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Phyllis A. Schwartz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Phyllis A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Phyllis A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gordon Mehler is a white-collar criminal and civil litigator who has over 30 years of experience as a lawyer. This includes more than a decade as a federal prosecutor, where he supervised public corruption cases as Chief of Special Prosecutions. After serving as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., Mr. Mehler moved back to New York to open his own firm in 2000. Mehler Law concentrates on all aspects of white-collar criminal defense as well as regu...

Lynn A. Neils is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Lynn A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lynn A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John S. Ho exclusively represents employers on all labor and employment matters and regularly handles wage and hour matters involving federal and state laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New York Labor Law, New York’s Miscellaneous Industries Wage Order, and New York’s Hospitality Wage Order which includes numerous cases involving New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act, tip credits and tip pooling issues. John also routinely works with the Occupational Safety and ...

Kenneth Gage is co-Vice Chair of the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings. He is based in the firm’s New York and Chicago offices. Ken is ranked by Chambers USA , recognized by The Legal 500 in tier one in the categories of Labor and Employment Litigation and Workplace and Employment Counseling, rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell®, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Gage represents employers in a wide range of federal and s...

Joshua A. Berman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Joshua A., 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 Joshua A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeremy H. Temkin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Jeremy H., 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 Jeremy H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice, Corey focuses his practice in complex finance transactions involving commercial real estate. He specifically develops mortgage conduit/securitization programs for lending institutions across the country that involve hotel, multifamily, retail, and office properties. Please read more here: https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/tessler-corey-a.html

Jean L. Schmidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Jean L., 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 Jean L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Clifford Atlas is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is the co-leader of the Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition practice group. Cliff works extensively with clients in developing and drafting employment contracts and restrictive covenant agreements, and developing programs to best protect clients’ confidential business information. He has significant experience in prosecuting as well as defending actions involving breach ...