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MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
MILTON SCHWARTZ graduated from New York University School of Law (J.D. 1955, LL.M. 1960), was for many years Adjunct Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at New York University School of Law, taught graduate courses in Latin American commercial law and foreign corporation law and has served as a member of the Faculty at Practicing Law Institute programs on Doing Business Abroad. He served for a number of years as Chairman of the Latin American Law Committee of the American Bar Association, President of the American Foreign Law Association, President of the Ecuadorian American Association and holds positions in related organizations. Author: "Fundamentals of Doing Business in Latin America," Business and Legal Aspects of Latin American Trade and Investment, The University of Wisconsin, 1976; "Rapporteur Nationale For American Law on Commercial Representation," published in La Representation Commerciale Internationale, Brussels; "Joint Ventures Under the Corporation Laws of Latin America: A New Look," Reference Manual on Doing Business in Latin America, American Bar Association Section of International Law and The University of Wisconsin, 1979; "Enforcement Abroad of Obligations and Guaranties," Issue No. 61-1986 of Revista FELABAN (Review of the Latin American Federation of Banks); "Directors' Duties and Shareholder Rights in Latin America," 1988 Int'l Law Weekend, Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Instructor, Law School, University of Madrid, Spain, Summer, 1991. Associate Director, Pan American Society, 1983-1985.
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French
email: mschwartz@ghsklaw.com
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ANDREW M. KLINGER graduated from Rutgers University (B.A. 1964) and New York University School of Law (J.D. 1967). He has been active on the Inter-American Affairs Committee and the Maritime Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and has chaired conferences dealing with foreign investment in the United States. He has served as President of the Ecuadorian American Association.
Languages: Portuguese and Spanish.
email: aklinger@ghsklaw.com
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RICHARD L. HERRMANN graduated from Yale University (B.A. 1965) and the University of Michigan Law School (J.D. 1968). He was a member of the adjunct faculty at New York University School of Law for ten years where he taught graduate students in the Institutes of Comparative Law and Inter-American Law. He is a director of the American Foreign Law Association, a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and served on the Foreign and Comparative Law Committee and Inter-American Affairs Committee; he is a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He counsels clients on all aspects of international income and estate planning and real estate tax planning, and he writes and lectures frequently on these topics.
Planning for Investment in United States Real Estate by the Foreign Client
Languages: Spanish, French and Portuguese.
email: rherrmann@ghsklaw.com
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LAUREL SCARR-KONEL graduated from Georgetown University (B.S.L.A. 1982), Hofstra University Law School (J.D. 1988) and from Hofstra University School of Business (MBA 1988). She is a member of the Real Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She was a member of the faculty of New York University School of Continuing Education where she taught Real Estate in the Paralegal Diploma Program.
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese and French.
email: lscarrkonel@ghsklaw.com
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DAVID TOBON graduated from Fordham University (B.A. 1998) Boston University School of Law (J.D. 2001) and New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation 2004). He is a member of the Association of the Bar of New York and a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He counsels clients on all aspects of international tax planning, development of wealth management and business succession structures, organization of private equity and venture capital funds, and cross border transactions.
Languages: Spanish and Portuguese.
email: dtobon@ghsklaw.com
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ASSOCIATES
NICHOLAS G. ARONS graduated from Yale University (B.A. 1998), New York University School of Law (J.D. 2004 cum laude, LL.M 2005). He served as law clerk to the Hon. Rosemary S. Pooler, on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil (2000) and Legal Advisor to the Palau Mission to the United Nations (2005). Author: Waiting for Rain, University of Arizona Press, 2004.
Languages: Spanish and Portuguese.
email: narons@ghsklaw.com
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KATHERINE J. HERRMANN graduated from Columbia University (B.A. 2000) and Rutgers University School of Law-Newark (J.D. 2006). Author: "Cybersurgery: The Cutting Edge", Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, Spring 2006.
email: kherrmann@ghsklaw.com
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Matheus Bertholo Piconez (Foreign Associate) Graduated from Faculdade de Direito do Largo São Francisco at the University of São Paulo (J.D. 2005), Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais – Ibmec/São Paulo (LL.M. in Taxation - EBD) and Levin College of Law at the University of Florida(LL.M. in International Taxation 2010 - awarded with a Latin American Scolarship). He is associated with Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. Advogados in São Paulo, Brazil. Co-Author “Tratamento Financeiro dos Instrumentos Financeiros Híbridos” In Controvérsias Jurídico-tributárias: Aproximações e Distanciamentos – 2º Vol., Dialética, 2011. Co-Author “Law Revises Treatment of Joint Tax Liabilities in Consortium Activities” in Tax Notes International, May 16, 2011, p.539. He is a Member of the São Paulo Section of the Brazilian Bar (not admitted in the United States – Not admitted in New York)
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English
email: mpiconez@ghsklaw.com
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