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Ian Silver is counsel in Seward & Kissel’s Real Estate Group where he specializes in commercial leasing law and transactions. He has extensive experience representing both landlords and tenants in the leasing of all classes of commercial properties throughout the United States, including office, retail and industrial space. In addition to the lease, Ian assists clients through all facets of the leasing relationship, including brokerage agreements, subleasing and licensing, and lease...

Joining Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys in 2020, Ed Monsky brings more than 35 years of experience in representing people and businesses in motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, products liability, professional liability and workers’ compensation claims throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Currently he focuses on pre-litigation and workers’ compensation cases. At the beginning of his illustrious legal career, Ed served as law clerk for the Honorable Forrest Schaeffer ...

Rogan Giles is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Venture Capital Law. Rogan practices law in Austin, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Rogan Giles since 2026. 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 Rogan Giles is held by other lawyers.

Joseph A. DeMarco is a founding partner of Karabatos Rosenkrantz DeMarco Schoenfeld, PLLC (KRDS). He is a 1997 graduate of Wake Forest University and received his Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School in 2001. Joe has practiced exclusively in matrimonial law since his admission to the New York Bar in February 2002. He began his career with KRDS’ predecessor, Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC. In 2015, Joe was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (“AAML&r...

Laurel C. Williams is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Laurel C. practices law in Memphis, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Laurel C. Williams since 2007. 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 Laurel C. Williams is held by other lawyers.

Natalie Armour joined the Issues and Appeals section of The Lanier Law Firm in 2012. She handles complex briefing in trial and appellate courts in mass tort, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, and other types of product liability cases, personal injury matters, and business litigation. She has briefed appellate matters before the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Courts of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Eighth Circuit, the Missouri Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeals for the Eastern District...

Richard K. Howell is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Richard K. practices law in Irvine, California Best Lawyers has recognized Richard K. Howell 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 Richard K. Howell is held by other lawyers.

Alex Kaplan is a partner at Oppenheim + Zebrak and opened the firm’s New York office in 2020 following two decades at a leading international firm. He brings more than 25 years of experience as an intellectual property litigator representing leading music, media, sports, and entertainment clients in high-stakes copyright, trademark, and advertising matters. In false advertising and trademark disputes, Alex represents clients across numerous industries before federal courts and the Natio...

I’d say 99.9 percent of my practice is personal injury. I do some premises liability and the odd case here or there. But for the most part, it’s all auto accidents. We have people who’ve had an accident, and 90 percent of the time, they get an attorney because they had trouble getting hold of the insurance company. If the adjuster had just acted promptly and returned calls and paid the medical bills, the client would have been done with the case. In five minutes of talking t...

David M. Paris, senior partner at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy, started with the firm as a law clerk while attending the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Over the past 40 years, he has appeared in more than 50 jury trials and has represented thousands of injured victims as well as 700,000 consumers in class actions. He has achieved in excess of 50 seven-figure and eight-figure settlements and verdicts for his clients with more than $250 million in total recoveries. Many of the ca...