Helen M. Maher

Partner
Armonk

t: 914 749 8258
f: 914 749 8300

hmaher@bsfllp.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Sports Law

Education

Pace University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Environmental Law Certificate, 1998; Deans List; Lois Murphy Scholarship; Editor-in-Chief, Pace Environmental Law Review

University of Southern Maine, B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 1994; Deans List; Intern for U.S. Senator William S. Cohen

Admissions

New York

United States District Courts: Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Helen Maher's main practice area is complex civil litigation.

Since joining the firm, Ms. Maher has participated in cases involving complex securities transactions, intellectual property, antitrust, technology transfers, class actions, and environmental law. Ms. Maher has participated in high profile antitrust litigation involving various sports-related entities, including NASCAR and the YES Network, as well as satellite television entities. In addition, Ms. Maher has represented the largest entertainment company in Latin America in a tortious interference lawsuit against a Spanish language television company. In various types of litigations, Ms. Maher has assisted in the representation of an insurance-based financial services provider in matters involving complex derivatives, securities, and insurance products. In 2001, Ms. Maher was involved in the successful first-impression trial brought by a national environmental group under RCRA.

Ms. Maher is a member of the firm's Training Committee, and presented a firm-wide seminar on "Effective Case Management."

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

Sports Lawyers Association
New York State Bar Association
Westchester Women's Bar Association

Selected Publications

RFRA Is Not Needed: New York Land Use Regulations Accommodate Religious Use, New York Law Journal, 218 N.Y.L.J. 16 (1997)

Attempting to Legislate Attempted Environmental Crimes, Pace Environmental Law Review, 15 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 735 (1998)

Religious Uses and Zoning, Buffalo Environmental Law Journal, 5 Buff. Envtl. L.J. 309 (1998)