Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is a premier, full-service law firm with offices in New York, Silicon Valley and Paris. Our lawyers are leading practitioners in their respective fields, who understand clients' businesses, demonstrate a strong focus on client service and offer innovative and practical solutions. We represent Global 1000 and emerging growth companies, institutions and individuals, across a broad range of industries.

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Our lawyers have exceptional credentials, with outstanding academic records and distinguished careers in business, government service, academia and law. Many have edited top law reviews or have clerked for leading federal judges. They have rich and wide-ranging experience solving complex business issues in partnership with their clients.

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	Kramer Levin Partner Carl Frischling Receives Lifetime Achievement Honor at the Mutual Fund Industry Awards Gala
	Eckstein Selected As One of the Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon 500

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	Kramer Levin Launches Public Alternative Funds Blog
	Electronic Discovery Update: Spring 2013

Paul H. Schoeman

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pschoeman@kramerlevin.com Phone: 212.715.9264 Fax: 212.715.8064 New York

Date	Title
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
August 21, 2012	43 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2013
June 4, 2012	Legal 500 U.S. 2012 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Lawyers
September 20, 2011	Kramer Levin Lands 62 Attorneys on the 2011 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
June 2, 2011	Legal 500 U.S. 2011 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Lawyers
September 27, 2010	Kramer Levin Has More "Top 10" and "Top 100” Attorneys On the 2010 New York Super Lawyers List Than Any Other Firm; Overall Firm Lands 58 Attorneys on the List
October 5, 2009	Kramer Levin Lands 53 Lawyers on the New York Super Lawyers List and Six in the Survey's "Top 100” - No Firm Has More "Top 100" Lawyers
July 31, 2007	54 Kramer Levin Attorneys Recognized in Second Annual New York Super Lawyers
April 17, 2006	Kramer Levin's Representation of Michael Eisner in Disney Shareholders Derivative Lawsuit Noted as One of NLJ's Top 10 Defense Wins in 2005

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Litigation

White Collar Defense

Commercial Litigation

Securities and Shareholder Litigation

Education

-	J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1995
-	A.B., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 1991

Bar Admissions

-	New York, 1996

Court Admissions

-	U.S. Supreme Court
-	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
-	U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
-	U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
-	U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Clerkships

-	Honorable Edward R. Korman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1995 - 1996

Professional Affiliations

-South Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc., Board Member

-City Bar Fund, Board Member

-Citizens Budget Commission, Trustee

Other Activities

-Member, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the Eastern District of New York

Teaching

New York & Silicon Valley & Paris