About this office:
Dickstein Shapiro LLP, founded in 1953, is a multiservice law firm with approximately 400 attorneys in offices in Washington, DC, New York, and Los Angeles representing clients in diverse industries with a wide variety of requirements. While Dickstein Shapiro's work generally originates from a client's need for legal representation, the Firm is mindful that legal service is but one ingredient in achieving a client's strategic business goals. The Firm prides itself on learning and understanding client objectives and partnering with clients to generate genuine business value.
Dickstein Shapiro is proud that the diversity of its clients coincides with the diversity of its practice. Just as its clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-up ventures and entrepreneurs, from multinational corporations and leading financial institutions to charitable organizations and government officials in high-profile investigations, Dickstein Shapiro's seven core practice groups - Antitrust and Dispute Resolution, Business & Securities Law, Corporate and Finance, Energy, Government Law and Strategy, Insurance Coverage, and Intellectual Property - involve the Firm in virtually every major form of counseling, litigation, and advocacy.
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Statement of Practice Summary:
General Practice, including: Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Banking, Business Crimes/Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Litigation, Construction, Communications, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Financial Institutions, Intellectual Property, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Energy, Environmental Law, Finance, Government Affairs, Government International Trade, Employment, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Patents, Real Estate, Securities, Sports Law, Tax, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, and White Collar Crime.
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Reexamining Insurance Coverage for Business InterruptionJeffrey L. Schulman,Jared Zola, April 12, 2011, previously published by New York Law Journal on April 6, 2011
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in Park Electronchemical Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. (Feb. 18, 2011), recently examined a contingent business interruption claim resulting from the destruction of an Asian supplier’s facility. There, the Park Electronchemical...
Court of Appeals Enforces 'Follow Form' Provision of Excess Insurance PolicyJared Zola, March 28, 2011, previously published by New York Law Journal on March 2, 2011
Insurance Coverage Partner Jared Zola discusses the New York Court of Appeals’ recent decision favoring policyholders in Union Carbide Corp. v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co., which effectuates the “follow form” provisions in excess insurance policies. The decision could have...
Year Established: 1953