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New York Civil Litigation Lawyers

57 distinguished civil litigation attorneys in New York, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Alfred E. Donnellan

Civil Litigation

360 Hamilton Ave, White Plains, NY 10601, USA

Mr. Donnellan is a founding partner, member of the firm’s Executive Committee and the Managing Partner of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr. In addition to managing the firm, Mr. Donnellan focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and real estate development with an emphasis on large scale urban renewal redevelopment projects. He represents clients in connection with the acquisition, development, financing and disposition of all types of real estate including office, residential, hotel, condominium and retail, as well as public and private partnerships. He has acted as lead counsel in connection with some of the largest and most complex real estate projects in Westchester. Mr. Donnellan is Chairman of the Board of Visitors of Pace University School of Law. He also served as President of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, a not for profit organization that provides free civil legal services for low income individuals, from 2006 to 2021.

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Anna Higgins

Anna Higgins

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

39 Broadway, Suite 1701, New York, NY 1006

Area of Practice: Complex Civil and Commercial Litigation Anna Avrasin Higgins is a co-founder of Linton Robinson & Higgins. She is admitted to practice law in both New York and Florida and works out of our New York and Miami offices. Attorney Higgins is an experienced and tenacious litigator who is committed to providing high quality legal representation to all her clients. She specializes in prosecuting and defending complex civil and commercial litigation cases and concentrates her practice on cases involving: Construction Litigation, Construction Accidents, Construction Defect, Business Litigation, Labor Law, Employment Discrimination, Premises, Property and Security Liability, Professional Liability, Environmental and Toxic Tort, General Liability, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability. Attorney Higgins has tried over 100 cases in her career and amassed innumerable favorable verdicts for her clients. She graduated with a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law and received an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Russian from Florida State University. Attorney Higgins has tried cases in the State of New York and Florida at both the State and Federal levels. Attorney Higgins immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine and speaks Russian fluently.

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Barry Rashkover

Civil Litigation

250 Vesey Street, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281

Area of Practice: Government Investigations Defense BARRY RASHKOVER is a nationally recognized, veteran securities enforcement defense lawyer. Described as an “A-team player,” “absolutely fantastic,” “very knowledgeable,” and a “formidable” advocate in Chambers USA, and named a “National Practice Area Star” and “Litigation Star” (2021–2023) in Benchmark Litigation, Barry defends companies and individuals before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, FINRA, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and state attorneys general. While he co-headed Sidley’s global Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice, the group was named Chambers USA “Firm of the Year” for Financial Services and Securities Regulation (2019 and 2016); US News — Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” for Litigation — Regulatory Enforcement (2021); and US News — Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities Regulation (2020 and 2017). Before Sidley, Barry held several high-level positions at the SEC, including co-head of Enforcement and associate director for the SEC’s Northeast Regional Office, and an SEC senior trial counsel.

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