Evan S. Fensterstock's profile

    Evan S. Fensterstock

    Top rated Business Litigation attorney in New York, New York

    Education Qualification:

    New England Law | Boston

    Practice Areas:

    Business litigation,

    Employment & labor,

    Employment litigation,

    Alternative dispute resolution,

    Employment law - employee,

    Employment law - employer

    200 Vesey St, 24th FloorNew York, New York, 10281

    First Admitted: 2009, Connecticut

    Professional Webpage: https://fensterstockpc.com/book-an-appointment-business-comm...

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • Member and active participant in the New York American Inn of Court, participating in authoring and presenting continuing legal education presentations yearly in the areas of election law, trial practice, and ethics, 2012
    • Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    • New Jersey District Court
    • U.S. District Court Southern, Western, and Eastern District Courts of New York
    • Massachusetts
    • Connecticut
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • Vice Magister of the Bradlee Inn Chapter of the International Legal Honor Society Phi Delta Phi, 2007
    Representative Clients:
    • Cypress Group Holdings, Inc. (Buyer) in a breach of contract and indemnification action against Onex Corporation, et al. (Sellers) alleging breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants contained in a Stock Purchase Agreement arising out of the purchase and sale of an insurance company and its subsidiaries. Obtained a nearly $5,000,000 judgment in May 2019 after a four-day trial in March 2019 in the New York County Commercial Division, 2019
    • The Plan Administrator of MF Global Holdings Ltd. in a fraudulent conveyance action against Series A and Series B shareholders in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, 2013
    • The Plan Administrator of MF Global Holdings Ltd. in an action for professional malpractice against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP alleging damages in excess of one billion dollars in the Southern District of New York, 2013
    • A trust owning 24 percent of AriZona Iced Tea in connection with AriZona Iced Tea’s inter-owner dispute and the largest corporate dissolution case in New York, 2012
    • The founder and chairman of an international gaming and racing company in a defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and conspiracy action brought by a competitor in Maryland state court. In September 2013, the claims against this individual were dismissed, 2012
    • Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust in a breach of contract action against its former parent company, Boston Private Financial Corporation, concerning the interpretation and implementation of a stock purchase agreement, 2011
    • Hilton Worldwide in an action alleging trade secret misappropriation and corporate espionage brought by Hilton’s competitor, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and in a grand jury investigation conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office (S.D.N.Y.) relating to the same underlying facts, 2009
    Transactions:
    • Cypress Group Holdings, Inc. (Buyer) in a breach of contract and indemnification action against Onex Corporation, et al. (Sellers) alleging breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants contained in a Stock Purchase Agreement arising out of the purchase a sale of an insurance company and its subsidiaries. Obtained a nearly $5,000,000 judgment in May 2019 after a four-day trial in March 2019 in the New York County Commercial Division, 2019
    Pro bono/Community Service:
    • Coordinator of the Holocaust Survivor Representation Pro-Bono Project at Kasowitz, which helps Holocaust survivors recoup pensions and payments from the German government for work performed in ghettos during World War II, 2011
    • Volunteer at the Legal Aid Society Hurricane Sandy Relief hotline and benefits hotline. Initiated interest at Kasowitz in unemployment insurance benefits cases leading to the Unemployment Insurance Project at Kasowitz, 2012
    • Volunteer at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House with the Health Care Access Project to help low income seniors choose a Medicare Part D plan, 2013
    Honors/Awards:
    • In 2013, received the Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Publico Award for service to Hurricane Sandy victims and initiating interest at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP in unemployment insurance benefits cases leading to the Unemployment Insurance Project at Kasowitz, Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Publico Award, Legal Aid Society, 2013
    • Cali Excellence for the Future Award in Business Transactions for Lawyers, New England Law|Boston
    • Phi Delta Phi Balfour Scholarship for outstanding service to Bradlee Inn, 2008
    • New York Metro Area Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020
    Educational Background:
    • Class President, Bowdoin College 
    • Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts degree, Double-majored in Government and Spanish
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Co-Author and Presenter, “Ethics Program – In-House Counsel Ethics” – April 2015, the New York American Inn of Court, 2015
    • Executive Literary Editor of the New England Law Review at New England Law|Boston
    • Co-Author, “Loot and the Law of Cultural Artifacts” – March 2014, the New York American Inn of Court, 2014
    • Co-Author and Presenter, “Trial Practice – Expert Witnesses” – March 2013, the New York American Inn of Court, 2013
    • Co-Author and Presenter, “Election Law Program” – October 2012, the New York American Inn of Court, 2012
    • Author, Case Comment:  Shin v. Ahn Applies the Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine to Injuries Sustained by Golfers in the Same Group: Negligence Goes Unpunished, New England Law Review, Vol. 43, 2008
    Industry Groups:
    • Banking
    • Consulting
    • Digital Advertising
    • Employment
    • Financial Services
    • Gaming
    • Hospitality
    • Insurance
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Real Estate
    • Recruiting
    • Technology
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