Samuel Breitbart
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Samuel Breitbart

Associate

Email

sam.breitbart@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 8124

Offices

New York

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Sam's practice focuses on antitrust litigation, securities litigation, internal and government investigations, and complex business litigation. He has drafted motions, briefs, and pleadings at every level of the federal court system, and in multiple state courts, addressing a wide variety of legal issues and substantive areas of law.

Sam also maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on constitutional law. He represented a group of prominent history professors in support of a First Amendment challenge to the revocation of White House press passes. He also assists a university’s gun-violence prevention clinic in drafting briefs and pleadings in state and federal court.

Sam is a former federal law clerk to Judge Cynthia A. Bashant of the Southern District of California and Judge Henry B. Pitman of the Southern District of New York.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Counsel to major health care company defending antitrust and commercial claims in federal, including MDL, and multi-state proceedings.
  • Obtain dismissal of federal and state antitrust claims based on price-fixing against financial technology company in California federal court.
  • Counsel to major financial institutions as underwriters in separate securities class actions arising out of recent stock offerings at companies.
  • Represent major financial institutions and individuals in high profile investigations by numerous authorities relating to antitrust market manipulation, consumer protection, securities fraud, and other compliance issues.
  • Advise clients across various industries on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance.

Pro bono

  • Successfully defeat motion to dismiss First Amendment claims against the government alleging targeted revocation of White House press passes.
  • Advise non-profit providing students from under-resourced communities with summer enrichment experience on various contractual and compliance issues.
  • Pro Bono Partnership Honor Roll, 2018

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-law, New York, 2019

Courts

New York U.S. District Court for the Southern/Eastern Districts of New York

Academic

J.D., Order of the Coif, Magna Cum Laude, Cardozo School of Law, 2016

B.A., ,Political Science, University of Rochester, 2013

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.