The founder and partner of Gershman Law, PLLC, Dyan Gershman has over 30 years of experience as a practicing corporate lawyer, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, intellectual property licensing, and commercial contracts. In addition to her legal practice, Dyan Gershman is an active member in her legal community and a member of a number of legal organizations, including the New York City Bar Association (City Bar).Comprised of practicing attorneys as well as law students, the City Bar's membership is over 24,000. Established in 1870, the City Bar’s mission is to equip and mobilize a diverse legal profession to practice with excellence, promote legal reforms, and uphold the rule of law and access to justice in support of a fair society.This mission is probably most manifested through activities carried out through the City Bar Fund, a non-profit arm of the City Bar which does good work for those in need. One of its programs is the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice (Vance Center), which provides an international platform whose principles are based on governance through shared ideas.The Vance Center provides pro bono legal support to organizations around the world in three areas. The first area is through its environmental program, which focuses on environmental stewardship in the context of human rights. The second area, the human rights and justice program, concentrates on protecting people from discriminatory practices, corruption, injustice, and violence, in addition to also supporting other international organizations with a human rights platform. The third area, the good governance program, emphasizes transparency and supports independent journalism to hold officials and institutions government accountable.
A respected New York City corporate attorney, Dyan Gershman’s legal practice focuses on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, for both US and international clients. Maintaining a strong civic presence, Dyan Gershman is a member and supporter of the Central Park Conservancy, which helps maintain Central Park and also coordinates public classes and programs.Since early 2020, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing has been profoundly felt in Central Park, which is one of the nation’s premier green spaces. One impact has been an unusual abundance of wildlife, ranging from raccoons to squirrels, across the 843-acre park. This has to do with many visitors staying away, as well as commercial activities such as busking, snack vending, and guided pedicab tours coming to a halt.Since mid-March, picnics and team sports have been replaced by solo walks, with lone visitors taking in the beauty of crabapple and cherry blossoms, as well as the annual spring bird migration. The 200 species of birds that inhabit and build nests in trees such as red maples and magnolias include blue-gray gnatcatchers and yellow pine warblers.While crowds have diminished, the value of what Central Park has to offer has only increased. As the CEO of the Central Park Conservancy described it, the park is, more than ever, “fulfilling its original purpose” of providing a place of sanctuary and respite for city dwellers living with the stress of social isolation.
The recipient of a juris doctor degree from Boston College Law School, Dyan Gershman leverages over 25 years of corporate law experience to provide legal support and advice to small and mid-market US and non-US businesses through her role as founder and partner of Gershman Law, PLLC, based in New York City. Dyan Gershman learned how to sail while attending law school and continues to foster a love of sailing through her membership with Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS), a New York City based sailing organization.Established in 2007, HRCS provides both novices and seasoned sailors the opportunity to sail the Hudson River, as well as participate in sailboat racing, all with HRCS’s fleet of J-24 and J-80 sailboats. For those wanting to learn how to sail or take their current sailing skills to a whole new level, HRCS also offers a series of basic and advanced keelboat sailing classes, as well as private lessons. HRCS has two locations in New York City, Chelsea and Inwood. HRCS also runs numerous youth programs geared to promote academic success and leadership among underserved students in New York City through sailing and maritime education. HRCS’s flagship youth program is the award-winning Sail Academy. HRCS has initiated the STEM to Stern fund-raising campaign to launch a second youth development program in Inwood, modeled after its Sail Academy program in Chelsea, and to expand its sailing infrastructure and fleet. HRCS also plans to use funds raised through this campaign to launch a pilot program to be used by public schools and establish a floating classroom and dock for small boat access at its Inwood location.
With over 25 years experience in corporate law and M&A, Dyan Gershman is the founder of Gershman Law, PLLC, a boutique corporate law firm based in New York City. Dyan Gershman provides legal advice and support in a broad range of corporate matters to her U.S. and international clients. In addition to being an experienced professional in corporate law, Dyan Gershman is also fluent in French, and uses it in her practice with French-speaking clients. More and more people around the world desire to learn how to speak French. It may seem difficult for beginners, but experts in teaching the French language point to certain simple steps that make the learning process easy and fun. First, learning French (or any language) becomes easier when one enjoys the challenge of it and ideally has a reason why they want to pursue it. An important reason why many are choosing to study French is that it is the official language in more than 25 countries and is spoken in many others. Over 275 million people around the world speak French. It is also an official language of many international organizations, including the United Nations, UNESCO, and the International Court of Justice. So whether it is for professional reasons, or for use while traveling, or simply to enjoy French films without needing to read subtitles, French is a very useful language to learn. There are many beginners’ classes available to the public to learn French. Learning a language in a group setting is often easier and more enjoyable than trying to learn on one’s own. There are also many modern-day tools for learning French. For example, there are numerous apps that are both effective and fun available for smartphone users that require only a few minutes a day to begin learning French. The apps provide exercises based on the user’s capabilities. Often grades or other feedback are immediately provided so that a learner can gauge their progress. Many people find the use of a personalized phrase book is also very effective. By collecting the most relevant French words and phrases into their personal phrase book, users can quickly learn common conversational words and phrases and the book can then to serve as a guide when traveling, or in speaking the language.
