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What Makes Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Different?
Consider the experiences of our many partners and associates who joined the firm following their judicial
clerkships. Almost eighty-five percent of the partners in the Litigation Department are former law clerks,
as are a substantial number of associates. We think that these testimonials will give you a sense of why
we have been so successful in attracting judicial clerks to our practice, and why they are met with great
success at the firm.
On the following pages, you’ll see how the way we practice builds upon experiences obtained in a clerkship.
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel’s longstanding vision of a dynamic, non-traditional practice sustains a
collegial working environment that affords junior associates immediate and significant responsibility. Our
unpretentious and non-hierarchical setting offers unparalleled opportunities to have early client contact
and to engage in the real business of lawyering from day one.
By relating a variety of personal accounts, we hope to convey what it means to practice law at Kramer Levin.
We believe that if we are successful in doing so, many of you will join us (as so many former clerks have
done in the past) and continue to be excited and challenged by our profession.
© 2013 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Clerks 1

Gary P. Naftalis, Partner
Litigation Department Head, Firm Co-Chair
Law Clerk to Honorable William B. Herlands, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York. Columbia Law School (LL.B., Editor, Columbia Law
Review); Brown University (M.A.); Rutgers University (A.B., Phi Beta Kappa).
My clerkship with Judge Herlands led me to become a litigator, to join the
United States Attorney’s Office as a prosecutor, and to focus my career
afterwards as a trial lawyer in white collar criminal defense and complex civil
cases. I work here with the most talented and dedicated lawyers I know. Our
partners and associates practice law with a vigor and intensity that maintains
the cutting-edge nature of our practice. Together, we have some of the most
interesting and high-profile cases that anyone could hope to work on: public
figures unfairly accused of corruption; securities firms and corporate officers
charged with financial frauds and misconduct; and internal investigations
on behalf of leading public companies. We successfully defended Michael
Eisner, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, at trial against allegations that he
breached his fiduciary duties in connection with the hiring of Michael Ovitz. We
won dismissal for Kenneth Langone, former chair of the NYSE compensation
committee, of all charges brought by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer relating to
Richard Grasso’s compensation. We have numerous individual representations
of CEOs and CFOs and other high level executives and we frequently provide
counsel to boards of directors and audit committees.
It is work that I hope lives up to the standards of professionalism and integrity
that Judge Herlands set for me.
Clerks 3

Samantha V. Ettari, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Edward R. Korman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
New York, 2007-2008; Law Clerk to Honorable Joan M. Azrack, U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of New York, 2005-2006. Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna cum
laude); Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Brooklyn Journal of International
Law; State University of New York at Geneseo (B.A., magna cum laude).
From the day I began law school, I set out on a litigation career path. As a two-time
federal law clerk (with a year in between at a large international firm based in New
York), I had the opportunity to observe the most talented and experienced litigators in
the Eastern District perform their craft, and I determined to become a great litigator
as well. Believing that the best litigators are molded by the insight, experience, and
example of their peers and supervisors, I set out to find a top-notch litigation firm
with both remarkable lawyers and complex matters. I was fortunate to interview with
some of the best litigation shops in the City and to meet legends of the New York
criminal and civil bar. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, quite simply, just stood
out. Every associate I spoke with was working on challenging and exciting matters,
many of which I had read about in the leading New York newspapers. Based on
what I had observed in my own legal career thus far, I was surprised by the level of
responsibility Kramer associates of my class year were given.
The excitement I witnessed in the associates and partners I talked to during the
interview process wasn’t the product of a “hard sell.” From the moment I began at
the firm, I saw first-hand why they were all so enthusiastic about their work and about
being a part of this exceptional team. In my very first week at the firm, I was staffed
on a novel federal litigation, the only associate — working closely with two partners —
and was asked to attend a meeting with the client and opposing counsel. This is just
one of the many examples of how swiftly the firm integrates their new associates,
taps their valuable skills, and provides them with responsibilities commensurate to
their abilities. Many firms will tell you that they staff “leanly.” At Kramer, it’s the truth.
However, that said, the necessary support is there to undergird that responsibility
and privilege — you will have guidance from the partners, who genuinely want to see
you grow and will provide the feedback necessary to effectuate that, as well as the
collective support and institutional knowledge of your peers.
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Jennifer L. Rochon, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit, 2000 and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1997-1999. New York
University (J.D., 1997). University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1992). Notes
and Comments Development Editor, New York University Law Review.
I chose Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel in large part because it is a place that
values the clerking experience. I first joined Kramer Levin as a summer associate
after graduating from NYU Law School and before clerking in the District of New
Jersey for the Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry. After two years of clerking at
the trial level, I returned to Kramer Levin’s litigation department. Judge Barry was
then elevated to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and asked me to re-join
her as a clerk for her first year on the appellate bench. Kramer Levin graciously
allowed me to leave to clerk again.
The matters that I have litigated here at Kramer Levin have been as varied and
fascinating as they were when I clerked. I have worked on high profile false
advertising matters, complex civil commercial litigation, and cutting-edge criminal
and regulatory investigations.
Kramer Levin’s litigation department is filled with former clerks who have worked
with judges all over the country and at all levels of the federal and state court
system. The firm recognizes that clerkships are the ideal place to learn effective trial
and appellate advocacy and puts those skills to work as soon as you join the firm.
Clerks 5

Harold P. Weinberger, Partner
Advertising Practice Head
Law Clerk to Honorable Paul R. Hays, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit, 1970-1971. Columbia Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1970);
City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1967). Notes and
Comments Editor, Columbia Law Review.
I summered at one of New York’s behemoths, but after my clerkship for Judge
Paul R. Hays on the Second Circuit, I heard about a firm that was touted to
have a level of talent and a sophisticated caseload comparable to any in New
York. I was promised hands-on experience. I took the bait and 38 years later,
I am still here at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
My expectations were met; instead of several years of document production,
I quickly found myself arguing motions and litigating against far more senior
lawyers from other firms. From those early experiences, I have moved on
to a rewarding career litigating interesting, significant cases in courts all
over the country. I primarily handle false advertising, trademark, and anticounterfeiting
actions, as well as trade secrets and intellectual property
licensing matters. The work is challenging, fast-paced and intellectually
stimulating. We regularly represent leading consumer products companies,
including Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, in preliminary injunction
proceedings and jury trials involving well known products. These cases provide
excellent opportunities for junior lawyers to take on significant responsibilities
and to see their hard work pay off in the courtroom.
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel is obviously quite a bit bigger now than when
I finished my clerkship, but the attributes that attracted me are still here.
Indeed many of us, who came here for the same reasons as I, have done
our best to preserve them for new waves of former clerks and other junior
aspiring litigators.
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Barry H. Berke, Partner
White Collar Defense and SEC Regulatory Practice Co-Chair
Law Clerk to Honorable Mary Johnson Lowe, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 1989-1990. Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude,
1989); Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1986).
During my clerkship, I was seduced by the excitement of the courthouse and
the varied and colorful cases and trials that filled it. After spending the next
four years trying criminal cases in that same courthouse as an attorney with
the Federal Defenders’ Office, my enthusiasm for our profession only increased.
When I sought to enter private practice following those experiences, I wanted
to join a firm where my vigor for the work and workplace would continue
unabated. At the top of the short list of firms in which I was interested was
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. It is with a feeling of tremendous good
fortune that I say that my expectations have only been surpassed.
The lawyers I found at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel are not only as smart
as they come, but they also share an affinity for the “craft” that infuses every
aspect of the practice. The contagiousness of that perspective creates a
real esprit de corps and inspires terrific work. In turn, the reputation for that
quality attracts great cases. The bottom line for me is that my present cases
and trials are as interesting, challenging and exciting as the best in any
courthouse. As an added bonus, the partners and associates with whom I
work are supportive and generous colleagues and friends.
Clerks 7

Kerri Ann Law, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Joanna Seybert, U.S. District Court, Eastern District
of New York, 1995-1996. Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1995);
College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1992). Notes and Articles Editor, Fordham
Law Review and Member, Fordham Law Review.
After a year and a half clerkship, I accepted a position at one of New York City’s
largest law firms and quickly decided that I wanted a better balance between
my personal and professional lives. So, after a short nine months, I started
my search again (as if doing it once a year isn’t bad enough). This time I was
more focused and knew what I wanted — a firm where I would be able to get
hands-on experience quickly, have interesting work with intelligent people, be
able to work on pro bono cases without worrying about cutting into billable
hours, and be able to continue teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham
Law School (just a few simple requests). I have been at Kramer Levin Naftalis
& Frankel since 1997 and those expectations have been met. My work on
complex false advertising cases has been more challenging and interesting
than I ever could have expected and my docket has always contained a wide
variety of other diverse, complex commercial litigations, many of which make
front page news. In 2002, after the birth of my first daughter (I had my second
daughter while an associate and third after I made partner), I reduced my
hours to an 80% schedule, but never lost the interesting work and high level
of responsibility that I previously had on my cases. In 2005, I was one of two
part-time associates promoted to partner on a reduced schedule. I am very
pleased to work at a firm that provides me with an interesting and challenging
law practice while at the same time affording me the flexibility that I need to
balance my personal life.
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Jeffrey S. Trachtman, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit, 1985-1986 and Honorable Constance Baker Motley, U.S. District
Court, Southern District of New York, 1984-1985. New York University (J.D.,
cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1984 and B.A., 1981). Notes and Comments
Editor, New York University Law Review.
After two great years of clerking, I was looking for a place to get some
solid law firm experience before my inevitable return to public interest law.
I chose Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel over the monster firms for its blend
of excellence, pro bono commitment, and humane culture. Nearly 25 years
later, I’m a partner in the litigation department and former chair of the firm’s
Pro Bono Committee. What happened? In practicing at Kramer Levin, I’ve had
the opportunity to work on interesting commercial cases with superb lawyers
who are also wonderful colleagues and friends. And the firm made good on its
pro bono promise: I got involved in poverty law and civil liberties matters from
the start and more recently have worked on such cutting-edge LGBT rights
matters as Hernandez v. Robles, the New York marriage case. As Pro Bono
Chair, I’ve been gratified to involve more of our lawyers in pro bono work and
launch programs like our attorney externship rotation at South Brooklyn Legal
Services — the kind of program I would have found quite attractive back when
I was choosing a firm.
Clerks 9

Eric Tirschwell, Partner
White Collar and Criminal Defense and Complex Civil and
Constitutional Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable David V. Kenyon, U.S. District Court, Central District of
California, 1992-1994. Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992); Amherst
College (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1988).
As a law clerk, I had the privilege of walking into chambers every morning with
only one task at hand — to help my judge figure out the “right” result under the
law and facts of each case. It was hard for me to imagine any better legal job
and so my standards were very high. When I then joined Kramer Levin Naftalis
& Frankel, I had two goals in mind: to get involved in diverse and interesting
litigation matters and to put myself on a path for an eventual move to a U.S.
Attorney’s Office. Within three action-packed years as an associate, Kramer
Levin had helped me achieve both of these goals. I defended individuals in
SEC investigations, took my first depositions in a securities fraud class action,
argued in federal court on a pro bono false arrest case and worked with
former federal judge Marvin Frankel on the First Amendment school voucher
litigation that eventually ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court. By the middle of
my third year at the firm, with the assistance and support of several Kramer
Levin litigators who previously had served in the public sector, I received an
offer to become a federal prosecutor. After five exciting and demanding years
as an AUSA, I decided it was time to move on. While I looked at a number of
firms, some big and some small, I was ultimately drawn back to Kramer Levin
Naftalis & Frankel, to the good friends and exceptional lawyers I had worked
with, to its booming white-collar defense and litigation practices, to its strong
tradition of encouraging and supporting pro bono work, to its non-hierarchical
atmosphere, and to my sense — which continues to the present — that there
is no better place for me to practice law.
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Robin Wilcox, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit, 1998-1999 and Honorable John Gleeson, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York, 1997-1998. New York University School of Law (J.D.,
1997); Cornell University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993). Executive Editor
and Staff Editor, New York University Law Review.
I first interviewed at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel during my second
clerkship, and immediately recognized it as a place full of talented and
passionate lawyers, dedicated to their craft and to enjoying the practice of
law. Eleven years later — having taken a four year hiatus after the birth of my
first son — I am now a partner, and I can confidently say that, in addition to
clerking, choosing Kramer Levin was my best professional decision. Kramer
Levin attracts cutting edge cases presenting novel issues that require
practical, innovative and creative solutions. Since joining the firm, I have
worked on a broad range of fascinating, high profile cases, both criminal and
civil. But best of all is the sense of camaraderie and teamwork that pervades
the firm, and makes Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel a fun place to come to
work every day.
Clerks 11

Andrew J. Estes, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit,
2009-2010. Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2009); Marquette University
(B.A., summa cum laude, 2006). Senior Technical Editor, Harvard Law &
Policy Review.
Following my clerkship, I came to New York City because I was drawn to
the complex cases, headline-drawing litigation, and top-notch lawyers that
are part of the financial center of the world. I started practicing at another
firm in the city, but after a year I decided to look for a firm that better suited
my career goals in litigation and white-collar defense. I interviewed with
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP because of its reputation for high quality
work, the excellence of its attorneys, and the non-hierarchical environment.
Since working here, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel has exceeded my
expectations. After a year at the firm, I was able to participate in a range of
civil, criminal, and regulatory matters with fascinating legal and factual issues.
Being on leanly-staffed teams or matters where I am the only associate,
I have had terrific opportunities, including drafting briefs and submissions
to government agencies and preparing individuals to testify in regulatory
investigations. Kramer Levin also supported and encouraged me doing pro
bono work, where I was able to take and defend depositions. At this firm, not
only do you get substantive experience, you really get to know and appreciate
having colleagues who are smart, hard-working, and pleasant to see every
day. As an associate at Kramer Levin, I get to do the challenging, rewarding
work that I want, with talented, friendly people who enjoy it as much as I do.
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Matthew Abbott, Associate
Intellectual Property
Law Clerk to Honorable Francis M.
Allegra, U.S. Court of Federal Claims,
2009–2010.
St. John’s University School of Law
(J.D., 2005); University of Rochester
(B.A., 1996). Associate Notes
and Comments Editor, St. John’s
Law Review.
Alexandra K. Alberstadt,
Special Counsel
Financial Services
Law Clerk to Honorable Charles L.
Levin, Michigan Supreme Court,
1992-1993.
New York University School of Law
(LL.M., 1994); Detroit College of Law
at Michigan State University (J.D.,
summa cum laude, 1992); St. John’s
College (B.A., 1987). Editor-in-Chief,
Detroit College of Law Review.
Arthur H. Aufses III, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable José A.
Cabranes, U.S. District Court, District
of Connecticut,
1980-1981.
Harvard Law School (J.D.,
cum laude, 1980); Oxford University,
England (B. Phil., 1975); Yale
University (B.A., magna cum laude,
1973).
Mark Baghdassarian, Partner
Intellectual Property
Law Clerk to Honorable Roger J.
Miner, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second
Circuit, 2000-2001.
New York Law School (J.D., magna
cum laude, 1999); College of William
& Mary (B.S., 1995). Articles Editor,
New York Law School Law Review.
Thomas D. Balliett, Partner
Corporate
Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph L.
Tauro, U.S. District Court, District
of Massachusetts, 1979-1980.
Harvard University (J.D., magna
cum laude, 1979; A.B., summa
cum laude, 1975). Editor, Harvard
Law Review.
David Blabey, Jr., Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Gary L.
Sharpe, U.S. District Court, Northern
District of New York, 2007-2008.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., 2004); Amherst College (B.A.,
magna cum laude, 2000). Articles Editor,
Annual Survey of American Law.
Stephen M. Blank, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable James P.
Peck, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Southern District of New York, 2011-
2012.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D.,
cum laude, 2007); Johns Hopkins
University (B.A. 2004). Managing
Editor, Brooklyn Law School Journal
of Law & Policy.
Justine J. Block, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Cheryl L.
Pollack, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York, 1996.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1998);
Cornell University (B.A., 1995).
Member, Brooklyn Law Review.
Jeffrey L. Braun, Partner
Real Estate Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable
Harry Pregerson, U.S. District Court,
Central District of California,
1971-1972.
Yale Law School (J.D., 1971);
Rutgers University (B.A., summa
cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1968).
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Francesca C. Butnick, Associate
Intellectual Property
Law Clerk to Justice Nil Hendel,
Supreme Court of Israel,
2010‐2011.
Harvard Law School (J.D. 2010);
Columbia (B.A. cum laude, 2007);
article editor, Harvard Journal of
Law & Technology.
Jeremy A. Cohen, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Richard
Owen, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 2002-2003.
Columbia Law School (J.D., cum
laude, 2000). University of Michigan
(B.A., with distinction, 1996).
Executive Editor, Columbia Journal
of Law and Social Problems.
Elan Daniels, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Maria M.
Cabret, Superior Court of the
Virgin Islands, St. Croix, 2004-2006.
George Washington University
School of Law (J.D., with honors,
2004); University of Pennsylvania
(B.A., cum laude, 2001).
Michael J. Dell, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Stanley A.
Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern
District of California, 1978-1979.
Harvard Law School (J.D., magna
cum laude, 1978); Wadham
College, Oxford University, England
(B.A., with honors, 1975). Associate
Editorial Director, Harvard Law
Review.
Kurt M. Denk, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Maryanne
Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Third Circuit, 2010 - 2011.
University of California, Berkeley,
School of Law (J.D., 2010); Jesuit
School of Theology, Berkeley
(M.Div., 2007); Fordham University
(M.A., 2001); Georgetown University
(B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta
Kappa, 1996). Member, Berkeley
Journal of Criminal Law.
Abbe L. Dienstag, Partner
Corporate
Law Clerk to Honorable Jack B.
Weinstein, U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of New York,
1982‐1983.
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1982);
Bar Han University, Israel (M.Sc.,
1977); Jerusalem College of
Technology, Israel (B.Sc.,
1974). Articles Editor, Columbia
Law Review.
Jeffrey Dunlap, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Shira A.
Scheindlin, U.S. District Court,
Southern District of New York,
2010‐2011.
Harvard Law School (J.D. 2010);
University of Kansas (B.A. 2005).
Kenneth H. Eckstein, Partner
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable John J.
Galgay, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 1978-1979.
New York University School of
Law (J.D., 1979); University of
Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude,
1976). Research Editor, Journal of
International Law and Politics.
Selina M. Ellis, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Dennis M.
Cavanaugh, U.S. District Court,
District of New Jersey, 2010‐2011
and Honorable Barry T. Albin,
New Jersey Supreme Court,
2008‐2009.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, 2008);
Wesleyan University (B.A., with
high honors, 2004).
Member, Cardozo Law Review.
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Andrew J. Estes, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Mary Beck
Briscoe, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth
Circuit, 2009-2010.
Harvard Law School (J.D.,
cum laude, 2009); Marquette
University (B.A., summa cum laude,
2006). Senior Technical Editor,
Harvard Law & Policy Review.
Peggy Farber, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable James C.
Francis IV, U.S. District Court,
Southern District of New York,
2005‐2006.
Fordham University School of Law
(J.D., cum laude, 2004); Columbia
University Graduate School of
Journalism (M.A., 1997); Hamilton
College (B.A., 1974). Member,
Fordham Law Review.
Charlotte Moses Fischman, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Marvin E.
Frankel, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 1967-1969.
Columbia Law School (LL.B.,
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1967);
Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude,
Phi Beta Kappa, 1964). Articles
Editor, Columbia Law Review.
Adam C. Ford, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable A. Simon
Chrein, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York,
2002-2003.
Seton Hall University School of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the
Coif, 2002); University of Pittsburgh
(B.A., cum laude, 1997). Managing
Editor, Constitutional Law Journal.
David S. Frankel, Partner
White-Collar Criminal Defense and
Complex Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Irving R.
Kaufman, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit, 1982-1983.
New York University (J.D., 1982);
Yale University School of Law (B.A.,
cum laude, 1976). Senior Notes
and Comments Editor, New York
University Law Review.
Elise Scherr Frejka, Special Counsel
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Prudence
Carter Beatty, U.S. Bankruptcy
Court, Southern District of New York,
1993‐1994.
New York Law School (J.D., cum laude,
1990); Vassar College (B.A., 1987).
Alan R. Friedman, Partner
White-Collar Criminal Defense and
Complex Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable M. Joseph
Blumenfeld, U.S. District Court,
District of Connecticut, 1976-1977.
Yale Law School (J.D., 1976);
Hamilton College (A.B., 1973).
Joshua Glick, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Sandra
J. Feuerstein, U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of New York,
2006-2007.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of
Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003);
Cornell University (B.S., 2000).
Administrative Editor, Cardozo
Law Review.
Steven M. Goldman, Partner
Corporate
Law Clerk to Honorable Peter Ciolino,
Superior Court of New Jersey,
Passaic County, 1976‐1977.
New York University School of
Law (LL.M., 1980); The George
Washington University Law School
(J.D., 1976); Boston University (A.B.,
cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1973).
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Mary K. Guccion, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Cecelia G.
Morris, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Southern District of New York,
2008‐2012
Pace University School of Law (J.D.,
cum laude, 2008); University of
Vermont (B.A., 2002).
Jared Heller, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable
Patty Shwartz, U.S. District Court,
District of New Jersey, 2005-2007.
Albany Law School (J.D., 2005);
Trinity College (B.A., 2000).
Notes and Comments Editor,
Albany Law Review.
Timothy J. Helwick,
Special Counsel
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Irving R.
Kaufman, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit, 1989-1990.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., 1989); Columbia University
(A.B., 1983). Articles Editor,
New York University Law Review.
Theodore S. Hertzberg, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Kristi K.
DuBose, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of Alabama, 2011‐2012.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., 2008); Amherst College (B.A.,
cum honore, 2004). Senior Articles
Editor, New York University Journal
of Law & Business.
Robert N. Holtzman, Partner
Employment
Law Clerk to Honorable Peter K.
Leisure, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 1992–1993.
Columbia Law School (J.D., Harlan
Fiske Stone Scholar, 1992);
University of Pennsylvania (B.A.,
summa cum laude, 1989). Editor,
Columbia Law Review.
Gregory A. Horowitz, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Walter K.
Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Third Circuit, 1989-1990.
Yale Law School (J.D., 1989);
Wesleyan University (B.A., magna
cum laude, 1984). Notes Editor,
Yale Law Journal.
Tobias B. Jacoby, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Richard
M. Berman, U.S. District Court,
Southern District of New York,
2005–2006.
Columbia Law School (J.D., Harlan
Fiske Stone Scholar, 2003);
University of Chicago (A.B., 2000).
Managing Editor, Columbia Journal
of Transnational Law.
Jordan Daniel Kaye, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable José Antonio
Fusté, U.S. District Court, District of
Puerto Rico, 2004–2006.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., 2003); Tufts University (B.A.,
magna cum laude, 1998).
Karen Steinberg Kennedy,
Special Counsel
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Miriam
Goldman Cedarbaum, U.S. District
Court, Southern District of New York,
1990–1991.
Harvard Law School (J.D., magna
cum laude, 1990); Wesleyan
University (B.A., with honors, 1987).
Executive Editor, Harvard Journal of
Law and Public Policy.
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Douglas Mannal, Partner
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Conrad B.
Duberstein, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Eastern District of New York, 2000.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2000);
Lafayette College (B.A., 1995).
Thomas Moers Mayer, Partner
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable J. Edward
Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit, 1981-1982.
Harvard Law School (J.D., magna
cum laude, 1981); Dartmouth
College (A.B., summa cum laude,
Phi Beta Kappa, 1977). Editor,
Harvard Law Review.
Ashley Miller, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Ronald
Sheffield, Arkansas Supreme Court,
2010.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., 2009); Columbia University
(B.A., magna cum laude, 2006).
Executive Editor, Journal of
Legislation and Public Policy.
Jason Moff, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Deborah A.
Batts, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 2005‐2007.
University of Michigan Law School
(J.D., cum laude, 2005);
Yale University (B.A., cum laude,
1999). Member, Michigan Journal of
Gender and Law.
Matthew B. Moses, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Roanne L.
Mann, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York, 2006‐2007.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D., summa
cum laude, 2006); Columbia
University (B.A., 1997). Member,
Brooklyn Law Review.
Randal D. Murdock,
Special Counsel
Corporate
Law Clerk in the Third Judicial Circuit
of Florida, 1995.
Kyushu University (LL.M. in
International Economic and
Business Law, 1995); Harvard Law
School (J.D., 1994); Yale University
(B.A., magna cum laude, 1991).
Member, International Law Journal.
Member, Journal of Law and
Technology.
Michael S. Oberman, Partner
Litigation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Law Clerk to Honorable Milton
Pollack, U.S. District Court,
Southern District of New York,
1972‐1973.
Harvard Law School (J.D.,
cum laude, 1972); Columbia
University (A.B., cum laude, 1969).
P. Bradley O’Neill, Partner
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas C.
Platt, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York, 1990-1991.
New York University School of
Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990);
Wesleyan University (B.A., 1986).
Articles Editor, New York University
Law Review.
Tzvi Rokeach, Special Counsel
Real Estate
Law Clerk to Honorable Herman
Cahn, Supreme Court, New York
County, 1995.
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1997);
Touro College (B.A., magna cum
laude, 1994). Articles Editor,
Columbia Business Law Review.
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Scott Ruskay-Kidd, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Robert D.
Sack, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit, 1999-2000 and
Honorable Robert P. Patterson,
U.S. District Court, Southern District
of New York, 1998-1999.
Columbia Law School (J.D., Harlan
Fiske Stone Scholar, 1998); Harvard
College (B.A., magna cum laude,
1995). Senior Editor and published
author, Columbia Law Review.
Megan Ryan, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable William J.
Martini, U.S. District Court,
District of New Jersey, 2010‐2011.
Harvard Law School (J.D., cum
laude, 2008); Cornell University
(B.A., with distinction, 2005).
Correspondence Editor, Harvard
Journal of Law and Gender.
Paul H. Schoeman, Partner
White-Collar Criminal Defense and
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Edward R.
Korman, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York, 1995-1996.
Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude,
1995); Princeton University (A.B.,
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa,
1991). Executive Editor, Harvard
Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.
Brendan M. Schulman,
Special Counsel
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable William G.
Young, U.S. District Court, District of
Massachusetts, 1999‐2000.
Harvard Law School (J.D.,
cum laude, 1999); Yale University
(B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa,
1996). Executive Editor and Staff
and Line Editor, Harvard Journal of
Law and Technology.
Jeremy W. Shweder, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Maryanne
Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Third Circuit, 2010‐2011 and
Honorable Paul A. Crotty, U.S. District
Court, Southern District of New York,
2008-2009.
Fordham University School of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, Order of
the Coif, 2008); Swarthmore College
(B.A., 1995).
Craig L. Siegel, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Robert L.
Carter, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York, 1999-2000.
New York University School of
Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998);
State University of New York at
Binghamton (B.A., 1990).
Norman C. Simon, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Alan B.
Handler, New Jersey Supreme Court,
1998-1999.
New York University School of
Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997);
State University of New York at
Binghamton (B.S./B.A., summa
cum laude, 1994).
Stephen M. Sinaiko, Partner
White-Collar Criminal Defense and
Complex Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Henry A.
Politz, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth
Circuit, 1992-1993.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, 1992);
Cornell University (A.B., with
distinction in all subjects, 1989).
Notes and Comments Editor,
New York University Law Review.
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Steven S. Sparling, Partner
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Maryanne
Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Third Circuit, 2001-2002 and
Honorable Robert N. Chatigny,
U.S. District Court, District of
Connecticut, 1999-2000.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of
Law (J.D., summa cum laude,
Order of the Coif, 1998); University
of Massachusetts-Amherst (B.A.,
cum laude, 1993). Executive Editor,
Cardozo Law Review.
Emily S. Tabak, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to Honorable Robert A.
Kirsch, New Jersey Superior Court,
Union Vicinage Family Division,
2011-2012. New York University
School of Law (J.D., 2011); The Ohio
State University (B.A., summa cum
laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2007).
Senior Notes Editor, New York
University Journal of Legislation and
Public Policy.
Rebecca S. Talbott, Associate
Litigation
Law Clerk to the Honorable Stanley
Marcus, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit, 2010-2011 and
Honorable John Gleeson, U.S. District
Court, Eastern District of New York,
2011-2012.
New York University School of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the
Coif, 2010); Stanford University (B.A.,
honors and distinction, Phi Beta
Kappa, 2002). Executive Editor, New
York University Law Review.
Jonathan M. Wagner, Partner
Litigation and Intellectual Property &
Technology Law
Law Clerk to Honorable Charles P.
Sifton, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of New York, 1983-1984.
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1983);
Haverford College (B.A., with honors,
1980). Editor, Columbia Law Review.
Philip R. Weingold, Partner
Tax
Law Clerk to Honorable Theodore
Tannenwald, Jr., U.S. Tax Court,
1985-1987.
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1985);
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
School (B.S., magna cum laude,
1982). Business Editor, Journal of
Law and Social Problems.
Anupama Yerramalli, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Donald H.
Steckroth, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
District of New Jersey, 2007-2009.
St. John’s University School of
Law (J.D., 2007); University of
Pennsylvania (B.A., 2002).
Stephen D. Zide, Associate
Corporate Restructuring and
Bankruptcy
Law Clerk to Honorable Jerome
Feller, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Eastern District of New York,
2004-2006.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna
cum laude, 2004); Queens College
of the City University of New York
(B.A., magna cum laude, 1999).
Notes and Comments Editor, Journal
of Law and Policy.
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Overview
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is a premier, full-service law firm with over 375 attorneys and offices
in New York, Silicon Valley and Paris. Our strong focus on client service and our single-minded commitment
to excellence have enabled us to build long-term relationships with major domestic and international
corporations, institutions and individuals that look to us for innovative and practical solutions for both
everyday and complex matters. As leading practitioners in our respective fields, we guide Global 1000
companies and emerging growth entities, across a broad range of industries, to help them fully realize their
business goals.
At Kramer Levin, our clients are the center of everything we do. This means being accessible and
responsive, creative and efficient. We are always ready, willing and able to act rapidly to bring the right
resources to client issues, to meet their needs and exceed their expectations. On a daily basis we maintain
open communication and place an emphasis on quality over quantity in staffing and a sensible cost-benefit
analysis in tackling projects. We never forget that we provide a service and that it is our job to simplify
our clients’ lives by responding to their needs and removing barriers that keep them from achieving
their goals.
Kramer Levin takes a dynamic approach to meeting the constant and ever-evolving challenges
confronting our clients. We use a flexible, interdisciplinary approach, reaching across practice areas to form
a team that best leverages our collective experience. We avidly follow — and often anticipate — regulatory
changes and other events affecting our clients’ businesses, proactively confronting problems often before
the client is aware of them. We are tough but pragmatic when it best serves client needs and objectives.
In all that we do, we have only one aim—to add value to our clients’ endeavors through our representation.
Kramer Levin’s entrepreneurial spirit keeps it at the cutting edge of innovation. We make it our
mission to understand our clients’ businesses, to evaluate how legal issues affect them, to identify with
their goals and to develop creative ways to build and protect the value of each client’s enterprise. We have
played key roles in developing entrepreneurial successes in industries as diverse as fashion and cosmetics,
telecommunications and financial services. We are at the forefront in structuring innovative transactions
and devising cost-effective ways to resolve disputes in and out of litigation.
The Kramer Levin team represents a collective pool of experience and knowledge with breadth and
depth. Our lawyers have exceptional credentials, with outstanding academic records and distinguished
careers in business, government service, academia and law. Many have edited top law reviews or have
clerked for leading federal judges. They have rich and wide-ranging experience solving complex business
issues in partnership with their clients through periods of rapid change and varied economic, political and
regulatory climates.
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Firm Practice Areas
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP uses a flexible, interdisciplinary approach, reaching across our practice
areas to form a team that best leverages our collective experience.
• Accountants’ Liability
• Advertising
• Antitrust
• Banking and Finance
– Securitization and Structured Finance
• Business Immigration
• Condemnation
• Corporate
– Capital Markets/Finance
– China Practice
– Corporate Governance/Board Committee
Representations
– Cross Border Transactions
– Derivatives
– Israel Practice
– Mergers and Acquisitions/Joint Ventures
– Private Equity and Hedge Funds
• Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy
– Bankruptcy Litigation and Investigation
– Chapter 11 Debtor Representation
– Claims Trading and Distressed Investment Advice
– Distressed and Special Situations Lending
– Distressed Mergers and Acquisitions
– Mass Tort and Class Actions Bankruptcy
– Official Committees and Other Creditor
Representations
• Electronic Discovery
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
• Employment Law
• Environmental
• Financial Institutions
• Financial Services
• Individual Clients
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
– Advertising
– China Practice
– Internet and E-Commerce
– IP Transactional Services and Due Diligence
– Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation
– Patent, Trademark and Copyright Prosecution
and Registration
– Unfair Competition
• Land Use
– Condemnation
• Litigation
– Advertising
– Alternative Dispute Resolution
– Antitrust
– Appellate and Constitutional Litigation
– Bankruptcy Litigation and Investigation
– Commercial Litigation
– Electronic Discovery
– Employment Law
– ERISA
– Insurance Litigation
– International Dispute Resolution
– IP Litigation
– Real Estate Litigation
– Securities and Shareholder Litigation
– White Collar Defense
• Outsourcing and Technology Transactions
• Pro Bono and Community Service
• Real Estate
• Tax
• White Collar Defense
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Pro Bono and Community Service
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel has a proud tradition of encouraging and supporting its attorneys in fulfilling
what we believe is a core responsibility — to use our skills and commit a meaningful portion of our time
assisting low-income individuals and non-profit organizations. Our diverse and robust pro bono program
allows all our attorneys the ability to satisfy this core responsibility. The firm is also a long-time signatory of
the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, pledging to devote at least three percent of its billable time to pro bono
legal services. We continue to meet and exceed that pledge each year since signing the Challenge.
We have always felt that pro bono assignments should be driven by each attorney’s passion for a particular
cause or group, and therefore, we are open to evaluating new programs, while at the same time providing
a full range of existing programs in which an attorney may participate. In the past year alone, Kramer
Levin has served hundreds of low income individuals in housing matters, social security benefits hearings,
unemployment compensation benefits hearings, asylum matters and other matters where individuals or
entities would otherwise never have had the benefit of competent counsel for their “day in court.” We also
leverage our resources to provide assistance in larger impact matters: e.g., we currently represent the
Immigrant Defense Project and numerous clients in New York and various federal appeals courts on issues
arising from the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Padilla v. Kentucky concerning the constitutional
rights of non-citizen criminal defendants; we were co-counsel in the first New York state marriage equality
litigation; and we represented several Uighurs who were wrongfully detained at Guantanamo Bay.
In addition to individual cases or groups of matters, we have further enhanced our delivery of services to low
income individuals by staffing, on a three to five month rotating basis, a full time attorney externship position
with South Brooklyn Legal Services in their housing unit, as well as regularly staffing a one‐day‐a‐week
externship with the Legal Aid Society’s criminal defense division.
In recent years, the firm and its lawyers have been widely and consistently recognized for their public
service efforts, receiving many diverse awards.
While statistics are impressive and awards make attractive lobby displays, the work we accomplish
and the people we assist are the true essence of the program.
For more background and detailed information, we hope you will look at the pro bono section of our website
located at http://www.kramerlevin.com/probono/overview/.
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Benefits
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP seeks to balance the demand for dedicated professionalism with a
commitment to outside responsibilities. That balance is reflected in the professional and quality standards
that we expect of our attorneys and the benefits and support that we provide them:
• A sizable annual budget for CLE and bar association activities, as well as expenses related to passing
two bar exams, including a bar review course.
• A “client relationship spending account” for associates of three years and above to entertain current
and potential clients.
• A percentage of fees received from clients brought into the firm.
• An associate joining the Firm directly from a one-year judicial clerkship for a judge of a federal
court or the highest court of any state will receive a bonus of $50,000. An associate joining
the Firm directly from a two-year judicial clerkship for a judge of a federal court or the highest
court of any state (or two successive one-year clerkships for judges of such courts) will receive
a bonus of $70,000. An associate who has intervening employment between his or her judicial
clerkship and commencement of employment with the Firm is not eligible to receive any
clerkship bonus.
• Four weeks of vacation annually.
• Maternity benefits of up to 100% of pay, based on length of service. Both fathers and mothers also
receive one month paid childcare leave and could be eligible for one month paid primary childcare
leave and up to three months unpaid leave upon birth or adoption of a child.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage with modest contribution amounts for full-time employees
and their families or same-sex domestic partners.
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance at no cost for all full-time employees.
• 401(k) plan with auto enroll set up at 2% of compensation.
• Pre-tax plans including health care, dependent care and transportation flexible spending accounts.
• Voluntary long-term care, life insurance and supplemental long-term disability plans at preferred
group rates.
• Employee Assistance Program.
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Benefits
• Emergency childcare program.
• Year-round business casual dress policy.
• Firm-sponsored sports teams.
• Relocation expenses of up to $2,000 for first-year and new attorneys living outside the tri-state area.
• Interest-free salary advance for all first-year associates.
• Corporate health club memberships at reduced rates.
• Travel emergency assistance.
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Diversity Mission Statement
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel believes diversity is part of the fabric of the firm and therefore is committed
to maintain an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can flourish, both as lawyers and
as individuals. At Kramer Levin, no career will be limited in any way by race, color, ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, disability, or marital and
parental status.
To assure this, our attorneys receive diversity training and programs aimed at inclusion every month
throughout the year. We are a signatory to the New York City Bar’s “Statement of Diversity Principles,” which
expresses our commitment to facilitating diversity in the hiring, retention and promotion of attorneys. And we
support a number of legal organizations aimed at increasing diversity, including the Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, the Asian American Law Fund,
the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York, the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, the
Lesbian & Gay Law Association of Greater New York, Lambda Legal and the New York City Bar Association.
Our diversity program has been recognized by many of the organizations that monitor such efforts, including
Multicultural Law Magazine, Vault, The Empire State Pride Agenda, and Corporate Equality Index.
Internally, our diversity initiative is reinforced by our affinity groups and our women’s initiative. Our affinity
groups, including the Working Parents Affinity Group, The Affinity Group for Attorneys of Color and our LGBT
Affinity Group, promote the professional development, support and community for its memberships.
The Women’s Initiatives Committee, an energetic and active group comprised of both men and women,
works hard to address issues of importance to women at the firm, improve the recruitment, retention, and
advancement of women attorneys, and increase the representation of women in leadership roles. Business
development and networking are key components of the Committee’s efforts, and the firm consistently
facilitates opportunities for women to create business connections and develop their practices.
At the forefront of our diversity efforts is our Diversity Committee, a proactive body charged with promoting
diversity within the firm, within the legal profession in general, and in society at large. The Committee — made
up of partners, associates, and senior administrative staff — has a mandate to encourage free and open
dialogue on diversity issues, and to oversee the recruitment, assimilation, and ongoing development of law
students and attorneys from minority backgrounds.
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For more information please visit www.kramerlevin.com or contact:
Renée C. Vanna
Associate Director of Legal Recruiting
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-715-9467
legalrecruiting@kramerlevin.com
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is an equal opportunity employer; the firm actively seeks diversity among its
attorneys. The firm does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sex, age, medical condition,
physical or sensorial handicap or disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation,
veteran’s status, or any other status or category to the extent protected by applicable law.
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
NEW YORK
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New York, NY 10036
212.715.9100
SILICON VALLEY
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Menlo Park, CA 94025
650.752.1700
www.kramerlevin.com
PARIS
47, avenue Hoche
75008 Paris
(33-1) 44.09.46.00