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213 distinguished attorneys in New York, New York, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

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Criminal Defense Law

452 5th Ave 18th floor, New York, NY 10018, USA

Cyrus Vance Jr. has earned a well-deserved international reputation as a trial attorney with a proven track record in high-stake litigation and global investigations. As the Co-Chair of Baker McKenzie's North America Government Enforcement Practice, Cyrus is well-known for his expertise in white collar criminal investigations, complex civil and criminal litigation, sanctions enforcement, compliance and cybersecurity. With over three decades of experience in both public and private sector, Cyrus provides invaluable guidance to clients navigating cross-border investigations, enforcement matters, and cybersecurity incidents. Prior to joining the Firm, Cyrus served three consecutive four-year terms as Manhattan District Attorney, overseeing a team of over 600 prosecutors. He handled landmark criminal prosecutions, including successful litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court, the investigation and prosecution of Harvey Weinstein for sex crimes, and the investigations and prosecutions of major, foreign banks for sanctions violations. He also managed more than 100,000 cases annually, including complex white collar, terrorism, cybercrime and business crimes both domestically and internationally. Cyrus regularly collaborated with regulatory and crime-fighting partners such as the City of London Police, Paris Prosecutors' Office, Singapore Attorney General, Europol and Interpol, and is known for his ability to build and manage teams collaboratively across borders and agencies.

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Daniel Nottes

Daniel Nottes

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

150 E 58th St 22nd floor, New York, NY 10155, USA

Daniel B. Nottes is a results-oriented, innovative, creative thinker who works closely with his clients to successfully negotiate, and if necessary litigate, cases from inception through trial and appeal. A seasoned litigator, Mr. Nottes represents individuals and families in complex and sophisticated matters. Mr. Nottes is privileged to represent clients in all aspects of matrimonial and family law, including divorce and separation (both litigated in court and settled out of court); negotiating marital and family agreements (prenuptial, postnuptial, separation, and other settlement agreements); paternity; custody, visitation, parenting time and access; child support, including initial awards and modifications; spousal support/maintenance; relocation to other jurisdictions; parents/grandparents rights; domestic violence, including orders of protection; equitable distribution and property division, including valuations of real estate (commercial and residential) holdings, businesses, professional practices, closely-held family companies, art collections, exotic cars and automobiles, aircraft, and other complex holdings and assets. His cases have also involved multi-jurisdictional and cross-border issues, including proceedings involving children, jurisdictional disputes and matters of international law. In addition, he has extensive experience representing clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitrations and mediations – locally, nationally and internationally. Mr. Nottes’ cases have garnered national and international media attention and have involved landmark issues and matters of first impression, such as the successful distribution of frozen embryos to his client as part of an equitable distribution/marital property award after trial, considerably large support awards, including a permanent maintenance award following a multi-week trial, and the striking of pleadings resulting from illegal iPhone hacking and spoliation of evidence – the first case of its kind ever litigated worldwide – which was recently affirmed on appeal with costs (see Appellate Division Decision here). Prior to forming his boutique law firm to service his broad client base, Mr. Nottes was a Partner and the Practice Chair of the Matrimonial and Family Law Department at a commercial law firm. Previously, Mr. Nottes was a name partner at Felder, Felder and Nottes, P.C. (formerly Raoul Felder and Partners, P.C.), a renowned law firm concentrating in Matrimonial and Family Law. During law school, Mr. Nottes had the privilege of serving as a judicial intern to the Honorable Arthur D. Spatt, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Nottes is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

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Daniel Wasserberg

Daniel Wasserberg

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

1040 6th Ave 7th fl, New York, NY 10018, USA

Daniel Wasserberg became an NYC asbestos lawyer because he was motivated to assist victims of injustice by fighting corporate entities that value profit over the public’s health and welfare. Twenty years into his practice, Mr. Wasserberg remains firmly focused on helping people. As a founding partner of his Manhattan-based mass torts and personal injury law firm, his litigation practice is driven by three guiding concerns: consumer protection, environmental advocacy, and most importantly: accountability of companies that harm people for the benefit of their own bottom line. Nothing gives Mr. Wasserberg greater satisfaction than fighting for those who have personally selected him to advocate their cause. He believes that it is especially important to spend quality time with his clients so that he can get to know them and their individual cases: “Every client is different, and if you don’t know them, then you don’t know what you’re fighting for.” Daniel Wasserberg has been selected to the New York Metropolitan Super Lawyer list every year since 2013. In 2017, Mr. Wasserberg was named a “Top 100 Civil Litigator” by the National Trial Lawyers organization. This recognition is rarely awarded to attorneys under the age of 40. Mr. Wasserberg is proud to call himself a Trial Lawyer. He is often a featured speaker at industry summits and gatherings of the nation’s leading attorneys, from both sides of the bar. He is recognized by both his peers and his adversaries and is considered one of the nation’s premier mesothelioma and negligence attorneys. He makes it a point to attend conferences with the front-running plaintiff’s attorneys so that he stays aware of new developments in the field and continues to develop the firm’s network of the best and brightest co-counsel all over the country. This network of attorneys gives Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP the capability to fight for justice on behalf of individuals throughout the United States, and even internationally. Mr. Wasserberg is originally from Houston. He has been or is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. In 2004, he was admitted to practice law in Texas. He is now licensed in the Southern District of Texas. In 2010, his practice privileges were extended to the State of New York. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of NY. In 2018, he was admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey. In 2020, he was admitted to practice in the state of Illinois including the Northern District of IL. Mr. Wasserberg is the holder of a Juris Doctor Degree received in 2003 from Indiana University School of Law, as well as a Business Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University.

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Darren Moore

Personal Injury Law

171 Madison Ave, Ste 305, New York, NY 10016

Mr. Moore focuses his practice on construction site accidents, motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, trip and fall and premises liability accidents. Mr. Moore is an attorney who relentlessly advocates in pursuit of justice and full compensation on behalf of the firms’ clients. Mr. Moore spends many of his days in the trial courts of the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester as well as using his negotiation skills both inside and outside the courtroom in settling personal injury cases and obtaining the best results for the firms’ clients. Mr. Moore is meticulous in his preparation and handling of each individual case and takes great pride in the service that the firm provides; “When a client comes looking for us to represent their interests in a personal injury action, we take great pride in the trust that they are placing in us and to repay that trust, it is our goal to relentlessly and aggressively pursue the best result possible for each and every client.”

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