ebaksh@foxrothschild.comBiography
Biography
Liz is a New York litigation attorney who guides clients through high-stakes commercial and real estate disputes, class actions and government investigations.
She represents real estate investors, property owners, landlords, property managers, builders, commercial tenants and other parties in disputes over lease enforcement, property rights and other real estate and commercial matters. Liz also brings deep experience defending clients in construction litigation, including representing contractors in court and in arbitration in major construction delay and defect actions, mechanic's liens and other disputes.
Liz has broad litigation experience. She has defended lenders against predatory lending and consumer protection claims, insurers in ERISA underpayment suits and class actions brought under federal parity law, and food and beverage companies against false labeling class actions. She has also handled employment litigation, and white collar defense. Clients have trusted Liz to negotiate resolutions to multimillion-dollar cases.
In addition to her litigation work, Liz performs internal investigations and counsels clients on state and federal licensing, compliance and enforcement matters.
Liz is a New York litigation attorney who guides clients through high-stakes commercial and real estate disputes, class actions and government investigations.
She represents real estate investors, property owners, landlords, property managers, builders, commercial tenants and other parties in disputes over lease enforcement, property rights and other real estate and commercial matters. Liz also brings deep experience defending clients in construction litigation, including representing contractors in court and in arbitration in major construction delay and defect actions, mechanic's liens and other disputes.
Liz has broad litigation experience. She has defended lenders against predatory lending and consumer protection claims, insurers in ERISA underpayment suits and class actions brought under federal parity law, and food and beverage companies against false labeling class actions. She has also handled employment litigation, and white collar defense. Clients have trusted Liz to negotiate resolutions to multimillion-dollar cases.
In addition to her litigation work, Liz performs internal investigations and counsels clients on state and federal licensing, compliance and enforcement matters.
Representative Matters
- Represented an EPC contractor in an arbitration concerning a 700-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power plant, with claims in excess of $900 million.
- Represented a major curtain wall contractor in federal court litigation over a public courthouse project. The owner dropped its $120 million claim and agreed to a favorable settlement for the client.
- Represented a financial services firm in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against claims of sex discrimination in pay and promotion by two former sales directors.
- Secured dismissal of a putative class action against a national health insurer alleging violations of the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
- Obtained dismissal of predatory lending, fraud and unfair business practices claims against major lenders in state and federal consumer protection actions.
- Secured dismissals and favorable settlements for food and beverage companies facing false labeling class actions.
- Obtained dismissals of ERISA-based underpayment lawsuits against insurers.
- Represented an EPC contractor in an arbitration concerning a 700-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power plant, with claims in excess of $900 million.
- Represented a major curtain wall contractor in federal court litigation over a public courthouse project. The owner dropped its $120 million claim and agreed to a favorable settlement for the client.
- Represented a financial services firm in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against claims of sex discrimination in pay and promotion by two former sales directors.
- Secured dismissal of a putative class action against a national health insurer alleging violations of the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
- Obtained dismissal of predatory lending, fraud and unfair business practices claims against major lenders in state and federal consumer protection actions.
- Secured dismissals and favorable settlements for food and beverage companies facing false labeling class actions.
- Obtained dismissals of ERISA-based underpayment lawsuits against insurers.
Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining us, Liz was a partner at a national law firm in New York, where she started as an associate in 2008. She previously worked with the New York City Law Department. Earlier, she was a summer law clerk at a New York law firm.
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2008)
- New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004)
Memberships
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- New York City Bar Association, Women in the Legal Profession Committee
- Federal Bar Council
Board of Directors
- Former Alternate Board Member, New York International Arbitration Center
- Former Board Member, Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Languages
- Spanish
Honors & Awards
- Listed as a "Rising Star" by New York Super Lawyers, 2015–2019
- Named to Lawyers of Color's Second Annual Hot List, 2014
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow, 2014
