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Laurence ("Larry") Tribe joins the firm following over five decades at Harvard Law School, where he has gained a reputation as one of the Nation’s foremost scholars of constitutional law and continues to serve as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus. Larry has argued before the Supreme Court thirty-five times in his storied career and is frequently retained to assist individuals, governments and large corporations to weigh in on their most complex legal i...

Wendy J. Mellk is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Wendy J. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Wendy J. Mellk 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 Wendy J. Mellk is held by other lawyers.

Few trademark and copyright litigators are as successful and well-known as Richard Lehv. For more than 40 years, he has handled cases involving trademark, copyright, trade dress infringement, and comparative and false advertising, including some of the most-cited cases in these fields. And because adversaries know of Richard’s experience and reputation, he often is able to resolve contentious matters quickly and favorably, without extensive litigation. Richard has deep experience using ...

Andrea Vacca has practiced family law in New York since 1993 and has spent more than two decades focused exclusively on non-adversarial resolution: collaborative divorce , divorce mediation , and prenuptial agreements . She founded Vacca Family Law Group on the conviction that court is rarely necessary and almost always costly, in money, privacy, and family relationships. Andrea is a past president of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals , a member of the International Acad...

Joseph A. Guay serves as the firm's Real Estate Section leader. His practice is focused in the areas of real estate, business and commercial lending with a strong emphasis in hotel and resort development and hospitality law including hotel acquisitions and dispositions, development and finance, mixed-use development projects, hotel management agreements, branded residential projects, restaurant agreements and general hotel operation matters throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean...

William D. McCracken is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Community Association Law. William D. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized William D. McCracken 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 William D. McCracken is held by other lawyers.

Rob Balin represents clients in all aspects of media law, including defamation, privacy, news gathering torts, First Amendment issues, copyright and trademark litigation and contracts. Rob handles complex litigation for multinational and national corporations, including publishers, broadcasters and new media. Rob's clients include: 02138 magazine, adidas, Business Week, CNN, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Thomas Friedman, Henry Holt and Company, Random House, Reader's Digest, St. Martin's Press,...

Mishell B. Kneeland is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Mishell B. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Mishell B. Kneeland 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 Mishell B. Kneeland is held by other lawyers.

Tal Dickstein is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Copyright Law and Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television. Tal practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Tal Dickstein since 2021. 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 Tal Dickstein is held by other lawyers.

J.P. is a globally recognized international arbitration practitioner who handles all aspects of the international arbitration life cycle, from strategic clause drafting, to lead merits counsel, through award enforcement. He has represented clients across a range of industries in international arbitrations conducted around the globe under all major institutional rules, and routinely sits as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.