Matthew J. Sorensen

Bruce S. DePaola is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Bruce S., 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 Bruce S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jennifer Branca is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Jennifer, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jennifer is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brian Early is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Brian, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nina S. Gross is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Nina S., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nina S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jonathan Ben-Asher is a partner at Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP. He represents executives and professionals in employment disputes, especially those concerning employment contracts, executive compensation, whistleblowing, retaliation and employment discrimination. He has particular expertise in executive compensation in the financial services industry, whistleblower cases under the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Acts, and qui tam matters under the False Claims Act. Jonathan is a Fellow of th...

Liz Columbo represents governments and public authorities, issuers, underwriters, financial institutions, and investors on tax-exempt and taxable financings for a variety of public infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on public power, transportation, multi-family housing facilities, and stadiums and arenas. She also advises clients with respect to regulatory developments and disclosure practices. What do you focus on? Today I focus my practice on four main sectors, leveraging more than 2...

Steven J. Friedman advises employers on a variety of aspects of employee benefits law, including: The structuring and implementation of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans Welfare and fringe benefits programs Early retirement programs Severance plans He also has extensive experience counseling employers on Employee Retirement Income Security Act and tax compliance issues related to employee benefits plans, dealing with the governmental agencies that regulate such plans and construing...

Edward S. Goodman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Edward S., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Edward S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kelly Jones is passionate about her role at Harris Beach Murtha in New York, New York, where she leads the Medical & Life Sciences Practice Group. With nearly twenty years of dedication, Kelly focuses on defending intricate legal cases across areas such as product liability litigation for defendants, class actions, toxic tort, general liability, and health care litigation. Her extensive practice extends to handling cases as national and regional counsel in multidistrict litigation (MDLs),...

Lori D. Bauer is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since joining the firm in 1988, she has devoted her time exclusively to counseling management in a wide variety of employment matters and litigating employment claims before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. Lori’s litigation practice includes the defense of employers in single and multi plaintiff actions in state and federal court on claims of discrimination, sexual harassment,...