Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is a law firm with offices in New York City and Paris.

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[edit] History

The Firm was founded in 1968 in New York under the name Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin. When Eugene Nickerson, a descendent of President John Adams, joined the Firm, its name changed to Nickerson, Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin. After a number of other evolutions, the Firm became Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, when Nickerson left to join the federal bench of the Eastern District of New York, Lou Lowenstein joined the faculty of Columbia Law School, Gary P. Naftalis became a name partner, and Marvin E. Frankel, the former Southern District of New York judge, joined the Firm.

[edit] Practice Areas

As of 2006, after careful and deliberate growth, the Firm had nearly 300 lawyers, with one of the strongest white-collar defense, securities, real estate and land use, Lanham Act, and bankruptcy practices in the country.

[edit] Other

The Firm has an alliance with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP in the United Kingdom.

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