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Marco Silva represents clients in a wide range of business and commercial transactions, with a focus on commercial real estate, including acquisitions, sales, leasing, secured financing, zoning applications and litigation. He also represents businesses in corporate transactions, including securitized financing and litigation and has years of experience as counsel in the title industry. Marco provides a unique perspective, with a broad scope of experience in law, business and public policy. He previously worked as counsel to former New York State Senator Jack Martins, now a partner at Harris Beach. In that role he served as principal representative in the Senator’s office, authoring and collaborating on hundreds of bills, including more than 120 enacted into law by the New York State legislature. He coordinated work with committee chairpersons on legislation, hearings and task forces, and also worked on State policy, affecting minimum wage, paid family leave and non-legislative matters such as aquifer protection.

Kathleen Deegan Dickson is a partner in the Land Use and Zoning Department of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP and concentrates her practice in the areas of real estate development matters, and, in particular, land use and zoning law.  Kathleen has an extensive track record of success with and before municipal boards and agencies on significant projects throughout Long Island. Perhaps more importantly, she has a reputation for effectiveness and integrity in the pre-hearing meetings and outreach to municipal planning staffs and civic groups that are now a must in Long Island's current development climate.  She is former counsel to the City of Glen Cove Planning and Zoning Boards, and currently represents many developers, property owners, corporations and private individuals in all types of matters involving real property transactions, zoning and land . Deegan Dickson also serves as a member of the All Saints Regional School Board, on the Advisory Council of the North Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove, and the Board of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation.

Edward J. Karan III focuses his practice on corporate and transactional work. He is experienced in drafting and negotiating contracts for a variety of business-related matters including intellectual property licensing, employment, non-competition, confidentiality, and service agreements, as well as corporate governance documents such as operating and shareholder agreements. He also focuses on mergers and acquisitions, representing clients in the healthcare, technology, and retail sectors.. Edward is also well versed in private capital raising, having assisted clients in obtaining millions of dollars in private financing. He has significant experience drafting and negotiating original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements for clients in the technology industry.  In addition to his corporate and transactional work, Edward also works with clients in the estate planning arena including the preparation of wills and trusts and advising on the transfer of closely-held companies and assets.. Edward boasts a diverse legal background, having interned for the Hon. Joseph Bianco, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, as well as for the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Narcotics Investigations Division. He also concentrates on corporate and intellectual property matters, commercial and government contracting, mergers and acquisitions, and International Traffic in Arms Regulations compliance.

At Brooklyn Law School (2002-05), which I attended on an academic merit-based half scholarship, I interned with Legal Aid's Juvenile Rights Division funded by a fellowship from the Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest, with the late Judge McLaughlin of the Second Circuit, the SDNY AUSA's Criminal Division, and the Brooklyn DA's Gang Unit. Following law school, I returned to the Second Circuit where I served as a Staff Attorney for 2 years. I began my career in the private sector at a mid-sized Wall Street firm in 2007, litigating complex commercial and insurance coverage disputes. I worked at the Law Offices of Alan S. Futerfas from 2011-17. The firm specializes in white collar criminal defense & securities/business litigation. I was involved in all aspects of the firm's practices. In 2017, I joined the firm of Liddle & Robinson, LLP. The firm provides aggressive & personalized legal representation primarily to individuals, but also to financial services firms, hedge funds & other businesses in high-stakes, cutting-edge employment, securities & commercial litigation matters. In 2018, I joined Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC. The Firm provides its clients with full-service, integrated solutions to the types of problems they face in its areas of practice. The Firm’s attorneys have wide-ranging experience in various areas of the law, including the public sector.