Law360, New York ( April 27, 2016, 10:22 AM EDT) -- Philip S. Kaufman is a partner in the New York office of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. He represents business clients in both trials and appeals across a range of legal matters, including securities, RICO, insurance, real estate and class action litigation. Kaufman has defended law and accounting firms in securities class actions and complex professional liability suits. He has defended corporate directors and officers in class actions, shareholder derivative actions and actions brought by bankruptcy trustees and creditors. He has defended hedge funds and their principals against investor allegations of securities and commodities fraud. Kaufman has defended major hotel organizations and publicly traded REITs against both private lawsuits and actions brought by regulatory authorities. His work on behalf of insurance companies includes both high-exposure coverage litigation with insureds and disputes with reinsurers. ...