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One of the Nation’s Leading Lawyers for Consumers Jonathan D. Selbin is a senior partner in the New York office of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, where he has practiced for 29 years, and a long-time member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has led complex consumer protection, defective products, and sex abuse class action lawsuits in courts around the country against many of the world’s largest corporations and institutions. Together, cases in which Jonat...

Leslie A. Berkoff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Arbitration and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Leslie A. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Leslie A. Berkoff 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 Leslie A. Berkoff is held by other...

Erik Kristensen is a founding partner of Kristensen Law Group P.C., a law firm devoted exclusively to the practice of matrimonial and family law, serving the New York metropolitan area, and located in White Plains, New York. Mr. Kristensen’s comprehensive practice includes litigating matters from commencement through trial, appeals, settlement through negotiation, prenuptial/postnuptial agreements and post-judgment matters.Mr. Kristensen is a recognized leader in his field, receiving nu...

Michael Bongiorno co-chairs the firm’s securities litigation and enforcement practice. He has served as first-chair lead defense counsel and argued motions to dismiss in dozens of securities class action and derivative suits across the country. His clients have achieved dismissal in the vast majority of such matters. He is an experienced appellate advocate, having successfully argued for the affirmance of many dismissals of securities cases. His successful defense in such cases spans a ...

William P. Brady is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. William P. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized William P. Brady since 2024. 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 P. Brady is held by other lawyers.

Kenneth B. Schwartz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Antitrust Law. Kenneth B. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Kenneth B. Schwartz since 2023. 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 Kenneth B. Schwartz is held by other lawyers.

Ted Wolff advises clients in navigating environmental issues in both disputes and transactional matters. He supports clients in retail, transportation, real estate, industrial goods, manufacturing, food service, healthcare as well as government agencies. Ted’s environmental litigation experience includes representing clients in federal and state courts and a range of administration actions. Ted focuses on matters involving compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws. My...

Avi Weitzman is Co-Chair of the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice and a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Weitzman has successfully served as lead trial counsel in high-profile white collar and civil trials, both while an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York and in private practice since then. Mr. Weitzman is an experienced and sought-after trial lawyer, kn...

Scott Martin is the founding partner of Hausfeld LLP's New York office, has played a major role in defending many of the largest antitrust class action cases of the last two decades, and has negotiated resolutions of numerous regulatory investigations and actions on behalf of corporate clients. He has been consistently recognized for years as one of the leading antitrust litigators in New York and the country by every significant ranking organization, including The Best Lawyers in America (An...

Mark J. Abate is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Mark J. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Mark J. Abate since 2008. 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 Mark J. Abate is held by other lawyers.