Corporate And Securities Lawyer Neil Kaufman Joins Abrams Fensterman

Dec. 28, 2010 - PRLog -- December 28, 2010, Lake Success, N.Y. - - The New York-based full service law firm of Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Eininger, LLP announced today that Neil M. Kaufman, one of Long Island’s most highly respected corporate and securities attorneys, has joined the firm as a partner and chairman of its corporate department.

With over 70 attorneys, Abrams Fensterman is one of the fastest growing law firms on Long Island.  The firm provides a full range of legal services to its clients, including advice on corporate and securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, health law, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, immigration, divorce and family law, intellectual property, real estate, zoning, and employment law.  The addition of Mr. Kaufman’s corporate and securities practice will significantly enhance the firm’s existing business law practice.

For over 25 years, Neil Kaufman has represented public and private companies ranging from emerging growth companies to middle market companies in connection with a wide range of equity and debt financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. He is Chairman of the Long Island chapter of Financial Executives International, a nationwide organization of chief financial officers and other financial executives, and was the former chairman of the Banking and Securities Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association.  As Vice Chairman of the Long Island Capital Alliance, a non-profit organization that holds local capital forums, Mr. Kaufman has helped dozens of companies raise over $100 million of investment capital.  He is also a member of the corporate advisory board of the DNA Learning Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Before joining Abrams Fensterman, Mr. Kaufman was a partner and chairman of the corporate department at Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP.  Prior to that, he was the founder and managing member of Kaufman & Associates, PLLC and associated with Lord Day & Lord, Barrett Smith.

Mr. Kaufman states, “I am thrilled to be joining one of Long Island’s largest and fastest growing law firms, where my corporate and securities practice can continue to grow in conjunction with the firm’s existing practice areas.  The resources provided by Abrams Fensterman will allow me to better serve my existing clients since many of my new colleagues are recognized as leaders in their fields. We are confident that the addition of my practice will facilitate the firm’s continued growth.”

Howard Fensterman, the managing partner of Abrams Fensterman, remarks, “We are very excited to add Neil and his high-end corporate and securities practice.  He is well-known as one of the top corporate and securities lawyers on Long Island, and he is a perfect fit for our firm.  We will now be able to provide a full range of services to our clients, all at the highest levels of sophistication.”

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Abrams Fensterman is a full-service law firm with offices in Lake Success, New York City and Rochester, New York. The firm also serves clients in New Jersey.