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Bryan Arce is an attorney at Phillips & Associates whose practice focuses on Litigation - Labor and Employment. He represents clients in matters involving workplace disputes and employment-related litigation in New York, New York. Bryan has been included in Best Lawyers beginning in 2026. This distinction is based on a peer-review survey of attorneys practicing in the same geographic region and practice area, reflecting professional recognition among members of the legal community.

Darren Azman is a member of the firm-wide Management Committee and a partner in the Business Restructuring group. Darren’s practice focuses on corporate restructurings, creditors’ rights and distressed acquisitions. His clients include troubled companies, official creditors’ committees, private equity sponsors, financial and strategic purchasers of distressed assets and others in connection with in-court and out-of-court restructurings. Darren has distinct restructuring expe...

Daniel J. Ratner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Individuals and Labor Law - Union. Daniel J. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel J. Ratner since 1997. 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 Daniel J. Ratner is held by other lawyers.

Laurence ("Larry") Tribe joins the firm following over five decades at Harvard Law School, where he has gained a reputation as one of the Nation’s foremost scholars of constitutional law and continues to serve as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus. Larry has argued before the Supreme Court thirty-five times in his storied career and is frequently retained to assist individuals, governments and large corporations to weigh in on their most complex legal i...

Jessica L. Toelstedt joined Mason Law & Mediation LLC as a partner in 2025 and has practiced family and matrimonial law in New York for nearly twenty years. Before joining the firm, she was a partner at Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP, where she served as Co-Chair of the Mediation and Collaborative Law Practice. Jessica represents clients in matters involving Family Law, Collaborative Law: Family Law, and Family Law Mediation . After spending the first half of her career litigati...

Nina S. Gross is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Nina S. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Nina S. Gross since 2012. 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 Nina S. Gross is held by other lawyers.

Michele Arbeeny concentrates her practice on nonprofit, real estate, health care and municipal finance matters. She maintains a successful track record of representing financial institutions and nonprofits in all aspects of secured and unsecured financing, including acquisition, construction, revolving and term loans, as well as tax-exempt and taxable bonds. Michele also represents financial institutions and developers in affordable housing transactions. Michele is the Chair of Windels Marx W...

Laurie A. Annunziatio is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Laurie A. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Laurie A. Annunziatio 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 Laurie A. Annunzia...

Andrew Jagoda advises clients that finance, buy, sell, build, lease and manage real estate properties in all asset classes. He also has extensive experience representing both lenders and borrowers in workouts and restructurings. Having assisted both the US government and the government of the People's Republic of China in disposing of billions in real estate assets, he is prepared to handle the most challenging transactions. Andrew is the co-chair of Katten's New York Real Estate Department a...

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...