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Justin Breen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Justin practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Justin Breen 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 Justin Breen is held by other lawyers.

Caren Decter is a partner in the Litigation Group, with nearly 20 years of experience representing clients in the advertising, art, consumer goods, and media and entertainment industries on intellectual property and complex contractual disputes, as well as consumer class actions and white collar criminal matters. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2024-2025), The Legal 500 (2024) and Super Lawyers (2021-2023) as a leading lawyer in her field. Clients benefit from her skill in manag...

A highly respected and seasoned expert in his field, Senior Trial Partner Peter Crean is a formidable litigator and skilled legal strategist. He is known as a “tough as nails,” well organized practitioner with meticulous attention to detail. Peter has aggressively represented clients in large damage, complex medical cases, with an emphasis on hospital investigations, physician discipline, risk management, residency training and supervision issues. His 38+ years of experience inclu...

Chris has extensive experience representing clients in all aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions, including joint ventures, preferred equity investments, acquisitions, financings and sales.

Ken Lind is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s Project Finance and Public Finance group. He works with issuers, underwriters, financial advisors, banks and concession bidders on a range of public finance and project finance projects. He advises clients on public offerings and private placements serving as bond, underwriters’, disclosure, derivatives or bank counsel. What do you focus on? Infrastructure Much of my work involves financings related to infrastructure, primarily transportati...

Lawrence M. Kaye is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Art Law. Lawrence M. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Lawrence M. Kaye since 2018. 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 Lawrence M. Kaye is held by other lawyers.

Stephen J. Murphy joined Block O’Toole & Murphy as a personal injury trial attorney after a successful career as a homicide prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Now a managing partner at the firm, Mr. Murphy handles a wide variety of personal injury cases, primarily focusing on serious construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other catastrophic personal injury cases. To date, Mr. Murphy has returned some of New York’s most significant resul...

Jennifer Filippazzo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Jennifer practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Jennifer Filippazzo since 2026. 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 Jennifer Filippazzo is held by other lawyers.

Marcie Cleary is a partner in the Entertainment Group at Frankfurt Kurnit, representing clients in the film, television, digital, and book publishing industries. Ms. Cleary structures and negotiates entertainment transactions for individual and corporate clients in the film, television, digital, and book publishing industries. Her clients include actors, news correspondents, writers, directors, producers, authors, podcasters and influencers. Ms. Cleary has significant experience representing ...

Ronald A. Hewitt is a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Global Banking and Corporate Trust Group. Ron has extensive experience representing clients in connection with corporate restructuring, finance, and capital markets transactions. He also represents participants in an array of derivatives transactions and related regulatory compliance. Ron regularly represents clients in connection with complex distressed and non-distressed financial transactions.