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Andrew R. Goldenberg
New York, NY Business Law Attorney
Business
Albany Law School
I have an active trial and appellate practice focused on complex commercial litigation. My clients and matters span multiple industries and subject areas. I have represented distressed debt hedge funds, hedge fund creditors, former employees, and international consulting companies.
I have tried commercial jury cases as lead and co-counsel to verdicts in state and federal courts and have argued appeals, including in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2014, I played a critical role in securing a $565 million judgment for my clients against issuers of defaulted notes in a lawsuit challenging a dividend recapitalization on fraudulent conveyance...
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Eric Sarver
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business and Employment
Hofstra University School Of Law
Since 2001, Sarver Law Firm has defended, counseled, and advocated for those who need someone in their corner. What began as an employee-side, plaintiff employment law firm has evolved into an experienced firm that represents small and mid-sized companies, business owners and startups in all matters of business law, employment and labor law, and contracts.
Our firm understands that many business owners – from the small business to the large corporation – are not always the villain in an employment law or labor law dispute. Mistakes are made. Employers miss nuances and changes in the labor law requirements. Disgruntled workers file...
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Umar Farooq
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Securities
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Ralph Stone
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Business and Securities
University of Texas School of Law
Ralph M. Stone, the founding partner, is recognized as a leading lawyer in the securities litigation, investor rights, and international discovery fields. He has represented public and private companies, hedge funds, and other institutional investors in a wide variety of commercial litigation in courts around the country and in FINRA and American Arbitration Association arbitrations, on creditor committees in international bankruptcies, and in various other forums. He actively represents and advises private banks and other non-U.S. institutions in major securities litigation, and he regularly represents and advises them in various hedge fund disputes and matters arising from collapsed funds. He...
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Edward J. Mullins III
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
26 Broadway
8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Business, Consumer, Real Estate and White Collar Crime
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
I am admitted in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York, including the District of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and Second Circuit. I graduated from Rutgers Law School, Boston College and Saint Peter’s Prep. I was born and raised in Hudson County, and reside here with my wife, son and daughter.
Before founding Edward J. Mullins, Esq. LLC, I defended nation-wide consumer fraud disputes and government investigations across many industries, including insurance, retail, and telecommunications, as part of an international law firm’s advertising, class action, and privacy groups.
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Gary O'Brien
Elmsford, NY Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
570 Taxter Rd
Ste 640
Elmsford, NY 10523
Business and Real Estate
New York Law School
As General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Gary provides legal advice and representation to his clients on a broad range of issues.
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Anthony A. Lo Presti
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
New York Law School
Anthony A. LoPresti has represented clients in diverse fields such as bio-tech, architectural design, publicly traded technology corporations, oil & gas, fashion, entertainment, publishing, top restaurants & restaurant groups. Anthony has also represented numerous creative ventures in film, TV, theatre & music, and is an Associate Producer of the 2014 Academy Award winning film The Lady in Number 6 and Executive Producer of Imminent Threat (2015) a documentary on the War on Terror and its impact on civil liberties.
Anthony is the Founder of Lima Charlie Media, a company that publishes Lima Charlie News, featuring news, insight & analysis by military...
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Raoul Duggal
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, International and Securities
New York University School of Law
Raoul Duggal is a corporate attorney focusing on the representation of start-up and venture-backed companies. He has advised companies and investors on numerous venture capital and angel investments and exits. In addition, he has extensive experience advising clients on a broad spectrum of domestic and international M&A transactions, including restructuring and refinancing transactions. Raoul also has experience with public companies and has advised on domestic and international IPOs.
Raoul has represented a wide variety of start-up companies and investors, as well as numerous mid- and large-sized U.S. and European corporate clients. Raoul has extensive experience in such industry sectors as technology,...
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Daniel H. Erskine
New Rochelle, NY Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and International
The George Washington University Law School and Suffolk University Law School
Daniel H. Erskine, a New York and Connecticut admitted attorney and solicitor of England and Wales, represents U.S. individuals, companies, joint ventures, foreign businesses, and foreign nationals on complex legal matters under U.S. and U.K. law. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Erskine served as a shareholder and counsel to a business involved in relocating large scale production facilities from either US or foreign locations. Mr. Erskine also completed a judicial clerkship at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC. He now operates a solo practice focused on international business transactions, advising on US and English...
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Joseph Moreno
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business
St. John's University School of Law
Joseph Moreno, a former federal prosecutor, is a partner in Cadwalader's White Collar Defense and Investigations Group. Dual qualified to practice in the United States and as a solicitor in England and Wales, Mr. Moreno has extensive litigation and crisis management experience handling complex matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Defense, and other domestic and international regulators and law enforcement agencies. Representative matters have involved money laundering and terrorist financing, cybersecurity and data breach response, securities and accounting fraud, insider trading, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery...
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Stephen George Stim
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Business, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and International
Fordham University School of Law
STEPHEN G. STIM IS A VETERAN LAWYER SPECIALIZING IN INTERNATIONAL, MEDIA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, CORPORATE, SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND OIL & GAS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND FIELDS OF LAW
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Steven G. Yudin
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business and Appeals
St. John's University School of Law
Steven is a seasoned litigator with more than 30 years of experience litigating commercial matters in federal and state courts. He has litigated a wide array of matters, including high value collection, breach of contract, fraud, and common carrier cases.
Representing clients in industries as diverse as logistics, insurance, finance, construction, and consumer products, Steven has conducted jury and non-jury trials, argued many appeals, and engaged in all aspects of managing and handling complex commercial litigation matters. Recently, Steven was co-lead counsel in a three-week, state court jury trial where he and his team won a multi-million dollar verdict for clients...
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Frances A. DeThomas
Rye, NY Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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William Edwin Denver
New York City, NY Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
The Denver Law Firm LLC is led by experienced trial attorney William Denver. Mr. Denver started his career as a clerk to NJ Appellate Division Chief Judge Hermann Michels. Mr. Denver then spent three years trying felony cases as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan DA’s office before moving to Robertson, Freilich Bruno & Cohen and undertaking insurance recovery work on behalf of policyholders. Mr. Denver was later elected as a partner in the insurance recovery group of two AmLaw 100 firms in New York City before forming The Denver Law Firm in 2014.
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Jared Altman
White Plains, NY Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Real Estate and White Collar Crime
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
With nearly 30 years in law, Jared Altman has a diverse legal background, from prosecuting DUIs to championing Social Security Disability cases. Graduating with distinction from Hofstra University Law School, he focused on personal injury and commercial litigation, handling cases spanning various areas like automobile accidents, false arrests, and more.
Bringing extensive expertise to each case, Mr. Altman ensures a personal approach, keeping clients informed and educated about their options. Client surveys reflect utmost satisfaction, indicating a strong recommendation for his services.
Moreover, Mr. Altman provides free telephone consultations across personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims, only charging fees upon...
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Robert M. Schechter
White Plains, NY Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Appeals
Albany Law School
Robert M. Schechter focuses much of his practice in the areas of gun rights, civil and criminal litigation, contract law, appeals, as well as helping startups. He enjoys the courtroom and has always wanted to be a litigator. A significant portion of his practice is spent helping clients navigate the various licensing authorities that New York has involved in deciding to grant or deny CCW (gun) Licenses. He takes an individualized approach to each and every appeal and Article 78 proceeding. Additionally this has further opened his eyes to clear disparate treatment many members of our country face. This unique...
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Nathaniel Seth Wasserstein
Sparkill, NY Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Brooklyn Law School
Nat Wasserstein brings a combination of Law and Business experience. He earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is a graduate of Cornell University with an MBA from Baruch College. He is a member of both the New York and New Jersey Bars, holds a Series 7 NASD license and is a Certified Fraud Examiner. The best kind of business lawyer doesn’t just spot issues and manage risk, he or she also identifies opportunities and the means to seize them. And, the best way for that to happen is for the lawyer to...
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Jabari-Jason Tyson-Phipps
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business, IP, Securities and Trademarks
Washington University School of Law and National University of Singapore
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James Michael Smedley
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(212) 370-1300
1345 Avenue of the Americas
11th Floor
New York, NY 10105
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Boston University School of Law
Partner at McCarter & English LLP, in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group. I have a wealth of industry experience in the computer software and hardware fields to bolster the legal experience I have developed over the years.
My primary focus is on intellectual property matters in the technology sector, mainly involving patent prosecution and litigation. However, we also handle a whole host of other matters, including corporate transactions and finance, M&A, litigation, real estate, employment, immigration, privacy, data security, licensing and more.
On a personal level, I am an avid video gamer, wine lover and fitness...
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Samuele Riva
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 5 years of experience
Business and Entertainment & Sports
Fordham University School of Law and Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
I am a Corporate Attorney who regularly advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters and transactions, such as mergers & acquisitions, business agreements and start-up law. The combination of my LL.M. in Banking, Corporate and Finance Law and my litigation background enables me to protect individuals and businesses from all types of legal complexities — all while remaining practical and committed to cost-efficient service.
Prior to joining Romano Law, I handled all aspects of litigation from inception through trial in state and federal courts on matters related to business divorces, commercial disputes, breach of contract and fiduciary claims, civil...
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Joseph Peter Allgor
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Securities
UCLA School of Law
Joseph’s practice is concentrated in the areas of regulation of financial services firms, securities litigation and commercial litigation.
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Jeffrey Benjamin
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Attorney Jeffrey Benjamin is enjoying his third decade of practicing law. In 1997, he started practicing law in the field of consumer protection and class actions. Out of the starting gate, he was trying cases, arguing substantial motions and appeals, and building a practice under the motto: “Doing Well, by Doing Good.”
Today, he continues to develop skill and expertise in trial and appellate advocacy. Adversary counsel against him come from some of the largest and most resourceful firms in New York City down to competent and capable sole practitioners. From the beginning of his practice, Mr. Benjamin has felt that...
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Michael J. Paleudis
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
The George Washington University Law School
Mr. Paleudis represents businesses that traffic in alcoholic beverages. His practice focuses on liquor licensing and commercial leasing. His clients consist largely of bars, restaurants, grocery stores, craft breweries and other craft manufacturers. Mr. Paleudis practices law in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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Benjamin Charles Korray
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
New York Law School
Korray Law is a boutique law firm dedicated to serving the legal needs of businesses, entrepreneurs, and creative individuals. Our clients include businesses and individuals in various sectors including retail, entertainment, manufacturing, clothing, food and restaurant, jewelry, and media, film and music.
We stand out from other law firms by providing our clients with consistent and honest one-on-one attention, maintaining a transparent approach to billing, and bridging the communication divide between the creative and corporate worlds.
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Laverne Yvonne Berry
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Cardozo School Of Law
With extensive experience both as a media business executive and a media attorney, Laverne Berry provides business and legal entertainment counseling for film, television, publishing, digital media and transmedia clients. Based in Brooklyn, New York, her clients come from NYC, the US, and several European countries. Having walked in the shoes of both the business executive and the in-house media attorney before going into practice on her own helps her address both the business and legal needs of her clients.
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Sally Roy Siconolfi
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
2 Peter Cooper Road
New York, NY 10010
Free ConsultationBusiness
University at Buffalo Law School
Sally practice is focused on corporate financial restructuring, both litigation and transactional. Her experience includes representing landlords, creditors, debtors-in-possession and other parties in interest in both large and small bankruptcy cases across the country.
In addition, Sally has served as outside counsel to companies in an array of areas and has drafted the terms of real estate lease agreements and other contracts for her clients.
Sally also represents individuals needing assisting in the Chapter 7 area.
Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Sally worked in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Group at ArentFox Schiff LLP in New York. Sally has also practiced...
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Michael R. Dal Lago
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business and Bankruptcy
New York Law School
Mike Dal Lago, the founder of Dal Lago Law, has more than 20 years of experience providing customized and comprehensive legal business solutions for businesses in Southwest Florida worth $1.5 million and more. He has consistently been recognized in Florida Trend’s prestigious Legal Elite list, and is an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive for their professional ethics and legal ability by their peers and judiciary. Mike is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Jersey.
With broad experience in an array of industries including...
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Andre Castaybert
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
830 Third Avenue
5th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
New York University School of Law
André G. Castaybert is the founder and principal attorney at CASTAYBERT PLLC. His experience as a commercial trial court and appellate lawyer spans two and a half decades. He started his career as a litigator in New York City, at the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP where he worked for twenty years in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department on a wide range of commercial disputes in the Federal courts across the United States, in the New York State courts, and in domestic and international arbitration. André has also been Counsel to several highly regarded boutique business...
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Daniel A. Singer
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dan is originally from Montreal, Canada. Following his graduation from McGill University with an Honors Degree in Political Science, Dan moved to Japan where he worked as an English Teacher for 2 years. Upon his return to North America, Dan relocated to New York City and subsequently enrolled in the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was an Editor of the school’s Moot Court Honors Society. Following his graduation from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and prior to establishing his own law practice, Dan worked as an Associate at two established Manhattan law firms.
In 2008, Dan...
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Neil M. Kaufman
Hauppauge, NY Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Securities
New York University School of Law
Neil M. Kaufman is the managing member of Kaufman McGowan PLLC, Long Island’s Corporate & Securities Law Firm™ and Corporate & Securities Counsel to the Cannabis Industry™. He is a leading corporate cannabis lawyer in New York and the USA and a fixture of the New York and Long Island corporate and securities legal community.
Mr. Kaufman represents emerging growth, middle market and public companies and investment firms in their corporate, securities, financing, borrowing, merger & acquisition and other legal matters. Mr. Kaufman advises clients with respect to SEC regulation, public offerings, private placements and mergers & acquisitions, as well as...
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Sean Robert Callagy
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Insurance Claims
Seton Hall University
Sean Callagy is an entrepreneur, national speaker, philanthropist, one of America’s top trial attorneys, online personality, and creator of various peak performance technologies.
Oh, and he’s a legally blind warrior and adventurer.
For 23 years, aided by his unique insights, love for people, ability to “see” and create transformational breakthroughs, Sean has achieved and co-created an incredibly diverse variety of unique successes. Sean has been favorably compared to some of the top speakers and influencers in the world.
As a byproduct of his technologies, Mr. Callagy is one of only two attorneys out of 1,220,000 attorneys in America to achieve 2 Top...
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Matthew L. Holden
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
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Ross Evan Pitcoff
New York City, NY Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
Fordham University School of Law
Mr. Ross Pitcoff, Founder of Pitcoff Law Group, has 10+ years of corporate transactional and business litigation experience. A graduate of Fordham University School of Law in 2010. Ross Pitcoff represents business owners and, on occasion, individuals, in all types of complex commercial disputes.
Ross Pitcoff also provides general counsel and corporate-transactional services to businesses in the financial services, and medical professional industries. This includes company formation and strategy, review of contractual and vendor agreements, acquisitions and overseeing asset purchases and sales.
Contact Ross Pitcoff:
ross@pitcofflawgroup.com
(646) 386-0990
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Raymond James Dowd
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Business and IP
Fordham University School of Law
Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP. Attorney experienced in civil litigation and arbitration in federal and state courts, emphasis on copyright, trademark, trade secret and domain name issues, heirship and title disputes, contract, licensing, authenticity and ownership disputes. Extensive experience in licensing and fine art. Author Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters 2015-2016, Copyright Litigation Blog.
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Daniel Friedman
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
New York Law School
Daniel Friedman, successfully litigates business, contract, real estate, estate and insurance related in all Courts, and does contracts/closings. Conveniently located offices in Brooklyn and Queens, New York. Experienced, capable and effective legal counsel.
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Patricia Lynn DeSalvo
New York, NY Business Law Attorney
Business
New York Law School
Matrimonial and Family Law
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Eric W. Fries
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
The City University of New York School of Law
I am a New York-based, trademark lawyer with years of experience helping US and international clients register their trademarks. I am dedicated to providing personal, top-notch IP services to my diverse client base at reasonable, flat-fee prices.
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Nuo Jia Li
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Securities and Tax
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and University of Windsor
Lois has experience in handling legal matters in the USA, Canada, China and European Union. She is licensed in New York and Michigan along with Ontario, Canada. This vast breadth of experience and knowledge covers most domestic and international work required in modern business contracts.
Speaking native English and Mandarin Chinese has proven useful in resolving the business cultural and conflicting legal systems between The United States and China when designing business agreements.
Lois specializes in StartUps, Contracts, Merger and Acquisition, Securities, Cryptocurrency, SaaS, Tax Planning, IP Laws. Lois can provide direct answers to what documents are needed to start...
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Robert J. Grand
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Securities
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Robert J. Grand is of counsel to Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP. Mr. Grand’s practice is focused on representing corporations and individuals in complex civil litigation and arbitration involving securities and other financial products, employment, real estate, intellectual property, unfair business practices, and other commercial tort-related matters before federal and state courts, and private arbitration panels. Mr. Grand represents investors, financial service professionals, investment funds and financial institutions in securities litigation and arbitration, as well as in investigations and enforcement proceedings initiated by regulatory agencies such as FINRA, the SEC, and the CFTC.
Mr. Grand has extensive experience representing founders, partners,...
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Robert R. Miller
New York, NY Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Securities
New York University School of Law
Robert R. Miller is an associate at Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP with a practice primarily in securities, employment, and corporate disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), and state and federal courts.
He represents individual investors in their claims against brokers, broker-dealers, and wealth managers for abusive customer sales practices, such as fraud, churning, unsuitability, and breach of fiduciary duty; brokers and other financial services professionals in a broad range of matters, including transitions between firms and disputes over deferred compensation, promissory notes, Form U-5 expungements, and employment agreements; and broker-dealers and other financial...