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Samantha V. Ettari

Associate

Phone: 212.715.9395 Fax: 212.715.8000 New York

Ms. Ettari practices in the areas of white-collar criminal and regulatory defense, as well as general commercial litigation, with an emphasis on real-estate, complex contract disputes, and employment litigation.

Ms. Ettari is a member of the firm’s Electronic Discovery Group and a co-editor of the Electronic Discovery Update, which reports on legal developments in the area. Ms. Ettari has published numerous articles on electronic discovery. She recently co-authored articles in the New York Law Journal and The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel regarding the landmark Southern District of New York electronic discovery opinion, Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan v. Banc of America LLC.

Ms. Ettari also maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes representation of indigent clients in contested divorce proceedings in conjunction with InMotion and the New York Legal Assistance Group. In partnership with the Legal Aid Society, Ms. Ettari currently represents an indigent defendant in the appeal of his conviction to the First Department.

From 2005 to 2006, Ms. Ettari served as a Law Clerk to the Hon. Joan M. Azrack, Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York, and from 2007 to 2008, she served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward R. Korman, District Judge, Eastern District of New York.

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J.D., magna cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 2005
  • Editorial Board, Brooklyn Journal of International Law
  • Dean’s List
  • CALI Award for Excellence (Copyright, Family Law)
  • Brooklyn Law Students Against Domestic Violence
  • Courtroom Advocates Project
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B.A., magna cum laude, State University of New York at Geneseo, 2000
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Oxford University, St. Edmund Hall, 1999
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New York
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New Jersey
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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Honorable Edward R. Korman,  U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2007 - 2008
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Honorable Joan M. Azrack,  U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2005 - 2006
    -New York City Bar Association
    -Federal Bar Council's Inn of Court
    -Lloyd F. MacMahon Fellow