JNEWS: Rizzo, Christopher [MC1997] Counsel at Carter Ledyard + Milburn LLP

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Names Emily Milligan, Christopher Rizzo And Ethan Silver Counsel

New York – Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP (www.clm.com) is pleased to announce that Emily Milligan, Christopher Rizzo and Ethan L. Silver have been promoted to counsel, effective January 1, 2011. All were formerly associates of the Firm. “We are pleased to recognize that Emily, Chris and Ethan have made real contributions to the Firm,” said Carter Ledyard’s managing partner, Judith Lockhart. “In their new capacities, they will strengthen and expand our environmental, litigation and corporate practices.”

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Christopher Rizzo is a member of Carter Ledyard’s Litigation Department and the Environmental Practice Group. He handles transactional matters as well as litigation dealing with environmental impact review, land-use and zoning, historic preservation, hazardous materials, open space conservation and climate change. He also manages general litigation matters, often concerning international contract disputes. Outside the firm, he serves as an adjunct professor at Pace University Law School, co-chair of The New York State Bar Association’s Parks and Historic Preservation Committee and a “Green Associate” of the U.S. Green Building Council. Chris received his B.A. from Manhattan College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1997. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Pace University School of Law in 2001 where he was Articles Editor of the Pace Environmental Law Review.

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP (www.clm.com), established in 1854, has approximately 100 attorneys and has been headquartered on Wall Street since its founding and has additional offices in midtown Manhattan and Washington, DC. Carter Ledyard’s general practice includes corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, litigation, intellectual property, environmental, employment, media and technology, immigration, investment regulation, antitrust, trusts and estates, maritime, ERISA, exempt organizations, real estate, tax and bankruptcy. A significant part of the firm’s practice involves representing overseas-based clients and their U.S. affiliates, financial institutions and other financial services providers, governmental entities and media and technology clients.

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Posted on: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 07:01 PM

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