Lance’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, arbitration, and complex litigation, with a special emphasis on crypto assets, securities fraud, antitrust, and commercial contracts. As a former assistant federal public defender in Puerto Rico and along the U.S.-Mexico border, Lance managed over 100 felony cases at a time, in addition to working on several appeals. This built on his federal district court clerkship with the Honorable Judge Andrew Carter, Jr. in the Southern District of New York. Before joining Dynamis, Lance ran large-scale complex, global litigation, arbitration and investigations at two prominent law firms in New York. He has significant expertise representing multinational corporations across banking, healthcare and telecommunications industries in internal and regulatory investigations involving the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, sanctions, and racketeering and misrepresentation claims. He has an extensive background working with national regulatory bodies such as the DOJ, SEC, OFAC, and CFTC, as well local and state authorities, and even worked in-house at the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange). In New York, for example, Lance oversaw cases involving well-known securities fraud claims valued at $203 million for Morgan Stanley, as well as a related DOJ investigation that resulted in a $2.6 billion settlement. Lance is completing both the MBA and Graduate Diploma in Compliance programs at the Pontifical Catholic University in Santiago, Chile and brings a critical global business lens and client-side perspective to every matter he handles. He regularly advises multinational companies and startups in Latin America on a range of legal and strategy topics related to compliance, risk mitigation and data privacy. He is a fluent Spanish speaker with a working proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese and has a deep understanding of Latin America legal practice and cross-border work, due to his professional experience in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Puerto Rico and working with clients in the UK, China and India.

Mr. Cooper is the founding partner of the firm. He graduated from Vermont Law School with a J.D. in 1995, where he was an Editor of the Vermont Law Review. During his career as a litigator for over twenty (20) years, he has handled thousands of cases from inception through disposition. He has practiced in New York State Supreme Court, the Appellate Divisions of the New York Supreme Court, and the Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has also argued before the New York State’s highest court, the New York Court of Appeals. Mr. Cooper has lectured on the topic of wage theft in New York at LaGuardia Community College. Since he formed Cilenti & Cooper, PLLC in 2009, Mr. Cooper’s practice has been largely devoted to representing individuals who are unable to pay for the services of an attorney.

Louis I. Newman has been a member of the New York Bar since 1968 and has negotiated and tried hundreds of cases, including matrimonial cases which are cited for various precedents. He has represented professional athletes, celebrities and judges in New York State in their divorces. He has been called upon to testify as an expert witness regarding New York divorce law and participated as a panelist in Continuing Legal Education courses.

Christopher Anderson is a practicing lawyer in the state of New York handling a variety of legal matters.

Mr. Klipstein concentrates in two areas of the law: 1. Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning, Wills, Estate Administration, and Estate, Gift and Income Tax matters related to estates and trusts; 2. Immigration and Naturalization. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1960 and is admitted to the Bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Klipstein received an A.B. Degree from Columbia College in 1957, his J.D. Degree from Columbia Law School in 1960 (where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), and an LLM in Taxation from the New York University Law School, Graduate Division in 1965. He is a member of the American Bar Association, N.Y. State Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York County Lawyers Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Judges Association, and the Westchester County Bar Association. He has been or is a member or Chairman of various committees at these Bar Associations for may years. Mr. Klipstein contributed to Drafting New York Wills, Law and Forms, published by Matthew Bender (Lexis). He has also been an Arbitrator in the Small Claims Part of N.Y. City Civil Court (N.Y. County) since 1971.

Attorney Leino has 34 years of legal experience, with 30 years as a sole practitioner. He knows both perspectives of a legal case, having represented plaintiffs (people who sue), as well as defendants (people who are sued) and their insurance companies; familiarity with the judicial perspective, having served numerous times as an arbitrator in state and federal courts for over ten years, deciding civil cases of up to $100,000 in value.

Josh is an intellectual property attorney with more than 25 years of experience counseling large corporations, small businesses, start-ups and individuals in the development, protection, enforcement and defense of their patent, trademark, trade dress and copyright assets. Josh prides himself on bringing a practical, business-oriented approach to all types of patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright or unfair competition issues for his clients.

Jason D. Jones, Esq. founded the Law Office of Jason D. Jones, P.C. in 2018 after more than a decade of concentrated work in trusts and estates, estate administration, and related tax matters across both domestic and international settings. His background includes work with Japanese law firms, international trusts and estates practices, and major international law firms engaged in complex corporate finance matters—experience that continues to inform his approach to sophisticated private-client representation. After returning to the United States from Tokyo, Mr. Jones balanced paralegal work with his legal studies at Fordham University School of Law, where he developed a focused interest in trusts and estates and advanced estate taxation. During law school, he interned at the Queens County Surrogate’s Court, gaining early exposure to probate and administration proceedings from the court’s perspective. ​As an attorney, Mr. Jones practiced at an international firm advising high-net-worth clients on estate planning and tax minimization, and later at a New York–area firm concentrating on domestic estate planning and probate matters. He ultimately established his own firm to provide clients with a higher level of direct attorney involvement, greater efficiency, and a modernized approach to a traditionally formal area of law. In probate and dispute matters, Mr. Jones is a firm and strategic advocate, while remaining strongly settlement-oriented. He recognizes that Surrogate’s Court litigation is often protracted and costly, and he approaches contested matters with the objective of achieving efficient resolution whenever possible, without compromising his clients’ interests. Mr. Jones’s practice centers on sophisticated estate planning and probate administration for individuals and families with complex financial and personal considerations. He is known for his ability to distill complicated legal and tax concepts into clear, practical guidance, and for helping clients navigate sensitive family dynamics with the goal of preserving family unity and avoiding unnecessary litigation. Clients work directly with Mr. Jones throughout the representation, and value his direct, highly responsive, and educational approach. Efficiency is a cornerstone of the firm’s practice. Estate plans are typically completed within four to six weeks through a streamlined, paperless process that emphasizes precision, consistency, and defensibility. All estate planning services are offered on a flat-fee basis, reflecting Mr. Jones’s belief that clients should have clarity not only in their legal planning, but also in their financial expectations. While systems-driven, the practice remains flexible and bespoke where circumstances require, including home or hospital signings and additional support for elderly or vulnerable clients. To complement his core practice, Mr. Jones routinely represents clients in residential real estate transactions, deed transfers, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. These services frequently dovetail with estate planning objectives and allow for coordinated, comprehensive representation. Mr. Jones regularly works with returning clients and offers bundled or adjusted fee arrangements where appropriate. Mr. Jones holds a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. A native New Yorker, he brings a deep familiarity with the legal, financial, and cultural landscape of New York City to his practice. ​