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Seth F. Schinfeld
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- Associate
- New York
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Seth F. Schinfeld is a litigator who maintains a diverse commercial practice. He has broad experience litigating false advertising claims, employment issues, licensing and contract disputes, securities actions, criminal and regulatory claims, and real estate and general commercial and business matters. He has taken and defended depositions and represented clients in numerous arbitrations and cases in federal and state courts, as well as in challenges before the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau.
Experience
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Represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Rite Aid, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the bankruptcy court for the District of New Jersey on Oct. 15, 2023.
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Represents the Ad Hoc Committee of Governmental and Other Contingent Litigation Claimants, comprised of ten states’ attorneys general, six municipalities, the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in multidistrict opioid litigation, and a federally recognized Native American tribe, in the Purdue Pharma LP chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
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Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc., obtaining 90 cent cash payment in six months for over $1.5 billion in claims over the concerted opposition of the debtor’s largest shareholders and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Credentials
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006 - Moot Court Board
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B.A., cum laude, Johns Hopkins University, 2003
Bar Admissions
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New York, 2007
Court Admissions
- U.S.C.A., 5th Circuit
- U.S.D.C., Eastern District of New York
- U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York
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