The Firm's corporate and real estate attorneys counsel a broad range of individual and institutional clients in business and real estate transactions, including formation, acquisitions, mergers and dissolutions, sales, debt and equity financing matters, reorganizations, commercial real estate leasing and construction.
The Firm represents companies, organizations and individuals in investigations and prosecutions involving the full range of commercial and government regulated activity. Early intervention to prevent charges being filed, and vigorous representation at trial and on appeal distinguish our practice.
The Firm's comprehensive civil litigation practice emphasizes complex commercial transactions, business torts, fraud, defamation, unfair competition, securities, professional and fiduciary liability, real estate, trusts and estates, and bankruptcy. Experienced trial attorneys are the heart of this practice, anchored by Gilda Turitz.
The family law practice, headed by Raquel L. Sefton, provides representation of spouses and domestic partners with respect to dissolutions, including complex property issues and high-earner child and spousal support, parentage and custody actions, and cohabitation, domestic partner and premarital agreements.
The Firm's intellectual property transactions practice emphasizes: development, licensing, and distribution; website development and electronic commerce; joint ventures and other strategic alliances; IP protection policies and strategies; trademarks, copyrights, and domain names; brand protection and development strategies. The Firm's IP litigation attorneys have a broad range of experience in: criminal and civil trade secret enforcement and defense; criminal enforcement in counterfeiting and other import/export matters; intellectual property disputes arising from license and indemnity agreements; trademark and trade dress infringement; copyright infringement.
In addition to its extensive tax litigation and federal tax controversies practice, the Firm provides services in all aspects of tax planning, including comprehensive estate planning services to preserve family wealth and minimize tax exposure. The ERISA and benefits practice provides a broad range of services concerning qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, executive compensation arrangements, tax-sheltered annuities, IRAs, and ERISA fiduciary advice.
At Sideman & Bancroft LLP, we've chosen to focus our practice on a few, related areas of law. This specialized concentration allows clients to benefit from our deep knowledge and relevant expertise in these specific areas. With this dedicated focus, we are well-positioned to create practical and innovative solutions for each and every client.