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Kramer Levin Names Howard Spilko Co-Chair of the Corporate PracticePR Newswire (press release)Mr. Spilko has a diverse transactional-based practice with significant experience in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances, and general corporate matters. He works with a broad range of clients from well-known …and more »

Kramer Levin Names Litigation Co-Head: Business of LawBloombergBarry H. Berke was named co-chairman of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's 90-lawyer litigation department alongside longtime Chairman Gary P. Naftalis. Berke's clients include SAC Capital Advisors LP fund manager Michael Steinberg, who was …and more »

Lucas & Mercanti Adds Kramer Levin IP PartnerLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (May 09, 2013, 1:50 PM ET) -- Intellectual property firm Lucas & Mercanti LLP has bolstered its patent and trademark practices with the addition of a Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP attorney in New York, the firm announced recently.

Kramer Levin Names Co-Head of LitigationNew York Law Journal (registration)Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel has tapped Barry Berke to co-lead its litigation department with Gary Naftalis, who had been the only chair of the 90-attorney department. Berke cochairs the firm's white-collar defense and SEC regulatory practice. He …

Kramer Levin Launches www.PublicAlternativeFunds.comPR Newswire (press release)NEW YORK, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP today launched www.PublicAlternativeFunds.com, a new microsite that will provide a broad range of news and legal analysis regarding public alternative funds. The free site …and more »

Nationwide Layoff Watch: Voluntary Separations at Two Major Law FirmsAbove the LawAccording to the 2013 Am Law 100 rankings, Kramer Levin had 2012 profits per partner of $1.675 million, a 2.4 percent increase over 2011, and 2012 revenue per lawyer of $995,000, a 3.6 percent increase over 2011. That's definitely a successful year, …Legal Industry Sheds SecretariesJDJournal.comall 1 news articles »

SAC's Steinberg claims judge-shopping but loses bid for reassignmentThomson Reuters News & InsightLead defense counsel Barry Berke of Kramer Levin hedged the risk of offending Sullivan by framing his letter request for reassignment to a new judge as an accusation of prosecutorial judge-shopping. In a nine-page letter to Sullivan and Chief Judge …and more »

A New Day In Immigration?Metropolitan Corporate CounselThe Editor interviews Theodore (Ted) Ruthizer and Mark D. Koestler, Co-Chairs of the Business Immigration Department of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Editor: Please review for our readers the principal immigration reform proposals in the Border …and more »

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel | Kramer Levin Names Barry Berke Co-Chair of …Linex Legal (registration) (press release)NEW YORK, April 29, 2013 – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Barry H. Berke has been named co-chair of the firm's Litigation Department alongside the department's long-time chair, Gary P. Naftalis. The two will work together to …

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel | Kramer Levin Client ClearVision Optical Wins …Linex Legal (press release) (registration)An April 30, 2013 decision of the United States District for the District of New Jersey (Judge Cavanaugh) dismissed all six causes of action asserted against Kramer Levin client ClearVision Optical, a Long Island-based manufacturer and distributor of …