Elaine B. Zapfel is an attorney admitted to practice in New York. Elaine practices in the areas of intellectual property, real estate, corporate and securities law. Elaine received her JD from State University at Buffalo Law School. Elaine co-founded the firm of Sussmane & Zapfel, P.C., where she practiced until the formation of McCue, Sussmane,…
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Craig F. Cohen
Craig Cohen is a partner and head of the Entertainment Law Division at the New York City law firm of McCue Sussmane Zapfel & Cohen P.C. A 1992 graduate of Brooklyn Law School, Craig took an unconventional route-entering the mailroom at International Creative Management-quickly rising through the ranks and becoming a talent agent. Craig spent…
Jesse Sussmane
Jesse Sussmane is an attorney admitted to practice in New York. He specializes in the areas of corporate litigation, real estate law, and intellectual property. Jesse completed his bachelor’s at Tulane University and received his J.D. Degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School where he served as a member of the Law Review. Prior to joining McCue Sussmane…
Scott Swanson
Scott Swanson is a litigation partner at the firm whose practice focuses on business litigation and corporate bankruptcy matters, representing a diverse client-base in complex commercial disputes in both federal and state court. His clients include real estate owners, developers, institutional lenders, trustees, equipment lessors, media production companies, creative agencies, companies, investment funds, and investors….
Litigation
Our litigation partners handle complex litigation, arbitration and mediation matters for our clients in a wide-range of subject and industry areas. Our litigation practice includes matters in: Corporate and commercial for large-cap public corporations and closely-held corporations; Probate; Intellectual property, including copyright, trademark and unfair competition; Real estate; Construction; Tax; Investigations; Employment; Securities; Advertising; Trust…
Corporate
Our corporate and securities practice focuses on general corporate, finance and transactional matters, employing an effective combination of business judgment and legal skill for a range of clients.
Real Estate
We represent domestic and foreign clients in real estate transactions throughout the U.S. with extensive experience in syndications, financing, leasing, and single-asset and multi-property acquisitions and sales.
Entertainment
We have established our entertainment law practice to encompass representation of clients in the motion picture, television, stage, publishing and music industries. Our lawyers have comprehensive industry experience.
Taxation and Estate Planning
We have decades of experience representing corporations and individual clients. We assist our private clients with individual tax and estate planning. We represent both our corporate and private clients in proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Tax Court and state agencies. Our practice includes: Preparation of estate planning and related documents, including wills,…
Intellectual Property and Art Law
Our firm represents companies, individuals, estates, artists, collectors and dealers in, among other matters: Intellectual property protection, counseling, litigation, arbitration and mediation; Intellectual property contract drafting and negotiation; Transfers, sales and assignments of intellectual property; Trademark and copyright negotiation and related counseling; Domain name acquisition, transfer and disputes; Trade secret protection, corporate practices to preserve databases,…