Jack G. Stern

Partner
New York City

t: 212 446 2340
f: 212 446 2350

jstern@bsfllp.com

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Area of Practice

Litigation

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., 1984

Harvard University, B.A., cum laude, History and Literature, 1981; Harvard College National Scholar

Admissions

New York and Massachusetts

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

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

Jack Stern's main practice area is complex civil litigation, focusing on antitrust and securities class action matters.

Mr. Stern has recently represented two major manufacturers and a leading financial services company in several nationwide antitrust matters, including class actions and other cases alleging price-fixing, bid-rigging, group boycotts, attempted monopolization, and price discrimination. Mr. Stern has also recently represented an international financial services and insurance company in a variety of matters involving insurance coverage and complex financial transactions.

Before becoming a partner of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP in July 2000, Mr. Stern was a partner in the law firm of Barrett Gravante Carpinello & Stern LLP. His legal career began at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling where, from 1985 to 1994, his practice focused on complex financial, securities and banking litigation. Mr. Stern has extensive experience in nationwide antitrust and securities class action litigation. He has represented financial institutions in lender liability, loan enforcement, sovereign debt and inter-creditor disputes and has extensive accounting issue litigation experience. Mr. Stern has represented acquirers in connection with contested stock acquisitions and in litigation fallout of potential mergers. He also has represented policyholders in large and complex insurance coverage disputes.

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

American Bar Association
New York City Bar Association (Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1994-1996; Insurance Law Committee, 1996-1997; and Antitrust Committee, 1997-1998)

Selected Publications

Second Circuit Decision on Fraudulent Inducement, Which Places the Burden on the Purchaser to Discover Misrepresentations, Appears to go Against Precedent, National Law Journal (June 30, 1997).

Due Process Obligations of Private Associations, New York Law Journal (March 1, 1996)

Fallout in "Friendly" Merger Negotiations, New York Law Journal (July 7, 1994)

Internal Bank Communications: Protecting Confidentiality, 111 Banking Law Journal 340 (July 1994)

Post-Loss Rescission of Insurance Coverage, New York Law Journal (April 18, 1994)