Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP has added Lauren Martin as an associate. Martin represents individuals and companies in complex criminal and civil litigation in state and federal courts. Before joining the firm, Lauren served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of […]
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP partners Isabelle A. Kirshner and Brian D. Linder have been retained as sentencing counsel for Nikhil Gupta. Mr. Gupta faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with an alleged […]
In the latest win related to her #MeToo representation of Hollywood actress Julia Ormond, partner Effie Blassberger and associate Thomas Dollar, along with co-counsel Doug Wigdor, Meredith Firetog, Kevin Mintzer, and Laura Koistinen successfully argued for the New York Supreme Court to order Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-founder Michael Ovitz to testify in court as […]
Partners Brian Linder and Effie Blassberger published a New York Law Journal article on Feb. 3 that covers recent changes to New York City’s Gender Motivated Violence Act (GMVA). On Jan. 29, the New York City Council overrode a veto from former mayor Eric Adams to amend the GMVA by adding a new civil cause […]
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Rotko has become the firm’s new managing partner, effective Jan. 1, 2026. He will maintain his active practice representing clients. Rotko succeeds Brian Linder, who served as the firm’s managing partner since 2006. He will oversee all aspects of CRKL’s operations. Linder will […]
CRKL partner Isabelle Kirshner has been selected by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in the 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in the 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers Top List. This is the fourth consecutive year she has been awarded the Top […]
Partner Effie Blassberger was recently named as co-vice chair of the UJA-Federation of New York’s White Collar Executive Committee. Blassberger joins three others to lead the White Collar Executive Committee: Douglas Zolkind of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as Co-vice chair, and Shari Brandt of Perkins Coie LLP and Paul Krieger of KKL LLP as Co-chairs. […]
Partner Isabelle Kirshner and associate Eliel Talo recently secured a full dismissal of sexual misconduct charges filed by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office against a respected and experienced doctor. A patient had alleged that the doctor abused her during a routine medical examination. Following a careful and thorough investigation, Kirshner and Talo identified significant evidence […]
Partners Isabelle Kirshner and Tom Rotko recently secured the dismissal of rape charges against a 22-year-old New York University student. Prosecutors dropped the most serious charges in late September after revealing that they could not prove the claims made by the female accuser. The case is still pending. Details of the incident surfaced in June […]
CRKL partner James Valentino and co-counsel Brian Heller of Schwartz Perry and Heller LLP recently secured a major ruling in a matter concerning how many work hours Wall Street firms can reasonably demand of a disabled employee. In Shiber v. Centerview Partners, a federal court ruled that a junior investment banker can pursue her claims […]