October 17, 20160 comments
Partner Frances Pantaleo Speaking Before Professionals and Consumers on Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Topics
Bleakley Platt Partner Frances Pantaleo, who heads the firm’s Elder Law Practice Group, is speaking before several different groups on elder law and special needs planning topics this fall. She will speak at two sessions at the Fall Meeting of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association. Ms. Pantaleo and a colleague will discuss a case study advising parents of two...Read MoreOctober 5, 20160 comments
Bleakley Platt Attorneys Named to New York Metro Super Lawyers 2016 and New York Metro Rising Stars 2016 Lists
Fourteen Bleakley Platt attorneys have beenselected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list as top New York metro area lawyers for 2016. One partner and two associates were named “New York Metro Rising Stars.” Each year, Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, identifies no more than five percent of the lawyers in New York State as “Super Lawyers” – “outstanding lawyers” who have...Read MoreSeptember 13, 20160 comments
Partner Christopher Palermo Updates Summary of New York Law on Product Liability for Thomson Reuters Publication
Mr. Palermo recently completed the 2016 update summarizing New York law on product liability for the Practical Law International Sales and Marketing Guide. Mr. Palermo has contributed the section on New York product liability law for the Guide since 2013. Published by Thomson Reuters, the Guide is a subscription-only report that provides up-to-date insight in question-and-answer format on a...Read MoreSeptember 1, 20160 comments
Bleakley Platt Welcomes New Of Counsel Annette G. Hasapidis
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP is pleased to announce that Annette G. Hasapidis has joined the firm as Of Counsel and Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Group. Ms. Hasapidis focuses her practice in the area of civil appellate litigation and strategic trial consultation in complex civil litigation for clients before state and federal trial courts in New York and Connecticut. She has...Read MoreAugust 1, 20160 comments
Partner Susan E. Galvão Appointed to Bleakley Platt Executive Committee
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt is pleased to announce that Partner Susan E. Galvão has been appointed as a new member of the firm’s Executive Committee, which is charged with overseeing the management, growth and development of the firm. William P. Harrington, Chairman of the Executive Committee, said, “As the firm builds towards the future, we are bringing fresh ideas and new perspectives to...Read MoreJuly 14, 20160 comments
Partner Stephen J. Brown Profiled in Pace Law School Alumni News
Partner Stephen Brown was selected for a career profile in the recent Pace Law School’s Alumni Highlight. The article discusses his career history, from a receiving a B.A. in physics from The College of Holy Cross, to a position in the risk management group of Deloitte & Touche, and then attending Pace Law School, recently renamed the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and his experiences at...Read MoreJuly 11, 20160 comments
Hugh Fyfe and Mary Casterella Co-Chair “Sunset on the Hudson” to Benefit Ministries of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
Hugh Fyfe and his wife Mary Casterella co-chaired the seventh annual “Sunset on the Hudson” benefit to help support the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. Bleakley Platt was proud to be a Gold Sponsor for the event, which raises funds to benefit the various ministries of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, a Roman Catholic order of brothers and priests. The event took place at X20 –...Read MoreJune 21, 20160 comments
William Harrington and Christopher Palermo Co-Author Book Review of Commercial Litigation Treatise
Litigation partners William Harrington and Christopher Palermo were asked to co-author a review of the latest edition of “Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts” (4th Edition 2015), published by Thomson Reuters and the New York County Lawyers’ Association. Their review appeared in the June issue of Westchester Lawyer Magazine. The review acknowledges the increasingly limited...Read MoreJune 8, 20160 comments
William P. Harrington Co-Chairs 29th Annual Westchester Fund Breakfast to Provide Scholarships for Children in Westchester Catholic Schools
Firm Chairman William P. Harrington served as co-chair of the 29th Annual Westchester County Inner City Scholarship Fund Breakfast on June 8, 2016 at Westchester Country Club. His Eminence Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of New York, spoke at the breakfast about the important role the Inner City Scholarship Fund plays in helping children of all faiths from families living below the federal...Read MoreMay 20, 20160 comments
Habitat Magazine Publishes Article by James Glatthaar and Katrine Beck
The May issue of Habitat Magazine, a monthly publication serving New York board members and property managers of co-operatives and condos, featured an article by partners Katrine Beck and James Glatthaar entitled “The Top 10 No-No’s for Board Newbies.” The article was timed to coincide with spring election season, when co-op and condo boards welcome new members who often arrive with fresh...Read MoreMay 2, 20160 comments
Bleakley Platt Partner Frances M. Pantaleo Named to 2016 Spring “Women in the Law” Business Edition by Best Lawyers
Bleakley Platt is honored to announce that Frances M. Pantaleo has been named by Best Lawyers® to its 2016 Spring “Women In The Law” Business Edition. This is the inaugural Women in the Law publication, and Ms. Pantaleo is one of only 14 women from White Plains selected for the list. The editor of the publication notes that “this is a go-to short list of exceptional women attorneys, vetted by...Read MoreApril 15, 20160 comments