Daniel Joiner

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.

Michael Bailkin focuses in two value creation areas of real estate: (i) development incentives; and (ii) structuring and helping implement real estate development projects. Development incentives includes a broad range of programs that utilize public sector resources to add value to private projects, including financial supports, EB-5 financing, cost reductions, land use actions and sole source and below market acquisition of land. Structuring real estate projects generally involves taking in...

Brett Lawrence is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Lawrence focuses on in-court and out-of-court restructuring and distressed M&A issues for creditors, distressed investors, and equity holders. He represents official and ad hoc committees of creditors and equity holders, and counsels individual investors in structuring and executing investments, raising capital, and acquiring distressed assets. Mr. Lawren...

David L. Taub focuses his practice in the field of municipal derivatives, distressed municipal credits and financial technology (FinTech). David is head of the Firm’s Financial Institutions Advisory Practice and is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/taub-david/

Sherri Sharma is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Sherri, 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 Sherri is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Belinda G. Schwartz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Belinda G., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Belinda G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Evelyn H. Seeler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Evelyn H., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Evelyn H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Compassionate, Devoted, Determined With over 20 years of experience in plaintiff personal injury trial law, Steven Dorfman is the managing attorney at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., where he is celebrated for his tireless advocacy on behalf of injured clients, workers, and their families. Known for his compassionate approach and unwavering dedication, Steven fights to uphold the rights of his clients and secure the compensation they deserve. Throughout his career, Steven has achieved multi-mill...

Anastasia T. Rockas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Anastasia T., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anastasia T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

With many significant roles in the New York state court system, Betty Weinberg Ellerin embodies attorney excellence. She currently sits on a committee that screens and recommends candidates for gubernatorial appointment to the Court of Claims and is vice chair of the court system's Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics. Justice Weinberg Ellerin served more than 20 years as an Appellate Division jurist. She was the first woman appointed as Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of the State of New ...