Salans Expands New York Litigation Practice

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 13, 2006

Salans, a full service international law firm with 15 offices worldwide. is pleased to announce the addition of three new partners to its New York office; Henry J. Fieldman, John J. Hay and Anthony B. Ullman. Mr. Fieldman will become the head of the New York office’s arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice group.

Messrs. Fieldman, Hay and Ullman bring with them substantial experience in litigating complex commercial disputes across a broad spectrum including contracts, business torts, construction, healthcare , power generation, oil and gas and intellectual property. They have represented domestic and international clients in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate level, in domestic and international arbitral proceedings, before administrative agencies and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings such as mediation.

Worldwide, Salans has more than 500 lawyers from over 20 nationalities, serving domestic and multi-national corporations, commercial and investment banks, insurance companies, investment funds, multilateral institutions, public entities and governments. We also advise emerging and closely-held companies, not-for-profit organisations and high net-worth individuals.

Messrs. Fieldman, Hay and Ullman come to Salans from Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.

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