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About Frederick
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Litigation
30%
40 years | 300 cases
Insurance
20%
40 years | 300 cases
International Law
20%
36 years | 200 cases
Arbitration
15%
31 years | 25 cases
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Licensed in New York for 39 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
Location
LeClairRyan
885 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY, 10022-4834
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Posted by Herbert | October 08, 2010 | Insurance
one of the biggest insurance cases for a liftime
We had to deal with an insurance claim arising from the collabs of the twintowers 2001 in New York. It was about damaged property, business interruption and exceded one billion dolars. We were with this case involved in two mediations and motions vefore the supreme court of NY.
Posted by Wolfgang | August 27, 2010 | International Law
Perfect Advice for Germans doing insurance Business in the USA
In addition to the general excellence of Mr. Reif he is one of the very rare lawyers to be found in anglosaxon jurisdictions, who has a deep understanding to the basic differences in German and US Law. He can therefore much better consult German Clients than other American lawyers can (in spite of th...
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Experience
Honors
2005
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2007 - Present
Shareholder, LeClairRyan (formerly Biedermann, Reif, Hoenig & Ruff, P.C.)
2002 - 2007
Partner, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti
1988 - 2002
Partner, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
1986 - 1988
Associate, Mendes & Mount
Associations
2003 - Present
United States District Court for the District of ColoradoAdmitted to practice
2001 - Present
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth CircuitAdmitted to practice
2001 - Present
United States Supreme Court BarAdmiited to practice
1994 - Present
United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitAdmitted to practice
1993 - Present
United States District Court for the Western District of New YorkAdmitted to practice
1988 - Present
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkAdmitted to practice
1988 - Present
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkAdmitted to practice
American Bar Association
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
NewMarkets Partners LLC v. Sal. Oppenheim jr. & CIE, et al., WL 5191147 (S.D.N.Y. 2008)
Preliminary injuction sought by plaintiffs denied.
Taunus Corp. v. Allianz Insurance Co., et al., (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty. 2006)
Insurance coverage issues resolved in insurers' favor.
In re Ski Train Fire in Kaprun, Austria on November 11, 2000, 342 F.Supp.2d 207 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
Clients dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.
In re September 11th Liab. Ins. Coverage Cases, 333 F.Supp.2d 111 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
Client dismissed
American Insurance Association v. Garamendi, 539 U.S. 396 (2003)
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that statute interfered with foreign affairs power of the President.
Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of Am. v. Gallagher, 267 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2001)
Eleventh Circuit found that statute violated Due Process clause.
Rivkin v. Heraeus Kulzer GmbH, 734 N.Y.S.2d 31 (1st Dep't 2001)
Case dismissed based on Economic Loss Doctrine.
Education
1983
Villanova University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
Columbia University
MA - Masters
1979
American University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2010
Directors & Officers Liability Conference
U.S. Legal Developments
Languages
German