Join Us! Swearing In New SDNY Federal Bar Association Chapter Officers October 6

 

Swearing-In of

Officers and Directors

The Honorable Loretta A. Preska

Chief Judge

United States District Court

Southern District of New York

presiding 

Date:

October 6, 2015, 5:00 p.m.

 

Location:

Courtroom 12A

Daniel P. Moynihan United States Courthouse

500 Pearl Street, New York, NY

˜  Light refreshments  ™

Officers

President:	Michael J. Zussman
President-Elect:	Wylie M. Stecklow
Vice President:	Stacy E. Yeung
Secretary:	Ira R. Abel
Treasurer:	Steven S. Landis
National Delegate:	Danielle Lesser
Delegate to the Network of Bar Leaders:	William F. Dahill

Directors

Hon. Frank Maas, Chief U.S. Magistrate, SDNY

Ira R. Abel	Simeon H. Baum	Joseph Conley
William F. Dahill	Raymond Dowd	Elyssa Emsellem
Donna Frosco	Amy Gell	Alexandra Goldstein
Danielle Lesser	Steven S. Landis	John G. McCarthy
Olivera Medenica	Liam O’Brien	Philip R. Schatz
Barbara Silverstone	Wylie M. Stecklow	Wendy Stein
Gabriella Varobey	Stacy E. Yeung	Michael J. Zussman

R.S.V.P. to mzussman@cdas.com

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Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska To Swear In New Federal Bar Association SDNY Chapter Officers October 7, 2014

Swearing In of New Officers by

The Honorable Loretta A. Preska

Chief Judge

Southern District of New York

 

Date:

October 7, 2014, 5 p.m.

Location:

Courtroom 12A

Daniel P. Moynihan United States Courthouse

500 Pearl Street

 

˜ Light refreshments  ™

                                                               
Incoming Officers

President:                              Olivera Medenica, Esq.

President-Elect:                     Michael J. Zussman, Esq.
Vice President:                       Stacy E. Yeung, Esq.                   
Secretary:                               Ira R. Abel, Esq.
Treasurer:                              Steven S. Landis, Esq.
National Delegate:                Wylie M. Stecklow, Esq.
Delegate to the
Network of Bar Leaders:      William F. Dahill, Esq.
Government Relations:         Amy Gell, Esq.

RSVP: AGoldstein@wrlawfirm.com

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High Profile Securities Law Decisions - Chief Judge Preska and Free CLE at K&L Gates 4/25

The Securities Law and Federal Litigation Sections,
along with the Southern District of New York Chapter
of the Federal Bar Association
present

Recent High Profile Securities Law Decisions

Register
Speakers:	Hon. Loretta A. Preska Chief Judge, Southern District of New York Mary Jane Lee Director and Associate General Counsel, Citigroup Prof. Paul Radvany Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School Jorge Baez Senior Consultant, NERA Stephen J. Crimmins Partner, K&L Gates LLP Liam O’Brien Managing Partner, McCormick & O’Brien, LLP
Since the recession of late last decade, there have been major developments with regard to securities laws and securities litigation. The Supreme Court and other federal court rulings have been grappling with these new laws and regulations, and their rulings will have a substantial effect on the operations of corporations, financial institutions and securities professionals. In this seminar, a panel of experienced securities litigators and experts will closely examine recent decisions involving allegations of market manipulation, insider trading, and misrepresentation of information. For those not able to attend in person, a webcast shall also be available. Registration is required for the webcast.
Cost: FREE $100 $130	All attendees in person Webcast - FBA Members Webcast - Nonmembers*
* Join the Federal Bar Association today and save on registration for this and numerous future events, as well as other benefits. Expand your connections. Advance your career. www.fedbar.org
Lunch will be provided.
CLE: 1.5 hours of CLE is pending.
Please RSVP to Erin Rodgers, erodgers@fedbar.org by April 21st and note if you will be registering for the webcast.
Sponsored by: Federal Bar Association, SDNY Chapter, Securities Law Section (Liam O’Brien, Chair) Federal Bar Association, Federal Litigation Section (Rob Kohn, Chair) Federal Bar Association, Securities Law Section (Stephen Crimmins, Chair)

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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. All practice, no theory.Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2012-2013) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

Art Law & Beer Event - SDNY Chapter of the Federal Bar Association - January 25

 Meet zymurgists, discuss copyright law's fair use doctrine, and get all creative over a beer or two.   It is time again for the Art Law & Beer program sponsored by the Southern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association's Younger Lawyers Committee.   Learn more about the SDNY Chapter here.   Learn more about the January 25 event here.   Get serious and join the Federal Bar Association here.

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SDNY Federal Bar Association - Nov 17 Chief Judge Preska To Swear In New Officers

Federal Bar Association
The Southern District of New York Chapter
Invites You to a Swearing-In of New Officers by the

The Honorable Loretta A. Preska

Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York

Date: November 17, 2011

Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: 500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 12A

President: Simeon H. Baum, Esq.
President-Elect: Philip R. Schatz, Esq.
Vice President: William F. Dahill, Esq.
Secretary: Felicia S. Gordon, Esq.
Treasurer: Jason Nardiello, Esq.
National Delegate: Olivera Medenica, Esq.
Delegate to the Network of Bar Leaders: Amy Nussbaum Gell

Outgoing President: John G. McCarthy

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW IN ROOM 850

Respectfully submitted,

Raymond J. Dowd
John G. McCarthy
Vice Presidents for the Second Circuit

R.S.V.P.: simeonHB@disputeResolve.com

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Southern District of New York New Local Rules - Federal Practice and Procedure

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has adopted new local rules.  Access the new rules below:

Southern District of New York New Local Rules

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The Black Keys "Tighten Up" and Sue Della Femina for Copyright Infringement

Enjoy the YouTube video of "Tighten Up" from the album Brothers by the Black Keys, above. The Black Keys are not happy with the Della Femina advertising agency and Valley National Bank and claim that the agency has used Tighten Up without permission in an advertisement.

Complaint filed in the Southern District of New York below:

Nonesuch Records v Della Femina Complaint

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SDNY Federal Bar Association CLE Program March 24: Due Process Limits to the Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction

The Federal Bar Association is sponsoring a CLE program on March 24 at the U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York - The Due Process Limits to the Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction.  Click on flyer below.

My partner Luke McGrath and Professor Robert Pfeffer will present.
Supreme Court Round-Up_FLYER

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Judiciary Announces Assessment and Improvements to PACER Electronic Case Access Portal

The Federal Judiciary has released an assessment of the PACER service, find it here.

Although the video touts the availability of Digital Audio files, according to PACER's website, only a few courts have made the service available, and the recording is only available if the presiding judge decides to post it on PACER.

From http://www.pacer.gov/:

Digital Audio Recording Project



Digital audio recordings are now available to the public via internet access to the PACER system. In March 2010, the Judicial Conference approved the plan to make digital audio recordings available on PACER after a two-year pilot project showed significant public interest in accessing these files. Prior to the pilot, access was only possible by obtaining a CD recording from a court clerks office for $26. The new digital files cost $2.40.


The presiding judge determines if the audio recording will be posted on PACER. Digital audio recording is used in most bankruptcy and many district courts (where magistrate judges account for most of the usage).


The following seven courts provide access to audio files through the PACER system: the U.S. District Courts in Nebraska and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in the Eastern District of North Carolina, Northern District of Alabama, Southern District of New York, Rhode Island and Maine.

Having more courts participate and making it an "opt-out" system would make PACER truly revolutionary in digital audio recordings and be a tremendous money-saver.

From the assessment, it looks like a number of good new changes are coming to PACER.  It is amazing to see that PACER grew to over a million accounts by the end of 2009.




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Raymond J. Dowd Named General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association

From  Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS132178+29-Sep-2010+BW20100929

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100929005938/en/Dunnington-Announces-Raymond-J.-Dowd-Named-General

Dunnington Announces Raymond J. Dowd Named General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association

Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, LLP, a leading New York City-based law firm established in 1921 that provides services including trusts and estates, corporate, taxation, litigation, real estate, construction, intellectual property and art law announced today that litigation partner Raymond J. Dowd was named General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association (FBA), the premier bar association serving the federal practitioner and the federal judiciary.

Mr. Dowd, who currently serves as the FBA’s Vice President for the Second Circuit, was appointed last week as General Counsel at the New Orleans annual convention. Mr. Dowd served as President of the FBA’s Southern District of New York Chapter and sits on the Editorial Board of The Federal Lawyer.

“At Dunnington, we have a proud and long-standing tradition of volunteerism and support of our local and national bar associations. We are very proud that Ray has been named General Counsel of the FBA,” said Carol Sigmond, the firm’s administrative partner.

Mr. Dowd’s litigation practice recently garnered national attention with a victory at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In Bakalar v. Vavra, Mr. Dowd represented descendants of Holocaust victims in recovering Nazi looted art, successfully arguing that New York law should trump Swiss law in determining title to stolen artworks. An experienced federal and state litigator, Mr. Dowd’s victories include summary judgment and a bench trial in trademark and unfair competition claims over the use of FASHION TELEVISION and litigation involving the estate of heiress Doris Duke, including removing the corporate fiduciary U.S. Trust Co. and upholding a $100,000 trust for her dogs.

Mr. Dowd has repeatedly been named a New York Superlawyer and is active in the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and New York County Lawyers’ Association. He is author of Copyright Litigation Handbook (5th Ed. 2010), a Thomson West publication, the Copyright Litigation Blog, and is a former contributor to the New York Law Journal.

About Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP
The firm was established in 1921 in New York City and provides a broad range of legal services to individual and corporate clients. For more information, visit http://www.dunnington.com/.

About the Federal Bar Association
The FBA is the premier bar association serving the federal practitioner and judiciary. For more information, visit http://www.fedbar.org/.

Starkman & Associates
Jeffrey Richardson, 212-252-8545, ext. 11
jrichardson@starkmanassociates.com



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SDNY Federal Bar Association Chapter Meeting at Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

The Federal Bar Association

invites you to a meeting of the

Southern District of New York Chapter

Date: March 23, 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Place: SMITH GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

250 Park Avenue

19th Floor

New York, NY 10177

New members and all interested persons welcome, light refreshments to be served. Please come and get involved.

Respectfully submitted,

John G. McCarthy, President

Simeon H. Baum, President-Elect

Philip R. Schatz, Vice President

Gareth de Santiago-Keene, Secretary

William F. Dahill, Treasurer

H. Raymond Fasano, National Delegate

Roland M. Gell, Delegate, Network of Bar Leaders

R.S.V.P. or more information: Grace M. Fusco, Assistant to John G. McCarthy

gfusco@sgrlaw.com

Tel.: (212) 907-9700 Ext. 79606

The Federal Bar Association is the nation’s premier bar association for judges and lawyers involved in federal practice. The FBA publishes The Federal Lawyer - a monthly magazine for attorneys practicing in federal court and in the federal government. For more information on the Federal Bar Association, please visit http://www.fedbar.org/.

Federal Bar Association - SDNY Chapter Swearing In Of New Officers By Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska

On March 1, 2010 Amy Gell, my fellow Vice President for the Second Circuit of the Federal Bar Association, and I organized a ceremony for the swearing-in of new officers of the Federal Bar Association's SDNY Chapter. The Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief U.S. District Judge of the Southern District of New York presided.  New chapter officers:
President: John G. McCarthy
President-Elect: Simeon H. Baum
Vice President: Philip R. Schatz
Secretary: Gareth de Santiago-Keene
Treasurer: William F. Dahill
National Delegate: H. Raymond Fasano
Delegate to the Network of Bar Leaders: Roland M. Gell

Myself and Chief Judge Preska

John G. McCarthy about to be sworn in.

I recount some of the achievements of the Federal Bar Association.

Judge Preska welcomes the new officers.

History and workings of the Southern District of New York.

Amy Gell welcomes John McCarthy as new President.

The McCarthy era begins.

The new leadership of the Federal Bar Association for the Second Circuit and Southern District of New York.

President-Elect Simeon Baum puts his mediation skills into practice.

Phil Schatz with Judge Preska.

Gareth de Santiago-Keene and Beata with Judge Preska

Danny Phillips with Bill and Tara Dahill

Amy Gell and I with our mentor, Past President M. Barry Levy

Roland Gell with Judge Preska

John McCarthy and I were classmates Fordham Law '91, we both served on the Fordham International Law Journal, he was Managing Editor and I was an Articles Editor.

The Federal Bar Association is the nation’s premier bar association for judges and lawyers involved in federal practice.  The FBA publishes The Federal Lawyer - a monthly magazine for attorneys practicing in federal court and in the federal government. For more information on the Federal Bar Association, please visit http://www.fedbar.org/.

 

Federal Bar Association Organizational Meeting for Westchester Chapter at Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP

The Federal Bar Association

invites you to an organizational meeting of our

Westchester Chapter

Date: April 6, 2010

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Place: BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

333 Main Street

Armonk, NY 10504

All interested persons welcome, light refreshments to be served. The

Federal Bar Association is the nation’s premier bar association for judges and

lawyers involved in federal practice. For more information on the Federal Bar

Association, please visit www.fedbar.org. Please come and get involved.

Respectfully submitted,

Raymond J. Dowd

Amy Nussbaum Gell
Vice Presidents for the Second Circuit

R.S.V.P. or more information Denise Gambino, assistant to Robin A. Henry

dgambino@bsfllp.com
Tel: (914) 749-8287