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KOSTELANETZ & FINK RECOGNIZED IN 2020 BEST LAWYERS “BEST LAW FIRMS”

NEW YORK (November 1, 2019) — Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, has been recognized as a Tier 1 National “Best Law Firm” in three categories, Tax Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation – Tax by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® for 2020.

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Claude M. Millman participated on the panel entitled "Understanding Government Requirements, Rules & Contracts," at the City & State New York 2019 Government Procurement Conference on October 24, 2019

Procuring with the government can require navigating a maze of laws and regulations. Procurement officers from various MWBE’s, government agencies, and firms will explain the complexity of RFPs, provided information on best practices for proposals, and address ways to avoid common pitfalls during your bid/no-bid decision making process.
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Kostelanetz & Fink Attorneys Recognized By New York Metro Area Super Lawyers

NEW YORK CITY, NY (September 12, 2019) – Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased to announce that nine attorneys at the firm, including seven partners, have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 New York Metro “Super Lawyers” list, recognizing the firm’s experience and skill in the areas of Tax, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Business Litigation.

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Claude Millman was Quoted in a Politico Pro Article Entitled “State: City Did Not Break Laws by Denying Admission at Specialized High Schools,” on August 30, 2019

Politico Pro turned to Kostelanetz & Fink partner Claude Millman for comment on an appeal by seven students who said the recent expansion of Discovery had unfairly denied them seats in the specialized schools. 

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Claude Millman was quoted in an article entitled “’Definitely Not a MeToo Thing’: Chair to CEO Accused of Sexual Misconduct,” Agenda on August 30, 2019

Agenda, the magazine for board directors about corporate board news, turned to Kostelanetz & Fink partner Claude Millman for comments about how members of a corporate board should handle an investigation of #MeToo allegations.

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Six Kostelanetz & Fink Attorneys Recognized in 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

NEW YORK (August 15, 2019) — Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America has recognized six of its attorneys in its 2020 edition. The Best Lawyers in America (2020 edition), released August 15, 2019, recognizes the firm’s attorneys in the areas of Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defense: White Collar. The annual list is based on a peer review process and reflects the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their peers within the same geographical regions and practice areas, according to the Best Lawyers website.  

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Claude M. Millman quoted in "Students Admitted to Elite Schools Through Diversity Push Do Well Academically, City Data Show," Wall Street Journal, Regarding Lawsuit Handled by K&F

The new data came in response to an appeal by seven students who said the recent expansion of Discovery had unfairly denied them seats in the specialized schools. They asked the state commissioner this spring to ensure they get spots and declare the city’s implementation of Discovery unlawful.

For this fall, the mayor has vastly expanded the Discovery program, which offers seats and free summer tutoring to disadvantaged students who score below the test-score cutoff for regular acceptance. The mayor roughly doubled the size of Discovery, to about 500 seats this fall, or about 13% of specialized high school spots in ninth grade. That growth has sparked an outcry from parents who say their high-scoring children were edged out by Discovery students with lower exam scores. The mayor plans for Discovery students to have 20% of seats in fall of 2020. He also restricted eligibility to students from certain high-poverty middle schools.

The petitioners claim the city ignores language in state law requiring that Discovery operate “without in any manner interfering with the academic level” of the sought-after high schools.

Their lawyer, Claude Millman, rebutted the city Department of Education’s GPA analysis last week. He said the average GPA for Discovery students at a school can mask how individuals may have floundered, and their cohorts were too small to draw conclusions. Further, he said their accomplishments didn’t reflect how well a broader group with lower entrance exam scores will do in the bigger program.

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Claude M. Millman gave the Keynote Speech "Attorney Misconduct and Rule 8.4(c): Varsity Blues and Other Examples" at the New York Law School 16th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop

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Claude M. Millman quoted in "Standing up for excellence and opportunity at NYC’s top high schools", New York Post

Students, families and alumni of the city’s specialized high schools just got new allies in their fight to stop Mayor Bill de Blasio from destroying those elite schools.

On Monday, the Education Equity Campaign launched with a simple mission: Keep the race-blind entrance exam, address root causes of the admission gap and open more top schools to meet demand.

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Claude M. Millman quoted in "Seven NYC Students Didn’t Get Seats in Elite Schools, So They Asked State for Help", Wall Street Journal

Seven New York City students who didn’t get into specialized high schools are asking the state education commissioner to ensure they get spots, saying the city’s diversity push unfairly denied them seats for the fall.

Their challenge argues the city’s expansion of the so-called Discovery program will hurt the elite schools’ academic excellence. That program offers spots and free summer tutoring to low-income students with high potential who score below the test-score cutoff for admission. The petitioners ask the commissioner to declare the department’s implementation unlawful.

These petitioners, who are mostly middle-income, are black, Hispanic, Asian and white. They just missed test-score cutoffs for these prestigious schools, which use an exam to determine admission. They say the city hasn’t complied with key details of a state law that governs entrance.

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