Edward Eliezer Neiger

Edward Neiger started off as a bankruptcy lawyer, training under the legendary Harvey R. Miller at the bankruptcy and litigation powerhouse Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he earned his stripes working on the bankruptcies of Enron and WorldCom. He started his own firm in 2008 and merged with ASK in 2012.

Edward is now the co-managing partner of ASK LLP, one of the leading mass tort, sexual abuse and bankruptcy law firms in the country, with client recoveries and settlements totaling more than $500,000,000.

Ed has devoted his career to standing up against powerful people, entities and government, taking an aggressive stance to fight and recover money for victims, including representing:

wildfire victims who have lost all save for the clothes on their back;
female prisoners who were sexually abused by male guards;
children abused by clergy and other people in positions of power;
victims of the opioid crisis and their families;
victims of cancer-causing fire-foam and other “forever” chemicals; and
teenage victims of Juul who became addicted;
Among many others.

Ed is a passionate advocate for those affected by the opioid crisis. He is on the board of 2EndTheStigma and works to help those suffering from addiction, including those incarcerated, get the help they need. At the same time, he fights to hold those responsible for the opioid crisis, especially governments and elected officials, accountable.

In the past, he helped Holocaust survivors, including his own grandfather, recover monetary damages from the German government.

He is a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Imperfect History Committee, which explores and uncovers the racist roots of the NYC Bar Association

In 2020, Edward was recognized as one of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s ‘40 Under 40’ award winners.

Ed is the author of the New York Law Journal’s “Mass Torts Roundup” and “Bankruptcy Update” columns.

All of Ed’s grandparents are Holocaust survivors and came to the United States as refugees after the Second World War. He is a Brooklyn native and a first-generation college graduate, earning a JD from Fordham University School of Law where he served on the prestigious Law Review.

He lives in New York with his wife and three children.