Stacy L. Ceslowitz, Counsel
Ms. Ceslowitz has represented clients in a wide range of complex litigation in both state and federal courts. She has particular experience in matters involving product liability, consumer fraud, medical malpractice and commercial disputes. She has collaborated with the General Counsel of various corporations, advising on litigation and business strategy and conducting compliance reviews. Her successes include summary judgment on behalf of a major metropolitan blood center in a number of cases involving the alleged transmission of blood borne disease. Ms. Ceslowitz also obtained partial summary judgment and a directed verdict following trial on behalf of an automobile manufacturer in a consumer fraud action brought by the New Jersey Attorney General.
In addition to her litigation experience, Ms. Ceslowitz is an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School in New Jersey, where she teaches Legal Research and Writing.
Ms. Ceslowitz received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1998, where she was the Managing Editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Law. Prior to joining Schoeman, Updike and Kaufman, Ms. Ceslowitz was an associate in the litigation practice group at Proskauer Rose LLP.
Publications:
- Co-author, "Chap. 25: Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws; Employment and Securites Laws," Proskauer on Int'l Litigation & Arbitration.
- Co-author, "Internal Investigations - Safeguarding Privileges," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2004, Vol. 12, No.1
- Co-author, "Ethical Issues During Discovery, Keeping to the Straight and Narrow: Ethical Issues for Civil Litigators," New York State Bar Association CLE publication, 2002.
- Author, "Prenatal Genetic Testing and Its Impact on Incidence of Abortion," 7 CARDOZO J. INT'L & COMP. L.1 (1999).
