Background
Siskind, Lawrence Jay was born on July 4, 1952 in Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Bernard Sumner and Selma (Lipsky) Siskind.
Siskind, Lawrence Jay was born on July 4, 1952 in Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Bernard Sumner and Selma (Lipsky) Siskind.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1978.
Lecturer on Intellectual Property Law and BusinessRelated Immigration Law: California Bar Association, 1990.
American Bar Association, 1989. American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1988.
Hispanic National Bar Association, 1988. Author of the American Bar Association Model Jury Instructions for Trade Secret Litigation, 1985.
Special Counsel to the President for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, 1987-1989.
Worked at Cooper, White & Cooper (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Business and Trial Practice, Corporate, Real Property, Regulated Industries and Public Utilities, Equipment Leasing, Asset and Credit Based Financing, Communications and Media including Broadcasting, Cable Television, Libel, Newspaper, and Telecommunications, First Amendment, Labor and Employment including Wrongful Termination and Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Insurance, Taxation, Securities, Construction, Creditors" Rights and Bankruptcy, Environmental, Estate Planning and Trust Administration, Intellectual Property, Maritime, Personal Injury, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1979, California. Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1978.
Author: "The Age of Ambiguity," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Volume 14, Number.
1 (Winter, 1991); "Getting a Grip on Immigration-Related Discrimination," International Quarterly, Volume 1, Number. 4 (October, 1989); "Per Se Legality in Copyright Licensing," Hastings Journal of Communications and Entertainment Law, Volume 7, Number.
3 (Spring, 1985). "American Bar Association Model Jury Instructions for Trade Secret Litigation", Trade Secret Law Reporter, Volume 1, Number.
3 (July, 1985). Book Review, "Raoul Berger"s Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of Fourteenth Amendment," Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Volume 1, Number. 1 (Summer, 1978). Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law and Business-Related Immigration Law.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Special Counsel to Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, 1987-1989. Appointed by Governor Pete Wilson, Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards, 1996.
Member, Board of Directors: American Jewish Committee (Vice President) and The International Institute of San Francisco.
Cooper, White & Cooper provides a broad range of legal services to corporations, organizations and individuals, many of whom have been with the firm for decades. Since the firm"s founding in 1896, our range of practice specialties has steadily expanded to meet our clients" changing needs. Our goal is to provide the highest quality and most responsive services, at reasonable fees.
Member California Commission Academy Content and Performance Standards, 1996. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Francisco Barristers Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Patricia Williams, February 15, 1986. Children: Leah, Cory.