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06/27/2022

SEC Issues Guidance for Resolving Securities Disputes with Broker-Dealers

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (“OIEA”) recently published an investor bulletin to educate investors on the legal remedies available for resolving disputes with broker-dealers under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

06/24/2022

The Chronicle of Higher Education interviews Kimberly C. Lau in "Here’s How Title IX Could Change Under Biden’s Proposed Rule"

In the wake of the Biden Administration's newly released proposed Title IX Regulations, Partner Kimberly C. Lau spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education about what she views as the most notable proposed changes to the current regulations.

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Alexis L. Cirel

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Laurence, as of counsel to the firm, brings more than a decade of IP experience to the firm’s legal practice.
Sarah A. Steckler

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

Brian C. Daughney serves as general counsel and a trusted advisor to clients, who benefit from his multidisciplinary experience. He provides experienced guidance to his clients with respect to M&A and public and private securities offerings, and general corporate law matters.
Peter L. Lese

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

Ms. Simmons Prouty concentrates her practice in real estate law.
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.
James E. Figliozzi

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

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

Kristin G. Garris is a member of the intellectual property practice group at WB and works with a broad range of clients – start-ups, growing businesses, mature businesses, artists, and entrepreneurs – on trademark, copyright, and licensing issues.
Steve R. Graber

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

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

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

Ms. Tankha concentrates her practice on high net worth divorces, child custody, paternity matters and preparing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements in both New York and Florida.
Russell W. Rosen

Mr. Rosen focuses his practice on complex commercial, real estate, partnership and corporate matters, including business litigation.
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.
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 guiding strategy for real estate portfolios and interests.
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.
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.
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.
Bruce H. Wiener

Mr. Wiener has been a practicing lawyer and litigator for nearly 40 years, and has been actively engaged in all aspects of real estate and general commercial litigation.
Marilyn Selby Okoshi

Ms. Okoshi is a seasoned corporate, transactional and regulatory counsel who focuses her practice on investment management, finance and international transactions.
Martin S. Siegel

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

Mr. Schwartz combines over 20 years’ experience in the corporate area with 15 years’ experience as a chief operating officer of a $700,000,000 media company.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Slava Hazin

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

Mr. Kaufman chairs the Tax Group and focuses his practice in the area of domestic and international tax matters.
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.
Chaya R. Shafran

Ms. Shafran has been involved in the practice of real estate law for over 25 years.
William R. Samuels

Bill Samuels is a partner who focuses his practice on IP and solving IP-related problems. He handles all aspects of domestic and international IP matters.
Jordan W. Kohn

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

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