MICHAEL A. TERSIGNI (E-mail: mtersigni@mtfglaw.com) has been in practice for fifteen years in the fields of transactional real estate and general corporate governance. Mr. Tersigni represents landlords, tenants, condominium and cooperative boards of directors, as well as consulting companies to the hedge fund industry and related financial services fields. Mr. Tersigni serves as a corporate officer and outside general counsel for small and midsize companies and real estate management entities. In that role, Mr. Tersigni has significant experience in the sale, acquisition, leasing, subleasing, and financing of residential and commercial real property, the formation of startups and closely-held business entities, operating agreements, nondisclosure agreements, shareholder agreements, contract negotiations, software licenses, landlord/tenant disputes and other general commercial matters. Mr. Tersigni served a 2006 internship at the Commercial Division of the New York County Supreme Court, and has since gained additional significant experience in federal and New York litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution.