Background
Fontak, Joseph I. was born in 1963 in New York, New York, United States.
Fontak, Joseph I. was born in 1963 in New York, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Binghamton (Bachelor of Science, 1985). Yeshiva University, Benjamin North. Cardozo School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1991).
Worked at Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Corporate, Securities, Investment Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Companies, Investment Advisers, Restructurings, Corporate Finance, Litigation, Tax, International, Real Estate, Trusts and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1992, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1993, New Jersey.
Member: Cardozo Law Review, 1989-1991.
Cardozo Criminal Law Clinic, 1990-1991. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.
Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, Limited Liability Partnership, founded in 1971, has a diversified practice including corporate, securities, financial services, litigation, real estate, tax and trust and estates matters. Clients of the firm include public and private corporations and other entities located in the United States and abroad.
The firm has a substantial corporate and securities practice, including mergers and acquisitions.
In addition, the firm"s practice involves corporate restructurings, including acquisitions of and work-outs by distressed companies. Through its representation of numerous mutual funds, as well as a number of broker-dealers, management and advisory organizations, investment partnerships, and venture capital firms, the firm"s financial services group has gained a national reputation. The firm"s highly respected litigation department, which includes three partners who previously served in the United States.
Attorney" General’ s Office for the Southern District of New York and one attorney who previously served in the United States.
Attorney" General’ s Office for the Eastern District of New York, handles a wide array of securities and commercial litigation and also has a substantial white collar criminal defense practice. Members of the firm lecture and write extensively, particularly in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, financial services, venture capital and litigation.
Member: Cardozo Law Review, 1989-1991. Cardozo Criminal Law Clinic, 1990-1991. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.