Big-time litigators like to tout their track record in “bet-the-company” cases. But how many lawyers can claim a victory in “bet-the-temple” litigation?

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel name partner Gary Naftalis has spent years litigating high-stakes cases for companies and corporate officers. This week he scored a different type of victory in a long-running pro bono case for Jeshuat Israel, helping the Jewish congregation in Rhode Island retain control of the oldest synagogue in the United States.