Lawyer Limelights

Lawyer Limelight in Video: Max Berger

May 16, 2013 By John Ryan

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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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: George “Gar” Bason

May 6, 2013 By Xenia Kobylarz

There are two other Georges in George R. Bason, Jr.’s family tree, his grandfather and his father, which is why he got the nickname “Gar.” But it is safe to say the Davis Polk & Wardwell partner is the only George Bason that has earned numerous American Lawyer “Dealmaker” and other M&A distinctions. His A-List pedigree is well earned. The Harvard Law School graduate maintains a busy practice handling some of the most complex and largest deals, year after year. In 2008, for example, he played a lead … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Linda Kornfeld

April 29, 2013 By Xenia Kobylarz

Jenner & Block partner Linda Kornfeld has a lot in common with today’s law school graduates. She graduated from George Washington University School of Law at the height of an economic recession, in the early 1990s. Her first position as a securities litigator fell through a day after she took the bar exam when the firm called to say the economy was forcing it to pay incoming associates to find other work. “I called the other firm where I clerked during my second law school summer to get advice regarding what to do, and one of … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Keith Flaum

April 22, 2013 By Xenia Kobylarz

Changing law firms twice in three years could present some serious speed bumps on a lawyer’s career path. But not if you’re Keith Flaum, one of the most sought-after deal lawyers in the technology sector. The 1989 graduate of UC Davis School of Law has built such a rock-star reputation advising on some of the largest, headline-grabbing deals in the technology sector – including eBay’s purchase and subsequent sale of Skype, Applied Materials’ acquisition of Varian Semiconductor, and Oracle’s acquisitions of … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Geoffrey Howard

April 15, 2013 By Xenia Kobylarz

Oracle's record-setting $1.3 billion copyright damage award in December 2010 was a breakthrough moment for Bingham McCutchen partner Geoffrey Howard, co-lead counsel for Oracle, who had worked on the case for four years. Oracle tapped Howard to lead its investigation of possible copyright infringement claims against German rival SAP in 2006. That was just one of the numerous tasks the 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School was juggling. He also was multi-tasking with firm leadership roles. In 2007, Howard became regional managing … [Read more...]

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The 500 Limelight: Lawrence Sucharow

April 8, 2013 By John Ryan

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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Lawyer Limelight: Andrew Hall

March 31, 2013 By John Ryan

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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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Adam Klein

March 24, 2013 By Xenia Kobylarz

As head of Outten & Golden’s employment class action practice, 2012 Lawdragon 500 member Adam Klein has successfully challenged employment practices at some of the largest companies in the world, including Wal-Mart, IBM and Verizon. These days, the 1990 graduate of Hofstra Law has set his sights on the financial services industry, where he said there are “massive differences in pay between men and women and whites and minorities.” Klein is co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel in lawsuits against Goldman Sachs and Bank of … [Read more...]

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Lawyer Limelight: Nora Jordan

March 17, 2013 By Xenia Kobylarz

Nora Jordan is one of the lucky ones. The Davis Polk & Wardwell partner managed to avoid the fate of most women lawyers who tried to 'have it all' – partnership and children. Her secret? Perseverance. “Don’t give up when it gets hard. Think about the long term and what you want for your family and your work life,” says Jordan, a mother of three girls. It also helped, of course, that Davis Polk was one of the early adopters of “flextime” for women lawyers. When Jordan had her first child 23 … [Read more...]

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