Uniondale, NY, September 3, 2024 – Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. has announced that the Founding Partners of Wasser & Russ, LLP will be joining the firm as partners. Mr. Wasser has joined the firm’s Real Estate department and Fine Art Law practice group, while Mr. Russ has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Insurance & Insurance Litigation departments, along with the Fine Art Law practice group.
“We are thrilled to welcome Douglas Wasser and Adam Russ to the firm,” said Adam Silvers, RMF Managing Partner. “They bring with them a wealth of experience and a commitment to excellence. Their impressive skills and diverse backgrounds will undoubtedly enhance the firm’s capabilities and contribute to our continued success. We are excited to integrate their talents into our team and look forward to the valuable advancements they will make.”
With over 40 years of extensive real estate and general business law experience, Mr. Wasser represents parties who are leasing or subleasing office space. Mr. Wasser has helped international conglomerates, owners and operators of hotels, office buildings, apartment buildings, former factories, airport hangars, hospitals, academic campuses, warehouses as well as medical and dental practices, law firms, small and medium sized businesses with any number of issues, including co-op/condo management relations, elections, common area sales and more.
Mr. Russ litigates vexing and sensitive business and legal problems and disputes. He helps clients in complex contract and commercial disputes before state and federal courts, arbitration tribunals, and mediators throughout the United States. Mr. Russ has litigated, tried, arbitrated, and mediated insurance and reinsurance disputes, insurance runoff and agency disputes, fine art title, ownership and authenticity disputes, business torts, declaratory actions, bad faith and insurance coverage claims. Mr. Russ has prosecuted and defended actions for clients in a variety of industries, including insurance, fine art dealers/auctions/collectors, electronics, technology, manufacturing, banking and financial, healthcare, real-estate, construction, and sanitation.
In addition to his litigation and ADR practice, Mr. Russ also advises and represents clients in connection with commercial and business transactions. He is also approved and designated by the New York Supreme Court, Nassau County to serve as a mediator on the official roster of the Nassau County Commercial Division ADR Program pursuant to Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge and is an active board member and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Sunrise Association.
Mr. Wasser and Mr. Russ represented the world’s largest auction house for many years. They represent all parties in the fine art world, including auction houses, investors, collectors, estate and trust fiduciaries, advisors, artists, galleries, and others in connection with all aspects of fine art disputes and transactions.
For over 50 years, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., headquartered in Uniondale, has built a reputation as one of the region’s leading providers of innovative legal services. Its attorneys are practical, experienced advocates who measure their success by their clients’ success. Cornerstone groups in all major practice areas of the law are represented at the firm, including corporate and securities, corporate restructuring & bankruptcy, commercial lending, commercial litigation, intellectual property, health care, real estate, employment, not-for-profit, cybersecurity and data privacy, energy, and trusts and estates. Clients include large and mid-sized corporations, privately held businesses, institutions and individuals.
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