| Arthur Schwartz began working in the recruiting industry in 2001 and has been a partner and head of the New York office of the firm since 2002. Arthur specializes in the placement of practice groups and individual partners with an emphasis on lawyers in the transactional practice areas. Arthur has also placed several in-house counsels, deputy general counsels and general counsels. Many of the firm’s clients, and particularly our international clients, rely heavily on Arthur’s expertise and knowledge of various aspects of the New York legal market. Arthur is particularly knowledgeable in the areas of partner and executive compensation. He has been quoted extensively by the legal press on many issues related to the recruiting industry and has appeared on CNBC to discuss issues related to executive compensation. Arthur graduated from the University at Albany and received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member and published editor of the Cardozo Law Review. After graduating from law school, Arthur was a financial restructuring lawyer on Wall Street. In recognition of his role in establishing a legal career web site, Arthur was named one of the “100 Most Powerful and Influential Lawyers in America” by the National Law Journal. Arthur spends most of his spare time skiing and snowboarding and has claim to several “first descents” of various mountain peaks in the Chilean Andes. Arthur lives in Greenwich Village with his dog, Cooper. Email Address: aschwartz@klrs.com Phone: 212-512-0527 Fax: 212-512-0524 |