Eckert Seamans appoints three new members to Board of Directors
April 1, 2016
Eckert Seamans appointed three new members to its Board of Directors – Ryan J. Cassidy, Wendy West Feinstein, and Marc S. Stein. The new board members will be part of Eckert Seamans’ leadership team, responsible for implementing the goals of the firm’s strategic plan; each will serve three year terms.
Ryan J. Cassidy (Philadelphia) is vice chair of the firm-wide Labor and Employment Group. He practices exclusively on management-side labor and employment law in both the public and private sector. Cassidy speaks and writes frequently on a number of labor and employment issues, including the National Labor Relations Act; the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act (Act 111); the Police Pension Fund Act (Act 600); the Public Employee Relations Act (Act 195); the Police Tenure Act; Civil Service under the Borough Code and First Class Township Code; and the Local Agency Law.
Wendy West Feinstein (Pittsburgh) has 20 years of experience helping companies resolve business disputes through negotiation and/or litigation. She represents corporate clients in contract disputes, business torts (e.g., fraud, misrepresentation, unfair competition), and intellectual property disputes. She also defends clients in pharmaceutical product liability and false claim act cases. Feinstein’s varied experience includes representing employers in employment disputes and foreign countries in litigation in the United States. While the majority of her practice is litigation, she has served as outside general counsel for clients and regularly counsels clients to develop business strategies and solutions to prevent litigation or resolve matters outside of court or arbitration.
Marc S. Stein (Philadelphia) is co-chair of the firm’s Public Finance Group. He represents state agencies and authorities; borrowers, including corporate and 501(c)(3) entities; investment banks; municipalities and school districts; industrial development authorities; municipal authorities; corporate trustees; commercial lenders; and swap counterparties. Stein recently served as bond counsel to a water authority in a transaction that involved the borrowing of funds for capital projects, the refunding of six series of outstanding bonds, and the creation of a new trust indenture that replaced a bond resolution originally drafted in 1939. He also serves as bond counsel or 501(c)(3) counsel to numerous colleges and universities.