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A new model for today’s litigation environment. “Two superstars are opening their own boutique, MOLOLAMKEN.” The American Lawyer Both of our founding partners have been named to this year’s Lawdragon 500. Contact Steven Molo at 212.607.8160 (NY) or Jeffrey Lamken at 202.556.2000 (DC). www.mololamken.com One of the nation’s premier plaintiff’s personal injury law firms renowned for its achievements in the courtroom and its contributions to the community. Trial lawyers 33 N. DEARBORN, CHICAGO, IL 60602 | 888.364.3191 | WWW.CORBOYDEMETRIO.COM LAWDRAGON HONORS... Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, founded in 1997, has grown to over 250 lawyers practicing in offices stra- tegically located throughout the United States. With a world-class litigation practice and a fast-growing corporate group, BSF attorneys regularly serve as lead counsel on complex, high profile global matters. Thirteen of our litigators made the prestigious Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide: David Bernick New York David Boies Armonk Karen Dyer Orlando Donald Flexner New York Nicholas Gravante New York William Isaacson Washington Andrew Michaelson New York Bill Ohlemeyer New York Jonathan Schiller New York David Shapiro Oakland Robert Silver New York Stuart Singer Ft. Lauderdale OFFICES LOCATED IN: Stephen Zack Miami CALIFORNIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA Oakland Washington, DC Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood Santa Monica Miami, Orlando NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW YORK Las Vegas Hanover Albany, Armonk, New York City WWW.BSFLLP.COM LAWDRAGON HONORS... Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, founded in 1997, has grown to over 250 lawyers practicing in offices stra- tegically located throughout the United States. With a world-class litigation practice and a fast-growing corporate group, BSF attorneys regularly serve as lead counsel on complex, high profile global matters. Thirteen of our litigators made the prestigious Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide: David Bernick New York David Boies Armonk Karen Dyer Orlando Donald Flexner New York Nicholas Gravante New York William Isaacson Washington Andrew Michaelson New York Bill Ohlemeyer New York Jonathan Schiller New York David Shapiro Oakland Robert Silver New York Stuart Singer Ft. Lauderdale OFFICES LOCATED IN: Stephen Zack Miami CALIFORNIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA Oakland Washington, DC Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood Santa Monica Miami, Orlando NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW YORK Las Vegas Hanover Albany, Armonk, New York City WWW.BSFLLP.COM lawdragon | } { contents } 14 editor’s letter 24 tHe new intellectual ProPerty lawyer A growing number of IP lawyers appear ready to leave behind traditional law firms to build practices around more creative and entrepreneurial monetization of intellectual property assets. 36 L o ast st P Belgrade 24 The domestic courts of the former Yugoslavia have been expected to prosecute war criminals as the international tribunal at The Hague winds down its operations. Serbia’s experience reveals the challenges of doing so, as well as the potential benefits. 56 Th n e i Fluencers the lawdragon 500 Our sixth guide to the best legal talent in the world features stunning photog- raphy and Q&As with: 06 Kim Askew (K&L Gates) 76 Charles “Casey” Cogut (Simpson Thacher) 27 Ethan Klingsberg (Cleary Gottlieb) 36 87 Gerald Shargel (Shargel Law) 48 Gregory Markel (Cadwalader) 19 Jennifer Keller (Keller Rackauckas) 69 Nancy Abell (Paul Hastings) 103 Steve Berman (Hagens Berman) 107 Pat McGroder (Gallagher & Kennedy) 110 Jonathan Streeter (Dechert) 62 117 Greg Williams (Richards Layton) 62 120 Ed Moss (Shook Hardy) 124 Nicholas Gravante (Boies Schiller) 131 Daniel Neff (Wachtell Lipton) 136 Mel Immergut (Milbank) 143 Kathleen Flynn Peterson (Robins Kaplan) 148 Brian Pastuszenski (Goodwin Procter) 155 Aaron Podhurst (Podhurst Orseck) 158 James Giddens (Hughes Hubbard) 162 Victor Sher (Sher Leff) 167 Neal Manne (Susman Godfrey) 172 Perrie Weiner (DLA Piper) 177 Stephen Herman (Herman Herman) 180 Kenneth Eckstein (Kramer Levin) 185 Wayne Outten (Outten & Golder) 191 Peter Bicks (Orrick) 194 COC Ktails witH daVid Boies We sit down with the storied litigator at the Four Seasons in New York to remi- nisce about his career as his firm prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary. BOX FOR COVER SPREAD, From left to right: Mel Immergut, Charles “Casey” Cogut, Aaron Podhurst (back), Stephen Herman (sitting), Larry Sonsini, Daniel Neff, Max Berger, Kim Askew, Ed Herlihy, Beth Wilkinson, 194 Diane Sullivan, Bill Ohlemeyer, Ethan Klingsberg, Kenneth Reilly. Robinson Calcagnie Robinson a reputation for results Shapiro Davis, inc. PRACTICE AREAS Personal Injury & Products Liability THE LAW FIRM OF ROBINSON Auto & Trucking Accidents CALCAGNIE ROBINSON SHAPIRO Automotive Defects Dangerous Roadways DAVIS, INC. (RCRSD) h a s bu i lt a Pedestrian Accidents national reputation for providing the SUV Rollovers Roof Crush highest quality of legal representation Brake Failures Toyota Uncontrolled Sudden Acceleration and obtaining substantial jury verdicts, Airbag/Seatbelt Defects judgments and settlements. 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From defec- Fuel System Fires tive cars to dangerous drugs to hazardous Commuter Mass Transit-Buses, Trains, Common Carriers Aviation Accidents roadways, the fi rm has represented thou- Commercial and Private Aircraft Crashes sands of clients in individual suits, class Fixed Wing and Helicopters Design Defects actions and mass torts over the past four Negligent Maintenance decades. Catastrophic Injury Birth Defects Brain Injury Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Spinal Cord Injuries Wrongful Death Davis, Inc. specializes in representing Amputation plaintiffs in cases involving catastrophic
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