Best Lawyers Near You in New Hyde Park, New York for Commercial Litigation
Disha Verma joined the firm following her clerkship with the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously worked as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, where she led projects focused on public finance, transactions, and infrastructure work, and as a sales and trading analyst at Citigroup. Disha received her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She served as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard College and a Research Assistant to Professor L...
Anne R. Yearwood’s practice focuses on criminal defense, investigations, regulatory compliance, and complex civil litigation matters. She also maintains broad public interest and pro bono practices. At Hecker Fink, she has helped guide dozens of institutional and individual clients through government and regulatory investigations initiated by, among others, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as...
Arthur Kutoroff represents individuals and businesses in a broad array of white-collar criminal and regulatory investigation and litigation matters, as well as in securities and commercial litigation. In particular, Arthur focuses on defending clients accused of securities fraud, bribery, and related offenses at both the trial and appellate levels. He has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and among the “Ones to Watch” for 2024 and 2025 by Best Lawyers. His ex...
Wendy Dickieson Habig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Wendy, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wendy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nick Werle represents clients in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels and before state attorneys general and federal prosecutors. He regularly represents companies, executives, public officials, government entities, and nonprofit organizations in their most sensitive and high-stakes matters involving criminal, trade secret, antitrust and deceptive trade practices issues. Mr. Werle also has experience with affirmative litigation against executive orders and regularly...
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...
Damini Kunwar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Damini practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Damini Kunwar 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 Damini Kunwar is held by other lawyers.
Sean Chang focuses his practice on government and internal investigations and regulatory enforcement matters. He has helped clients navigate investigations by the US Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general, among other regulators. Mr. Chang has advised clients on matters involving the intersection of legal, regulatory, and policy issues, including those related to consumer protection, content moderation, and artifici...
Keun Young Bae focuses her practice on internal corporate and government investigations before the US Department of Justice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory and law enforcement agencies. Ms. Bae has represented clients in a variety of industries in investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption law, securities enforcement, financial fraud, and other regulatory compliance issues. As part of her investigations practice...
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...
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