Jed Ferdinand, Esq.

Partner, Co-Chair Intellectual Property Group
Jed is a leading authority in the areas of intellectual property, licensing, valuation and entrepreneurship, and these specialties form the core of his legal practice, his work as a valuation expert and his role as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School in New York.

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David Votano

Principal
David specializes in C-suite to VP level searches for startups and public companies focusing on fashion, beauty, retail, and general consumer.

After growing up in London and San Francisco, David’s career started in retail with renowned brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brooks Brothers, and Neiman Marcus before transitioning to search in 2008. Prior to True, David spent four years...

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Michael Stanley

Senior Advisor
Prior to joining Threadstone in 2022 (now Cascadia), Michael was Managing Director and head of the factoring division of Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. Founded in 1938, Rosenthal is one of the largest privately held financing institutions in the US.

Michael serves as a Director and Foundation Board member of the Fashion Institute of Technology (a SUNY institution) and...

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Zach Steinberg

Partner, HF Real Estate
Zach oversees Hospitality Firm’s Real Estate Management business and focuses on providing leasing strategy, lease administration, due diligence services, and manages third party vendors such as brokers and property managers on behalf of the company’s clients.

Zach is a veteran of the Commercial Real Estate industry with over 10 years of experience as a leasing broker. Before...

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Paul Magel

President, Applications & Technology Outsourcing
Paul, who joined CGS in 1997, has over 25 years of experience in the information technology space. Leading the Application Solutions group at CGS, Mr. Magel oversees the company’s flagship BlueCherry Enterprise Suite of solutions for the fashion, apparel and consumer lifestyle products industry as well as the Technology and Infrastructure practice overseeing sales, delivery,...

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Peter W. Klestadt

Senior Partner
Peter is a senior partner in the New York office. He has more than 35 years of experience concentrating in the areas of Customs and related import and export laws. He regularly appears before the federal agencies responsible for enforcing these laws, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Food and Drug Administration...

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