Background
Cantor, Melvyn Leon was born on August 13, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Manuel and Adeline Cantor.
Cantor, Melvyn Leon was born on August 13, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Manuel and Adeline Cantor.
Bachelor, U. Vermont, 1964; Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1967.
Law clerk to Honorary Stanley A. Weigel, United States District Court, San Francisco, 1967-1968; associate, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, 1968-1974; partner, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, 1974-1997; of counsel, since 1998. Adjunct Professor Yeshiva U. Benjamin Cardozo School Law, New York City, 1977-1981.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, Bar Association ofCity of New York, Federal Bar Council.
Married Susan Gershen, June 7, 1964 (divorced January 1981). Children: Matthew, Douglas. Married Kathryn Gabler, January 3,1982.
1 child, Joanna.
