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  • Business Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Tax Law
  • New York, New York, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
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Practice Areas
Business Law
Entertainment & Sports Law
Tax Law
Additional Practice Areas
  • Art and Museum Law
  • Corporate
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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New York
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Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
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Second Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals
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U.S. District Court
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U.S. Tax Court
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Professional Experience
Education
Columbia Law School
J.D
cum laude, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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Harvard University and Radcliffe College
B.A
cum laude, History and Literature
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Professional Associations
Current
Activities: Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Non-Profit Organizations, 1982-1985 and 1987-1990
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Current
Activities: Committee to Enhance Professional Opportunities for Minorities, 1993-1996
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Current
Activities: Chair, Library Committee, 2000-2002)
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Activities: New York State Bar Association
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Activities: American Bar Association
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Current
Activities: Board of Advisors of the NYU Program on Philanthropy and the Law, Member (1988-1991) and (2000-2002), Vice Chair (2001-2002).Board Positions:  Trustee, Teachers College, Columbia University (1985–Present), (Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees, 1998–2003)
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Current
Activities: Milton Academy, Secretary of the Board (1990–2002)
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Current
Activities: Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation, (2001–Present)
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Current
Activities: Ponagansett Foundation (1985–Present)
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Current
Activities: William T. Grant Foundation (1993–2000)
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Activities: Director, Henfield Foundation (1980–2002)
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Activities: Mona Bismarck Foundation (1992–2005)
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Current
Activities: NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (1999–2001)
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Current
Activities: Partnership for Children's Rights (2002–Present)
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Activities: The New Press (2003–Present)
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Current
Activities: Sandisfield Arts and Restoration Committee (2006-Present)
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Current
Activities: United States Trust Corporation and United States Trust Company of New York
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Current
Activities: (1991–2004)
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Current
Activities: Chair, Corporate Responsibility Committee (1997–2000)
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Current
Activities: Risk Management Committee (2001–2004)
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Current
Activities: Lecturer, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York University and other programs on a wide range of issues, including governance and tax concerns of charitable organizations
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Website
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Contact & Map
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 336-2840
Fax: (212) 336-2222