From the 500 Vault: David Katz

May 17, 2013 By
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DAVID KATZ, partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in New York and a longtime member of the Lawdragon 500 guides for his handling of large and complex mergers and acquisitions.    Nothing screams for the weekend like the photograph of an attorney behind a pile of papers. We have taken many of these over the years. Katz, one of the nation's top dealmakers, was photographed in New York by Hugh Williams just about six years ago. Katz is also a regular commenator on corporate legal issues. You can read a sampling of … [Read more...]

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Lawyer Limelight in Video: Max Berger

May 16, 2013 By
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Lawdragon's first original documentary features prominent New York attorney Max Berger, who is also an accomplished photographer. Lawdragon editor John Ryan filmed and interviewed Berger at his photography show "Places" at 25CPW Gallery in New York.  The founding partner of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, Berger made Lawdragon's annual 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide for his work representing plaintiffs against large companies accused of corporate fraud. Most of Berger's photographs were taken … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: John Quinn

May 9, 2013 By
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JOHN QUINN, a senior lawyer and name partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Los Angeles, a regular 500 member and leader of the still-growing litigation firm.      The fierce litigator and friendly photo subject was photographed here by Hugh Williams in 2007, and then by Dave Lauridsen for our 2011 Magazine. Quinn's firm has been in the news recently for its acquisition of high-profile lateral partners and other expansion plans, as well as for its work for AIG against Bank of … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: Sergio Galvis

May 2, 2013 By
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SERGIO GALVIS, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, regular member of our Lawdragon 500 guides for being one of the top international dealmakers, with a focus on Latin America.      We are a sucker for New York city shots, and this one by Hugh Williams for our 2007 magazine captures the stunning view at Sullivan & Cromwell's downtown offices. M&A master Galvis heads the firm's Latin American group, which is regularly honored for its work. The firm announced in March that the team won a pair of … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: Kenneth Feinberg

April 26, 2013 By
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KENNETH FEINBERG of Feinberg Rozen, a regular on our Lawdragon 500 guides for work in setting up and managing victim compensation funds from some of the worst tragedies in recent history, including the Boston marathon bombings.   D.C.-based photographer Eli Meir Kaplan took this shot of Feinberg for our 2011 magazine. Feinberg had been in the news consistently for administration of the victim funds of the Sept. 11 attacks and also for the BP oil spill. As has been reported in many outlets, Feinberg, a Brockton native, is now … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: Sri Srinivasan

April 17, 2013 By
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SRI SRINIVASAN, Principal Deputy Solictor General of the U.S., initially making our Lawdragon 500 guide for his appellate practice at O'Melveny & Myers, now at the Office of the Solicitor General.     Photographer Sean McCormick took this great shot of Sri Srinivasan in 2011, when he was an appellate partner at O'Melveny & Myers in Washington, D.C. He made our 2012 Lawdragon 500 guide as a deputy solictor general, and is now President Obama's choice to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. … [Read more...]

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The 500 Limelight: Lawrence Sucharow

April 8, 2013 By
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Lawrence Sucharow says that “anger” at the endless string of Wall Street scandals has been an important motivating force in his distinguished career spanning more than three decades. But his reputation as a reasonable and courteous litigator amongst defense attorneys contributed equally to his place on our most recent Lawdragon 500 annual list. Sucharow is chair of New York’s Labaton Sucharow, which specializes in  securities and antitrust class actions. The firm counts more than $8 billion in settlements for clients … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: Tom Demetrio

April 1, 2013 By
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TOM DEMETRIO, name partner of Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago, a regular on our Lawdragon 500 lists for his legendary status and continued excellence in plaintiffs' litigation.   It was appropriate for photographer Hugh Williams to capture legal legend Tom Demetrio behind airplane models, given his prominence in the area of aviation litigation. He also has been at the top of the Chicago bar in medical malpractice and product liability litigation. Dememtrio was photographed here in 2007. Another take: … [Read more...]

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Lawyer Limelight: Andrew Hall

March 31, 2013 By
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The harrowing early years of Andrew Hall’s life and his family’s remarkable journey through the Holocaust of World War II and its aftermath have served as “the driving force” of his legal career. Surviving the genocide of the Jews has instilled in him a type of perseverance that is often necessary in the legal actions he files on behalf of victims of state sponsored terrorism. Earlier in his career, Hall, founder of Hall, Lamb and Hall of Miami, drew recognition for his defense of Nixon adviser John D. Ehrlichman. He … [Read more...]

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From the 500 Vault: Ted Olson

March 27, 2013 By
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TED OLSON, appellate lawyer at Gibson Dunn, perenial member of our Lawdragon 500 guides for his high-profile Supreme Court work, including representing opponents of Prop. 8.  It was hard to ignore our many Vault photos of Gibson Dunn's Ted Olson, who is in the news this week for his Supreme Court advocacy for the opponents of California's gay-marriage ban. Hugh Williams took these for our 2009 Magazine. The work of Olson and his Bush v. Gore opponent David Boies also was detailed by Lawdragon publisher Katrina Dewey, in an … [Read more...]

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