MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Blair C. Fensterstock (Partner) born New York, New York, August 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Eighth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1972); Columbia University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1973-1975). Named Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Author: "The Complaint," Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, West Publishing Company, 1995-2002. Secretary, International Peace Academy, 1977-1979. Associate: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 1975-1979; Dewey Ballantine, 1979-1983. Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Reliance Group Holdings, 1983-1991. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Frank B. Hall & Co. Inc., 1987-1993. Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, 1993-1995. Member: Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights, 1979-1980; Board of Visitors, Columbia University Law School, 1995-2002; Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Arbitrator: Private Adjudication Center; Duke University; Defense Research Institute; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Federal Legislation, 1977-1980; Product Liability, 1981-1986 (Chairman, 1987-1990); State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 1995-1997); New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Corporate Counsel Section, 1989-1995) and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Council; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Council of New York Law Associates (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1981); New York Inn of Court (Master). (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Civil Appeals; Complex Business Litigation; Class Action Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation(80%); Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Litigation; Contract Litigation; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Employee Benefits Litigation; Entertainment Litigation; Civil Fraud; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage; Directors and Officers Liability; Securities Litigation(10%); Tax Litigation(10%); Theft of Trade Secrets.Email: Blair C. Fensterstock
Cyrus M. Diamond (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, New York; 1961, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University (B.A., 1955); Columbia University (LL.B., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Seider v. Roth-Alive and Well," Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Spring 1979. Certified Arbitrator, U.S. District Court Court, Eastern District of New York. Member: New York County Bar Association (Chair, Committee on Aeronautic Law, 1985-1986). Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Negligence; Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Automobile Accident Litigation.Email: Cyrus M. Diamond
Daniel W. McDonald (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, February 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1980). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance; Medical Malpractice; Medical Devices; Drug Products Liability; Business Torts; Commercial Torts.Email: Daniel W. McDonald
OF COUNSEL
Millard L. Midonick (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, May 24, 1914; admitted to bar, 1937, New York; 1947, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1948, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1954, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1934; J.D., 1936). Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1935-1936. Adjunct Professor of Law: St. John's Law School, 1982-1994; Columbia Law School, 1980-1982. Trial Attorney and Trial Examiner, National Labor Relations Board, 1937-1946. Justice of the Municipal Court of the City of New York, April 1956-December, 1956. Judge of the Family Court of the State of New York, 1962-1971. Judge of the Surrogate's Court, County of New York, 1972-1982. Member, Executive Committee of Surrogate's Association of the State of New York, 1972. Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP, 1982-1989; Tenzer Greenblatt LLP, 1990-1998. Lecturer and Member, National College of Probate Judges. Director, Chromalloy American Corp., 1983-1986. Special Master, Appellate Division, New York Supreme Court, 1992. Judicial Hearing Officer, 1990. JAMS/ENDISPUTE Arbitrator (Citibank and Bankers Trust). Trustee, Beth Israel Hospital, New York City, 1974. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association; New York County Lawyers' Association (Director, 1983-1989; Member, Nominating Committee, 1989-1991; Chair, Complaint Mediation Panel 1990; Delegate to New York State Bar Association, 1997). Reported Cases: Presided at Trial of Estate of Mark Rothko, 84 Misc. 2d 830, aff'd. 43 NY2d 305. Practice Areas: Estates Litigation and Administration; Arbitration and ADR; Expert Witness; Matrimonial Law.
ASSOCIATES
Allison M. Charles (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2006, New York. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2005). Moot Court Honor Society. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(100%).Email: Allison M. Charles
Brooke Haley (Associate) born Portland, Maine, June 13, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Bowdoin College, (B.A. 2003); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar; Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(50%); Complex Litigation(50%).Email: Brooke Haley
Eugene D. Kublanovsky (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Russia, January 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York. Education: Bard College (B.A., 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers' Association; New York American Inn of Court. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation(75%); Commercial Litigation(25%).Email: Eugene D. Kublanovsky
Michael T. Phillips (Associate) born Norwich, Connecticut, March 6, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2004); King's College, University of London (M.A., with distinction, 2006); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient, College Prize in Political Science (NYU); University President's Leadership Award (NYU). Fellow: New York American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(75%); Civil Litigation(25%).Email: Michael T. Phillips
Matthew J. Wojtkowiak (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, June 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Dean's List. Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Reported Cases: Williams v. Dynamic Decision, 676 NYS 2d 414 (2d Dep't 1998). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation(10%); Complex Business Litigation(15%); Complex Commercial Litigation(75%).Email: Matthew J. Wojtkowiak
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Constance J. Thomas born Rochester, Indiana, April 15, 1953; Education: Southern College (A.S., 1974). Member, Association of Legal Administrators, 1994. Practice Areas: Finance.Email: Constance J. Thomas