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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. |