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Tarter Krinsky & Drogin welcomes Levinson

According to Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, Gabriel Levinson has joined the firm as counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. Levinson represents commercial and residential real estate owners, operators, and developers; asset management firms; nightlife and restaurant owners, operators, and developers; financial and real estate investors; a New York City restaurant group; design professionals; entrepreneurs; artists; and high net-worth individuals. Levinson has successfully litigated and secured jury and non-jury verdicts in both the Supreme and Civil Courts of New York in the areas of commercial, contractual, real estate, entertainment and insurance litigation, and has arbitrated and mediated cases before various alternative dispute resolution tribunals. Mr. Levinson also provides legal counsel on a wide range of real estate and business issues. Representative clients and matters include: * Asset management firms ranging from $500 million to $16 billion under management, and other financial companies, in matters with institutional lenders and in actions concerning the enforceability of financial and commercial real estate documents. * Shareholder and partnership issues and disputes. * Public and private companies and high net-worth individuals in disputes concerning commercial real estate and financial matters. * Real estate owners and developers in complex construction issues. * Corporations in multi-jurisdictional disputes. * Restaurant businesses in capitalization and conversion disputes. * Private companies in disputes with their affiliates and/or subsidiaries. "Tarter Krinsky & Drogin is excited to welcome Gabriel Levinson as Counsel in our expanding Litigation Practice Group," said Alan Tarter, TKD's managing partner. "Gabriel brings over 13 years of experience in all areas of litigation, representing financial companies, real estate investors and developers, and restaurant owners and high-net worth individuals." Prior to joining Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, Mr. Levinson was a senior attorney in the litigation group of Ganfer & Shore, LLP. Levinson received a B.A. from Vassar College in 1995. He received a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1998. Levinson is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York State Bar Association, serving on its Arbitration and Mediation Committees. Tarter Krinsky & Drogin is a full-service law firm that offers the diverse practice areas of a large firm, coupled with superior service and personal attention. The majority of its professional staff is comprised of senior level attorneys with deep experience in their respective practice areas. Core competencies include intellectual property, international, corporate and securities, immigration, banking and finance, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, commercial litigation, construction, cooperative and condominium representation, labor and employment, not-for-profit, real estate, real estate litigation, landlord-tenant law, tax, and trusts and estates. The firm is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Princeton, New Jersey. Visit www.tarterkrinsky.com or call 212.216.8000 for more information. ###
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