Its profits collapsed overnight, and in the rescue operation both Robert and Michael Greenberg were ousted.

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Michael Greenberg watched for years as his father, Robert, though inventing nothing himself, made a lot of money on other people's ideas.

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Michael Greenberg was in college when Robert, who owned a women's apparel shop called L.A. Gear, started importing simple canvas sneakers to tap the aerobics craze in 1983.

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Michael Greenberg was in college when Robert, who owned a women's apparel shop called L.A. Gear, started importing simple canvas sneakers in 1983 to tap the aerobics craze.

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Together, Michael and Robert Greenberg run Skechers USA, one of the nation's hottest names in footwear.

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On Oct. 25 Greenberg was replaced by Michael Cherkasky, a former legal colleague of Spitzer's and a donor to Spitzer's reelection campaign.

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If Michael Eisner and Maurice (Hank) Greenberg can be eased out after creating tens of billions of dollars of shareholder value earlier in their careers, the operative question in boardrooms must now be: What have you done for us lately?

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At this point Robert Greenberg is clearly in charge, but Michael asserts himself more and more.

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