LAW FIRM ADDS PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATE
SHAMBERG MARWELL HOLLIS ANDREYCAK & LAIDLAW P.C. (formerly Shamberg Marwell & Hollis P.C.), in a move that the firm said positions itself for future growth in the region, has named two new name partners and one new associate.
CATHERINE B. ANDREYCAK, who joined the firm in 1998, has become a name partner. MOIRA S. LAIDLAW, of Laidlaw Attorneys at Law P.L.L.C., has now merged her Bedford Hills law practice with the firm and joined as a name partner.
Also joining the firm as partners are JOSEPH N. MADDEN and JENNIFER KING, and KIMBERLY S. BLISS has joined as an associate.
Andreycak has more than 25 years of experience in real estate, corporate and commercial law, representing a broad scope of private and commercial developers, lenders and borrowers, residential sellers and purchasers, investors and institutions. A resident of Pleasantville, Andreycak is admitted to practice in state and federal courts of New York.
Laidlaw, concentrates her practice in complex trust and estate planning, probate, guardianship and small business planning. She serves on the executive committee of the trusts and estates section of the Westchester County Bar Association and is a member of New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section and New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section. A resident of Chappaqua, Laidlaw is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Madden”™s practice is focused on zoning, planning and commercial land use and development, general civil litigation and landlord-tenant law. He joins the firm after five years as a partner at another major Westchester County law firm. Prior to that, he served four years as deputy corporation counsel for the city of Yonkers.
King”™s practice includes litigation pertaining to zoning and land-use matters and commercial litigation, trials and appeals. She litigates in both federal and state court. With the firm since 2007, King has represented real estate developers, property owners, architects and financial institutions in a wide array of matters, including contract and land disputes.
Bliss was previously associated with Laidlaw Firm and her practice areas include wills, living wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, guardianship and estate/trust administration and elder law. A summa cum laude graduate of Pace University School of Law, she served as case note and comment editor of the Pace Law Review. A resident of Mount Kisco, Bliss is admitted to practice in New York state.
In a joint statement, principals John S. Marwell and P. Daniel Hollis said, “We are thrilled that Cathy and Moira have become name partners in the firm, that Joe and Jennifer have become partners, and that Kimberly has joined us as an associate. All are first-rate lawyers and fine people who share our professional and personal values and vision. This restructuring strengthens and expands our firm”™s ability to continue to provide high-quality legal services to our clients.”
CO-COMMUNICATIONSÂ WELCOMES TWO TO THE STAFF
CO-COMMUNICATIONS INC., a marketing and communications firm with offices in Westchester, Farmington, Conn., and Manhattan, has announced LYNDSAY BOUCHAL ”“ a public relations professional and former journalist ”“ is joining the agency”™s Mount Kisco office as senior account manager.
Bouchal will work with a variety of clients in the hospitality, higher education, nonprofit and health care industries to strengthen their branding, execute social media campaigns and brainstorm creative marketing concepts.
Bouchal most recently was with the marketing department of Crystal Springs Resort in New Jersey, where she handled public relations, social media and photography. Previous to her work at Crystal Springs, Bouchal worked as a multimedia journalist at the New Jersey Herald. Bouchal holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University in Greenville, S.C., where she studied English, communications and Spanish.
Also joining Co-Communications is KEVIN ZAWACKI, a former reporter and editor with experience covering Westchester business, politics and lifestyle beats. Prior to entering public relations, Zawacki served as AOL-Huffington Post”™s associate regional editor for Patch.com in the Lower Hudson Valley, managing a team of one-dozen full-time journalists and directing all newsgathering in the area. Zawacki has a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing and history from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa.
“We”™re tremendously excited to have Lyndsay and Kevin join the Mount Kisco team,” said Stacey Cohen, president and founder of Co-Communications. “Their expertise in marketing and public relations ”“ coupled with a reporter”™s eye and deadline approach ”“ will be a major asset to our clients.”
LRC NAMES DIRECTOR
DAVID L. HARRELL has joined LRC Properties L.L.C. in Rye Brook as director with the acquisitions team. He will be responsible for sourcing deals by identifying, evaluating and conducting financial/market analysis on potential investment opportunities and acquisitions in the office, industrial and hotel sectors. Harrell joins LRC after working in a consulting role with the company since 2012 and is based in the firm”™s New York City office.
“We”™re excited to have David join LRC in a full-time role,” said Howard Lavitt, co-founder and principal of LRC Properties. “David brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and contacts that will help LRC in our continued work to identify and purchase properties that we can reposition, restructure and redevelop, returning value to the properties as well as our investors. He is a great asset to our team.”
Prior to joining LRC, Harrell was an associate director with Studley Inc.”™s national accounts team in Washington, D.C. He also previously worked with Public Properties L.L.C., a boutique Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate firm specializing in representing federal government agencies and as a practicing attorney with Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, representing developers, contractors and design professionals in construction and development-related litigation.
Harrell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Wofford College and a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
Five new members have been added to THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER (BGCNW) in Mount Kisco. They are: ASHLEY DIAMOND, ANDREW HANDLER, JOHN NEW, CHARLES PARSONS and RICK SUAREZ.
Diamond is co-founder of the Bedford Hills-based wine company Vine & Co. Previously she served as marketing manager for Frontline Marketing and remains actively involved in the community.
Handler currently works as an independent commodities options trader/market maker. In 2012, he decided to share his passion for nutrition and physical fitness with the community by opening a CrossFit Gym in Mount Kisco.
New, managing partner at Access Securities L.L.C. in Stamford, Conn., is a financial professional with more than 19 years of experience. He formerly was president of Source Trading and senior vice president, international wealth specialist at Morgan Stanley.
Parsons has been at Proskauer Rose L.L.P. for his entire professional career. He is a partner in the corporate department and a member of the global private investment funds group.
Suarez is a managing director and senior equity partner at Clarfeld Financial Advisors. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the firm”™s investment advisory business, for both U.S. and off-shore clients, including strategic asset allocation, selection of third-party investment managers and mutual funds, business development and investment performance monitoring and reporting.
“Each of these individuals has displayed such commitment to their professional lives, their families and their community,” said BGCNW Executive Director Brian Skanes. “We look forward to the expertise and enthusiasm they will bring to our organization.”
LEGISLATOR TAPPED BY STATE ASSOCIATION
WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATOR MARYJANE SHIMSKY (D-Greenburgh) was selected by the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) to serve on one of its key committees ”“ the public works and transportation committee.
“I am extremely honored to have been selected and I am looking forward to working with my colleagues from around the state at the upcoming NYSAC meeting in Albany,” said Shimsky, who chairs the county Legislature”™s infrastructure committee.
Among the NYSAC committee”™s priorities is the support of a multiyear Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act to help the state and local governments make important and sorely needed updates to airports and other transportation infrastructure.
TWO PROMOTED AT PCI
Progressive Computing INC. (PCI) ”“ a computer consulting and network installation, design and maintenance firm with offices in Westchester County and Manhattan ”“ has promoted Laverne Oliver to director of operations and Marina Reichelt to director of finance.
Reichelt started working for PCI part time in 1999 as a bookkeeper/office manager, managing banking, payroll, tax reporting, employee health insurance and other general office duties. In her new role, she handles many of the same tasks, but in greater detail and is also responsible for forecasting and budgeting as part of the leadership team.
When Oliver started working at PCI seven year ago, she had no technical training or experience aside from what she had practiced in school, but was able to learn on the job and grow as a technician, leading to her first promotion in 2012 from technical advisor to service coordinator. As director of operations, she now plans and monitors the daily schedules for technical support for clients and overseas purchasing, among many other responsibilities.
“We”™re proud of the fact that many of our employees, especially Marina and Laverne, have been with us for the long haul, helping us grow the company and provide excellent service to clients,” CEO Robert Cioffi said.
NEW PARTNER NAMED
MARKS PANETH L.L.P., a leading New York area accounting firm with more than 500 employees, has named VIVIAN MARTINEZ a partner in the firm”™s real estate group.
Serving commercial and residential real estate organizations, including co-ops and low-income housing enterprises, Martinez advises clients on all facets of accounting and tax issues. In addition to supervising audit engagements, she counsels clients on a range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions. She is a member of the firm”™s China Desk, a cross-disciplinary team of professionals who assist both U.S. and Chinese businesses and individuals looking to work, invest, raise capital or do business in China and the U.S.
“Through her deep understanding of challenging real estate tax issues, Vivian helps our sophisticated clients navigate an increasingly complex economic and tax environment,” said William Jennings, partner-in-charge of Marks Paneth Real Estate Group.
A resident of Kings Park, Martinez holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Queens College of the City University of New York.
CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER NAMEDÂ AT THE WESTCHESTER BANK
ERIC WIGGINS has been named as senior vice president, chief credit officer by The Westchester Bank. Wiggins brings industry knowledge with more than 25 years of banking experience in senior leadership positions. He will be responsible for the oversight, management and compliance of the bank”™s commercial loan portfolio and will be based at the bank”™s Yonkers headquarters.
Prior to joining The Westchester Bank, Wiggins served as president and CEO at Greater Hudson Bank in Middletown. Prior to that he was senior vice president, senior relationship manager at Key Bank in Tarrytown and steadily rose from an assistant treasurer, commercial loan officer to senior vice president, senior commercial loan officer while serving at Union State Bank in Orangeburg. Wiggins received his MBA in financial management from Pace University Lubin School of Business in White Plains.
John M. Tolomer, president and CEO of The Westchester Bank said, “We”™re thrilled to have Eric join our team. His senior level expertise and skill sets are a terrific match for us. We are well positioned to have another record-breaking year in 2014 and know that Eric will play a leading role in making that happen.”
IMAGING CENTER OPENS
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL IMAGING CENTER AT NEW ROCHELLE opened its doors Jan. 13 at 1296 North Ave. in New Rochelle.
It occupies the first floor of a newly renovated 18,000-square-foot building in the Wykagyl Shopping Center and is connected to a large primary and specialty care physician office suite on the second floor.
The center offers diagnostic radiology services, including bone densitometry, CT scan, mammography and 3-D mammography, ultrasound and X-ray. All services are by appointment only and fall under the direction of Scarsdale radiologist Pamela Weber.
“We are very pleased to be welcomed into this very special community,” hospital President Susan Fox said. “It is our hope that the White Plains Hospital Imaging Center at New Rochelle will fulfill a need in the area for exceptional radiology services in a comfortable and convenient location right here in the heart of the Sound Shore.”
DIRECTORS ADDED TO MHA
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF WESTCHESTER (MHA), a community-based nonprofit mental health agency that has served Westchester County residents for 67 years, has elected LARRY M. ELKIN, and SHARON KRIEGER, MD to its board. In announcing the appointments, CEO Amy Kohn said, “We are honored that these exceptional individuals have chosen to offer their guidance and leadership to MHA. Each has deep roots in the county and will provide unique perspectives and experience that will serve the agency in important ways.”
Elkin is the president of Palisades Hudson Financial Group L.L.C. and Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P., which has its Westchester offices in Scarsdale. The firm provides financial and tax counseling. Its investment advisory business serves clients who reside in more than 30 states as well as abroad. A prolific writer, Elkin is an author as well as the editor and publisher of Sentinel, a quarterly newsletter and the lead author of the firm”™s daily column, Current Commentary. “I see my role as supporting the mission as well as the management of the agency. My goal is to help marshal and develop the organization”™s resources so it grows its services and brings even more to those who so desperately need them,” Elkin said.
Krieger, a physician at the Mount Kisco Medical Group, has practiced internal medicine for 19 years. After receiving her master”™s degree in human genetics at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Krieger went on to complete her medical degree there as well. In her work as a physician, Krieger has found that patients increasingly look to her for help managing their mental health and that many physical complaints may mask an underlying psychological issue. In her new role on the MHA Board, Krieger hopes to open up conduits for other physicians and connect them to MHA so they may access quality mental health care as well as to bring a medical viewpoint to board discussions.
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