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Helen M. Maher

Partner
Armonk

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hmaher@bsfllp.com
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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Antitrust

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

United States Courts of Appeals: Third,Fourth and Sixth Circuits

Since joining the firm, Ms. Maher has participated in cases involving complex securities transactions, intellectual property, antitrust claims, class actions, and environmental issues.  Ms. Maher has participated in high profile antitrust litigation involving various sports groups, an agricultural product company, tobacco companies, and satellite television entities.  Ms. Maher has significant experience in representing sports-related companies, including NASCAR, International Speedway Corporation, Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, and Motor Racing Network.  In addition, Ms. Maher has represented the largest entertainment company in Latin America in a tortious interference lawsuit against a Spanish language television company.  Ms. Maher assisted in the representation of an insurance-based financial services provider in matters involving complex derivatives, securities, and insurance products.  Ms. Maher also assisted in the representation of media mogul Leo Kirch in litigation against Liberty Cable and Deutsche Bank.

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
American Bar Association

Selected Publications and Presentations

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)

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Firm Newsletter: Winter 2010 (02.17.2010)

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BS&F Successfully Defends NASCAR in Sixth Circuit Appeal (December 11, 2009)

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Boies, Schiller & Flexner Obtains Stay for NASCAR Banning Jeremy Mayfield from NASCAR Racing (July 27, 2009)

Firm Report: May 2009 (May 2009)

Firm Report: January 2008 (Vol. 3, Issue I) (01.22.2008)

Kentucky Judge grants Summary Judgment in favor of NASCAR in $1.2 billion Antitrust Suit (January 14, 2008)

Firm Report: April 2007 (Vol. 2, Issue I) (04.01.2007)