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Stephen Cerniglia is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Finance & Investment Group. His practice is primarily focused on commercial real estate finance, representing commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, funds, regional and local banks and other financial institutions in a variety of loan transactions—including permanent, bridge and construction loans, mezzanine financings, credit facilities and split loan structures—secured by office buildings, shopp...

Marc Bernstein is the chair of the New York Employment Law Department at Paul Hastings. Mr. Bernstein has a broad-based employment litigation practice, with a focus on litigation of trade secrets, covenants not to compete, unfair competition and related business tort claims. Mr. Bernstein litigates a wide range of employment matters, including wage and hour class actions, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of contract and ERISA litigation. Mr. Bernstein also has extensive e...

Anne Karl is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Anne practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Anne Karl since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Anne Karl is held by other lawyers.

Michael R. Williams is a partner and Chair of the firm’s Fashion Group and Co-Chair of the Celebrity Branding Group. Mr. Williams’ clients include major television and motion picture actors, leading fashion designers, top models, fashion show production companies, photographers and executives in the entertainment and fashion industries. Mr. Williams represents actors in the negotiation of deals to perform in film, television, theater and other media. He also works to assist client...

Steven J. Friedman advises employers on a variety of aspects of employee benefits law, including: The structuring and implementation of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans Welfare and fringe benefits programs Early retirement programs Severance plans He also has extensive experience counseling employers on Employee Retirement Income Security Act and tax compliance issues related to employee benefits plans, dealing with the governmental agencies that regulate such plans and construing...

My practice is concentrated on trust and estate planning and administration and business succession planning for principles and shareholders of closely held businesses. My practice also includes addressing clients' philanthropic goals, including providing counsel to clients on all aspects of nonprofit corporate governance, and structuring charitable trusts and private foundations.

Annika K. Martin is a partner in the firm’s New York office and head of the firm’s Sexual Abuse Survivors Practice Group . She has represented plaintiffs since 2005 in environmental , mass tort , consumer protection , and sexual abuse cases. Annika currently represents plaintiffs in litigation against xAI alleging that xAI knowingly designed, marketed, and profited from an AI image and video generator (Grok) capable of turning innocent photos of real children into sexually explici...

William C. Silverman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. William C. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized William C. Silverman since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which William C. Silverman is held by other lawyers.

Jacqueline Wolff is a partner in the firm’s investigations and white collar defense practice and is resident in the New York office. She has spent over 25 years defending companies and individuals accused of white collar crimes and False Claims Act (FCA) violations. A former Chief of the Environmental Crimes Unit and Assistant United States Attorney for the Frauds Division in the District of New Jersey, Jacqueline focuses her practice on violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (...

Attorney Sanford Smokler is a partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy focusing on products liability and personal injury litigation. He represents injured consumers in actions against pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. His role centers on discovery, fact investigation and evidence development. “I strategically search for and identify key evidence in order to help develop and prove defendants’ liability stories,” he said. “This evidence is vital for use as exhibit...