 | Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates, LLP | | | | | 570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Corporate, International, Broker-Dealer and Securities Law, Litigation in all Courts. Arbitration, Corporate Trust, Finance Law; Domestic and international transactions, securities offerings, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt, establishment and on-going servicing of broker-dealers, investments, corporate finance, Employment law and related litigation with a specific concentration in claims including sexual harassment and other forms of workplace discrimination, mergers and acquisitions, employment matters, banking, venture capital, joint venture matters, Hedge fund and broker-dealer issues, including establishment of domestic and international hedge funds and private investment funds, White Collar and criminal defense work, Securities arbitrations, dispute resolution and general commercial litigation including breach of contract matters, negotiating employment severance agreements, representing parties before the NASD, NYSE and other regulatory agencies, "stop loss" lawsuits. Business compliance services to corporations and brokerages worldwide, including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley reforms, White-Collar criminal defense litigation representing individuals and corporate clients facing charges of fraud, market manipulation and other alleged illegal trading practices. | | | | Firm Profile: | | A diversified practice that includes representation of public and private issuer investment banks and investors on domestic and international transactions, securities offerings (including public and private placement of equity and debt), regulatory compliance, employment related matters, joint ventures, corporate finance, and merger and acquisition transactions. Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates, LLP's litigation department specializes in securities litigation, commercial litigation, criminal defense work, employment law (with a specific concentration in claims involving sexual harassment and other forms of workplace discrimination) and related litigation. In addition to traditional litigation, Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates, LLP's litigation department concentrates on the representation of clients within the NASD and NYSE arbitration systems, defending clients before regulatory agencies, such as the SEC and negotiating employment severance agreements. Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates, LLP's litigation department also concentrates on defending clients accused of white-collar criminal offenses, such as securities related fraud, alleged market manipulation and alleged illegal trading practices. | | | | Firm Size: 6 | | | | Languages: | | English, Ukraine and Russian. | | | | Representative Clients: | | JPMorgan; Deutsche Bank; TravelSuite, Inc. | | | | MANAGING PARTNER | | | | Scott A. Ziegler (Managing Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, September 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1982); University of California School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Transactions: JPMorgan Chase Bank AG chose Scott A. Ziegler to represent it in its capacities as exchange agent and depositary on the acquisitions of Amoco and Atlantic Richfield by BP plc. Deutsche Bank AG chose Scott A. Ziegler to advise on the development of the "global share" utilized in the merger of Daimler Benz AG and Chrysler Corporation. A major U.K. pharmaceutical company chose Scott A. Ziegler to represent it on recent acquisitions and capital-raising activities. One of the largest U.S. depositary banks selected Scott A. Ziegler to represent it, as depositary, on the largest foreign initial public offering of 2006 and on recent Rule 144A/Regulation S, Nasdaq listed and NYSE quoted public offerings of securities. TravelSuite, Inc. chose Scott A. Ziegler to represent it in two private placements of common stock and to serve as its Chairman of the Board. Practice Areas: Securities Registration; Securities Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Banking; Corporate Trust; International Corporate; Broker-Dealer; Securities Regulation; Securities and Exchange Commission; Private Placement; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Regulatory Matters; General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Licensing; Business Law; Business Arbitration; Business Formation; Business Mediation; Business Start-Ups; Business Successions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Business Law; International Business Law; International Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Private Business Law; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Initial Public Offerings; Insider Trading; International Securities; NASD Arbitration; New York Stock Exchange Arbitration; Private Placement Syndication; Public Offerings; SEC Enforcement; Securities Arbitration; Securities Disclosure; Securities Finance; Securities Fraud Arbitration; Securities Offerings; Shareholder Agreements. | | | | COUNSEL | | | | Christopher Brennan (Chief Litigation and Employment Counsel) born Red Bank, New Jersey, December 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New York and U.S District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1988); St. John's University (J.D., 1991). Manhattan District Attorney's Office, 1991-1995. Member: New York State Bar Association. Transactions: Christopher Brennan aggressively represented the interests of a foreign investment concern in an NASD arbitration and successfully recouped significant investment losses from unauthorized trading. Christopher Brennan successfully negotiated a significant settlement for an employee against a prominent retail clothing company on a claim for sexual harassment. Christopher Brennan represented the interests of a prominent medical technology firm accused of breach of contract. Christopher Brennan advised a prominent broker-dealer as to how to investigate and resolve several claims of workplace harassment. Christopher Brennan successfully defended a prominent broker-dealer against a claim of churning within a client account. Practice Areas: Sexual Harassment; Employment Discrimination; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Litigation; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; NASD Arbitration; New York Stock Exchange Arbitration; SEC Enforcement; Securities Fraud; Securities Fraud Arbitration; Criminal Defense; Criminal Fraud; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employee Privacy; Employment Claims; Employment Termination; Employment Rights; Harassment; Retaliatory Discharge; Wrongful Termination. | | | | George E. Boychuk (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., August 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1982); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Transactions: A major U.K. pharmaceutical company chose George Boychuk to represent it on recent acquisitions and capital-raising activities. TravelSuite, Inc. chose George Boychuk to represent it in two private placements of common stock. Hedge funds have selected George Boychuk to advise on start-up, capital raising, compliance and regulatory matters. One of the largest Brazilian-based public companies chose George Boychuk to assist on issues related to The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 Mr. Boychuk has made presentations to over 50 foreign private issuers on numerous occasion on The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, registration and deregistration of securities under the U.S. securities laws. Languages: Ukrainian. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Corporate; Securities; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Development; Business Formation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Regulation; Business Successions; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; International Joint Ventures; International Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Private Business Law. | | | | RETIRED | | | | Herman J. Ziegler (Retired Partner) (Retired). |
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