Background
Kaufmann, David J. was born on May 14, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
Kaufmann, David J. was born on May 14, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Binghamton (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1972, Phi Beta Kappa). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Franchises and Franchising, Litigation, Licensing, Securities Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1977, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
Featured in "Best Lawyers in America," 1997-1998 edition
Author, New York Franchise Acting, 1980. Franchise Columnist, New York Law Journal, 1992.
Executive Editor, Franchising Business & Law Alert, 1994. Author: "Practice Commentary, McKinney"s New York Statutes," Article 33 of the General Business Law of New York ("Franchises"), 1981.
Company-Author: "Practice Commentary, McKinney"s New York Statutes, Article 23-A," General Business Law of New York ("New York Securities Law, The Martin Acting"), 1981.
"Practice Commentary, McKinney"s New York Statutes, Article 23," Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, ("Theatrical Syndication Financing"), 1985. "Franchise Mergers, Acquisitions and LBO"s Threshold Issues of Law," Franchise Legal Digest, January, 1989. Editor and Contributing Author: "Franchising: Business and Legal Issues," "Franchising: Business Strategies and Legal Compliance," and "The New York Franchise Acting," Practising Law Institute, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1992.
Assistant and Special Deputy Attorney General, State of New York, 1976-1980.
Director, Legal and Regulatory Policy Division, American Stock Exchange, 1980-1983. Chairman, Practising Law Institute Seminars, Franchising: Business Strategies and Legal Compliance in the United States., 1987-1992.
Franchising "85: New York and the Nation. The New York Franchise Sales Acting, 1981 and 1984.
Member, Advisory Committee to the North American Securities Administrators" Franchise and Business Opportunities Committee, 1995.
Member: New York State (Company-chair, Franchise Law Committee Section on Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, 19960 and American (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section. Forum Committee on Franchising, 1981) Bar Associations. International Franchise Association, Washington, District of Columbia, (Member: Legal Legislative Committee, 1984.
Legal Symposium Planning Committee, 1985).
Member, Advisory Committee to the North American Securities Administrators" Franchise and Business Opportunities Committee, 1995. Member: New York State (Company-chair, Franchise Law Committee Section on Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, 19960 and American (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section. Forum Committee on Franchising, 1981) Bar Associations.
International Franchise Association, Washington, District of Columbia, (Member: Legal Legislative Committee, 1984.
Legal Symposium Planning Committee, 1985).
