Attorney At Law
CurrentPractice concentrated in Bankruptcy, Finance, Real Property, Collections, and Commercial Litigation. • Successfully represented creditors and debtors in all aspects of Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcies. Drafted and responded to motions for lien stripping, objections to dischargeability, relief from automatic stay, and various housekeeping motions.• Represented small and mid-sized businesses and individuals in multi-faceted litigation matters, including consumer, medical, student loan, real property, foreclosure and commercial loan breach of contract cases before federal, state, and local courts. Crafted and responded to numerous summons and complaints, answers, and dispositive and discovery related motions. Aggressively pursued judgment enforcement efforts through issuance of subpoenas, restraining notices, interrogatories, income and property executions, and contempt motions. Prosecuted and defended numerous examinations before trial of witnesses and litigants in commercial cases.• Negotiated with financial institutions on matters pertaining to collections, loan workouts, foreclosures, receiverships and various complex banking and finance issues. • Litigated taxpayer appeals before the IRS appeals board. • Advised Russian clients on regulatory compliance matters in connection with International Traffic in Arms Regulations, U.S. Sanctions Law, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. • Advised and represented corporate witness in the Arbitration Court for the City of Moscow and in the Federal Arbitration Court for the Moscow Region in Russia on a pro hoc vice basis, which included making oral argument in Russian. • Analyzed and vetted Russian language documents for production in litigation before the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales.
