Leo Kayser maintains a diversified business and litigation practice in New York City. His practice encompasses general corporate matters, commercial trial and appellate work, international transactions, securities law, media law and constitutional law. He has extensive experience with media clients, with a particular focus on clients in the broadcast journalism industry.
Mr. Kayser is active in civic and professional affairs, currently serving as a director of Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, as a member of the New York League of Conservation Voters and as an Associate Fellow of Calhoun College at Yale University. He served as a director of the United Nations Development Corporation from 1995 - 2003.
Publications/Speaking Engagements
"Tort Remedies for Employment Discrimination under Title VII", Virginia Law Review, 1968
Contributor, "Symposium: The First Amendment and the Media", Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, 1998
Professional Affiliations
Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Drugs and the Law, 1994 - )
New York State Bar Association
Federal Bar Council (Secretary, 1976 - 1977)
(Resident, New York, New York Office) (Also Member, Kayser & Redfern, LLP)