Attorney Profiles
SENIOR PARTNER
Daniel is a senior partner who has been in practice for nearly twenty years practicing in the fields of corporate and commercial law and estate planning. As an accomplished estate planner Dan assists his clients in the preparation and execution of sophisticated estate plans designed to protect their families and their assets from exposure to estate and gift taxes. He also assists his clients in the boardroom with a broad spectrum of contractual matters ranging from corporate structuring, acquisitions and negotiation to drafting and reviewing contracts and commercial leases. Dan also litigates for his clients in the highest courts of New York…
OF COUNSEL
Richard H. Wender is Of Counsel to The Firm and has been engaged in the practice of law for nearly 40 years. He began his legal career with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission where he worked in the New York Office for its Division of Enforcement. At the SEC, he worked as a trial attorney and later, as a Branch Chief responsible for the enforcement efforts of a team of trial attorneys. While at the SEC, Rick developed numerous cases from investigation to trial and through appeal, several of which ultimately ended up as criminal as well as civil actions…
OF COUNSEL
Rip Gajjar has been with The Firm since 2006. Rip assists clients with various business transactions and complex litigation matters. He offers individualized attention to businesses and entrepreneurs seeking growth opportunities and dispute resolution. Rip has been involved in numerous complex commercial litigation matters involving breach of contract, unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets. He has also represented businesses with all aspects of commercial transactions, from entity formation, drafting partnership agreements and employment contracts, and filing and defending trademark applications…