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Cohen had met Becker through his relationship with Richard
Eisner, Becker’s partner at Eisner Co., and through his
stepbrothers, who were Becker’s clients. Cohen retained Becker
on several occasions as an accounting expert. In turn, Becker
retained Cohen and LFC on various legal matters, including his
own divorce.
H. Robert Feinberg (Feinberg) attended New York University
School of Commerce, Accounts & Finance on a university
scholarship and graduated in 3-1/2 years. He joined the Naval
Reserve while attending Harvard Law School during the Korean War
and graduated from the law school in 1953. He then attended
Officer’s Candidate School, received his commission, transferred
to the Naval Supply Depot, Bayonne, New Jersey, for supply corps
school, and then, at the request of the captain of the base, was
assigned to the Naval Supply Depot at Bayonne. He served 3 years
on active duty with the Navy primarily at that Supply Depot in
charge of purchasing and contracting. Within 2 weeks of
separation from service he was hired by the New York law firm of
Jacobs & Persinger, and he became a partner there in 1961.
Feinberg had some experience in litigation and taxation, but
later his practice focused on corporate financial and commercial
transactions. Feinberg described himself as a member of “the
core of the corporate and corporate finance bar within the Wall
Street area * * * [that] were fairly well known among each other
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