Sadis & Goldberg LLP Promotes Dan Viola to Partner and Welcomes Charles H. Dufresne,...

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Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:00am EDT

Sadis & Goldberg LLP Promotes Dan Viola to Partner and Welcomes Charles H.
Dufresne, Jr., Of Counsel to its New York Office

NEW YORK, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sadis & Goldberg LLP has elected Dan Viola,
Regulatory and Compliance Group, to the Firm's Partnership and announces the
addition of Charles H. Dufresne, Jr. to its New York office as Of Counsel in
the Litigation Group. 

Mr. Viola has 17-plus years of experience which includes structuring and
organizing broker-dealers and investment advisers and counseling investment
professionals in connection with regulatory matters.  Prior to joining Sadis
and Goldberg, Viola served as a Senior Compliance Examiner for the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.  During his tenure at the SEC, Mr. Viola
worked on several compliance inspection projects involving compliance
examinations of registered investment advisers to ensure compliance with the
Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act, and
the Securities Exchange Act.  Mr. Viola's examination experience includes
financial statement, performance advertising, and disclosure document reviews,
as well as analysis of investment adviser and hedge fund issues arising under
ERISA and blue-sky laws.

Mr. Dufresne will concentrate his practice in shareholder activism and
securities litigation matters, as well as providing comprehensive due
diligence of alternative investment portfolios on behalf of institutional
investors.  Dufresne has extensive experience in representing institutional
investors in a wide range of matters, ranging from shareholder activism to
securities and commercial litigation and arbitration.  Mr. Dufresne serves as
a member of the Board of National Association of State Treasurers (NAST).

About Sadis & Goldberg LLP 

Sadis & Goldberg LLP is a leading New York based law firm focused on
delivering sophisticated and creative legal solutions in a highly professional
manner.  The Firm is internationally recognized for its formidable financial
services practice that consists of representing several hundred investment
advisers and related investment entities (including hedge funds, private
equity funds and venture capital funds).  Similarly, the Firm provides
regulatory and compliance advice and representation in connection with SEC
enforcement proceedings.  Notwithstanding the emphasis on the financial
services industry, the Firm also provides a full range of tax, estate
planning, litigation, regulatory, real estate, and corporate transactional
services to its clients.


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Cheryl Lee Spratt, Director of Marketing of Sadis & Goldberg LLP,
+1-212-573-8420, cspratt@sglawyers.com
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