B.A. 1989, Columbia College, Member, Senior Society of Sachems

J.D. 1992, Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Notes and Comments Editor and Member, Administrative Board, Columbia Law Review

New York

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of

Columbia Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of

New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

U.S. Tax Court

Member, Chief Judge’s Commercial Division Advisory Council, 2013- present

Member, Advisory Committee, Commercial Division, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York

Member, New York County Independent Judicial Screening Panel for State Supreme Court Vacancies, 2014

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2015-present

New York State Bar Association (Committee on Court Structure and Operations, 2011-2012, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, Chair, 2010-2011, Chair-Elect, 2009-2010, Vice-Chair, 2008-2009, Member, Executive Committee, 2000-present, Co-Editor, Commercial Division Law Report (in cooperation with the New York State Office of Court Administration), 2006-2009, Editor, NY Litigator, 2000-2005, Co-Chair, Civil Prosecutions Committee, 2005-2006, Recipient, Chair’s Award for Distinguished Service to the Section, 2006)

Fellow, New York Bar Foundation

Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Secretary, Committee on Criminal Advocacy; Member, Subcommittee on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 1995-1998; Committee on the Judiciary, 1998-2001 and Interim Member, 2002; Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 2001-2003)

Federal Bar Council

Recognized by SuperLawyers® as one of the “Top 100” attorneys in the New York Metropolitan Area, 2013 – 2018.

AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2011-2018.

Selected as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society for trial lawyers whose membership is comprised of less than one-half of one percent of all lawyers practicing in the United States, 2015.

Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers® in the field of Business Litigation from 2007 – 2018.

Honored by the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association for contributions as Chair of the Section in 2011.

Chairs’ Award for Distinguished Service, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association, 2006.

Faculty Member, “Recent Amendments to the Commercial Division Rules,” Office of Court Administration’s Online Continuing Legal Education Programming

Faculty Member, “Technology in the Courtroom,” The Supreme Court of the State of New York Commercial Division Judicial Seminar

Faculty Member, “Selecting a Commercial Forum,” The Supreme Court of the State of New York Commercial Division Judicial Seminar

Faculty Member, “Drafting a Comprehensive Arbitration Clause and Judicial Intervention in the Arbitral Process,” sponsored by the New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section and NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Faculty Member, “Exploring Attorney-Client Privilege Among General Counsel,” New York State Bar Association, Spring Meeting of the Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation

Guest Lecturer, “Trying Cases in New York’s Commercial Division,” St. John’s University School of Law

Faculty Member, “E-Discovery: What New Attorneys Need to Know,” City Bar Center for CLE, New York City Bar Association

Faculty Member, “Ethical Issues in the Investigation of Commercial Lawsuits,” New York State Bar Association, Spring Meeting of the Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation

Faculty Member, Commercial Litigation Academy, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section

Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, “Building Trial Skills” Program

Faculty Member, Young Lawyers’ Trial Academy, Presentation Sponsored by New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Section, Cornell Law School

Faculty Member, “Trying Your First Non-Jury Case and Preserving Issues for Appeal: The Mechanics for Success,” New York State Bar Association, Spring Meeting of the Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation

Faculty Member, “CIVIL RICO: Legal Overview & Tactical Considerations,” Presentation Sponsored By New York State Bar Association, Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation, Columbia University Club of New York

Faculty Member, “Civil Appeals: Strategies and Process in the New York Court,” New York State Bar Association, Spring Meeting of the Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation

Faculty Member, “The Trial of a Commercial Case: Successful Techniques and Tactics,” New York State Bar Association, Annual Meeting of the Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation

Faculty Member, “Trial of a Civil Case in Federal Court,” New York County Lawyers’ Association Continuing Legal Education Institute

Faculty Member, “The Ethics Game Show,” City Bar Center for CLE, New York City Bar Association

“Pleadings and Motion Practice in New York State Court,” In-House Training Seminar

Faculty Member, “Understanding the Attorney Disciplinary Process–And How To Avoid It,” New York County Lawyers’ Association Continuing Legal Education Institute

Faculty Member, “Recent Developments in Civil Practice: CPLR and Evidence,” City Bar Center for CLE, New York City Bar Association

“Civil Justice Playbook: New York State’s Commercial Division: The Ideal Forum for Resolving Complex Commercial Disputes,” Corporate Counsel Business Journal (forthcoming, September-October 2018)

Author of explanatory memoranda in support of Statewide Commercial Division Rules 11-b (Categorical Privilege Logs), 11-d (Limitations on Depositions), 11-e (Responses and Objections to Document Requests), 11-f (Depositions of Entities: Identification of Matters), 11-g (Proposed Form of Confidentiality Order), 13 (Expert Disclosure) and 14-a (Rulings and Disclosure Conferences). Explanatory memoranda available on Unified Court System website at: http://www.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml

“Protecting the Sanctity of Silence: Client Confidences and Responding to a Grand Jury Subpoena Directed to Attorneys,” NY Litigator: A Journal of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Winter 2003)

“5K1.1 and Substantial Assistance Departure: The Illusory Carrot of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines,” 91 Columbia Law Review 1519 (1991)

Defense at trial of a major New York City law firm in a multi-million-dollar suit alleging breach of the firm partnership agreement.

Defense of a major New York City law firm in a legal malpractice action arising from alleged transactional advice rendered by one of the firm's European offices.

Representation of several major international law firms in high-profile professional liability actions in New York, including claims arising out of a public securities offering by a Chinese energy company, work in connection with FINRA enforcement proceedings, and alleged transactional advice rendered by one of the firm’s European offices.

Defense of the former Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange in an action brought by the New York State Attorney General.

Argued landmark case before New York Court of Appeals, upholding prerogative of a commercial landlord to insist upon a commercial tenant’s waiver in its lease of right to seek a Yellowstone injunction.

Defense of former American Insurance Group (“AIG”) director in an action by AIG alleging breach of fiduciary duty.

Selected to serve as part of legal team to represent senior member of the Delaware judiciary against claims brought in the United States District Court in Manhattan.

Representation of the former head of the international real estate group for a venerable investment banking house in connection with a partnership dispute arising from the investment in and construction of $450 million luxury towers in Miami, Florida.

Representation of a PBS member-station and an owner of an iconic children’s educational brand in litigation involving claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition against a former licensee.

Representation of a high-profile hedge fund manager and philanthropist in connection with litigation arising from his investment in a theatrical production with runs both in London’s East End and Greenwich Village.

Prosecution on behalf of a successful real estate management company of a multi-million-dollar fraud action against a corrupt insurance brokerage firm and its principals.

Representation of a member of the Duma, the Russian Federation's lower house of parliament, in a defamation action involving charges of anti-Semitism, embezzlement, and participation in war crimes.

Defense, post 9/11, of a prominent insurance brokerage firm in a $42 million malpractice action stemming from the procurement of terrorism loss interruption.

Defense at trial of a major New York industrial landlord in decade-long litigation of dispute with commercial tenant.

Successful prosecution at trial of a fraudulent conveyance action arising from use of a bogus promissory note to procure an improper judgment lien and wrongfully interfere with conveyance of 100% interest in a luxury East-Side condominium. The Court concluded that our firm had established actual fraud by clear and convincing evidence and granted our request for attorney’s fees.

Prosecution at trial of an indemnity claim on behalf of a major plastics manufacturer against one of its suppliers.

Successfully arbitrated claims brought by an investor in a Florida-based Native American casino venture against a fellow investor for non-payment of a monthly income stream; the arbitrator accelerated payment of income stream and awarded attorney’s fees, leading to a total arbitral award of approximately $7.5 million. Secured affirmance of arbitral award before Appellate Division, First Department.

Appeal to the Second Circuit of a complex antitrust action on behalf of a distributor of satellite television programming packages.

Prosecution of a civil RICO action on behalf of a well-known pharmaceutical manufacturer against one of its distributors.

Representation at trial of a former derivatives trader in an enforcement proceeding commenced by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Representation of a major project management company executive in a corruption prosecution stemming from the renovation of the Post Office Building and Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

Representation of a prominent physician in prosecution stemming from the insider trading inquiry surrounding the IBM takeover of Lotus as well as before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct in connection with related licensure issues.

Representation of foreign national in connection with high-profile prosecution for alleged illegal exportation of military equipment.

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