About

Provided by Selendy Gay PLLC

Selendy Gay’s complex commercial litigation practice, which includes significant contractual disputes, is the backbone of the firm. The practice blends business savvy with its attorneys' formidable courtroom skills to represent parties on all sides in litigations and arbitrations across the country. 


The firm's partners have defended bet-the-company matters threatening the existence of its clients’ businesses and pursued massive plaintiff-side judgments to protect its clients’ interests. The practice achieves superior results by first obtaining a strong grounding in its clients’ businesses, then using its legal and technical prowess to operate steps ahead of its opponents, seeing strategic opportunities that others do not. The firm's goal is always to achieve its clients’ ideal resolution, while considering the potential exposure, possible publicity, and the significance of the dispute.


Selendy Gay has achieved favorable verdicts in an array of cases, including contract, fraud, unfair competition, antitrust, RICO, class actions, manufacturing, securities and structured financial instruments, corporate governance, trade secrets, energy, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and insolvency related disputes, extracting multiple billions of dollars in value for its clients.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Selendy Gay is an impressive boutique making significant tracks in securities and commercial litigation. It regularly acts for institutional investors and banks on the plaintiff side, securing a series of huge settlements. The firm also has a strong offering in commercial disputes, achieving strong results in M&A litigation as well as in class actions and contract claims.

Work Highlights

  • Selendy Gay represents Fortis Advisors in its capacity as the representative for former shareholders of Auris Health, a company acquired by Johnson & Johnson, in claims for fraud, breach of contract and other causes of action.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Faith Elizabeth Gay
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Faith Elizabeth Gay
2
Band 2
Faith Elizabeth Gay garners significant praise from sources for her work in high-stakes litigation covering commercial claims, white-collar issues and matters of constitutional law.

Faith is a really great lawyer.

Faith is the type of litigator that will go after the jugular and think outside the box.

Faith is an excellent lawyer. She is sharp, composed and persuasive, and also a clear thinker.

Faith is a great oral advocate.

Faith is a smart, crisp litigator. She is good at preparing arguments and extremely responsive.

Philippe Z Selendy
3
Philippe Z Selendy
3
Band 3
Philippe Selendy is recognized for his work representing institutional investors and financial institutions as plaintiffs. He also retains an active practice defending companies in M&A-related and shareholder disputes.

Philippe truly anticipates what his clients need.

Philippe is a really excellent lawyer.

Jennifer Selendy
6
Jennifer Selendy
6
Band 6
Jennifer Selendy is highly prized for her coutroom experience, having acted for a number of investment firms and corporates in significant plaintiff and defense-side bankruptcy, securities and wider financial disputes.

Jennifer is responsive and brilliant in court, she's a sensational lawyer.

Jennifer is a strong commercial litigator.

Jennifer Selendy is an impressive litigator. She has an excellent presence and oral argument ability and at the same time is able to discuss complex issues in an understandable and relatable way.

Jennifer is phenomenal and doesn't make arguments she thinks she can't win. Clients trust her.

Jennifer Selendy is smart, efficient and commercially oriented.

Ranked Lawyers at
Selendy Gay PLLC

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Litigation: General Commercial

Faith Elizabeth Gay
2
Faith Elizabeth Gay
2
Band 2
Philippe Z Selendy
3
Philippe Z Selendy
3
Band 3
Jennifer Selendy
6
Jennifer Selendy
6
Band 6