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Lesley F. Portnoy
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New York
45 Rockefeller Plaza
11th Floor
New York, NY 10111

T 212.589.4212
F 212.589.4201

Bar Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • New York, 2010

Education

  • J.D., New York Law School, 2009, magna cum laude
  • M.B.A., Zicklin School of Business, The City University of New York, Baruch College, 2009
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2004

Lesley F. Portnoy

Lesley Portnoy has acted in a variety of capacities on behalf of the court-appointed Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, including in the areas of the Trustee’s avoidance actions, sale of assets and investigations.

Mr. Portnoy has been involved in matters representing a variety of clients on securities regulation, technology acquisition and development, counseling regarding Dodd-Frank legislation and intellectual property licensing and disputes.

Mr. Portnoy actively supports and involves himself with various non-profit organizations, including the Moshulu Montefiore Community Center and UJA-Federation. Mr. Portnoy publishes frequently on a wide range of legal subjects and was an articles editor for the New York Law School Law Review. In addition, Mr. Portnoy was honored as a Harlan Scholar associate of the Center for New York City Law.

Articles
3/21/2012 Einhorn and Portnoy Write about Generic Top-Level Domains in Forbes
4/18/2011 Financier Worldwide: Special Committees, Fair Dealing and Fair Price in Perceived Conflict Transactions

Executive Alert / Newsletters
4/26/2011 An Uptick in MBOs Brings Renewed Emphasis on Sales Process Protections *
4/7/2011 In Matrixx Initiatives Supreme Court Rejects SEC 10B-5 Bright-Line Materiality Rule
7/12/2010 United States Supreme Court Limits the Extraterritorial Application of Section 10(b)