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Eleven Phillips Nizer Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America©02/21/2023
Best Lawyers® recognized Alan Behr, Jan L. Bernstein, Regina E. Faul, Helene M. Freeman, Michael W. Galligan, Marc A. Landis, Donald P. Perry, Jeffrey Q. Smith, Evan J. Spelfogel, Martin B. Wasser and Elliot J. Wiener.
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U.S. News - BestLawyers® Recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as One of the Nation's "Best Law Firms" for 202302/10/2023
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2023. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of eleven areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally, and in the New York City and New Jersey areas. The rankings were announced on November, 2022.
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Lisa Radetsky Named to Law360’s 2022 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board04/06/2022
Partner and Real Estate Co-Chair Lisa Radetsky was named to Law360’s 2022 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board. This editorial advisory board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage in the real estate area.
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Scott Piekarsky Named a Top Trial Lawyer in America by the Million Dollar Advocates Forum04/04/2022
Scott Piekarsky was recently named a Top Trial Lawyer in America by the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for his work representing 14 families of veterans who sued the state of New Jersey over claims that the state’s gross negligence contributed to their deaths at state-run homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Christian Hylton Named to City & State's 2022 50 Over 50 List03/30/2022
Christian Hylton was named to City & State’s 2022 50 Over 50 list. The publication notes that these are “the age disruptors who changed New York” and that there is “plenty to be learned from the life lessons of these long-serving leaders.”
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Marc Landis Named to City & State’s 2022 Law Power 100 List03/17/2022
Phillips Nizer’s Managing Partner and Real Estate Practice Co-Chair Marc Landis was once again named to City & State's Law Power 100 List
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Alan Behr Appointed to Chair of the INTA’s Enforcement Sub-committee of the Copyright Committee01/03/2022
The International Trademark Association (INTA), a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and complementary intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer trust, economic growth appointed Mr. Behr Chair of the Enforcement Subcommittee, within the Copyright Committee, for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
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Elizabeth Adinolfi, Regina Faul and Ilene Jaroslaw selected as 2022 Notable Women in Law honorees by Crain's New York Business12/21/2021
Crain's New York Business names the 2022 Notable Women in Law: "These impressive attorneys were chosen not only for their skills and accomplishments in the courtroom, but for their leadership outside of it. In addition to their long hours representing everyone from executives at Fortune 500 companies to immigrants seeking asylum, our honorees this year shored up morale among their colleagues during the pandemic and found ways to keep business going in the face of turmoil."
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Ten Phillips Nizer Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America© including Lawyer of the Year, Helene M. Freeman08/19/2021
Best Lawyers® recognized Alan Behr, Jan L. Bernstein, Helene M. Freeman (Copyright Lawyer of the Year), Michael W. Galligan, Marc A. Landis, Donald P. Perry, Jeffrey Q. Smith, Evan J. Spelfogel, Martin B. Wasser and Elliot J. Wiener.
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Chambers and Partners has again recognized Phillips Nizer Partner Michael W. Galligan as a leader in New York: High Net Worth Private Wealth Law.07/26/2021
Chambers and Partners has again recognized Michael W. Galligan as a leader in New York: High Net Worth/Private Wealth Law.
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Phillips Nizer's Managing Partner is recognized as a leading legal professional in New York politics and government by City & State New York 2021 Law Power 10003/15/2021
Marc Landis is the firm's managing partner and co-chairs the real esate practice.
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Managing Partner and Real Estate Co-chair Marc Landis is recognized by CRE Connect Media as a 2020 Lawyer in Real Estate12/09/2020
"For our inaugural Lawyers in Real Estate Awards, we chose 50 attorneys from around the U.S. and representing a variety of disciplines. They were selected for excelling in their practices as well as their contributions to the community."
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U.S. News-Best Lawyers® (2021)11/05/2020
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2021. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of eleven areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally and in the New York City metropolitan area. The rankings were announced on November 5, 2020.
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Seventeen Phillips Nizer Attorneys are named to New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars10/28/2020
We are proud to congratulate our selected attorneys.
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Chambers and Partners has again recognized Phillips Nizer Partner Michael W. Galligan as a leader in New York: High Net Worth/Private Wealth Law.07/17/2020
Chambers and Partners has again recognized Michael W. Galligan as a leader in New York: High Net Worth/Private Wealth Law.
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Thomas Jackson, Chair of the Technology Practice, named to the Bloomberg Law Litigation Innovation Board01/03/2020 | https://pro.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-innovation-boards/
The board, consisting of twenty renowned litigators, is responsible for providing input and consulting on new products, offering feedback on enhancements to current offerings, and giving its advice on the direction of future litigation and analytics solutions to Bloomberg Law, a leading provider of subscription-based services for online legal research.
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Phillips Nizer Partner Eileen Millett will be recognized by the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association as a Law Honors Award Recipient on September 20, 2019.09/16/2019
Ms. Millett will be recognized for her long and esteemed career in land use and environmental law, her public service on behalf of New York State, and her championing of environmental issues and regulation.
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Accolade - Monica McCabe, Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Practice, has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section for her outstanding leadership contribution to the organization at their annual Section conference.04/15/2019
Monica has been a long-standing member of the ABA, and has served as the Copyright Program Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section’s annual conference for 3 years, and as the Co-Chair of the IP Webinar program prior to that.
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Accolade - Congratulations to Marc Landis, our managing partner, elected to the executive board of Ally Law, a global legal network of more than 70 member firms and over 2,800 lawyers worldwide.03/12/2019
Phillips Nizer is the law firm member representative in the New York metropolitan area.
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Accolade - Alan Behr, Chair of the Fashion Law Practice, and Monica McCabe, Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Practice, selected to the World Trademark Review 2019 (WTR 1000), annual ranking of trademark professionals worldwide. | Read here02/04/2019 | World Trademark Review
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Phillips Nizer colleagues Alan Behr and Monica McCabe both receive great feedback from the market: “Alan is hugely efficient in prosecution as well as in contentious matters and is especially effective in fashion and design cases.” “He has strong European ties, is very easy to communicate with and can move matters forward very fast.” “Extremely quick on her feet, Monica can handle a heavy workload with the utmost professionalism and an eye for detail. That she cares deeply about her clients really shows.” Behr chairs the firm’s fashion practice, while McCabe leads the IP group.
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Accolade - Thomas Jackson, Chair of the Technology Practice, named to the Mathematics, Computer Science and Cybersecurity Advisory Board at Mercy College.11/01/2018
The board is charged with assessing best practices and market needs in the technology field and offering guidance for the college’s academic programs in aligning curricula with the needs of the private sector. Mercy College is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
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U.S. News-Best Lawyers® (2019)11/01/2018 | U.S. News - BestLawyers® (2019)
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2019. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of ten areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally and in the New York City metropolitan area. The rankings were announced on November 1, 2018.
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Super Lawyers® (2018)09/13/2018
Seventeen Phillips Nizer attorneys were announced on September 13, 2018 as selected for inclusion on the 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Attorneys represented a cross-section of several practice areas and industry teams.
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U.S. News - BestLawyers® (2019)08/15/2018
Best Lawyers® recognized Alan Behr, Helene M. Freeman, Michael W. Galligan, Donald P. Perry, Evan J. Spelfogel, Martin B. Wasser and Elliot J. Wiener.
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U.S. News - BestLawyers® (2018)11/01/2017
U.S. News-Best Lawyers® announced on November 1, 2017, Phillips Nizer's recognition as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2018. The listing is presented in ranking tiers from 1 - 3. We ranked highly, Tier 1, nationally in Copyright Law, Trademark Law and Trusts & Estates Law. We were also ranked in the New York City Metropolitan listings.
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Super Lawyers® (2017)09/20/2017
It was announced on September 20, 2017, that sixteen Phillips Nizer attorneys were selected for inclusion on the 2017 Super Lawyers list. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking, Business Litigation, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and Trusts & Estates practices were represented.
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U.S. News - Best Lawyers® (2017)11/01/2016
U.S. News-Best Lawyers® announced Phillips Nizer was recognized as one of the "Best Law Firms" in the nation for 2017 ranking highly nationally in Trusts & Estates Law. The firm was also ranked in the New York City Metropolitan area in Trusts & Estates Law, Copyright Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademark Law.
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Super Lawyers® (2016)10/21/2016
On September 21, 2016 it was announced by Super Lawyers® that twenty-three Phillips Nizer attorney were selected for inclusion on the 2016 Super Lawyers and 'Rising Stars' lists. This is the second consecutive year the firm has had twenty-three lawyers recognized.
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U.S. News-BestLawyers® (2016)08/17/2015
In an announcement on November 2nd by U.S. News-Best Lawyers®, Phillips Nizer was recognized as one of the 2016 "Best Law Firms" in the nation ranking highly nationally in Trusts & Estates Law, Copyright Law and Trademark Law. The firm was also ranked in the New York City Metropolitan area in Trusts & Estates Law, Copyright Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademark Law.
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U.S. News-Best Lawyers® (2015)11/03/2014
2015 was another successful year for Phillips Nizer having been named as one of the “Best Law Firms” in the nation. As in previous years, the firm achieved high rankings in Trusts & Estates Law, Copyright and Trademark Law and Family Law, receiving a “Tier 1” ranking in Trusts and Estates Law and “Tier 2” and “Tier 3” rankings in Copyright and Trademark Law and Family Law, respectively.
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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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U.S News-Best Lawyers® (2014)10/01/2014
The Firm was recognized as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2014 achieving First Tier National rankings in Trusts & Estates Law and Trademark Law, and a National Second Tier ranking in Copyright Law. In addition, the Firm received Metropolitan — New York City rankings in the First, Second and Third tiers.
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Super Lawyers® (2015)10/01/2014
Phillips Nizer was honored to announce that twenty-three of its attorneys were recognized as 2015 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars. Attorneys who were recognized represented over a dozen practice areas. 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".
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U.S. News-Best Lawyers® (2013)10/01/2013
For the second consecutive year, Phillips Nizer was honored as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms". The Firm received high ranks the areas of Trusts & Estates Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law and Family Law.
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Fortune Magazine (2013)11/13/2012
Phillips Nizer was recognized as an elite law firm by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® in the "2013 U.S. Top Ranked Law Firms" list published by Fortune. LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® is the 140-year old legal resource and directory of attorney profiles in the United States, Canada and over 160 other countries. The "2013 U.S. Top Ranked Law Firms" list is a compilation of law firms that have achieved more than the required percentage of its attorneys rated as "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell. Phillips Nizer was one of 106 firms selected in the State of New York and one of 57 firms selected in the City of New York.
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Super Lawyers® (2012)09/21/2012
Phillips Nizer was honored with the selection of twelve of its attorneys for the 2012 New York Super Lawyers – Metro edition. The attorneys were recognized across seven practice areas — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning & Probate Law, Family Law, General Litigation, and Real Estate Law.
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U.S News-Best Lawyers® (2012)
11/01/2011Phillips Nizer was recognized as a "Tier 2" law firm in the City of New York in Family Law and Trusts & Estates Law. Law firms ranked on this list are presented in tiers and showcase firms nationwide in major legal practice areas.
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Fortune Magazine (2012)11/01/2011
Phillips Nizer was recognized in a first-of-its-kind joint efffort by Fortune magazine and Martindale-Hubbell®, as a "Top Ranked Law Firm" in the United States. Phillips Nizer was one of 27 firms selected in the City of New York and one of 53 firms selected in New York State. The over 140-year old legal resource and directory, Martindale-Hubbell provides an opportunity for attorneys profiled to be rated based on the judgment of their peers (other attorneys outside their firms) and those within the judiciary.
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Super Lawyers® (2011)09/26/2011
Thirteen Phillips Nizer attorneys represented across seven distinct areas were recognized as 2011 "Super Lawyers". Super Lawyers®, a publication of Thomson Reuters, reviews nominations of attorneys across various legal practice areas. Those ultimately selected as "Super Lawyers" were vetted through a process involving peer review and independent research by the publisher.