Stephanie P. Calnan

Stephanie Calnan is special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's New York office.

Areas of Practice

Stephanie represents clients in a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including contract and business disputes, defamation, intellectual property rights, real estate disputes, and bankruptcy claims. Stephanie advises clients through all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation investigation, pleadings and motion practice, conducting discovery, mediation, trial, and appeal.

Stephanie is also committed to pro bono work. She has successfully represented two minors seeking legal status in the United States, drafted an amicus brief relating to exclusionary zoning policies in municipalities, assisted women in a homeless shelter with accessing relevant legal resources, and successfully represented an individual facing eviction in housing court.

Experience

• Represented high profile individual in his successful defamation suit, which resulted in a multimillion-dollar judgment in his favor after a six-week jury trial in Virginia state court.
• Represented individual in JAMS arbitration regarding dispute over stock purchase agreement.
• Represented a trust in a four-week jury trial in Massachusetts state court pertaining to claims arising from a construction dispute.
• Represented wireless technology company in multimillion-dollar trademark infringement litigation in Western District of Washington.
• Represented the unsecured creditors’ committee of an oil and gas company in two-week plan confirmation hearing in Southern District of Texas.
• Represented financial institution in mediation before a magistrate judge of the Southern District of New York relating to allegations of breach of guarantee, resulting in favorable outcome for client.
• Represented pro bono clients in immigration proceedings including removal hearings and adjustment of status hearings, ultimately resulting in clients obtaining lawful permanent resident status.

Honors

Rising Star, Massachusetts, Super Lawyers, 2024