Our Practice
High-Net-Worth Services
High-net-worth dissolution matters demand financial sophistication, expert coordination, and the ability to litigate complex valuation disputes at the highest level. The difference between counsel who understands these dynamics and counsel who does not can be significant. Our cases routinely involve complex financial, valuation, and tax issues arising from substantial marital estates. These frequently include:
Executive and deferred compensation including restricted stock units, carried interest, and partnership distributions
Closely-held and family-owned business interests requiring forensic valuation
Professional practices and licenses
Substantial real estate portfolios including investment and commercial holdings
Complex investment structures
Offshore accounts and foreign assets
Enhanced earning capacity
We have extensive experience in assessing value and risk in these matters and developing solutions tailored to each client’s circumstances. We work closely with forensic accountants, business valuators, and financial experts to build an accurate picture of the marital estate. Our reputation for skill and meticulous planning often facilitates settlement as opposing counsel recognize that we are fully prepared to litigate aggressively.
Child Custody
We represent parents in high conflict and sensitive custody matters where parental rights, child stability, and long-term family dynamics are at issue.
Our experience includes complex custody disputes involving allegations of parental alienation, substance abuse, domestic violence, mental health concerns, and relocation. We collaborate with forensic psychiatrists, psychologists, other behavioral specialists, and court-appointed attorneys for the children.
We have handled interstate custody matters as well as cases under the Hague Convention involving international child abduction. We also have significant experience in high-stakes custody litigation involving LGBTQ parents and families, including one of the earliest cases concerning LGBTQ parental rights at the appellate level in New York.
When negotiating comprehensive parenting plans and vigorously advocating before the trial courts, we provide clear, decisive guidance tailored to each family’s unique circumstances. We understand the profound importance of these matters and work to achieve outcomes that protect our clients’ parental rights and their children’s emotional and developmental well-being.
Spousal & Child Support
We provide sophisticated representation in spousal and child support matters, where income, assets, and lifestyle are often complex and multifaceted.
Our experience includes analyzing intricate compensation structures and advocating for maintenance (e.g. alimony) and support awards that accurately reflect the proper income level and marital standard of living. We navigate both statutory guidelines and discretionary factors with meticulous attention to lifestyle analysis and long-term financial planning.
We deliver strategic and thorough advocacy aimed at securing substantial support awards that preserve the marital lifestyle, while vigorously defending against disproportionate or excessive claims. Our advocacy is grounded in realistic case evaluation and extensive knowledge of the law.
Post-Judgment Matters
Life circumstances frequently change necessitating the need to pursue action following a divorce or other court order. These may include shifts in income, changes in the children’s needs, relocation, or non-compliance with court orders.
We provide seasoned representation in post-judgment proceedings, including enforcement of existing orders, contempt proceedings, and applications for modification of support awards, child custody, and parenting plans.
Agreements
We negotiate, draft, and review sophisticated prenuptial, postnuptial, and separation agreements.
Our experience includes crafting agreements that protect substantial assets while addressing support, property division, and other critical issues. We work closely with our clients to anticipate potential areas of conflict and develop clear, enforceable provisions that minimize future disputes.