Floyd Abrams

10.0

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Experience 5.0 star rating
Industry Recognition 3.5 star rating
Professional Conduct 5.0 star rating

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Overview

Practice Areas

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  • 34% Litigation
  • 33% Intellectual Property
  • 33% Communications / Media

Contact Information

  • CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP
    Eighty Pine Street
    New York, NY 10005
    Office: 212-701-3621
    Fax: 212-378-2137
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Résumé

 

License

52 years since Floyd Abrams was first licensed to practice law.

State License status Year acquired Last updated by Avvo
New York Currently registered 1961 05/21/2011

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Education

School Major Degree Graduated
Yale Law School Law JD - Juris Doctor 1960
Cornell University BA - Bachelor of Arts 1956

Awards

Award Name Granting Organization Date
William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award Media Law Resource Center 1998
Learned Hand Award American Jewish Committee 1998
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Associations

Position Association Name Duration
Past Chairman American Bar Association, Individual Rights Section, Committee on Freedom of Speech and of the Press
Past Chairman American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Committee on Freedom of Expression
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