Recent Speaking Engagements

On March 9, 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.

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 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 the 2009 National Conference of the Appraisers Association of America on Sunday November 8 held at the New York Athletic Club. 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 entitled "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 was 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 Practicing Law Institute New York Center on July 29, 2009. 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] (Does not work)

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]

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.