Jay G. Safer is a partner in Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell’s New York office and has experience handling complex litigation and arbitration in the United States and abroad. He represents clients in matters concerning contracts, antitrust, securities, RICO, qui tam, international litigation and arbitration, including application of the New York Convention and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards, insurance, construction, real estate, employment, media, product liability, health care, professional ethics, financial, constitutional and regulatory issues.
He also counsels clients on commercial matters, including protection and preventive measures, creation of risk litigation plans, e-discovery and e-readiness, and pre-litigation analysis.
Mr. Safer was appointed to serve on the Planning Committee for the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which he attended this year.
Mr. Safer was appointed by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to serve on a Special Commission on the Future of the New York State Courts. The Commission is composed of lawyers, civic leaders, government and private sector representatives, academicians, and sitting and former trial and appellate court judges. The Commission’s charge is to redesign the state’s trial court structure.
Mr. Safer was named a member of the Lawyers Committee of the National Center for State Courts.
Mr. Safer is the Past Chair of the 2,000 member Federal & Commercial Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association and is the Co-Chair of its Federal Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Safer has served as a lecturer on panels and a member of committees with judges and attorneys discussing a wide range of civil litigation issues, international arbitration and litigation skills, including cross examination for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, professional ethics, and e-discovery.
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1971
- B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1968
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- State Courts, New York
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
Federal Judiciary Committee, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section,
New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair
Fund and Committee for Modern Courts, Treasurer
New York City Bar Association, Chair of Council on Judicial
Administration, Special Committee on Judicial Selection,
Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
New York County Lawyers Association, Committee on Election Law,
Past Co-Chair
New York State Bar Association, International Litigation
Section, Co-Chair
New York State Bar Association, Past Executive Committee
New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division, Advisory
Committee to the Chief Administrative Judge of New York State
New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division, Advisory
Committee to New York County and New York County
Commercial Division
Named American Bar Foundation Fellow
Named New York Bar Foundation Fellow