FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP THROUGH PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
THOMAS M. PITEGOFF
PITEGOFF LAW OFFICE PLLC
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1102
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-681-0100
Fax: 914-206-6003
pitegoff@pitlaw.com
www.pitlaw.com
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
Tom Pitegoff helps companies grow their businesses by franchising.
He drafts franchise agreements and disclosure documents, handles
franchise registrations and negotiates business transactions. He also
provides ongoing franchise compliance counseling services and general
counsel services to businesses. Tom is an internationally respected
authority on franchise law. He is former Chair of the Franchise Committee
of the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section, a former
member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s
Forum on Franchising, and a former editor of the Franchise Law Journal.
He is a frequent writer and speaker on franchise law subjects.
KAREN A. ASH
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-940-8554
Fax: 212-940-8776
karen.ash@kattenlaw.com
www.kattenlaw.com
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y
Karen Artz Ash is National Co-Chair of Katten’s Intellectual Property
Department, a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and Executive
Committee, and Chair of the New York and National Pro Bono
Committee. She focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law with a
concentration on trademark and copyright issues, and the broad scope of
her practice includes a primary focus on the fashion, apparel, and beauty
industries, and also includes the publishing, banking, financial services,
and consumer electronics industries. She received her J.D. from Ne w York
Law School, magna cum laude, and her A.B. in economics, with honors,
from Georgetown University. She is an Adjunct Professor at Ne w York Law
School, teaching IP Licensing Fashion Law, and is a frequent lecturer on
fashion law. She also serves as a federal mediator.
BILL VASLAS
VASLAS LEPOWSKY HAUSS &
DANKE LLP
201 Edward Curry Avenue
Suite 100
Staten Island, NY 10314
Tel: 718-761-9300
Fax: 718-761-9090
bvaslas@vlhd-law.com
www.vlhd-law.com
Bill Vaslas is an exceptional trial attorney whose record of success
speaks for itself. Focusing on medical malpractice defense, Mr. Vaslas
has committed his efforts towards representing medical institutions
including hospitals, long-term-care facilities, and individual physicians.
According to Mr. Vaslas, limitations in medicine are a reality, and it is the
job of the trial attorney to distinguish this reality from claims of medical
malpractice. These cases go far beyond the complexities of the medicine
itself and can include significant professional, emotional, and financial
consequences to physicians and medical institutions. Recognizing this,
Mr. Vaslas combines his powerful litigation skills with a keen awareness
of his clients’ concerns.
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
GENERAL LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
RUSSELL M. YANKWITT
YANK WIT T & MCGUIRE, LLP
140 Grand Street
Penthouse 2
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-686-1500
Fax: 914-801-5930
russell@yankwitt.com
www.yankwitt.com
Russell Yankwitt graduated Cornell Law School in 1996. Upon
graduation, Russell clerked for the Honorable Thomas C. Platt (E.D.N. Y),
and then joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP where he
focused on commercial litigation. Russell then served as an Assistant
United States Attorney for seven years in a wide variety of defensive
and affirmative cases. Russell thereafter opened Yankwitt & McGuire,
LLP, where he engages in civil, commercial, and financial litigations
and arbitrations. Russell regularly represents Landry’s Restaurants and
Peachtree Settlement Funding in their Northeast litigations and a variety
of mid-sized companies and high-net-worth individuals.
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
CIVIL LI TIGATION: DEFENSE & PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y
GENERAL LI TIGATION
JONATHAN D. DAVIS
JONATHAN D. DAVIS, P. C.
99 Park Avenue
Suite 1600
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-687-5464
Fax: 212-557-0565
jdd@jddavispc.com
www.jddavispc.com
Jonathan D. Davis, P.C., a commercial litigation boutique firm, represents
clients in trial and appellate courts and in arbitrations and mediations,
throughout the United States. Mr. Davis has practiced for 29 years and
has successfully prosecuted and defended many publicized cases. The
practice focuses primarily on intellectual property matters involving
copyright, trademark, anti-counterfeiting, right of publicity, and unfair
competition. It also handles employment, contract, and commercial
disputes. The firm’s clients include business executives, A-list celebrities,
musical groups, personal managers, agents, record companies, music
publishers, and luxury goods companies. Mr. Davis writes and lectures on
litigation issues affecting the entertainment industry.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS
INTELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y LI TIGATION
MITCHEL H. ASHLEY
THE ASHLEY LAW FIRM, PLLC
100 William Street
Suite 310
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-513-1300
Fax: 212-385-1916
Mitchel@theashleylawfirm.com
www.theashleylawfirm.com
Mitchel spent most of his career with the firm of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz &
Ashley. It was his desire to spend more time dealing with his clients and
less dealing with the bureaucracy of a large firm that led him to strike out
on his own and form The Ashley Law Firm. Now Mitchel continues to fight
tirelessly for all those injured by the fault of someone or something else.
Whether the cases involve auto accidents, slips and falls, construction site
injuries, or medical malpractice, or whether the cases are against New
York City or the Transit Authority, Mitchel’s clients know he is just a phone
call away. His clients also know they will get the personal attention they
want and the quality representation they need.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
CHERYL R. DAVID
LAW OFFICES OF
CHERYL R. DAVID
299 Broadway
Suite 706
New York, NY 10007
Tel: 212-791-7608
Fax: 212-791-7606
cdavid@cheryldavidlaw.com
www.cheryldavidlaw.com
Cheryl R. David handles all aspects of immigration and nationality law
with an emphasis on removal and family-based cases. She served as
Chair of the New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers
Association (AILA), 2006-2007; and Chair, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, AILA national liaison committee, 2007-2010.
Her current professional appointments include Chair, Executive Office
for Immigration Review, AILA national liaison committee; Director, AILA
Board of Governors; Board of Directors, City Bar Fund; and Member,
Immigration and Nationality Committee of the City Bar. Ms. David is a
frequent lecturer on deportation and family-based immigration issues.
She is admitted to the bar in New York, Massachusetts, the Second
Circuit, and Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
RENEE SIMON LESSER
SIMON•LESSER PC
420 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10170
Tel: 212-599-5455
Fax: 212-599-5459
rlesser@simonlesser.com
www.simonlesser.com
Ms. Lesser prosecutes and defends personal injury, property damage,
insurance coverage, and commercial disputes. For nearly two decades,
she has successfully defended churches, synagogues, schools, nursing
homes, non-profits, businesses and individuals in claims of personal
injury, property damage, or economic loss resulting from assaults,
sexual misconduct, sports-related injuries, labor law claims, negligent
supervision, premises defects, building design, and maintenance issues.
She has also secured significant awards in plaintiff personal injury cases.
Recent victories include dismissal of claims asserted against a church in
connection with alleged sexual misconduct by a pastor, Spielman v. Grace
Gospel Church of Suffolk, Inc., 910 N. Y.S.2d 105 (2d Department 2010),
leave denied, 2011 N. Y. LEXIS 1479 (2011).
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
GENERAL LI TIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
ALAN RICHARD CHORNE
ALAN R. CHORNE, ESQ.
41 Madison Avenue
40th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-349-9100
Fax: 212-349-9103
chornelaw@gmail.com
www.chornelaw.com
Representing seriously injured people for over 25 years, Alan Chorne has
provided the highest standards and results for his clients by agreeing
to handle only a select number of cases. “Delays only hurt my clients
and their claims.” Satisfied clients writing to the New York City Bar
Association Legal Referral Service praised Mr. Chorne for his expertise
and compassion. While getting clients full compensation, he handles
each case with passion and insight, helping clients deal with the tragedy
and their legal concerns. These are the traits that Mr. Chorne brings to all
of his clients’ cases. His trials and cases have been reported by FOX 5, The
New York Post, Newsday, The New York Law Journal, The Daily News, and
other outlets. He is available for a personal consultation.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
