Ted Grossman, dubbed by The National Law Journal as the "stopper," the lawyer who wins against opponents in the most difficult cases, has led the defense in many of the largest class actions in U.S. history, handled leading regulatory and commercial cases, and, for mass torts, has been called the "top product liability lawyer in the United States" by Japan's Nikkei newspapers. He has an unbroken, decades-long record of victories in seminal, bet-the-company litigation.
For corporate plaintiffs, Ted has obtained hundreds of millions in judgments and settlements; for corporate defendants, Ted has successfully defended against collective trillions of dollars in claims. Among his representations: Macy's, in a media-frenzied trial against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and J.C. Penny in which the CEOs of all the companies were star witnesses; Volkswagen, in "Dieselgate"; the tobacco industry, in the $800 billion "Lights" RICO class action; Daikin, in the wide-ranging PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) litigation; and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in "Bridgegate." Other clients have run the gamut from financial institutions to corporate boards to manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, and consumer goods of many kinds.
Ted is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation, and American Law Institute and is an adjunct professor at Cornell Law School. He has been the subject of full-page profiles in the National Law Review, Law360 (a "cross-examination machine"), and Crain's ("King of the Court"). He has appeared on the CBS Evening News, ABC World News, and many other media.
Experience
Speaking Engagements
- Fall 2017
Guest Lecturer - Class Actions and Commercial Litigation, Columbia Law School - March 23, 2017
Financial Services Regulation in the Trump Administration - Fall 2014
Guest Lecturer - Commercial Litigation, Fordham Law School - December 2010
Crisis Management: Essential Considerations Before Disaster Strikes - December 2009
Defending Executive Depositions - June 21, 2004
Winning! - Successful Strategies from the Nation’s Top Litigators, National Law Journal Forum - 2003 and 2004
Guest Lecturer - Product Liability, Case Western Reserve University School of Law - 2002
ABA Litigation Meeting - Lecturer on Cross-Examination and Deposition Techniques - 1984
Guest Lecturer - Secondary and Tertiary Embargoes and Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Georgetown University Law Center
- Cornell University (J.D. 1974; Editor, Law Review; B.A. 1971)
- New York and Ohio
- Trial and Appellate Counsel, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice (1980-1984)
Chambers USA (nationwide product liability class actions)
Best Lawyers in America (bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, mass torts/class actions)
Law360 (top 50 trial lawyers in U.S.)
Benchmark Litigation ("litigation star"; top trial lawyers in country)
United States Lawyer Rankings (top 3 commercial litigation lawyers in U.S.)
Lawdragon (top litigators in U.S.)
New York Super Lawyers (bet-the-company litigation)