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Steven G. Mintz - Partner |
Steven G. Mintz is a founding partner of Mintz & Gold LLP and manages the firm's Commercial Litigation and Appellate Litigation Departments. After graduating as Valedictorian of his law school class and serving as a Notes Editor of the Law Review, Mr. Mintz served as a personal law clerk to the Honorable Vito J. Titone of the New York State Court of Appeals (following his retirement from the bench in 1998, Judge Titone served as of counsel to Mintz & Gold until his death in 2005). Following his clerkship, Mr. Mintz joined the litigation department of Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld where he participated in complex business litigation, white collar criminal defense, labor and employment litigation as well as securities arbitration and litigation. From 1992 until 1996 he served as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel of the Organizing Committee For the 1998 Good Will Games Inc., the group responsible for bringing Ted Turner's Goodwill Games to the New York metropolitan region in 1998. Mr. Mintz also served as a director of the New York City Sports Commission Foundation from 1991 until 1994. Following the formation of Mintz & Gold in 1993, Mr. Mintz's practice has further diversified to include intellectual property, real estate and matrimonial litigation.
At root, Mr. Mintz serves as a "lawyer's lawyer" who provides advice and consultation to in-house counsel as well as to other lawyers and law firms. He represents public corporations, individuals, privately held companies, and has represented several well-known celebrities. As a result of his expertise in appellate litigation and his personal passion for developing New York State's jurisprudence, Mr. Mintz has argued appeals in New York State and Federal Courts including appeals before the New York State Court of Appeals on libel, equitable distribution, collateral source reduction, and accountant liability issues. In addition, he is often consulted by national and international law firms with issues related to practice before the New York State Court of Appeals.
Mr. Mintz has appeared in State and Federal Courts throughout the United States and regularly appears before various regulatory agencies including the SEC and EEOC, as well as self-regulatory bodies including the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Mintz also regularly appears before various alternative dispute resolution forums.
He is a member of the Bars of the States of New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Mr. Mintz received his B.A. from Emory University in 1985, and his J.D., summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 1988.