Attorneys Experienced in Helping New York Small Businesses

Glenn represents many kinds of businesses in a wide variety of commercial transactions and disputes. For clients in the hospitality business, he represents them at regulatory violation proceedings before many administrative agencies, such as the State Liquor Authority, the New York City Department of Health, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the Environmental Control Board. He is also an experienced corporate lawyer, involved in clients’ negotiations to buy or sell businesses, find real estate space, and protect their intellectual property assets with proper trademark protection.

For businesses just starting up, he creates all the necessary legal documents and helps them find a good location, and protect their assets from day one. Glenn is a former Civil Court Arbitrator of commercial disputes. He has managed his own law firm for more than 15 years.

Professional Activities
Participant: NYS Law Revision Commission, Study of Alcohol Beverage Control Laws, June 10th and 12th, 2008
Member: United Restaurant and Tavern Association
Board of Directors: Gotham Society
Member: National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Attorneys
Member: New York Restaurant Association
Member and former President: New York Lawyers Network.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Publications and Speeches
Author: “Does New York Need Electronic Surveillance of Its Clubs and Bars?” www.hospitalitylawyer.com,  (December 2006)
Author: Legal commentaries in the New York Law Journal
Speaker: trade shows for the nightclub industry
Guest commentator on Court TV

Education
J.D., Boston University Law School

Practice: Litigation
Bar Admissions: New York; New Jersey

Manuel regularly represents businesses in a wide variety of transactional disputes. Defending against regulatory violations, he has appeared in many proceedings before the New York State Liquor Authority, the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Taxation, and in Criminal Court. Manuel served as an Assistant District Attorney for five years before moving into private practice.

Publications and Speeches

Author, legal articles in major newspapers
Legal expert on Court TV and RNN News.

Education
J.D., American University College of Law, Washington, D.C.