Stephen Jacobs Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• A founding member of Landman Ballaine & Ford P.C.,, Steve retired after over 40 years in private practice, almost 25 years with the firm. During his time at the firm, Steve represented accountants, attorneys, and.
• The granting of motions to dismiss and for summary judgment by the New York County Commercial Division of nine- and eight-figure suits, respectively, against a law firm, subsequently affirmed by the First Department
• The dismissal of class action claims brought in the SDNY against an auditor of a so-called Madoff “feeder fund,” as well as the dismissal on the merits by a Connecticut federal court, affirmed by the Second Circuit, of.
• The dismissal, upheld by the Third Circuit, of multi-billion dollar class action Sherman Act and RICO claims against an insurer in MDL litigation pending in New Jersey, after which the client settled other class claims.
• The dismissal, affirmed by the Second Circuit, of both a $20 million subrogation claim against a contractor and the contractor’s third-party coverage claims arising from the much-publicized scaffold collapse at Four.
• The award about 25 years ago of $5.2 million from Sears to reimburse an insurer client for a settlement payment, in a case that went to the New Jersey Supreme Court and was apparently the first “vendors endorsement”.

Handled wide range of professional liability, insurance coverage, and other complex business litigation

insurance coverage litigation and counseling; defense of accountants and lawyers; other commercial and personal injury litigation and monitoring

federal securities and other complex commercial litigation

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Articles Editor, Harvard International Law Journal

B.A., Political Science & History

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Recipient, Alan J. Willen Memorial Prize