Jon S. Rand

Denise Pursley leads Nixon Peabody’s national Real Estate practice, which encompasses Nixon Peabody’s real estate, affordable housing, environmental and land use practices. As practice group leader, Denise is responsible for managing and setting strategy for the group and its industry teams. Denise advises on all aspects of commercial real estate, real estate finance, development, land-use and environmental law. She works with national company owners and operators, institutional i...

Glenn Jones is a dedicated litigator and trial attorney at Harris Beach Murtha, located in Uniondale, New York. He focuses on representing individuals and organizations through various stages of federal, state, and local regulatory enforcement as well as criminal and civil cases from investigation to trial. Glenn has accumulated extensive experience in health care law, particularly in addressing fraud, waste, and health care regulatory compliance matters. He previously served as a Special Ass...

Kathryn C. Cole is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Kathryn C., who practices law in Garden City, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathryn C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John T. Bauer has more than 24 years of experience representing and advising employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His practice includes: Wage and hour compliance Employment discrimination and harassment issues Labor relations, collective bargaining and other union/management issues Wrongful termination Personnel policy review and development Employee discharge and discipline Employment contracts Restrictive covenants and trade secrets Mergers, sales and acquisitions of busine...

Michael Schnipper represents clients in all types of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and joint ventures. He has a depth of experience in the health care, life sciences and technology industries. What do you focus on? Mergers and Acquisition I represent both buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of businesses in a wide range of industries including health services, life sciences, food and beverage and technology. Most recently, I...

Robert Harper is an estates, trusts, and guardianship litigator who advises individuals, families, charities, and corporate fiduciaries. Appearing before the Surrogate’s Court and the Supreme Court, Rob handles a wide range of proceedings including will and trust contests, contested accounting proceedings, contested guardianship proceedings, marital agreement challenges, fiduciary removal applications and surcharges, asset turnover proceedings, and more. He also has experience as a cour...

Peter Hoffman possesses extensive experience accumulated over 28 years in the health care law sector, providing dedicated representation to a diverse array of clients in Uniondale, New York. His practice areas include assisting hospitals, physicians, health homes, home care providers, nursing homes, urgent care centers, clinical laboratories, managed long-term care plans, and durable medical equipment suppliers, among other health care entities. Peter is adept at creating and implementing com...

Robert Grossman's practice is focused in the areas of matrimonial and family law, and appeals. Understanding that clients often prefer to resolve their disputes out of court, Mr. Grossman is an adept negotiator who seeks to devise creative solutions to complex issues.

Anne M. Murray counsels insurance companies on complex first- and third-party claims, including general liability, construction defect, personal and advertising injury, toxic tort, asbestos, environmental, product liability, employee benefits liability, labor law, bad faith, and other emerging issues. Anne is an accomplished litigator. Her achievements include successfully representing a major insurer as lead counsel in a New Jersey coverage action seeking several hundred million dollars in i...

James B. Baydar, Esq. is a Partner at the law firm of Pegalis Law Group, LLC. He has 30 years of medical malpractice litigation experience including obstetrical, birth trauma, surgical, neurological, cancer and orthopedic cases. He has represented clients in all phases of litigation, from pre-trial through post-trial proceedings. Mr. Baydar’s work and representation of clients has resulted in millions of dollars of recovery in settlements and verdicts. He advocates for clients through c...