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Leader Berkon Wins Summary Judgment Motion in Aviation Case
Leader Berkon has just won a summary judgment motion for our client, an aviation engine maintenance firm, in Texas state court. The case involved the fatal crash of a Virginia State Police helicopter in 2017. The estates of two state troopers killed in the crash...
EPA Announces Three PFAS Actions Intended to Help Collect Information on PFAS and Reduce Potential Risks to the Public
On June 10, 2021, EPA announced three actions to help reduce potential risks to the public from PFAS. The actions include: (1) a proposed rule requiring reporting on PFAS manufactured in the U.S.; (2) the withdrawal of a Compliance Guide on the July 2020 Significant...
U.S. News – Best Lawyers
Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein has been included in the 2021 edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers, in Tier 3, under "Product Liability Litigation - Defendants" in New York City.
Recent Developments in Aviation Law
Arthur Willner and Ray Mariani, members of the Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein Aviation Litigation team, have authored "Recent Developments in Aviation Law", which was just published by the SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce in its annual symposium edition....
Mariani Joins Firm
We are pleased to announce the addition of Ray Mariani to our New York office and Aviation Practice Group. Ray has become Of Counsel to Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein, effective January 1, 2019.
Nine Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers
Seven Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein attorneys have been named Super Lawyers -- Joseph Colao, Joseph Fontak, David Goodearl, James Leader, Joshua Leader, Glen Silverstein and Arthur Willner. Two attorneys -- Brian Cifuentes and Jacob Kratt -- have been named...
New Attorney in New York Office
Thi Hoang Ho recently joined Leader, Berkon, Colao & Silverstein. Thi is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration.
National Asbestos Litigation Conference
Bobbie Bailey will once again be one of the speakers at Perrin Conferences' annual National Asbestos Litigation Conference in San Francisco, October 1-3.
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Jacob Kratt has been included on the list of 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers 2018
Seven Leader & Berkon, representing the New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles offices, have been included on this list of 2018 Super Lawyers -- Joseph Colao, Joseph Fontak, David Goodearl, James Leader, Joshua Leader, Glen Silverstein and Arthur Willner. In...
Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein Welcomes Two New Associates
Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein welcomes two new associates. Emily Doty has joined the firm's Los Angeles office and Sydney Tonsfeldt has joined its New York office. Emily focuses her practice on the defense of high-exposure personal injury and wrongful death...
Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation
Bobbie Bailey will speak on "Litigating Cases in a Post-OSHA Paradigm: Views from Both Sides of the Aisle" at Perrin Conferences' Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference, March 8-9 at The Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA.
Trial Win in NY Commercial Division Yields $9 Million Judgment
Lead trial lawyer Glen Silverstein, along with Michael Tiffany, Lauren Fox and the rest of the Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein trial team, pulled off what these days is a rare feat -- a full trial in the New York Commercial Division and a complete victory. This...
Willner in Who’s Who
Leader & Berkon's Arthur Willner was named to Who's Who Legal in the area of Aviation Transport.
College Free Speech Case Supported by U.S. Attorney General
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session is throwing his weight behind a Los Angeles community college student who is suing his campus, claiming administrators violated his free speech rights. The student is represented by Leader & Berkon's Arthur Willner. To read...