Lina Bensman
USA Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Litigation: General Commercial
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Provided by Lina Bensman
Practice Areas
Lina Bensman litigates bet-the-company commercial disputes and class actions, including breach of contract, fraud, and consumer claims. Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation, and she has successfully represented clients facing novel and challenging issues, including coordination of international litigation strategy and management of simultaneous high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and criminal investigation. She has led trial teams to success in federal and state court, both in jury and bench trials. Within Cleary, Lina chairs the Women Lawyers Advisory Committee and is the author of Cleary’s Guide to Good Management.
Career
Lina joined the firm in 2011. J.D., New York University School of Law, 2011; B.A., Brandeis University, 2006.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Bar in New York.
Chambers Review
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Lina Bensman often represents financial institutions and multinational corporations in complex commercial litigation, including class actions and contractual disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is extremely knowledgeable, very strong in her analysis and her oral advocacy. Her file knowledge is detailed; I'm amazed at how quickly she pulls facts together and knows where to find them."
"She is sharp, hard-working and provides a lot of confidence to the team. She is responsive and always on top of everything."
"Lina is an original thinker and creative litigator. There is no box that will contain her thinking and that is an asset for her client. She is a great communicator in the courtroom, opponents underestimate her at their peril."
"She is extremely knowledgeable, very strong in her analysis and her oral advocacy. Her file knowledge is detailed; I'm amazed at how quickly she pulls facts together and knows where to find them."
"She is sharp, hard-working and provides a lot of confidence to the team. She is responsive and always on top of everything."
"Lina is an original thinker and creative litigator. There is no box that will contain her thinking and that is an asset for her client. She is a great communicator in the courtroom, opponents underestimate her at their peril."
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