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Phone: (914) 397-2400

Address: 1 N Lexington Ave, White Plains, NY 10601

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Guardianship
Ms. Keating is a member of the Firmâ€™s Elder Law and Trusts and Estates Practice Groups. She has extensive experience in all matters relating to Elder Law, Estate Planning and Estate Administration, Medicare and Medicaid benefits, guardianship proceedings under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law and Article 17A of the Surrogateâ€™s Court Procedure Act, drafting and administration of special needs trusts.
Child Abuse
Represented Assistant County Attorney against claims of abuse of process arising out of child-neglect proceedings commenced against plaintiff by the Department of Social Services in

Criminal Defense
The Appellate Practice Group prosecutes and defends civil and criminal appeals at all levels of federal and state practice. As litigants negotiate the unique procedural and substantive challenges of an appeal, our mission is to guard our clients’ successes orÂ overturn adverse decisions. Our substantial appellate experience provides a critical edge to every client, at each stage of a litigation.
DUI/DWI
From 2020 to 2021, Mr. McGowan was a scholar in the inaugural class of the Steven Epstein DWI Defense Institute, earning a Certificate of Distinction for his work in the class. As a participant in the Institute, Mr. McGowan also successfully completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâ€™s course on DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.
Fraud
Mr. Braumuller represents hospitals, physician groups, physical therapists and other health care professionals, ambulatory surgery centers and other health care facilities in various health care fraud and abuse and regulatory matters. He counsels IPAs and integrated physician practices with respect to New York State DSRIP program participation including VBP contracting arrangements. He regularly counsels health industry clients on compliance with the Stark Law, anti-kickback statute, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, managed care contracting, HIPAA and the implementation of corporate compliance programs.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Ms. Khoury is a member of Bleakley Platt & Schmidtâ€™s Health Care Law, Healthcare Litigation, and Corporate Law Practice Groups. Prior to joining us, Ms. Khoury represented a variety of medical professionals, including physicians, hospitals, and medical device manufacturers in malpractice and product liability claims, as well as professional misconduct allegations. She has previously held roles within the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Mergers and Acquisitions
He has handled mergers and acquisitions of hospitals and other health care facilities, including Georgetown University in the sale of its Medical Center and St. Vincentâ€™s Medical Center on its acquisition of the Catholic Medical Center, with the value of each transaction in excess of $200 million.
Business Disputes
Mr. Parisi has represented several major companies in complex commercial, toxic tort, products liability and environmental contamination actions filed throughout the United States. Â He represented a multi-state petroleum distributor in a mass tort, product liability multi-district litigation pending in the Southern District of New York. Â Mr. Parisi has also represented area municipalities, corporations and individuals in environmental and zoning disputes, including CERCLA â€œSuperfundâ€ cost recovery actions, RCRA, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act lawsuits, and cases involving other local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Â Mr. Parisi has also represented national retail stores, area businesses, municipalities and individuals in commercial business disputes in state and federal court. Â In addition, Mr. Parisi has represented several area cemeteries and individuals with respect to burial and other cemetery issues.Â Mr. Parisi has extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts and is experienced in mediation and alternate dispute resolution in environmental, construction and general civil matters.
Construction Contracts
Drafts construction contracts and subcontracts for construction clients for major public and private projects and jobs
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Before joining the Westchester County Attorneyâ€™s Office, Mr. Rodriguez clerked for Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry and U.S. Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., both of the Eastern District of New York. He also previously practiced intellectual property litigation at Morgan & Finnegan, LLP.
Antitrust
Member of United States Department of Justice trial team in the prosecution of International Business Machine Corporation (IBM), for antitrust violations in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Wrongful Termination
In the construction arena, Mr. Murphy represents construction clients (owners, hospitals, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals) â€“ both as claimants and respondents â€“ in litigation, at trial, and in arbitrations on controversies ranging from mechanics lien issues, construction defect claims and delay damages to wrongful termination and payment disputes. He regularly drafts and negotiates contracts for clients involved in Â Â private and government projects and provides legal guidance throughout a projectâ€™s life.
Employment Discrimination
Kathryn L. Barcroft is a member of the Labor and Employment Law practice group. Prior to joining Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, Kathryn was a litigator at several New York City law firms leading their private sector labor and employment practices.Â Kathryn has over two decades experience representing and advising companies and other private sector clients including business executives and professional employees concerning employment law matters.Â Ms. Barcroft concentrates her practice in the area of complex legal investigations and regularly conducts internal investigations for clients on Title IX, employment discrimination and workplace disputes.Â She also has extensive experience in
Employment Contract
Successfully defended the president of a closely-held telecommunications equipment manufacturer against a shareholderâ€™s claims that he had breached his fiduciary duty and an employment contract by allegedly conspiring with the companyâ€™s accountants to inflate their fees and by approving excessive expenses. The case was resolved at an early stage of the litigation, with the client paying nothing in settlement.
Employment Litigation
Currently, Mr. Loveless serves as Counsel to the Town Attorney for the Town of Pound Ridge and previously served as Counsel to the County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and argued appeals in State and Federal Courts, including the Second Circuit and New Yorkâ€™s Court of Appeals including a $20,000,000 subrogation claim that was ultimately decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, through his work with the Uniformed Firefighters Association, he was involved in negotiating labor agreements and handling disciplinary matters. His extensive work in the field of education law involved employment issues, discipline and question of tenures, including a matter also decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Severance Agreement
Â Â Â Mr. DeGiuseppe advises clients on a wide variety of labor and employment law issues involving employment terminations and discipline; unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation; wage and hour claims; employment agreements and job offer letters; non-competition and confidentiality agreements; separation and severance agreements;Â unfair labor practice charges; union representation cases; and collective bargaining negotiations. He has acted as lead counsel for significant employment discrimination law cases, wage and hour actions, and non-competition cases, and in NLRB and PERB proceedings, mediations and arbitration hearings.
Sexual Harassment
Â complex civil rights and discrimination matters as well as experience in areas such as employee hiring, firing and discipline; separation agreements; non-compete and trade secrets; paid leave; whistleblower claims; sexual harassment policies and workplace trainings; company handbooks; and litigation avoidance measures. She regularly appears before the EEOC and State Human Rights Commissions, State and Federal Courts, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the Merit Systems Protections Board, and at mediations and arbitrations.

Real Estate Litigation
Mr. Quinn is a partner/member in the firm, primarily in the areas of banking and real estate. Additionally, he is engaged in land development, zoning, title litigation, commercial financing and real estate litigation.
Construction Litigation
Our Construction Law Practice Group assists clients through all phases of construction projects, including development of initial contract documents, subcontractor agreements, payment disputes, project financing, mechanics liens, and in the performance and management of projects.Â We represent public and private owners and developers, institutional clients, hospitals, schools, general contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, equipment suppliers, architects/engineers and other design professionals.Â We provide a full range of cost-effective legal services to our construction industry clients.
Real Estate Transactions
In addition, Lino has a wide range of experience in real estate transactions, encompassing commercial mortgages, construction loans, sales and acquisitions, and leasing. He represents sellers, buyers and public benefit corporations (Industrial Development Agencies) in various transactions involving commercial/industrial/residential properties, and has represented lenders in workouts, mortgage closings and commercial loan transactions.
Eminent Domain
Currently representing municipal client in numerous litigation matters including the prosecution of a mass tort claim, as well as eminent domain, condemnation and litigation matters.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Mr. Quinn is thoroughly familiar with local and state zoning practices, procedures and environmental law. He regularly appears before planning boards, zoning boards, village and town boards and architectural review boards for his clients. He currently represents many of the major companies and developers in Rockland County on land use and zoning matters, including utility companies, major financial institutions, title companies, developers and large property owners.
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Bleakley Platt is distinguished from other co-op/condo practices by our strong team of counselors and litigators known for effective representation in the areas of commercialÂ finance, insurance, landlord-tenant, construction, housing discrimination, tax certiorari, labor and employment law.
Property Damage
We regularly represent owners, contractors and design professionals in claims for property damage arising during construction and after completion.
Condominium Law
Mr. Glatthaar is a member of our Litigation, Co-Operative and Condominium, Construction and Real Estate Practice Groups. He concentrates his practice in the areas of zoning and land use law and litigation, cooperative and condominium law, construction law and real estate litigation. He has represented landlords, tenants, developers, non-profit institutions, sellers, purchasers, realtors, cooperatives and condominiums in building, zoning, housing and disability-based discrimination claims, landlord-tenant and construction defect claims both in courts and before state and federal administrative agencies. He has also represented property owners and purchasers in complex real estate and financing transactions.

Personal Injury
Mr. Orlowski is a member of the Litigation practice group. His practice involves the defense of trucking and transportation claims, premises and automobile liability matters as well as personal injury matters arising from construction-related accidents involving the application of the New York State Labor Law and violations of the New York State Industrial Code. He has litigation and trial experience in the New York City and Westchester County State and Federal Courts.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Our friend, our colleague, and our Chairman, William F. Harrington, passed away at the age of 78 in January, 2010. “BJ” Harrington joined the Firm in 1959, where he practiced law for 51 years and served as our Chairman and Managing Partner for 35 years. He was an accomplished attorney in trust and estate litigation and oversaw the growth of Bleakley Platt into one of the premier law firms in the region. He also served as Legislative Counsel to Lt. Governor Malcolm Wilson between 1964 and 1973, as Town Attorney for the Town of Pound Ridge from 1980 to 1985, and Town Justice for the Town of Pound Ridge between 1985 and 1991. BJ received a degree in accounting from Manhattan College in 1953 and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1959.
Wills
Ms. Pantaleo handles a broad range of matters with a particular emphasis on elder law, special needs planning, guardianship proceedings under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law and Article 17A of the Surrogateâ€™s Court Procedure Act, drafting and administration of special needs trusts, estate planning, drafting of wills and trusts, and estate administration.
Trusts
Ms. Brownstein is a member of our Trusts and Estates Practice Group. Prior to joining Bleakley Platt, she was a partner in a midsize Manhattan law firm and was of counsel to a Westchester law firm.
Probate

Bankruptcy
Foreclosure
We defend against claims and prosecute lawsuits arising from all aspects of construction projects including termination disputes, delay damages, payment disputes, breach of contract, lien foreclosures, warranty claims, insurance coverage issues and allegations of defective design or construction.
Tax Law
Ms. Brownstein concentrates her practice in the areas of trusts, estates, estate planning, taxation and estate administration. She has extensive experience in drafting wills, trusts and other estate planning documents and in estate and trust administration and related tax matters. She regularly drafts complex wills, revocable trusts, life insurance trusts, generation-skipping trusts, grantor annuity trusts, charitable split-interest trusts and qualified personal residence trusts. Ms. Brownstein represents corporate and individual fiduciaries in estate and trust administration matters, including estate tax and gift tax returns and audits, fiduciary income tax issues, accountings and miscellaneous court proceedings. She was the author of the 1985-1988 revision and supplement of Klipstein and Brownstein, â€œDrafting New York Wills,â€ published by Matthew Bender, Inc. and has lectured on estate planning and estate administration.

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