Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme

The 2026 edition of Legal 500 recognized eight Pryor Cashman practice groups as top-tier national practices. This marks the 18th consecutive year that the guide has ranked Pryor Cashman as a top law firm.

Bankruptcy

Partners Seth Lieberman, Patrick Sibley, Matthew Silverman and Joseph Shifer were mentioned.

“Pryor Cashman LLP advises creditors, indenture trustees, administrative and collateral agents, investors, and other stakeholders in complex Chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings, and claims trading. The team has particular strength representing corporate trust and loan agency departments of major banks and financial institutions.”

Copyright

Partners Ilene Farkas and Frank Scibilia were lauded as “Leading Partners.” Partners Mona Simonian, Benjamin Semel, and Donald Zakarin were also mentioned.

“Pryor Cashman LLP has a longstanding reputation representing media and entertainment clients across a broad range of copyright matters, with a particular emphasis on the music industry.”

Immigration

Partners Colleen Caden, Maria Fernanda Gandarez, Avram Morell and Desiree Goldfinger were mentioned.

“The immigration and global mobility practice at Pryor Cashman LLP focuses on transitioning employees across borders while mitigating corporate risk, providing guidance on immigration entry requirements, visas and green cards, and permanent residency and citizenship applications.”

M+A: Middle-Market (Sub-$250M)

Partners John Crowe, Ali Panjwani, Michael Weinsier, David Fisher, and Lawrence Spector, along with Associate Brian Dunlay, were mentioned.

“Pryor Cashman LLP provides clients with ‘creative and timely’ advice in a variety of matters, often involving private equity, strategic acquisitions and de-SPAC transactions.”

Media + Entertainment: Litigation

Partner Ilene Farkas was lauded as a “Leading Partner.” Partners James Sammataro, Frank Scibilia, Benjamin Semel and Donald Zakarin were also mentioned.

“With a particular focus on music litigation, the team at Pryor Cashman LLP is a key contact for publishers, songwriters, artists, and record labels.”

Media + Entertainment: Transactional

Partners Briana Hill, Simon Pulman, Ben Jaffe, and James Janowitz, along with Counsel Anne Atkinson, were mentioned.

“The practice is equipped to handle matters from a range of clients, including film, television, music, and video games industries.”

Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management, and Licensing)

Partners Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme, Brad D. Rose, Teresa Lee and Ryan Klarberg were mentioned.

“Pryor Cashman LLP advises clients on a range of non-contentious trademark matters including global trademark search and clearance, filing and maintenance of trademark registrations, and the development of global brand protection strategies. The firm also assists with trade name and trade dress issues, domain name acquisition, and trademark matters arising in corporate transactions such as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.”

White Collar

Partners Sid Kamaraju, Kate Reilly, Jeffrey Alberts, and Jasmine Juteau were mentioned.

“With unique expertise in the crypto industry, the corporate investigations and white-collar group at Pryor Cashman LLP in New York represents clients in a broad range of government investigations and litigation, including matters that relate to securities, wire, bank, and healthcare fraud, as well as cyber intrusions, money laundering, sanctions evasion, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the False Claims Act.”

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