ATTORNEY
PROFILES
Gary Ettelman is a founding partner of Ettelman & Hochheiser, P.C. and Chairs the firm’s Litigation department. Mr. Ettelman concentrates on corporate and commercial litigation, creditors' rights and insolvency matters and commercial real estate. Mr. Ettelman represents businesses of diverse size, industry and category in various corporate and commercial litigation matters. He has served as general litigation counsel to a broad range of businesses including: domestic and multinational manufacturers, wholesalers, technology companies and general contractors.
Mr. Ettelman has achieved significantly successful results for the firm's clients on a national and international scale. He has successfully litigated cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts as well as national and international arbitration panels, involving commercial and corporate litigation, distributor and franchise terminations, sales and secured transactions, product liability, unfair competition, bankruptcy preferences and fraudulent conveyances, construction law, anti-trust, RICO and intellectual property rights. He has lectured on a variety of issues including: product liability, product warranties, distributor terminations, debtor and creditor rights, bankruptcy issues, and secured transactions.
Mr. Ettelman received his Juris Doctorate in 1981 from New York Law School. He attended State University of New York at Cortland, where he graduated cum laude in 1978.
Mr. Ettelman is admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Seventh Circuits as well as the United States Tax Court. Mr. Ettelman is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association, where he has co-chaired the Special Joint Committee of Attorneys and Accountants.
Keith Hochheiser is a founding partner of Ettelman & Hochheiser, P.C. and Chairs the firm’s Corporate department. Mr. Hochheiser concentrates on corporate and commercial transactions with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, manufacturing and distribution, joint ventures, privacy and security law and software application and protection. Mr. Hochheiser represents multi-national, national and regional public and privately-held corporations, and large and small business entities.
Mr. Hochheiser offers clients comprehensive legal advice through the planning, negotiating, and drafting of uniquely tailored agreements covering diverse areas. They include: domestic and international transactions, distribution, supply and licensing agreements, privacy and security law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and joint development transactions, e-commerce and intellectual property matters, sales and secured transactions, and tax-free reorganizations and exchanges.
Mr. Hochheiser is a director of a number of multi-national manufacturing and beverage entities. He is a frequent lecturer at seminars on corporate and commercial transactions and privacy and security law.
Mr. Hochheiser graduated from Bentley College in 1987, magna cum laude. He received his Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law in 1990 where he was a member of the Corporate Law Society.
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Suzanne Brooks Fertig is an associate in the firm’s Litigation department. Ms. Fertig concentrates in the practice areas of commercial litigation, construction law, manufacturing and distribution, intellectual property, alcoholic beverage control laws and general corporate matters. Ms. Fertig is admitted to practice before the state courts of the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern District and for the Eastern District of New York.
Ms. Fertig graduated cum laude from Brooklyn Law School where she earned a Juris Doctorate degree in May 1995. Ms. Fertig earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY Binghamton in May, 1992. While at Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Fertig received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Criminal Law, the Academic Achievement Scholarship, and was selected to become the Associate Managing Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. During law school, Ms. Fertig served as a mediator for Civil Small Claims Court, County of Kings. She also clerked for the Hon. Philip Segal of the Family Court for the County of Kings where she researched and drafted legal memoranda concerning various issues dealing with child abuse.
Ms. Fertig has written several appellate briefs, and argued numerous motions, for and in both state Supreme and Appellate Courts, and federal District courts, and conducted numerous hearings and inquests in state Supreme and District courts. She is a contributing author of ENFORCING JUDGMENTS AND COLLECTING DEBTS IN NEW YORK for West Publishing, and did the core research and writing for an article entitled HIDDEN LIENS, WHO IS ENTITLED TO WHAT (1997), a paper delivered at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in 1998, and for which she received an acknowledgment.
Rizwan Akmal is an associate with the firm’s Corporate department where he concentrates on corporate and commercial transactions relating to major domestic and multinational corporations with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, government procurement and contracting, export controls and privacy law.
Mr. Akmal received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from New York University in 2001. He received his Juris Doctorate from George Mason School of Law in 2004, where he was Associate Editor of the George Mason Law Review, a member of the Moot Court team, President of the George Mason Business Law Society and a Writing Fellow for the George Mason Legal Research, Writing and Analysis Program.
Mr. Akmal is admitted to the New York State Bar and is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.
John Yuk is an associate with the firm’s Corporate department where he concentrates on corporate and commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial law matters relating to major domestic and multinational corporations. Mr. Yuk has extensive experience in handling international mergers and share/asset acquisitions, joint ventures and investments, corporate and commercial transactions, documentations, and commercial disputes. Prior to joining Ettelman & Hochheiser, P.C., Mr. Yuk practiced overseas in China and Taiwan.
Mr. Yuk received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 1995. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1991.
Mr. Yuk is admitted to the New York State Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Joshua S. Stern is an associate in the firm’s Litigation department. Mr. Stern is an experienced trial lawyer concentrating on commercial litigation and general corporate matters in state and federal courts. Mr. Stern has represented a multitude of clients in diverse litigation matters in areas such as manufacturing and distribution, franchise, intellectual property, and partnership disputes. Before joining the firm, Mr. Stern practiced law in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Stern earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from Lehigh University in 2001, and his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from University of Illinois in 2004. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and New York and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Marc Sabow is an associate in the firm’s Litigation department. He represents corporate clients in a broad range of businesses including: manufacturers and distributors, contractors, and technology companies in complex litigations both in state and federal courts.
Mr. Sabow graduated from Boston University in 2002 with a Bachelor’s Degree in international relations. He received his Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law in 2007. While attending Hofstra University School of Law, Mr. Sabow was a member of the Securities Arbitration Clinic where pursuant to a student practice order he successfully represented clients in arbitration and mediation proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Mr. Sabow is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Jamshaid N. Khan is an associate in the firm’s Corporate department and concentrates on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, financings, federal procurement and commercial sales transactions. He regularly advises national and multi-national companies in the manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and technology sectors.
Mr. Khan received an LL.B. (Hons.) degree in Banking and Financial Law from Brunel University (U.K) in 2001. He acquired postgraduate specialization in securities transactions from Boston University School of Law in 2002, where he was editor of the Annual Review of Banking Law Journal.
Mr. Khan is admitted to the New York State Bar and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Tory Marinello is an associate in the firm’s Corporate department. Mr. Marinello concentrates on corporate and commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and corporate formation, governance and dissolution. He negotiates and drafts documents for various commercial transactions, including intellectual property license agreements, service agreements and strategic alliances/joint venture agreements. He has assisted clients with numerous day-to-day legal needs including preparing website terms of use and privacy policies, nondisclosure agreements, press releases, independent contractor and consulting agreements, and lease agreements.
Tory Marinello graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Irvine in 2002 with a B.A. in Criminology, Law, and Society. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2007. While in law school, Mr. Marinello was Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review.
Mr. Marinello is admitted to practice in the states of California and New York.
