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Since emigrating from Russia in 1989, Mr. Paykin has lived in multiple countries, owned multiple successful businesses in the financial and IT worlds, and now acts as Managing Director and sole owner of The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C., while also operating a technology and finance consultancy catering to law firms and other professionals, a real estate brokerage and a real estate holding company. His diverse life experiences have helped him to understand different mentalities, cultures, and points of view, making him an effective advocate for many complex issues. Mr. Paykin’s firm is modeled as a high-tech client-centered law firm, focusing on delivering efficient services in litigation and complex transactions relating to business/commerce, finance, and real estate.Mr. Paykin also strongly believes in vocational services to give back to his profession. On the national level, he serves on the ABA GPSolo Technology & Resource Center Committee, the ABA LPD Legal Technology Resource Center Board, the Productivity & Knowledge Strategy Committee, and Legal Project Management Committee, as well as the Pro Bono & Public Service Committee and the TechShow Board. On the state level, he also serves as Chair of the Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession, with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), where he is also a member of the Committee on Law Practice and Court Rules, the Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR), the Law Practice Management Committee and the Committee on Law, Youth and Citizenship.Mr. Paykin regularly teaches continuing legal education (CLE) courses to fellow attorneys, on behalf of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and other attorney associations and groups. He has been repeatedly published in the New York State Bar Association Journal, on topics ranging from mutual insurer demutualization and the definition of policyholder for demutualization payout purposes, to artificial intelligence in the practice of modern law.Mr. Paykin knows and understands the value of hard work and prioritizes giving back to his community whenever he can. He sits on multiple 501(c)(3) non-profit boards, including a domestic violence shelter network called Brighter Tomorrows where he serves as Secretary of the Board and a community improvement charity known as the Commack-Kings Park Charitable Fund where he previously served two terms as President of the Board and is now serving a second non-consecutive term as Vice-President. Mr. Paykin has sat on the board for General Needs Ltd, a non-profit which focuses on helping veterans in need and is a former president of his Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society Member and an active Major Donor to the Rotary Foundation.

Sagar Sharma is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Sagsharma LLC. Sharma has developed his legal practice in the corporate and startup sector, with a wide ranging number of interests and capabilities.. Sharma was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. In 2019, Sharma graduated with a double major and double minor from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. During his time at the University of Miami, Sharma served in numerous leadership positions, including Vice-President of Miami Aviators, the University of Miami’s Aviation Club.. Subsequently, Sharma attended law school at the University of North Carolina where he served as 1L Class President and lead his Class during the COVID crisis. While at UNC Law, Sharma was a fervent advocate of protecting First Amendment rights on campus.. Sharma received his clinical experience from the NC Startup Law Clinic at the University of North Carolina School of Law where he conducted various pro bono legal projects for North Carolina startups and small businesses. Sharma was the first legal extern for the storied automobile brand, Aston Martin, a position he founded and established at UNC Law.. In his free time, Sharma is an avid traveler and food enthusiast. He ranks New Zealand as one of his favorite destinations and sushi as one of his favorite foods. Sharma also enjoys practicing the skill of Muay Thai and alpine skiing.. Additionally, Sharma is a patron of the arts and is an active member of Young Fellow program of The Frick Collection in New York City.. Sagar Sharma resides in Manhattan, New York.

Practice concentrated in the areas of Judgment Enforcement, Commercial and Consumer Debt Collection Litigation, Asset/Background Investigations, Commercial Litigation, and Commercial & Corporate transactions. Representative Clients: Bankruptcy Trustees Brokerage Firms Collection Agencies Colleges & Universities Counterfeiting, Patent & Trademark Infringement Claimants Debt Buyers Domestic Banks Factors Hedge Funds Hotels, Resorts & Casino Properties Insurance Companies Investment Banks Judgment Creditors Landlords Law Firms & Attorneys Leasing & Finance Firms Luxury Brands Medical Equipment & Supply Companies Portfolio Servicing Companies Private Equity Firms Public & Private Companies

Lou Russo of Russo Law LLC is an accomplished business lawyer, arbitrator, professor and author with nearly 15 years of legal experience and training from the best and the brightest legal minds at the nation's preeminent AmLaw100 business law firms including Proskauer Rose, Winston & Strawn, and Alston & Bird.. Lou advises and works closely with clients on all legal issues serving as outside general counsel to many. He negotiates and drafts business contracts, helps business owners buy and sell businesses, as well as navigate pre-suit negotiations, mediation, arbitration of business disputes, and federal and state court litigation of which often include a breach of contract and related allegations of fraud and other tortious conduct. Lou works to resolve business disputes and partnership disagreements before litigation becomes necessary.. Lou helps business owners and investors buy and sell businesses of all sizes including small businesses and medium-sized businesses in New York and New Jersey.  He regularly drafts and negotiates asset sales, purchase agreements and the sale of interests in limited liability companies between owners. In that role he works with his clients' tax accountants, insurance brokers, and other professionals to get the deal closed.. Drawing upon his significant experience, Lou Russo also serves as arbitrator in FINRA and American Arbitration Association - Consumer matters and also teaches commercial arbitration as an adjunct law professor of law.. A magna cum laude graduate of Hofstra Law, Lou was the Associate Editor of the Hofstra Law Review and the Vice President of the Moot Court Association. He also participated in the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s trial techniques program. He received his B.A. in political science (with a minor in biology) from Villanova University.. *Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes.. New York business lawyer, New Jersey business lawyer, business attorney, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, M&A, buing a business, selling a business, pre-suit negotiation, mediation, litigation in state and federal courts, and arbitration, partnership disputes, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, NDAs, purchase agreements (breach of contract, Commercial Litigation, Business Litigation)

Israel is an experienced commercial and class action litigator, representing domestic and international individuals and entities in courts throughout the State of New York and in arbitrations across the United States. Israel is a formidable attorney with an impressive record of success, obtaining millions of dollars for his clients. Notably, following one of Israel’s recent class action lawsuits, the City of New York dismissed and refunded $26 million in invalid parking tickets. Israel is regularly quoted by the media, including Fox News and the New York Post, and has been selected to the Super Lawyers Metro New York Rising Stars List in 2018 and 2019.. Prior to joining Pardalis & Nohavicka, LLP, Israel practiced commercial and class action litigation with another New York City law firm, served as law clerk to the Honorable Martin G. Cronin (New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County), and acted as a New Jersey Superior Court trained mediator. Israel also completed internships with the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco (formerly sitting on the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, currently sitting on the United Stated Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit), former Councilman David G. Greenfield (New York City Council, 44thDistrict), the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, as well as several New York City law firms.. Israel graduated from the Fordham University School of Law, where he received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award and a student leadership award for his various pro bono contributions. During law school, Israel served as a member of the Unemployment Action Center, where he represented claimants in their unemployment insurance appeals before New York State administrative law judges. Israel also served as secretary of the Prisoners’ Rights Advocates and, as a student practitioner at Fordham’s Criminal Defense Clinic, assisted in the representation of two Guantanamo Bay detainees and other indigent defendants. Israel also served as a member of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal.

Admitted to practice in New York, Coloarado and Connecticut. ---. Attorney Jeffrey Shepro owns Jeffrey Shepro P.C.  Jeffrey Shepro assists individuals, small businesses and mid size corporations with managing their corporate affairs. Beyond corporate governance, he drafts, reviews, and negotiates all kinds of contracts. He has more than ten years of litigation experience and a background in finance.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in New York and surrounding areas.