Philip R. Schatz's profile

    Philip R. Schatz

    Top rated Business & Corporate attorney in New York, New York

    Education Qualification:

    University of Virginia School of Law

    Practice Areas:

    Alternative dispute resolution,

    Business litigation,

    Appellate,

    General litigation,

    Intellectual property,

    Business organizations,

    Contracts

    500 Fifth Avenue New YorkNew York, New York, 10017

    First Admitted: 1987, New York

    Professional Webpage: https://www.wmd-law.com/our-lawyers/philip-r-schatz-partner

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • New York, 1987
    • Network of Bar Leaders, past Second Vice President
    •  Southern District of New York Chapter, President
    • Second Circuit, Past Vice President
    • Federal Bar Association (Assistant Editor-in-Chief and member of Editorial Board, The Federal Lawyer)
    • New York County Lawyer’s Bar Association (Federal Courts Committee), Member
    •  Criminal Justice Act Panels of the Southern District of New York, Member
    • National Institute for Trial Advocacy (faculty designation)
    • American Society of Legal Writers, Member
    • New York Criminal Bar Association, Member
    • New York City Bar Association (Litigation Committee, Judiciary Committee, and Chair of Anatomy of a Trial)
    • Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Member
    • American Bar Association, Member
    • New York State Bar Association (Commercial Litigation Section), Member
    • United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, Member
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • Federal Bar Council Inn of Court, Member
    • Instructor, Deposition Practice, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
    • NYC Bar Association Litigation Committee Lunch with a Judge Co-organizer  
    • Associate Editor, ABA Litigation Committee Newsletter
    Special Licenses/Certifications:
    • National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Master Advocate Certificate; Faculty Designation)
    Pro bono/Community Service:
    • New York County District Attorney’s office, pro bono Special Assistant District Attorney
    • 400+-unit condominium on Central Park West, President
    • Inner-city High School, Law Day, Speaker
    • Kings County District Attorney’s Office, pro bono Special Assistant District Attorney
    Honors/Awards:
    • Peer-Review Rated AV Preeminent*, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Member of the travelling Moot Court team, University of Virginia School of Law
    • (Winner, Presidential Excellence Award), Southern District of New York Chapter
    • American Inns of Court, Member of the Bench
    • Super Lawyers, NYC Metro Area
    • Master's Certificate in Legal Writing, Academy of American Legal Writers, 2018
    • Robert H. Jackson Award for Exemplary Achievement, Academy of American Legal Writers, 2018
    Educational Background:
    • University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts (Major: English, Minor: Mathematics and German, Honor: President of the University of Minnesota Rugby Football Club, 1983)
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • University of Virginia School of Law, Associate Editor of the Virginia Law Review
    • Appellate Division, First Department, Panel Mediator
    • Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court, Panel Mediator
    • Eastern District of New York, Panel Mediator
    • Southern District of New York, Panel Mediator
    • National Institute of Trial Advocacy ("NITA"), Deposition and Trial-Advocacy Programs
    • Judicial profile of Chief Judge Debra Anne Livingston, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Writer, Judicial Profile, The Hon. Debra Anne Livingston, The Federal Lawyer, 2022
    • Judicial Profile, The Honorable P. Kevin Castel, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, Writer, Judicial Profile, The Hon. P. Kevin Castel, The Federal Lawyer, Law, 2018
    • Judicial Profile of the Honorable Richard J. Sullivan, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Writer, Judicial Profile, The Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, The Federal Lawyer, Law, 2022
    Firm News (Newsletters):
    Industry Groups:
    • Banking
    • Broadway
    • Brokerage
    • General Corporate
    • Investment
    • Music
    • Publishing
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