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Address
600 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022 (New York Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice, including Securities and Corporate Finance, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Partnerships, Cross-Border Transactions, Banking Antitrust, Securities Litigation, Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Art Law & Cultural Institutions. Year Established: 1977
Firm Size: 17
Address600 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022, (New York Co.)
PhonePhone: 212-752-9700
Telecopier: 212-980-5192
Website
http://www.gerstensavage.com
Vera O. Kachnykewych (Partner) born March 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1995, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan and District of Columbia. Education: St. John Fisher College (B.A., 1980); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1982); Boston University (LL.M., Banking Law, 1985). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Transactions: She has extensive experience advising foreign and U.S. based financial institutions and money services businesses regarding transactional, regulatory, and legislative matters. Ms. Kachnykewych represents clients on a variety of matters including, among others, entry in the U.S. by foreign banks and securities firms, de novo bank and bank holding company formation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory enforcement actions, regulatory concerns incident to the development of new bank products, privatization, regulatory compliance, including anti-money laundering compliance, and the federal legislative process. She has also provided regulatory advice in connection with litigation matters.Email: Vera O. Kachnykewych
Marvin Gersten (1939-1999).
Michael D. Savage (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, May 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 1983, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1968); Georgetown University (J.D., 1973). Managing Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1972-1973. Editor, Taxes Interpreted, 1981. Author: "Don't Let the IRS Destroy Your Small Business," Perseus Press, 1999. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Securities; Estate Planning.Email: Michael D. Savage
Jay M. Kaplowitz (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, September 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1968); Boston University (J.D., 1971). Editor, Boston Law Review, 1970-1971.Email: Jay M. Kaplowitz
Robert S. Wolf (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Adelphi University (B.A., 1979); New York Law School (J.D., 1982). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Criminal Justice, Litigation, Business Law); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Federal Bar Council; New York Council of Defense Lawyers; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); New York Criminal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Robert S. Wolf
Eric R. Roper (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 3, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois; 1965, New York. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1959); London School of Economics and Political Science; Northwestern University (J.D., 1963). Member: New York Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1967-1970; New York City Community Planning Board, No. 7, 1971-1972. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Art Law Committee, 1988-1991; Non-Profit Corporations 1991-1994). New York State (Chairman, Section on Entertainment, Art and Sports Law, 1989-1990; Member, House of Delegates, 1991-1994, 1995-1997, 1998-2000, 2001; Chairman, Committee on Membership, 1992-1995; Securities Industry Association (Member, Compliance and Legal Division, 1994); The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (Trustee, 1986-1989). Fellow: New York Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Investment Partnerships; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Eric R. Roper
Steven R. Popofsky (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979); Columbia University (J.D., 1982). Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1980-1982. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Litigation Associate, Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, 1982-1986. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association.Email: Steven R. Popofsky
Arthur S. Marcus (Partner) born Syosset, New York, October 31, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Education: State University of New York at Oneonta (B.A., 1985); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1989). Member, 1987-1988 and Associate Technical Editor, 1988-1989, Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal. Member: American Bar Association.Email: Arthur S. Marcus
Barry S. Zone (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, November 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1988); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorneys Office, 1993-1998. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Criminal Justice, Litigation, Business Law); New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Barry S. Zone
David E. Danovitch (Member) born Washington, D.C., May 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., 1984); Suffolk University (J.D., 1987); Boston University (LL.M., 1988). Dean's List, 1986-1987. Lead Article Editor, 1986-1987 and Staff Member, 1985-1986, Suffolk University Law Review. Member, First National Bank of Boston Legal Department 1986-1988. Chief Regulatory Counsel, National Council of Savings Institutions, 1988-1990. Chief of Staff, Office of the Senior Vice President, IBM Corporation, 1993-1994. Managing Director: Snowden Capital, 1995-1997; Cambridge Partners/DDG Capital Management, 1997-1999. Senior Partner, Del Rey Investment Corp., 2000-2002. CFO and CEO, Wave, Inc., 2002-2003. Author: "Flow-Through Criminal Liability for Financial Institutions," Banking Law Journal 109 (1992): 165; "Eyes on Washington: The Threat to Foreign Banks," Latin Finance (July/August 1991): 47; U.S. Congressional Banking Agenda Begins to Take Shape," Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (May 1991): 224; "This Year's Outlook for Banking Regulation," Bottomline 7 (1990): 15; "Industry Executives Face Stiffer Penalties," Office of Thrift Supervision Journal 19 (1989): 25; "Conduct Forbidden Under Commodities Exchange Act Is Not Implicity Exempt from Scrutiny Under Antitrust Law," 20 Suffolk University Law Review 673 (1986); "Oral Contract for Sale of Land Removed From Statute of Frauds Through Sufficiently Proved Part Performance," 20 Suffolk University Law Review 343 (1986); "Compensation Awarded to Indirect Victims of Crime Under Rhode Island Criminal Injuries Compensation Act," 20 Suffolk University Law Review 343 (1986). Member: New York State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar.
James D. Fornari (Member) born Rome, Italy, October 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1973, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1966); Columbia University (J.D., 1969). Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1983. Member, Journal of Transnational Law, 1968-1969. Lecturer, Temple University School of Law, 1981. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1971-1973. Elected Member, Product Liability Advisory Council. Trustee, Ethical Fieldston Fund, 1983-1987. Member: New York State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Defense Research Institute; New York Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association.Email: James D. Fornari
John H. Riley (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1970); Syracuse University (M.B.A., 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1977); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Private Investment Funds); New York State (Member, Tax Section; Member, Business Section) and American Bar Associations. (Also Practicing Individually). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: John H. Riley
Peter J. Gennuso (Partner) born Edison, New Jersey, December 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: Foreign Exchange Student, London School of Economics, 1992; Iona College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Pace University (M.B.A., Finance, 1998; J.D., 1998). Member: New York County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Hedge Funds; Blue Sky Law.Email: Peter J. Gennuso
ASSOCIATESJason Canales (Associate) born Port Jefferson, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 2001); University of Miami (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Student Editorial Board, Journal of Psychology, Public Policy and Law. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Dade County, New York State, Federal, Puerto Rican and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Entertainment Law.Email: Jason Canales
Kristin J. Angelino (Associate) born New York, New York, September 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1990); Fordham University (J.D., 1995). Notes and Comments Editor, Fordham Environmental Law Journal, 1995. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kristin J. Angelino
David Lackowitz (Associate) born Miami, Florida, December 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1996); Fordham Law School (J.D., 1999). Member, International Law Journal; Criminal Defense Clinic. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Heng Chen v. Triple 8 Palace, 2006 US Dist. LEXIS 15780; Pekelnaya v. Allyn, 802 NYS2d 669. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: David Lackowitz
Rostin Behnam (Associate) born February 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2000); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2005).Email: Rostin Behnam
Jaclyn Amsel (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and New Jersey. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.S., Business Management and Finance, 2001); Fordham University (J.D., 2004).Email: Jaclyn Amsel
OF COUNSELAshton Hawkins (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., May 11, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, New York; 1964, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1959; J.D., 1962). Trustee, Municipal Art Society, 1991; World Monuments Fund, 1995; Alliance For the Arts, 2000. Formerly with: Cadwalader, Wickerskaw & Taft, 1962-1965; Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York, 1965-1968; Executive Vice President & Counsel to the Trustees Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968-2001. Co-Author: "A Tale of two Innocents" creating an Equitable balance between the rights of former owner and good faith purchasers of stolen art, Fordham Law Review, October, 1995 vol. LXIV no. 1. Co- Founder, ALI/ABA annual "Museum Law Conference." Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Art Law Committee, 1969-1971, 1981-1983, 1996-1998). [U.S. Army Reserve, 1956-1962.]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Art Law; Cultural Property.Email: Ashton Hawkins
Larry Kars (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 16. 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Missouri; 1969, New York. Education: Washington University, St. Louis (B.S.B.A., 1961; J.D., 1964); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1965). Senior Trial Attorney, IRS, Chief Counsel Office, 1965-1980. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation; Business Litigation; Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Larry Kars
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