Steven I. Froot

Partner
New York City

t: 212 446 2380
f: 212 446 2350

sfroot@bsfllp.com

Area of Practice

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D., 1985; Editor, Columbia Law Review; Charles Bathgate Beck Prize; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude, Economics, 1979; Distinction in Economics

Clerkships

Hon. Morris E. Lasker, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1985-1987

Admissions

New York

United States Courts of Appeals: Second, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits

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

Steven Froot's main practice areas include complex federal litigation, civil appeals, bankruptcy litigation, professional responsibility and internal investigations.

Mr. Froot has handled and supervised trials, arbitrations and appeals in such areas as antitrust, insurance, defense contractor and health care fraud, tax, bankruptcy, environmental law, employment discrimination, civil rights, immigration, federal tort claims and information law.

Prior to joining Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Mr. Froot was a partner at the law firm of Barrett Gravante Carpinello & Stern LLP, where he practiced civil litigation. Between 1996 and 1998, Mr. Froot was Associate Director for Investigations in the New York office of Control Risks Group, a London-based security consultancy, where he managed domestic and international investigative projects for law firms and Fortune 500 clients. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Froot served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Appellate Chief in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he was the Professional Responsibility Officer. Mr. Froot also was associated with the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He has taught the Profession of Law Course to third-year students at Columbia Law School and has served for many years as a Small Claims Arbitrator in New York City Civil Court.

Mr. Froot has written on such topics as environmental investigations, the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he has served on the Federal Courts Committee and the Corrections Committee.

As an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Froot received the Department of Justice Exceptional Achievement Award for his litigation of a case relating to the "Whitewater" investigation. He also has received the FDA Commissioner's Special Citation in recognition of having brought a landmark pharmaceutical injunction action that produced nationwide generic drug manufacturing standards.

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

New York City Bar Association