Carter Ledyard is pleased to announce the promotion of three partners in the Firm, effective January 1, 2023. Jacob Nemon is a partner in the Litigation Department; Jeremy Steckel is a partner in the Tax-Exempt Organizations practice; and Leonardo Trivigno is a partner in the Litigation Department.
Jacob Nemon represents corporations and individuals in a broad range of complex commercial and civil litigations. He aggressively litigates sophisticated and fast-paced commercial cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, in multiple jurisdictions, at the trial level, in bankruptcy court, and on appeal. Jacob has multiple recent successes representing merchant cash advance (MCA) companies and small business lenders in contentious litigations involving usury claims. He was an associate from 2015-2021 and counsel in 2022.
Jeremy Steckel represents public charities, private foundations, social welfare organizations, trade associations, and other tax-exempt organizations on corporate, compliance, and governance matters. For clients looking to establish new nonprofits, Jeremy guides them through the incorporation and startup process, providing them with state-of-the-art bylaws, conflict of interest and other key policies, and seeking recognition from the IRS of federal 501(c) status. Jeremy also advises existing nonprofits on corporate governance, board fiduciary duties, internal investigations, excess benefit transactions, self-dealing, charitable solicitation, charitable giving, fiscal sponsorship, program-related investments, impact investing and other innovative philanthropy, joint ventures, relationships with other not-for-profit and for-profit entities, commercial contracts, structural changes, mergers, asset sales, and dissolutions.
Leonardo “Len” Trivigno represents a diverse client base in general commercial disputes, including claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, trademark infringement, civil RICO violations, and commercial mortgage foreclosures. He has successfully litigated matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country, including the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeal, and has arbitrated matters before the AAA, JAMS FINRA and the ICC. Len frequently advises clients in bankruptcy related matters, representing indenture trustees, investors holding claims against debtors arising from the issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities, and defendants in adversary proceedings.