February 07, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York – February 7, 2006 - Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP is pleased to announce that eleven of its attorneys were recently named as Super Lawyers for 2006, four in Southern California and seven in Connecticut. Henry Silberberg, Robert Kovelman, Allan Gabriel and Robert Duffy were named Southern California Super Lawyers in a special section of Los Angeles Magazine. Norman Roos, Garry Berman, Brian Donnell, Dennis Cavanaugh, Gregory Faulkner, Beverly Garofalo and Robert Barrack were named Connecticut Super Lawyers in a special section of Connecticut Magazine. This survey is sponsored by Law & Politics and nominations are based purely on peer recommendation, with over 45,000 lawyers interviewed for the 2006 survey.
“We are honored to be recognized in such a listing where peer recommendations are the sole measure for inclusion,” said Henry Silberberg, Managing Partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office. “Four attorney mentions in this year’s survey is a testament to the quality service that we offer our clients as well as a reflection of the growth our firm has experienced in California over the last year. We are expanding our practice in Los Angeles and just opened a new office in Silicon Valley. We intend to continue moving full steam ahead.”
Norm Roos, Managing Partner of the firm’s Connecticut office, said: “This is the first year that our attorneys have been included in the Connecticut Super Lawyers and we are pleased that seven attorneys out of 30 in our office were listed. It truly is a reflection of the quality of people we have working in the Hartford office.”
Below are the attorneys listed as Southern California Super Lawyers:
Henry Silberberg is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office and concentrates on complex business litigation and arbitration. His practice includes "business divorce" disputes among partners, shareholders and joint venturers, defense of class and shareholder derivative actions, and lawsuits involving securities, real estate, insurance, unfair competition, employment and intellectual property issues.
Robert Kovelman, a Super Lawyer for the second consecutive year, concentrates on domestic and foreign intellectual property issues, including prosecution, litigation, and transactional issues. He has substantial experience in negotiating technology agreements and licenses, and he advises clients as to both offensive and defensive strategies relating to their intellectual property portfolios.
Allan Gabriel focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation involving trade secrets, patent, trademark and copyright infringement, and false advertising and right of publicity claims on the trial court and appellate levels. He also has substantial experience in handling antitrust, unfair competition, general business and commercial litigation matters and insurance coverage disputes.
Robert Duffy concentrates on real estate development, financing, leasing and representing real estate service companies. He has represented a broad range of clients in the real estate field including real estate developers and syndicators, mortgage lenders, real estate brokers, title insurance companies, escrow companies and other real estate settlement service providers.
Below are the attorneys listed as Connecticut Super Lawyers:
Norman Roos is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Connecticut office and concentrates on transactional and regulatory matters relating to the real estate and financial services industries. He represents banks, insurance companies, diversified financial service companies and other publicly and privately held companies on a broad range of matters involving mortgage banking, consumer and commercial credit transactions, regulatory compliance and electronic commerce.
Garry Berman practices commercial real estate law with a concentration in the following areas: office, retail and restaurant leasing and subleasing on behalf of landlords and tenants; purchase and sale of vacant land and improved commercial, industrial and retail properties on behalf of purchasers and sellers; development of commercial, industrial and retail properties, including drafting and negotiating construction contracts, on behalf of property owners, landlords and tenants; mortgage and construction lending on behalf of lenders and borrowers; workouts and restructuring of loans on behalf of lenders and borrowers; brokerage matters on behalf of landlords, tenants and brokers; and cable television and telecommunications licenses and other agreements on behalf of landlords and tenants.
Brian Donnell Co-Chair of the Construction Group and has over twenty-five years of construction and business litigation experience. He has extensive experience in state and federal jury and non-jury trials, appeals, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, mediations and ADR procedures. He serves as outside counsel to numerous business, public and charitable entities on a broad range of corporate, contract and trade regulation matters.
Dennis Cavanaugh is Chair of the Surety & Fidelity Practice Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of construction, surety and fidelity, and commercial law. For some 21 years, he has counseled contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, public and private owners, tenants, lenders and sureties in all aspects of construction finance, contract procurement and negotiation, and construction and commercial related litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Gregory Faulkner has represented clients in a variety of forums, including litigation in state and federal courts and arbitration and mediation of all types of disputes. He has actively prosecuted or defended claims arising out of all aspects of construction and fidelity and surety law, including: breach of contract; foreclosure; indemnification claims; mechanic's lien actions; negligence; misrepresentation; performance and payment bond claims; bid protests and disputes; fidelity and miscellaneous bond claims; and numerous other legal and equitable causes of action.
Beverly Garofalo practices employment law on behalf of management. She regularly counsels employers on a wide range of employment issues, including sexual harassment; discrimination; accommodating disabled employees; family and medical leave laws; wage and hour laws; hiring, disciplining and terminating employees; downsizing and reductions-in-force; classifying employees and independent contractors; e-mail and Internet policies; employment, non-competition and confidentiality agreements; mergers and acquisitions; and outsourcing.
Robert Barrack practices in the area of construction disputes on behalf of owners, contractors, design professionals and sureties. Mr. Barrack also pursues and defends commercial litigation, breach of contract, business torts, employment disputes, creditors' rights and financial litigation on behalf of a variety of businesses, public entities, educational institutions and individuals.
Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP has built on its international reputation as a leader in the area of technology and intellectual property law to emerge in the new millennium as a renowned 275 attorney multi-disciplinary law firm. Today, the focus of the firm extends from technology and intellectual property law to real estate finance, leasing and construction and corporate transactional work, as well as securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and IP litigation, communications, bankruptcy, media, life sciences, outsourcing, healthcare, trusts and estates, space and satellite, tax and employment law. The firm advises clients through an integrated network of offices located in New York, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Hartford and Morristown.
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