Selden Business Lawyers

As a former police officer and NYS Investigator, I bring a wealth of practical experience in the areas of my practice. I have tremendous legal experience as a trial attorney, having tried numerous civil, family law and criminal cases.

Until Spring 2021 Kamal Jafarnia currently served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Artivest Holdings, Inc., which position he has held since October 2018, and as Chief Compliance Officer to its Investment Management business at the Altegris Advisers. Prior to Artivest, Mr. Jafarnia served as Managing Director for Legal and Business Development at Provasi Capital Partners LP. Prior to that, from October 2014 to December 2017, he served as Senior Vice President of W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Carey Credit Advisors, Inc. and as Chief Compliance...

Specializing in securities law, the rights of creditors and bankruptcy law, including tenant bankruptcies, Mr. Jaskiel concentrates on sophisticated commercial litigation at Solomon J Jaskiel. He is proficient in the handling of litigation disputes from preliminary relief through appeal. During his career, Mr. Jaskiel has litigated on behalf of small to mid-sized businesses in state and federal courts. He specializes in the efficient resolution of disputes.

New York elder law attorney, James A. Robbins, has been practicing law for over three decades. He has been admitted to practice before the courts of New York, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of NY. At his firm, Robbins & Associates, P.C., he strongly emphasizes the attorney-client relationship, which he believes has been a key factor in his past success. Having this positive relationship helps foster open communication, leading to a better chance that the client’s goals will be achieved. He offers a free case evaluation, so get in touch with...

Steven Riker, Esq. is an AV-rated® attorney and New York Metro Super Lawyer® who provides high-quality legal services at cost-effective rates to a diversified clientele in the New York metropolitan area. Mr. Riker maintains a general commercial practice, with an emphasis on commercial and business litigation, real estate transactions, business law, and hotel/hospitality law. He represents individuals and entities in actions involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, specific enforcement of real estate contracts, landlord-tenant disputes, mechanic’s liens, brokerage disputes, and employment disputes. He also represents owners, developers, landlords, and tenants in commercial and...

Corporate transactional and Directors and Officers Liability attorney. I work with a variety of mainly privately held businesses from inception through corporate life to sale or other disposition. I help businesses and their principals in formation issues, shareholder and LLC operating agreements, employment agreements, private placements and mergers and acquisitions including stock and asset purchase agreements, letters of intent, term sheets and '33 Act and '34 Act compliance. I also act as outside general counsel reviewing and negotiating license agreements, service agreements, outsourcing agreements and other contractual matters. I also represent insurance carriers as monitoring counsel in connection with complex securities class...

Stefan Savic is a co-founding partner of SavicFoley P.C. He represents clients in all stages of litigation, administrative, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Stefan’s litigation practice focuses on commercial litigation in federal and state courts across the country as well as before administrative bodies. While Stefan’s work focuses heavily on civil litigation, he also assists businesses in avoiding costly litigation by assuring that clients have safeguards in place at all stages of their ventures. Stefan works with clients on formation, employment, shareholders, and licensing agreements, using his litigation experience to account for worst-case scenarios and minimize any potential headaches in the...

Luciano Oliveira is an attorney licensed in Texas and Brazil. Luciano has over 20 years of experience in international business.

Jerry M. Feeney is one of New York City’s foremost legal experts on residential real estate. The practice is focused on representing buyers and sellers of cooperative apartments, condominiums, and townhouses. We offer residential real estate legal services and representation of institutional lenders in mortgage financing for residential borrowers.

My legal practice is focused on serving growth companies throughout the venture capital life cycle - from start-ups to public companies – with respect to the key areas of business law: corporate, securities, business combinations and commercial transactions. I also assist managers and investment advisers in forming private investment funds, including hedge, venture capital, real estate, natural resources and private equity funds, provide advice with respect to securities regulation and capital raising.

I help self-employed individuals and small businesses with contract negotiation and disputes, copyright and trademark registration and enforcement, disability insurance, and more. I take greatest pleasure in advising clients on how best to grow, navigate risk, resolve disputes, and how to think creatively to balance business needs and legal concerns.  Formal or informal, strong relationships and contracts are vital to the success of a small business. For some clients I take an active role in developing partnerships and negotiating agreements; for others I provide advice and support behind the scenes. Disputes arise for small businesses with or without good relationships and comprehensive written...

Martin P. Russo is an accomplished litigator with more than 20 years of experience handling complex business litigation in state and federal courts nationwide, as well as before a panoply of alternative dispute resolution forums. His practice includes sophisticated commercial disputes, financial services litigation, regulatory defense, white collar defense, corporate compliance and internal investigations for publicly-held and private companies in the?United States?and abroad.

Marty has developed a robust practice representing prominent local and international individuals and entities in multi-jurisdictional litigation. His ‘value-added’ and a key driver of success is the ability to craft and execute innovative strategies to accomplish his clients’...

Prior to opening his own firm, Nick worked as an associate at a general practice firm. Before that, he was a law clerk and paralegal for many years working for a variety of firms with different practice areas including, litigation, general business law, real estate, insurance defense, family law, class action mass tort law, and personal injury.

Nigel S. Austin is an experienced business lawyer who regularly advises early stage and emerging growth companies and investors often serving as outside general counsel to businesses and investors. He has particular experience in founder and partnership arrangements, equity compensation for executives, early stage and growth angel and venture capital equity financings, debt financings, commercial and strategic contracts, licensing, joint ventures, sale and other exit transactions.

Jamar Green is an associate in Chartwell’s New York City office, where he handles general liability, employment law, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation matters on behalf of insurers and small and large businesses. An experienced trial lawyer who has saved his clients millions of dollars in settlements, Jamar delivers results that align with each client’s interests – whether through settlement, trial, or through the appellate process. Jamar began his career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, where he prosecuted criminal cases. He then served as a Navy Judge Advocate General, leading a Victims’ Legal Counsel Team...

I am an experienced lawyer in the areas of Private International Law, Russian and European Commercial Law, investments and doing business in Russia, Europe and other countries of the former USSR. I also advise clients on Contract law, company formation, dispute resolution and international arbitration and litigation in Russia, other former USSR countries and Europe. I graduated from the MGIMO (University) Law School - Moscow State University of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, 1988-1993, and hold Master Degree in Russian Civil, Commercial and Private International Law. Further education: - MGIMO University, 1993 - 1996, Advanced legal...

I practice Tax litigation litigating Federal tax cases in the Tax Court, Federal Court and NYS tax matters.

Worked for the Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel's Office in New York for 14 years litigating tax cases in Tax Court; and also worked in the IRS Criminal Division of Chief Counsel's Office. After leaving the Chief Counsel's Office, I have been in private practice.

Education: Graduated Washington University, St. Louis, business school and law school. Graduated NYU Tax Program and received an LLM in Taxation.

Mark Xiao is an Associate at Miller Shah LLP, based in the firm's New York office. Mark graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in June 2020, where he served as Executive Comments Editor for the Washington International Law Journal and was a Research Associate at the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic. During law school, Mark also clerked for two Administrative Law Judges at the Social Security Administration and interned with a private investment management firm. Before pursuing his legal career, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Business from the University of...

Madison A. Gregg is an Associate at Miller Shah LLP, based in the firm's New York office. Madi earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago in 2023, where she served as Vice President of the Law Students Association. During law school, she worked with the Exoneration Project Clinic, assisting with Actual Innocence petitions in Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, with minors in Psychology, Classical Civilizations, and Law & Society. While at Cornell, she was a Writing Tutor with the Knight Institute and a Lewis J. Perl Fellow and Groos Family Fellow...

Corporate, Securities and Business Law Board Advisory Services Compliance/Governance/Best Practices Regulatory Representation Internal Investigations Over 20 years experience in business, legal and management positions, most recently as Executive Vice President and US Corporate and Securities Counsel of a Fortune 50 company, with significant management, supervisory and oversight responsibilities in the areas of risk assessment, strategic planning, corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, privacy issues, and all aspects of corporate, securities, intellectual property and employment law, as well as primary liaison with Management Board and key members of senior management.

Mr. Westenhoefer is an attorney admitted to practice law in the state of New York. In 1997, he joined the U.S. Air Force, and in the years that followed, studied the Russian language at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and lived and worked in Japan. As part of his regular duties as an airborne cryptologic linguist, he was a computer systems operator, a UNIX-based systems administrator, and a security manager in a sensitive compartmented information facility. He developed and maintained resources on his squadron’s classified intranet, supervised and trained individuals on computer systems, and revised the training program...

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Barry S. Kantrowitz, B.A., J.D., received his undergraduate degree from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton. During his studies at Boston University School of Law, he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward Henessey Scholar. He graduated cum laude. Mr. Kantrowitz is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Florida, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Barry Kantrowitz is a member of the New York State and New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Associations, and the State Bar...