Jeffrey A. Wurst, a senior partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., was named amongst the Long Island Pulse Magazine’s  “2017 Top Ten Legal Eagles” in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and is the only Bankruptcy and Commercial Finance attorney to be so named. 

Long Island Pulse is the largest magazine on Long Island and one of the largest regional publications in the country.This is the 10th year that Long Island Pulse has awarded its Legal Eagle honor to the region’s foremost attorneys.

Wurst is the chair of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek’s Financial Services, Banking & Bankruptcy Department and is a highly skilled attorney practicing in both transactional and litigation matters. He is highly regarded for his knowledge and experience in commercial finance matters including traditional bank and non-bank commercial lending and factoring and has been recognized for his critical thinking and leadership in the growing area of FinTech and commercial marketplace lending (including Merchant Cash Advance).

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek’s Financial Services, Banking & Bankruptcy Department represents large and small lenders, banks and other financial institutions from the New York Metropolitan area and across the USA.  “Jeff is a seasoned attorney who has a keen ability to handle matters in both the courtroom and the boardroom,” said Adam Silvers, Managing Partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. “We are very pleased to congratulate him on this well-deserved award.”

Wurst is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys. He is admitted to practice in the courts for the State of New York as well as the federal district courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York and in the Northern District of Texas, Northern District of Illinois, the Eastern District of Michigan. He is admitted to and has practiced before the Second, Third and Fourth Circuit courts of appeal.

Wurst serves on the Boards of Directors for the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, the Chamber Players International and the New York Institute of Credit.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, serving on its Commercial Financial Services and Legal Opinions Committees. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the New York State Bar Association. He is a founding member and past president of the Long Island Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, a past Chair of the New York Institute of Credit, and past Vice President of the Turnaround Management Association Global. Wurst served as a member of the Board of Directors of Harvey Electronics, Inc., a public company, after having represented the group acquiring a majority interest through its Chapter 11 proceedings.

Wurst’s blog: www.WurstCaseScenario.com, the Commercial Finance Newsletter is followed by thousands of readers.