Dickstein Shapiro LLP

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.

Reexamining Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption
Jeffrey 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...

ADR Strategies and Their Benefits    
Deborah E. Greenspan, March 28, 2011, previously published by Financier Worldwide on March 2011
As corporate legal budgets continue to be squeezed, Complex Dispute Resolution Practice Co-leader Deborah Greenspan highlights the benefits of alternative dispute resolution in controlling costs and managing risk.

Bilski's Lessons: Three Months Later    
Kenneth W. Brothers,Philip G. Hampton, March 28, 2011, previously published by ABA TIPS Intellectual Property Law Committee Newsletter on Winter 2011
With several months having passed since the Supreme Court’s decision on Bilski v. Kappos, Intellectual Property Partners Ken Brothers and Phil Hampton took the opportunity to analyze the decision and highlight the five key points that apply to patentees and accused infringers. The authors...