2020
STEVEN
SCHLESINGER
PARTNER
JASPAN SCHLESINGER LLP
Steven R. Schlesinger has been serving as a Partner as Jaspan Schlesinger LLP. He has
concentrated his practice in the areas of civil litigation involving shareholder and partnership
disputes, real estate transactions and other complex commercial cases. He has been counsel
to many prominent leaders in the real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, and other business
fields.
His clients have included The Trump Organization, AVR Realty, Fortress Investments, Kimco
Realty, Global Tissue, and Winter Brothers Waste Management among others.
Schlesinger has also been a recognized expert in election and campaign finance law. He has
acted as counsel on many political campaigns and has represented numerous elected officials
and government agencies in election law proceedings.
Schlesinger has served as counsel in many federal and state court trials, including numerous
cases in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court and has argued
innumerable appellate cases including many in the New York State Court of Appeals. He has
also litigated complex cases in Surrogate’s Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and in the Matrimonial
Division of the Supreme Court. He has acted as special counsel to numerous government
agencies and served as a director of three publicly held corporations.
Schlesinger has also been a successful businessman. He has been the managing member of
a multitude of real estate companies owning shopping centers, other commercial real estate,
automobile dealerships, and restaurants. He has also served as an adviser to a closely held
hospitality group.
An active member of the community, Schlesinger has been president of his synagogue and
participates in many other charitable and civic organizations.
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