Background
Spanbock, Maurice Samuel was born on January 6, 1924 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Belle (Ward) Spanbock.
Spanbock, Maurice Samuel was born on January 6, 1924 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Belle (Ward) Spanbock.
Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1944). Oxford University, Oxford, England. Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1950).
Worked at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice, Corporate, Securities, Investment Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation, Trusts, Estates, Taxation, Real Estate, Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy, Entertainment, Construction, Matrimonial, Insurance, Trademark, Telecommunications and International Law. Admitted to the bar, 1950, New New York Trustee, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, 1994.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1987-1992.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1966. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Copyright, 1965-1967.
Art Law, 1977-1980, 1986-1989). American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Taxation, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Taxation Section, 1979-1981).
Practicing Law Institute (Member, Panel on Copyright, 1979).
Founded as a "big firm" spinoff in 1971, the firm has developed particular expertise in a variety of "niches," including representation of domestic and off-shore hedge funds, money managers, investment funds and broker/dealers. Strategic tax planning. Middle-market mergers and acquisitions.
Estate planning for business owners.
Professional firm organization and break-up. Chief Executive Officer contracts and negotiations.
Anglo-American transactions. Trademark licensing; commercial leasing.
Real estate transactions.
And litigation in the areas of corporate, securities, trade regulation, bankruptcy, creditors rights, intellectual property, telecommunications, product liability and construction. The firm engages in a diversified general counsel and transactional business practice, representing corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, investment advisors, entrepreneurs and individuals in local, state, national and international matters. (Listings of major transactions handled, administrative agencies the firm appears before, and reported judicial decisions are available upon request).
Trustee Carnegie Council, New York City, 1980-1986, 93-00, chairman board, 1987-1992, honorary trustee, since 2002. Honorary president Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York City. Secretary Ohr Torah Stone Institutions Israel.
Corporal Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association (chairman committee on taxation, patent, trademark and copyright law section 1979-1981), Association of Bar of City of New York (committee on copyright 1965-1967, art law committee 1977-1980, 86-88), National Panel Arbitrators, American Abitration Association, Practising Law Institute (panel on copyrights, 1979).
Married Marion Rita Heyman, November 21, 1954. Children: Jonathan H., Betsy W.
