Blair Kaminsky

Practice Areas

Blair Kaminsky represents clients in complex, high stakes commercial litigation and investigatory matters. She is widely respected for her leadership and advocacy in litigation with wide-ranging social and economic impacts. Clients and peers have reported to Chambers USA that she “combines extraordinary legal skill with practical, business-oriented judgment” and that she is “strategic, unflappable and always two steps ahead, making even the most complex matters feel manageable.” Clients have described her to Benchmark Litigation as a “fantastic litigator who provides thoughtful, spot-on advice” and “manages enormous cases with creativity and enthusiasm.”

Among other engagements, Blair has represented a governmental entity as well as bank trustees on mortgage-backed securities claims arising out of the 2008 recession, helping to recover billions of dollars for taxpayers and investors. She currently represents a major insurer on various high-profile coverage matters across the country, including in opioid coverage litigation, litigation concerning Mattel’s recalled Rock ‘n Play sleeper, and in a dispute with Meta concerning social-media addiction lawsuits. In another wave of commercial litigation with potential exposure in the billions, Blair represents Visa in multi-district class action antitrust litigation filed on behalf of merchants, as well as in opt-out cases brought by the world’s largest retailers, relating to network rules at the heart of the Visa system. She also recently scored a win in a putative class action under the Video Privacy Protection Act for a Fortune 500 technology company.

Blair is a member of Holwell Shuster & Goldberg’s four-member Management Committee.

Career

Prior to joining HSG, Blair was a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she represented JPMorgan in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy litigation and NYSE Euronext in litigation over a contemplated $10 billion merger that would have created the world’s largest stock market. Blair also clerked for the Hon. Judith Rogers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Work Highlights

In addition to her litigation work and service on HSG’s Management Committee, Blair plays a leadership role in the firm’s marketing and recruiting efforts, which have brought diverse and talented lawyers to the firm. Blair was instrumental in the development of HSG’s formal mentoring program and takes pride in her informal mentoring relationships with many of the firm’s lawyers.

An active participant in HSG’s pro bono program, in honor of the firm’s Fifth Anniversary, Blair spearheaded the development of the firm’s partnership with Her Justice, an organization providing legal services to women living in poverty in New York City.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• New York

• New Jersey

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

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