about dssv

The firm's client base is broad, including publicly and privately owned companies, individuals and non-profit organizations engaged in a wide variety of activities.

DSSV builds long-standing relationships with many of its clients. For example, Forest Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceutical company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, has been a client of the firm for over three decades, during which time the company has grown from a largely generic drug company with annual sales of approximately $100 million to a manufacturer of brand name prescription drugs with annual sales of nearly $3 billion. The firm is privileged to have assisted Forest on a great number and variety of corporate and litigation matters and other issues throughout this long period of growth by developing an in depth understanding of its business, operations and culture and close relationships with its management.

The firm is particularly well known for its representation of clients in the food service and hospitality industries, including a number of restaurant management and operating companies, individual restaurants and hotels, as well as numerous other franchisors, franchisees and individual entrepreneurs. Our clients in the food service industry include, for example: RA Patina Restaurants LLC, which owns and/or manages numerous public and private restaurants throughout the United States; Benihana, Inc., which owns, operates and franchises Benihana and Haru restaurants throughout the world; The Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City; and the Riese Organization, an owner and operator of primarily fast food restaurants in New York City.

DSSV represents individuals in high profile civil and white-collar criminal matters. These matters have included the defense of individuals against claims of corporate and securities fraud, shareholder and investor disputes relating to interests in corporations, real estate and other assets, and the representation of figures in the sports and entertainment industry.

The firm’s broad client base also includes publishers, not for profit organizations and individuals active in the country’s political and cultural life, including The Nation magazine, America’s oldest continuously published weekly journal of political commentary.