Best Lawyers Near You in Garden City, New York for Commercial Litigation
Matthew Forzano is an associate with Nixon Peabody’s Complex Commercial Disputes practice group. He represents individuals and corporations in a wide variety of matters. My focus I represent clients from a diverse range of industries in a variety of civil litigation matters in both state and federal court. I assist with all phases of litigation, with a focus on drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, propounding and responding to written discovery, and preparing for and taking fact ...
Meghan Koushik focuses her practice on complex investigation and government enforcement matters, with a focus on anti-discrimination and higher education. She has represented universities in congressional inquiries, and in government investigations arising under Title VI and Title IX. She also advises colleges and universities on a range of regulatory and policy issues. She regularly conducts sensitive internal investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrim...
Rachel Tuchman represents clients in significant and sensitive matters with a focus on claims concerning harassment and/or discrimination for individuals, companies, and educational institutions. Rachel is skilled at guiding clients through acute crises and develops internal and external communications strategies; reviews compliance structures to identify other areas of risk; and revamps policies to ensure that issues that may have contributed to a crisis do not recur. Rachel spent over a yea...
Anna Collins Peterson has worked on a wide range of litigation matters while at Hecker Fink including representing universities on issues related to Title IX and student discipline, advising clients on sensitive investigations, preparing witnesses for public testimony, and representing clients in complex civil litigation. She served as the lead associate on the firm’s representation of universities in Title IX litigation, mediations, faculty disciplinary proceedings, and a response to a...
Cassie Mitchell has represented clients in complex civil litigation at both the trial and appellate level. She regularly works with financial institutions, educational institutions, and technology companies in a wide range of government-facing litigation, commercial disputes, and class actions. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, including in the areas of reproductive rights, voting rights, and immigration law.
Zach Blair focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and securities litigation. He has experience litigating class actions and representing clients in regulatory investigations conducted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. Mr. Blair has represented clients in a broad range of industries, including financial services, technology and non-profits, in federal court and state court. Mr. Blair also maintains an active pro bono practice, including ...
Serene E. Carino is a commercial litigator representing individuals and entities in complex commercial disputes in areas involving general business torts, breach of contract claims, breach of fiduciary duty, and shareholder disputes. Serene conducts legal research and analysis and provides trial support. She engages in many aspects of trial preparation including performing due diligence, research, and discovery of electronically stored information. Before joining the firm, Serene was an in-ho...
Joella Jones focuses her practice on government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, and complex litigation matters. She has represented global corporations, public companies, and financial institutions before the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and other authorities. Ms. Jones maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on civil rights. She began her career at th...
Zachary Piaker completed clerkships with the Honorable Alison J. Nathan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable Jesse M. Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He previously worked as an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and represented clients in a range of complex commercial and pro bono matters, including Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class-action claims, copyright disputes, commercial arbitration...
Joanna Schorr represents all manner of commercial clients in complex commercial disputes in and out of court. Joanna has particular experience and insight representing insurance companies in direct and class actions, arbitrations, and pre-litigation disputes. Joanna has guided clients through disputes involving violation of federal and state laws, insurance and reinsurance coverage, bad faith, breach of contract, employment law, and financial services.
Gaurav Talwar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Securities. Gaurav, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gaurav is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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