Biography
Mr. Hermann is a member of the Commercial
Litigation practice group. A highly experienced litigator
and advisor, Mr. Hermann has taken on a wide range of complex
disputes.
Mr. Hermann has handled litigations in federal and states
courts, both trial and appellate, representing Fortune 500
companies, banks, businesses, insurers, not-for-profits, government
entities and individuals. He has also represented municipalities,
school districts and universities in civil and property rights
and administrative law disputes. He has overseen federal and
state governmental investigations and regulatory matters,
financial services and securities industry contests representing
the government and, subsequently, corporate clients and industry
associations. Mr. Hermann has done trial and appellate work
in federal and state courts, including arbitration. He has
argued numerous appeals in state and federal courts in New
York including the United States Supreme Court.
In addition, Mr. Hermann has broad experience in New York
State government as a lawyer and policy adviser. He was Special
Counsel to the New York State Senate Majority; Director of
the New York Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform;
Solicitor General for the State of New York; and Chief of
the Public Advocacy Division of the New York Attorney General’s
Office.
Education
- Yale Law School (LL.B, 1969)
- Dartmouth College (B.A., 1966)
Memberships
- New York State Committee
on Open Government (2009)
- Chair of board of directors of Legal Service of the Hudson
Valley 2003-2007, a not for profit organization that provides
free civil legal services for low income individuals
Publications
- Articles on a broad variety of topics in New York
Times Magazine, NYU Law Review, Cornell Law Review,
Yale-Columbia journal on public interest law, New York
Law Journal
Seminars
- Lecturer on litigation and on state government topics
for New York State lawyers and agencies, as well as at the
Rockefeller Institute of Government, Yale Law School and
NYU Law School
Admissions
- New York state and federal courts, U.S. Supreme Court
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