Jay G. Safer is a partner in Locke Lord's New York office and has experience handling complex litigation and arbitration in the United States and abroad. Jay represents clients in matters concerning contracts, antitrust, securities, RICO, qui tam, international litigation and arbitration, including application of 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-signature, e-discovery and e-readiness, and pre-litigation analysis.
Jay was appointed by the Chief Judge of the State of New York, the Hon. Jonathan Lippman, to the newly created permanent Commercial Division Advisory Council that will advise the Chief Judge and the Judiciary on all matters involving the Commercial Division of the State of New York.
Jay 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.
Jay 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.
Jay 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.
Jay was named a member of the Lawyers Committee of the National Center for State Courts.
Jay has served as a lecturer on panels, bench-bar forums, and is 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.
Jay has been a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1) and The Sedona Conference Working Group on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure (WG6).
Jay has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA).
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1971
- B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1968
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1972
- U.S. Supreme Court
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- 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
Publications & Presentations
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Mentioned,
"Dean Borgen Addresses New York County Lawyers International Law Committee,"
The Forum, St. John's University School of Law
(February 3, 2013)
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Contributor,
"eMatters: A 6-Point Framework,"
Locke Lord
(September 2011)
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Presenter,
"How Inside and Outside Litigation Counsel Can add Value and Reduce Costs for Corporate Clients – Fee Arrangements, Budgeting and Billing,"
NYSBA Annual Meeting
(Summer 2011)
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Contributor,
"International Arbitration,"
Locke Lord
(April 26, 2011)
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Interview Subject,
"Cover Story regarding Project Finance in India,"
Lex Witness
(October 15, 2010)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Supreme Court Rules No Class Arbitration Absent Contractual Basis,"
Locke Lord
(April 29, 2010)
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Panelist,
"Implementation – What Methods, If Any, Can Be Employed To Promote The Existing Rules’ Attempts to Protect Private Identifier Information From Information Access?,"
Conference on Privacy and internet Access to Court Files, Fordham University School of Law
(April 13, 2010)
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Featured,
"City Bar Urges Statewide Rule Limiting Personal Date in Civil Filings,"
New York Law Journal
(February 17, 2010)
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Contributor,
"e-Matters: ESIGN Workshops,"
Locke Lord
(October 1, 2009)
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Co-Author,
"e-Matters Alert: 2008 Case Law Review"
(January 26, 2009)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Second Circuit, in Case of First Impression, Interprets Class Action Fairness Act to Provide Federal Jurisdiction for State Law Consumer Fraud Action Not Involving Nationally Traded Securities,"
Locke Lord
(May 19, 2008)
Events
- New York Global Law Week 2013 (Jay Safer/David Harrell)
- New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Spring Meeting
- 36th Annual Civil Trial Practice Institute (March 22, 2013)
- New York County Lawyers' Association: Anatomy of a Deposition (February 12, 2013)
- Outsourcing Law and Technology - Concerns and Solutions (February 7, 2013)
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) – International Section Seasonal Meeting (October 10- 13, 2012)
- New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Spring Meeting (May 18-20, 2012)
- Advice from the Experts: Successful Strategies for Winning Commercial Cases in New York State Courts (May 4, 2012)
- The American Bar Association Section of International Law 2012 Spring Meeting (April 17-21,2012)
- Civil Practice Institute: A Bridge the Gap for Litigators (March 10, 2012)
- Meeting of the Study Group of the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) (March 5, 2012)
- Anatomy of a Deposition (February 8, 2012)
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (February 6- 10, 2012)
- NYSBA International Section Seasonal Meeting 2011 (September 20-24,2011)
- How Far Does the Constitution Reach? (May 23, 2011)
- The Great Hall Program: The Holocaust: Reflections Today (May 19, 2011)
- Meeting with Delegation of Visiting Egyptian Judges and Dutch High Court Judge
- NYSBA International Section Global Law Week (May 12, 2011)
- 16-Hour Bridge-The-Gap:Corporate & Litigation (Wednesdays, May 4 & May 11, 2011)
- Civil Trial Practice Institute: A Bridge the Gap for Litigators (March 4, 2011)
- Anatomy of a Deposition (February 16, 2011)
- New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Annual Meeting (January 26, 2011)
- S.D.N.Y. Judicial Training on Computer Aided Review Techniques For E-Discovery (December 9, 2010)
- Hot Topics in Class Action Litigation (November 17, 2010)
- Conference on Privacy and Internet Access to Court Files (October 2010)
- How State Law Can Differ From Federal E-Discovery Law in New York (July 28, 2010)
- It's a Matter of Trust: Deposing and Examining the Fiduciary (May 26, 2010)
- U.S. Judicial Conference Subcommittee on Privacy: Protecting Private Information in Court Filings New York, NY (April 13, 2010)
- Art Law Canvas(s): An Examination of Legal Issues Affecting the Visual Arts Community (April 9, 2010)
- Civil Trial Practice Institute (March 12-13, 2010)
- Anatomy of a Deposition (March 2, 2010)
- FSO Knowledge Exchange and Genpact Roundtable: Navigating The New Reality Within Insurance Operations
- New York County District Attorney's Office Continuing Legal Education Program
- New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division Program
- Forgery and Utilizing Experts in Litigation
- 32nd Annual Civil Trial Practice Institute
- IP and Corporate Law Symposium
- Microsoft Seminar (2/20/2009)
- Meeting with Judges and Court Administrators from China (2/17/2009)
- Anatomy of a Deposition NYCLA Presentation (2/9/2009)
- LegalTech 2009 (2/3/2009)
- NYSBA Law Practice Management Committee Annual Meeting Program on Electronic Discovery (1/28/2009)
- Art Litigation and Dispute Resolution Institute at the New York County Lawyers' Association (11/21/2008)
- Subprime & Structured Finance Litigation (11/18-19/2008)
- Corporate Counsel-Incisive Media's "Mastering the Discovery Process for the General Counsel
- Sony Collection and Credit Conference
- Program with Three Magistrate Judges SDNY on E-Discovery (6/25/2008)
- Bench Bar Forum
- e-Matters (Dallas)
- e-Matters (Houston)
Professional History
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, Commercial Division Advisory Council, Appointed by Chief Judge of the State of New York, the Hon. Jonathan Lippman
- Named as a New York SuperLawyer
- Named as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Technology Law
- Achieved AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating
- New York State Bar Association, Elected as Vice President, First Judicial District and Member of the NYSBA Executive Committee
- New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair, Federal Judiciary Committee and Member of Executive Committee, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
- New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair Litigation Committee and Member of Executive Committee, International Section
- New York State Bar Association, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, Past Chair
- New York City Bar Association, Past Chair of Council on Judicial Administration, Special Committee on Judicial Selection, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
- Federal Bar Council
- Federal Bar Association, Chair International Litigation Committee
- American Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association, Co-Chair of the Foreign and International Law Committee
- New York County Lawyers Association, Committee on Election Law, Past Co-Chair
- New York State Supreme Court, Advisory Committee on the CPLR to the Chief Administrative Judge of New York State
- New York State Supreme Court, Advisory Committee on the Commercial Division to the Chief Administrative Judge of New York State
- New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division, Advisory Committee on the New York County Commercial Division and Kings County Commercial Division Judges
- National Center for State Courts, Lawyers’ Committee
- Conner Inn of Court
- Fund and Committee for Modern Courts, Legislative Co-Chair
- Named American Bar Foundation Fellow
- Named New York Bar Foundation Fellow
- Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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