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Mr. Segel, who is counsel to the firm, is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, Israel, Alfred University, Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky State University and New York University School of Law (LLM in taxation). He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1977.
Mr. Segel's practice is concentrated in the areas of commercial transactions, employee benefit planning, executive compensation, commercial and corporate law and taxation. He has represented clients in numerous complex and varied business acquisitions and reorganizations. He also has handled numerous complex retirement and welfare benefit plan matters, including employee stock ownership plans, leveraged financing, installation of cafeteria plans and qualification of the firm's regional prototype retirement plans with the Internal Revenue Service. He has substantial experience handling a variety of complex tax matters, including drafting complex wills and trust agreements, and advising both individual and corporate clients on tax matters, including audits, appeals and litigation before the Internal Revenue Service, State of New York Department of Taxation and other taxing authorities.
Mr. Segel is a member of the Albany County and New York State Bar Associations (Member, Sections on Taxation and Business) and the American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Corporations, Banking and Business Law, and Taxation).
Mr. Segel also is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and the United States Tax Court. | 