Lecturer Bios
Gregory A. Markel, Esq.
Greg Markel is a partner in the Litigation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s New York office. Mr. Markel is a nationally known trial lawyer who concentrates his practice on corporate governance litigation, mergers and acquisition litigation, directors and officers defense, securities litigation and antitrust litigation particularly in bet your company cases.
He has been recognized for years as a leader in the profession. LawDragon magazine recently recognized Mr. Markel as a “legend” and one of only 50 lawyers and judges in the legal profession in the United States who have been named to the Law Dragon 500 in each of the last ten years. He has also received recognition from many other publications including Acquisition International’s 2015’s Most Highly Regarded Litigators, 2013 Lawyers of the Year for Mergers and Acquisition by Best Lawyers, LawDragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America, and one of the 100 Securities Litigators You Need to Know, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New York by Super Lawyers, highly ranked by Chambers for Securities Litigation, Benchmark as a national Litigation Star, for outstanding performance by Best Lawyer’s in America, Legal 500 Leading Commercial Litigators, “Best in Class” in the legal profession by BestofUS.com, The International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators and many others.
He is a member of the Boards of the Legal Aid Society, the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), Junior Achievement of New York and the Historical Society of New York Courts.
Mr. Markel is Chairman of the Center for Corporate Governance of the New York County Lawyers Association. He and Gillian Burns recently received the Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing.
Mr. Markel is a graduate of Yale Law School, the University of Michigan with an MBA in Finance and Columbia College.
He is a member of the Business Law, Litigation and Antitrust sections of the American Bar Association; the Federal Bar Council; the City Bar Committee on Securities Litigation; the Securities Industry Association – Compliance & Legal Division; the New York State Bar Association, Commercial Litigation Section, is a Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation. He is frequently called on to comment on legal issues for the Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Radio, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, The Daily and the Associated Press. Mr. Markel frequently speaks to the press and others on a range of topics, such as director’s and officer’s liability, securities law, commercial litigation, accountants’ defense, law firm management and Internet litigation.
Sarah Fedner, Esq.
Litigation is often an unfortunate reality for many business owners. Clients rely on Sarah to bring and defend against fraud, complex contractual and other business tort claims.
Sarah represents large corporations and individuals in both national and international disputes. She provides strategic and innovative defenses for these large corporations, as well as startup companies, who are subjected to ever-increasing litigation brought by their shareholders. Sarah also represents condominium or cooperative boards and individual unit owners in resolving New York City real estate disputes.
Sarah has significant court experience, including successfully arguing motions and attending court conferences. She has conducted depositions of opposing parties and nonparty witnesses. She also has substantial experience preparing cases for trial and arbitration, including drafting motions in limine, expert disclosures, subpoenas and notices of intent to introduce evidence and preparing witnesses. She has successfully drafted and opposed many motions, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and discovery motions. Sarah frequently writes and prepares panel presentations relevant to new developments in securities litigation.
Sarah enjoys the fast-paced, mentally stimulating nature of high-stakes commercial litigation disputes. Every case brings new challenges and unique issues. Sarah loves that being a litigator constantly forces her to learn and evolve.
