Qualifications and Career Profile
Howard J. Kashner concentrates his practice in corporate and financial services law.
Mr. Kashner practices in the securities, corporate and banking areas, and has represented investment advisers, public open-end and closed-end funds, underwriters and broker-dealers. He is also General Counsel to The Royce Funds and to Royce & Associates, Inc.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kashner served as a trial attorney for the Appellate Section of the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice (1965 to 1968).
Associations and Committees
Mr. Kashner is a member of the New York City, New York State and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA’s Business Law Section.
Lectures and Articles
Mr. Kashner is the author of "Financing Limited Partnerships and Their Partners: Caveat Creditor," The Business Lawyer (November 1981), and "Majority Clauses and Non-Bankruptcy Corporate Reorganizations — Contractual and Statutory Alternatives," The Business Lawyer (November 1988).
Education
Mr. Kashner received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude (A.B., 1962) from Brown University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his law degree cum laude (LL.B., 1965) from Harvard Law School.