Charles Berry Email and Phone Number

Charles Berry has over 35 years of experience in commercial litigation in the federal and state courts. On behalf of US and foreign banks and businesses, he has achieved many trial, appellate and arbitration victories, landmark court rulings and major settlements. The commercial cases for which he has served as lead counsel have involved contracts, breach of fiduciary duty, commercial torts, real estate, corporate control, inter-creditor agreements, recovery of assets, ownership of art, and international enforcement of judgments. He has represented many foreign banks, including matters involving parallel proceedings in foreign jurisdictions.Mr. Berry also has extensive experience representing individuals, non-profits and fiduciaries in trusts and estates disputes, counseling and planning. He has been involved in prominent will contests, disputed accountings and other proceedings in the Surrogate’s Courts in New York and other jurisdictions throughout the country. He has served as a fiduciary, received court appointments as guardian ad litem, and written and lectured on fiduciary conduct and litigation. He also has served as a referee on attorney disciplinary cases, appointed by the Chief Judge of the Appellate Division, First Department.Among Mr. Berry's publications are "Surrogate's Court Practice for the Commercial Litigator"​ in the treatise "Commercial Litigation in New York Courts"​ (West 2015 4th ed.), and the New York chapter of "Litigation & Dispute Resolution"​ (Int'l Comparative Legal Guide 2013).Mr. Berry has served on several non-profit boards, including The New York Society Library, New York City's oldest cultural institution (board chair 2006-2013), The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary (1998-2007; vice chair), The Seward Johnson Atelier (2003 to date), and Points of Light Foundation (2005-2010; executive committee). He served as the President and Board Chairman of The River Club of New York from 2011-2018.