Expert Guides has named Kasowitz Benson Torres partners Thomas J. Amburgy, Uri A. Itkin and Ryan P. Montefusco as Litigation Rising Stars, Nefertiti J. Alexander as a Litigation and White-Collar Rising Star, and Jennifer McDougall and Darwin Huang as Real Estate Rising Stars.
Kasowitz Benson Torres has once again been ranked as one of the top law firms in the United States for pro bono work in 2020 by The American Lawyer in its 2021 Pro Bono Scorecard of AmLaw 200 firms, ranking the firm at 67 overall.
Kasowitz Benson Torres partner Christine A. Montenegro has been recognized on the 100 Most Influential Latinas in 2021 list published by Latino Leaders Magazine.
Kasowitz Benson Torres partner Nefertiti J. Alexander has been awarded a 2021 40 Under 40 - Nation’s Best Advocates Award by the National Bar Association (NBA).
Kasowitz Benson Torres’ Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Women’s Initiatives Committee have been awarded a 2021 Diversity Teams Award from Profiles in Diversity Journal.
Kasowitz Benson Torres, on behalf of celebrity real estate broker Ryan Serhant, star of Bravo’s series Million Dollar Listing New York and Sell it Like Serhant, has secured the dismissal of re-filed claims against Mr. Serhant brought by the purchasers of an investment property in New York’s TriBeCa neighborhood.
Kasowitz Benson Torres employment litigation partners Mark W. Lerner and Jessica Taub Rosenberg will host a roundtable discussion titled “Return to the Office Post-Covid: Legal Issues and Practical Solutions” at Corporate Counsel’s General Counsel Conference East in New York City.
Kasowitz Benson Torres, on behalf of AsusTek Computer, the defendant in an alleged patent infringement action in the Western District of Texas, has obtained a rarely granted stay of the action pending the resolution of a state court litigation in New Mexico concerning title to the patents-in-suit between the plaintiff, UNM Rainforest Innovations, and Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan.
John Berlinski, Chair of Kasowitz Benson Torres’ Entertainment Practice Group, has been recognized as a Trailblazer by The American Lawyer for his pioneering work as an entertainment lawyer representing Hollywood celebrity talent.