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Selendy Gay PLLC Offices
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10104
NEW YORK
United States
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Maria Ginzburg

Work Department
Complex Commercial Litigation
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Maria Ginzburg is the Managing Partner of Selendy Gay.
Maria is a trial lawyer who serves clients in complex, high stakes commercial and financial disputes. She works on plaintiff and defense-side matters in federal and state courts, and arbitrations. In her plaintiff-side practice, she has recovered over $3 billion for her clients. She has represented Fortune 50 companies, CEOs, corporate boards, investors and trustees in a broad range of matters ranging from disputes over structured products, earnouts, debt covenants, fraudulent conveyance accounting and tax practices, short selling, Ponzi schemes, whistleblower actions, corporate governance disputes, and employment matters. Maria also handles internal investigations and represents corporate boards and special committees.
Benchmark Litigation names Maria a Litigation Star, while Lawdragon lists Maria among the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and the nation’s “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.” She is also recognized as one of New York’s “Super Lawyers” in business litigation. Legal 500 lists Maria as a recommended lawyer in their General Commercial rankings.
Memberships
Member, Stanford Law School Board of Visitors
Board Member, Ronald McDonald House of New York
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1996
- Harvard University, A.B., Government, 1992, Magna cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
(Firms to watch)Selendy Gay PLLC is a New York litigation boutique with a major focus on bankruptcies and restructurings. It has an extensive background in out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 cases. This includes representing the Litigation Oversight Committee of Genesis Global Holdco and two affiliated debtors that filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Kelley Cornish is a hugely experienced bankruptcy and insolvency lawyer, and a former Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP partner. Jennifer Selendy and Maria Ginzburg are also key partners.
United States > New York City Elite > Commercial disputes
(Commercial disputes)Maria Ginzburg, managing partner at Selendy Gay PLLC is a skilled advocate with a keen understanding of complex, high-stakes commercial disputes. A well-rounded litigator with experience in plaintiff and defense-side matters, Maria Ginzburg takes on a broad range of high-value cases in diverse industries.
United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
Litigation firm Selendy Gay PLLC represents both plaintiffs and defendants from various jurisdictions, spanning an impressive array of industries. The team boasts niche specialisms, including liability management transaction disputes, post-M&A litigation and bankruptcy litigation. Philippe Selendy remains a go to for representation in long-running litigation and arbitration and leads the New York-based team alongside Jennifer Selendy, an expert in lender-on-lender disputes. Practice co-head Faith Gay‘s broad expertise ranges from financial, securities and bankruptcy litigation to IP and contractual disputes, and Maria Ginzburg focuses on complex commercial and financial disputes. Oscar Shine is regularly called upon by plaintiffs and defendants, while David Coon‘s national practice sees him represent clients at state and federal courts. Julie Singer and Meredith Nelson are other names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial disputes United States > New York City Elite
- Commercial disputes United States > New York City Elite > Commercial disputes
- General commercial disputes United States > Dispute resolution
- Firms to watch United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate