New York Real Estate Journal

Cuomo joins Forchelli, Curto, Crowe, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Cohn, LLP

July 14, 2008 - Long Island
Attorney Joseph Cuomo, a 1991 graduate of St. John's University School of Law, has joined the Mineola-based law firm of Forchelli, Curto, Crowe, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Cohn, LLP as a partner and will be practicing in the areas of corporate & commercial law, and banking & finance law. Cuomo concentrates his practice on the representation of private and public companies and emerging businesses with respect to business law and transactional matters.  He serves as "outside" general counsel to numerous middle market private companies.  His practice also encompasses the representation of institutional and individual investors (including venture capital funds) and private equity funds with respect to their portfolio company transactions.  Cuomo's business and transactional experience includes corporate equity and debt financings, early stage and venture capital round financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, entity formation and maintenance, shareholders agreements, limited liability company agreements, business divorce, corporate reorganizations and liquidations, securities law compliance, employment and consulting agreements, and a wide variety of  commercial agreements. Cuomo is a frequent lecturer on corporate law topics, and has been quoted often in Long Island Business News.  Cuomo is the founder/coordinator of a networking group for Long Island and NYC metro inhouse counsel, and the founder of a networking program among Long Island's business leaders.