The New York office is comprised of approximately 150 lawyers who practice in a wide range of legal disciplines, including:

Corporate Transactions and Securities
A core practice, the group handles all types of business combinations and financings, including mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, proxy contests, takeover and anti-takeover planning, joint ventures and a variety of restructuring methods as well as private equity matters. We advise on securities offerings and the continuing compliance issues after the offering is completed.

Litigation
Our Litigation practice combines the extensive experience of our attorneys with cutting-edge technology, an innovative case-management approach and shrewd attention to cost-effective representation.  Our litigators handle all manner of business disputes, including but not limited to issues involving securities, real estate, banking, employment, environmental, unfair competition, white collar criminal defense, product liability, insurance, and attorney and accountant liability.

Real Estate Transactions and Financings
Our nationally known Real Estate Group handles commercial transactions in development, purchase and sale of commercial and multi-family properties; structured finance projects; land use, zoning and environmental matters; and arbitration, mediation and litigation disputes.

Banking, Business and Public Finance
We represent the diverse global and domestic needs of banks, trust companies, bank holding companies and financial services organizations in the greater New York-Northeastern corridor.

Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditor’s Rights
Our lawyers have in-depth experience representing debtors, creditors’ committees, individual creditors and entities interested in acquiring troubled companies or their assets. We also counsel clients on domestic and cross-border bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters, loan workouts and restructurings and prepare the true sale and non-consolidation opinions necessary for sophisticated corporate and real estate transactions.

Intellectual Property
For clients heavily dependent upon intellectual property – including clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, electrical/electronic, mechanical and computer technology fields – our lawyers tackle formal adversary proceedings as well as patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, patent office interference proceedings and licensings.

Labor & Employment
Our Labor and Employment practice covers all aspects of traditional labor law, wage and hour law and employment law and related litigation, including class action litigation and employment dispute arbitration. In addition to an extensive litigation practice, our lawyers assist employers with pro-active counseling and advice, employment policy and practice review, drafting and counseling with respect to all employment-related agreements, and management training to help reduce the risk of litigation.

Environmental and Land Use
We handle all aspects of environmental law and litigation for New York industrial and commercial clients as well as city agencies, authorities and municipalities. Our land use lawyers represent developers, public authorities and municipalities in zoning, land use, historical preservation, building code, administrative proceedings and litigation matters.

Tax Advice and Controversy
The Tax Group works with clients in mergers and acquisitions, asset securitization transactions, bankruptcy restructurings, structured finance, tax-exemption issues, tax controversy resolution and cross-border transactions. We often represent clients in the tax audit process, in court and at administrative appeals before the IRS and state and local taxing authorities.

Payments, Stored Value and Bank Regulatory Services
We have a leading practice in the areas of stored value, payment systems, electronic payments, credit cards, debit cards and check processing.   We advise banks, payment networks, program managers and marketers, ACH networks, and bill payment and payment facilitation companies regarding both federal and state consumer protection, privacy, data security and anti-money laundering laws, as well as state abandoned property and money transmitter licensing laws.

Private Client
Our Private Client lawyers engage in sophisticated personal estate and tax planning, probate and trust administration, business succession planning and related legal services. The group counsels and represents clients throughout the United States and Europe, ranging from individuals, families, and closely-held businesses to major trust and charitable institutions.