Law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to welcome four new associates to the firm. Allison J. Arotsky joins the firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, Sarah M. Bouskila joins the Litigation Practice Group, Stephanie A. DeVos joins the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Group, and Milan Jakubcak joins the Business Law Practice Group.
“We are excited to have these four new hard-working, passionate, and dedicated Associates join Norris McLaughlin. In addition to expanding our attorney-base, we will soon be moving our New York office to Times Square. It’s a very exciting time for Norris McLaughlin right now and we look forward to what the future will bring for us,” said John N. Vanarthos, Chairman of the firm.
About the Attorneys
Allison Arotsky
Arotsky focuses her practice on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and litigation matters.
Arotsky represents debtors, creditors, equity holders, purchasers, investors, insurers, and other interested parties in all aspects of distressed situations and chapter 11 cases in a variety of sectors, including retail, manufacturing, energy, consumer discretionary, finance, and municipal.
Arotsky also represents plaintiffs, defendants, and other interested parties in contested matters, adversary proceedings, and other insolvency-related litigation involving claims arising under federal and state law, including avoidance actions, objections to claims, and real property disputes.
Before entering private practice, Allison was a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Nancy Hershey Lord, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York.
Arotsky received her J.D., cum laude, with a Certificate in Business Law, from Brooklyn Law School in 2012, where she also received the Barry L. Zaretsky Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Fellowship and the Professor Philip K. Yonge Memorial Prize, denoting achievements of student excellence in commercial law or bankruptcy. She received her B.A. from Cornell University in 2009.
Sarah Bouskila
Bouskila focuses her practice on real estate and complex commercial litigation. Her experience includes representation of individuals and corporate clients in a variety of practice areas, such as breach of contract, business torts, fraud, bankruptcy, employment and restrictive covenant disputes, foreclosure litigation, and an array of real estate-related litigation.
Prior to entering private practice, Bouskila served as a law clerk for the Honorable Jessica R. Mayer in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
While in law school, Bouskila was a Dean’s Merit Scholar and served as an Articles Editor for the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal. She received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, cum laude, in 2016 and her B.A., magna cum laude, from City University of New York—Brooklyn College in 2012.
Stephanie DeVos
DeVos devotes her practice to environmental law, focusing on product liability, toxic and environmental torts, and general liability matters.
DeVos drafts pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs, and conducts legal research on procedural and substantive issues at trial and appellate levels. She also has experience in pre-trial case evaluations, including detailed settlement analysis and recommendations, negotiates settlements, and regularly appears at court for conferences and oral argument of motions.
DeVos has been the lead associate for multiple environmental cases, tendering demands for defense and indemnity, handling all phases of litigation, and overseeing and managing indemnity counsel.
Before entering private practice, DeVos represented large national insurance carriers in first-and third-party coverage and subrogation matters in New Jersey, New York, and federal courts. She also clerked for the Honorable William L’E. Wertheimer, J.S.C. (Ret.), Superior Court of New Jersey.
DeVos received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2011, M.S. in Spanish from Georgetown University in 2007, and B.A., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 2006.
Milan Jakubcak
Jakubcak focuses his practice on all areas of taxation and business law.
Jakubcak is experienced in preparing tax structure papers and identifying US tax consequences of domestic and cross-border transactions, including the impact of the US tax reform on clients structures and contemplated transactions. He advises private equity and corporate clients on a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including entity mergers and acquisitions, tax-free corporate reorganizations, Section 351 transactions, and business joint ventures.
Prior to joining the firm, Jakubcak was Manager in Mergers and Acquisitions Tax practice at KPMG LLP where he focused on providing tax due diligence and structuring advice to his clients.
Jakubcak received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2014, while he interned with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and the Honorable Michael A. Shipp, U.S.D.J., for the District of New Jersey. He received his LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2019 and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in 2009.
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