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2017 GOULD AWARD RECIPIENTS

BARRY H. BERKE, Co-chair of the Litigation Department of Kramer
Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, is a nationally recognized trial lawyer
who represents officers, directors, professionals and corporations in
sensitive and high-profile investigations and proceedings. Some of
his recent notable representations include securing the acquittal of a
Deutsche Bank investment professional, and the deferred prosecution
of another, in a criminal case that the government described as its
largest tax shelter prosecution; successfully representing former SAC
Capital Fund Advisors fund manager Michael Steinberg in a prominent
insider-trading case that was ultimately dropped by U.S. prosecutors;
and successfully representing the Mayor of New York City in connection
with federal and local investigations.

Mr. Berke is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has
been repeatedly recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation as one of the leading
white collar criminal defense lawyers in the United States. In 2017, Chambers USA ranked Mr. Berke in its
top band for his success as a trial lawyer nationwide and named him one of the top four “star individuals”
among white collar criminal defense lawyers in New York. Quoting market peers, Chambers has described
him as a “preeminent trial lawyer” and “one of the top white-collar lawyers in the country” who is known
for his “strategic ingeniousness,” “incredibly sharp legal mind” and “great connection with juries.” Legal
500 called Mr. Berke “one of the most high-profile and sought after white-collar attorneys in New York”
and “superb.” Benchmark Litigation has consistently named him a litigation star, naming him “the go-to
guy for white collar trial work.” Mr. Berke was also named in 2010 and 2014-2016 as one of the Top 10
Lawyers in New York by Super Lawyers. He was selected as the Am Law Litigation Daily’s Litigator of the
Week for April 23, 2015, and May 27, 2011.

Mr. Berke is co-author of the textbook The Practice of Federal Criminal Law: Prosecution and Defense,
published by Thomson/West’s American Casebook Series. He has taught courses on criminal law and
professional responsibility at New York University School of Law, and lectures frequently on criminal justice
issues in a variety of forums.

Mr. Berke serves as Chairman of the board of directors of the Coalition for the Homeless and is a member
and former Chairman (2014-2016) of the board of directors of the Federal Defenders of New York Inc. He
was also appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as his designee on the Lincoln Center board of
directors, and is a member of the board of advisors of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

Prior to joining Kramer Levin, Mr. Berke was a trial lawyer with the Federal Defenders office for the Southern
District of New York. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Duke University, and clerked for the
Honorable Mary Johnson Lowe of the Southern District of New York.

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