Stephen
M.
Sinaiko
Partner
Mr. Sinaiko’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including both civil and white collar securities matters.
Mr. Sinaiko has represented institutions and individual clients in complex, securities-related civil and criminal litigation before state and federal courts, and in arbitrations before various tribunals and self regulatory organizations. In addition, Mr. Sinaiko has represented clients in connection with grand jury investigations and inquiries by governmental agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mr. Sinaiko also has experience in trial court and appellate litigation relating to corporate control transactions,insurance coverage and employment-related disputes.
The cases in which Mr. Sinaiko has been involved include:
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Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Verestar, Inc. v. American Tower Corp ., 343 B.R. 444 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006);
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Enron Corp. v. International Finance Corp ., 341 B.R. 451 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006); and
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Gerber v. MTC Electronic Technologies Co., Ltd., 329 F.3d 297 (2d Cir. 2003).
Education
J.D., magna cum laude,
New York University School of Law,
1992
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Note & Comment Editor, New York University Law Review, 1991-1992
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Editorial Staff, New York University Law Review, 1990-1991
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Order of the Coif
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Edward Weinfeld Prize in Civil Procedure
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George Hornstein Memorial Award in Corporations
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New York State Bar Foundation Award in Professional Responsibility
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American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law
A.B., with distinction in all subjects,
Cornell University,
1989
Clerkships
Chief Judge Henry A. Politz,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,
1992
- 1993
Bar Admissions
New York,
1993
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court,
1997
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York,
1996
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,
1993
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York,
1993
Professional Affiliations
New York City Bar, Civil Court Committee, 1998-2001; Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 2002-2005; Committee on Professional Responsibility, 2005-2008
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Languages
French
Italian