Cadwalader Names Five Special Counsel in New York and London Offices.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2004 Cadwalader, Wickersham &Taft LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , one of the world's leading international law firms, has named Justin A. Bickle, Yvette D. Croucher, Tony Horspool, Michael G. Kavourias and Pamela Landman as Special Counsel to the firm. "We are pleased to name these exemplary lawyers as Special Counsel to the Firm," said Robert O. Link, Jr., Cadwalader's Chairman. "They demonstrate the expertise and strength Cadwalader has across practice groups both in the U.S. and the UK. It is a great pleasure to congratulate them today and we look forward to their continued success and progress in years to come." The following associates were named as Special Counsel: -- Justin A. Bickle, an attorney in the Financial Restructuring Department, resident in the London office. Mr. Bickle obtained the highest Upper Second class Degree in Law in his year at The University of Exeter, completed the Law Society Finals course at Chester College of Law, and is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. . -- Yvette D. Croucher, an attorney in the Financial Restructuring Department, resident in the London office. Ms. Croucher graduated from The University of Exeter subsequently completing her post-graduate studies at York College of Law. She is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. Ms. Croucher is also a licensed insolvency practitioner and a member of the R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals. -- Tony Horspool, an attorney in the Financial Restructuring Department, resident in the London office. Mr. Horspool graduated from Brasenose College, the University of Oxford, where he also received his MA, and the Inns of Court School of Law. He is a barrister, called to the Bar in England and Wales and the Cayman Islands. -- Michael G. Kavourias, an attorney in the Real Estate Department, resident in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office. Mr. Kavourias received his B.S. from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the and his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law St. John's University School of Law is a law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. According to the 2008 U.S. News rankings, St. John's is ranked 70th among the top 100 law schools in the nation. St. where he was a Thomas Moore Scholar and a member of the Law Review. He is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association. -- Pamela Landman, an attorney in the Health Care/Not-For-Profit Department, resident in the New York office. Ms. Landman received her B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. Law School, where she was Comment Editor for the Comparative Labor Law Journal. She is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), with about 72,000 members, is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the United States. The NYSBA was founded in Albany on November 21 1876. New York lacks an integrated bar, and the NYSBA does not license lawyers in the state. . "Special Counsel at Cadwalader enhance the level of service the firm provides while also supporting each of the firm's departments by supervising cases and deals, maintaining client relationships and training junior attorneys," stated Mr. Link. "We look forward to the contributions they will make in their respective departments and to the firm." Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, Charlotte, Washington and London. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in securitization Securitization The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors. Notes: Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization. May also be spelled as "securitisation. , structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, real estate, environmental, insolvency, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , health care, banking, project finance, insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. , tax, and private client matters. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com. |
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