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Renee Simon Lesser
Charter Member
Civil Litigation

100 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017

 

Renée Simon Lesser specializes in personal injury and property damage claims, insurance defense and coverage litigation, and product liability and toxic tort litigation. She has tried jury and bench trials in state and federal court and has argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First and Second Departments. For two decades, Renée has successfully defended churches, synagogues, schools, nursing homes, non-profit entities, as well as large and small businesses and individuals throughout New York State. Most of these cases involve allegations of personal injury, property damage or economic loss resulting from premises defects, sports related injuries, labor law claims, assaults, sexual misconduct, negligent supervision, and building design and maintenance claims. Renée has also secured significant awards for plaintiffs in personal injury cases, including a $4.5 million judgment obtained after trial and appeal against a property owner resulting from the rape and sexual assault of a tenant. Her representation of plaintiffs and defendants has given her a unique insight into the successful resolution of personal injury, wrongful death and product liability claims. She earned a B.A. from State University of New York at Albany before graduating from American University Washington College of Law with her J.D.

Leonard F. Lesser
Charter Member
Civil Litigation

100 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017

 

Len specializes in complex commercial and tort litigation. Len prosecutes and defends business litigation in federal and state courts around the country, and arbitration tribunals administered by JAMS, AAA, ICDR, FINRA, and other ADR providers. He focuses on business torts; copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition claims; partnership, joint venture, shareholder, and LLC member disputes; corporate transaction, post-closing, and busted deal disputes; contract and UCC disputes; financial services litigation; securities litigation; insurance disputes; real estate disputes; and employment litigation. He also prosecutes and defends toxic tort, product liability, premises liability, medical liability and personal injury claims. Len is AV-Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been recognized and selected for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers® for the years 2008 through 2024. This survey, published by Thomson Reuters, honors the top five (5%) percent of New York City-based attorneys. Len has also been recognized in Best Lawyers peer review publication, and has been recognized for his copyright litigation work by Global Law Experts, ACQ (Acquisition Finance) Magazine, Corporate Int'l Magazine, and Corporate LiveWire.

Ariel Lett
Charter Member
Personal Injury Law

6303 Blue Lagoon Dr., Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126

 

Ariel Lett, Esq. is the Managing Attorney of Lett Law. Mr. Lett brings broad experience to the Firm. Prior to founding Lett Law, Mr. Lett practiced at large and small defense firms for several years.. While there, he was able to gain a firm understanding of how insurance companies work, how they think, and how they operate. He brings this experience to Lett Law, in order to work most effectively for you: The People. He will make sure that you are not taken advantage of through Bad Faith insurance companies. In addition to his law firm experience, Mr. Lett also served as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Darrin P. Gayles of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. As a federal law clerk, Mr. Lett evaluated and managed many cases, including drafting numerous orders and opinions that decided complex procedural and substantive legal issues. Mr. Lett also has litigation experience in trade secret and non-compete law. Mr. Lett earned his Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law where he was a Trustee Full-Tuition Scholarship recipient. While in law school, he won a national championship in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition and several personal honors and awards in Moot Court & Trial Advocacy. He also served as an Associate Editor of the Michigan State International Law Review. Additionally, Mr. Lett was on the Michigan State Arbitration team where he won a regional championship. Mr. Lett completed an internship for the Honorable Victoria A. Roberts of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Richard H. Levenstein
Charter Member
Health Care Law

3001 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, USA

 

Richard H. Levenstein is a shareholder at Nason Yeager. He practices in the area of complex commercial, civil litigation, physician and medical staff representation. Mr. Levenstein represents clients with business disputes, including actions arising from contracts or torts; his practice also has a heavy concentration in representing individual physicians, professional medical practices and the physician leadership of organized medical staffs around the State. He has successfully challenged the policies of major hospitals, and has won several substantial victories that have shaped the law to protect physicians and medical staffs. Mr. Levenstein is a Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. He represents clients in state and federal court, and in administrative proceedings. Originally from the Bronx, New York, Mr. Levenstein earned his Bachelor’s Degree in 1973 from Tulane University in New Orleans, and earned his Juris Doctor in 1976 from Tulane University Law School. He has practiced in the State of Florida since 1977, and has experience both as a sole practitioner and as a partner in several major firms. He practiced in Boca Raton for 18 years, before relocating to Martin County. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Levenstein is the founding President of the Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court and former President of the Martin County Bar Association. He has served on several Florida Bar Committees, and serves on the Board of many national organizations including the American Inns of Court Foundation, The Lawyers Committee of the National Center for State Courts and the American Judicature Society. He is deeply committed to educating the public about the importance of a fair and impartial judiciary, and trains lawyers and judges around the Country how to do so, through the Our Courts America initiative. Mr. Levenstein is also a Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, serves as Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Law at Tulane University Law School and a lecturer at Tulane University Medical School.

Marc M. Levey
Distinguished Lawyer
Tax Law

9 Burritts Landing N, Westport, CT 06880, USA

 

Marc Levey is a Senior Counsel in the New York office of Baker McKenzie. He has over 46 years of experience in international taxation and is a nationally recognized expert in his field, particularly in structuring and defending transfer pricing strategies. He has frequently been acknowledged by Euromoney as one of the "World's Leading Tax Advisors," included in its "Best of the Best" global tax experts. He also received a 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who. Mr. Levey's practice focuses on transfer pricing and cross-border transactions; tax controversies and litigation; general corporate, international and partnership taxation, and restructuring multinational company's global operations. He has worked in various industries such as pharma/life sciences, financial institutions, energy, automotive, chemicals, electronics, consumer goods, gaming, fashion and luxury products. Mr. Levey serves as the Chair of the Firm's Fashion and Luxury Industry Practice Group and was the past Chair of the firm's Global Transfer Pricing Steering Committee. Mr. Levey previously served as Tax Attorney with the International Tax Ruling Group of the National Office of the IRS from 1975 to 1977. He acted as Senior Trial Attorney with the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1977 to 1981. He was the Special Attorney to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice in 1982. Mr. Levey was formerly a partner in a Big Five firm, where he headed the transfer pricing practice for the greater metropolitan New York area and was a member of the firm's international task force. Mr. Levey also was a tax partner at a prominent New York-based law firm.