Walter J. Gumersell
Partner
Walter J. Gumersell
Partner
Walter applies his knowledge and experience in business transactions and relationships to effectively achieve client goals. His interest in finance and history, combined with strong interpersonal skills and a solid legal background, define his practice.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (516) 357-3098
Fax: (516) 357-3333
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY, 11556
Practice Groups
Bar Admission
New York
Walter J. Gumersell counsels a diverse range of businesses and entrepreneurs on a wide range of corporate, legal, and financial issues.
A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Banking, Corporate, Tax, and Trusts & Estates Practice Groups, Walter has successfully closed merger and acquisition transactions, sale and exchange transactions, private securities transactions, commercial loan transactions, and workout transactions for businesses of all sizes in various industries, including the software, banking, insurance, engineering, manufacturing, medical, environmental, distribution, and service industries. Some of these transactions have exceeded $100 million.
Walter counsels large and small businesses on issues that arise in their day-today operations, including shareholder rights and disputes, equity holders’ agreements, the authority and duties of management, voluntary and contested dissolutions, organizational and operational agreements, financing issues, and contractual relationships with customers and vendors.
In addition, Walter lectures on various business and tax issues to businesses, community groups, attorneys and accountants.
He currently serves on the firm’s New Business Committee.
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Bar Affiliations
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Nassau County Bar Association
Education
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, J.D.
New York University, LLM Taxation
News & Publications
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Over 25 Percent of Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®
August 21 | 2025 -
BEWARE: Redemption Agreement Funded with Corporate-Owned Life Insurance
June 25 | 2024 -
Real Estate Transactions for October
November 11 | 2021
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Walter is a member of the Business and Tax Committees of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Nassau County Bar Association. He volunteers for the Catholic Charities Legal Assistance Project, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Fiddlers Green Association, Inc., and is president of the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society.
Best Lawyers in America® recognized Walter for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) for the year 2026.
