Karen Hirshfield graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 and New York University School of Law, cum laude, in 1997, where she was a staff editor on the Annual Survey of American Law. Karen has extensive experience representing both acquirers and targets in M&A transactions, as well as issuers in venture capital / private equity transactions. She also concentrates on advising private entities with respect to their day-to-day corporate and commercial matters, including corporate law issues, formation of entities, and commercial contracts. Prior to joining Danziger and Danziger, Ms. Hirshfield was counsel at Lowenstein Sandler, PC in the Corporate Finance and Securities Group. From 2000 to 2004, she was an associate at Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz, PC in the New Media Group specializing in private equity transactions, and from 1997 to 2000 she was an associate in the Corporate Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.
E-mail: karen@danziger.com

Reneé L. Klaperman received her BA Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and her JD, Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she was an Articles Editor for The Buffalo Law Review. As a tax associate at Breed, Abbott and Morgan, Ms. Klaperman structured corporate and partnership acquisition vehicles, R&D and real property syndications, and worked on equipment leasing, sale/leasebacks and general international and corporate tax matters, before concentrating on general real estate transactions. At Shearman & Sterling, she acted as lenders’ counsel in construction, bridge, acquisition, public development, and workout financings; represented commercial purchasers, sellers, landlords and tenants, and coordinated real estate aspects of multi-state LBO’s. Ms. Klaperman is the author of LITERARY LIES, A Novel and, when not practicing law, is writing her second novel, LORETTA’S GARDEN.
E-mail: renee@danziger.com

Georges G. Lederman, Counsel to the Firm, has his own practice in Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation, Art Law, and Commercial Arbitration. He graduated Brown University, A.B., with honors in History in 1979, attended the University of Geneva, Switzerland from 1977 to 1978, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University in 1984. Mr. Lederman has worked as a Lead Articles Editor for The Tax Lawyer, as an associate at Kelley, Drye & Warren, and as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County.
E-mail: georges@danziger.com

Deborah Levy
[bio to come]
E-mail: deborah@danziger.com

Jennifer Paley received her BA, cum laude, from Harvard College in 1993 and her JD from NYU School of Law in 1997.  Ms. Paley concentrates her practice in the areas of entertainment, corporate, new media/Internet and real estate law.  Prior to joining Danziger, Danziger & Muro, LLP, Ms. Paley has held positions at The Disney Corporation and Kaufman Patricof Enterprises.
E-mail: jennifer@danziger.com