PRACTICES
Corporate & Business LawFashion
Technology
Securities
Private Client Services
Appellate Practice
EDUCATION
- Cornell Law School, LL.B
- New York University, B.A.
BAR ADMISSIONS
- New York
- US Supreme Court
- US Ct. of Appeals, DC Circuit
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Media - Corporate & Business Law Practice Chairman, Monte Engler, was interviewed by American Lawyer Media senior reporter Sue Reisinger for Corporate Counsel magazine regarding the focus required of corporate counsel in the midst of highly contentious succession struggles much like what we are now witnessing as the battle rages on in the Viacom/Sumner Redstone family feud06/07/2016
Monte, who served as general counsel for Radio Common Carriers of New York, Inc. states in "In Viacom Fight, GC Is in "Unenviable" Spot", "...the goal of counsel is to try to inject rationality into a situation that is, in essence, irrational."
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Super Lawyers® (2014)10/01/2014
In an announcement on September 23, 2014, twenty-six Phillips Nizer attorneys were recognized on the Metro New York 2014 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists. Twenty-two partners, senior counsel and counsel were selected as Super Lawyers. Four counsel and associates were selected as Rising Stars. The 2014 selections crossed all major practice groups. The annual Super Lawyers® lists are a result of confidential peer review and independent research.
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Super Lawyers® (2013)10/01/2013
Nineteen Phillips Nizer attorneys were selected by Super Lawyers® and recognized in the 2013 New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition publication. As was the case in 2012, attorneys selected represented several practice areas. The Firm achieved a significant increase in the number of honorees, including one recognized as a "Rising Star". Each year, attorneys are nominated across various legal practices and vetted through a process of confidential peer review. Independent research by the publisher is an important component before one can be selected as a "Super Lawyer".