Pryor Cashman Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Six to Counsel

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pryor Cashman is pleased to announce that the firm has elected seven new attorneys to its partnership: Erica Allegretta, Meghan Hill, Ryan Klarberg, Praveena Nallainathan, Michael Schimel, Matthew Silverman, and Dina Weinstein. The firm also promoted Joseph Jacobs, Lara Kasten Hoffman, Matthew Lamb, Daniel Pohlman, Andrew Richmond, and Lazar Sterling-Jackson to counsel.

All promotions were effective on January 1, 2025.

Pryor Cashman managing partner Ronald H. Shechtman said in a statement: “These deserving attorneys reflect the depth and diversity of Pryor Cashman’s practices as well as its people. Our new partner and counsel classes share a dedication to our core value of client service.”

Pryor Cashman partner and Executive Committee member David Rose, who will succeed Shechtman as managing partner effective February 2025, added: “This is an outstanding group of new partners and counsel who represent the vitality and growth of our firm. I am excited for the substantial contributions I know they will continue to make.”

More about our newly elected partners:

Erica Allegretta is a member of the Immigration Group, where she counsels clients on a wide range of U.S. immigrant and non-immigrant employment matters.

Meghan Hill is a member of the Litigation and Real Estate Groups, where she represents clients from the real estate and hospitality sectors in general commercial and contractual disputes.

Ryan Klarberg is a member of the Intellectual Property, Media + Entertainment, Digital Media, and Litigation Groups, where he litigates a wide range of intellectual property actions involving trademarks, counterfeits, copyrights (including under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act), trade dress, publicity and privacy rights, and licensing disputes.

Praveena Nallainathan is a member of the Immigration Group, where her practice focuses on corporate immigration, nationality, and consular law matters.

Michael Schimel is a member of the Trusts + Estates Group, where he advises on a variety of estate planning, administration, and litigation matters, including the preparation of wills and trusts, the administration and settlement of estates, and the representation of fiduciaries and beneficiaries in contested probate, accounting, and miscellaneous proceedings in the New York State Surrogate’s Court.

Matthew Silverman is a member of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Creditors’ Rights and Corporate Trust Groups, where he represents clients, including creditors and investors, in a variety of proceedings before the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts and in many of the nation’s largest Chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings, and other distressed situations.

Dina Weinstein is a member of the Immigration Group, where she represents companies of all sizes – ranging from large multinational conglomerates to emerging and start-up companies – helping them obtain visas and permanent residency for highly skilled employees who are key to their operations.

And our newly promoted counsel:

Joseph Jacobs is a member of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Creditors’ Rights Group, where he focuses on the representation of institutional lenders in state and federal litigation involving commercial disputes, commercial real estate foreclosures, and judgment enforcement litigation.

Lara Kasten Hoffman is a member of the Litigation Group, where she represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes before state and federal courts.

Matthew Lamb is a member of the Litigation Group, where he routinely represents clients in complex civil litigations involving business torts, breach of contract, commercial fraud, and antitrust violations.

Daniel Pohlman is a member of the Litigation Group, where he represents plaintiffs and defendants across multiple industries in complex commercial disputes before state and federal courts.

Andrew Richmond is a member of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Creditors’ Rights Group, where he advises creditors, trustees, and secured lenders on a wide variety of matters, including Chapter 11 reorganizations, due diligence, corporate restructurings, the purchase and sale of loans, bankruptcy claims, and insolvency-related litigation.

Lazar Sterling-Jackson is a member of the Litigation Group, where he represents clients in complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts, and private arbitration and mediation.

About Pryor Cashman

Pryor Cashman is a premier, midsized law firm headquartered at 7 Times Square in New York with offices in Los Angeles and Miami. With broad and sophisticated transactional and litigation practices, Pryor Cashman provides a full range of services to meet the complex legal needs of institutions, mid-market businesses, bold emerging entities, entrepreneurs, and individuals.