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Jerry Fortinsky

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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Jerry Fortinsky, Of Counsel in the Litigation practice, focuses his practice on securities, antitrust and other complex commercial litigation. In recent years, The Legal 500 has described Mr. Fortinsky as “incredibly smart,” “very knowledgeable,” “astute and highly commercial,” “highly competent in every respect, with expert litigation skills,” and has said he “garners high praise” for his work and “is very strategic in his legal analysis and always thinks about five steps ahead.”  He has been selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers eleven times. Mr. Fortinsky has been listed in Chambers USA:  America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a “Noted Practitioner” in securities litigation.

Mr. Fortinsky joined the firm in 1991 and became a partner in 1998 and Of Counsel in 2023.  From 1988 to 1991, he worked in the Office of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, where he rose to become Assistant to the Governor for Regional Affairs in 1990. He served as a law clerk to Judge Edward R. Korman of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, from 1987 to 1988.

Career

  • Education

    Harvard College

    B.A. in Government, magna cum laude

    Yale Law School

    J.D.

    • Harlan Fiske Stone Prize (best oral argument, Yale Moot Court of Appeals)
    • Potter Stewart Prize (best team argument, Yale Moot Court of Appeals)
    • Charles G. Albom Prize (best appellate advocate in Yale’s legal clinic)

Memberships

  • Admissions

    • New York

  • Courts

    • United States Supreme Court
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • Unites States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation

With a strong background in the financial services sector, Shearman & Sterling LLP has experience representing major US and non-US financial institutions in securities and antitrust litigation, particularly class actions, as well as regulatory investigations. The practice is led by Adam Hakki and Stephen Fishbein based in New York, and Patrick Robbins in San Francisco. Hakki is renowed for his expertise in securities litigation, acting for many of the firm’s major clients including Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. He is also experienced advising underwriting syndicates of IPOs in securities class actions as well as representing banks in trading market class actions. Brian Burke, based in New York and Shanghai, is another key name to note, concentrating on regulatory investigations across the Asia Pacific region, particularly advising multinationals with operations in China in matters relating to the FCPA, anti-money laundering, economic sanctions and antitrust. Jerry Fortinsky, also based in New York, shares this focus in Asia and leads the China securities litigation practice where he frequently defends shareholder lawsuits against US-listed Chinese companies. Katherine Stoller is a prominent player in white collar defense and internal investigations relating to securities and accounting fraud, as well as insider trading and money laundering, noted for her engagement with Danske Banke in investigations by both the DOJ and the SEC along with European regulatory authorities into money laundering and securities fraud.

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