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Jean Ward is counsel to our Entertainment Group. She is one of New York’s best-known theatre lawyers, with over 30 years’ experience representing producers, authors, film companies and other stage rights holders, not-for-profit theatre companies, theatre owners, creative personnel, and investors. She is recognized in the 2023-2025 editions of Best Lawyers in America for Entertainment Law – Theatre and is listed as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine. She n...

Christopher R. Chase is a partner at Frankfurt Kurnit where he practices intellectual property, advertising, sports, and entertainment law. The 2023-2025 editions of Best Lawyers in America lists Mr. Chase for his advertising work; Super Lawyers magazine has named him a 2019-2023 "Super Lawyer" in media and advertising; and The Legal 500 listed him as a “Next Generation Partner” in 2020, and a “Leading Lawyer” in 2021-2024 for advertising and marketing. He counsels ent...

William D. McCracken is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Community Association Law. William D. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized William D. McCracken since 2027. 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 D. McCracken is held by other lawyers.

Martin Edelman began practicing law over 40 years ago when he joined his father, Jerome Edelman, to form Edelman & Edelman, P.C. Martin is widely recognized as one of the most tenacious and dedicated litigators in New York. He is known for taking the "impossible" cases and recovering substantial damages when other firms have insisted there was no claim. Primarily known for his expertise in cases involving traumatic brain injuries, Mr. Edelman has successfully litigated and settled cases i...

Jeffrey B. Bloom is a nationally recognized trial attorney with over four decades of experience representing plaintiffs in complex medical malpractice and personal injury claims . Since joining Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf in 1979, Mr. Bloom has secured numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, earning a reputation as one of New York’s most formidable advocates. Mr. Bloom’s case results include a $120 million jury verdic...

Frank A. Pugliese is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law and Technology Law. Frank A. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Frank A. Pugliese since 2008. 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 Frank A. Pugliese is held by other lawyers.

One of the Nation’s Leading Lawyers for Consumers Jonathan D. Selbin is a senior partner in the New York office of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, where he has practiced for 29 years, and a long-time member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has led complex consumer protection, defective products, and sex abuse class action lawsuits in courts around the country against many of the world’s largest corporations and institutions. Together, cases in which Jonat...

As partner-in-charge of the McDermott New York healthcare practice, David S. Ivill has built a strong profile in advising private equity clients active in the healthcare market, both in New York and nationally. He advises PE firms such as The Riverside Company, Quad-C Management, Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company, and Deerfield Management in multi-faceted transactions. David is a highly sought-after advisor providing innovative and insightful advice on operational and management issue...

Aaron Taylor helps clients develop highly effective advertising campaigns across all media while avoiding legal pitfalls. When he’s not consulting on advertising claims and strategies, he asserts and defends false advertising challenges. Aaron is deeply committed to ensuring that his clients’ advertising is as creative and aggressive as possible. Many of the world’s leading cosmetic, consumer health care, automotive, telecommunications and consumer technology companies rely ...

Michael G. Burke is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Michael G. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Michael G. Burke since 2025. 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 Michael G. Burke is held by other lawyers.