James E. Mercante

John McCarthy, Jr. is Senior Counsel in the firm's Real Estate Group. He has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate transactions, including financing, development, sales and acquisitions, leasing, sale-leaseback transactions, commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions, loan restructurings and partnership matters. Mr. McCarthy's recent transactions include the representation of The Bank of New York as the agent for a syndicate of banks in connection with the construction fi...

Scott I. Schneider has a wide range of experience in all aspects of a multistate transactional real estate practice, including negotiating retail, office, and other leases for landlords and tenants; representing lenders and borrowers in acquisition, capital improvement, construction, working capital, and permanent loans; representing lenders in workouts of troubled real estate loans; representing purchasers and sellers in the conveyance of commercial and residential properties and the related...

Bill represents clients in the real estate industry in connection with acquisitions and dispositions of properties in all asset classes, commercial leasing of both office and retail from both the landlord and tenant sides, and real estate financing representing both lenders and borrowers. On the leasing side, Bill represents landlords, tenants, sublandlords, and subtenants in connection to office leases and subleases, as well as retail leases for national retailers. With respect to acquisitio...

Erica Tannenbaum represents individuals who have been seriously injured due to the negligence of others. Based in New York, New York, she focuses her practice on Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and works with clients whose lives have been disrupted by accidents and unsafe conditions. She believes individuals and corporations should be held accountable when their actions cause harm, and she works to help injured people pursue compensation and move forward after difficult events. ...

Attorney Jim Kramer is a partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy. He joined the firm in 2017 an accomplished trial attorney, having secured more than $35 million in verdicts for his clients. Jim focuses his practice on complex toxic tort litigation with a specialization in mesothelioma- and asbestos-related cases. His responsibilities include managing cases from inception through trial. A Devoted Advocate Jim knew from a young age that he wanted to be an attorney and devote his life to fighting on be...

John is a special counsel in the litigation and arbitration team at Withers Bergman LLP. He is a trial lawyer in the firm’s commercial litigation team. He practices in the areas of complex trust and probate litigation in state and federal courts, both at the trial and appellate levels. Outside of the courtroom, John advises directors, officers, shareholders, investors, trustees and beneficiaries on corporate governance and fiduciary issues and conduct in an effort to minimize litigation...

Jeffrey Chery is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Copyright Law. Jeffrey practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Jeffrey Chery 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 Jeffrey Chery is held by other lawyers.

Eugene Gozenput is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Eugene practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Eugene Gozenput since 2022. 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 Eugene Gozenput is held by other lawyers.

Ellen Goodwin is a partner in the firm’s 60-lawyer Real Estate Finance & Investment Group, the former co-chair of the Group and resident in the New York office. Ms. Goodwin concentrates her practice on commercial real estate finance and has represented investment banks, commercial banks, funds and insurance companies on a variety of loan transactions for both securitizations and portfolios, including construction loan financings, loan syndications and participations, co-lending and ...

Darron E. Berquist is the managing attorney for the firm’s asbestos practice serving clients nationwide and a dedicated New York City mesothelioma lawyer. In addition to representing individuals with asbestos-caused diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and ovarian cancer, he assists the firm’s pharmaceutical and product liability groups, particularly on matters related to expert witnesses. Mr. Berquist manages the litigation side of the firm’s asbestos practice, overs...