NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Newman Ferrara LLP (www.nfllp.com) announced today that four of its partners, Lucas Ferrara, Jarred Kassenoff, Glenn Spiegel, and Jeffrey Norton were named top lawyers in New York based on their work in real estate and class action/mass tort litigation.
Mr. Ferrara, a named partner of the firm, and Jeffrey Norton, are highlighted in the 2012 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers, and Messrs. Kassenoff and Spiegel appear in New York Metro Rising Stars which lists the top young lawyers in the region. “Every member of our firm works hard to achieve excellence in their field of practice and this honor is a testament to that effort,” says named partner Jonathan Newman, who also has been named as a top lawyer in previous years.
To develop the annual Super Lawyers and Rising Stars listings, researchers with Thomson Reuters solicit nominations from attorneys across the New York metro region. A blue-ribbon panel assists with final selections, and less than 5 percent of eligible attorneys earn selection. The full lists are available online at http://www.superlawyers.com, and the Super Lawyers list appears in both The New York Times Magazine and New York Super Lawyers magazine.
Firm partners Ferrara, Kassenoff, and Spiegel focus their practice on real estate and commercial litigation representing real-estate developers, contractors, building owners, Fortune 500 corporations, condominium and cooperative boards, and tenants' associations in addition to matters involving zoning and insolvency. Mr. Norton, also a partner of the firm, is chair of the firm’s class action and complex litigation group where he focuses on securities litigation, shareholder rights, consumer fraud, products liability, mass torts, and civil rights litigation.
Newman Ferrara maintains a multifaceted practice based in New York City with attorneys specializing in complex commercial and multi-party litigation with an emphasis on securities and shareholder litigation, consumer protection, civil rights, and real estate. For more information, please visit the firm website at www.nfllp.com.
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