Mark A. Berman

Mark A. Berman is a partner in the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group.  He is also Co-Chair of the firm's Title Insurance Litigation Practice Group as well as a member of the firm's Real Estate Litigation, Professional Defense, Employment and Cooperative and Condominium Housing Practice Groups.  He also heads the firm's Technology Consulting Practice.

He has extensive experience in representing private and public companies, as well as partnerships and individuals, as plaintiffs and defendants, in complex commercial matters with an emphasis on real estate disputes, electronic discovery and technology conflicts, and complex title insurance issues.  Mr. Berman is experienced in all phases of litigation in both state and federal courts as well as in arbitrations and mediations. He is a seasoned appellate attorney, having argued many cases before both the First and Second Departments. Mr. Berman is also a trained mediator.

Prior to joining Ganfer & Shore, he was an associate in the litigation department at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Michael L. Orenstein for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Berman is a Member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association and Chair of the State Bar's Technology and Legal Profession Committee.  He is a former immediate past Chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the State Bar as well as Co-Chair of the Section's Commercial Division Committee.  He is also one of the founding members of the "Champions" Committee of the Women in the Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Mr. Berman has written and lectured extensively on electronic discovery, cybersecurity, social media and legal ethics issues before the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York State Judicial Institute. He has been appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge as a member of New York State E-Discovery Working Group advising the New York State Unified Court System.

Since 2005, Mr. Berman has authored a column in The New York Law Journal addressing electronic discovery under New York state law. Mr. Berman's articles have been quoted in both appellate and trial court decisions.   

Mr. Berman is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell,* the highest level in professional excellence and ethics, and has been selected as a "New York Super Lawyer" annually since 2008.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.