From Wall Street to Jerusalem

The Story of Ken Bialkin, a Boy from the Bronx

By Joshua M. Sklare

Published: 2022, 391 pages

Client: Kenneth J. Bialkin

Born 1929, in Bronx, NY

Died September 3, 2019, in New York, NY

Industry: Law

Ken rose from humble beginnings to become a prominent lawyer and Jewish leader. He graduated from the University of Michigan with BS Degree in Economics (1950) and from Harvard Law School (1953). He practiced securities and corporate law at Wilkie Farr Gallagher and Skadden Arps, where he became a leading partner. He counted many prominent statesmen among his circle of friends including former secretaries of state, Henry Kissinger and George Shultz.