PARTNERS
Robert Stephan Cohen (Partner) born New York, N.Y., January 14, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, New York; 1966, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1959); Fordham University (LL.B., 1962). Editor: Fordham Law Review, 1960-1962. Outstanding Young Men of America, 1968. Adjunct Professor: University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2003. Author: "Reconcilable Differences," Pocket Books, 2002. Co-Author: with Sarah C. Lichtenstein, "Timing Key in Protecting Equitable Distribution Awards in Bankruptcy," New York Law Journal, November 5, 1997. Co-Author: with Arthur J. Ciampi, "Goodwill, Though Intangible, Can Be Assigned Value," New York Law Journal, March 3, 1997. Co-Author: with Arthur H. Rosenbloom, "The Whole May Be Worth Less Than the Sum of Its Parts," New York Law Journal, December 19, 1995. Co-Author: with Pamela A. Sicher, "Defusing the Matrimonial Minefield," New York Law Journal, March 9, 1993. Co-Author: with Amy L. Reiss, "Divorcing Yourself From Your Cooperative Apartment," New York Law Journal, Outside Counsel, October 24, 1991. Member, New York County Independent Judicial Screening Committee, 1994. Member: New York City Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Council; American College of Family Trial Lawyers. [1st Lt., JAGC, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert Stephan Cohen
Deborah E. Lans (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Smith College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Co-author: with Hon. Sharon E. Grubin, "Removal," Federal Civil Practice, New York State Bar Association, 1989 and 1993 Supplement; Co-author: with Robert S. Duboff, "Jury Selection," Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, West Publications 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002 Supplements; Co-author: with Jeffrey A. Smisek, Donna J. Katos, Danielle C. Lesser and Gary I. Lerner, 2004 "Specialized Approaches to Insourcing Legal Work," Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, West Publications (forthcoming); "Are Arbitration Awards Still Sacrosanct?", Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Summer, 1999; " A Commercial Practitioner's Perspective on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods," Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Fall, 1999; "Publishing Trade Secrets: Show. It and Blow.It," Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Winter, 1999. Author: Monthly Column on Education and Youth Development, Education Update, 2001. Executive Director, Mentoring USA, 2000-2002. Advisory Director, Mark & Helene Elsner Foundation. Board of Directors, Literacy, Inc. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section; Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter); Appellate Division (First Department, Disciplinary Committee, 2000-2005); Panel of Arbitrators, National Arbitration Forum; New York City Bar (Chair: Young Lawyers Committee, 1981-1983; Member: Executive Committee, 1985-1989; Judiciary Committee, 1984-1985; Council on Judicial Administration, 1996-1999; Joint Committee on Fee Disputes, 1982-1997. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Federal and State Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Contract; Trial; Matrimonial.Email: Deborah E. Lans
Bradley Bernstein (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, December 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1978); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1977); State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1974). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills and Trusts; Taxation; Matrimonial.Email: Bradley Bernstein
C. Lawrence Grubman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1976, New York; 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (A.B., cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: New York State Bar Association (Member: Family Law Section, 1986); New York County Lawyers Association (Member: Matrimonial Law Committee, 1986-1990; Matrimonial Law Section, 1990). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: C. Lawrence Grubman
Michele A. Katz (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at New Paltz (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Hunter College of the City University of New York (M.A., 1976); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Assistant District Attorney, Appeals, Bronx County, New York, 1981-1983. Selected, Best Lawyers in America, 2005. Member: New York City Bar (Member: Matrimonial Law Committee, 1988-1991; Women In The Courts, 1991-1994; Interdisciplinary Forum on Mental Health and Family Law, 1991; Co-Chair, 1997-1999); New York State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of New York; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Michele A. Katz
Howard P. Roy (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 30, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1965); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1968). Order of the Coif. Phi Delta Phi; Member, George Washington University Law Review, 1966-1968. Member: Member: New York City Bar; New York State (Member, Section on Family Law; Committee on Legislation) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers' Association (Member, Matrimonial Law Section). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Howard P. Roy
Robert Louis Savino (Partner) born New York, New York, April 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); New York University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: New York City Bar; New York State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law.Email: Robert Louis Savino
Mara T. Thorpe (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 17, 1938; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wellesley College; University of Paris, France; Boston University (B.A., 1961); New York University (J.D., 1967). Phi Sigma Iota. Author: "Juvenile Justice Reform: A Critical Perspective," Trial, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. 26, January, 1979; "Duty to Act: The French Experience and the New York Jurisdiction," New York University Law School Intramural Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 2, January, 1968. Co-author: "Laws Provide Financial Aid to Parents for Education of Handicapped Children," New York Law Journal, Vol. 167, No. 121, p. 4, col. 3, June 22, 1972. Visiting Lecturer, Guest Fellow: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1976. Judge of the Family Court, State of New York, 1979-1988. Member, New York State Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee, 1986-1999. Former Member, JAMS/Endispute, Incorporated, Alternative Dispute Resolution Judicial Panel. Member: New York City Bar (Member: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1996; Family Court and Family Law Committee, 1979); New York State and American (Member: Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Mara T. Thorpe
ASSOCIATES
ToniAnn Grande (Associate) born Smithtown, New York, February 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1996); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Recipient, Florence F. Allen Scholar. Law Clerk for the Hon. Max Rosenn, United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. Member of the Board, Peter Cardella Senior Citizens Center. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Family Law.Email: ToniAnn Grande
Daniella T. Mayer (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1995); Northwestern University (J.D., 2000). Recipient of the Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowship. Member: New York City Bar (Member, Children and Law Committee). Reported Cases: Cantor Fitzgerald Inc. v. Cantor Fitzgerald, L.R., 293 A.D., 2d 298 (2002); Cantor Fitzgerald, Inc. v. Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, 95 N. 7. 2d 919 (2000); Matter of Veta, Inc., 260 P.N. 2d 642 (1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Family Law.Email: Daniella T. Mayer
Natalie Lynn Reeves (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999); Florida State University (B.A., 1994). Lecturer: New York City Bar Association, Animal Law; Notes and Comments Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1996-1997. Best Oralist, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1998. Recipient of Book Awards in Torts and Legal Research and Writing, 1997. Formerly with: Sullivan & Cromwell, 1999-2004; Executive Office of the Governor, State of Florida, Governor Lawton Chiles, 1992-1996. Member: New York City (Member: Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining To Animals) and American (Vice-Chair-Elect, Animal Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Matrimonial Law; Animal Law.
Shannon Rogers Simpson (Associate) born Milton, Florida, April 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2002). Member, Editorial Board, Law & Technology. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Shannon Rogers Simpson
Raimonde Schwarz (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, New York. Education: Western Connecticut State College (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); New York Law School (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.Email: Raimonde Schwarz
Ryan Weiner (Associate) born Oceanside, New York, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Fordham International Law Journal. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Contracts; Trial Practice.