Edward A. Mermelstein is an international real estate attorney and co-founder of Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates, a multilingual law firm with offices in Moscow and New York City. Specializing in connecting high net-worth clients from around the world with real estate opportunities in the U.S., Russia, Ukraine, and other emerging markets, 5WPR, as PR agency of record was presented with the task of increasing Mermelstein's national and international visibility in print and broadcast media as a foremost real estate resource.

Since beginning work in 2008, Mermelstein has been featured in profile stories on FOX Business, Newsweek, Bloomberg and in the New York Observer. Edward has seen a sizeable increase in his business and is regularly quoted or featured in top-tier media outlets, including CNBC, Fox News, CNN, The Real Deal, Smart Money magazine, AOL News, FOX Business, The Moscow Times, Bloomberg, MSNBC.com, BNN and Forbes.com.

He has also become CNBC's go-to international real estate expert and as recognition of his expertise, global reach, and best business practices, he was named one of the New York Observer's "Lawyer You Call".

Today, Mermelstein is the most featured media expert on Russian real estate and business.