Herrick Announces New Partners for 2026

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Herrick is pleased to announce the elevation of Gita Gandhi, Maxim M.L. Nowak, Elizabeth Plowman and Joshua Stricoff to partner. Their promotions are effective January 1, 2026.

"We are delighted to welcome such an impressive group of attorneys into our partnership," said Belinda Schwartz, Herrick’s Executive Chairperson. "This group embodies the firm’s values of collaboration and client service, and we look forward to their continued contributions to the firm and our clients.”

2026 Partners

Gita Gandhi, a partner in Herrick's Real Estate Department, advises owners, developers, investors, and financial institutions on sophisticated acquisitions and dispositions of fee and membership interests, as well as complex financing, investment and development transactions across multiple asset classes, including multifamily properties, commercial and office buildings, and hotels and resorts. Many of these transactions involve intricate development or tax structuring components and span jurisdictions nationwide. Gita leverages her diverse experience to strategically analyze transactions and anticipate potential challenges at every stage of a transaction.

Maxim M.L. Nowak is a partner in Herrick’s Litigation, Securities Enforcement and White Collar Defense & Investigations Groups. He focuses his practice on regulatory defense, internal investigations, crisis management and commercial and employment litigation. As a former senior in-house litigator, Max brings a commercially savvy perspective to his clients and appreciates the need for effective & efficient counsel in all manner of disputes. Max has deep experience representing corporate and individual clients in high-stakes cross-border investigations, criminal matters, regulatory enforcement actions (SEC, CFTC, PCAOB, FINRA, DOL and States Attorney General) and parallel litigation. Max also has extensive experience representing clients in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts across the Country.

Elizabeth Plowman, a partner in Herrick’s Restructuring & Finance Litigation Department, focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy and financial restructuring. She has extensive litigation experience involving complex commercial cases, valuation disputes and various matters arising from corporate restructurings and insolvency proceedings, including LMEs (liability management exercises) and other intercreditor disputes. She handles cases in federal and state courts as well as in arbitration forums.

Joshua Stricoff, a partner in Herrick's Litigation Department, focuses his practice on general commercial, real estate and construction litigation. Josh has represented clients in a wide range of matters, including partnership and joint venture disputes, breach of contract claims, commercial lease-related actions, fraud suits, breach of fiduciary duty cases, business and real estate valuation proceedings and claims adverse to government agencies. Additionally, Josh has deep experience representing owners, developers and condominium boards in cases involving construction defects and delays, design defects and professional malpractice and property damage.

About Herrick

Founded in 1928, Herrick, Feinstein LLP is a prominent, full-service law firm, providing comprehensive legal services to businesses and individuals around the world doing business in the United States. From its offices in New York City; Newark, New Jersey; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Herrick maintains robust real estate, corporate, finance, litigation, bankruptcy and financial restructuring capabilities, complemented by significant depth in the areas of employment, intellectual property, sports, tax law and private clients. www.herrick.com