Falcon Rappaport & Berkman Ranked in Chambers Regional Spotlight 2025

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is proud to announce the firm has been ranked in the Chambers and Partners 2025 New York: Long Island Regional Spotlight Guide for Corporate/Commercial Law for the second year in a row. FRB is the only law firm on Long Island to receive this recognition, reaffirming our commitment to providing exceptional, comprehensive, and client-focused legal services. As a mid-sized firm, FRB provides an impressive offering of legal services, showcasing the capabilities often associated with larger firms while maintaining a personalized, strategic approach.

Chambers and Partners identifies and highlights the top-performing small and medium-sized law firms in key regions across the U.S. FRB’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group received particular recognition, along with its collaborative work with our Taxation, Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Asset Protection, and Probate & Administration of Trusts & Estates Practice Groups.

FRB attorneys bring wide-ranging knowledge and a practical approach to the table, enabling us to support clients across a multitude of industries, including technology, SaaS, apparel and fashion, e-commerce, consumer goods, service industries, restaurants, marketing, professional service providers, management consulting, home services (HVAC), EV, staffing, private lending, construction, real estate development, telecommunications, solar, cannabis, blockchain and web3, healthcare, and more.

FRB’s Corporate / Commercial representative transaction experience includes:

• Acting as outside general counsel to early-stage and middle-market companies in a wide variety of industries through corporate compliance, mergers and acquisitions, security offerings, including deal structuring and tax considerations
• Structuring both domestic and international holding companies for pre- and post-acquisition use cases, including drafting governing documents
• Performing and advising on pre-acquisition legal and financial due diligence
• Drafting, and negotiating purchase agreements related to (a) stock, membership interest, and other types of equity, and (b) assets of domestic and international entities
• Assisting and negotiating finance structure, development, and implementation for transactions, ranging from simple bank debt financing to complex financing involving combinations of senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt as well as redeemable and convertible preferred and preference stocks/units, warrants, options, notes, bonds, and other equities
• Assisting and negotiating private securities offerings, including without limitation the drafting of private placement memorandums, offering documents, and subscription agreements, SEC, FINRA and state-level “Blue Sky” filings, and all matters of related compliance
• Assisting and negotiating employment, independent contractor, and other service provider agreements, including without limitation creating, drafting, and negotiating related equity incentive plans, “earn-out” or performance-based pricing, and alternative payment structures.
• Assisting and negotiating the formation of blockchain-based businesses, including without limitation drafting the formation and other related documents, the raising of venture capital, and corporate governance related to financial guidance, IP protection, and compliance with digital assets and applicable crypto regulations
• Assisting with data privacy compliance related to international, federal, and state privacy regulations, including, without limitation, drafting and negotiating, applicable data policies, and risk management and incident response planning
• Assisting and facilitating acquisitions, dispositions and leveraged buyouts, including through bankruptcy proceedings
• Assisting and facilitating compliance with international trade regulations, including without limitation customs and trade law, export controls, sanctions, know your customer, anti-money laundering and other anti-bribery laws

FRB attorneys work as a team, engaging with our other practice areas as needed to ensure that FRB clients are receiving the benefit of the firm’s full suite of legal talent, its business acumen, and its practical experience.  

Congratulations to the FRB team on this well-deserved Chambers Ranking!

In addition to Corporate Law, FRB offers a wide range of additional practice areas and can assist you in navigating various complex legal matters. We invite you to contact us below or call us at (516) 599-0888 to learn more and explore how our services and professionals can support your unique legal needs.