About Us

Our firm prides itself on its well-established reputation for exceptional client service and high quality legal representation.

Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, PC, founded in 1995, is a multiservice law firm with offices in New York City and Moscow, representing clients in diverse industries with a wide variety of requirements. While Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates’ work generally originates from a client’s need for legal representation, the Firm is mindful that legal service is but one ingredient in achieving a client’s strategic business goals.

The Firm prides itself on learning and understanding client objectives and partnering with clients to generate genuine business value. Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates is proud that the diversity of its clients coincides with the diversity of its practice. Just as its clients range from international conglomerates to start-up ventures and entrepreneurs, from multinational corporations and leading financial institutions to charitable organizations and government officials in high-profile investigations, Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates’ five core practice groups involve the Firm in virtually every major form of counseling, litigation, and advocacy.

Our team of attorneys brings a wealth of experience in international commerce and can assist your business with:

Recent News
"WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DEBT FORGIVENESS ISSUES POPPING UP ON A REGULAR BASIS":
March 01, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein expects a lot of proposed legislation to address tax issues similar to those emerged in the Stuy-Town transaction in article by Sule Aygoren Carranza, GlobeSt.com

"WHILE 2010 IS GOING TO BE A WAIT-AND-SEE PERIOD, PRICES HAVE FALLEN SO MUCH SO QUICKLY THAT THE BOTTOM IS PERCEIVED AS BEING IN PLACE":
March 01, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein comments on high net-worth clients showing renewed interest in 24-Hour Cities Like London and New York in Market Update by Iyna Bort Caruso, Sotheby's for WSJ

"THE HOUSING MARKET IS IN A RECOVERY MODE, WE ARE TOLD":
February 25, 2010 -- Interview with Edward Mermelstein by Judith West, Getting Your Money Worth.

"NEGATIVELY PERFORMING PROPERTIES PURCHASED BASED ON INACCURATE PROJECTIONS AT THE PEAK OF THE BUBBLE, WILL FACE TURNING BACK TO LENDERS, OR A SIMILAR FATE":
February 02, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein considers returning of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village by Tishman Speyer Properties and BlackRock Realty back to its lenders, being the largest failure in CMBS history in article by Anuradha Kher, MHN Online

"THE RULING GIVES A LITTLE OF BREATHING ROOM TO BOTH PARTIES":
January 27, 2010 -- Edward Mermelstein is asked to comment on 45 days given to Silverstein and the Port Authority to come up with new WTC development deadlines in article by David M. Levitt, Bloomberg.com

Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, P.C.

302 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10001

Tel (212) 213-3818
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