North Branch Business Lawyers

Experienced Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation Expertise

Adam Freedman is the principal attorney at the Law Office of Adam C. Freedman, PLLC, and he specializes in Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and Corporate Law related matters. Adam represents clients throughout the entertainment industry, including musicians, record labels, music producers, videographers, filmmakers, entrepreneurs and more. By placing genuine care for his clients as his top priority, Adam stands out as the top choice for artists and independent creators. He is a vigorous advocate for his clients, and with his strong representation, Adam’s clients are equipped with knowledge and confidence to navigate through the complications that arise within the entertainment industry. Adam received...

Anthony H. Handal is an experienced patent and trademark litigator, who has worked as lead counsel in over 200 U.S. district court lawsuits for such clients as ADM, Estee Lauder, JVC, The London Times, Conair, SNPE, Nieman Marcus, Target and many other such companies with amounts at risk exceeding $2 billion. His first chair experience includes U.S. Supreme Court representations in copyright and patent cases. He has also obtained hundreds of patents for his clients, and provides clients with a wide range of counselling services in the intellectual property space.

Charles J. Nerko is a problem-solving litigator who uses a practical and business-conscious approach to obtain favorable results amid critical circumstances. Mr. Nerko has a track record of success resolving disputes involving data privacy, technology, contracts, business torts and restrictive covenants. He also advises clients on strategies to minimize litigation risks and protect their confidential information.

Clients turn to Mr. Nerko for swift, decisive courtroom victories when clients’ reputations or confidential information assets are at risk. He serves as lead counsel to numerous federal credit unions in data security litigation against the largest provider of online banking and outsourced...

I practice Tax litigation litigating Federal tax cases in the Tax Court, Federal Court and NYS tax matters.

Worked for the Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel's Office in New York for 14 years litigating tax cases in Tax Court; and also worked in the IRS Criminal Division of Chief Counsel's Office. After leaving the Chief Counsel's Office, I have been in private practice.

Education: Graduated Washington University, St. Louis, business school and law school. Graduated NYU Tax Program and received an LLM in Taxation.

Nigel S. Austin is an experienced business lawyer who regularly advises early stage and emerging growth companies and investors often serving as outside general counsel to businesses and investors. He has particular experience in founder and partnership arrangements, equity compensation for executives, early stage and growth angel and venture capital equity financings, debt financings, commercial and strategic contracts, licensing, joint ventures, sale and other exit transactions.

I am an experienced lawyer in the areas of Private International Law, Russian and European Commercial Law, investments and doing business in Russia, Europe and other countries of the former USSR. I also advise clients on Contract law, company formation, dispute resolution and international arbitration and litigation in Russia, other former USSR countries and Europe. I graduated from the MGIMO (University) Law School - Moscow State University of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, 1988-1993, and hold Master Degree in Russian Civil, Commercial and Private International Law. Further education: - MGIMO University, 1993 - 1996, Advanced legal...

Mark Xiao is an Associate at Miller Shah LLP, based in the firm's New York office. Mark graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in June 2020, where he served as Executive Comments Editor for the Washington International Law Journal and was a Research Associate at the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic. During law school, Mark also clerked for two Administrative Law Judges at the Social Security Administration and interned with a private investment management firm. Before pursuing his legal career, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Business from the University of...

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Allan Bloomfield is a bankruptcy attorney based out of Forest Hills, NY.

Sara is a managing partner at Lengea Law, a boutique law firm that offers practical legal solutions for healthcare businesses. She has over 15 years of experience as a healthcare lawyer, an entrepreneur, and an author. She is also the creator of MedSpa Confidential, a Best Seller on Amazon that provides guidance on how to start, grow, and sell a medical spa business. Sara has a proven track record of launching and growing successful businesses in the healthcare, tech, and beauty industries. She has helped hundreds of clients navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape of healthcare, as well as negotiate...

Madison A. Gregg is an Associate at Miller Shah LLP, based in the firm's New York office. Madi earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago in 2023, where she served as Vice President of the Law Students Association. During law school, she worked with the Exoneration Project Clinic, assisting with Actual Innocence petitions in Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, with minors in Psychology, Classical Civilizations, and Law & Society. While at Cornell, she was a Writing Tutor with the Knight Institute and a Lewis J. Perl Fellow and Groos Family Fellow...

Mr. Westenhoefer is an attorney admitted to practice law in the state of New York. In 1997, he joined the U.S. Air Force, and in the years that followed, studied the Russian language at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and lived and worked in Japan. As part of his regular duties as an airborne cryptologic linguist, he was a computer systems operator, a UNIX-based systems administrator, and a security manager in a sensitive compartmented information facility. He developed and maintained resources on his squadron’s classified intranet, supervised and trained individuals on computer systems, and revised the training program...

Jamar Green is an associate in Chartwell’s New York City office, where he handles general liability, employment law, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation matters on behalf of insurers and small and large businesses. An experienced trial lawyer who has saved his clients millions of dollars in settlements, Jamar delivers results that align with each client’s interests – whether through settlement, trial, or through the appellate process. Jamar began his career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, where he prosecuted criminal cases. He then served as a Navy Judge Advocate General, leading a Victims’ Legal Counsel Team...

David L. Ganje is a commercial law and commercial litigation attorney and also maintains a natural resources practice. He has grounded his legal experience as a practicing attorney, a former commodity arbitrator, a member of the board of directors of an S&L and an adjunct professor to hone his skills in these areas of practice. Born and raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota, David handles matters related to mineral law, oil and gas law, energy law and water law in his natural resources practice. The practice includes representation before local and federal regulatory bodies. In his commercial law and commercial litigation practice, David...

Daniel McGuire comes from a family that has practiced law for generations. He learned early that the way to best serve clients is to be honest and transparent in all dealings, and to always provide the quality of service he would expect for himself and his family. To this end, our firm strives to be the place our clients turn to first with any legal question or problem, knowing that they will receive guidance that they can trust. Our firm is built on the foundations of quality and integrity. Nothing is more gratifying to us than...