Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP

Managing Partners: Steven R. Schindler, Lisa C. Cohen, and Jonathan L. Hochman

Number of partners: 6

Number of lawyers: 12

Languages: English, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Firm Overview: 

SCH is a premiere boutique, well-known in the United States and abroad for its litigation and art law practices. With an international client base that includes leading investment banks, major hedge funds, companies, high net-worth individuals, galleries, museums, artists and art collectors, SCH handles a wide range of sophisticated, high-stakes matters relating to litigation and arbitration as well as the world of fine arts.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Complex Commercial Litigation

Financial and Securities Litigation

Art Law

Privacy/Data Security

Art Law 

SCH works with art galleries, institutions, organizations and businesses; art appraisers; private foundations; and private art collectors on a variety of legal matters, including transactions and disputes. SCH counsels its art world clients on legal issues that arise in the creation, acquisition, retention, consignment, disposition and lending of art and antiquities, including matters specifically related to authentication, title and provenance, copyright, commissions, art fairs and collaborations, financing, real estate, traveling exhibitions, private sales, auction consignments and insurance. SCH also counsels nonprofit and for-profit clients on corporate governance and general business transactions. Lawyers in SCH’s art law practice have expertise in a variety of different areas, including commercial art law, not-for-profit law, museum representation, intellectual property, comparative law and cross border transactions, and civil litigation.

Contacts: 

Steven R. Schindler (Tel: +1-212-277-6310 Email: [email protected])

Katherine Wilson-Milne (Tel: +1-212-277-6321 Email: [email protected])

Complex Commercial Litigation 

Founded in 1997, SCH initially started as a litigation boutique with the vision of providing high-quality business litigation services characteristic of a large firm but with greater efficiency and responsiveness. More than two decades later, SCH continues to deliver on that vision across a broad range of industries. Lawyers in SCH’s litigation practice think strategically about their cases from the outset of every engagement, and SCH’s partners take a hands-on approach throughout any dispute, from pre-litigation risk assessment through trial and appeal. And while they have successfully handled numerous trials and arbitrations in state and federal courts across the country and in every major arbitration forum, they are equally adept at producing favorable settlements. Lawyers in SCH’s litigation practice have worked on disputes in numerous different areas, including finance, fraud, contracts, securities, comparative law, company management, insurance, intellectual property, real estate, suretyship, and, of course, art.

Contacts: 

Steven R. Schindler (Tel +1-212-277-6310 Email: sschindler @schlaw.com)

Lisa C. Cohen (Tel +1-212-277-6320 Email: [email protected])

Jonathan L. Hochman (Tel: +1-212-277-6330 Email: [email protected])

Financial and Securities Litigation 

SCH has broad and deep experience in all manner of financial disputes. On behalf of top-bracket investment banks, leading hedge funds, private equity funds, mutual fund companies, banks and investors, SCH’s lawyers bring to bear a nuanced understanding of financial markets, products and services in successfully resolving disputes. Among many other types of securities and finance matters, SCH’s lawyers have defended high-profile class and derivative actions, recovered tens of millions of dollars for investors in securities fraud actions, litigated and advised clients about esoteric asset-backed financial products, represented buyers of business in purchase price fraud cases, handled insider-trading investigations, represented brokers and broker-dealers in response to FINRA inquiries and investigations, defended and prosecuted numerous customer-broker securities arbitrations, prosecuted securities lending actions, and recovered multi-million dollar fees for investment banks and collateral managers. SCH has represented clients litigating domestic and cross-border complex financial matters in federal and state courts and in arbitration forums, including AAA, FINRA, JAMS and the ICC.

Contacts:  

Jonathan L. Hochman (Tel: +1-212-277-6330 Email: [email protected])

Lisa C. Cohen (Tel +1-212-277-6320 Email: [email protected])

Privacy/Data Security 

The global economy increasingly relies on cross-border transfers of, and access to, personal and sensitive information. SCH’s privacy team, which includes lawyers who have been certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), is experienced in counseling clients to navigate the myriad state, federal, and foreign laws governing privacy and data security, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and New York’s SHIELD Act.

Contacts: 

Karen M. Steel (+1-212-277-6317 Email: [email protected])

Matthew A. Katz (+1-212-277-6315 Email: [email protected])