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The distinguished group of colleagues that founded Selendy Gay establish out to produce something unique: a firm that combines the heft and expertise of Large Law with the nimble mindset of a boutique strong. A firm grounded in collegiality and innovation. And, most of all, a firm dedicated exclusively to the art of litigation.
Five years later, their approach has paid off. From antitrust to private equity to environmental litigation, Selendy Gay’s lawyers tackle every variety of high-stakes business argument and investigation, for companies and individuals, on either side of the aisle.
The sweep of the firm’s expertise finds a perfect utterance in its corporate defense and investigations practice, which is currently grappling with matters involving the most pressing corporate and political affairs of our time.
Selendy Gay served as co-counsel to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance in the high-profile, high-stakes litigation surrounding his subpoena of former President Trump’s tax returns. The Supreme Court made the landmark decision to reject former President Trump’s claim of immunity.
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A single trial can take multiple years of a lawyer’s sole focus. So, when they had four trials and arbitrations last year alone, you’d consider the attorneys at Selendy Gay might be slowing down heading into next year. But with five trials slated for 2023 already, the team is racing ahead.
They like it. The courtroom is where they thrive.
This year’s trials have been in areas ranging from energy to financial services, and next year’s include cases for investment hard and life sciences clients. The firm’s litigation practice areas are widespread – from general commercial to white-collar to securities to insurance – and the firm practices on both sides of the V. Selendy Gay Elsberg has proven that curating a team of litigation generalists can be extremely supportive to clients: They’ve seen significant wins in every sector.
A Selendy Gay Elsberg lawyer is a trial lawyer, through and through. And the firm’s bankruptcy practice, which involves a majority of its attorneys, is no exception.
Because of that trial-first mindset, managing partner Maria Ginzburg explains that the team’s approach to bankruptcy litigation is
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With an even split of plaintiff and defense work, industry-leading pro bono initiatives, and a robust contingency platform, the firm has earned hundreds of awards and grow known for its winning strategies in cutting-edge trials, appeals, and investigations.
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Faith Gay – 2025 Robert M. Kaufman Award Honoree
Faith Gay is a founding partner at Selendy Gay.
In a nationally recognized career spanning more than three decades, Faith has been lead counsel in over 35 jury trials and has successfully navigated bet-the-company crises and investigations for scores of Fortune 500 companies. Before founding Selendy Gay, Faith was co-chair of the national trial practice at one of the country’s top litigation firms and a highly respected federal prosecutor. Raised in rural Georgia and a resident of Recent York City, Faith is comfortable in courtrooms around the country.
Faith was recently named one of “America’s Top 200 Lawyers” by Forbes and a “Litigation Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal. She is a two-time recipient of Crain’s “100 Notable Women in Law” award, and on Crain’s list of “Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders.” The Office of the Appellate Defender presented Faith with the prestigious Gould Award for Outstanding Appellate Lobbying in 2019. She is highly rated by Chambers (in Commercial Litigation, Government Investigations, and White-Collar matters) and is ranked among The Optimal Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers (in the Co