Shapiro Forman Allen & Sava LLP was formed in January 1993 by Stuart L. Shapiro, formerly a senior partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Michael I. Allen, a senior Skadden associate. Robert W. Forman, a former Skadden associate and a partner of Greenberger & Forman, joined the firm in January 1998. Matthew J. Sava, formerly a Skadden associate, joined the firm as an associate in 1999 and became a partner in 2004. Yoram J. Miller, formerly an associate at Pillsbury Winthrop and Latham & Watkins, joined the firm as an associate in 2003 and became a partner in 2008. We litigate securities, corporate, contract, accounting and other complex commercial cases in the New York federal and state courts, the Delaware Chancery Court and in courts around the country. We also arbitrate cases before the AAA, the NASD and the New York Stock Exchange (now FINRA). Our corporate practice includes advising parties to mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and financings. We are general corporate law advisors to a number of public and private companies. We represent boards of directors and audit, compensation, nominating, corporate governance and special board committees in connection with transactions involving related parties, other conflicts, derivative litigation, corporate governance matters and Sarbanes Oxley related matters. The firm counsels clients in connection with control contests, actions implicating fiduciary duties under state law, disclosure issues under the federal securities laws and severance and employment law issues involving senior partners and senior executives at hedge funds, investment banks, public and private corporations and a variety of financial institutions. The firm's philosophy is based on the personal value systems of its partners. Within the firm, we seek to maintain an informal and collegial atmosphere, which we believe fosters the sharing of ideas. We are strongly committed to our clients and to delivering legal services that make a difference to the outcome of a matter in a cost efficient way.