Last month, partners Thomas Rotko, Isabelle Kirshner, and associate Thomas Dollar, convinced the New York County District Attorney’s Office to dismiss all charges against our client accused of shoving a man into a moving subway train. The client was accused of attempted murder and assault in the first degree. After a thorough review of extensive […]
CRK&L founder and partner Charles E. Clayman has been selected to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Law Journal. For more than 50 years, Chuck has fought for justice in the courtrooms of New York City and is considered by many to be one of the elder statesmen of criminal defense lawyers. […]
We are pleased to report an important decision in one of our cases. In Shiber v. Centerview Partners LLC, Judge Ramos held that a nonresident employee working remotely for a company based in NYC, who would have worked in NYC but for her termination, has satisfied the impact test for the New York City and […]
Partner Effie Blassberger was recently selected by Lawdragon for inclusion in the “Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation” guide. According to Lawdragon, the lawyers featured in this guide are “rapidly ascending” and represent the future of law and “will define where the legal profession of our country goes.” The editorial team selected these honorees […]
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP, as well as partner Isabelle Kirshner, have been ranked by Chambers USA in its 2024 guide to the nation’s leading law firms and lawyers. CRK&L is recognized for Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. In their analysis, commenters described the firm as “pragmatic, effective and nimble,” […]
Partner Effie Blassberger recently spoke with InTouch Weekly about her representation of Julia Ormond in a case against Harvey Weinstein, Creative Artists Agency, Miramax, and its then-parent company, The Walt Disney Company. Ormond is suing Weinstein for battery, and has also asserted claims against CAA, Miramax, and The Walt Disney Company for negligence, negligent supervision […]
CRKL partner Isabelle Kirshner recently secured a sentence of one year and a day for Star Brim, whose real name is Yonette Davis. Davis was charged in 2020 with playing a leadership role in large-scale racketeering indictments filed in the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York. Davis entered guilty […]
Partners James Valentino and Ramsey Hinkle recently concluded a successful representation in an employment matter in New York City. The attorneys represented a female employee who had a verbal dispute with a male colleague who then assaulted her. Both individuals were subsequently terminated. Valentino and Hinkle discovered that the male had previously exhibited violent tendencies […]
Partners Wayne Gosnell and Ramsey Hinkle recently secured a non-incarceratory sentence for an individual charged with participating in a multi-million-dollar drug conspiracy. The government alleged that the conspiracy involved transporting marijuana and money across the United States by various methods, exposing the individual to a potential sentence of up to 20 years imprisonment. Wayne and […]
Partners James Valentino and Ramsey Hinkle recently negotiated a significant settlement in an employment discrimination matter in New York City. The attorneys represented a married couple who were terminated as part of a reduction in force shortly before they were prepared to take parental leave. Arguing that the company’s inclusion of the married couple in […]