Elaine Serlin Reiss

Background

Reiss, Elaine Serlin was born on October 27, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Morris and Dorothy (Geyer) Serlin.

Education

Bachelor, New York University, 1961; Master of Laws, New York University, 1973; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1964.

Career

Manager legal department, Doyle Dane Bernbach Advertising, 1965-1968; from manager legal clearance department to vice president, manager legal department, Ogilvy & Mather, New York City, 1968-1978; senior vice president, manager legal department, Ogilvy & Mather, New York City, 1978-1982; general counsel, secretary United States board directors, Ogilvy & Mather, Inc., New York City, 1982-1992; executive vice president, Ogilvy & Mather, Inc., New York City, 1989-1992; general counsel, Ogilvy Group Inc., New York City, 1988-1992; secretary, Ogilvy Group Inc., New York City, 1989-1992; senior vice-president, director national advertising division, Council Better Business Bureaus, Inc., 1992-1994; general counsel, New York City Department of Employment, 1994-1996; general counsel, New York City Department Information, Technology and Telecomms., since 1996. Industry advisory seminar series on children Georgetown University Law School, 1978-1979. Member part-time faculty New York University Tisch School Arts, since 1982.

Achievements

• Elaine Serlin Reiss has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association (county member administrative law section since 1994), American Association Advertising Agencies (chairman legal committee 1979-1981), American Bar Association (commission on corporation law departments), Association Bar City New York, Legal Aid Society (board directors).

Connections

Married Joel A. Reiss, September 1, 1963. Children: Joshua Adam, Naomi Lee.

Father:

Morris Serlin

Mother:

Dorothy (Geyer) Serlin

Spouse:

Joel A. Reiss

child:

Joshua Adam Reiss

child:

Naomi Lee Reiss