Practice area: Litigation, including intellectual property, securities, family and corporate.

Types of matters handled: Consumer financial services, family matters, corporation law; general litigation, with emphasis on securities, commercial and publishing. Commercial matters include principally intellectual property, computer/technology licensing, ERISA, real estate and employment disputes. Also active in pro bono litigation of AIDS-related claims, including family, employment and insurance matters.

Education: Dartmouth College: A.B. (1973); The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration: M.B.A. (1974); Fordham University School of Law: J.D. (1982). Honors: Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Rufus Choate Scholar; Edward Tuck Scholar.

Admitted to bar: Connecticut (1982); New York (1983); Federal District Courts for the District of Connecticut, and for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York; U.S Courts of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court.

Association memberships: American Bar Association (member, Family Law, Business Law and Entertainment and Sports Law Sections); Connecticut Bar Association (member, Family Law Section); New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association.

Other background: Arbitrator, N.A.S.D. Regulation and American Arbitration Association; Mediator and Special Master, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; arbitrator, New York City Civil Court; Hearing Officer, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection; Chartered Financial Analyst; commercial pilot with instrument and multiengine ratings. Rated "AV"® by Martindale-Hubbell.