is a partner with Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP's corporate and securities practice group, and with the digital assets practice group. His practice is focused on corporate and private securities matters, serving clients as lead counsel on all types of corporate transactions including private placements, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance, planning and strategies, licensing, manufacturing, supply, and distribution arrangements. Mr. Lawrence provides dedicated hands-on personal support to clients from negotiation to closing and beyond. In mergers and acquisitions transactions, he has regularly represented both buyers and sellers of businesses. Over the past 15 years, he has successfully closed numerous deals with business owners selling their businesses to strategic buyers, private equity funds, and private equity-backed strategic buyers both domestically and internationally. With respect to securities offering and financing transactions, Mr. Lawrence has significant experience representing both issuers and founders on the one hand, and investors on the other hand, giving him years of experience related to private securities offerings, venture capital, and similar startup financings, and FINRA and SEC regulatory issues. As part of the firm's digital assets practice group, his practice has expanded to include advising companies on blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and NFT matters, with a focus on how the corporate and securities matters affect these types of projects. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, political science and English from Tulane University and his J.D. degree from Hofstra University. Mr. Lawrence is admitted to practice in New York.

is a partner with Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP in Miami Beach, Florida. He advises and guides businesses and entrepreneurs across a broad spectrum of industries, from startup inception to growth, exit, and everything in between. Whether it's navigating contract negotiations, business formation, intellectual property protection, strategic transactions, or tackling complex legal challenges, Mr. Weiss's approach is always holistic and results-driven. Part of what sets him apart is his in-house experience. Having started his career as an in-house attorney, Mr. Weiss knows that being an effective lawyer isn't just about legal theory, it's about driving business success. While many attorneys who've spent their careers in traditional law firms focus on billable hours and "black letter" law, he thinks like a business owner. Mr. Weiss's focus is on the "why" behind each legal step to ensure that legal advice aligns with the big picture. He prioritizes clarity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, ensuring clients get what they need without unnecessary complexity and fees. Mr. Weiss serves clients in diverse sectors but specializes in addressing the unique legal needs of technology, blockchain, AI, and motor vehicle-based businesses, offering forward-thinking solutions for their contractual, regulatory, and IP concerns. His background as both a lawyer and a certified public accountant fuels a distinctive perspective, combining legal knowledge with financial acumen to build strategies and solutions that truly benefit clients. Previously, Mr. Weiss served as general counsel for SIXT North America, where he oversaw the company's legal operations, from commercial contracts to compliance and regulatory matters. Mr. Weiss earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Florida State University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from University of Florida G. Levin College of Law.

is co-managing partner of the New York City office of Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP. He co-chairs FRB's digital assets practice group and chairs FRB's intellectual property practice group. Mr. Peltz oversees coordination between the digital asset practice group and all other practice groups of the firm, to ensure that the firm's clients receive the benefit of FRB's full-service approach, custom tailored to the unique issues presented by the blockchain industry. He also advises numerous venture technology companies on emerging technology and blockchain matters, with a focus on the intersection of IP and blockchain. Mr. Peltz has been advising cryptocurrency ventures since 2014, and combines his knowledge of the blockchain with a decade of IP and business law experience where he helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses and brands and resolve disputes. His practice encompasses both transactional and business litigation matters. Mr. Peltz's practice also focuses on U.S. and worldwide trademark prosecution and enforcement, including litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). His previous experience includes working at a premier IP law firm where he acted as trial counsel in numerous contested IP matters before U.S. District courts and courts of Appeal. Mr. Peltz has worked across numerous industries, including technology, energy and renewable energy, entertainment, media, and advertising, real estate, hospitality, education, cryptocurrency and NFTs, artificial intelligence (AI), legal cannabis (including hemp and CBD), and medical/health care. He has assisted entrepreneurs, artists, and non-profits with their various legal needs. Mr. Peltz earned his B.A. degree from Union College; and his J.D. degree, with Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, from University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law.

is a member of Falcon Rappaport & Berkman, LLP's Corporate and Securities Group. He has over 35 years of experience in corporate and government compliance, government contracts, trade regulation, and information technology. Mr. Black has been in-house counsel for most of his career, including Northrop Grumman's Data and Information Division, CA Technologies, where he served as vice president, senior counsel, and associate chief compliance officer; and at Overseas Military Sales Group where he was general counsel and chief compliance. Immediately prior to joining FRB, he was a partner at Silverman Acampora, where he led their Government Contracts and Compliance Group. A frequent lecturer on corporate and government compliance issues, Mr. Black is an adjunct professor at the Maurice Deane School of Law where he teaches corporate compliance and ethics; and has served as a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he taught courses in government contracts. He is a member of the American, New York and Nassau County Bar associations. Mr. Black is a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorney Professionalism and the Nassau County Bar Association Ethics Committee. He is vice president for North America, a United Nations Delegate of the World Jurist Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of the World Law Foundation, as well as member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Import Export Association.

is an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP (FRB). His legal practice focuses on domestic and cross-border corporate and securities law matters and related tax issues. Mr. Gershman also works closely with FRB's Taxation and Private Client groups, assisting with structuring and compliance matters involving closely held businesses, real estate, and trusts and estates. While in law school, he participated in Hofstra Law's Community and Economic Development Clinic where he assisted in the representation of non-profits, small businesses, and other start-up ventures with issues related to commercial transactions, corporate compliance, corporate finance, employment law, and real estate. In addition to corporate and securities law matters, Mr. Gershman's legal interests include the practice and policy surrounding emerging technologies such as cryptocurrencies, NFTs, artificial intelligence, and data privacy and security. He is admitted in states of New York and Texas, and the District of Columbia. Mr. Gershman earned his B.S. degree from Rosemont College and his J.D. degree from Maurice A Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.

is the founder and leader of the firm's Digital Assets practice, focusing on addressing the unique needs of Citrin Cooperman clients in the digital asset space. He is a partner in the Valuation and Forensic Services group as well. Mr. DiMichael's deep understanding of the digital asset industry allows him to assist clients such as mining companies, investors, investment funds, ICO/IEO token issuers, NFT marketplaces / promoters / artists, and financial services companies with a wide range of accounting, tax, and advisory issues. His areas of expertise include divorce litigation, economic damages analysis, fraud investigation, white collar criminal defense, and business appraisals. Mr. Di Michael has prepared and rebutted expert reports, and has experience working with companies in a wide range of industries. He has also provided deposition and expert testimony numerous times in federal court, state court, and arbitrations. Mr. DiMichael has been featured in or quoted in media including the New York Times, CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg Tax, Accounting Today, Bankrate.com, Hidden Forces Podcast, and more. He regularly teaches CPE/CLE classes on digital assets and cryptocurrency, covering topics such as fraud, tax, accounting, investigation, and industry developments. Mr. DiMichael has also taught CPE/CLE classes on topics such as forensic accounting, divorce, and economic damages.

is a senior financial regulatory attorney at DLA Piper with over a decade of legal experience largely centered in consumer financial services regulation, electronic signature compliance, and other risk management needs, including federal and state compliance, construction and review of robust compliance management systems, review of electronic transaction systems, secured and unsecured lending, and blockchain and cryptocurrency/virtual currency. She regularly provides thought leadership surrounding cutting-edge legal developments, and the breadth of her experience both inside organizations and advising as external counsel allows her to understand her clients' operational challenges as few in private practice can. Ms. Honsa Hicks values community service and enjoys pro bono legal work, and has been recognized on the 2022 and 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Rolls. She is a graduate of Hiram College and holds an Executive Certificate in Negotiation and a Certificate in Strategies for Conflict Management from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Ms. Honsa Hicks earned her J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (now Cleveland State University College of Law), where she received the Steven J. Werber Collegial Integrity Award and the Joseph M. Perry, Jr Award for Parliamentary Advocacy among other recognitions. While attending law school, she interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Washington, D.C., handling immigration and criminal matters at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and administrative labor law and criminal matters at NCIS. Ms. Honsa Hicks is admitted to practice in the Ohio, District of Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States.