Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
firm_
headquarters =
foundation = 1968 | num_offices = 2
num_attorneys = about 370
practice_areas = General practice
revenue = N/A
date_founded = 1968 (New York City)
company_type = LLP
homepage = [http://www.kramerlevin.com/ www.kramerlevin.com]

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is a law firm with offices in New York City and Paris.

History

The Firm was founded in 1968 in New York under the name Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin. When Eugene Nickerson, a descendent of President John Adams, joined the firm, its name changed to Nickerson, Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin. The firm's current name, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, emerged as a result of personnel changes over a number of years, including Nickerson leaving to join the federal bench of the Eastern District of New York, Lou Lowenstein joining the faculty of Columbia Law School, Gary P. Naftalis becoming a name partner, and Marvin E. Frankel, the former Southern District of New York judge, joining the Firm.

Practice Areas

As of 2007, after careful and deliberate growth, the Firm had nearly 370 lawyers, with 20+ practices including in the areas of white-collar defense, securities litigation, corporate, real estate and land use, intellectual property, Lanham Act litigation, business immigration, employment law, financial services, tax, trust and estates and bankruptcy, some of which are among the strongest in the country. The head of the White Collar practice is Gary Naftalis, and the head of the bankruptcy department is Kenneth Eckstein.

Other

The firm is well-known for its active pro bono program, long headed by partner Jeffrey Trachtman. [ A Conversation With Jeffrey S. Trachtman, New York Law Journal, March 16, 2007, http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1173949429472, ] The Firm also has an office in Paris, France which it acquired in 1999 from the legacy US firm Rogers & Wells which did not want to merge with the rest of the firm to London-based Clifford Chance. The firm maintains strong relationships with other firms throughout the world. Kramer Levin was the exclusive US referral firm to UK heavyweight Berwin Leighton Paisner from 2000–2007, when the alliance was downgraded to "preferred firm" status meaning the two will still collaborate but without exclusive referrals.

References

External links

* [http://www.kramerlevin.com/ Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP - Official Website]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/us/default.asp?action=fprofile_2&rf=fprofile_2&fid=2683 Chambers USA — Firm Profile]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/140.html LawPeriscope Profile]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/nyregion/31kramer.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin Arthur B. Kramer, Lawyer and Brother of Playwright Larry Kramer, Dies at 81]