Jonathan Polonsky is, as a client once referred to him, a relentless, jack-of-all-trades litigator. Trained first as a state court prosecutor and then as a litigator in Am Law 100 firms he has assisted global clients across a broad range of industries and issues. He has examined and defended hundreds of witnesses, argued hundreds of motions, taken numerous appeals, and tried over 20 cases as first chair counsel. He provides legal research and analysis; risk minimization advice; early case assessment and pre-litigation negotiation; prosecution and defense of claims in state, federal and bankruptcy courts and in mediations and arbitrations; and settlement in mediation and litigation.
LOCATION: New York, NY
LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN: New York, SDNY, EDNY, WDNY, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court
CURRENT FIRM: Polonsky Law PC
PRIOR FIRM(S):
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | Thelen LAW SCHOOL: Yale University
ADVANCED DEGREES: J.D.
HONORS AND AWARDS: Best Lawyers (Mass Torts and Class Actions) for 2019, 2020 and 2021
PRACTICE AREA(S):
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
(Administrative Agency Proceedings, Appellate — Appeals and Writs, Arbitration and Mediation, Bankruptcy, Commercial/Contract Disputes, Constitutional, Employment, Financial Services, Insurance Recovery, Landlord-Tenant, Product Liability, Real Estate, Securities)
Bankruptcy and Restructuring
(Bankruptcy Appeals, Creditors' Rights, Litigation)
INDUSTRY: Financial institutions, bankruptcy committees and creditors, manufacturers, technology companies, pharmaceuticals, real estate owners and commercial tenants, consumer products companies, construction owners and contractors, consumer product testing companies, insureds. management consultants, investors and shareholders
