Background
Polak, Werner L. was born in 1936 in Bremen, Germany.
Polak, Werner L. was born in 1936 in Bremen, Germany.
Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960. Bachelor of Laws, 1963).
Worked at Shearman & Sterling (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New New York Shearman & Sterling, founded in 1873, has more than 600 lawyers in 15 offices throughout the world.
The firm"s practice encompasses most major areas of business law, including: Antitrust and Trade Regulation.
Banking; Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization. Compensation and Benefits.
Environmental. Finance (including Corporate Finance, Domestic Private Finance, Financial Institutions, International Private Finance and Project Finance).
Individual Clients, Trusts and Estates. Insurance; International Trade and Government Relations.
Litigation and Arbitration. Mergers and Acquisitions.
Oil and Gas; Privatizations.
Real Estate. And Tax. The Firm is also engaged in the practice of French, German and Hungarian law through its offices in France, Germany and Hungary.