An Alexandria federal jury returned a verdict on Oct. 27, 2011 of $96,400,000 in favor of Honua Investment Management, Inc. and its bondholders who were defrauded by Man Ki Kim, a McLean businessman. The case was tried over a period of four days by James Ringer of New York and Daniel L. Fitch of Harrisonburg. The verdict is the fifth largest ever returned in Virginia and the biggest in the commonwealth since 2002.
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Attorneys Mentioned: James M. Ringer, James M. Ringer
New York, NY ---The New York-based law firm of Meister Seelig & Fein LLP has announced that it has formed an affiliation with the Philadelphia-based, regional law firm of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP.
Stuart Rich, a partner at Meister Seelig & Fein, LLP, who practices commercial real estate, corporate, and bankruptcy law representing owner developers, lenders, purchasers and investors, stated: We are pleased to have formed an affiliation with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, for it will mean that our clients will have an even broader range of services than had been previously available. In addition, the Obermayer firms presence throughout the Mid-Atlantic region should benefit our broad range of clients both inside and outside the New York Metropolitan area.
Robert Whitelaw, managing partner at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel and co-chair of the firms Litigation Department, said: Our affiliation with Meister Seelig & Fein means that many clients will now have the benefit of our representation in the financial capital of the world. Our more than 140 attorneys will be able to call upon the highly skillful legal resources of our New York affiliate, thus expanding our services within an important and vital marketplace.
Meister Seelig & Fein LLP is a boutique commercial law firm comprised of more than 30 attorneys and has a highly regarded reputation for its outstanding legal representation of public and private clients, high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and real estate developers and investors. Its clients include some of New Yorks most important real estate developers and entrepreneurs and the Firm is regularly called upon by a whos who in the real estate and private corporate worlds for its in-depth knowledge and seasoned expertise in matters involving complex real estate, corporate and finance transactions. In addition to its offices in New York City, the Firm has offices in Los Angeles and New Jersey.
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP is a full service law firm comprising more than 140 lawyers and is headquartered in Philadelphia, with offices in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Altoona, Pennsylvania; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware. Obermayer has practice areas in business and finance, litigation, labor and employment, creditor's rights, environmental, health care law, intellectual property, regulatory, government relations and fiduciary law.
Founded in Philadelphia in 1904, Obermayer is one of the Mid-Atlantic's most respected law firms. Throughout its history, it has provided comprehensive legal services to a diverse client base, including Fortune 500 corporations, technology companies, prominent regional businesses, banks, insurance and lending institutions, hospital and physician groups, charitable and non-profit institutions, municipalities, public utilities, fiduciaries and individuals. In the area of labor relations and employment law the firm has one of the finest reputations in North America.
For further information on the law firms, please visit www.meisterseelig.com and www.obermayer.com
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Attorneys Mentioned: Stuart I. Rich
New York, NY--- "Meister Seelig has expanded its bankruptcy and litigation departments, offering greater in-depth services to clients, by adding highly seasoned attorney James Ringer. He is highly regarded as a brilliant attorney in commercial litigation." The announcement was made by Mark Seelig, managing partner.
Jim Ringer specializes in international and domestic commercial litigation and arbitration. His practice encompasses class actions, securities, acquisitions, contracts, insurance, antitrust, partnerships, intellectual property, alcohol beverage law and distribution contracts, franchises and termination. Mr. Ringer has had extensive experience in securities litigation and has also represented individuals and companies in insider trading investigations by the SEC and related litigation. He has handled several trademark and trade-name infringement disputes and multi-faceted disputes involving claims of infringement of biotechnology patents, breach of contract, fraud and antitrust. Mr. Ringer was formerly a partner at the international law firm Clifford Chance and its predecessor Rogers & Wells.
The addition of Jim as a partner compliments the experience of other MSF attorneys in the real estate, corporate and litigation areas. The expansion of the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights and Litigation Groups, enables Meister Seelig & Fein LLP to offer enhanced expertise to better service our clients in the current market and for the long term.
Meister Seelig & Fein LLP is a boutique commercial law firm comprised of more than 30 attorneys and has a highly regarded reputation for its outstanding legal representation of public and private clients, high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and real estate developers and investors. Its clients include some of New York's most important real estate developers, and entrepreneurs and the firm is regularly called upon by a who's who in the real estate and private corporate worlds for its in-depth knowledge and seasoned expertise in matters involving complex real estate, corporate and finance transactions. In addition to its offices in New York City, the firm has offices in Los Angeles and New Jersey.
For inquiries please contact Meister Seelig & Fein LLP at 212-655-3500 or on the internet at www.meisterseelig.com
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Attorneys Mentioned: James M. Ringer