CONTRACTS & TRANSACTIONS FOR MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN (MENA) BUSINESS CLIENTS IN THE U.S.

Our firm seeks to provide for the legal needs of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) business clients in the United States, with a particular focus in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas. Our aim is not just to advise our firm’s clients respecting both the legal aspects of structuring and documenting the client’s transaction, but also how it will impact the underlying business deal points.

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A Focus on the Legal Aspects of Complex Contracts and Business Deals

The Nissenbaum Law Group has a commercial transactional practice—what is generally referred to as “corporate law”—in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. The firm’s approach is straightforward: it strives to accurately and thoroughly prepare the underlying documentation while keeping in mind the larger context, such as the practicalities for the client’s contract compliance and regulatory enforcement; the limitations of loan financing facilities; and the legal guardrails for allowable competition in the client’s industry that does not run afoul of U.S. antitrust laws. In short, the firm strives to view transactions from all aspects.

This type of legal representation is particularly important for clients that come from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and have located in the United States. In addition, it is important to note that our firm employs Salma A. Attia, Esq. who is fluent in Arabic as an of counsel attorney.

Salma A. Attia, Esq., of counsel to the Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC

To be clear, any such legal representation may also involve other attorneys and paralegals of our law firm; we work as a team. However, some of the initial communication with a potential client that has operated in such countries as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt but is now in the process of entering the domestic United States market could begin with an attorney who speaks that language. Having said that, our firm will often require that clients which do retain us appoint an individual(s) who speaks both English and Arabic and can act as a liaison between our firm and those within the client’s infrastructure who do not speak English.

In sum, our firm’s corporate practice runs the gamut from contract drafting to the purchase or sale of a business; from copyright and trademark filings to entertainment law deals; from licensing issues to administrative agency investigations and audits.

The Nissenbaum Law Group represents its clients in a wide variety of commercial transactions such as the following:

Corporate and LLC resolutions and corporate bylaws and LLC operating agreements
Shareholder agreements and stock pledge agreements
Sale and purchase agreements for transferring ownership of the business
Employment, severance and restrictive covenant agreements
Distribution agreements
Promissory notes, security agreements and applicable UCC filings
Intellectual property licensing and assignment agreements
Corporate Governance documentation
Corporate Real Estate agreements
Commercial Leases
Occupational Licensing agreements
Legal issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence
Trademark and Copyright filings and assignments
Invoice payment terms and conditions

Often, the most important thing is to have a trusted advisor who will listen to a client’s concerns with appropriate openness and strategic thought, so as to come up with an approach that has a reasonable chance of being effective. Whether a client’s needs involve our litigation team, transactional team, or legal advice generally, our law firm philosophy is to utilize empathy in the representation and find a way to resolve legal problems with the least necessary rancor and divisiveness. All in all, our firm stands ready to assist select clients with their commercial law needs in either New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Texas.

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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq., Managing Principal, Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC

J.D., Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1984
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1980

Presented Seminar, Four Aspects of Attorney Ethics Enforcement by the NJ, NY, & PA Bars and the EOIR That You May Not Have Heard About Before, Lawline, March 2025
Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
Profiled in: Gary D. Nissenbaum: Ace Gaming Attorney, by David Radd, Gamesauce.biz, September 10, 2016
The Increasing Pace of Digital Change: Why Does Our Culture Always Seem so Blindsided?, Huffingtonpost.com, August 4, 2016
The Intriguing Legal Ramifications of Pokémon GO, Brettterpstra.com, July 25, 2016
Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
The Legal Ramifications of Computer Outsourcing, Legal Tech Newsletter, December, 1994
900 Numbers Come of Age, Communications Managers Association Review, Winter, 1994
How to Sharpen Your Contract Clauses, Telemarketing Magazine, May, 1994

Podcasts:

3/1/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Systematic, “The Psychodynamics of Lawyering with Gary Nissenbaum”
1/22/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Game Dev Unchained, “The Indie Legal Guide With Gary Nissenbaum”
11/21/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Gamesindustry.biz Podcasts, “Licensing Your Intellectual Property”
11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 1)”
11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 2)”
10/19/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Complete Developer Podcast, “Developers and the Law”
10/13/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Hansel Minutes Podcast, “Latest Developments in App and Website Law Regarding Clickable Terms and Conditions”

Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Principal, Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 2003
B.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 2000
Center for International Studies, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, 1998

Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying Case (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
New York County Lawyer’s Association, EMIPS Committee Comments to New York State Bar Association Report of the Privacy Task Force, Contributing Author, March 2009
Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
Panelist, Intellectual Property Protection & Enforcement, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017
Panelist, Empower – I Create Nothing. I Own it: A Panel about Establishing and Protecting your Intellectual Property as a Business Asset, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 2010
Moderator, Engage – The most Powerful Commodity I know is Information, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 2010
Panelist, Casino Law 2010: Game On!, 2010 South CLEFest, Atlantic City, NJ, August 2010
Presented Seminar, Protecting Your Online Image, Various 2009-Present

Anthony C. Gunst, IV, Esq., Principal, Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC

J.D., Washington and Lee School of Law, Lexington, VA, 2018
B.A., magna cum laude, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 2014

Presented Seminar, Tuning into Music Law, National Business Institute, Inc., April 2025
Presented Seminar, Four Aspects of Attorney Ethics Enforcement by the NJ, NY, & PA Bars and the EOIR That You May Not Have Heard About Before, Lawline, March 2025
Presented Seminar, Mastering Ethical Challenges in Social Media Use, New Jersey State Bar Association, November 2024
Presented Seminar, Mastering Digital Legal Marketing – Practice and Ethics, New Jersey State Bar Association, October 2024
Presented Seminar, How to Avoid Serious Mistakes When Facing an Attorney Ethics Matter, New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, April 2023

Salma A. Attia, Esq., of counsel to the Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC

J.D., George Washington University Law School (Washington, D.C.)
B.A., School of Media and Communications, Temple University, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Quarter Finalist, Spanogle International Arbitration Competition, George Washington University Law School
Presidential Pro Bono Recognition Award for over 609 hours of pro bono service, George Washington University Law School
Judicial law clerk, Honorable Sarah Beth Johnson, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Atlantic Vicinage.

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