Partners Beth Kaufman, Paulette Morgan and Heather Heft attended the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women and Minority-Owned Firms (NAMWOLF) held in Houston, TX on September 14-16, 2016. NAMWOLF’s law firm membership is comprised of AV-rated firms across the nation which represent major corporate clients.
Firm Participates in NAMWOLF 2015 Annual Conference
Partners Beth Kaufman and Paulette Morgan attended the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women and Minority-Owned Firms (NAMWOLF) held in Hollywood, CA on September 16-19, 2015. NAMWOLF’s law firm membership is comprised of AV-rated firms across the nation which represent major corporate clients.
Nancy Connery Guest Speaker at Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) Event
Nancy Connery was a Guest Speaker at Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) Event “Negotiating Commercial Leases 2016,” PLI New York Center, New York, New York, March 10-11, 2016. Ms. Connery’s topics included “Unanticipated Limitations in Long-Term Planning and Lease Restructuring” and “Challenges in Building Today’s Tenant Improvements.”
Firm Secures Defense Verdict in SDNY Employment Discrimination Case
On November 15, 2010, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Firm client Columbia University with respect to allegations of age and national origin discrimination and retaliation made by a former Columbia employee. Charlie Updike led a trial team that included partner Beth Kaufman and in-house counsel from the University. The case had been pending for 18 years in the State Division of Human Rights, where the plaintiff’s administrative complaint ultimately was dismissed, and in the SDNY. The favorable verdict closes a chapter in the longest running litigation in the Firm’s history.
