John Spagna, an attorney with diverse experience across a number of legal specialties, has joined the firm as partner. A seasoned litigation attorney with extensive government, in-house and private practice experience, John has handled cross-border litigations, white-collar defense cases, and internal investigations as both external and in-house counsel. Additionally, he has managed complex matrimonial and […]
Charles E. Clayman, CRK&L founder and partner, was recently presented with the 2024 “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the New York Law Journal. The editors and publisher presented Clayman with the award at the publication’s annual dinner on September 5. For more than 50 years, Clayman, more commonly known as “Chuck,” has fought for justice in […]
Partner Effie Blassberger recently capitalized on New York’s discovery reforms to secure a full dismissal on behalf of a client charged with numerous misdemeanor offenses pertaining to allegations that he was driving while intoxicated. During the pendency of the case, Blassberger recognized that the District Attorney’s Office had failed to comply with its discovery obligations […]
Partners Effie Blassberger and Isabelle Kirshner secured a victory on behalf of client Julia Ormond in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The Judge denied Disney, Miramax, and CAA’s motion to dismiss and the case will proceed to discovery. We look forward to litigating this case, along with co-counsel Doug Wigdor, Meredith […]
CRKL attorneys James Valentino and Thomas Dollar recently obtained a full dismissal for a client who was charged in 2023 with multiple misdemeanors relating to an alleged assault. The team’s strategy capitalized on key reforms to New York’s discovery laws instituted in 2020 which for the first time tie the prosecution’s discovery obligations to a […]
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,” […]