Recent Speaking Engagements

Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke about adapting to increased investor demands with respect to hedge fund operations and management, June 24-25, 2010, at ACI’s 6th National Advance Forum Hedge Funds & Investment Advisers conference in New York City.

If you would like additional information regarding any of the events listed above, please contact us by E-mail or by telephone at (212) 508-6700.

Andre R. Jaglom chaired his annual program on Product Distribution and Marketing in Chicago June 2-4, 2010. The program covered all aspects of distribution and marketing law, from antitrust and franchise law to intellectual property and international distribution, and addressed practical issues such as drafting distribution contracts and negotiating and litigating distribution disputes. This year's program addressed continuing developments following the Supreme Court's landmark 2007 decision in the Leegin case, which overturned the century- old per se rule against resale price maintenance. In addition to planning and chairing the entire program, Drew spoke on the subjects of e-commerce and Internet distribution, drafting distribution contracts, business franchise laws and legal compliance, and participate on panels addressing acquisitions in the distribution context, distribution disputes, and ethical issues that arise in distribution practice. Last year’s program description is available at [Link}.

On May 21-May 23rd, Vincent J. Syracuse hosted the Section’s spring meeting at the Sagamore in Bolton Landing, NY, which featured the presentation of the Section’s Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Service to Second Circuit Judge Reena Raggi. Vince also be a spoke on “How to Obtain Injunctions in State & Federal Court,” one of the CLE programs that was presented during the weekend.

Andrew Berger moderated a program for non-lawyers sponsored by the Copyright Society of the USA focusing on licensing across all media platforms. The program took place in New York at the accounting firm of Anchin Block and Anchin at 6 pm on May 18. The panelists included those from the music, entertainment and visual media industries. [Brochure]

Michael Tannenbaum presented at the GAIM USA Breakfast Briefing hosted by BNP Paribas on May 12, 2010 at the Omni Berkshire in New York regarding UCITS and the trends, opportunities and practicalities of increasing a fund's global distribution.

On May 11th, 2010, Joel Klarreich and Andrew Singer presented a webinar for the American Staffing Association, Social Media and Web 2.0—New Rules for Today's Workplace. [Link]

Ricardo Davidovich presented at Infovest21 on “Doing Due Diligence on Non-US Managers” on May 4, 2010.

Andrew Berger  spoke about statutory damages in copyright litigation at the  Advanced Seminar on Copyright Law sponsored by PLI in New York City on April 30, 2010.

Ricardo Davidovich spoke at the Brazil Investment Summit 2010 on April 28, 2010 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Vincent J. Syracuse , who chairs the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, spoke at two events sponsored by the Section this spring. On April 27th he was apart of the Section’s annual diversity program at Lincoln Center “Smooth Moves: Career Strategies for Attorneys of Color” which foucsed on career opportunities in the public and private sectors. THSH is a co-sponsor or the event included the presentation of the Section’s Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award to Norman Kee and Glenn Lau-Kee.

On Friday, April 23, Ricardo Davidovich addressed the Sub-Committee on Hedge Funds of the American Bar Association Business Law Section at the ABA’s Business Law Section meeting in Boulder, CO.

Jonathan Golub spoke at the CTA Expo held on April 21, 2010 at the CME Group's (previously NYMEX) building in New York. His presentation covered various legislative and regulatory proposals and compliance issues relevant to commodity trading advisors and investors in the managed futures industry. Link: http://www.ctaexpo.net/Default.aspx  Agenda: http://www.ctaexpo.net/pages/agenda.aspx

On Monday, April 19, Ricardo Davidovich spoke at The Future of the Global Fund Domiciles conference in NY.

Vincent J. Syracuse is the planning chair for the 2010 edition of the New York State Bar Association’s highly successful CLE program, “Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility for 2010” which is now in its eleventh year and was presented in April in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Melville and New York City. He chaired the New York City program on April 16, 2010. Jamie B.W. Stecher will be a participant in the colloquium on ethics and civility.

On April 7, 2010 Andrew Singer presented “Rolling Out Effective Social Media Policies” to the HR Alliance. The presentation focused on legal risks and sound employment policies associated with employees’ use of Web 2.0.

On March 1, 2010,  Michael G. Tannenbaum moderated an industry panel at the GAIM Ops conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Grand Cayman, with regard to current trends in the area of fee structures. lock ups, gates and other liquidity factors that are being negotiated by investors and managers.

In March 2010,  Michael G. Tannenbaum moderated a panel discussion at the 11th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference of the International Bar Association in London, England, regarding trends and new developments in connection with utilizing managed investment accounts instead of comingled investment vehicles to manage assets.

In December 2009, Andrew W. Singer and Stacey A. Usiak recorded an on-line CLE presentation " Essentials of Wage and Hour Laws & the Independent Contractor Relationship" available on www.lawline.com.

Kenneth M. Block  spoke on December 3, 2009 at a program presented by The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College and The Sallan Foundation entitled “Legally Green: What You Need to Know about Your Property and the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.”

Andrew Berger spoke at 2009 National Conference of the Appraisers Association of America that was held at the New York Athletic Club on Sunday November 8, 2009. His topic was “Hey, That Looks Like Mine: When is Appropriation Art Infringing.”

Andrew W. Singer  spoke on “Essentials of Wage and Hour Laws and the Independent Contractor Relationship” on October 29, 2009 at The TemPositions Group of Companies HR Roundtable seminar in New York City.

Scott E. Furman , Andre R. Jaglom and L. Donald Prutzman chaired panels at the Fall Meeting of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association in Singapore, October 26-29, 2009 at the Swisshotel: The Stamford. Scott's panel covered "Environmental Law and Energy Issues: Understanding the Role of Subsidies in the Burgeoning Renewable Energy Market." Drew's panel was on "Best Practices in International Distribution Contract Drafting: A Guide to Key Contract Provisions Viewed from New York, Asia and Europe." Donald chaired a program entitled "Are You Exhausted Yet?  How Differences in Intellectual Property Exhaustion Rules Affect International Transactions." In addition, Drew participated in another panel on "Managing a Law Firm in the Current Economic Environment." The Firm is a Gold Sponsor of the conference.

Judge Thomas Griesa of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York was our guest at the firm for a breakfast discussion about litigation practice in the federal courts on October 19, 2009. He addressed members of the Litigators Club, a group founded more than twenty-five years ago by our counsel Andrew Berger .

On October 14, 2009, the firm co-sponsored an evening seminar with BNP Paribas on “A New European Landscape: Exploring How US Fund Managers Will Adapt to Proposed EU Fund Directors.  Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke at the program.

Paul D. Sarkozi spoke on a panel at the Practising Law Institute New York Center on July 29, 2009 at 3 pm.  The program, entitled "This Really Happened: A Review of Real World Ethical Issues," featured examples of ethical issues actually confronted by practicing attorneys.  Topics included a lawyer's liability for misconduct of local counsel and the degree to which attorneys may have investigators engage in deceptive conduct to zealously represent clients. [Program]

David A. Pellegrino spoke on "Foreclosures in Federal Court" at the National Business Institute seminar on "Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop" on July 21, 2009 in Melville, New York. [Brochure]

Andre R. Jaglom spoke on a panel on legal issues raised by beer industry consolidation at the Beer Marketers Insights Consolidation Conference III at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, May 3-4, 2009 [Link]

Vincent J. Syracuse was the Program Chair of the Spring Meeting of the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Litigation Section which took place at The Otseaga in Cooperstown, N.Y. on May 1-3, 2009. The meeting featured over 35 speakers in eight Continuing Legal Education programs designed for lawyers at all levels of practice and will cover a range of litigation topics. Jamie B.W. Stecher chaired a segment entitled "Sports Law and Lore." One of the highlights of the weekend was the presentation of the Section's Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Service by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye at the Saturday evening Gala.

Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke at the 20th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, His panel, entitled “Weathering the Storm: Current Issues for Hedge Funds” , examined issues such as new liquidity terms, transparency, fraud avoidance mechanisms and due diligence issues, among others.  The conference was sponsored by the International Bar Association (IBA) and the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA). www.ibanet.org. [Program]-->

Roger M. Roisman spoke at City Bar Center for CLE program entitled “Back to Basics: Real Estate Valuation Principles for the Legal Professional on June 1, 2009 at the New York City Bar Association. [Flyer]

Andrew W. Singer spoke on "The Implications of the 2009 ADA Amendment" at The Annual Carol Giuliani Conference on Disability Awareness in Amityville, New York on May 6, 2009. [Program]

L. Donald Prutzman spoke on “Intellectual Property Protection: The Berne and Madrid Conventions” at the First Annual “Fundamentals of International Practice” program organized by the International Section and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the New York State Bar Association on April 30, 2009 at the Yale Club in New York City. [Program].

Kenneth M. Block chaired a conference on “Constructing the Economic Recovery: Business Opportunities for the Real Estate and Construction Industries” and Scott E. Furman spoke on “Renewable Energy for the 21st Century” on April 21, 2009 at the New York Sheraton Hotel. The conference is presented by the Greater New York Construction User Council and the Building Trades Employers’ Association and is co-sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern. [Program]

Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke at the global GAIMOps conference in Grand Cayman on April 26-29, 2009.  The conference focuses on operational due diligence, risk management and compliance issues facing the private funds industry.   Michael’s panel, “Redefining Third Party Relationships, Effective Use of Prime Brokers, Administrators, Auditors and other Service Providers,” examined the evolving role of such service providers in dealing with issues such as verification of valuations, risk management models and identifying the optimal relationship that a manager should have with its service providers.  For more information, see www.gaimopscayman.com. [Brochure]

Vincent J. Syracuse planned the chair for the New York State Bar Association's highly successful CLE  program which was presented for the 10th time this spring in New York City, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo and Melville. The program this year was entitled "Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility: 10th Anniversary Program." Vince also chaired the New York City venue April 17, 2009.

Andre R. Jaglom spoke on a panel on beer industry legal issues at the annual Beer Business Daily Beer Industry Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin Texas, March 1-2, 2009. [Link]

Andre R. Jaglom chaired his annual program on Product Distribution and Marketing, in Charleston, South Carolina March 18-20, 2009. The program covers all aspects of distribution and marketing law, from antitrust and franchise law to intellectual property and international distribution, and addresses practical issues such as drafting distribution contracts and negotiating and litigating distribution disputes. This year's program addressed developments following the Supreme Court's landmark 2007 decision in the Leegin case, which overturned the century- old per se rule against resale price maintenance. In addition to planning and chairing the entire program, Drew spoke on the subjects of e-commerce and Internet distribution, drafting distribution contracts, business franchise laws and legal compliance, and participated on panels addressing acquisitions in the distribution context, distribution disputes, and ethical issues that arise in distribution practice. Last year’s program description is available at http://www.ali-aba.org/cn019.

Michael Tannenbaum moderated a Hedge Fund Roundtable convened by Horizon Cash Management LLC. A report on the discussion appears in the Winter 2008 issue of FOCUS , the Newsletter of Horizon Cash Management LLC.

Brian A. Haskel and Enrique E. Liberman chaired a panel during Art Basel Miami Beach, the most important art exhibition in the United States, at the Center for Visual Communication in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida on December 5, 2008.  The panel, entitled “Art Investment Vehicles – An Asset Based Investment for the 21st Century,” focused on issues, considerations and recent trends in forming and managing an art fund.  The panel was one of three speaking events sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP along with Art & Antiques Magazine during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Vincent J. Syracuse represented the Committee on the Commercial Division of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association on a panel program entitled “Conversations on Commercial Litigation with Justices of the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division, Westchester County on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in White Plains, New York. [ Program ]

Andrew Berger and L. Donald Prutzman spoke on “Copyright and Trademark Basics:
What Lawyers Need to Know to Protect Clients In An Internet Age” on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at a CLE Seminar in New York City sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank and CUNY Law School. [ Flyer ] [ Berger Outline ] and [ Prutzman Outline ]

Andre R. Jaglom and Donald Prutzman each chaired a panel at the Fall Meeting of the International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, September 17-20, 2008. Donald’s panel covered “Advertising Standards: Global Harmony or Dissonance?” Drew’s panel addressed "International Distribution Arrangements: Different Channels, Different  Countries."

Andre R. Jaglom spoke on “Dealer Termination in International Markets” at the Center for International Legal Studies program on Lawyering in the international Market held in Pilanesberg, South Africa May 14-18, 2008.

Ralph Siciliano gave an audio conference presentation to accounting professionals, sponsored by Professional Business Publications on the topic of "Demystifying Hedge Funds: What To Do When Your Hedge Fund is in Trouble" on May 1, 2008.

Andre R. Jaglom chaired his annual program on Product Distribution and Marketing, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona March 6-8, 2008. The program covers all aspects of distribution and marketing law, from antitrust and franchise law to intellectual property and international distribution, and addresses practical issues such as drafting distribution contracts and negotiating and litigating distribution disputes. This year's program will address the implications of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in the Leegin case, which overturned the century- old per se rule against resale price maintenance. In addition to planning and chairing the entire program, Drew will speak on the subjects of e-commerce and Internet distribution, drafting distribution contracts, business franchise laws and legal compliance, and will participate on panels addressing acquisitions in the distribution context, distribution disputes, and ethical issues that arise in distribution practice. A full program description and online registration are available at http://www.ali-aba.org/cn019.

Andrew Berger will moderate a program on June 9 during reunion at Cornell Law School in Ithaca New York. The program, entitled the Paths We Have Taken, will highlight the careers of three Cornell law school graduates, Paul Lee, Esq. Judge Paul A. Crotty and Jeff Boyd. Paul Lee is a partner in the Boston law firm of Goodwin Procter and will talk about how he has combined a corporate law practice with pro bono work to the Boston Asian community. Judge Crotty is a federal district judge in the Southern District and will speak about his experiences as New York’s City Corporation Counsel under Mayor Giuliani and later as Group President at Verizon. Jeff Boyd, the Chief Executive Officer of Priceline.com and its former general counsel, will talk about the challenges of running a public internet company. Andrew Berger, who organized the program, is the President of the Cornell Law Association, the organization representing its 9,000 alumni.


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Andrew W. Singer conducted a two hour continuing legal education seminar sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank on Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in New York City. [Flyer]

Kenneth M. Block spoke at the International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference in San Diego on January 9, 2008 on the topic "The Greening of Retail".

Andrew W. Singer will speak at a seminar for CFO’s, COO’s and CCO’s in the Hedge Fund Community entitled “Operational Risk Management: How to Protect your Enterprise, Directors & Officers.”  The seminar is offered by Herbert L. Jamison., L.L.C., to be held at the Harvard Club in New York City on December 6, 2007

Andrew W. Singer spoke before the Network of Allied Professionals, Inc. on April 5, 2007 on the topics of Discrimination in the Workplace, Protection of Proprietary Information and Overtime Requirements.

Andrew Berger spoke at the annual meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators which was held on July 26-27, 2007 in Bozeman, Montana. During his two sessions he spoke about the steps illustrators need to take to protect themselves from copyright infringement and the kinds of contracts they should be using. Andrew had spoken about similar topics at the annual meeting of this Association in Thousand Oaks, California in 2005.

Vincent J. Syracuse spoke on February 8, 2007 at the Supreme Court, Civil Branch, NYC Bench Bar Forum program on "How the New Uniform Rules Work in Practice." [ Program]

Andrew Berger will moderate an American Bar Association teleconference and live audio webcast on "Copyright Basics: What Litigators Need to Know to Protect Clients in the Internet Age" [ Program ] [ Registration ]


Vincent J. Syracuse will be chairing the Eighth Edition of the New York State Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education program on ethics and civility entitled "Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility in Every Day Lawyering" on April 20, 2007. This is one of the NYSBA's most successful CLE programs and usually attracts a capacity audience. Vince is the state-wide planning chair. Jamie Stecher will also participate in the New York City program. The program will also be presented in Albany, Long Island and Buffalo and Rochester. [ Program ]

Michael G. Tannenbaum will speak to The Boston Security Analysts Society on the "Current State of SEC Regulation with Regard to Hedge Funds" on Wednesday, May 2, 2007.


Andrew Berger will speak on "Rights of Photographers and Visual Artists" at the Practicing Law Institute's Advanced Seminar on Copyright Law 2007 in New York City on May 14, 2007. The program will be simultaneously webcast and can be viewed in Boston as well. [ Brochure ]


Andre R. Jaglom spoke at the American Conference Institute's Executive Legal Summit on Alcoholic Beverage Marketing and Distribution in Miami on February 7, in a panel presentation entitled "Evaluating the Effects of Industry-Wide Consolidation." [ Brochure]   [ Program]


Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke on hedge fund industry regulation at the GAIM USA Conference in January 2007 in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was a “Gold Sponsor” of the event.

Donald Prutzman taught a session on International Trademark Treaties at a June 11, 2006 seminar on International Trademark Law for Paralegals. [ Brochure