Six Partners Recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2016 Guide

Firm Ranked Highly for Commercial Litigation Work

New York—Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP has been recognized for the third year in a row by Benchmark Litigation as a leading commercial litigation firm in New York. Additionally, founding partners Judge Richard Holwell, Michael Shuster, and Daniel Goldberg were named Litigation Stars in the 2016 guide, along with John DiMatteo, head of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice.

Founding partner Dorit Ungar Black and partner Avi Israeli were named 2016 Future Stars.

According to Benchmark’s analysis, “Clients rave on the firm's behalf. One offers, ‘They have first-chair trial lawyers with top-notch talent, superb judgment, and vast experience.’ Another testifies, ‘We chose the firm based on prior experience with one of the name partners, the firm’s stellar reputation, its knowledge of the subject matter, associate resumes and our impressions based on pre-retention interviews. They’ve done an incredible job for us.’” The full analysis is available here.

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg serves as lead trial counsel for clients such as Visa, HSBC, Bank of New York, and Freddie Mac, in a range of high-stakes commercial litigation, antitrust, intellectual property, international arbitration, and appellate matters. The firm has carved out a particular niche for itself prosecuting a multitude of putback actions seeking to recoup billions of dollars in losses sustained by major financial institutions in connection with the residential mortgage crisis.