Background
Kaufman, Robert Max was born on November 17, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Paul M. and Bertha (Hirsch) Kaufman. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1945.
Kaufman, Robert Max was born on November 17, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Paul M. and Bertha (Hirsch) Kaufman. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1945.
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1951). New York University (Master of Arts, 1954). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1957).
Worked at Proskauer Rose Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1957, New York and United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
1958, United States. Court of Military Appeals.
1961, United States. Supreme Court. Decisions Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1956-1957.
Recipient: The Whitney North Seymour Award of the Federal Bar Council, 1995. "The Association Medal" The Association of The Bar of The City of New York, 1995.
John Jay McCloy Memorial Award, Fund for Modern Courts, 1997.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (President, 1986-1988. Chairman, Executive Committee, 1980-1991). Dedicated to delivering results to individuals and companies through the effective application of talent and experience, Proskauer Rose Limited Liability Partnership has been providing a wide range of legal services for over 100 years.
With five United States. offices (Boca Raton, Florida, Clifton, New Jersey, Los Angeles, California, New York, New York and Washington, District of Columbia), and one in Europe (Paris, France), the firm"s over 460 attorneys offer general corporate, litigation and dispute resolution, labor and employment, real estate, personal planning and tax services along with services in a multitude of practice and industry specialties.
The service areas include, but are not limited to antitrust, bankruptcy and reorganization, employee benefits, environmental insurance, immigration, intellectual property, non-complete and trade secrets and white collar criminal defense. Industry practices include entertainment, media, information and technology, financial services, health care, hospitality, not-for-profit and sports.
Board directors Legal Momentum. Board directors, member executive committee Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation, Inc., Lawyers in Public Interest, 1986—1995, emeritus board directors, since 1995. Board directors, member executive committee American Judicature Society, president, 1995—1997.
Board directors, chairman executive committee Community Action Legal Services, Inc., 1976—1978. Director, member executive committee Legal Aid Society, 1985—1990. Member executive committee Volunteers of Legal Service, 1986—1994.
Member platform committee New York Republican State Committee. Board directors Citizen's Union Foundation, since 1986, vice president, since 1993. Board directors Women's Research and Education Institute.
Board visitors United States Military Academy, 1976—1979. Vice chairman consultant director New York Community Trust. Board directors Citizens Union New York City, since 1986, James Foundation, Medical and Health Research Association NYC/Public Health Solutions, September 11 Fund.
Board directors, executive committee Visiting Nurse Service of New York City. Member judicial selection advisory committees of Senators Javits and Moynihan New York City Quadrennial Communications on compensation of elected officials, 1995, 1999. Director, member executive committee, past chairman board Times Square Business Improvement District.
Trustee Brooklyn Law School. Fellow American Bar Foundation, New York State Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Association of Bar of City New York (president 1986-1988, chairman house committee, co-chairman committee on campaign finance reform 1997-2001, past chairman committee on 2d Century.
Past chairman executive committee, past chairman committee professional responsibility, past chairman special committee on campaign expenditures, past chairman committee civil rights, past vice chairman committee grievances, past chairman delegation to state bar house delegations), New York State Bar Association (house of deals 1978, 86-90), New York County Lawyers Association (past chairman committee on civil rights), American Law Institute.
Married Sheila Seymour Kelley.