Steven R. Paradise
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Recognized since 2021
New York, New York
Commercial Litigation
Partner Steven Paradise is a nationally recognized litigator with nearly three decades of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes trials in state and federal courts in New York and other jurisdictions. He is equally adept at representing companies and individuals in government and internal investigations and regulatory proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, and other law enforcement and regulatory agencies. He also represents companies and individuals in litigation under the federal securities laws, including securities litigation class action defense.
Steven has represented Big Four accounting firms, Fortune 500 companies and financial services firms in commercial litigation matters in federal, state and appellate courts across the country. Among his notable successes, in the New York County Supreme Court’s Commercial Division, Steven won a unanimous jury verdict and subsequent appeal for a hedge fund defendant in a $95 million lawsuit, as well as a complete judgment after a bench trial for an international clothing manufacturer in a multimillion-dollar breach of contract action by an arm of the World Bank.
Steven’s primary area of practice is commercial litigation with an emphasis on securities related litigation. He also has extensive experience representing companies and individuals in investigations and enforcement proceedings by the SEC and FINRA and defending brokerage firms and registered representatives in arbitrations. In addition, he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in trade secret, trademark, and copyright litigation. Steven has litigated cases in Federal and State courts in New York, California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
- Lawyer Page: https://www.thsh.com/attorneys/steven-r-paradise
- 900 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
- Cornell University, JD
- University of Michigan, BBA
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- Eisner, LLP - Partner
- Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP - Partner
- Vinson & Elkins LLP - Partner
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern Districts of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern Districts of New York
18 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
7 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Commercial Litigation
The Legal 500, USA Securities: Shareholder Litigation (2012-2015, 2017-2020); M&A Litigation-Defense (2014-2015)
Benchmark Litigation, “National Litigation Star” for Securities and Commercial Litigation (2017-2019); a “Local Litigation Star” in New York (2013-2015, 2017-2019); and a “Future Star” in New York (2012)
Super Lawyers® New York Metro Area, Securities Litigation; Business Litigation (2007-2018)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
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