Edward Allen White

Edward Allen White is an experienced attorney with 48 years of practice in commercial, corporate, and real estate litigation, contract law, business disputes, estate matters, employment law, arbitration, and mediation. His expertise is divided into 75% litigation and 25% business agreements, having handled over 500 cases. Licensed in Washington since 1976 with no misconduct found. He has been a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP since 2012 and at Hartman & Craven, LLP since 2004. Previous roles include Litigation Counsel at Paradise Alberts & Fisher (1998-2003), Litigator at Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn (1979-1986), and Attorney at Kaye Scholer Fierman Hays & Handler (1975-1979). He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers’ Association, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. From 2007 to 2014, he served as Chairman of the Complex Litigation Committee in the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. He holds a JD from Yale Law School (1975) and speaks English.

Features

• Business Dissolution and Disputes
• Business Formation (LLC, Corporation)
• Business Formation (LLC, Sole Proprietorship, Partnerships)
• Commercial Lease Agreements
• Compliance and Regulatory Issues
• Compliance with Local and Federal Regulations
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation for Small Businesses
• Corporate Governance
• Employment Law for Businesses
• Employment Law for Small Businesses
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Intellectual Property Protection for Businesses
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Shareholder Disputes
• Tax Planning and Disputes

• License
  Licensed in Washington
  State: Washington
  Acquired: 1976
  Active
  
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 1976
  Inactive
  
• Work Experience
  2012 - Present Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
  2004 - Present Partner, Hartman & Craven, LLP
  1998 - 2003 Litigation Counsel, Paradise Alberts & Fisher
  1979 - 1986 Litigator, Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn
  1975 - 1979 Attorney, Kaye Scholer Fierman Hays & Handler
• Associations
  2007 - Present
  New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section - Executive Committee Member
  Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Member
  American Bar Association - Member
  New York State Bar Association - Member
  New York County Lawyers' Association - Member
  2007 - 2014
  New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section - Chairman of Complex Litigation Committee
• Education
  1975 - Yale Law School - JD - Juris Doctor
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent

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