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.
Partner Beth Kaufman speaks at the American Bar Association’s Women of the Section of Litigation
Leading, Litigating & Connecting Conference, “You Hit Like a Girl: Overcoming the Challenge of Subconscious Gender Bias,” Chicago, IL November 13, 2015. For more information, please visithttp://shop.americanbar.org/ebus/ABAEventsCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?productId=187393348
Beth Kaufman Moderated the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (“FDCC”) Symposium
Beth Kaufman moderated the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (“FDCC”) Symposium, “Managing our Insurers: A Second Track that Litigation Counsel Needs to Manage.” New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 2015. For more information about the FDCC and the Corporate Counsel Symposium, please go to www.thefederation.org.
Beth Kaufman was Co-Chair at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (“FDCC”) Symposium
Beth Kaufman Co-Chairs the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (“FDCC”) Symposium, “The In-House Lawyer’s Toolkit – A Two-Day Conference for In-House and Outside Counsel Seeking to Provide Value Added Services to Their Clients,” New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28-30, 2015. For more information about the FDCC and the Corporate Counsel Symposium, please go to www.thefederation.org.
Nancy Connery Guest Speaker at New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Summer Meeting
Nancy Connery speaks at New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Summer Meeting, “Negotiating Restaurant Leases: Food for Thought,” Basin Harbor Club on Lake Champlain, Vergennes, VT, July 17, 2015. Click here to read article.
