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David Klafter, Senior Counsel with Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. and
Susan Weiner, Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at NBC Universal will be our guest speakers for the Amy and Brian Schorr Family Luncheon Speaker Series on Monday, March 9th, 2015.
Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm in Furman 210
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David Klafter, Senior Counsel
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.
David practiced law from 1980-96, first as law clerk to Hon. Charles H. Tenney in the U.S. District Court in New York, then in private practice, culminating as a litigation partner with White & Case. From 1996 on, David has worked in the investing world as a principal and general counsel with Gotham Partners, L.P., then as COO of Festina Lente Investment Management, LP, and now as Senior Counsel with Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.
David’s charitable work includes:
- Northwestern University. Board of Visitors since 1997 and co-chair of a campaign to endow the Richard W. Leopold Professorship in History
- Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst. Director and VP since 1998
- Kaufman Center. Trustee from 2004-2011. Chair, Merkin Concert Hall from 2007-2011. Leadership Council, 2011-present
- Pershing Square Foundation. Director since 2009
- Cathedral School of St. John the Divine. Trustee and Member of the Executive Committee since 2011. Chair, Capital Campaign Committee
- Signature Theatre. Director since 2012
- Student Sponsor Partnership. Since 1994, David has sponsored and mentored students in Catholic high schools
David and his wife Nancy Kestenbaum live in New York City with their children, Rebecca and Ben. Nancy, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, is co-chair of Covington & Burling’s white-collar group.
David received his B.A. with honors in American Studies in 1976 from Northwestern University (Phi Beta Kappa) and his J.D. in 1980 from New York University.
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Susan E. Weiner
General Counsel, NBCUniversal News Group,
Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, NBCUniversal
Susan Weiner is General Counsel, NBCUniversal News Group, and Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, NBCUniversal. Susan heads the group of lawyers who work with all the NBCUniversal news organizations, including NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Stations, E! and Telemundo. Susan oversees legal support for newsgathering and reporting, transactions and contracts, regulatory matters and claims and disputes.
Prior to joining NBC, Susan was Deputy General Counsel of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She was also a litigator at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler and clerked for the Honorable Charles H. Tenney in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Susan serves on the Board of Directors of the Media Law Resource Center, which she chaired from 2012-2014.
Susan graduated from New York University School of Law, where she was a Law Review editor and a member of Order of the Coif.