Usman Mohammad is counsel at the New York City office of Kostelanetz LLP. His practice includes New York City and state government procurement matters, civil and criminal tax controversies including tax whistleblower matters, and commercial litigation. Mr. Mohammad has litigated cases in a variety of forums, including New York State Court, federal district courts, U.S. Tax Court and AAA and private party arbitrations. He has extensive experience with government procurement award protests, Article 78 proceedings involving procurement matters, foreign asset reporting issues, IRS responsible person and trust fund recovery penalty matters, IRS whistleblower matters, and IRS collection cases. Mr. Mohammad earned his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995, and graduated cum laude and Order of the Coif (top 10 percent) from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998. He was the associate editor of the
Michigan
Law Review from 1996 to 1997, and an executive editor from 1997 to 1998. Mr. Mohammad joined Kostelanetz LLP in 2000.
Steven A. Torres is a partner in the law firm of West Group Law PLLC. Since 1994, his areas of practice include municipal infrastructure, energy and environmental law, federal/state/local environmental and land use permitting, construction law, litigation, labor negotiation and litigation, arbitration/mediation, municipal governance, and legislation. Mr. Torres is nationally recognized in his practice area, and a frequent lecturer, guest speaker and teacher/mentor to other practitioners. He represents government and private industry in complex water, wastewater, utility, energy, solid waste, emerging technology, and public construction transactions and litigation. Mr. Torres earned his B.S. degree in computer science from Daniel Webster College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, at Suffolk University Law School.
Ashley M. Ulbricht focuses her practice on representing clients in all aspects of municipal law. She has substantial background in handling land use and zoning, real estate, and general civil litigation matters, and advises her clients concerning public-private partnerships, development, municipal utility and telecommunications, construction project management and bid processes, code enforcement litigation, public safety discipline and investigations, §1983 litigation and public safety risk management, police and fire union contract negotiation, public law contract negotiation, and municipal employment law. Prior to joining Taft, Ms. Ulbricht served as city attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana and general counsel to the Carmel Redevelopment Commission. She earned her B.S. degree from Saint Mary's College, University of Notre Dame and her J.D. degree from the Valparaiso University School of Law. Ms. Ulbricht is a member of the Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association, where she has previously served as a member of the Litigation Committee and AIM Utilities Policy Committee. She is also a member of the International Municipal Lawyers Association and serves as the Indiana State Chair.
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