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Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Founder and Managing Partner, Law Office of David Lacher2004-Current
Boutique firm with special concentration in domestic and international corporate and commercial transactions, real estate, and estates and trusts; particular expertise in pharmaceuticals and telecommunications industries
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
Syracuse UniversityJ.D. (1977)
Honors: published law review article on Federal Freedom of Information Act while first year student
Activities: Law Review Staff Member and Editor
Amherst CollegePolitical ScienceB.A.1974
Honors: cum laude graduate; recipient of two John Woodruff Simpson Fellowships
Professional Activities
ActivityOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
Current Board Member, Past President & Vice PresidentNew Rochelle Board of Education1992
Board MemberNew Rochelle Chamber of Commerce2006
Board MemberNew Rochelle Industrial Development Agency1999
President, Sound Shore ChapterBusiness Network International2008
Board MemberUnited Hebrew - "Caring For Generations"2005
Board Member and current Vice PresidentWestchester-Putnam School Boards Association2001
Awards
AwardOrganizationYear
Educational Leader of the YearNew Rochelle Chamber of Commerce2005
HonoreeInterreligious Council of New Rochelle2003
Formal CommendationCity Council of the City of New Rochelle1994
Awarded for extensive pro bono lobbying efforts at the United Nations on behalf of the City of New Rochelle's effort to attract the World Headquarters of UNICEF
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, New York State Bar1978-Current
Member, New York City Bar Association1978-Current
Member, New Rochelle (NY) Bar Association2005-Current

Publications

Publications
TitlePublisherPublished
Comments on Proposed Revisions of FTC Guides On Promotional Allowances and Services The Record of The Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkJanuary, 1990
Co-authored for the New York City Bar Association Committee on Antitrust and Trade Regulation (submitted to Federal Trade Commission on behalf of the New York City Bar Association)
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1983 The Record of The Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkJuly, 1983
Co-authored for the New York City Bar Association Committee on Federal Legislation (Vol. 38, No. 5, July 1983)
Gun Control Legislation in the 97th Congress The Record of The Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkMay, 1982
Co-authored for the New York City Bar Association Committee on Federal Legislation (Vol. 37, No. 4, May 1982)
The Response to Snepp v. United States: A Proposal for the 97th CongressThe Record of The Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkJune, 1981
Co-authored for the New York City Bar Association Committee on Federal Legislation (Vol. 36, No. 4, May/ June 1981)
"Averting the Flood:" Henry J. Friendly and the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts ? Part ISyracuse Law Review1976
27 Syracuse L. Rev. 1071 (1976) [assisted principal author Thomas J. Maroney]
The Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1974: An AnalysisSyracuse Law Review1975
26 Syracuse L. Rev. 951 (1975)

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