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Barry H. Berke

Partner

Phone: 212.715.7560 Fax: 212.715.7660 New York
Date Title
February 9, 2001 Berke and Neveloff Represent Well-Known Art Gallery Against Fraudulent Art Dealer
April 19, 2002 Unique Coin, and Unique Mystery
April 24, 2006 Kramer Levin Wins AAA Boxing Arbitration for Jermain Taylor, the Undisputed Middleweight Champion of the World
July 10, 2006 Barry Berke Featured in New Book on History of the Rare Double Eagle Coin
July 18, 2006 42 Kramer Levin Attorneys Nominated to Appear in First Edition of New York Super Lawyers, Four in Top 100
December 5, 2006 Kramer Levin Represents Family in Suit Against United States for Return of World's Most Valuable Coins
January 2, 2007 Berke Named One of American Lawyer's Top 50 Young Litigators
July 1, 2007 19 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers in America 2007
July 31, 2007 54 Kramer Levin Attorneys Recognized in Second Annual New York Super Lawyers
January 9, 2008 Best Lawyers in America for 2008 Recognizes 22 Kramer Levin Attorneys
July 2, 2008 Kramer Levin Client David Pinkerton Cleared of All Bribery Charges
September 23, 2008 27 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers in America 2009
September 29, 2008 54 Kramer Levin Attorneys Recognized in Third Annual New York Super Lawyers, Three in Top 100, and Naftalis Receives Top Point Getter Status for all NY Metro Area
November 11, 2008 Benchmark: Litigation Recognizes Kramer Levin Litigation Practice as One of Best in New York
July 30, 2009 34 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2010, Representing More Than 20 Practice Areas
July 30, 2009 Kramer Levin Wins Major Constitutional Victory in Case Involving Illegal Confiscation of 1933 Double Eagle Coins
October 5, 2009 Barry H. Berke Profiled for His White Collar Defense Work in New York Super Lawyers
August 4, 2010 33 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2011, Representing 19 Practice Areas
October 20, 2010 13 Kramer Levin Attorneys Named to AVENUE’s Legal Elite
October 20, 2010 2011 Benchmark Litigation Names Kramer Levin a Top Tier New York Litigation Firm and a Leading National Litigation Firm
November 2, 2010 Another Victory for Langbord Family in Illegal Confiscation Case
May 24, 2011 Former Deutsche Bank Banker Acquitted of All Nine Criminal Charges in Major Tax Shelter Fraud Case
May 27, 2011 Barry H. Berke Named Litigator of the Week by Am Law Litigation Daily
August 31, 2011 32 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2012
September 20, 2011 Kramer Levin Lands 62 Attorneys on the 2011 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
November 15, 2011 2012 Benchmark Litigation Names Kramer Levin to the Top Tier New York Litigation Firms
November 15, 2011 Berke Named to Law360's 2011 MVP List for White Collar
March 21, 2012 Berke Named Finalist in Litigation – White Collar for Chambers USA Awards for Excellence 2012
March 22, 2012 Chambers Global 2012 Highly Ranks Eleven Kramer Levin Attorneys and Six Practice Areas
June 4, 2012 Eight Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Leading Lawyers by Legal 500 U.S. 2012
June 4, 2012 Legal 500 U.S. 2012 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Lawyers
June 7, 2012 Chambers USA 2012 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Lawyers
August 21, 2012 43 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2013
October 8, 2012 Kramer Levin Has More “Top 100” Attorneys On the 2012 New York Super Lawyers List Than Any Other Firm: Gary P. Naftalis, Chair of Firm’s Litigation Department, Receives Top Ranking
October 10, 2012 2013 Benchmark Litigation Names Kramer Levin to the Top Tier of New York Litigation Firms and for Appellate Experience
March 14, 2013 Chambers Global 2013 Highly Ranks Ten Kramer Levin Attorneys and Six Practice Areas
April 3, 2013 Kramer Levin is a Finalist for the Chambers USA 2013 Awards for Excellence
May 1, 2013 Kramer Levin Names Barry Berke Co-Chair of Litigation Department
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J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1989
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B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Duke University, 1986
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New York, 1989
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1995
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1992
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1990
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Honorable Mary Johnson Lowe,  U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1989 - 1990
    -American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
    -Board of Directors, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
    -Board of Directors, City Bar Fund, 2007-2010
    -The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Judiciary Committee, 2002-2003; Committee on Criminal Advocacy, 1999-2002; Special Committee on Representation in Capital Cases, 1995-1998
    -American Bar Association
    -National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    -New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

    Teaching

    -New York University, Adjunct Professor, 2003-2007
    -New York University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1995-2003
    -New York University, Acting Assistant Professor of Law, 1995
    -National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Hauppauge, NY, 1997-Present, teaching trial advocacy skills as a member of the faculty for the NITA Northeast Regional Program