New York Attorney
Mark A. Berman

Mr. Berman is a partner in the Commercial Litigation, Cooperative and Condominium Law and Employment and Labor Law Practice Groups at Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP. He has extensive experience in representing private and public companies, as well as partnerships and individuals, as plaintiffs and defendants, in court and in arbitral forums, in complex commercial matters, with an emphasis on real estate and securities disputes, electronic discovery conflicts, and complex title insurance issues. He is a seasoned appellate attorney, having argued many cases before both the First and Second Departments. Mr. Berman is also a trained mediator.

Prior to joining Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP, he was an associate in the litigation department at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Michael L. Orenstein for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Berman has written and lectured extensively on electronic discovery issues before the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York State Judicial Institute.  He has been appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge as a member of New York State E-Discovery Working Group advising the New York State Unified Court System. Since 2005, Mr. Berman has authored a column in The New York Law Journal addressing electronic discovery under New York State law. Mr. Berman’s articles have been quoted in both appellate and trial court decisions.

Mr. Berman is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level in professional excellence and ethics, and has been selected as a “New York Super Lawyer” annually since 2008. 

Education:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1990), magna cum laude
  Editor, Moot Court Board
  Order of the Barrister
• Columbia College (A.B., 1986)

Admissions:

• New York State (1991)
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1993)
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1993)
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (2000)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (2004)
• U.S. Supreme Court (1998)

Memberships & Affiliations:

• Member, Electronic Discovery Working Group for the New York State Court System, 2010 to present
• Member, Education Subcommittee, Electronic Discovery Working Group for the New York State Court System, 2010 to present
• Secretary, E-Discovery Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, 2006 to present. Contributing Author, “Best Practices in E-Discovery in New York State and Federal Courts,” Report of the E-Discovery Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, July 2011
• Member, Federal Bar Council, Second Circuit Courts Committee, 2008 to present. Subcommittee member, SDNY Pilot Project E-Discovery; Subcommittee member, Second Circuit Courthouse Book Project, Author, Islip Courthouse Chapter
• Member, In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Group, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2011-2014
• Member, Professional and Judicial Ethics Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2008-2011

Lecturing/Teaching:

Mr. Berman has lectured on electronic discovery issues at Brooklyn Law School and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Attorney News & Announcements:

• Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association Elects Mark A. Berman Vice-Chair for the 2014-2015
• Several Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2013-14
• Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP Partner Appointed Co-Chair of Social Media Committee