Last week, CRKL partners Isabelle Kirshner and Brian Linder convinced a Manhattan jury to return a not guilty verdict in the case of Frank Esposito, an attorney indicted for official misconduct. Assisted by associate Eliel Talo, the CRKL team persuaded the jury that the prosecution’s case was based on the testimony of a witness whose […]
Partners Effie Blassberger and Isabelle Kirshner today filed a lawsuit on behalf of actress Julia Ormond against Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault, as well as executives at The Walt Disney Company, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and Miramax for their collective roles in failing to protect her from Weinstein’s abuse. In a 28-page complaint filed in […]
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP is proud to announce that all thirteen of the firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2023 New York Super Lawyers list across multiple legal specialties. In addition, three attorneys – Effie Blassberger, Thomas Dollar, and Eliel Talo – have been named to the 2023 New York Super Lawyers […]
CRKL partners Charles Clayman and Wayne Gosnell’s work on behalf of two attorneys whose firm had been the victim of employee theft recently resulted in a guilty plea in New York State Supreme Court. Sanford Gold and David Dince, partners in the now defunct law firm of Gordon & Silber P.C., initially retained CRKL in […]
CRKL partner Effie Blassberger has been named as one of New York Law Journal’s Rising Stars for 2023. Each year, the New York Law Journal honors members of the legal community that have made a remarkable difference in the profession in New York. The Rising Stars list recognizes the region’s most promising lawyers 40 and […]
CRKL attorneys James Valentino and Ramsey Hinkle recently negotiated a significant settlement in an employment discrimination matter in New York City. The attorneys represented a female executive who was given a reasonable accommodation to care for her children. After nearly a year, and positive performance reviews, the accommodation was removed and the executive was terminated. […]
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP congratulates our partner, Isabelle Kirshner for her recognition by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2023: America’s Leading lawyers for Business Guide. Kirshner is ranked for the third consecutive year as a leading lawyer in “Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.” Chambers describes Kirshner as “Amazing. A shining […]
CRKL partner Effie Blassberger was recently appointed by the New York City Bar Association to a working group tasked with reviewing the process to nominate, appoint and confirm judges to the state’s Court of Appeals. Blassberger will be part of a diverse group representing a cross section of public and private sector attorneys drawn from […]
CRKL partner Isabelle Kirshner has been selected by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers review process. This is the third consecutive years she has been awarded this recognition. Each year since 1991, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in New York Metro via […]
Partner Wayne Gosnell recently secured a full dismissal for a client charged with criminal contempt. Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office initially refused to dismiss the case outright, despite failing to uphold their discovery obligations as required under New York’s recently revised Criminal Procedure Law. In response to Gosnell’s motion to dismiss, the court […]