Counsel Archives – Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC

Perry Balagur, Esq.

Professional Experience Perry Balagur is a real estate attorney with extensive experience at major New York City law firms and in-house in all aspects of real estate and development law, including: commercial transactional real estate, financing and securitizations, development, real estate related litigation, construction, real estate securities offering plans and amendments, condominiums, cooperatives and home

Steven C. Berlowitz, Esq.

Steven Berlowitz focuses his practice on complex commercial and civil litigation in both state and federal courts.

Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M.

Professional Experience Andrew leads FRB’s Healthcare and Cannabis Practice Groups and contributes to the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He has dedicated his career to delivering exceptional legal services and to handling high-stakes litigation for a diverse clientele. With over 30 years of experience in the area, Andrew’s healthcare practice includes representing various cross-sections of health

Andrew L. Gradman, Esq., LL.M

Professional Experience Andrew is Of Counsel in FRB’s Taxation Practice Group. He advises clients on a wide range of federal and international tax matters, including deferral and characterization of income; partnership taxation; corporate taxation; and Opportunity Zones. He frequently represents closely held family businesses, real estate developers, and cannabis clients. He also has extensive experience

Ian S. Horowitz, Esq., LL.M.

Professional Experience Mr. Horowitz focuses his practice on estate, gift, federal income, and generation skipping transfer taxation and related business transactional matters. He provides counsel to businesses and individuals on entity formation, tax efficient structures, and overall business strategies. Mr. Horowitz has extensive experience in preparing estate planning documents and implementing estate plans ranging from

Alan H. Kaufman, Esq., LL.M.

Professional Experience Alan advises clients on a wide range of federal and international tax matters. Prior to joining FRB, he was associated with Sony Corporation for nearly 30 years, lastly as Vice President in the Global Tax Office, where he led strategic and transactional tax planning initiatives with an emphasis on the media and entertainment

Daniel P. Knudsen, Esq., LL.M.

Professional Experience Dan practices in FRB’s Taxation Group. He concentrates his practice in Taxation as it relates to all aspects of Large Businesses, International, State and Local, Controversy, not-for-profit Tax-Exempt Organizations, and Regulated Substances. He advises clients regarding tax planning, structuring, and compliance. He serves as General Counsel to Native American tribal entities, Colleges, and non-for-profit

Lori J. Perlman, Esq.

Lori J. Perlman has over 27 years of experience providing legal advice and services to individuals and fiduciaries, primarily in connection with estate conflict resolution and Surrogate’s Court proceedings.

Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq.

Professional Experience Dana Walsh Sivak joined FRB in August 2022 as Senior Counsel in the firm’s elder law, civil litigation and cannabis law practice groups. Dana has devoted much of her legal career to addressing legal issues involving the elderly, including Article 81 guardianships, complex Medicaid eligibility issues, nursing home litigation, and advocating for increased

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