Goulston & Storrs Adds Four Attorneys in New York

Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce the addition of four attorneys to its New York office— Behzad Malek-Madani, Rae Berger, Steven Ficurilli, and Alison Freudman.

“We are excited to welcome these talented attorneys to our New York office,” said Hara Perkins, Director at Goulston & Storrs and Administrative Head of the firm’s New York office. “Attracting top talent is a priority for us, and Behzad, Rae, Steven, and Alison bring valuable experience to our Real Estate, Litigation, and Corporate Groups. These are key practice areas we are continuing to grow at our firm—particularly in New York—and we look forward to integrating their skills and perspectives into our teams.”

Behzad Malek-Madani brings more than 11 years as a real estate attorney to his new Counsel role in the firm’s Real Estate Group. He previously practiced at a boutique commercial real estate law firm in New York City. He concentrates his practice on a wide range of real estate and general corporate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, fund investments, fund formations, and all types of real estate debt financings. He helps clients located across the U.S. and internationally develop, manage, and invest in retail, office, industrial, life science, multi-family, mixed-use, and digital infrastructure projects. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2013 and his A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Brown University in 2007.

Rae Berger joins Goulston & Storrs’ Litigation Group from a global Am Law 50 law firm in New York City, where she represented Fortune 500 companies and publicly traded corporations in complex commercial litigation matters, securities litigation matters, shareholder disputes, and more. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019 and her B.S., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 2016. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dora L. Irizarry in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Steven Ficurilli joins Goulston & Storrs Real Estate Group from a global Am Law 200 firm in New York City, where he represented real estate owners and developers in a wide suite of national and international transactions. His practice focuses on furthering transactional commercial matters on behalf of real estate owners and developers involved with acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leases, development and construction, debt financing, joint ventures, and condominium projects. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 2022 and his B.A., summa cum laude, from the Macaulay Honors College at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2017.

Alison Freudman joins the firm’s Corporate Group from a global Am Law 50 law firm in New York City, where she advised corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors, banks, and other financial institutions in a variety of financing transactions. Her experience includes advising clients in connection with domestic and cross-border acquisition financings, direct and syndicated lending, middle market and large cap financings, Chapter 11 reorganizations, and out-of-court restructurings. She received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2021 and her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016.