People

John L. Berger

John L. Berger

Of Counsel

John Berger has extensive experience in federal income taxation and estate planning, including planning for both closely held and public...

Eugene  Mishchenko

Eugene Mishchenko

Partner

Eugene Mishchenko’s practice focuses on the patent prosecution of modern technology in the areas of software development, nanoscience, an...

Kate  Basmagian

Kate Basmagian

Partner
Chair, ESG Practice

Kate Basmagian is a partner in the Capital Markets & Securities Group and Chair of the firm’s ESG practice. She has extensive experie...

Bruce S. Nathan

Bruce S. Nathan

Partner

With nearly 45 years of experience in the bankruptcy and insolvency space, Bruce Nathan is a recognized leader in trade creditor rights a...

James  O'Grady

James O'Grady

Partner

James O'Grady has nearly 20 years of experience advising companies, underwriters, and investment funds on public capital markets transact...

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News & Insights

August 20, 2025 | Texas ‘Mini-TCPA’ Goes Into Effect September 1, 2025: What You Need To Know

Effective September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) materially expands the scope of the Texas Business and Commerce Code §§ 301-305 (Mini-TCPA) governing both telephone and SMS marketing. The statute requires registration and posting of a...

August 18, 2025 | Dude Where’s My Debtor? Lessons Learned from DRF Logistics, a Case Study in Really Knowing Your Customer

Do you know who you are really doing business with? While you may think you are providing credit to a well-capitalized entity, what does your agreement say? Does the agreement also include affiliates? Who signed it? All of these issues came to a h...

August 15, 2025 | Lowenstein Helps Secure Confirmed Talc-Related Ch. 11 Plan for Sumitomo Subsidiary Presperse Corporation

Lowenstein Sandler’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department led the successful representation of firm client Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) in connection with the restructuring of SCOA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Presperse Corporation,...

August 15, 2025 | Lowenstein Represents Natural Language-to-SQL Platform Waii in Acquisition by Salesforce

Lowenstein Sandler represented Waii, a leading enterprise-grade natural language-to-SQL platform, in its acquisition by Salesforce. Waii’s technology translates plain-language questions into complex, production-ready SQL queries, helping users acc...

August 13, 2025

Navigating Contract Manufacturing Agreements: Tips and Pitfalls for Pharma and Biopharma Companies

The manufacture of pharmaceutical and biologic products requires an enormous amount of funding and logistics in order to ramp up and maintain production. If a company seeks to keep the manufacturing in-house, it will need to adequately address req...

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Podcasts

The $6 Million Wedding
November 30,2021 | The $6 Million Wedding

Prenuptial agreements: A trusts and estates lawyer and a divorce attorney discuss prenuptial agreements to explain why estate planning deals with all parts of your life—not just the end of it.  Speakers: Warren Racusin, Chair, Trusts & Estates...

Why is a 409A Valuation Important?
November 11,2021 | Why is a 409A Valuation Important?

In this episode, Megan Monson, Christine Osvald-Mruz and Chandra Shih focus on the benefits of obtaining a Section 409A valuation for grants of stock options, practical tips relating to 409A valuations and option grants, and the ramifications for...

Early Exercise Stock Options
October 28,2021 | Early Exercise Stock Options

Companies frequently consider whether to grant a stock option with the ability to exercise the option before it has vested, which is considered an “early exercise” right. In this episode of "Just Compensation", hosts Andrew Graw and ...

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Other Results

Nonprofits building infrastructure in africa

Over the past year, the firm intensified its efforts to engage in transactional pro bono work that addresses issues of broad social and environmental concern.

Civil ensuring language access in administrative courts

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) in New Jersey hears cases referred by dozens of state agencies.

Housing advocating for due process in eviction proceedings

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the firm has been working with a coalition of tenant advocates to promote due process in eviction proceedings.

15th anniversary

Our Real Estate Group closed a deal to purchase and renovate a 33,000-square-foot space in Paterson where the New Jersey Community Development Corporation would locate and grow a new charter school.

Civil vindicating the right to protest

The firm represents two Black Lives Matter activists who were arrested in Paterson in 2019 while protesting for police accountability.

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