Nov 8 2010

A Quant in Love: Boaz Weinstein and Tali Farhadian

Boaz Ronald Weinstein and Tali Farimah Farhadian were married on Saturday evening at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan. Rabbi James E. Ponet performed the ceremony, with Cantor Angela Warnick Buchdahl taking part, The New York Times reports. Mr. Weinstein, the bridegroom, is the founder of Saba Capital Management, an investment firm in Manhattan. He is [...]


Oct 26 2010

Citi’s ‘Big Love’ for Terra Firma Emerges at Trial

Brendan McDermid/Reuters David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner One of America’s top trial lawyers faced off against one of Britain’s top investment bankers in a Manhattan federal courtroom late on Monday in crucial testimony that could determine the fate of the EMI Group, the music giant. David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, pictured, [...]


Oct 26 2010

Citi’s ‘Big Love’ for Terra Firma Emerges at Trial

Brendan McDermid/Reuters David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner One of America’s top trial lawyers faced off against one of Britain’s top investment bankers in a Manhattan federal courtroom late on Monday in crucial testimony that could determine the fate of the EMI Group, the music giant. David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, pictured, [...]


Oct 19 2010

Campaign Ads Take Nastier, More Personal Turn in Midterms

They say all’s fair in love and politics. Well, in politics these days, it’s also pretty ugly. Not only is spending on ads hitting record levels, but personal attacks seem to be reaching all-time highs for nastiness. Last week in Colorado we’ve seen President Obama portrayed as a terrorist, illegal immigrant, gambler and homosexual all [...]


Oct 4 2010

From Paris, With Love: The French Are Concerned For Us

A revelation about French perspectives of the United States and our politics emerged last month in a Paris suburb as I sat on a movie theater stage with three other American authors. We four born in the U.S.A. panelists came to that upper-middle-class suburb of Vincennes – think Bethesda, Md., or Wash(ington) Park in Denver [...]


Oct 4 2010

From Paris, With Love: The French Are Concerned For Us

A revelation about French perspectives of the United States and our politics emerged last month in a Paris suburb as I sat on a movie theater stage with three other American authors. We four born in the U.S.A. panelists came to that upper-middle-class suburb of Vincennes – think Bethesda, Md., or Wash(ington) Park in Denver [...]