Ms. Rappaport is a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group in New York and a former member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee. She has a track record of success in complex financial transaction cases involving commercial disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and securities. Known for exceptional client service, versatility, and attention to detail, Ms. Rappaport represents some of the nation’s most distinguished corporations and financial institutions.
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New York
Some of her notable representations include:
- Defeated class certification on behalf of major life insurance companies in putative class actions challenging cost of insurance rate adjustments.
- Won summary judgment on behalf of Towers Perrin Foster & Crosby and individual defendants in connection with the firm's merger with Watson Wyatt.
- Won dismissal of claims concerning synthetic debt obligations (CDOs) on behalf of major financial institution.
- Representation of the Unsecured Creditors Committee of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. in litigation concerning derivatives and other complex financial instruments.
- Won summary judgment on behalf of closed-end fund in novel hostile takeover litigation concerning the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Recognition & Accomplishments
- Recognized in Chambers – New York General Commercial Litigation (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Recognized in Legal 500 USA – General Commercial Disputes (2024)
- Recognized in Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America (2023, 2024, 2025)
- “Litigation Star,” Benchmark Litigation (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year, Euromoney Women in Business Law Awards (2020, 2022) (Award Finalist 2021, 2023, 2024)
- Recognized in Euromoney Women in Business Law Expert Guide (2021, 2022)
- “Women’s Legal” Award, Corporate Counsel, Women, Influence, Power & Law Awards (2020)
- Fordham Law School Feerick Center for Social Justice “Champion of Justice” Award (2019)
- Crain’s New York Business “Notable Women in Law” (2019)
- Member, Dean’s Advisory Council, Fordham Univ. School of Law
- Member, Dean’s Planning Council, Fordham Univ. School of Law
- Board Member, Fordham Law Alumni Association
- Board Member, Lincoln Square Legal Services, Inc., Fordham Univ. School of Law
- Board Member and Chair of Board Advocacy Committee, Sanctuary for Families, Inc.
- Advisory Board Member, Equality Action Center, UC Law San Francisco
- Member, Women’s Forum of New York
- Member, YWCA Academy of Women Leaders
- Member, Order of the Coif
- Former Member, President’s Council of Cornell Women
- Former Board Member, New York County Lawyers’ Association
- Former Co-Chair, Women Partners Subcommittee, Committee on Women in the Legal Profession, New York City Bar Association
- Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Fordham University School of Law
Additional Details
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Cornell University, B.S.
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- US District Court for the Southern District of New York
- US District Court for the District of New Jersey
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Clerkships
- Honorable Loretta A. Preska, US District Court for the Southern District of New York (1999-2000)
