STERN TANNENBAUM & BELL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- School Moot Court Program, Volunteer Judge
David S. Tannenbaum heads Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP's litigation department. Before co-founding the Firm, Mr. Tannenbaum was co-head of the Trial Department at the New York office of Duane Morris LLP for more than twelve years. Mr. Tannenbaum began his legal career as an associate at Shea & Gould, where he became a partner in 1992.
Mr. Tannenbaum has more than 35 years of experience representing clients in a wide variety of complex commercial and business litigation matters, with particular emphasis on contract disputes, real estate, banking, securities, professional liability, sports and entertainment, petroleum marketing, and intellectual property litigation.
Mr. Tannenbaum regularly appears in all New York state and federal courts, and also frequently represents clients in other jurisdictions. A substantial portion of Mr. Tannenbaum's practice includes the representation of clients in arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and mediations.
Mr. Tannenbaum has been selected a New York Super Lawyer® every year from 2013 through 2023.
Jessica Eyland is a Partner at Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP practicing in the area of litigation.
Ms. Eyland's professional focus is on real estate litigation, commercial disputes, professional malpractice and product liability litigation.
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Partner
- Counsels U.S
Mr. Bell counsels U.S. and non-U.S. high net worth individuals, families and family offices on complex estate, gift and income tax issues, and on the integration of investments with estate planning structures. Mr. Bell's clients have included corporate and individual fiduciaries on investment and administration matters, as well as public charities and private foundations on taxation, fundraising and governance issues.
Mr. Bell has also had extensive experience with contested matters involving the validity and interpretation of wills and trusts, investment management, limitations on fiduciary powers, domicile, and estate taxation.
An alumnus of Yale College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Bell is listed in Who's Who in America and The Best Lawyers in America, and is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
He has been consistently selected as a New York Super Lawyer®, including every year since the founding of Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP in 2007 through 2023.
Jonathan R. Bell, a founding partner of Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP, represents clients in estate planning, administration and related dispute resolution matters, including litigation.
Job Titles:
- Investment Management / New York
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Associate at Shea & Gould
Karen S. Frieman began her career as an associate at Shea & Gould, where she became the firm's youngest partner in 1993.
Ms. Frieman has over 20 years' litigation experience representing clients in commercial, civil and intellectual property disputes in the accounting, apparel, insurance, media, real estate and many other sectors. She has also represented and advised high-profile individuals in matters of libel and defamation.
Ms. Frieman has appeared in the state and federal trial and appeals courts in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and other states. She has an active and very successful practice representing clients in high profile adversary proceedings in federal bankruptcy court. Ms. Frieman also handles arbitrations, administrative hearings and mediations.
Job Titles:
- Partner and Co - Head of Trial Department of New York Office, 1995 - 2007
Rosemary Halligan is a founding partner of Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP. Ms. Halligan started her career at Shea & Gould, and before co-founding the Firm, she was a partner at Duane Morris LLP.
Ms. Halligan concentrates her practice in the commercial litigation field, focusing primarily on complex commercial litigation in areas including real estate, banking, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes, professional liability, ERISA and trusts and estates law. She has also handled several employment-related litigation matters.
While Ms. Halligan frequently practices in both federal and state courts in New York, she also has appeared in federal and state courts in several jurisdictions outside of New York as well as at arbitrations, administrative hearings and mediations.
Stephanie Korenman joined Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP in 2012. Ms. Korenman had previously been Executive Director and Senior Counsel of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, a senior associate of the Financial Markets and Securities Litigation groups of Duane Morris, LLP and an associate of Singer Frumento LLP. Ms. Korenman began her career at Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck P.C. as an associate in its corporate group.
Ms. Korenman is an accomplished broker-dealer compliance and regulatory attorney with extensive in-house and law firm experience handling litigations, arbitrations, SEC and/or FINRA regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. She regularly advises public companies and their executives, directors and affiliates regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance practices, SEC reporting and disclosure issues, enforcement matters, and securities transactions. She also counsels broker-dealers, investment advisers and hedge funds regarding registration, compliance, trading issues, litigation avoidance, disclosure policies and insider trading programs.
At Morgan Stanley, she was senior counsel for the Executive Financial Services Department, where she managed the legal, transactional and advisory services for financial advisors and their corporate executive clients holding restricted, control or concentrated stock positions. Ms. Korenman is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and New York University.
Stewart J. Stern is a founding partner of Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP and heads the Firm's real estate group. Previously, Mr. Stern was head of the Real Estate Department at the New York office of Duane Morris LLP for more than a decade.
Mr. Stern has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate law and practice. His clients include some of the nation's largest real estate developers, investors and lenders, and he also has an active hospitality practice, representing well-known hotels, restaurants and nightclubs.
A former certified public accountant, Mr. Stern practiced at a major international accounting firm before beginning his legal career at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Mr. Stern was the 1985 Valedictorian of Fordham Law School.
Mr. Stern has an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, the highest rating awarded, by Martindale Hubbell, has been selected a New York Super Lawyer® in each year from 2010 through 2023, and is listed in Who's Who in America.