MEMBERS OF FIRM
Albert Togut (Member) born Albany, New York, July 1, 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; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University (B.S., 1971); St. John's University (J.D., 1974). Beta Gamma Sigma. Founders Day Scholar. Second Circuit Governor, American Bar Association Law Student Division, 1973-1974. Co-Author: "Debtors-Out-Of-Control: A Look at Chapter 11's Check and Balance System," Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 1988. Author: "Surviving Insolvency," New York Transaction Guide, Matthew Bender, 1977. Member, U.S. Panel of Trustees for the Southern District of New York, 1981. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State (Member, Committee on Reorganizations) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Chapter 11 Subcommittee) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association (President and Member, Board of Governors, 1983; Member, Board of Governors, UJA Bankruptcy and Reorganization Lawyers Division, 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' and Debtors' Rights Law; Insolvency Law.Email: Albert Togut
Bernard Segal (1932-1983).
Sidney Segal (1935-1968).
Frank A. Oswald (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New York and New Jersey; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Bernard M. Baruch College of City University of New York (B.B.A., cum laude, 1983); New York Law School (J.D., 1986). Notes and Comments Editor, New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1985-1986. Student Law Clerk to the Hon. Cecelia H. Goetz, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York, 1984 and to the Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York, 1984-1985. Member, Turnaround Management Association. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' and Debtors' Rights Law; Insolvency Law.Email: Frank A. Oswald
Neil Berger (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1982); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1985). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Reported Cases: In re I. Burack., Inc., 132 B.R. 814 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y., 1990); In re Mandukich, 87 B.R. 296 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1988); In Re de Kleinman, 172 B.R. 764 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law.Email: Neil Berger
Scott E. Ratner (Member) born New York, New York, May 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1990, New Jersey. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1986-1987.Email: Scott E. Ratner
OF COUNSEL
Howard P. Magaliff (Of Counsel) born Flushing, New York, August 11, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1981); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Instructor, Real Estate Law, Institute of Financial Education, 1987-1988. Consulting Associate, Environmental Law Foundation, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Howard P. Magaliff
Richard K. Milin (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, December 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts and New York; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1978); Oxford University (M. Phil., Politics, 1980; D. Phil., Politics, 1983); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1986-1988. Research Assistant for Prof. Arthur Miller, 1986-1988. Law Clerk, Hon. Alvin B. Rubin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Richard K. Milin
ASSOCIATES
Michael D. Hamersky (Associate) born Queens, New York; admitted to bar, 2008, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., 2003); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Languages: English and Italian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(50%); Litigation(50%).Email: Michael D. Hamersky
Daniel F. X. Geoghan (Associate) born Queens, New York, February 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, New York. Education: Fordham College (B.A., 1995); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Student Law Clerk, Hon. Denis R. Hurley, Eastern District of New York. Competitor, American Trial Lawyers Association Trial Advocacy Competition, Brendan Moore Advocacy Center. Trial Advocacy/Negotiations Editor, Fordham Moot Court. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Reorganization; Corporate Bankruptcy; Debtors Rights; Creditors Rights.Email: Daniel F. X. Geoghan
Jeffrey M. Traurig (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, New York, New Jersey, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and District of New Jersey. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1993); Columbia University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Restructuring.
James J. Lee (Associate) born Seoul, Republic of Korea, January 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Student Law Clerk to Hon. Stuart Bernstein, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of New York, 2004.
Brian F. Moore (Associate) born Hackensack, New Jersey, February 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with high honors, 1993; J.D., 1998). Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Review, Volume Fifty. Law Clerk to Honorable Irwin I. Kimmelman, New Jersey Appellate Division, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Commercial Litigation; Finance.
David M. Smith (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., 2000; M.S., 2000); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2006). Member, Valparaiso University Moot Court Honor Society.
Eric S. Chafetz (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Research Assistant to Professor Norman Poser, 2002-2004. Law Clerkship to Hon. Melvin S. Kracov, Superior Court Judge, Hudson County, New Jersey, 2004-2005.
Stephanie A. Skelly (Associate) born Warwick, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Fordham University (B.A., 2001); Pace University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Editor-in-Chief, 2006-2007, Pace International Law Review, Volume XVIII. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Stephanie A. Skelly
Steven S. Flores (Associate) born Chula Vista, California, July 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A. in Sociology, 1993); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1999). Co-Author: Spring-Loading Options, Emerging Trends in the Law of Fiduciary Duty, The Corporate Counselor, May, 2008. Formerly with: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Winston & Strawn LLP. Law Clerk to Honorable F.A. Little, Jr. (W.D. La.) (Retired). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Steven S. Flores
Katherine J. Weall (Associate) born Toronto, Canada, January 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (B.A., first class honours, 1989); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Law Clerk to Hon. Milton Pollack, Senior United States District Judge, Southern District of New York, 2001-2002. Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy to First Year Law Students, Columbia University School of Law. Formerly with: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Trademark and Unfair Competition Committee, 2008-2011).Email: Katherine J. Weall
Naomic C. Moss (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2005); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2008; LL.M., 2009). Executive Board, Moot Court Honor Society and the Bankruptcy Law Society. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert E. Gerber, Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of New York, Summer 2006.Email: Naomic C. Moss
Elyse F. Novikoff (Associate) born Great Neck, New York, December 28, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, New York. Education: Barnard College at Columbia University (B.A., cum laude, 2005); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2008). Notes Editor, Columbia Business Law Review, 2007-2008. Formerly with O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Member: New York County Layer's Association.Email: Elyse F. Novikoff