Blair Kaminsky

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.

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.

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.

Harvard Law School

J.D., magna cum laude

2008

University of Pennsylvania

B.A., summa cum laude

2005

New York City Elite

Legal 500

Litigation Star

Benchmark Liigation

Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys

Crain's New York Business

Notable Women in Law

Crain's New York Business

500 Leading Lawyers in America

Lawdragon

500 Leading Litigators in America

Lawdragon

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

Leading Lawyer, General Commercial Litigation in New York

Chambers USA

Distinguished Leader

New York Law Journal

Women of Influence

New York Law Journal

Rising Star Award for Best in Litigation: General Commercial

Euromoney Legal Media Group