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Attorneys at Law · 55 Water Street, Brooklyn · est. 2009

Mon–Fri 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET · Urgent 24/7

Counsel for the matters

that decide things.

Corvin & Hale is a twelve-lawyer firm in Brooklyn acting for founders, family businesses and private clients in transactions, disputes and property. We take fewer matters and run them ourselves no hand-off to a junior you have never met.

Stone facade of 55 Water Street, Brooklyn — the offices of Corvin & Hale

CHAMBERS USA 2026

Band 2, Corporate/M&A — New York

CHAMBERS USA 2026

Band 2, Corporate/M&A — New York

55 Water Street, Brooklyn — the firm’s offices since 2014.
Ten minutes from the Kings County Courthouse.

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Selected matters

Anonymized or published with client consent.

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Selected matters

Anonymized or published with client consent.

NO.

MATTER

PRACTICE

VALUE

OUTCOME

2026/031

Sale of a family-owned logistics group to a German strategic buyer

Corporate & M&A

$45M

CLOSED

2026/031

Sale of a family-owned logistics group to a German strategic buyer

$45M

CLOSED

Sale of a family-owned logistics group to a German strategic buyer

2026/031

Corporate & M&A

$45M

CLOSED

2026/018

Defense of a Cleveland manufacturer in an $18M supply-chain arbitration (AAA)

Disputes & Arbitration

$18M

DISMISSED

2026/018

Defense of a Cleveland manufacturer in an $18M supply-chain arbitration (AAA)

$18M

DISMISSED

Defense of a Cleveland manufacturer in an $18M supply-chain arbitration (AAA)

2026/018

Disputes & Arbitration

$18M

DISMISSED

2026/007

Series A for a New York fintech, term sheet to closing in six weeks

Corporate & M&A

$9.5M

CLOSED

2026/007

Series A for a New York fintech, term sheet to closing in six weeks

$9.5M

CLOSED

Series A for a New York fintech, term sheet to closing in six weeks

2026/007

Corporate & M&A

$9.5M

CLOSED

2025/112

Acquisition of three retail parks in Ohio for a family office

Real Estate

$110M

CLOSED

2025/112

Acquisition of three retail parks in Ohio for a family office

$110M

CLOSED

Acquisition of three retail parks in Ohio for a family office

2025/112

Real Estate

$110M

CLOSED

2025/097

Executive dismissal dispute, New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division

Disputes & Arbitration

14 months’ salary

SETTLED

2025/097

Executive dismissal dispute, New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division

14 months’ salary

SETTLED

Executive dismissal dispute, New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division

2025/097

Disputes & Arbitration

14 months’ salary

SETTLED

2025/074

Cross-border estate with assets in New York, Austria and Germany

Private Clients & Estates

7 months

COMPLETED

2025/074

Cross-border estate with assets in New York, Austria and Germany

7 months

COMPLETED

Cross-border estate with assets in New York, Austria and Germany

2025/074

Private Clients & Estates

7 months

COMPLETED

Matters are published with client consent or in anonymized form. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

They told us on day two what the case was worth and what it would cost to find out. Nobody else did.

CFO, industrial group, Cleveland

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Approach

Twelve lawyers, not four hundred.

03

Approach

Twelve lawyers, not four hundred.

Hostile bid, defended.

Hostile bid, defended.

Hostile bid, defended.

Founder dispute, settled.

Founder dispute, settled.

Founder dispute, settled.

Estate across three countries, closed.

Estate across three countries, closed.

Estate across three countries, closed.

That is a choice, not a limitation: partners run their own matters, know your file, and answer the phone. If we are not the right firm, we say so on the first call and suggest who is.

Chambers USA 2026 — Corporate/M&A, Band 2

Legal 500 US 2026 — Dispute Resolution, Tier 2

Best Lawyers 2025 — Best Law Firms, Tier 1, New York

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Clients

Three people who called us first. Names shortened where the matter requires it.

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Clients

Three people who called us first. Names shortened where the matter requires it.

We had two offers and no idea which one would close. Mark told us on the first call which one he would take, and why. Eleven weeks later he was right.

R. Kaplan

Founder, logistics group sold in 2026

Corporate & M&A

The other side had a bigger firm and a longer letterhead. Jane read the contract, found the clause they had missed, and the claim was dismissed with costs.

D. Okafor

CFO, Cleveland manufacturer

Disputes & Arbitration

Five branches of a family rarely agree on anything. Elise had us signing a charter after four meetings, and nobody left the room angry.

The Mercer family

Second-generation owners of a family holding

Private Clients & Estates

RANKED IN

Chambers USA

Legal 500 US

Best Lawyers

Super Lawyers

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How we charge

Three ways. You choose before we start.

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How we charge

Three ways. You choose before we start.

HOURLY

$350–650 / hour

Partner and associate rates quoted in advance; time recorded in six-minute units and itemized on every invoice.

TYPICAL FOR

Disputes

Negotiations

Ongoing counsel

HOURLY

$350–650 / hour

Partner and associate rates quoted in advance; time recorded in six-minute units and itemized on every invoice.

TYPICAL FOR

Disputes

Negotiations

Ongoing counsel

FIXED FEE

from $1,500

One price agreed in writing for a defined scope. If the scope grows, we stop and re-quote before we continue.

TYPICAL FOR

Company formation

Shareholder agreements

Wills and lease reviews

FIXED FEE

from $1,500

One price agreed in writing for a defined scope. If the scope grows, we stop and re-quote before we continue.

TYPICAL FOR

Company formation

Shareholder agreements

Wills and lease reviews

CAPPED

agreed ceiling

Hourly work with a ceiling you sign off on. We absorb anything above it.

TYPICAL FOR

Due diligence

Regulatory filings

Trial-court proceedings

CAPPED

agreed ceiling

Hourly work with a ceiling you sign off on. We absorb anything above it.

TYPICAL FOR

Due diligence

Regulatory filings

Trial-court proceedings

The first 30 minutes are free. You receive a written estimate within one business day. Court costs and disbursements are billed at cost.

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Book

Thirty minutes, free, this week.

08

Book

Thirty minutes, free, this week.

Thirty minutes, free, this week.

Thirty minutes, free, this week.

Pick a slot, tell us the outline of the matter, and a partner not an assistant calls you back. If we are not the right firm, we will say so and suggest who is.

In person, phone or video

Conflict check before the call

Written estimate within one business day

OFFICE

55 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Mon–Fri 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET · Two blocks from the York Street F train

URGENT 24/7

For arrests, searches, injunctions and deadlines that cannot wait. A partner answers.

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