Abigail J. Pessen

Cristina Delise represents clients in a variety of civil litigation matters, centering on mass torts, class actions, and business litigation in The Lanier Law Firm’s New York office. She has been a key member of trial teams in high-profile products liability matters, including litigation involving the diabetes drugs Actos, medical devices manufactured by Ethicon, the antipsychotic drugs Risperdal and Invega, and defective earplugs for military service members manufactured by the 3M Comp...

Dana G. Weisbrod is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Dana G., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dana G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paul Sarkozi is Chair of Tannenbaum Helpern's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Recognized by Super Lawyers in the New York Times since 2012 as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in the New York Metro area, Paul is a savvy litigator and negotiator who focuses on results for his clients. Equally adept in federal and state court, Paul has nonetheless developed a particularly strong reputation in New York's Commercial Division, the branch o...

Christopher Raleigh is a member of Cozen O'Connor's New York office and practices in the Transportation & Logistics Department. Christopher has more than 25 years of experience in the litigation and arbitration of complex commercial disputes involving UCC and international sales, aviation, admiralty and interstate transit. Christopher has represented foreign and domestic corporations in litigations involving: breach of contract and warranty arising out of the international sale of defecti...

Bruce S. DePaola is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Bruce S., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bruce S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gabriel Sasson is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Gabriel Sasson concentrates his practice on bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructuring transactions. Gabe has extensive experience representing ad hoc groups of bondholders, secured lenders and other creditors, DIP lenders, official committees of unsecured creditors, indenture trustees, equity holders and debtors in connection with in-court and out-of-...

Ellen Friedman is a project finance attorney focused on domestic and international infrastructure and energy projects. She counsels a wide variety of clients, including project developers and sponsors, tax and equity investors, commercial lenders, underwriters and buyers and sellers of projects with respect to project development, transaction structure, risk assessment and due diligence, financing, purchase and sale arrangements and partnership/joint venture matters. What do you focus on? Ene...

Throughout his 30-year legal career, Ben Rubinowitz has made his mark as a leading trial lawyer combining hard work and dedication with his remarkable courtroom skills and presence. Ben was voted Best Lawyer's "Lawyer of the Year" 6 th times including twice this year: first for "Personal Injury Law – Plaintiff in New York City" and a second time for "Product Liability Law – Plaintiff in New York City". Ben was also voted “Lawyer of the Year” in 2018, 2017, 2016 and 201...

For more than 30 years, Wendi Lazar has practiced employment law internationally with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, employment agreements, and cross-border issues. In 2025, she founded Wendi Lazar Law PC to counsel clients seeking boutique, highly complex legal services involving M&A transactions and other executive compensation matters. Previously, she was an equity partner at Outten & Golden, where she led and co-managed the firm’s individual and international executive...

As a member of the firm’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets Group, Stan concentrates on public finance, banking law, business and commercial transactions, tax credits, energy law, and regulatory compliance counsel and advice.