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Greg Hoffnagle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Greg practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Greg Hoffnagle 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 Greg Hoffnagle is held by other lawyers.

Stephen J. Murphy joined Block O’Toole & Murphy as a personal injury trial attorney after a successful career as a homicide prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Now a managing partner at the firm, Mr. Murphy handles a wide variety of personal injury cases, primarily focusing on serious construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other catastrophic personal injury cases. To date, Mr. Murphy has returned some of New York’s most significant resul...

Barry leads the Public Finance department’s derivatives practice, acts as bond counsel and additionally acts as counsel to nonprofit borrowers, underwriters and liquidity/credit providers. His derivative clients include municipal entities, for-profit and nonprofit corporations, retirement systems, and swap providers. What do you focus on? Swap Transactions I have extensive experience in drafting and negotiating ISDA Master Agreements and related Credit Support Documentation and Confirma...

Evan Gourvitz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Evan practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Evan Gourvitz 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 Evan Gourvitz is held by other lawyers.

Michael Jakowsky is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He partners with clients on all aspects of their workplace strategy, from proactive advice, counsel and training to litigation defense and transactional support. Michael wants his clients to know they can rely on him for support—no matter the concern. Aspiring to become an extension of his client’s team, Michael prioritizes gaining a thorough understanding of their business to find solutio...

Reed Brodsky is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Securities. Reed practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Reed Brodsky 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 Reed Brodsky is held by other lawyers.

Natalie Youkel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Public Finance Law. Natalie practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Natalie Youkel 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 Natalie Youkel is held by other lawyers.

Eric Schoenfeld is Chair of Tannenbaum Helpern's Real Estate Law practice. He has more than twenty-five years of experience advising real estate investors, developers, private equity funds, and business organizations on a wide range of real estate transactions including the acquisition, financing, development, leasing and sale of various commercial real estate assets such as shopping centers, office and multi-family projects, warehouse and industrial facilities and hotels, located both in New...

Jonathan Schechter is a partner in the Real Estate group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He advises both U.S. and non-U.S. clients with respect to a wide range of domestic and international real estate-related transactions. Jonathan has extensive experience representing private equity investors in connection with the formation of joint ventures and acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, financings and development of real estate and real estate-related assets. Chambers USA, America’s Leading ...

Scott I. Schneider has a wide range of experience in all aspects of a multistate transactional real estate practice, including negotiating retail, office, and other leases for landlords and tenants; representing lenders and borrowers in acquisition, capital improvement, construction, working capital, and permanent loans; representing lenders in workouts of troubled real estate loans; representing purchasers and sellers in the conveyance of commercial and residential properties and the related...