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Biography

Title:	Chairman, Litigation Department
Firm:	Milbank Tweed
Law School:	Albany Law School at Union University
Graduation:	1974
List:	Lawdragon's 100 Lawyers you need to know in Securities Litigation

Notable case(s), past or present (include date if possible):
In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation (2004); Gartenberg v. Merrill Lynch Asset Management (1982); Krinsk v. Fund Asset Management (1988); Olmsted v. Pruco (2002); TIGRs Class Action Securities Litigation (1986); In re Merrill Lynch & Co. Research Reports Securities Litigation (2003)

Selected clients:
Merrill Lynch; Fidelity; Citigroup; Legg Mason; Wachovia; Capital Group; Prudential Financial; Bank of New York Mellon; American Century Investment Management

More Info

Best moment of career:
Receipt of extensive written opinion by Judge Milton Pollack dismissing Gartenberg action following trial on the merits

Worst moment of career:
Resignation from Clifford Chance in October 2004

Attorney you most admire:
William P. Rogers

Favorite activities (besides the Law):
Hunting & fishing; golf; skiing

Favorite Sports Team (if you have one), or Favorite Theater or Museum, etc:
St. Lawrence University Men's Hockey Team

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