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500Gerald Shargel Law Offices of Gerald Shargel (New York) Without peer asa trial lawyer, particularly for criminal cases, he legendarily had <strong>to</strong> be removed ascounsel for <strong>the</strong> Feds <strong>to</strong> secure a conviction of John Gotti, and has also representedMark Dreier, Jeffrey Chodorow and <strong>the</strong> CEO of Czar Entertainment.Joseph Shenker Sullivan & Cromwell (New York) He’s managing partner ofone of <strong>the</strong> U.S.’ most iconic law firms and continues <strong>to</strong> helm sensitive deals, like <strong>the</strong>$2B sale of <strong>the</strong> Los Angeles Dodgers out of bankruptcy <strong>to</strong> Guggenheim BaseballManagement, <strong>the</strong> largest transaction for a sports franchise.Leopold Sher Sher Garner (New Orleans) His real estate expertise is criticalfor <strong>the</strong> redevelopment of New Orleans, lending advice on <strong>the</strong> expropriation ofproperties by <strong>the</strong> State <strong>to</strong> make way for multibillion dollar construction of <strong>the</strong> newCharity and VA Hospitals in <strong>the</strong> Mid City.Vic<strong>to</strong>r Sher Sher Leff (San Francisco) The former president of Earthjusticehas become Mr. Clean Water, suing municipalities nationwide for <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>xics infectingresidents’ water supply, most recently winning a $26.5M settlement for contaminationof water by Fruit of <strong>the</strong> Loom in St. Louis, MO.David Sherbin Delphi (Troy, Mich.) This general counsel navigated Delphithrough a 4-year Chapter 11 bankruptcy, shedding $6B in debt and $22B in liabilities.Nancy Shilepsky Shilepsky Hartley (Bos<strong>to</strong>n) She negotiated for fair marketpay for a female C-level executive and implemented ERISA ‘<strong>to</strong>p-hat’ law <strong>to</strong>challenge <strong>the</strong> denial of severance <strong>to</strong> a former company president.Roman Silberfeld Robins Kaplan (Los Angeles) One of Los Angeles’ mostwinning lawyers, he followed up his $320M ‘Who Wants <strong>to</strong> Be A Millionaire’ verdictwith a class action against makers of chocolate for price fixing, while representingMedtronic, Best Buy and numerous o<strong>the</strong>rs.Gerald Silk <strong>Bernstein</strong> Li<strong>to</strong>witz (New York) Directs <strong>the</strong> client advisory groupof <strong>Bernstein</strong> Li<strong>to</strong>witz’s industry-leading securities fraud practice, including representingprominent institutions worldwide in litigations arising from <strong>the</strong> sale of<strong>to</strong>xic residential mortgage-backed securities by major banks.Robert Silver Boies Schiller (New York) Special forces on Boies Schiller’stried and tested brain trust, Silver is called upon routinely <strong>to</strong> help solve, behind <strong>the</strong>scenes, <strong>the</strong> most complex, difficult legal matters, and he delivers for AmericanExpress, C.V. Starr, PIMCO and Sony <strong>to</strong> name a few.Bruce Simon Pearson Simon (San Francisco) As co-lead counsel, this veteranclass action plaintiff lawyer obtained a $388M settlement on behalf of a class ofdirect purchasers of TFT-LCD (flat-screen TV) products.L A W D R A G O N 168 I s s u e 13 Pho<strong>to</strong> by: Laura Barisonzi

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