Susan Kohlmann

Bill’s practice is focused on tax planning for multi-national and multi-state personal, active business, and investment activities, with a particular emphasis on tax structuring and choice of business entity for US and non-US business owners and investors. He has represented a wide variety of private and public businesses including family owned, start-ups and multi-million dollar enterprises on purely domestic as well as inbound and outbound business transactions, cross-border investmen...

Sarah Davidoff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Sarah practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Sarah Davidoff 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 Sarah Davidoff is held by other lawyers.

Timothy W. Donovan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Timothy W. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Timothy W. Donovan 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 Timothy W. Donovan is held by other lawyers.

Deborah Lans has divided her practice between complex commercial and marital litigation for more than 40 years. She was a founding partner of Morrison Cohen LLP in 1984 and was the head of its Commercial Litigation Department for 15 years, until she left in 2000 to serve as the Executive Director of Mentoring USA, a non-profit organization founded by Matilda Raffa Cuomo to provide one-to-one mentoring to at-risk youth. In 2003 she co-founded Cohen Lans LLP, where she continued to concentrate ...

David Kuttles is an associate at The Lanier Law Firm, practicing in the areas of defective pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, general products liability litigation, and personal injury litigation. David has experience in litigating, arbitrating and mediating bodily injury claims involving products liability, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and job-related accidents. David received his law degree from Albany Law School, Albany, NY, in 2001. During law school, David inte...

Barak A. Wrobel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Land Use and Zoning Law. Barak A. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Barak A. Wrobel 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 Barak A. Wrobel is held by other lawyers.

Nichole D. Cortese is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Nichole D. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Nichole D. Cortese 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 Nichole D. Cortese is held by other lawyers.

Catherine Grevers Schmidt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Catherine Grevers practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Catherine Grevers Schmidt since 2013. 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 Catherine Grevers Schmidt is held by other lawyers.

Joseph Lynch is a partner in the New York City office and represents for-profit and not-for-profit developers of multifamily housing. He has a particular focus on new development and preservation transactions with complex public and private financing. Joe has extensive knowledge about the New York State Private Housing Finance Law, advising clients on various tax exemptions and their benefits, in addition to financing (FHA, LIHTC, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae), restructuring, and dissolutions....

Michael W. Galligan is a partner in the Trusts & Estates Department at Phillips Nizer LLP, where he practices primarily in the areas of domestic and international estates and trusts, U.S. and cross-border estate and income tax planning, private international law, and immigration. Mr. Galligan concentrates his practice in complex U.S. and international estate planning and the administration of U.S. and non-U.S. trusts, estates and other wealth transfer and wealth preservation vehicles. In ...