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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Offices

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
Visit website 1 212 756 2000 1 212 593 5955

Ms Taleah Jennings

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+1 212.756.2454 taleah.jennings@srz.com

Work Department

Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Enforcement

Position

Taleah E. Jennings has served as lead counsel on various complex commercial litigation matters, with a primary focus on fiduciary-related issues, including matters raised in trust and estates litigation, shareholder disputes and litigations involving employment-related matters. Her clients include fiduciaries of large trusts and estates and other financial services entities, such as investment managers, private equity firms, interdealer brokerage firms, multiemployer pension funds and commercial real estate firms. Taleah has litigated cases in various state and federal courts, as well as regulatory and arbitration forums, from the commencement of claims through trials and appeals.

Taleah has been recognized as a leading lawyer by The Legal 500 US, Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys and by New York Super Lawyers. She received the Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing for the New York Law Journal article “Options When a Competitor Raids the Company,” was honored with the Excellence in Pro Bono Advocacy Award by Sanctuary for Families and was named among Savoy magazine’s Most Influential Black Lawyers.

Memberships

Advisory Board, LIFT; Board of Directors, Sanctuary for Families; Board of Directors, NYC Bar Association Trusts, Estates & Surrogates Courts Committee.

Education

Rutgers Law School, JD; University of Maryland, BS.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is frequently sought after by significant hedge and private equity funds, also representing finance industry clients, and has recently bolstered its activity in blockchain and cryptocurrency disputes. The practice also has a strong record in shareholder activism litigation and is extensively experienced in civil litigation in appellate, federal, and state courts. Co-head Gayle Klein in New York represents clients in breaches of fiduciary duty, business and bankruptcy litigation, theft of trade secrets and violations of non-competition agreements. Fellow New York based co-head Michael Swartz is particularly active in M&A, securities, and shareholder activist litigation, in addition to private investment fund disputes, while Peter White in Washington DC completes the leadership team and is a white-collar lawyer who has represented corporations and executives in False Claims Act and qui tam lawsuits, grandy jury and internal investigations, and shareholder class actions. William Gussman has a wealth of expertise in litigation surrounding Section 546(e) safe harbor in fraudulent transfer actions, while Taleah Jennings has a focus in fiduciary matters. All mentioned individuals are located in New York, unless stated otherwise.

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