Buckleysandler Continues Its Expansion with the Addition of Leading Financial Services Team
Thirteen Attorneys Join the Financial Services Law Firm at the Center of the Nation’s Financial Services Industry.
Washington, DC, March 31, 2009 --(PR.com)-- BuckleySandler LLP, the leading law firm serving the nation’s financial services industry, announced today that 13 litigators have joined the firm. With more than 50 financial services and litigation attorneys, BuckleySandler has one of the largest and most experienced groups of financial services attorneys in the country and provides its clients with the full-range of legal services to meet the current challenges confronting the financial services industry. BuckleySandler represents nine of the 10 largest banks in the United States, nine of the top 10 mortgage lenders, eight of the top 10 mortgage servicing companies, three of the top five credit card lenders, as well as a number of other banks and financial institutions, including major investment banks, private equity funds and insurance companies.
On March 20, 2009, Andrew L. Sandler and Benjamin B. Klubes, two leading financial services enforcement and litigation attorneys formerly with Skadden, Arps, joined with Buckley Kolar LLP, a premier financial services law firm, to form the new firm, BuckleySandler LLP. The firm serves major financial services clients throughout the country in significant regulatory, enforcement, litigation, transactional and public policy matters.
“We have brought together the most talented and experienced lawyers on our team, enabling them to focus on what they do best for our clients,” explains Mr. Sandler. “The established synergy and understanding of our clients’ needs will provide our clients with the reassurance that the best team of attorneys will continue to work on their behalf.”
Mr. Buckley noted, “Washington, DC is quickly becoming the epicenter of the financial services industry as its future is being shaped. Our firm’s public policy and regulatory capabilities, along with enforcement and litigation strength, afford us with a unique vantage point to serve our clients as trusted advisors during this time of regulatory change.”
“BuckleySandler is actively helping a wide range of clients in the current financial services crisis,” notes Senior Partner Joseph Kolar. “We can deliver to clients the full spectrum of financial services legal counsel with seasoned professionals, which in turn affords them with greater economic flexibility at a crucial time when the industry is facing considerable stress.”
The experienced litigators joining the firm include:
Jonice Gray Tucker, Partner: J.D., Yale Law School, 2000; Law Clerk to the Hon. Marvin J. Garbis (D. Md.), 2000-2001
Robyn Quattrone, Counsel: J.D., New York School of Law, 1998
Valerie L. Hletko, Associate: J.D., The University of Chicago Law School, 2001
Victoria Holstein-Childress, Associate: J.D., Tulane Law School, 2002, Cum Laude; Tulane Law Review; Law Clerk to the Hon. Carl E. Stewart (5th Cir.)
Caitlin M. Kasmar, Associate: J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2004; Law Clerk to the Hon. Rebecca Beach Smith (E.D. Va.), 2004-2005
Bradley Marcus, Associate: J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, 2006
Elizabeth E. McGinn, Associate: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2000, Cum Laude; Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge P. Trevor Sharp (M.D. N.C.), 2001-2002.
Michelle L. Rogers, Associate: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2005, Summa Cum Laude
Benjamin P. Saul, Associate: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2002, Magna Cum Laude, Karl Scholar, Gillett-Mussey Fellow; Law Clerk to the Hon. John M. Steadman (Court of Appeals, District of Columbia), 2002-2003
Lanique Eubanks, Staff Attorney: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2006
Raymond R. Regan, Staff Attorney: J.D., Duquesne University, 1997
Amy Magdanz Rose, Staff Attorney: J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2004, Cum Laude
In addition, Andrea Mitchell, formerly of Skadden and currently employed by the federal government, will be joining BuckleySandler in April: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2002, Summa Cum Laude; Clerk to Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera (Maryland Court of Special Appeals)
About BuckleySandler LLP: With offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and a soon-to-be opened office in New York, BuckleySandler LLP has one of the largest and most experienced groups of financial services attorneys in the country. The firm represents nine of the 10 largest banks in the United States, nine of the top 10 mortgage lenders, eight of the top 10 mortgage servicing companies, three of the top five credit card lenders, as well as a number of other banks and financial institutions, including major investment banks, private equity funds and insurance companies. BuckleySandler provides its clients with strategic counsel and advice on risk management, enforcement and litigation; a thorough knowledge of the markets in which they operate; and invaluable public policy insight on the laws that regulate them. Visit BuckleySandler online at www.BuckleySandler.com.
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Editor’s Note: Professional biographies and photographs available upon request.
To arrange an interview with Mr. Buckley or Mr. Sandler, please contact Susan Jacobsen at 202.251.8184 or via email at jacobsen_s@comcast.net.
On March 20, 2009, Andrew L. Sandler and Benjamin B. Klubes, two leading financial services enforcement and litigation attorneys formerly with Skadden, Arps, joined with Buckley Kolar LLP, a premier financial services law firm, to form the new firm, BuckleySandler LLP. The firm serves major financial services clients throughout the country in significant regulatory, enforcement, litigation, transactional and public policy matters.
“We have brought together the most talented and experienced lawyers on our team, enabling them to focus on what they do best for our clients,” explains Mr. Sandler. “The established synergy and understanding of our clients’ needs will provide our clients with the reassurance that the best team of attorneys will continue to work on their behalf.”
Mr. Buckley noted, “Washington, DC is quickly becoming the epicenter of the financial services industry as its future is being shaped. Our firm’s public policy and regulatory capabilities, along with enforcement and litigation strength, afford us with a unique vantage point to serve our clients as trusted advisors during this time of regulatory change.”
“BuckleySandler is actively helping a wide range of clients in the current financial services crisis,” notes Senior Partner Joseph Kolar. “We can deliver to clients the full spectrum of financial services legal counsel with seasoned professionals, which in turn affords them with greater economic flexibility at a crucial time when the industry is facing considerable stress.”
The experienced litigators joining the firm include:
Jonice Gray Tucker, Partner: J.D., Yale Law School, 2000; Law Clerk to the Hon. Marvin J. Garbis (D. Md.), 2000-2001
Robyn Quattrone, Counsel: J.D., New York School of Law, 1998
Valerie L. Hletko, Associate: J.D., The University of Chicago Law School, 2001
Victoria Holstein-Childress, Associate: J.D., Tulane Law School, 2002, Cum Laude; Tulane Law Review; Law Clerk to the Hon. Carl E. Stewart (5th Cir.)
Caitlin M. Kasmar, Associate: J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2004; Law Clerk to the Hon. Rebecca Beach Smith (E.D. Va.), 2004-2005
Bradley Marcus, Associate: J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, 2006
Elizabeth E. McGinn, Associate: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2000, Cum Laude; Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge P. Trevor Sharp (M.D. N.C.), 2001-2002.
Michelle L. Rogers, Associate: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2005, Summa Cum Laude
Benjamin P. Saul, Associate: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2002, Magna Cum Laude, Karl Scholar, Gillett-Mussey Fellow; Law Clerk to the Hon. John M. Steadman (Court of Appeals, District of Columbia), 2002-2003
Lanique Eubanks, Staff Attorney: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2006
Raymond R. Regan, Staff Attorney: J.D., Duquesne University, 1997
Amy Magdanz Rose, Staff Attorney: J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2004, Cum Laude
In addition, Andrea Mitchell, formerly of Skadden and currently employed by the federal government, will be joining BuckleySandler in April: J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2002, Summa Cum Laude; Clerk to Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera (Maryland Court of Special Appeals)
About BuckleySandler LLP: With offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and a soon-to-be opened office in New York, BuckleySandler LLP has one of the largest and most experienced groups of financial services attorneys in the country. The firm represents nine of the 10 largest banks in the United States, nine of the top 10 mortgage lenders, eight of the top 10 mortgage servicing companies, three of the top five credit card lenders, as well as a number of other banks and financial institutions, including major investment banks, private equity funds and insurance companies. BuckleySandler provides its clients with strategic counsel and advice on risk management, enforcement and litigation; a thorough knowledge of the markets in which they operate; and invaluable public policy insight on the laws that regulate them. Visit BuckleySandler online at www.BuckleySandler.com.
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Editor’s Note: Professional biographies and photographs available upon request.
To arrange an interview with Mr. Buckley or Mr. Sandler, please contact Susan Jacobsen at 202.251.8184 or via email at jacobsen_s@comcast.net.
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