Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, the nation's first and only full-service law firm with offices in all 50 states, welcomes Paul M. Kaplan as a Partner in the firm's New York City office, strengthening the firm's Commercial Litigation and Antitrust practice groups. He will now serve as the Co-chair of firm's Antitrust Practice Group.
Kaplan focuses his practice on corporate and commercial litigation, including business litigation and dispute resolution, antitrust litigation and counseling, class action defense, and white-collar defense and criminal investigations. He represents domestic and foreign financial institutions and corporations as well as their directors and officers in federal and state litigation and regulatory matters. He has represented corporations and senior executives in federal and state government investigations involving both criminal and civil matters.
Kaplan boasts over 35 years of legal experience, having worked for prominent law firms and corporations in the United States and Europe, beginning his career in London. Following a clerkship with Justice R. Ammi Cutter, a retired Justice who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court, he joined AT&T's legal department during a significant business reorganization and divestiture, pursuant to a federal court, antitrust divestiture decree. Kaplan held notable positions such as vice president at Citibank, N.A. in the General Counsel’s Office, and group counsel at J.P. Morgan Chase (Chemical Bank), representing clients across various industries, including financial services, telecommunications, college and amateur sports, healthcare (doctors and hospitals), consumer goods, and natural resources.
"Paul's extensive background, spanning roles in major law firms and corporations in the U.S. and Europe, further strengthens the firm's Commercial Litigation and Antitrust practice groups, affirming GRSM's commitment to delivering unparalleled legal representation," shared Ron Giller, Managing Partner of the New Jersey office.
He is a member of various professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, Antitrust and International Law, and the New York City Bar Association, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Committee. He is also engaged in community involvement, serving on the boards of The London School of Economics American Fund, Boston University's College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Advisory Board, and the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Kaplan has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, where he taught an advanced antitrust seminar for 20 years. He has also been a guest lecturer at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law, Boston University School of Law and Northeastern University School of Law.
Kaplan is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the First, Second, and Tenth Circuit U.S. Courts of Appeals. He earned his LL.M. degree from The London School of Economics, University of London, his J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law and his B.A. degree Cum Laude with Distinction from Boston University, College of Arts & Sciences. He attended College and Law School on academic scholarships. He has the highest legal rating, AV Preeminent, from Martindale-Hubbell.
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