Bruce M. Stachenfeld

John O’Neil’s legal knowledge, business savvy, and leadership of complex transactions have earned him a reputation as a global leader in private equity fund matters. John heads the Investment Funds Practice Group, the Firm’s leading-edge global platform that provides innovative and bespoke legal strategies to sponsors and funds of all kinds. John is also a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. John has been recognized by Chamber’s Global, Chambers USA, IFLR 1000, L...

Christina Baltz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Christina practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Christina Baltz since 2024. 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 Christina Baltz is held by other lawyers.

Greg Hoffnagle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Greg practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Greg Hoffnagle 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 Greg Hoffnagle is held by other lawyers.

Laurie Ruckel concentrates her practice on estate planning, succession planning, estate and trust administration and estate taxation. Her experience encompasses wills and trust agreements, estate and gift tax audits, succession planning for closely held businesses and prenuptial agreements. Laurie's principal clients are high net worth individuals, closely held businesses, real estate clients and executives of publicly held companies. Laurie also lectures on the subject of estate planning and...

David Goldfarb is of counsel at Grimaldi Yeung Law Group. He was formerly the managing partner of the law firm of Goldfarb Abrandt & Salzman LLP . David is a nationally recognized authority in the field of elder law, Medicare, Medicaid and the use of trusts in health care planning. He was the co-author of the legal treatise New York Elder Law , (Lexis-Matthew Bender) from 1999-2019. David maintains the website SeniorLaw.com . David was formerly an attorney and supervisor for the Civil Div...

Ani Mason is the founder of Mason Law & Mediation LLC in New York, New York, where she focuses her practice on Family Law Mediation and settlement negotiation. After being introduced in 2007 to a collaborative and resolution-focused approach to legal representation, Ani shifted her practice away from traditional courtroom litigation and toward helping individuals and families resolve disputes in a more private and constructive setting. Drawing on years of experience working with clients t...

For over 40 years, Paul Simonson has dedicated his efforts to the representation of victims of medical malpractice who have suffered from serious injury and death. He is one of the nation's leading attorneys in the area of weight loss surgery malpractice, including Gastric Bypass and Lap-Banding, and has lectured at Harvard Medical School on patient safety issues in weight loss surgery; to the American Association of Hospital Risk Managers on hospital based gastric bypass issues; and for the ...

Mitchel C. Pahl is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Mitchel C. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Mitchel C. Pahl since 2010. 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 Mitchel C. Pahl is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Federgreen provides advice in connection with a wide range of real estate transactions, presenting clients with strategic options to meet their business goals. Mr. Federgreen has represented clients in real estate transactions, including: commercial, industrial, retail, and ground leases for both landlords and tenants acquisitions and sales of vacant land, vacant buildings, and occupied buildings, including office buildings, industrial buildings, retail centers, and lodging, as well as pe...

Victor Pasternack is Of Counsel and managing partner emeritus of Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP in New York, New York. The firm represents individuals in workers' compensation , Social Security Disability , civil service disability pension matters , and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs . Mr. Pasternack has more than four decades of legal experience representing injured workers and individuals seeking benefits after workplace and other serious injuries. Through...