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ABOUT ERIC GRANNIS |
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| Eric J. Grannis is a graduate of Columbia College ('86) and Columbia Law School ('93). He graduated third in his class, was an editor of the Law Review and a Kent Scholar, and was awarded first prize in oral advocacy. |
| Following graduation, Mr. Grannis served as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter K. Leisure, United States District Court Judge, Southern District of New York. Mr. Grannis was subsequently associated with the firms of Debevoise & Plimpton (1994-1998) and Salans (1998-2002). At both of these firms he specialized in civil litigation and commercial arbitration. |
| Mr. Grannis's publications include Fighting Words and Fighting Freestyle: The Constitutionality of Penalty Enhancement for Bias Crimes, 93 Colum. L. Rev. 178, 191-92 (1993), and A Problem of Mixed Motives: Applying Unocal to Defensive ESOPs, 92 Colum. L. Rev. 851 (1992). |
| Mr. Grannis is an experienced litigator who has tried six Federal cases to jury verdicts. He also speaks French and represents numerous French clients in U.S. litigation. |
| Mr. Grannis has been a founding board member and pro bono counsel to two charter schools: the Bronx Preparatory Charter School and the Girls Preparatory Charter School of New York. |