Admissions
State of New York

Honors and Distinctions
Super Lawyers, New York Rising Star, 2014-2018

Biography
Brett Joshpe is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School. After law school, he worked at the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP on corporate transactions and then at the law firm of Wrobel & Schatz LLP. His practice areas include both corporate work and litigation across different industries, including technology, digital media, and financial services. He is admitted to the New York State Bar and has been named a Super Lawyers New York Rising Star from 2014-2018.

Brett also has extensive entrepreneurial experience and most recently led an innovative, award-winning media and technology company in the sports and entertainment industry. He is a published author and has been published in various national publications, including USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, The New York Post, and The New York Daily News, among others. He is a CFA Charter Holder, a CAIA Charter Holder, and a Certified Blockchain Expert.

Admissions
State of New York
State of Ohio

Honors and Distinctions
Super Lawyers, New York Rising Star, 2014-2016

Biography
Michael Mooney graduated from Kenyon College in 1995 and earned a Master of Business Administration in 1998 and J.D. in 2005, both from The Ohio State University. He began his legal career at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP where he worked primarily on complex mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he worked on a variety of derivatives transactions, including collateralized debt obligations underwritten by large financial institutions. Subsequently, Mike joined the New York office of Citco Fund Services (USA), Inc., the world's largest provider of administration services to hedge funds. As Legal Counsel, Mike advised senior management in the New York office and negotiated operative documents with Citco's hedge fund clients. Currently his practice focuses on all manner of corporate transactions.

He is admitted to the Bars of New York and Ohio. Prior to attending law school, Mike spent seven years in and around the Ohio Statehouse working as both a Legislative Aide in the Ohio Senate and as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Ohio Insurance Institute.

Admissions
New York (State, Eastern and Southern Districts)
New Jersey (State, District of New Jersey)

Biography
Edward Paltzik earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and a B. A. from Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences, graduating with Distinction in All Subjects. He is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the District of New Jersey.

Mr. Paltzik has extensive litigation experience involving a wide variety of complex civil and criminal matters in both state and federal courts. His advocacy has led to successful outcomes in various high-profile matters, including the Buck Foston's First Amendment litigation against the City of New Brunswick, NJ and its top officials, FINRA arbitration against a major financial institution, a multi-jurisdictional False Claims Act whistleblower case relating to healthcare fraud, and numerous other civil and criminal matters.

Mr. Paltzik’s practice encompasses constitutional and administrative litigation, highly technical commercial and financial disputes, white-collar criminal defense, whistleblower representation, healthcare compliance, probate litigation, and tort claims ranging from defamation to wrongful death.