Two New York Partners Named to Crain’s Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List

Blair Connelly, Global Vice Chair of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice, and Chris Harris, Global Vice Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department and head of the Bankruptcy Litigation & Creditors' Rights Practice, have been named to the 2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys list by Crain’s New York Business. The list recognizes outstanding litigators who are instrumental in shaping legal precedents, advocating for clients across diverse industries, and contributing to the vibrancy of New York's legal landscape.

Blair's Crain’s profile spotlights his success in winning a landmark trial decision in favor of Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Safra Catz in derivative litigation before the Delaware Court of Chancery. It also highlights his plaintiff-side victory for Telefónica in the New York Supreme Court against a counterparty that refused to close a deal worth over half a billion dollars.

Chris's Crain's profile highlights a recent win in which he secured two victories on the same day for AIG Financial Products Corp. in its Chapter 11 case. It features one of his biggest career wins representing Mallinckrodt in a cross-border Chapter 11 restructuring at the intersection of mass tort, antitrust, and bankruptcy law.