Decades of Knowledge and Experience Drive Our Practice 

Since its start in 1979, our firm has provided practical and strategic legal counsel to corporations, benefit funds, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. Our dedication to our clients is affirmed by the longevity of our relationships which span decades in many instances.

OUR PRACTICE AREAS

OUR ATTORNEYS

Our firm’s attorneys bring decades of legal and practical experience to address the matters that impact our clients every day. We are a team of seasoned attorneys who intimately understand the industries and markets we serve. Our work in construction and other industries has built our reputation as a key resource for labor, business, and construction law as well as a variety of other matters. Whether addressing the finite particulars of a contract, negotiating agreements or utilizing resources to impact relevant policy issues, we serve the needs of our clients with integrity, efficiency and precision.

William Rothberg, Esq.
Sylvie Straus-Figueroa, Esq.
John Contrubis, Esq.

WHO WE REPRESENT

BUSINESSES

ASSOCIATIONS

UNION BENEFIT FUNDS & COMMITTEES

INDIVIDUALS

BUSINESSES

In New York’s fast paced business arena, we pride ourselves on being highly responsive to the needs and concerns of our clients.  The broad, practical knowledge we bring to each assignment we undertake brings value to the businesses we represent. We strategize and devise legal frameworks that guard against unnecessary risk and effectively leverage opportunities. We represent a full range of business entities including but not limited to construction contractors, real estate owners, and not-for-profit organizations.

An important part of our practice includes the building trade associations we represent. Our critical understanding of business, labor and policy allows us to serve as a legal resource for many complex matters in the construction industry and beyond.

ASSOCIATIONS

UNION BENEFIT FUNDS & COMMITTEES

As counsel to various ERISA and Multi-Employer Taft Hartley Funds, we provide advice and review of all legal matters for the union pension, welfare, annuity, vacation and benefit funds that we represent. We work in collaboration with Fund Trustees, administrators, accountants, actuaries, and investment consultants to ensure compliance with Fund policies as well as all local, state, and federal laws. In many cases, we are also responsible for the collection of contributions due and owing to such funds.

The trust we have built with many of the clients we know and work with has made us a one-stop-resource.  Since the inception of our firm, we have been pleased to support the needs of our clients on personal legal matters including but not limited to the purchase or sale of commercial and residential real estate, contracts, wills, estates, healthcare proxies, living wills, pension appeals, and related matters. Our team is thoughtful, effective, creative, and able to address all of your legal needs.

INDIVIDUALS