Sam is an experienced litigator and lawyer with particular expertise in handling complex litigation in the areas of plaintiff-side employment, civil rights, tort, and commercial disputes.

Sam’s practice involves trial and appellate practice, as well as arbitration and mediation, principally in the areas of employment, civil rights, tort and commercial litigation, and in the resolution of domestic and international commercial disputes.

Sam has successfully represented clients in high-stakes trials and litigation on behalf of workers and plaintiffs involving municipalities, multinational corporations and financial institutions, and obtained significant jury verdicts as well as negotiated multiple six-and seven-figure settlements on behalf of clients.

Sam has tried cases in federal and state courts and arbitrated these matters before a wide range of arbitral tribunals. He has argued critical motions and appeals, including conducting the oral argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a seminal decision on whether state common law torts arising from workplace drug testing are preempted by Federal Drug Testing Regulations applicable to workers in safety sensitive positions in the transportation industry. He has also argued and briefed appeals in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits and the Appellate Divisions of the New York State Supreme Court.

Sam has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law particularly as it relates to banking and international commercial transactions. In that regard, he has represented a number of United States-based foreign banks in diverse aspects of their banking business by providing issue-specific legal support for various forms of credit facilities.

Sam has had decades of experience in handling disputes as counsel as well as representing parties in arbitral matters under major domestic (United States) and international arbitration rules.

Sam is actively involved in handling litigation matters on a pro bono basis. His efforts on one such matter led a U.S. District Judge to note that he “has gone above and beyond the obligations of his initial appointment on his client’s behalf.”