Practice Description:
Jamie Stecher's practice consists of a wide range of business-related litigation and counseling matters involving: contracts, such as stock purchase agreements, employment agreements, and other business arrangements; business torts; and trade secrets. He regularly appears in state and federal trial and appellate courts in New York, and various arbitral and other ADR forums. He has handled litigations throughout the United States, and has consulted on litigations and arbitrations in foreign countries.
Jamie's most significant representations include: an international battle (in Stockholm, London, New York and Houston) over the enforcement of an international arbitration award against a Russian oil company; obtaining specific performance of a contract to purchase a collection of rare violins, and then obtaining substantial monetary sanctions against the defendant and her attorney (Southern District of New York and Second Circuit); serving as appellate counsel and securing the reversal of a multi-million dollar indemnification award arising from a major corporate transaction (Appellate Division, First Department); and recovering millions of dollars from corporate officers who had violated duties of trust and loyalty (various courts in New York and New Jersey).
Jamie has been selected for inclusion in New York SuperLawyers for 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Publications:
"Democratic and Republican Justice: Judicial Decision-Making on Five State Supreme Courts," 13 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems 137 (1977).
Presentations:
Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Northeast Regional Training Program, 1988 -; Faculty, "Maintaining Ethics and Civility in Litigation," NYSBA CLE program panel, 2004 -.
Significant Matters:
Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844 (1997) (amicus curiae)
Dardana Ltd. v. Yuganskneftegaz, 17 F.3d 202 (2d Cir. 2003)
Saleemi v. Pencom Systems, Inc., 242 F.3d 367 (2d Cir. 2000)
Bartel v. Renard, 165 F.3d 13 (2d Cir. 1998)
Collins & Aikman Products Co. v. Sermatech Engineering Group, Inc., 297 A.D.2d 248 (1st Dep't 2002)
Pencom Systems, Inc. v. Shapiro, 237 A.D.2d 144 (1st Dep't 1997)