Effie Blassberger Joins CRKL As Partner

CRKL is pleased to welcome Effie Blassberger as a partner with the firm. Effie Blassberger is a highly experienced trial attorney specializing in white collar criminal defense matters and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP, she was an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, where she prosecuted more than 600 […]

Isabelle Kirshner Among “Top 50 Women” Lawyers in New York Metro Area

Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP congratulates our partner Isabelle A. Kirshner on being named by Super Lawyers among the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in the New York Metro Area. Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in New York Metro via a patented, multi-factor selection process involving independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well […]

Isabelle Kirshner and Wayne Gosnell To Speak at NACDL Seminar on Sexual Misconduct Cases

CRKL partners Isabelle Kirshner and Wayne Gosnell have been selected as part of the faculty for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers annual training seminar focusing on defending cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct.  The CLE qualifying event will be held at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas on November 10-11. Each year, […]

Super Lawyers Recognizes CRKL across Multiple Categories for 2022; Isabelle A. Kirshner named to Top 50 Women; Thomas W. Dollar named as Rising Star

Super Lawyers has recognized the lawyers of Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder for their deep experience and skills across multiple legal specialties. The following lawyers were each recognized for their work in the area of Criminal Defense, White Collar: Charles E. Clayman, Wayne E. Gosnell, Ramsey C. Hinkle, Isabelle A. Kirshner, Brian D. Linder, Amy […]

Isabelle Kirshner Recognized by Chambers and Partners

Isabelle A. Kirshner was recently recognized by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2022: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide as a leading lawyer in “Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations—New York.” Isabelle has more than thirty years of experience defending individuals and entities in a wide range of criminal matters including investigations and […]

Valentino Secures Dismissal of all Charges in Criminal Assault Case

Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP partner James Valentino recently secured a dismissal for a client charged with Assault in the Third Degree and other criminal offenses stemming from a domestic incident.  Valentino convinced the prosecution to dismiss the case without any probationary period or a final order of protection, which are typical conditions of a […]

Court Rules Employee’s Non-Compete is Unenforceable

CRKL attorneys James Valentino and Thomas Dollar recently concluded their representation of an individual who had been sued by his former employer in Federal Court for allegedly violating the non-competition provision in his employment agreement and other employment related claims.  Valentino and Dollar convinced the Court to dismiss most of the claims against their client including […]

Tom Rotko Secures Favorable Agreement for Noted Sommelier

CRKL partner Thomas C. Rotko recently secured a very favorable outcome in a high-profile case involving a renowned sommelier. Caleb Ganzer, named a Food & Wine sommelier of the year in 2017, was arrested in July 2021 and charged with multiple felonies including third-degree arson, third-degree criminal mischief, and second-degree reckless endangerment for allegedly setting […]

Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder Represents Chris Cuomo in Suit Against CNN

Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder, together with Freedman + Taitelman, are representing Chris Cuomo in an arbitration against his former employer, CNN America, Inc. and Turner Services, Inc. The demand for arbitration, filed with JAMS, alleges that Cuomo’s former employer wrongfully terminated him and further violated his employment agreement by allowing its employees to disparage […]