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Brian J. Gershengorn is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Brian J. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Brian J. Gershengorn since 2020. 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 Brian J. Gershengorn is held by other lawyers.

David Donahue brings the benefit of his extensive courtroom experience when advising clients on protection and enforcement issues relating to copyright, trademark, unfair competition, right of publicity, design patent, and related commercial matters. His commercial litigation experience also informs his approach to negotiating and drafting commercial agreements involving intellectual property matters. David’s deep litigation experience includes successes in federal and state trial and a...

Darryl R. Graham is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Darryl R. practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Darryl R. Graham 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 Darryl R. Graham is held by other lawyers.

Jeffrey A. Block is the founding partner at the New York-based personal injury law firm Block O’Toole & Murphy. His career has been marked by a series of remarkable results, yielding more than 200 case resolutions exceeding $1,000,000. For over 30 years, Mr. Block has handled a wide variety of cases, including construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, and premises liability. His passion for fighting for the underdog has guided his career and helped him ga...

Lisa A. Alter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Copyright Law and Entertainment Law - Music. Lisa A. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Lisa A. Alter 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 Lisa A. Alter is held by other lawyers.

Valentina Shaknes is a founding partner at KSTM. For nearly 20 years, she has practiced exclusively in matrimonial and family law. Valentina represents clients in a wide variety of complex matrimonial matters involving equitable distribution and custody disputes, child and spousal support, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, as well as international child custody and international child abduction disputes, including proceedings arising under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of In...

After years of defending against medical malpractice and liability allegations, Partner Mike Madden fully appreciates how stressful the significant risks of financial damages and/or reputational harm are to his clients. With his calm demeanor and good nature, Mike has the ability to immediately put clients at ease and instill in them a sense of security that they will be well represented in all aspects of the case at hand. Mike prides himself on being both accessible and approachable, and is ...

Kim Rosetti is a partner in our New York City office, where she specializes in medical malpractice matters. She devotes her practice to the defense of hospitals, physicians, and nurses, seeing the matter through to trial and appellate procedures if necessary. Prior to joining HBS, Kim worked with a full-service Mississippi-based firm for 24 years. There, she defended medical malpractice, employment, Title VII, general premises, municipal liability, general insurance, school district, and tax ...

Scott Vetri serves as the co-head of the New York Real Estate practice. He has spent his career assembling and closing sophisticated commercial real estate transactions. In his national practice, he represents owners, funds and developers in financings, acquisitions, dispositions, leases and joint ventures. Scott is in his element when working on a complex, time-sensitive transaction. Clients rely on his years of experience to drive their important deals from initial negotiations through to a...

Susan has been consistently recognized for excellence in the practice of law. Chambers USA cites her "extraordinary ability." According to Chambers USA, she commands respect for her outstanding credentials in defending high-stakes government enforcement, with sources reporting: "She is one of the stars of her generation, hands-down one of the best in the city. She has the ability to take a case through trial, which gives her tremendous leverage and credibility in the pretrial phase." Susan ha...