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Alyson Zureick

Zureick_Alyson

Alyson Zureick

Counsel

New York + 1 212 937 7529

Alyson Zureick’s practice focuses on resolution of complex international and cross-border disputes, including at all levels of state and federal courts and in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Ms. Zureick has particular experience in litigation and counseling involving issues under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and other complex federal statutes such as the Administrative Procedure Act, the Federal Arbitration Act, and federal securities laws. Her recent representations include successfully defending a US-based oil drilling company against a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under the FSIA brought by Venezuela’s state-owned oil company and representing a client who was formerly held hostage by Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp and his family in seeking damages under the FSIA’s terrorism exception.

Ms. Zureick has experience managing every aspect of litigation and arbitration, from inception through hearing/trial, including briefing dispositive motions, leading discovery, taking depositions, arguing motions in federal court, and cross-examining witnesses. She also maintains a robust appellate practice, including before the US Supreme Court. Her work further extends to crisis management and advising clients in response to inquiries from federal regulators and state Attorneys General. She has extensive experience working with clients to leverage regulatory defense, litigation, and strategic communications to navigate matters that present serious reputational risk.  

Ms. Zureick formerly clerked for the Honorable Jan E. DuBois of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In law school, Ms. Zureick interned for the Office of the Legal Adviser, US Department of State, and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics at New York University School of Law.

Experience

  • Litigation & Arbitration

    • Represents an industrial company in an ICC arbitration seated in Geneva concerning claims arising under a mining exploitation agreement with a West African state.
    • Represents a leading US-based driller in an expropriation claim against Venezuela’s state-owned petroleum company in US federal court.
    • Represented technology companies in petitioning for certiorari from the US Supreme Court in suits challenging Patent and Trademark Office rule governing institution of inter partes review.
    • Successfully represented technology companies in an appeal before the Federal Circuit involving claims under the Administrative Procedure Act. 
    • Successfully represented an insurance company in an appeal before the Eleventh Circuit affirming dismissal of contract claim. 
    • Represented multinational commodity trading and mining company in a putative securities class action before the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, resulting in a complete dismissal on grounds of forum non conveniens. 
    • Represented membership organizations and Latino and Asian American voters in US federal court challenging federal government efforts to truncate the timeline for completion of the 2020 Census.   

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, New York University School of Law, 2014

      magna cum laude Order of the Coif, Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar, Florence Allen Scholar, Ann Petluck Poses Memorial Prize, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Law and Politics

    • AB, Politics, Princeton University, 2006

      cum laude Phi Beta Kappa, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence

  • Admissions

    • New York

    • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    • US District Court for the Eastern District of New York

    • US District Court for the Southern District of New York

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Jan E. DuBois, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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