NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elsberg Baker & Maruri is pleased to announce that in its first year the firm and its attorneys have received numerous awards and notable rankings, including from Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation and Legal 500. The total of over 50 awards for a six-partner team underscores the firm’s unique dedication to excellence in litigation and legal services. Furthermore, every one of the partners has been ranked multiple times – an achievement that is exceptionally rare, if not unprecedented, in the industry.
Firm Recognition
Benchmark Litigation named Elsberg Baker & Maruri “Boutique Firm of the Year,” recognizing the firm as the most distinguished boutique litigation firm in the US for their work over the past year.
Vault ranked the firm as #1 in Best Mid-Size Law Firms and #1 in 13 of their 15 individual categories. The ranking is based on associate feedback across a range of areas, including overall satisfaction, firm culture, and quality of work.
Chambers and Partners ranked the firm as “Highly Regarded” in the “Litigation: General Commercial” category, highlighting the team’s prowess in a broad range of commercial disputes.
Legal 500 recognized Elsberg Baker & Maruri as one of the “Firms to Watch” in three categories: Dispute Resolution – Financial services litigation, M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Corporate governance, and Dispute Resolution – General commercial disputes.
Attorney Honors
Founding partner David Elsberg earned the distinction of being both a Distinguished Leader honoree from New York Law Journal and a recipient of the Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys award from Crain’s New York Business.
He has been named by Legal 500 as a “Leading Partner” for Dispute Resolution – General commercial disputes, a “Recommended Lawyer” for Dispute Resolution – Leading trial lawyers, and among the NYC Elite – Commercial Disputes.
Chambers ranked Elsberg in the “Litigation: General Commercial” category and refers to him as “fabulously smart” and “fearless”—as well as “very creative, thoughtful and collaborative” and “an excellent litigator with a strong commercial sense.”
Founding partner Rollo Baker IV has been named a Notable Litigator & Trial Attorney by Crain’s New York Business.
Legal 500 honored Baker as a “Next Generation Partner” in M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Delaware Counsel and as among the NYC Elite – Commercial Disputes.
Baker was also recognized by Chambers in the “Litigation: General Commercial” category, with a respondent sharing that “[Rollo] just blew [them] away with how engaged he was. The juries [sic] eyes light up when Rollo stands up.”
Founding partner Silpa Maruri has been ranked by Benchmark Litigation on the prestigious Top 250 Women in Litigation list and was awarded as a Notable Litigator & Trial Attorney by Crain’s New York Business.
Chambers has ranked Maruri in the “Litigation: General Commercial” category, and she has received recognition in the “Litigation: General Commercial” category in M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Delaware Counsel by Legal 500. Clients have noted that she has “an incredible work ethic as well as strength in both strategy and performance in trial work.”
Founding partners Michael Duke, Vivek Tata, and Jared Ruocco were each awarded twice by Benchmark Litigation, recognized in Legal 500, and awarded by a smattering of other publications including Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Lawdragon and others.
“We are honored to receive these prestigious recognitions so soon after launching the firm,” said Elsberg. “These awards reflect our team’s unwavering commitment to our clients and our dedication to achieving exceptional results in even the most complex litigation matters.”
About Elsberg Baker & Maruri
Founded in 2024—by David Elsberg, Rollo Baker IV, Silpa Maruri, Michael Duke, Vivek Tata, and Jared Ruocco—Elsberg Baker & Maruri is a trial law firm based in Manhattan, New York. We deploy exceptionally skilled trial lawyers, an aggressive orientation, and an unrelenting commitment to successfully pursuing our clients’ interests in commercial disputes of the highest stakes.
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