Allen Kezsbom

Background

Kezsbom, Allen was born on July 5, 1941 in New York City. Son of Samuel Elihu and Lillian (Lichtenstein) Kezsbom.

Education

Brooklyn College (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1965).

Career

Worked at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Admitted to the bar, 1966, New York. Knox Fellowship, 1965-1966.

Member, Harvard Law Review, 1963-1965. Author: "No Shortcut to Antitrust Analysis: The Twisted Journey of the ‘Essential Facilities’ Doctrine," Columbia Business Law Review, Volume 1996 No. 1:1; "Corporate "Successor" Liability for CERCLA Cleanup Costs: Recent Developments," Toxics Law Reporter, BNA 1156, March 3, 1993, republished in BNA's Environmental Due Diligence, Volume 1, at 231:31.

"Environmental Crimes: The Indirect Applicability of the Guidelines," Corporate Sentencing Guidelines, Compliance and Mitigation, Chapter 9, 1993. "The Ties that Bind" Kodak Decision Will Develop Into a Landmark on ‘Tying’ and Antitrust," Business Law Today, January/February, 1993. Comment, 28 Tort & Insurance Law Journal, 656 (Spring 1993).

"The Boundaries of Groundwater Modeling Under the Law: Standards for Excluding Speculative Expert Testimony," Environmental Claims Journal, Autumn, 1991. "Status of Governmental Claims," The Bankruptcy Strategist, September, 1991. "Environmental Cleanup Costs Dischargeable If Release Occurs Before Petition is Filed," The Bankruptcy Strategist, July 1991.

"‘Successor’ and ‘Parent’ Liability for Superfund Cleanup Costs: The Evolving State of the Law," University of Virginia Environmental Law Journal, December, 1990. "Cleanup Costs Dischargeable If Release Occurs Before Filing," The Bankruptcy Strategist, April, 1990. "The Velsicol Case: Significant Precedent for Mass Toxic Tort Litigation," Toxic Law Reporter, December, 14, 1988.

"Parol Evidence and ‘Absurd Result’ Doctrine," New York Law Journal, July 20, 1988. "Antitrust Litigation Analysis: Dealer Terminations and Per Se Rules After ‘Business Electronics’ " New York Law Journal, June 9, 1988. "Shareholder Power: Shareholder Initiatives, Proxy Contests and Beyond," Prentice Hall Law and Business, 1988.

"Pre-Merger Disclosure Cases Before Basic: Where is Their Duty to Disclose? What is Material," at page 54 in "Basic Disclosure," Prentice Hall Law and Business, 1988. "Trial of Issues of Injury and Damages," at page 33 in Trial and Preparation of Major Antitrust Cases," Law Journal Seminars— Press, Volume 443, 1979. "Trial of Issues of Injury and Damages," at page 37 in Trying, Preparing and Controlling Antitrust Cases, Law Journal Seminars— Press, Volume 705, 1981.

"Disputed Tender Offers in Regulated Industries," at page 461 in The Journal of Corporation Law, Volume 8, No. 3, Spring, 1983. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Trade Regulation, 1979-1982). New York State (Member, Committee on Long Range Policy Planning, 1977—, Antitrust Section) and American (Member: Private Litigation Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1973—.

Takeover Subcommittee of Committee of Corporate Counsel, Litigation Section, 1983-1985. Subcommittee on SEC Matters of Committee of Corporate Counsel, Litigation Section, 1985—. Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations.

Federal Bar Council.

Membership

Member American Bar Association (antitrust section, litigation section, national resources, energy &environmental law), New York State Bar Association (antitrust section, litigation, environmental), Association Bar City New York.

Connections

Married Beverly Sue Schwartz, June 14, 1964. Children: Ilysse Joy, Evan Yale.

Father:

Samuel Elihu Kezsbom

Mother:

Lillian (Lichtenstein) Kezsbom

Spouse:

Beverly Sue Schwartz

child:

Evan Yale Kezsbom

child:

Ilysse Joy Kezsbom