4 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Best law news, attorney, litigation, law firm newsFormer Dewey Ballantine and White & Case Partner Joins NYC Office
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(October 1, 2004, New York City)— Reed Smith LLP, a leading international
law firm, today announced the addition of Paul J. Bschorr as a partner in its
New York office, effective immediately. A well-known New York City
litigator, Mr. Bschorr was previously a partner of Dewey Ballantine. He will join
the New York Market Trial Practice Group of Reed Smith.
“Paul’s exceptional background in litigation and his strong interest in
contributing to the expansion of our New York litigation practice will be a
tremendous asset to Reed Smith,” said Jonathan Young, managing partner of Reed
Smith’s New York City office. “He has a very impressive breadth and
depth of experience in commercial litigation.”
Mr. Bschorr’s areas of practice include general commercial litigation and
arbitration and involve securities class and derivative actions, as well as
RICO, banking, lender liability, fiduciary, business torts, insurance coverage,
professional malpractice, and foreign sovereign immunity issues.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Bschorr was active in the defense of accounting firms in
securities cases. A few years ago, together with another partner, he headed the
team that successfully prosecuted a claim under the New York Consumer
Protection Act on behalf of a health insurer against the tobacco industry, which
resulted in the first jury verdict against the tobacco industry on behalf of a
third party payer.
“I am delighted to join a firm with the illustrious history and record of
accomplishments of Reed Smith,” said Mr. Bschorr. “I have been familiar with
their work and successes for decades and look forward to playing a role in
growing its litigation practice, attracting more high stakes litigation to the
firm and raising Reed Smith’s profile in New York City.”
For many years, Mr. Bschorr has represented a major European bank in
connection with various disputes and litigations related to access to customer
information. He has particular expertise in the intricacies of foreign secrecy and
blocking laws and the principles of international comity governing requests
for discovery of foreign-sited material.
Mr. Bschorr has acted as an arbitrator or mediator in a number of commercial
disputes. In recent years, he has also represented clients in various
probate matters involvin
