Chambers USA Ranks HSG a Band 1 Firm for Commercial Litigation in New York

Partners Mike Shuster, Dan Goldberg, and Blair Kaminsky Also Recognized Individually in 2025 Guide

New York—Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP has been recognized as a Band 1 firm for Litigation: General Commercial in New York in the Chambers USA 2025 guide, cementing its status as a leading litigation firm in New York. Additionally, founding partners Mike Shuster and Dan Goldberg, along with partner and HSG management committee member Blair Kaminsky, again received individual recognition in this year’s guide.

Clients and industry peers note that HSG “is a go-to for complex and sophisticated matters”, with “exceptional technical legal expertise” and “the ability to sift through client concerns to get to the heart of a matter.”

All three partners were recognized for general commercial litigation in New York.

• Mike (Band 1), ranked by Chambers since 2004, is recognized as “a master of grand strategy in complex litigation,” “a first-rate trial lawyer and an excellent team player,” and “a veteran leader, who is able to get the best out of a big litigation team[.]”
• Blair (Band 5) is lauded as “a highly skilled litigator and a gifted writer who also has the people skills to get disparate parties and counsel in a defense group working together productively.” Another source adds, “Blair is a wonderful lawyer; she really punches above her weight.”
• Dan (Band 6) is recognized as an “outstanding lawyer” who has “strong strategic oversight and planning.”

HSG and Mike were also ranked in Chambers’ Spotlight Table for Securities Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation in Band 1.

The recognition from Chambers, including the firm’s elevation to a Band 1 litigation firm in New York, comes after  a string of recent trial and appellate wins, including a $101 million jury verdict against Walmart, a trade secrets jury verdict against Boeing (with post-verdict proceedings ongoing), a unanimous win at the Supreme Court in Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., and in what The Wall Street Journal called a “landmark decision,” a victory in the Fifth Circuit in the closely watched case LCM XXII Ltd. et al v. Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, which overturned an adverse bankruptcy court ruling.

HSG’s complete Chambers rankings are available here.