Frederick J. Berman

Frederick J. Berman is an attorney at Shebitz Berman & Delforte, P.C. in New York City and heads its commercial litigation and corporate transactions practice. He advises and represents businesses in contractual conflicts, corporate arrangements, and disputes involving operations and ownership. His work spans courtroom litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation, allowing him to address both contested legal claims and planned commercial transactions.

Berman earned an A.B. from Brown University in 1973 and a J.D. from New York University in 1976. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1977. Before joining Shebitz Berman & Delforte, he was a partner at Fieldman, Berman & Hay and Wood, Lucksinger & Epstein. His education and subsequent litigation experience provide a foundation for evaluating business disputes, corporate transactions, and complex commercial agreements.

His litigation experience includes corporate acquisition disputes, bankruptcy and workouts, construction and engineering contracts, creditor rights, fraud, financing arrangements, shareholder relationships, employment disputes, and intellectual property agreements. He has also handled matters involving business valuations, environmental issues, regulatory questions, and closely held companies. In arbitration, he has appeared in proceedings administered by the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.

Berman negotiates licensing arrangements, partnership and shareholder agreements, employment contracts, industrial services agreements, leases, and contracts for construction and commercial facilities. He also advises on the creation of joint ventures and closely held corporations. Frederick J. Berman brings extensive litigation and transactional experience to work where business relationships, contract rights, and risk allocation require practical, coordinated legal decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Shebitz Berman & Delforte P.C.
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• New York University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brown University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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