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Good lawyers are not always good writers. This one is. In these sharply reported tales, Martin London takes you inside some real legal adventures. The cast ranges from Jackie Onassis all the way down the human scale to the unlamented Roy Cohn. And you get Spiro Agnew, and even (just a warning) Donald Trump. Perfect for the bedside table. But you will lose sleep. -- Dick Cavett, renowned television interviewer, author, and New York Times columnist.Martin London is a giant at the American Bar, a brilliant advocate for a spectacular range of clients -- from those with the highest profiles to others most in need, and a legendary storyteller. This memoir is a tale for the ages, a riveting read, and a spellbinding book about the power of law in the hands of a master. In this book, London brings the law to life. -- Linda Fairstein, Esq., New York Times best-selling author, and former head of the sex crimes bureau of the New York County District Attorney's office. Martin London, one of the toughest, smartest, most aggressive corporate lawyers in the country ... . I would like to have Marty London as my lawyer if I were trying to get away with something. -- Walter Jacobson, former anchor of CBS's Chicago TV station, WBBM, as quoted from his book, Walter's Perspective, and his statements to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Good lawyers are not always good writers. This one is. In these sharply reported tales, Martin London takes you inside some real legal adventures. The cast ranges from Jackie Onassis all the way down the human scale to the unlamented Roy Cohn. And you get Spiro Agnew, and even (just a warning) Donald Trump. Perfect for the bedside table. But you will lose sleep. -- Dick Cavett, renowned television interviewer, author, and New York Times columnist. Martin London is a giant at the American Bar, a brilliant advocate for a spectacular range of clients -- from those with the highest profiles to others most in need, and a legendary storyteller. This memoir is a tale for the ages, a riveting read, and a spellbinding book about the power of law in the hands of a master. In this book, London brings the law to life. -- Linda Fairstein, Esq., New York Times best-selling author, and former head of the sex crimes bureau of the New York County District Attorney's office. Martin London, one of the toughest, smartest, most aggressive corporate lawyers in the country ... . I would like to have Marty London as my lawyer if I were trying to get away with something. -- Walter Jacobson, former anchor of CBS's Chicago TV station, WBBM, as quoted from his book, Walter's Perspective, and his statements to the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Martin London is a nationally renowned Brooklyn-born lawyer who is an Honors graduate of NYU Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the Law Review. After two tours of duty with the U.S. Army, London spent 45 years as an associate and partner at the international law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. His partners first made him head of the Litigation Department, and then elected him to the Chairmanship of the Firm. His colleagues at the bar elected him to Fellowship at the prestigious American College of Trial lawyers, Chair of the Second Circuit Federal Bar Council, and he was appointed by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division to be Chair of its Disciplinary Committee, which had jurisdiction over 40,000 lawyers. London's name appears on a number of peer-selected Best Lawyers'' lists. He has won numerous awards for advocacy, lectured at leading law schools, and appeared on television and radio. He tried cases cases all over the world, before retiring in 2005 at the zenith of an outstanding career.

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