By Joshua Burd
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC is continuing its expansion in the region, adding four litigation attorneys who will serve clients across a host of industries, including real estate.
The Little Falls-based firm announced this week that it has welcomed Paul S. Grossman and Jay R. McDaniel as partners, Chris Seelinger as counsel and Oleksandr Kryvenko as senior associate — moves that follow the recent addition of a seven-attorney team led by Mark Tabakin. Together, the four newest additions deepen the firm’s bench for the full range of disputes a business can face across industries and at every stage of a matter, from prelitigation strategy through trial and appeal in New York and New Jersey state and federal courts.
They’ll also handle matters across the firm’s practice areas, including partnership and shareholder disputes, business valuation, real estate litigation and appellate advocacy for corporations, family businesses and individuals on both sides of the Hudson River.
“As we continue to grow, we are making sure our litigation strength grows with us,” said Donald Scarinci, the firm’s managing partner. “Expanding the litigation group with attorneys of this caliber gives us more depth and more capacity to serve our clients, and it positions the firm for the next stage of our growth.”
According to a news release, Grossman represents corporate clients in complex commercial litigation and in arbitral proceedings before American and international tribunals, with a concentration in intellectual property, securities, antitrust, business torts, creditors’ rights, real estate and employment disputes. He has argued before United States Courts of Appeals, the New Jersey Appellate Division and the New Jersey Supreme Court, having handled bet-the-company matters for clients including a national stock exchange, one of the world’s leading office furniture manufacturers and several regional banks.
As counsel, Seelinger represents corporations and family businesses in complex commercial disputes spanning business torts, corporate governance, contracts, fiduciary duties and restrictive covenants, according to a news release. A Columbia Law School graduate, he pairs legal judgment with a sophisticated command of technology and eDiscovery, using custom-built tools to organize dense factual records and reduce the cost and burden of discovery.
McDaniel, meantime, brings more than three decades of experience in partnership disputes and business valuation, representing majority and minority interests in shareholder and LLC member oppression, breach of fiduciary duty, and forced buyout matters from the firm’s Little Falls and Red Bank offices, Scarinci said. A Certified Valuation Analyst and Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Jay is the editor and principal author of the Business Divorce Law Report.
Kryvenko, for his part, joins the New York City office, where he will work closely with the litigation team led by Partner Ryan O. Miller that joined the firm last year. His practice stretches across arbitration, commercial and civil litigation, real estate disputes and appellate work, while he serves on the board of directors of the New York County Lawyers’ Association and is the founding chair of the group’s Committee on Inclusion of International Lawyers in the U.S. Legal Profession.
The firm added that Kryvenko is fluent in Russian and Ukrainian.
“Litigation is where our clients face their most consequential moments, and we are committed to meeting them there with the deepest bench in the region,” said Angela A. Turiano, partner and chair of the litigation department. “Paul, Jay, Chris and Oleksandr each bring a distinct strength to the group, from appellate advocacy to business valuation to legal technology and international arbitration. I am thrilled to welcome all four to the team.”
