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15-Year Commitment Helps Harlem Students Graduate High School
When Say Yes to Education — a nonprofit that provides academic assistance to inner-city youth to help them graduate from high school — “adopted” a group of Harlem kindergarten classes in 2004, Robert Dombroff, managing partner of Bingham’s New York office, suggested an idea that would significantly impact the Say Yes program, the students and their families, and the New York office. Partner Ed Maluf and Say Yes managing director Jaimie Fried Dockray (pictured at left) play a key role in running the pro bono effort.
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Bingham has positioned itself in three of the world’s major financial centers with its premier Securities Area, a practice of more than 120 lawyers in the United States, Tokyo and London. Partners Takayasu Koga in Tokyo, Donald Davidson in San Francisco and Roger Joseph in Boston discussed the regulatory issues confronting clients as money moves across borders in an increasingly global economy.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is placing increased scrutiny on the valuation of securities as a result of the credit crisis, a move that requires organizations to pay close attention to their documentation and practices, according to Bingham securities lawyers who spoke at a recent installment of Bingham’s Securities Regulation Breakfast Series. However, valuing fixed-income securities such as mortgages, bonds, syndicated loans and auction-rate securities has become more difficult since liquidity pools dried up in the summer of 2007, said Roger Joseph, co-chair of Bingham’s Securities Area.
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Minita Shah has joined the firm as its first manager of diversity and inclusion, a full-time position dedicated to fostering diversity and implementing the goals of Bingham’s Diversity Action Plan. The new role is part of Bingham’s continuing efforts to recruit, retain and advance lawyers and staff who will contribute to the diversity of the firm and the legal profession.
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Bingham’s authorities on financial restructuring — partners Hideyuki Sakai in Tokyo, James Roome in London, Michael Reilly in New York, and Edwin Smith in New York and Boston — share their perspectives on the evolving global marketplace and cultural realities that confront companies and investors involved in global restructurings today.
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