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| | Address | | Chase Manhattan Centre, 1201 North Market Street | | Wilmington, Delaware 19801 | | (New Castle Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 302-622-7000 | | Fax: 302-622-7100 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.gelaw.com | | |
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| Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation Boutique: Securities, Corporate Governance and Complex Commercial Litigation. | | Firm Size: 34 | | Jay W. Eisenhofer (Managing Director) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1988, New Jersey; 1990, Delaware. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1978); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Vincent A. Cirillo, Pres. Judge, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1986-1987. Associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, 1989-1994; Partner, Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, 1994-1997. Member, Governor of Delaware's Commission on Major Commercial Litigation Reform, May, 1993-1994. Member: Delaware State and American (Vice-Chairman, Business Torts Committee, Business Law Section, 1995—) Bar Associations. (Also at New York, New York Office). Email: Jay W. Eisenhofer | | Stuart M. Grant (Managing Director) born Brooklyn, New York, June 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Delaware; 1987, New York, Massachusetts; 1994, Pennsylvania; 1996, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, Economics, 1982); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1986); Associate Editor, Annual Survey of American Law.. Law Clerk to Hon. Naomi Reice Buchwald, SDNY. Adjunct Professor, Widener University Law School, Securities Litigation Seminar, 1994—. Instructor, NITA, 1995—. Associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, 1987-1994; Partner, Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, 1994-1997. Member: Delaware State (Member: Corporation Council, Ethics Committee, Litigation and Labor Sections) and American (Member, Sections: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations. Email: Stuart M. Grant | | Megan D. McIntyre (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, August 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Delaware. Education: The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Accounting, 1991); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Email: Megan D. McIntyre | | Geoffrey C. Jarvis (Member) born Camden, New Jersey, July 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, District of Columbia; 1995, Pennsylvania; 2001, Delaware; 2006, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1980); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Philadelphia, Delaware and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Email: Geoffrey C. Jarvis | | Sidney S. Liebesman (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, April 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1998, Delaware; 2001, New York. Education: University of Delaware; Villanova University (J.D., 1995). Editor, Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Languages: Spanish. Email: Sidney S. Liebesman | | Michael J. Barry (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 2003, Delaware. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.F.A., 1990); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1991-1992 and Executive Editor, 1992-1993, Univ. of Pittsburgh Law Review. Email: Michael J. Barry | | John C. Kairis (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1989, Delaware. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1984); Ohio State University (J.D., 1987). Articles Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal, 1985-1987. Author: "Challenging the Misrepresentations in Mergers: You May Have More Time Than You Think," Andrews Litigation Reporter, Vol. 12, Issue 3 (June 14, 2006). Email: John C. Kairis | | Stephen G. Grygiel (Member) born Utica, New York, October 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Maine and Massachusetts, 2007 Delaware. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Law School (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Vincent L. McKusick, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1986-1987. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, Edward T. Gignoux Chapter, Inns of Court, 1995-1996. (Also Of Counsel to Marcus, Clegg & Mistretta, P.A.). Reported Cases: Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Bennert, 980 F. Supp. 73 (D. Me. 1997); Royal Bus. Group, Inc. v. Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, et al., 1996 WL 400459 (D. Me. July 3, 1996); Robert Shaw Consumers Co. v. Watts Regulator Co., 807 F. Supp. 144 (D. Me., 1992); Hanlin Group, Inc. v. Int'l. Minerals and Chemical Corp., 759 F. Supp 925 (D. Me., 1990); Int'l. Paper Co. v. Town of Jay, 124 F.R.D. 506 (D. Me. 1989). Email: Stephen G. Grygiel | | Cynthia A. Calder (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, September 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Delaware; 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Villanova University (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk to Vice Chancellor Maurice A. Hartnett, III, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1991-1992. Associate, Chimicles, Jacobsen & Tikellis, 1992-1995; Associate, Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, 1995-1997. Email: Cynthia A. Calder | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Mary S. Thomas (Senior Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: University of Delaware (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1991-1993. Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 1994-2002. Of Counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP, 2002-2006. Member: State Bar of California. | | Lesley E. Weaver (Senior Counsel) born Elkhart, Indiana, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, California. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Chair, International Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2001-2002); Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (Co-Chair, Board of Directors); California Young Lawyers' Association (Director). Languages: German, Danish. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Consumer Class Actions. | | Diane Zilka (Senior Counsel) born Flushing, New York, November 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 2001, Pennsylvania; 2003, Delaware. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1982); Fordham University (J.D., 1985). Member: Bar Association of the City of New York; Pennsylvania and Delaware Bar Associations. Email: Diane Zilka | | OF COUNSEL | | Stephen Keith Benjamin (Of Counsel) born Queens, New York, December 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, South Carolina. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Member, USC Alumni Association. Member: Richland County (Commissioner Airport Commission), American and National Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Black Lawyers Association; Columbia Lawyers Association. Life Member, USC Alumni Association. Practice Areas: Administrative and Governmental Law; Regulatory Law; Business Law; Public Finance; Government Affairs; Civil Litigation. Email: Stephen Keith Benjamin | | Ann Lugbill (Of Counsel) born Aibonito, Puerto Rico, January 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1999, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., with honors in History, 1976); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Emeritus Master, Potter Stewart American Inn of Court. Co-Author: Attorney Fees in Employment Cases, False Claims Act, "Litigating Wrongful Discharge Claims", 1987 (Supp. 1999), Clark Boardman Callaghan; "Representing the Terminated Employee In Ohio," Anderson Publishing, 1990, 2d. Ed. 1997 (Supp. 1999); "False Claims Act: Whistleblower Litigation," Lexis Law Publishing, 1994, 2d. Ed. 1999). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Securities Law; Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Class Actions; Employment Law; Complex Litigation. | | ASSOCIATES | | Jeff A. Almeida (Associate) born Jacksonville, North Carolina, January 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1994); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Email: Jeff A. Almeida | | Naumon A. Amjed (Associate) born June 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Delaware. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Email: Naumon A. Amjed | | Peter B. Andrews (Associate) born Rockville, Connecticut, December 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2005, Delaware. Education: Colby College (B.S., 1992); The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan M. Black, Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, 1998-1999. Email: Peter B. Andrews | | James R. Banko (Associate) born Vancouver, Washington, July 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, New York, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2004, Delaware; 2005, Florida. Education: Reed College (B.A., 1981); New York University (M.Phil. 1987); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1990). Email: James R. Banko | | Ananda Chaudhuri (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: New York University (B.A., 1998); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2005). Email: Ananda Chaudhuri | | Lydia Ferrarese (Associate) born Milano, Italy, December 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Italy; 2005, New York; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: University of Bologna Law School (J.D., 1993); Fordham Law School (LL.M., 2004). Member: Italy Bar; American Bar Association (International Law Section). (Resident, New York City Office). Languages: Italian, English. Email: Lydia Ferrarese | | Christine M. Mackintosh (Associate) born Rancocas Valley, New Jersey, December 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2001). Email: Christine M. Mackintosh | | James P. McEvilly III (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; 1995, Pennsylvania; 2006, Delaware. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Email: James P. McEvilly III | | Sharan Nirmul (Associate) born Durban, South Africa, October 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, New York and New Jersey; 2003, Pennsylvania; 2004, Delaware. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1996); George Washington University (J.D., 2001). Moot Court Board; Recipient, Richard C. Lewis Award; Articles Editor, The Environmental Lawyer. Email: Sharan Nirmul | | Catherine Pratsinakis (Associate) born Athens, Greece, January 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania; 2002, New Jersey; 2006, Delaware; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1997); Rutgers University (J.D./M.B.A., 2001). Languages: Greek. Email: Catherine Pratsinakis | | Ralph N. Sianni (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 2001, Delaware; 2002, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1990); Yale University (M.A., 1991); Boston University (J.D., 1995). | | Marc D. Weinberg (Associate) born Altoona, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1989); Widener University (J.D., 1992). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Email: Marc D. Weinberg | | Kimberly L. Wierzel (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina; 2004, Delaware. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1998); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2002). Author: Note, "Data Aggregators and Financial Institutions," 5 NC Banking Inst. 457 (2001). Email: Kimberly L. Wierzel | Other Office Addresses:
New York, New York Office: 485 Lexington Ave., 29th Fl., 10111. Telephone: 646-722-8500. Fax: 646-722-8501.
Washington, District of Columbia Office: 1920 L Street, N.W., Suite 400, 20036. Telephone: 202-783-6091.
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