Our Team
Joshua D. Brinen
Founder/Principal
Martha Thrush
Senior Associate (Emeritus)
Sarah O’Sullivan
Junior Associate
Zhe (Alex) Zhu
Law Clerk
Scarlett Meltzer
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Recent Posts
Insight Into critical legal developments and issues impacting our clients.
PART 2: When Things Go Bad at the Letter of Intent (LOI) Stage of Mergers & Acquisitions
LOI Stage for Mergers and Acquisitions The letter of intent stage (LOI stage) of Mergers & Acquisitions is often described as the honeymoon phase of a deal. Both sides are optimistic,...
PART 1: Understanding Mergers, Acquisitions, and Consolidations
What Every Business Should Know About the Legal Ramifications Mergers, acquisitions, and consolidations reshape industries, open new markets, and fuel rapid growth, but they also carry some of the...
Brinen & Associates Celebrates Sean Marsh’s Success on the New York Bar Exam
New York, NY – November 1, 2025 – Brinen & Associates is thrilled to announce that Sean Marsh has passed the New York Bar Exam taken this past July. This milestone highlights Sean’s dedication,...
Case Studies
Assisted Client with Harmonizing Three Entities Through Predecessors
Challenge A public company was effectively a combination of two private companies and one public shell. This business compbination came with three sets of books, three separate corporate structures, three separate capitalization tables, and three sets of obligations....
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Testimonials
I formerly worked as a satellite employee from my home state of New Jersey. I ended my employment with my former employer in 2016. In 2018, I was sued by my former employer for $1.1 million in Illinois State Court. I was referred to Brinen & Associates, LLC by a friend who is a client of the firm. Brinen & Associates, LLC came highly recommended. I contacted Joshua Brinen and then had a consultation at his office with his colleague Mark White. Together, Messrs. Brinen and White explained my options...
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