Alan S. Rafterman, Esq., is a commercial litigation associate at the firm of Graubard Mollen & Miller. His responsibilities include conducting trials, drafting and arguing motions, preparing witnesses, deposition practice, drafting pleadings and discovery requests, and writing appellate briefs. Prior to joining Graubard Mollen & Miller in July 1997... Click here for more info.

ALEXANDRA M. COGLIANESE specializes in matrimonial litigation and all facets of Family Law including, but not limited to marital dissolution, child custody, child support and pre and post-judgment matters. During her law school tenure, Ms. Coglianese served as a judicial extern for United States Chief Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James in the United... Click here for more info.

Alfredo J. Alvarado, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP serving in the products and general liability defense group and litigating construction and general negligence matters in state and federal courts. Mr. Alvarado has successfully obtained and defended multi-million dollar cases and has represented Mercedes Benz, ... Click here for more info.

Allison B. Neidoff is an Associate in the Litigation Department of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan Griffinger & Vecchione. Ms. Neidoff specializes in the defense of pharmaceutical drug products and medical devices. She also has experience defending laboratories, physicians and hospitals sued for medical malpractice. Ms. Neidoff is a magna cum laude gradu... Click here for more info.

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1979, Ambassador Kennedy has served in Washington, D.C., Poland, and Latin America. In his last overseas assignment, he was Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City from 1999-2004. He has been stationed twice in Mexico, in Panama, and, as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. ... Click here for more info.

Ambassador Eizenstat heads the firm’s international practice. His work at Covington focuses on resolving international trade problems and business disputes with the US and foreign governments, and international business transactions and regulations on behalf of US companies and others around the world. During a decade and a half of public servi... Click here for more info.

Amy Christianson, Esq. has been practicing law for eleven years, primarily in the area of personal injury litigation. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants. Now she primarily handles depositions, motions, appellate briefs, court appearances, hearings, inquests and written work for various litigation firms. Her work has involved many cases aga... Click here for more info.

Amy Goldrich is a New York-based lawyer whose practice focuses on transactions, litigation and private client representation in the contemporary art world, where her clients include artists, collectors, galleries, arts organizations, and others. She is a member of both the New York and California bars, and serves on the Art Law Committee of the New... Click here for more info.

Andrea Crane is a graduate of johns Hopkins University and received a master’s degree in art history from the University of Chicago. She previously was the managing director in the Manhattan branch of Villa Grisebach Auctions, a Berlin-based auction house and is currently a modern art specialist at the Gagosian Gallery.

Mr. Sobel has served as a law clerk to the Honorable Maria M. Sypek, P.J. Criminal of the New Jersey Superior Court. While in law school, he was a judicial intern for the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh, of the United States District Court. Mr. Sobel has practiced in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage and medical malpractice defense. M... Click here for more info.

Andrew Rabinowitz is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Marathon Asset Management. Mr. Rabinowitz manages and directs Marathon’s day-to-day activities including oversight of the firm’s global operations, systems, legal and compliance, and setting operational policies and financial controls. In addition, Mr. Rabinowitz is ... Click here for more info.

Mr. Sahni is currently Chief of the Terrorism and International Narcotics Trafficking Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Previously he clerked for the Honorable Pierre N. Leval of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was also in private practice at Wilmer Cutler and Pickering. He received a B.A. degree from Emory University and a J.D. degree from Yale Law School.

Ann Marie Diaz received a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Law from Binghamton University and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. While in law school, she served on the executive board of the Student Bar Association and was the Business Administrator of the Family Court Review, a quarterly journal published under the auspices of the Associ... Click here for more info.

Founder, President & Managing Attorney, Anthony Q. Fletcher, P.C., NY, NY Fall 2007 to present Concentration in corporate finance, corporate transactions, and commercial transactions. Minor concentration in corporate and commercial litigation. Draft stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, membership purchase agreements, joint venture ... Click here for more info.

Ariel Taitz is Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs for WEA Corp., Waner Music Group Corp.’s (NYSE: WMG) U.S. sales and retail distribution company. In his position, Taitz implements and executes business and legal affairs strategy for WEA Corp. and serves as the lead negotiator for the company's agreements in the areas of production ... Click here for more info.

Arthur Aufses is a commercial litigator who often defends securities and class action lawsuits, conducts internal corporate investigations into accounting and related issues, and counsels corporate officers, directors, and financial advisors on securities and other potential liabilities. Mr. Aufses’ recent representations include defending publicl... Click here for more info.

Barbara Kolsun is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Stuart Weitzman, LLC, a luxury shoe design, manufacturing and retail company based in New York. She started the company’s first in-house legal department and manages all legal matters for the company, including intellectual property. Prior to Stuart Weitzman, Ms. Kolsun served as ... Click here for more info.

Barbara Moses handles complex business disputes in state and federal courts nationwide, in arbitration, and in administrative proceedings. She has extensive experience in securities fraud and shareholder rights litigation, securities regulatory proceedings, class and derivative actions, partnership disputes, and copyright, trademark and trade secret... Click here for more info.

Bari Chase is the Director of the CLE Institute at the New York County Lawyers' Association. She is also Director of NYCLA's Ethics Institute, a member of the Board of Advisors of NYCLA's Mentoring Program and Editorial Director of NYCLA's Ethics Institute's new publication The New York Rules of Professional Conduct. She has over twenty years of exp... Click here for more info.

Barry Leiwant is an experienced defense attorney specializing in criminal appeals in federal courts. Currently he is the Attorney-in-Charge, Appeals, with the Federal Defenders of New York – Eastern and Southern Districts. He has been admitted to practice in New York State since 1976. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Recipient: "Outstanding Private Criminal Defense Practitioner Award," New York State Bar Association, 2005; Norman Ostrow Award, for outstanding achievement in the field of White Collar Criminal Defense, New York Counsel of Defense Lawyers, March, 2006. Presented with the first ever "Clarence Darrow" Distin... Click here for more info.