Education

• Yeshiva University

  (B.A. with honors, 2012; M.A., 2014)

• New York University School of Law

  (J.D., 2017)

  Executive Editor, New York University School of Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Obtained findings of fraudulent joinder supporting removal to federal court leading to settlements favorable to the client in multiple medical device suits.
• Obtained multiple dismissals of claims against a biomaterials supplier at the pleadings stage based on the Biomaterials Access Assurance Act.
• Obtained dismissal of claims by 96 non-resident plaintiffs at the pleadings stage in a product liability mass action.
• Obtained a favorable outcome for a medical device manufacturer in a complex breach of contract action seeking to recover damages from a component part manufacturer and supplier resulting from a large-scale consumer product recall.
• Handles all aspects of federal and state civil litigation, including pleadings, motion practice, and trial preparation.
• Drafts and researches pleadings during all stages of litigation, including motions to dismiss, discovery motions, dispositive motions, motions in limine, Daubert motions, and other complex procedural motions.
• Takes and defends depositions in local and national contexts.
• Effectively and efficiently handles pretrial discovery, including the management of large-scale electronic discovery in product liability matters.
• Experienced in insurance defense litigation including drafting coverage opinions.
• Performs advanced legal research and analysis on a variety of topics.
• Completed extensive research as a law student through various research assistantships in the area of product liability, including assisting a professor with his groundbreaking article on autonomous vehicle liability, “A Roadmap for Autonomous Vehicles: State Tort Liability, Automobile Insurance, and Federal Safety Regulation,” 105 Calif. L. Rev. 1611 (2018).
• Served as Judicial Clerk to Justice Neal Hendel of the Supreme Court of Israel where he drafted portions of Justice Hendel’s opinions on a wide range of subjects including defamation of public officials, treatment of terrorists, securities law, expansion of the doctrine of res ipsa, and marriage equality.

Publications

• “The Northern District of Ohio Provides More Clarity on COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Claims,” JD Supra (February 2021)
• “Will the Supreme Court Reverse Wyeth v. Levine?” Drug & Device Blog (December 2020)
• “ERISA Preemption,” Executive & Director Compensation Reference Guide, Bloomberg Law (2020)
• “INSIGHT: Coronavirus Raises Novel Business Insurance Issues,” Bloomberg Law (March 2020)
• “Voiding Voidability: Rethinking Rescission of Insurance Policies Under Ohio Law,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (February 2020)
• “DOT Grants Back Development of Autonomous-Vehicle Industry,” WardsAuto (January 2020)
• “Ranbaxy Revisited: Rejecting the Performance-Based Approach to No-Injury Class Actions?” DRI’s For The Defense (August 2019)
• “Ensuring & Insuring the Promise of Autonomous Vehicles,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (February 2019)

Presentations

• “Fool Me Once: How Many Employee Thefts Should Be Covered by Fidelity Policies,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Insurance Law Seminar (October 2021)
• “Voiding Voidability: Rethinking Rescission of Insurance Policies Under Ohio Law,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Insurance Law Seminar (September 2020)
• “Piercing the LLC Veil,” Lorman Webinar (February 2020)
• “Piercing the Corporate Veil Checklist: Avoid Mistakes and Exposure,” Lorman Webinar (March 2019)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• The Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Fuchs Mizrachi School (Development Committee)
• Jewish Federation of Cleveland (Board Member, Young Leadership Division; Member, Ben Gurion Society)

• Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (2022-2024)
• Cleveland Jewish News “12 Under 36: Members of the Tribe” Award (2022)
• Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2023)

• Ulmer Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Report
• Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 69 Ulmer Attorneys in 2023 Lists
• Ulmer Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Report
• Ulmer Attorney Emmanuel I. Sanders Joins The Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court
• Ulmer Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Report
• Two Lateral Associates Join Ulmer’s Cleveland Office