Founded in 2024, Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC is an elite litigation boutique based in New York City, and the firm’s attorneys bring deep experience from leading national firms in commercial trials as well as litigation and arbitration proceedings. The group has a considerable track record of success in cases held in a range of courts nationwide including the Delaware Court of Chancery. Prominent recent clients for the firm have included controlled companies, shareholders and board members, as well as asset managers and investment funds, and the practice represents plaintiffs and defendants alike. The founding partners are David Elsberg, a highly experienced trial lawyer with a background in a range of commercial disputes spanning breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims as well as post-transactional litigation and recently acted on a high-profile real estate inheritance dispute worth over $1bn; Rollo Baker, who has experience in securities, M&A, and enforcement actions and is notably strong in trade secrets disputes; and Silpa Maruri, who is renowned by clients in the private equity and investment funds space and also has experience in class action and employment disputes.
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Testimonials
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- 'Focused trial specialty with strong strategic and tactical sense. Very strong technical lawyering combined with courtroom ability.'
- 'David Elsberg is extraordinary. Thrives under intense pressure. Fierce, utterly fearless litigator you would never want to be up against. Strategic mastermind who sees ten moves ahead and leaves the adversary flatfooted. Razor-sharp intellect. Commanding presence in the courtroom. Uncanny ability to outmaneuver the opposition.'
- ''Vivek Tata and Mike Duke are two of the best lawyers in their age bracket that I have ever worked with.'
- 'Vivek Tata is excellent. He is extremely quick to get up to speed on thorny issues and very thoughtful about potential solutions and their implications.'
- 'Elsberg Baker Maruri brings together a talented pool of brilliant young attorneys. Their attorneys all have excellent credentials with experience tackling complex, sophisticated high-stakes disputes. They bring to bear the same experience and skills as much larger competitors, with leaner team structures and greater partner involvement.'
Key clients
- Madison Square Garden
- Soroc Technology Holdings, LLC
- Sol Goldman Investments, LLC
- Youbi Capital
- Passes
- Agiliti Inc.
- Diem Investments
- Blaize Holdings, Inc.
- Metropolitan Partners Group Administration LL
- nChain
- Fairstead Capital Management
- Millennium Management LLC
- Vitol
Work highlights
Represented Fairstead in a JAMS arbitration against a former senior executive, securing a complete defense victory and an award of attorneys’ fees following findings of breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
Represented two former Jane Street traders in litigation alleging misappropriation of a proprietary trading strategy; defeated Jane Street’s application for a TRO in the SDNY, allowing clients to continue trading, and later secured a favorable settlement.
Represented Sol Goldman Investments in a high-profile dispute among family heirs to a multibillion-dollar real estate empire; obtained dismissal of breach-of-contract claims in New York Supreme Court and secured affirmance on appeal, defeating the plaintiffs’ attempt to revive the case.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
David Elsberg; Rollo Baker; Silpa Maruri
Other key lawyers
Vivek Tata; Mike Duke