Steven D. Skolnik

Steve Skolnik is an accomplished attorney whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, business disputes, and dispute resolution. He represents individuals and businesses in state and federal courts, before juries, and in arbitration proceedings. His extensive litigation experience includes real estate disputes, partnership and shareholder conflicts, breach of contract claims, banking and financing matters, fraud, business torts, pharmaceutical and technology industry disputes, landlord-tenant matters, condominium and cooperative litigation, and probate and estate litigation. Drawing on his background in corporate and securities law, Mr. Skolnik approaches litigation with a strategic, business-oriented perspective, balancing the costs, risks, and potential outcomes of each matter.

Mr. Skolnik graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University and earned his law degree from Harvard Law School. He began his legal career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges before transitioning to commercial litigation with a predecessor firm of Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy LLP. In addition to his litigation practice, he has experience in corporate transactions, contract negotiation, and drafting, and has served as an arbitrator and chairman of arbitration panels for the American Arbitration Association. His professional recognition includes selection as one of New York's Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers and recognition by Super Lawyers as a leading business litigation attorney in New York County. Mr. Skolnik is admitted to practice in New York, Colorado, and Texas, as well as numerous federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.