News & Events
February 21, 2015
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is a proud sponsor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Black Tie & Black Jack 2015 Fund raiser.
January 1, 2015
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Anthony D. Green and Christina M. Rieker in the New York Office have been elevated to partner.
December 5, 2014
- Hillard M. Sterlling and Christina M. Liu were published in the winter 2015 issue of Information Law Journal regarding Stopping the FTC's Unreasonable Data-Security Rampage.
November 14, 2014
- Christina M. Liu, an associate in the firm's Chicago Office was elected Treasurer of the ABA Young Lawyers Division for 2014-2016.
November 10, 2014
- Brandon S. Reif's article, "The Danger of Dealing with Vulnerable Clients in the Securities Industry" was recently published on Financial Services Institute's website.
November 2, 2014
- Brandon S. Reif's article, "Protecting vulnerable aging clients" was recently published on InvestmentNews.com.
October 27, 2014
- Brandon S. Reif was published in the fall issue of Aon Advisor Solutions regarding Securities Industry Professionals.
October 15, 2014
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor for the CLM 2014 Cyber Liability Conference.
- Dianna D. McCarthy will be speaking on a distinguished panel of presenters discussing essential cyber liability topics.
October 1, 2014
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Gabriel (Gabe) Z. Reynoso has joined the firm as partner in its Los Angeles office.
September 28 - 30, 2014
- Brian Palmeri will be attending the Financial Services Institute Financial Advisor Summit 2014 in Washington, DC. Mr. Palmeri and Dean Harman of Harman Wealth Management Inc., will be speaking on regulatory considerations in succession planning.
September 18, 2014
- Lou Spadafora will be moderating an educational seminar for the PLUS Eastern Chapter. The subject of which is Financial Institution's E&O Weathering the Storm at The Vanderbilt Suites Hotel in New York City.
September 14-16, 2014
- Brandon Reif and Marc Ehrlich will be attending REISA's 2014 Annual Conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Mr. Reif will be a panelist. He will be at a discussion regarding hot insurance topics for broker-dealers or alternative investments. He will also be participating in an unrehearsed "shark tank" session.
September 9, 2014
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP prevailed in upholding a summary judgment dismissal in a legal malpractice case involving the attorney immunity doctrine and the application of the crime/fraud exception. The court found that an allegation of threatening to take legal action against a nonclient in the course of an underlying dispute falls within the realm of protected conduct as an act undertaken as part of the discharge of an attorney's duties to its own client. Please read about our victory in this article from Law 360.
September 1, 2014
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP announces the opening of its Chicago, Illinois office.
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Hillard M. Sterling has joined the firm as managing partner of its Chicago office.
August 8, 2014
- Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP named in Houston Chronicle article about national law firms opening Houston offices. To read more please click here. Click Here.
June 17-18, 2014
- Lou Spadafora will be Co-Chairing the 8th Annual - Errors & Omissions Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
May 13-14, 2014
- William G. Winget will be Co-Chairing the 10th Annual D&O Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
April 22-23, 2014
- Dianna D. McCarthy will be Co-Chairing the 3rd Annual Cyber Liabilities Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
January 1, 2014
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Jody N. Cappello and Brian J. Palmeri in the Connecticut Office have been elevated to partner.
December 9, 2013
- Martin Schexnayder was named a Top Lawyer in the area of Litigation by Houstonia Magazine.
October 6-8, 2013
- Michael Schwartzberg and Brandon S. Reif will be attending the REISA Annual Conference & Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. Michael Schwartzberg will speak on a panel discussion regarding issues affecting E&O insurance coverage and costs related to the sale of alternative investments and Brandon Reif will be presenting a Legislative and Regulatory topic: Going to Hearing: Developments in Arbitration.
June 18-19, 2013
- Lou Spadafora will be Co-Chairing the 7th Annual - National Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
June 11, 2013
- Insurance broker represented by Winget, Spadafora and Schwartzberg LLP awarded $3.8 million jury verdict in business reputation damages suit. Click here to read more about the details.
May 7, 2013
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin J. Biard has joined the firm as a partner in its Miami office.
April 24-26, 2013
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP are Gold Sponsors at the upcoming American Bar Association National Legal Malpractice Conference at the Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, LA.
April 23-24, 2013
- Dianna D. McCarthy will Co-Chairing the 2nd Annual Cyber Liabilities Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
April 16, 2013
Texas Office Obtains Summary Judgment Dismissal in Legal Malpractice Case
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP’s Texas office obtained a summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a client in a legal malpractice case pending in Harris County, Texas. In the case, the firm's client, a well-known law firm based in Galveston, Texas, was sued based on its representation of a large energy company in a wrongful death case. The lawsuit was brought by a co-defendant in the underlying case, whose president alleged that he was pressured to "alter his testimony" in the underlying case in favor of the energy company under threat of termination of the company's contract with the energy company. When the contract was terminated, the company sued the law firm and its energy company client, alleging that they conspired to tortiously interfere with the company's contract with the energy company. In the motion for summary judgment filed on behalf of the law firm, Houston managing partner Martin Schexnayder and associate Nicole Eastridge argued that, pursuant to the "attorney immunity" doctrine, the law firm could not be sued by a non-client for actions taken in the course of representation of its client. The trial court agreed, granting the motion and dismissing the claims against the law firm with prejudice.
April 15, 2013
- Lou Spadafora have been appointed to Financial Services Institute's FINRA Arbitration Task Force
February 22, 2013
- The Houston Chronicle reports on the opening of the Firm's Houston Office.
February 21, 2013
- The Texas Lawyer reports on the opening of the Firm's Houston Office.
February 12, 2013
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP announces the opening of its Houston, Texas office.
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Marty Schexnayder has joined the firm as managing partner of its Houston office.
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Lee Staley has joined the firm as a partner in its Houston office.
January 28-30, 2013
- Michael Schwartzberg spoke on a panel discussion regarding The New FINRA Suitability Rules at the Annual FSI OneVoice Conference 2013 at the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina in San Diego, CA
January 4, 2013
- Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Robyn Silvermintz in the New York Office, as well as Marc Ehrlich and Tim Fredricks in the California Office have been elevated to partner.
December 19, 2012
- Lou Spadafora was a panelist in an Advisen webcast on the State of the Insurance Market: Focus on Professional Liability, along with Lori Bailey, Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Professional Liability of Zurich General Insurance and Sandy Codding, Managing Director, of Marsh. Click here for the webinar slides and click here for the audio of the session.
August 22, 2012
- Lou Spadafora was quoted in the Reuter’s article, Who Makes a Good Arbitrator?
June 12-13, 2012
- Lou Spadafora will be Co-Chairing the 6th Annual - National Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
June 12-13, 2012
- Michael Schwartzberg moderated a panel discussion entitled "The Next Wave of FINRA Claims" at the 6th Annual - National Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance ExecuSummit at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
March 15, 2012
- Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP obtains an unprecedented defense verdict in a FINRA arbitration for a former independent broker-dealer, WFP Securities Corporation, its president, and a former registered representative involving a $2.5 million portfolio of Regulation D private placements and Public Non-Traded REITs. Click here to read more about the details the verdict and here for the award.
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