Steven M. Feldman

Steve Feldman, from New York, has been practicing law for 40 years and has served as Of Counsel to Myers Wolin since 2015, where he handles a wide range of corporate, business and other transactional matters, and a broad range of contracts across many industry sectors.

Steve started at a prominent New York law firm as an associate in the Corporate and Securities Department, and went on to spend more than ten years in the Legal Division of Mitsubishi International Corporation, serving as its Assistant General Counsel and the Assistant General Manager of the Division. For part of the time, he simultaneously served as General Counsel to two large Mitsubishi affiliates. At Mitsubishi, Steve’s practice was largely transactional and included domestic and foreign project and infrastructure finance, consortium-based aircraft finance, and distribution counseling. He later opened his own practice and for several years simultaneously served (on a full-time basis) as Associate General Counsel to the registered investment advisor for the Third Avenue family of proprietary mutual funds and hedge funds, with roughly $30 billion under management, where he was responsible for large transactions and a wide range of contracts.

Core Competencies

• Entity formation and start-up
• Agreements between or among entity founders (Shareholder Agreements, LLC Operating Agreements)
• Corporate (and LLC) governance
• Business and contract disputes (pre-litigation)
• Basic employment and onboarding, including employee confidentiality, non-competition and assignment of rights agreements
• Independent Contractor agreements
• Consulting Agreements
• Master Services Agreements (MSA) and Statements of Work (SOW)
• Complex distribution arrangements, including exclusive and non-exclusive distributors, dealer agreements and sales representative agreements
• Joint ventures, collaboration and teaming agreements
• Commercial leases for offices, warehouses, retail and restaurants
• Logistics and ecommerce fulfillment agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions, including the sale or purchase of business entities or divisions thereof
• Letters of Intent and Memoranda of Understanding
• Advising on handling customer complaints and Better Business Bureau inquiries
• Book publishing contracts
• Sponsorship and Endorsement Agreements
• Acting as “outside general counsel” to clients and assisting clients in the retention of specialized counsel when needed