NEW YORK – SOUTH CAROLINA
LITIGATION
CHRISTOPHER
MASSARONI
MCNAMEE, LOCHNER,
TITUS & WILLIAMS, P.C.
677 Broadway, 5th Floor
PO Box 459
Albany, NY 12201
Tel: 518-447-3331
Fax: 518-867-4731
massaroni@mltw.com
www.mltw.com
Christopher Massaroni is a trial attorney with experience in many
substantive areas, including complex commercial litigation,
intellectual property disputes, mass tort litigation, employment
matters, and class action litigation. He represents companies
in state and federal courts throughout New York State and
has appeared in courts in numerous other states as well. He
serves as New York counsel to many national corporations, and
he has published and lectured on trial and litigation tactics.
Mr. Massaroni is a graduate of Union College (1979) and Cornell
Law School (1982), where he served on the Cornell International
Law Journal. Before entering private practice, he clerked for the
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
SEAN F. O’SHEA
O’SHEA PARTNERS LLP
521 Fifth Avenue
25th Floor
New York, NY 10175
Tel: 212-682-4426
Fax: 212-682-4437
soshea@osheapartners.com
www.osheapartners.com
Sean F. O’Shea is a highly skilled and aggressive trial lawyer
whose firm specializes in complex business litigation and
white collar criminal defense. Mr. O’Shea has represented
clients in some of the nation’s most prominent trials,
government investigations, and legal disputes. Clients benefit
from Mr. O’Shea’s aggressive cross-examination style and
experience in litigation and negotiation. A Fortune magazine
profile of one of Mr. O’Shea’s cases described Mr. O’Shea
“as a top draw... one of the toughest, most resourceful [of
lawyers]...” (Fortune, 8 June 1998, 216). His firm has successfully
obtained multimillion-dollar awards and judgments in judicial
proceedings, arbitrations, and settlements, including a recent
judgment exceeding $100 million.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
SECURITIES LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
STEVEN R.
SCHLESINGER
JASPAN SCHLESINGER LLP
300 Garden City Plaza
5th Floor
Garden City, NY 11530
Tel: 516-746-8000
Fax: 516-393-8282
sschlesinger@jaspanllp.com
www.jaspanllp.com
Steven R. Schlesinger, Managing Partner of Jaspan Schlesinger
LLP, heads the Litigation Practice Group, concentrating on
corporate and real estate litigation. He practices extensively in
the commercial parts of the New York State Courts, the federal
courts, and the Delaware Chancery Court. He has argued
numerous appeals, including many to the New York Court of
Appeals. Serving as Law Chair, Nassau County Democratic
Committee, he is a contributing writer to Goldfeder’s Modern
Election Law treatise; was appointed by the Appellate Division,
Second Department, as a member of the Character and Fitness
Committee; and served as Chairman of the Professional Ethics
Committee, Nassau County Bar Association. He serves on the
boards of Vianetworks LTD and Starpoint USA Inc.
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
POLITICAL LAW
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
JAMES Q. WALKER
RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE LLP
200 Liberty Street, 29th Floor
One World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
Tel: 212-530-1800
Fax: 212-530-1801
jwalker@rkollp.com
www.rkollp.com
James Walker concentrates on internal investigations, white
collar criminal defense, corporate governance, complex
commercial litigation, professional liability, and legal ethics.
Mr. Walker represents audit committees, audit committee
directors, corporate officers, and other professionals in criminal
and regulatory investigations of potential violations of securities
laws and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He represents law firms,
lawyers, and other professionals in government and internal
investigations of potential criminal, regulatory, or professional
misconduct, and in civil litigation and regulatory proceedings.
He lectures and writes on internal investigations, corporate
governance, attorney-client privilege, and professional ethics.
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
DAVID J. WUKITSCH
MCNAMEE, LOCHNER,
TITUS & WILLIAMS, P.C.
677 Broadway, 5th Floor
PO Box 459
Albany, NY 12201
Tel: 518-447-3315
Fax: 518-867-4715
wukitsch@mltw.com
www.mltw.com
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Mr. Wukitsch handles commercial and employment litigation
throughout New York for businesses and municipalities. He
has tried cases to verdict in state and federal court, and,
where practical, he pursues alternative dispute resolution
procedures. He regularly represents employers before
administrative agencies in New York State. David is AV-rated
by Martindale-Hubbell for over 15 years and appears in the
2007-2012 Super Lawyers Business Edition and 2007-2012’s
Upstate New York Super Lawyers. He is an author whose
published works are cited in annotations accompanying New
York’s consolidated statutes. His goal in each representation is
to achieve the most advantageous and cost-effective outcome
for his client.
JOHN G. HARKINS, JR.
HARKINS CUNNINGHAM LLP
2800 One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-851-6701
Fax: 215-851-6710
jharkins@harkinscunningham.com
www.harkinscunningham.com
Throughout his career, John Harkins has been engaged in
complex litigation involving issues of corporate, securities
and antitrust law, contracts, intellectual property, and ERISA,
frequently arguing such cases in appellate courts. Mr. Harkins
has also served as an adviser on a wide variety of corporate
issues and transactions. He has advised directors on their
fiduciary and other duties, corporate clients on disclosure issues,
special committees in the investigation of alleged corporate
wrongdoing, and corporations on the defenses available to
them under Pennsylvania law against hostile takeover bids. He
has also appeared on behalf of defendants in many derivative
actions. Mr. Harkins is a Fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers and a member of the American Law Institute.
ANTITRUST LI TIGATION
APPELLATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
MARY AGNES HOOD
CRAIG
HOOD LAW FIRM, LLC
172 Meeting Street
PO Box 1508
Charleston, SC 29401
Tel: 843-577-1215
Fax: 843-722-1630
molly.craig@hoodlaw.com
www.hoodlaw.com
ROBERT H. HOOD
HOOD LAW FIRM, LLC
172 Meeting Street
PO Box 1508
Charleston, SC 29401
Tel: 843-577-4435
Fax: 843-722-1630
bobby.hood@hoodlaw.com
www.hoodlaw.com
A. CAMDEN LEWIS
LEWIS, BABCOCK & GRIFFIN,
LLP
1513 Hampton Street
PO Box 11208
Columbia, SC 29211
Tel: 803-771-8000
Fax: 803-733-3534
acl@lbglegal.com
www.lbglegal.com
As managing partner of the Hood Law Firm, LLC, Molly’s trial
experience includes matters involving professional, products,
and premises liability along with insurance coverage and hospital
and employer liability. Her firm of over 25 attorneys practices as
national and statewide trial counsel for major corporations and
insurers. She is the President of SCDTAA and a current member
of the Board of Directors of the IADC. Molly is also a member of
ABOTA, ADTA (Executive Council, 2007-present), DRI, FDCC,
and LFCJ, and a fellow of Litigation Counsel of America. Molly is
listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Robert H. Hood handles a wide variety of litigation services
in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina and
the United States. His practice areas include commercial
and corporate litigation, construction, insurance litigation,
personal injury, medical and legal malpractice, product
liability, intellectual property, and general civil litigation.
His memberships include the South Carolina Bar, SCDTAA,
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Federation of Defense
and Corporate Counsel, International Association of Defense
Counsel, American Board of Trial Attorneys, and Defense
Research Institute. Mr. Hood is listed in The Best Lawyers in
America, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and Best’s
Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Cam Lewis is a founding member of Lewis, Babcock & Griffin,
LLP. His practice consists of litigation with a concentration on
business disputes, condemnation, and professional negligence.
Cam has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts.
Recent reported cases are Vortex Sports & Entertainment, Inc. v.
Ware, 662 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. 2008) and Herron v. Century BMW,
395 S.C. 461, 719 S.E.2d 640 (2011) cert denied by Sonic
Automotive Inc v. Watts, No 11-1151 (USSC May 21, 2012). Cam
has also appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in the noted
case, Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council. Cam is an active
member of the South Carolina Bar, a Member and Chairman of
the South Carolina Judicial Council, and Chairman of the South
Carolina Advisory Committee on Judicial Standards.
LAND USE/ZONING
CONSTRUC TION LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
LITIGATION
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