On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (“DOE”) announced its examination priorities for 2025 (“2025 Examination Priorities”) (available here).

​Partner Alexis Cirel attended the RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association Night of Hope Gala, celebrating those making a difference in the fertility and family-building community. 

New York – November 12, 2024 -- Warshaw Burstein, LLP has been recognized in the Chambers New York Spotlight Guide for 2025 for its Real Estate and Trusts & Estates practice areas.

New York – November 7, 2024 -- Warshaw Burstein has been recognized as a 2025 Best Law Firm, Metropolitan Tier 1 in New York City in Family Law, by Best Lawyers in America.® 

Partner Alexis Cirel proudly represented Warshaw Burstein’s Fertility Law Group at the Baby Quest Foundation Meet & Greet.

James A. Wolff, Counsel and Chair of the Emerging Technologies Law Group, recently joined representatives from Continuum, The Female Funders Club (FFC), and Crypto Mondays LA on the main stage for LA Tech Week's kick-off street party.

Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers have been named 2024 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP announced that the firm recently hosted the first of a series of meetings as part of the “Aspiring Fellows” mentorship program for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York chapter.

Individuals and families owning assets in excess of $7 million are well served to revisit their estate and gifting plans in preparation for a reduction in the federal exemption occurring on January 1, 2026. In a recent article, Warshaw Burstein Partner Peter Lese outlines exemptions under the current law and advises working with an estate planning team to maximize tax savings opportunities.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP announced that Kimberly C. Lau, partner and chair of the firm’s Title IX and College Discipline Practice, and her team including James E. Figliozzi, counsel, and Branden Lynn, associate, succeeded in U.S. District Court against Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, on its Motion to Dismiss their client's Title IX claim.

Partner and chair of the Matrimonial Law Group and co-founder of the Fertility Law Group, Eric Wrubel, was interviewed for a recent article that reviewed the history of the New York State Bar Association's LGBTQ+ Law Section, of which Mr. Wrubel was chair 2015-2018. 

​Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that Matthew A. Marcucci has been promoted to Counsel.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP is pleased to announce Alexis Gruttadauria has joined the firm as counsel in the Trusts and Estates Group.

In this client alert, Warshaw Burstein Managing Partner Fred Cummings and Partner/ Chair of the Tax Law Group Jason Diener provide year-end updates on the Corporate Transparency Act, whose rules requiring disclosure of entity beneficial ownership are set to take effect in January.

Slava Hazin, a partner in the real estate litigation department, was quoted in an article in Law360 discussing a recent case in which the court reduced an award of legal fees in a commercial foreclosure action.

Bruce H. Wiener, a real estate litigation partner at Warshaw Burstein, LLP, was quoted in an article in the New York Post concerning Barbara Hubshman’s long-standing battle to use and enjoy her unique and historic penthouse apartment and roof garden overlooking the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Trusts and Estates partner Jacqueline Bevilaqua has been named to the Board of Directors for the Foundation for International Aid to Animals. 

Counsel James A. Wolff has recently been appointed to the New York City Bar Association's Corporate Law Committee, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Committee, and the Aerospace and Space Law Committee.

Read more about Mr. Wolff and the Emerging Technologies Law Group here: https://emergingtech.wbny.com/

Five Warshaw Burstein partners and a Counsel have been named to the prestigious peer reviewed Best Lawyers in America list for the New York area for 2025. The attorneys were recognized in a total of six different practice areas.

Warshaw Burstein Counsel James A. Wolff attended the third annual Future of Humanity Summit in Washington, D.C., where he spoke on a panel of AI experts addressing the need for unification in the artificial intelligence space.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced that partner and chair of the Title IX/College Discipline Group Kimberly C. Lau, and her team have released updated parent and student guides to navigate Title IX issues in university and K-12 settings.

Kimberly C. Lau, partner and chair of the firm's Title IX and College Discipline Group, who herself won a defamation lawsuit for a client at Clemson University, was recently interviewed for the article, "Talking About Campus Sexual Assault Could Get You in Trouble. A Long-Running Legal Fight Shows How," in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced it has added several additional attorneys and the Family Law and Tax (Private Client) practice areas to its membership in IR Global, a multi-disciplinary professional services network that provides legal, accountancy, and financial advice to companies and individuals internationally.

Corporate partners Martin Siegel and Steve Semian, along with tax partner Jason Diener, represented Nexalin Technology, Inc., as securities and general corporate counsel with respect to Nexalin’s public offering of 2,315,000 shares of common stock, which closed on July 1, 2024.

Law.com included Counsel James A. Wolff in today’s “On the Move” round-up citing his recent move to the firm.

The National Space Society (NSS), the preeminent citizen's voice on space exploration, development, and settlement, recently completed elections for its Board of Directors. Warshaw Burstein Counsel James A. Wolff has been named an "at-large" member of the board.

IR Global, a multi-disciplinary professional services network consisting of firms that provide legal, accounting, and financial advice to companies and individuals around the world, recently held an “On the Road” conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

Warshaw Burstein's client, Meta Materials Inc., an advanced materials and nanotechnology company, recently announced an update on the short selling investigation undertaken in June of 2023.

Roon Fertility, a free online guide that helps families navigate the fertility journey, recently posted a host of videos of partner Alexis L. Cirel providing legal guidance on a number of related issues.

Alexis L. Cirel, founding partner of the Fertility Law Group and ART Fellow, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, was quoted extensively on the legal issues related to family formation for LGBTQ+ people in "Ready to Expand Your Family? A Get-Started Guide for LGBTQ+ People." The article was published in "The Bump," a well-read online publication targeted to expectant parents and parents of younger children.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP is pleased to announce James A. Wolff has joined the firm as counsel in the Corporate Group.

Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024  |  8:30AM – 2:00PM

Happy Pride Month! The Family Law Practice at Warshaw Burstein is proud to provide comprehensive legal assistance to LGBTQ+ community individuals.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently reversed a Tax Court decision which had limited the IRS’s authority to penalize taxpayers for the delinquent reporting of foreign-owned entities. The Farhy case has been intensely followed because it was initiated as a challenge to a longstanding, entrenched policy of the Service to automatically penalize taxpayers for failing to file certain tax forms involving non-U.S. entities.

Frederick R. Cummings, Jr. Was Recently Appointed to the EALG Management Committee

Eric I. Wrubel Serves as President of the AAML-NY, Steve Semian Participated in CLE Panel

Warshaw Burstein, LLP announced Leron Thumim has been promoted to partner in the Litigation Group.

The transition is not technically a merger, as Brady Klein & Weissman will still operate as an LLP for fee collections.

Fred Cummings was recently interviewed as the managing partner of Warshaw Burstein for a business of law story on law.com.

Slava Hazin, a partner in the real estate litigation group, was quoted in the Cooperator, an industry publication for cooperatives and condominiums, concerning whether a condominium must have a board of directors.

Warshaw Burstein Partner and Chair of the Title IX and College Discipline Practice Kimberly C. Lau provides comments on the recent Title IX regulations.

Warshaw Burstein partner Sarah A. Steckler is on the host committee for the Pace Women's Justice Center's event "Cocktails for a Cause," a get-together to raise funds on behalf of abuse survivors.

Kimberly C. Lau, Title IX and College Discipline Practice Chair, was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education on the final changes to Title IX Regulations.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of five partners from the firm of Brady Klein & Weissman, LLP. Margaret M. Brady, Mitchell Klein, Steven J. Weissman, Lawrence H. Kotik and John E. DelGrosso began practicing at Warshaw Burstein on April 1, 2024.

Attorneys Listed in The New York Times

In honor of Surrogacy Awareness Month, Alexis Cirel, founding partner of our Fertility Law Group, along with CEO of AlceaSurrogacy, Angela Richardson Mook, and CEO of NodalHealth, Dr. Brian Levine, recently hosted an insightful webinar covering everything you need to know about being a surrogate in New York.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced that Harvey I. Krasner, partner and chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department, along with Patrick Calella, counsel, represented the owners of a renovated industrial building in the sought-after Wynwood Art District in Miami, in a refinance.

Eric Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Group and co-chair of the Fertility Law Group, was a guest on the BBC's popular "Women's Hour" radio show to discuss the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on the treatment of embryos. (Discussion of the topic begins at 2:10.)