Innholdsfortegnelse for 6/26-7/9/17 i New York Magazine

1 For New York’s latest issue, Maureen O’Connor broke down ten years’ worth of Pornhub data explore how streaming pornography has infiltrated our sexual imagination, creating a kind of infinite erotic feedback loop (“Pornhub Is the Kinsey Report of Our Time,” June 12–25 ). Digg posted the cover story, writing, “We’re all on a crazy, gross and sexy spectrum.” And Laura Italiano at the New York Post wrote, “Thanks not only for all the smut, but for all the stats, as well.” Not all readers found the statistics illuminating: “Porn is not creative. It’s built on the back of sex-trafficked girls and boys. It’s shame, humiliation and commodification of the soul,” tweeted @DebraBailey. Many commenters focused on the viewing habits of women. Paisley Gilmour at Cosmopolitan U.K. wrote, “Women are…

IT WAS KIND of a week of WTF,” says Susan Rice. “Or two. Because it’s something made up out of whole cloth.” Rice is sitting in her office on the American University campus in the leafy neighborhood about four and a half miles northwest of the building—the White House—where, until five months ago, she worked as national-security adviser. She’s talking about the moment President Trump suggested to the New York Times she was a criminal for seeking the names of Trump-transition officials who’d come up in surveillance of foreign agents. The room is filled with Star Wars posters and figurines; Rice, a distinguished visiting research fellow in the School of International Service, quickly notes that they belong to a male colleague on sabbatical and that this was the best available…

IT’S A BASIC PRINCIPLE of psychology that the defenses we erect to defend our value always end up producing exactly what we are trying to avoid. In Trump’s case, the relentless insistence that he didn’t do it feeds the case that he did do it. I don’t know what the “it” will turn out to be, but I know Trump well enough to know that there are countless potential “its.” I believe the end for Trump is much closer than most people imagine. Perhaps that’s wishful thinking, and I recognize I’m not particularly trustworthy. I always feared Trump could win the presidency, but I never truly believed he would. I do believe Trump will self-immolate. The more convinced Trump becomes that he will be caught, the more desperately he will…

“This sick vintage Walter Van Beirendonck alien tee ($200) is from the ’90s. Walter’s an Antwerp designer; he was popular in the rave scene.” “This rhinestone choker ($70) is by Diminish, a Shanghai label. They focus on accessories, which means they focus on girls—rare for streetwear.” “This was recorded with some locals on a trip to Brazil. Back in NY, my friends and I made a mixtape ($20). It’s their street music fused with ours.” “Kamikaze is a local brand that handprints everything, like this shirt ($40) with a cadaver’s foot. Collect Kamikaze now, while they’re still under the radar.” “This handmade latex Anna Pierce corset ($475) is embroidered with jewels and lace. The latex isn’t dyed, so it looks weird, like it’s made of skin.”…

Lettuces, endives, and herbs are sourced from farms within a day’s drive and layered for contrast: crunchy and soft, mild and bitter, green and red, with something different in every bite. JD Farms has built a greenhouse to supply chefs with fresh hemp leaves year-round. (It also raises pigs for Fleishers.) Rye crisps are made from housebaked rugbrød that’s frozen, shaved thin, and toasted. At lunchtime, Whitcomb omits the capers and onions, in deference to business-meeting etiquette. There is something vaguely illicit about Andrew Whitcomb’s salad at Norman, the all-day canteen at Greenpoint co-workspace A/D/O. It’s not the soft, speckled heirloom lettuces, or the bitter chicories, or the dill oil in the buttermilk dressing, or the lemony sorrel that subs…

WE WERE ONLY looking at severe rehabilitation—we didn’t want to pay for someone else’s taste,” says Mitchell Wasser of the house search he and his wife, Samantha, recently undertook. The couple—Mitchell runs leasing and marketing at real-estate firm Metro Loft, and Samantha is the president and co-founder of the vegan-restaurant chain By Chloe—found just the fixer-upper in Boerum Hill: a Federal-style brick building built in 1920 that was used as a boardinghouse for Navy veterans after World War II. The house had been sitting vacant for five years when the Wassers got to it. “The reason I knew it was the one was that it was an entirely blank slate for us to work with,” Mitchell says. Designers Ariel Ashe and Reinaldo Leandro, of Ashe + Leandro, as well as…

EUGENE LIM’S Dear Cyborgs is a novel of ideas, small, elegant ideas about art and protest, and one of the most striking literary works to emerge from the Occupy movement. (Poets like Juliana Spahr have so far excelled fiction writers in this category.) The cyborgs of the title are, of course, just us, gripping our prosthesis phones, speeding down the highways and through the air in aluminum-and-steel containers, wrapped in an internet of things. The novel is bookended by the story of a pair of friends, the unnamed narrator and Vu, sons of Asian immigrants (South Korean and Vietnamese, respectively) growing up in Ohio. They bond over comic books and the shared alienation and slights of going to school in the white-bread suburban Midwest during the Reagan 1980s. “The pariah…

TV 1. Watch Snowfall Brooding and strategizing. FX, July 5. A worthy successor to FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, this series from executive producers John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron tracks the roots of the crack-cocaine epidemic starting in the early ’80s and shows how it affected not just politics, criminal justice, and race relations but the lives of individual families. MATT ZOLLER SEITZ MOVIES 2. See The House Mayhem in the burbs. Opens June 30. It hasn’t screened for critics at press time, but how wrong can you go with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in a comedy about a suburban couple who start an illegal casino in their basement to pay their daughter’s tuition? Okay, pretty wrong, if the stars aren’t aligned. But…

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Richard Harris Rosenberg’s expertise in criminal defense has driven successful representation of his clients for more than 30 years in federal and state courts. Long recognized by his peers as a preeminent advocate, Mr. Rosenberg’s experience and commitment have enabled him to achieve positive results in an array of complex criminal prosecutions. These cases have involved mail and wire fraud, misuse of office by public officials, health care and securities fraud, money laundering, narcotics importation and distribution, Hobbs Act stings, racketeering, material support of terrorism and weapon related offenses. Mr. Rosenberg attributes his success to vigorous preparation, thoroughness, advocacy and a keen understanding of the dynamics of the criminal justice system. Richard H. Rosenberg 217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007 P: 212.586.3838 | F: 212.962.5037 richrosenberg@msn.com | www.rrosenberg.com…

Michael N. Connors and his firm, Connors & Sullivan Attorneys at Law, PLLC, are renowned for their comprehensive approach to estate planning, probate, elder law and estate litigation and are well sought-after for real estate closings, tax law and asset protection matters. What sets Connors & Sullivan apart is their holistic approach: creating plans to avoid probate, save on taxes or protect assets, while also assisting clients with health and quality-of-life issues. With offices in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island, the firm works to preserve the dignity of people facing medical problems and other challenges. Michael Connors can be heard on his “Ask the Lawyer” radio show Saturdays, 6-7 p.m., on AM 970 The Answer and AM 570 WMCA The Mission. Connors & Sullivan Attorneys At Law, PLLC 110…

The MacLean Law Firm is a boutique trusts and estates law firm. We counsel and represent individual and institutional beneficiaries, executors and trustees in all types of Surrogate’s Court matters. We help clients enforce their rights and fulfill their fiduciary duties in the administration of trusts and estates. We solve estate planning issues for individuals and families, helping clients protect their assets and create lasting legacies. • Surrogate’s Court Litigation • Probate • Accountings • Estate & Trust Administration • Estate & Fiduciary Taxation • Estate Planning If you need counsel in any of the above areas, please contact us. The MacLean Law Firm, P.C. 60 East 42nd Street, 40th Floor New York, NY 10165 (212) 682-1555 | www.mlfpc.com | imaclean@mlfpc.com…

For more than 25 years, Annette Hasapidis has devoted her practice to handling over 340 of appeals in state and federal courts, as well as providing strategic counsel to law firms in the handling of complex matters. Ms. Hasapidis provides appellate services to law firms and litigants on a broad range of civil matters, including personal injury, commercial, matrimonial, and probate and estate proceedings. She is one of New York’s very few attorneys to persuade the State’s highest court to grant reargument and reverse its own ruling in the same case. Among other affiliations, she is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction and sits on the Executive Board of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Law Offices Of Annette G.…

Steven J. Seiden is a founding member of Seiden & Kaufman and has practiced exclusively personal injury law for more than 30 years. Mr. Seiden has recovered millions of dollars in verdicts, arbitration awards, and settlements for injured victims of accidents and surviving family members in wrongful death actions. Mr. Seiden has successfully handled thousands of cases in the New York State Courts, Federal Courts, and Court of Claims arising from all types of motor vehicle accidents, premises accidents, and construction accidents. Mr. Seiden is also an accomplished appellate attorney, having won numerous appeals in the Appellate Division and New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. He has also lectured attorneys at Continuing Legal Education Courses. Mr. Seiden has received the Super Lawyer accolade, is a member of…

A. Jude Avelino obtained his LL.M. from Georgetown University and is the general partner of Avelino & Hartlaub, LLP. Mr. Avelino practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, and corporate law. He represents clients including high net worth individuals, financial institutions, corporations and a diverse blend of charitable organizations. Mr. Avelino provides comprehensive estate planning and estate administration services, and handles all areas of tax and corporate matters. He is proud of his AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell rating wherein he was rated 5 out of 5 stars – the highest possible rating one can attain. Avelino & Hartlaub, LLP 928 Broadway, New York, NY 10010 P: 212.732.9500 | F: 212.732.4580 www.avelinohartlaub.com…

Joel R. Marcus ( J.D. Hofstra, ’76) is Partner at Marcus & Pollack LLP, a member of the Property Tax Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York and of the Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Former Partner at Shea & Gould. Career highlights include his time as former President of NYC Tax Review Bar Association, and Assistant Corporation Counsel at the NYC Law Department from 1977 to 1980. Marcus & Pollack LLP 633 Third Avenue, Ninth Floor New York, NY 10017 PH: 212.490.2900 jmarcus@marcuspollack.com www.marcuspollack.com…

• #2 Top Mediated Settlement of 2016 - $7 million • New York Super Lawyers, 2006-2017 • Top 100 Trial Lawyers - American Trial Lawyers Association, 2007-2012 • Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013-2017 • AV Rated® Martindale-Hubbell, 2004-2017 • Westchester’s Best Lawyers, 2012-2014 • Long Island Legal Eagles, 2010-2012 • Million Dollar Advocates Forum • Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation Board of Directors : • NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2009-2017 • NYS Trial Lawyers Association, 2003-2012 Law Office of Robert B. Marcus P.C. One North Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601 ph: 914.831.9911 robert@rmarcuslaw.com | rmarcuslaw.com We Speak Albanian – Ne Flasim Shqip…

The Wait ON JUNE 17, a jury in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was unable to reach a verdict in a criminal sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby: Andrea Constand claimed that in 2004 Cosby had given her pills that rendered her unable to protest, then digitally penetrated her against her wishes. After days of deliberation in the courtroom outside Philadelphia, the judge declared a mistrial—ABC reports that there were two not-guilty holdouts among the 12, who are required to reach a unanimous verdict—and District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced that he would retry the case as soon as possible. Cosby’s team took the lack of a verdict as a victory: “Mr. Cosby’s power is back,” declared spokesman Andrew Wyatt. The details of Constand’s allegations were hauntingly familiar to those who had followed the…

What did you learn about Nixon’s White House by working closely with him? I was surprised by the reverence the staff had for him. I thought Nixon had absolutely no leadership ability. I felt sorry for him, and I disliked him, because he was rude. I eventually realized he was a very conflicted man. As Watergate got going, you made a set of rules about whether you’d reveal the White House taping system. What were they? After the break-in, I just told them what I knew and just answered the questions. I didn’t tell them about the tapes. But prior to my going before the Watergate Committee, John Dean testified that at one point the president got up from his desk and walked him to the Oval Office door—which was…

LIGHTNING ROUND Age: 33. Neighborhood: Harlem. Blue hair: “It was on sale, and I felt like everyone does purple or red.” Favorite TV show: A Different World. “I watched it so much when I was little that when I got to kindergarten, I was mad as hell, because I thought I was going to Hillman.” Drink order: “A Bahama Mama with a shot of grenadine.” What a name! I legally changed my last name from Jennings to Wonder earlier this year; I wanted a name that was powerful and exciting, and plus I was born on Stevie Wonder’s birthday. I’m pitching a show where I go to underfunded classrooms and make them over, like an HGTV show, and I needed a name that could…

SINCE THIS IS the part of the story that she often feels irritated by, perhaps it’s best to get it out of the way: Halsey has bipolar disorder. She doesn’t regret having publicly shared this information two years ago, but, consequently, it continues to be characterized in the press as something she “opens up” about, which she finds absurd. It’s not a plot twist. Halsey is not hiding anything. On a breezy L.A. afternoon, following a video shoot she’s done for a PSA in support of reproductive rights, Halsey and I head to dinner. The 22-year-old singer—born Ashley Frangipane in New Jersey, she anagrammed her stage name from her first name, inspired by the Brooklyn L-train stop—explains to me over a grain bowl and chicken noodle soup that her new…

IT’S AN UP-AND-DOWN season thus far, anticipation-wise, with some things delivering (The Handmaid’s Tale), some falling short (Baywatch), and some underanticipated events blowing us away (Wonder Woman). Here, we update our index—with a new chart-topper from a familiar vampire who’s improbably rising again. KEY Festival Hit 1 Good Time A24, August 11 WHAT IT IS: The recent Cannes festival showcased many anticipation-worthy films, but none more so than the crime drama Good Time, starring a nearly unrecognizable Robert Pattinson. GET EXCITED: Because while you’ll come to see a post-pinup Pattinson reinvent himself, you’ll be wowed by the directors, the Safdie brothers, and their searing, surreal vision of modern-day New York. 2 Antisocialites, Alvvays Polyvinyl, September 8 WHAT IT IS: The latest from Canadian dream-popsters…

Seeing You The High Line, through August 31  A former meat market is transformed into a Hoboken community during World War II; audiences will be guided through a maze while also navigating the politics of patriotism and fear. The Cooping Theory St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club, open run  Cocktails and paranormal activity collide in this dinner-theater experience, where the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe is examined in a speakeasy basement. The Brain Piece New York Live Arts, June 28 through July 1  Choreographer and filmmaker Jody Oberfelder ( 4Chambers ) creates a multimedia participatory work where audiences will explore the inner workings of the brain with the aid of “dancer docents.” Red First Person Xperience, LIC, through July 16  The brainchild of a U.S. Army Special Ops vet…

Over a career spanning four decades, Bart Schwartz has helped pioneer the field of investigative consulting, having served as an independent monitor to a variety of Fortune 500 companies. “Typically, the companies I monitor are either under investigation or they’ve been indicted, so it’s my job to carve out a middle ground that’s focused on resolving issues while remaining vigilant for any misconduct,” he says. Schwartz began his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. He entered private practice in 1977 and returned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office when Rudolph Giuliani became U.S. Attorney and asked him to serve as Chief of the Criminal Division in the SDNY. He drew on this prosecutorial experience to provide sophisticated investigative services.…

Established three decades ago, the criminal defense firm Green & Willstatter has earned a reputation as a relentless advocate for its clients, thanks to its long history of successful results for people arrested or charged with a state or federal crime. “We fight hard to push back against the government when we need to,” says Richard Willstatter, a former president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a current vice chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Amicus Curiae Committee. “To protect our clients from unjust conviction, we’re always prepared to challenge charges with exhaustive research and innovative approaches.” Willstatter and partner Theodore Green established their firm in 1989 in White Plains, after eight years at the Legal Aid Society’s criminal trials and appeals…

Karen Artz Ash has focused her practice on trademark and copyright matters for designers, manufacturers, retailers and other fashion businesses for more than 25 years. She is experienced in all aspects of intellectual property, including commercial transactions and disputed matters. Karen acts as a mediator in the Southern District of New York, where she served on the Mediation Advisory Committee, and as a mediator for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the CAMP Mediation Program. She is an adjunct professor at New York Law School, the author of a monthly column, and a contributing author to several books on fashion law. National Co-Head, Intellectual Property/ Co-Head, Trademarks and Trademark Litigation +1.212.940.8554 karen.ash@kattenlaw.com www.kattenlaw.com/fashion Attorney Advertising…

Mr. Schwartz goes the extra mile for his clients. His legal proceeding against Bank of America, one of many against Banks, Credit Card Companies, Lenders and others has been written up in the NY Times and Wall Street Journal. He has been a guest speaker on bankruptcy law for the Westchester County Bar Association (“Assn”), N.Y.S. Bar Assn, Mount Vernon Bar Assn, Westchester Woman’s Bar Assn, New York Society of Independent Accountants, Building 32B-J Legal Services, NBI and others. He has personally lobbied Congress for better bankruptcy protection. Mr. Schwartz is a graduate of the famous Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Boot Camp and Max Gardner’s Veteran’s Boot Camp in Advanced Bankruptcy Litigation and Securitization, for discharging debts, fighting banks and protecting the bankruptcy discharge. He is also a graduate of Max…

Over the past 40 years, Jerome Wisselman has developed Wisselman & Associates into a highly respected matrimonial and family law firm in Great Neck, NY serving the Long Island/Metro New York community. Having extensive experience to handle all issues, simple and complex, Mr. Wisselman employs intelligent and creative solutions to help successfully resolve his client’s matters with a view towards settling them amicably whenever possible, though he will also litigate where it is in his client’s best interest to do so. He has assembled a team of highly skilled attorneys who exhibit professionalism and concern for their clients, with diverse backgrounds in all areas of family law. Recognized as a “Top 100 Super Lawyer” for the NY Metro area, Jerome was designated as a “Leader in the Law” by LI…

The partners at Joseph & Smargiassi, LLC are known to be caring and even-handed, or tenacious and unrelenting. Mario Alex Joseph and John pmargiassi have over 40+ combined years of experience litigating contested divorce and custody cases including trials, hearings and appeals. The winning results of their intense work ethic have produced the praise of clients and peers alike. Mr. Joseph earned the AV Preeminent® (highest professional/ethical) Martindale-Hubbell rating, and is a legal reference and expert to news outiets on high-profile divorces, Mr, Joseph and/or Mr. Smargiassi are admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey, along with United States Court of Appeals, District Courts and United States Supreme Court. They are experienced trial litigators and negotiators. Notwithstanding their professional accomplishments, they take equal pride in their human…

Steven J. Mandel worked through law school as a professional comedian and credits this with making him a successful trial attorney. In both arenas, the lawyer/performer must be fully prepared, persuasive and able to relate to an “audience.” A co-chair of the Matrimonial Section of the Bar Association, Steve was also selected as a “TITAN – One of the Bad-Ass New York Divorce Lawyers you wouldn’t want to see representing your spouse.” He’s been described as “the Picasso of the legal profession” because of his proven ability to keenly assess each client’s situation. For this reason, he has succeeded in what other lawyers might describe as “the un-winnable divorce/family law case.” As Steve always professes: “When you focus on the solutions, the problems take care of themselves.” The Mandel Law…

For more than 30 years, seriously injured New Yorkers and their families have turned to David A. Kapelman to help them get fair compensation and justice. He prides himself on providing personal attention to each client. David A. Kapelman provides aggressive representation to victims of construction accidents, lead paint poisoning, medical malpractice, birth injuries, assaults and sexual assaults,slip-and-falls, dog bites, product liability injuries caused by defective equipment or other products, motor vehicle accidents and other serious injuries or deaths. He is proud to have obtained million-dollar recoveries for multiple clients. David A. Kapelman, P.C. 3 W. 35th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001 PH: 212.563.2010 | www.kapelmanlaw.com…

LAST WEEK , DONALD Trump appeared before a rally in Iowa, where he regaled a crowd of supporters with stories of the great wealth of his inner circle of advisers. “When you get the president—this is the president of Goldman Sachs—smart!—having him represent us, he went from massive paydays to peanuts!” he boasted. The crowd applauded, as people passionate enough about a politician to attend a rally are wont to do. But the thing about Trump’s core supporters is that Trump doesn’t have enough of them. To win the election, he had to pry away some former Obama voters in the Midwest, and he did it by positioning himself to his opponent’s left on economics. “Hillary will never reform Wall Street. She is owned by Wall Street!” he warned. “I’m…

A small sampling of what’s on the menu at Neil’s Coffee Shop, beginning with breakfast and moving on through lunch, dinner, and dessert. Neil’s Best-Selling Dishes (Eggs & Cheeseburgers Aside) -1-Turkey Avocado Wrap -2-Chicken Caesar Salad -3-Greek Salad -4-Taco Burger Deluxe -5-Grilled Chicken Sandwich Deluxe THERE’S A STORY that a few of the wistful regulars from my old diner, Joe Jr.’s, which used to occupy a narrow little space in the Village on the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and 12th Street, still like to tell about the time Louie the waiter died of a heart attack. Like many vanished coffee shops, diners, and luncheonettes around the city, Joe’s was a loose, convivial club for the people who frequented the place. I would see the movie director John Waters at…

THE GOAL: Find the best charcoal for your Fourth of July cookout. Grillmasters from around the country turned us away from compressed briquettes (too many additives) and toward pure hardwood lump charcoal, which can burn hotter and produces more of a savory, smoky flavor. THE VERDICT: The charred hickory, maple, walnut, and oak chunks in a bag of Royal Oak hardwood lump charcoal ($20 at jet.com) are all irregular in shape and size. That’s the point. The wood gets burned down to its natural charcoal state without any accelerants or fillers, so cooking with these is about the closest you’ll get to chopping down your own tree. That means the burn time can be irregular too, but these get hot enough to sear a steak in just about 15 minutes—no…

Leaders In The Law presents New York’s Leading Lawyers, a special section that features exceptional lawyers practicing in the tri-state area. Choosing the right lawyer, for any legal issue, is a daunting but vitally important task. That’s why we have compiled this directory of New York’s preeminent lawyers. As a New York magazine reader, you expect to get the best information and advice about how to navigate the city. You’ll get the same from us when it comes to New York’s legal industry. We invite you to use this Leading Lawyers section as a resource to help eliminate the guesswork when selecting legal counsel. To further enhance your results please use our online site, which you can access by scrolling to the bottom of the front page of nymag.com. Or…

Since its founding more than 15 years ago, Hach & Rose has distinguished itself as one of New York’s preeminent personal injury law firms. Founded on the simple principles of always placing the client’s needs first and aggressively pursuing the highest recovery possible, the firm sets itself apart. They have accomplished in excess of $250 million in jury verdicts and settlements with the proven ability to effectively advocate on behalf of their clients. Hach & Rose has the resources to level the playing field against the largest corporations and insurance companies to fight the claims of injured victims. While it is impossible to restore one’s health, Hach & Rose ensures it will never compromise the justice each client deserves. Senior Partner Michael Rose explains, “regardless of the case value, if…

Paul B. Weitz & Associates is a premier personal injury law firm that handles major complex litigation in New York City and its outer boroughs. “No case is too complicated for us,” says managing partner Paul B. Weitz. “We put the necessary time and money into every case to get the best results for our clients.” The firm has a tradition of providing expert representation and personalized service, dating back to the early 1970s when the firm began as Schneider, Kleinick & Weitz. Since then, the firm has established a proven track record of more than 200 cases or settlements in excess of $1 million. Attorneys at the firm are experienced in all types of catastrophic personal injury cases, including construction and workplace accidents, car and truck accidents, medical malpractice,…

Abrams Fensterman, a full-service law firm serving clients throughout New York with offices in Lake Success, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Rochester, boasts expertise encompassing a comprehensive scope of practice areas. The firm built its reputation for excellence through its representation of health care providers in all aspects of health care law. Two AV Preeminent™ rated Martindale-Hubbell® partners are part of its team – Michael S. Kelton and Allan E. Silver. Kelton, named in New York Super Lawyers since 2011, has over 35 years of experience in Medical Malpractice, Health Law, Professional Misconduct Litigation and General Litigation. He has published articles on medical misconduct issues and medical billing audit issues for the New York Law Journal and the Medical Society of The State of New York among other industry publications. Silver, a…

Zuckerman’s, Vengeance Is Mine states, “[ Jay] Goldberg held a reputation as the city’s best and brightest trial lawyer. He had mastered a style of cross-examination that left witnesses gasping for breath; he had an energetic, courtly manner with a jury and a style of summation of eloquent fury.” Seidemann’s, In The Interest of Justice: Great Opening and Closing Arguments of the Last 100 Years has been described as a compendium of “Americans greatest courtroom speeches beginning with the Scopes trial and the summation of Clarence Darrow,” of which two of the 20 courtroom arguments selected are those of Mr. Goldberg. President Trump stated in a writing that Goldberg was “the most important lawyer in his life.” He was appointed by Attorney General Kennedy as Acting United States Attorney for…

Now celebrating its Silver Anniversary of 25 years, McManus & Associates continues to deliver the highest quality estate, income tax and philanthropic planning advisory services with the precision and elegance of the most prominent international boutique law firms. To ensure extraordinary service, McManus & Associates designed its 10 STEP WEALTH AND FAMILY VALUES PROTECTION PLAN™ as a sanctuary of lifetime guidance to each client. John O. McManus, the firm’s founder, is a recognized thought leader in sophisticated family wealth transfer solutions representing prominent families with worldwide interests as their professional coach and legal advisor. McManus & Associates is a Boutique Firm of the Year finalist for the International Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Awards. McManus & Associates 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor New York, NY 10019 PH:…

Forfeiture authority Steven L. Kessler maintains a national AV rated® white-collar practice in New York. He represents clients in cases of first impression and national significance in federal and state trial and appellate courts nationwide. Mr. Kessler is a member of the Joint Rules Committee for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The author of two highly acclaimed treatises on forfeiture, Mr. Kessler is widelyquoted and cited in court decisions and media of le gal and general circulation nationwide. A well-respected advocate in his field, Mr. Kessler has lectured at the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments, and has testified before numerous Legislative committees on forfeiture-related issues. A graduate of Cornell Law School, Mr. Kessler is a member of…

Mary A. Gambardella is a Partner and Chair of the Labor, Employment and Benefits Department and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee. A seasoned litigator with significant experience before state and federal courts, arbitration panels, and administrative agencies, Mary has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of industries. She assists clients with policies and procedures; discipline and termination processes; leaves of absence under varying federal and state statutory entitlements; workforce reductions; and severance packages. Wiggin and Dana LLP Two Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd. Stamford, CT 06901 P: 203.363.7662 | F: 203.363.7676 mgambardella@wiggin.com | www.wiggin.com…