Ira Brad Matetsky Explained

Ira Brad Matetsky
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Lawyer
Education:Princeton University (AB)
Fordham University (JD)

Ira Brad Matetsky (born 1962)[1] is an American lawyer.

Biography

Matetsky has practiced law since 1987. He has been a partner in the New York City office of Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP,[2] a New York City business litigation firm, since 2023, and was a partner in a predecessor firm from 2004 to 2023. He began his legal career as a litigation attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, after which he served as co-general counsel at Goya Foods, Inc. He is the editor-in-chief of The Journal of In-Chambers Practice[3] [4] and an editor of both the Green Bag Almanac & Reader[5] [6] and the Baker Street Almanac.[7] He has been cited as a legal expert by media sources including CNBC, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, and The National Law Journal.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Matetsky has been a guest blogger for Eugene Volokh's blog The Volokh Conspiracy.[13] While working at Ganfer & Shore, he represented Morris Talansky, filing a suit against the Israeli satellite company ImageSat International on their behalf in 2007.[14] The suit was dismissed the following year.[15]

In 2005, Matetsky began editing Wikipedia under the username Newyorkbrad, correcting a factual error on William Rehnquist's Wikipedia page. He served on the English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee from 2008 to 2014, and was re-elected in 2017.[16] he was the Committee's longest-serving member.[17] He served until December 2018, then again from January 2020 to December 2021.[18]

, Matetsky also serves as the "werowance" (or president) of the Wolfe Pack, an organization of fans of Rex Stout's most famous fictional detective, Nero Wolfe.[19] [20] In 2015, he edited The Last Drive and Other Stories, a collection of Stout's earliest published work.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ira Brad Matetsky . . en . 2018-06-14.
  2. Web site: Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP. Dorf Nelson & Zauderer. 2024-01-19.
  3. Web site: Ira Brad Matetsky . Ganfer & Shore . en-US . 2018-06-13.
  4. Web site: The Journal of In-Chambers Practice. 2018-06-14.
  5. Web site: Almanac Excerpts, 2015–2017. The Journal of Law. 2018-06-13.
  6. Web site: 2012 Green Bag Almanac & Reader. Green Bag Almanac & Reader. 2018-06-14.
  7. Web site: The Baker Street Almanac 2020. Baker Street Almanac. 2018-10-02.
  8. News: Martin Shkreli's out-of-court antics could guarantee him a longer prison sentence, experts say.. Merle. Renae. September 14, 2017. The Washington Post. 14 June 2018.
  9. News: Here's what the charges against Manafort and Gates mean. Sheetz. Michael. 30 October 2013. CNBC. 14 June 2018.
  10. News: Why Sessions's Move Against Clinton Could Be a Set-Up. Thompson. Isobel. November 14, 2017. Vanity Fair. 14 June 2018.
  11. News: How Trump's Legal Team Is Trying to Bury Robert Mueller. Kosoff. Matya. December 12, 2017. Vanity Fair. 14 June 2018.
  12. News: 'In Chambers' Supreme Court Opinions Get Rare Nod in Gerrymandering Ruling. Mauro. Tony. June 20, 2018. The National Law Journal. 20 June 2018.
  13. Web site: Ira Matetsky, Guest-Blogging . Volokh . Eugene . 2009-05-11 . . 2018-06-14.
  14. News: Spy Satellite Lands Israel in U.S. Court . Pomerantz . David . 2007-07-13 . . 2018-06-15.
  15. News: Woodmere businessman may be off to Israel for lawsuit . Destefano . Anthony M. . August 1, 2008 . McClatchy-Tribune Business News . . ProQuest.
  16. Web site: Ira Matetsky '84 Helps Settle Disputes Among Wikipedia Editors . Karuppur . Abhiram . 2018-06-13 . . en . 2018-06-13.
  17. News: The 15 People Who Keep Wikipedia's Editors From Killing Each Other . Ramey . Corinne . 2018-05-07 . . 2018-06-14 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601061049/https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-wikipedias-bickering-editors-go-to-war-its-supreme-court-steps-in-1525708429 . 2018-06-01 . 0099-9660.
  18. Web site: Arbitration Committee/History: Current and former members . Wikipedia . 2023-05-19 .
  19. News: Fans of detective Nero Wolfe coming to St. Paul to see their hero on stage . Hewitt . Chris . 2014-06-01 . St. Paul Pioneer Press. en-US . 2018-06-14.
  20. Book: Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #21 . Doyle . Arthur Conan . Opperman . Meg . 2016-11-07 . Wildside Press LLC . 978-1-4794-2429-0 . 4 . en.
  21. Web site: The Last Drive and Other Stories by Rex Stout. Mysterious Press. 2015. 2018-06-14.

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