Richard G. Menaker

Richard G. Menaker has been a member of the New York Bar since 1975. He started his career as an associate of Sullivan & Cromwell before co-founding M&H in 1983. He concentrates in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and employment law counseling. He has represented business clients in dozens of cases in federal and state courts around the country at the trial and appellate levels, and in arbitrations and regulatory proceedings.

Robert F. Herrmann

Robert F. Herrmann represents architects, engineers and other construction-related firms, privately held manufacturing and service businesses, and New York City housing cooperatives and condominiums. He acts as general counsel to a number of architects, engineers, interior designers, owners, developers, and contractors, advising them on general business matters and representing them in litigation, arbitration, and mediation.

Samuel F. Abernethy

Samuel F. Abernethy is both a litigator and corporate lawyer, who concentrates in the financial services industry, particularly commodities, derivatives, and securities. He advised registrants in compliance matters and represents litigants in private litigations (as well as arbitrations and mediations) and regulatory disciplinary matters, including investigations. He also advised clients in corporate governance matters, shareholder/member rights, and employment issues.

Michiel A. Bloemsma

Michiel A. Bloemsma represents privately held companies and entrepreneurs in domestic and international general corporate and commercial transactions in business formation, M&A transactions, loan and security agreements, software licensing, and labor and employment matters. He practiced in Dutch corporate law and international business transactions with two major Dutch law firms for five years before he joined the Firm in 1993. He is fluent in Dutch and has a basic knowledge of French and German.

Theodor D. E. Bruening

Theodor D. E. Bruening has practiced for a number of years in national and international litigation and arbitration. His practice mainly focuses on dispute resolution in construction, architectural, and commercial cases. He also advises on intellectual property and labor law and is active in the pro bono community in New York.

Paul M. Hellegers

Paul M. Hellegers started his legal career at Rogers & Wells, after clerking for Judge Christine Nettesheim of the United States Claims Court in Washington. He is a commercial litigator with experience in domestic and international business disputes in the state and federal courts, including complex cases involving accounting, finance, and construction issues.

Wojciech ‘Voytek’ Jackowski

Wojciech “Voytek” Jackowski’s practice focuses on commercial and corporate dispute resolution. In addition to appearing in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels and administrative panels domestically, Wojciech has experience in international aspects of litigation. He has represented entities and individuals in cases involving property loss claims, construction issues, white-collar crime, personal injury, trade and contract disputes, and claims raising questions under federal labor law.

Lindsay T. Johnson

Lindsay T. Johnson’s practice focuses on corporate and contract law, as well as dispute resolution in construction, architectural, and commercial cases. She advises design professionals with regard to state and board licensure requirements, intellectual property rights, and general matters. She also handles commercial and residential real estate transactions.

N. Fulya Kazbay

Fulya Kazbay represents privately held companies and entrepreneurs in connection with general corporate and commercial transactions, including assisting both U.S. and foreign (including Turkish) clients. She practiced in the area of Turkish corporate law and international business transactions with major Turkish law firms for over 10 years. Her practice has focused on commercial and corporate law, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, project and corporate finance, privatizations, public procurement, power/infrastructure, technology, internet, e-commerce, privacy, and data security.

Alexander Mirkin

Alexander Mirkin’s practice focuses on commercial dispute resolution and antitrust law. His recent significant matters include a $17 million international arbitration for an Italian avionics firm and a $1.3 billion litigation incident to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. In his antitrust practice, he has co-authored an amicus curiae brief at the U.S. Supreme Court, and counseled clients on vertical distribution agreements and government investigations.

Albena Petrakov

Albena Petrakov has more than ten years of experience representing clients in bankruptcy, corporate and commercial matters in both civil and common law jurisdictions. She has counseled clients on maximizing their return on secured and unsecured claims, protecting and realizing collateral, foreclosures, D&O insurance, lender liability and on various adversary proceedings and contested matters, including, among others, preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, claim objections, and lift stay proceedings.