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One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004 US

Tel: 212-574-1223

Fax: 212-480-8421

wolfe@sewkis.com

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Gary J. Wolfe

Partner

News

Date	Title
May 31, 2010	Partner Gary Wolfe is quoted and the Firm is mentioned in a Barron's article on the Marshall Islands. The article discusses the advantages of the Marshall Islands to shipowners.
April 1, 2010	Partner Gary Wolfe is quoted and the Firm is mentioned in a Lloyd's List article entitled "Shipping Magnetism." The article discusses the appeal of New York exchanges to shipping companies.
March 1, 2010	Seward & Kissel LLP listed in Chambers Global 2010 in Band 3 for Shipping. Chambers describes the practice as "The best ship finance practice in the USA."
January 1, 2010	Partner Gary Wolfe is featured as a contributor in the January 2010 issue of Marine Money magazine. Mr. Wolfe gave his comments on the shipping industry in 2010.
December 4, 2009	Partner Gary Wolfe is quoted and the Firm is mentioned in a Law360 article. Mr. Wolfe answers questions about how the Firm developed its securities practice.
October 4, 2009	Dale Christensen, Jr., Ronald Cima, John Cleary, Kalyan Das, Mark Hyland, Michael J. McNamara, Bruce G. Paulsen, Peter Pront, Lawrence Rutkowski, S. John Ryan, John Tavss, Robert B. Van Grover and Gary J. Wolfe were included in Super Lawyers 2009.
September 1, 2009	Seward & Kissel named Shipping & Maritime North America Law Firm of the Year in the ACQ Finance Magazine Awards 2009.
June 18, 2009	Partner Gary Wolfe is quoted and the Firm is mentioned in a One Free Korea blog article entitled "Collision Course? U.S. Navy Tracking N. Korean Ship" The article discusses a North Korean ship's voyage that is believed to be carrying cargo in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874. Mr.Wolfe comments on the easy ability to change ship name and flags while at sea.
June 12, 2009	Seward & Kissel has been ranked in Chambers USA 2009 in Transportation: Shipping: Finance and Investment Funds: Hedge Funds.
May 29, 2009	Partner Gary Wolfe is quoted and the Firm is mentioned in a TradeWinds article on the US exchanges' rules on penny stocks. He discusses his expectations for the exchanges to preserve suspensions of normal "penny stock" rules, currently set to expire June 30th.
March 20, 2009	Partner Gary Wolfe is quoted and the Firm is mentioned in a Tradewinds article entitled "US Exchanges Relax Delisting Regulations for Penny Stocks," by Joe Brady. The article discusses the temporary suspension of regulations that require a "penny stock" to right itself or face delisting from the NYSE or the Nasdaq.
January 1, 2009	In the January/February 2009 edition of "Super Lawyers: Corporate Counsel Edition" Kal Das was named in the 'Administrative Law' section; Lawrence Rutkowski was named in the 'Bonds/Government Finance' section; and John Tavss, Robert Van Grover and Gary Wolfe were all named in the 'Securities & Corporate Finance' section.
December 15, 2008	Seward & Kissel Named 2008 Middle-Market M&A Law Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor
October 24, 2008	Seward & Kissel Named a Finalist by M&A Advisor for 2008 Law Firm of the Year at the Middle Market M&A Awards Gala
September 25, 2008	Ten S&K Partners Selected in the New York Super Lawyers 2008, Metro Edition as 10 of the Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area.
April 14, 2008	Gary Wolfe, partner, made a presentation at the Chirelstein Colloquium of the Yale Law School Center For The Study Of Corporate Law on High Yield Notes, commonly known as "Junk Bonds".
March 19, 2008	A Seward & Kissel Capital Markets transaction was included in the Marine Money 2007 Deal of the Year Awards, announced in the February/March 2008 issue of the publication.
2008	Who's Who Legal - Shipping & Maritime 2008 acknowledged Seward & Kissel partners Lawrence Rutkowski and Gary Wolfe as leaders in their field.
November 12, 2007	Gary Wolfe, partner, was the moderator of a ship owners' panel discussion "What Strategies Will We See in the Medium Term" at the 20th Annual Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance & Investment Conference and Awards held in London, UK.
September 2007	Kalyan Das, Lawrence Rutkowski, Eugene P. Souther, John E. Tavss, Gary J. Wolfe, Dale C. Christensen, Jr., Mark J. Hyland, Michael J. McNamara, Bruce G. Paulsen, S. John Ryan, and Robert B. Van Grover were included in Super Lawyers 2007.
June 14, 2007	Seward & Kissel was acknowledged in the Transportation (Shipping: Finance) section.
November 7, 2007	Gary Wolfe, partner, was the moderator of a panel discussion "Should Investors Invest Now?" at the 19th Annual Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference held in London, UK.
October 20, 2007	Gary Wolfe, partner, warned how North Korea may use less reputable “flags of convenience” to disguise its ownership of vessels.
October 12, 2006	Gary Wolfe, partner, was the moderator of a panel discussion "Going Public - Is it worthwhile" at the 8th Annual Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum held in Athens, Greece.
October 6, 2006	Seward & Kissel LLP was named the "Best Provider of Legal Services Related to Shipping Finance" at the Annual Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Awards Ceremony.
	Seward & Kissel was ranked third in the "Top Onshore Law Firms" category of the 2006 Alpha Awards.
September ,2006	Kalyan Das, Lawrence Rutkowski, Eugene P. Souther, John E. Tavss, Gary J. Wolfe were included in Super Lawyers 2006.
June 14, 2006	Seward & Kissel was ranked in band 1 for: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (New York); and Transportation: Shipping: Finance (New York). Chambers USA
January 27, 2006	The Shipping IPO Charge of 2005 has made Gary Wolfe a Big Winner and the Securities Lawyer of Choice. Tradewinds.
2006	Chambers Global 2006 recognized partners Lawrence Rutkowski and Gary Wolfe as leaders in the field of Shipping Finance.

Education

J.D., Yale Law School, 1975
A.B., Cornell University, 1971

Bar Admissions

New York