50 years of experience in advising sellers, purchasers, and investors in all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, and financings.

Thomas Filardo

Mr. Filardo represents clients in a wide variety of complex commercial matters as both a seasoned litigator and corporate advisor. He takes a hands-on, creative approach and enjoys developing practical strategies to achieve client objectives.

Linda Genero Sklaren

Ms. Sklaren has more than 35 years of litigation experience, including trials, mediation, arbitration, and voluminous motion and appellate practice, and has handled appeals to the New York State Court of Appeals. She focuses on family law, trusts and estates and general litigation.

James E. Figliozzi

Mr. Figliozzi concentrates his practice on Title IX and college disciplinary matters.

Grant R. Cornehls

Mr. Cornehls has broad experience representing clients in financial services and other industries in litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations.
 

Robert P. Wittes

For nearly 40 years, Mr. Wittes has concentrated his practice in estate and trust planning, including the preparation of complex wills and trusts, using a variety of planning devices to reduce estate and gift taxes.

Martin R. Lee

Mr. Lee has represented numerous public and private entities and individuals in trials and appeals in state and federal courts and in arbitrations, in virtually all areas of commercial litigation.

Alexis L. Cirel

Alexis L. Cirel is a partner in our Matrimonial and Family Law Group.

Marshall N. Lester

Mr. Lester has over 40 years experience in the corporate arena, concentrating primarily in the areas of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and international), corporate finance and securities law matters.

Ally Hack

Mr. Hack is a member of the firm’s real estate and litigation groups.

David H. Jacobson

Mr. Jacobson focuses his practice on employment-based immigration matters for corporate clients in various industries, including financial services, media, information technology, and market research/advertising.

Bruce H. Wiener

Mr. Wiener has been a practicing lawyer and litigator for more than forty-five years, and has been actively engaged in all aspects of real estate and general commercial litigation.

• Silverman v. Park Towers Tenants Corp., 206 A.D.3d 417 (1st Dep't 2022)
• Rivercross Tenants' Corp. v. Kovach, 2023 NY Slip Op 285 (1st Dep't 2023)

 

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Peter L. Lese

Mr. Lese has focused his practice on trusts and estates law since 1988.
 

William R. Samuels

William "Bill" Samuels focuses his practice on IP and solving IP-related problems. He handles all aspects of domestic and international IP matters.

Robert Fryd

Since joining the firm in 1981, Mr. Fryd has concentrated his practice on complex commercial litigation.

Harvey I. Krasner

Mr. Krasner has over 30 years of broad based experience in complex transactional real estate matters advising developers, owners and investors in all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchases, and sales and financing.

Stephen W. Semian

Mr. Semian is an experienced corporate and transactional lawyer whose practice focuses primarily on general corporate and business counseling.
 

Eric I. Wrubel

Mr. Wrubel’s legal practice is devoted to handling complex family and matrimonial matters. He is accomplished in negotiating the amicable dissolution of marriages as well as taking these cases to trial if settlement is not possible.
 

Kevin M. Hirson

Mr. Hirson has extensive experience representing developers, owners & investors in a wide variety of real estate transactions throughout the U.S. He represents clients in connection with the acquisition, sale, financing, leasing and licensing of real property and remains a corporate advisor to clients.

Slava Hazin

Mr. Hazin concentrates his practice in commercial and real estate litigation, including trial and appellate practice.

Peter Figdor

Mr. Figdor concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and banking and finance.

Kimberly C. Lau

Ms. Lau concentrates her practice on Title IX and college disciplinary matters, defamation actions and commercial litigation.

Maxwell Breed

Mr. Breed is a member of the firm’s real estate and litigation groups.  Mr. Breed represents businesses and individuals in real estate and commercial matters, with a focus on providing ongoing strategic advice to real estate portfolios and developers. 

Martin S. Siegel

Mr. Siegel is a partner in our firm’s litigation department. He specializes in complex commercial, business, securities and bankruptcy litigations.

Felicia S. Ennis

Ms. Ennis has worked on cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, wage/hour laws, family medical leave laws, wrongful discharge, misappropriation of trades secrets, business/shareholder disputes and partnership dissolutions.

Sarah A. Steckler

Sarah A. Steckler is a partner in our Trusts and Estates Group.

Jordan W. Kohn

Mr. Kohn works in the corporate department representing clients in a broad range of industries.

Frederick R. Cummings, Jr.

Mr. Cummings has in depth experience in a wide variety of corporate and business matters for individuals and both publicly and privately owned entities, ranging from start ups, to family held, to Fortune 500 clients, involving jurisdictions across the United States and around the world.

Patrick Calella

Patrick Calella practices in the firm’s real estate department negotiating and closing commercial real estate transactions on behalf of purchasers, sellers, joint venture participants, landlords, tenants, borrowers and lenders.

Marc A. Lavaia

Mr. Lavaia represents clients in a broad range of real estate and corporate transactions across industries. He counsels his clients on mergers, acquisitions and corporate formations, and oversees the expansion of established businesses.

Marvin J. Fortgang

For the past 40 years, Mr. Fortgang has practiced real estate law, concentrating his practice in the areas of real estate secured lending and commercial leasing.

Russell W. Rosen

Mr. Rosen focuses his practice on complex commercial, real estate, partnership and corporate matters, including business litigation.
 

Alan M. Pollack

Mr. Pollack is a partner in the firm's litigation department. His practice focuses on federal and state court commercial and civil litigation, including business disputes, partnership dissolutions, class and shareholder derivative actions, stock fraud and manipulation cases, wage and hour and labor and employment matters.

Michael Zukerman

Mr. Zukerman practices real estate law, concentrating in the areas of real estate secured lending, from both the lender and the borrower side, and real estate development and acquisitions. He has experience in private offerings of securities with emphasis on real estate.

Steve R. Graber

Steve R. Graber is a partner in our Trusts and Estates Group and our Tax Group.