Steve Zissou (jurist)
Encyclopedia
Steve Zissou is an American attorney, with a practice in Federal criminal law in the Bayside, Queens
district of New York City
. He is also known for having borne that name before the creation of the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
.
He was admitted to legal practice in New York State in 1983.
In 2005, Buena Vista Pictures contacted Zissou in the process of script clearance because of the match between the names. The two parties negotiated an agreement that includes confidential terms, and the closing titles of the film are said to include the wording "The filmmakers acknowledge that the real Steve Zissou is a prominent attorney in New York City specializing in complex federal litigation."
Zissou represented Denver Broncos
player Travis Henry
in the 2007 matter of NFL re-testing of Henry's urine in NFL.
In 2010, he is an attorney for Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
in the 1998 United States embassy bombings
in East Africa, and made the motion, on the third day of jury deliberations, for declaring a hung jury
.
Bayside, Queens
Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...
district of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He is also known for having borne that name before the creation of the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is an American comedy-drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Wes Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature length film, released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004...
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He was admitted to legal practice in New York State in 1983.
In 2005, Buena Vista Pictures contacted Zissou in the process of script clearance because of the match between the names. The two parties negotiated an agreement that includes confidential terms, and the closing titles of the film are said to include the wording "The filmmakers acknowledge that the real Steve Zissou is a prominent attorney in New York City specializing in complex federal litigation."
Zissou represented Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
player Travis Henry
Travis Henry
Travis Deion Henry is a former American football running back for the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
in the 2007 matter of NFL re-testing of Henry's urine in NFL.
In 2010, he is an attorney for Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is a conspirator of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization convicted for his role in the bombing of embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. He was indicted in the United States as a participant in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. He was on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list from its...
in the 1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998, in which hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous truck bomb explosions at the United States embassies in the East African capitals of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The date of the...
in East Africa, and made the motion, on the third day of jury deliberations, for declaring a hung jury
Hung jury
A hung jury or deadlocked jury is a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is unable to change its votes due to severe differences of opinion.- England and Wales :...
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