Ted Grossman is a trial and appellate lawyer with an unbroken record of victories spanning decades. He has been named on the short list of the country's top trial lawyers by Law360, Benchmark Litigation, The National Law Journal, and many others.
Ted's practice covers commercial litigation, class actions (he successfully defended the largest commercial class action in U.S. history), and mass tort product liability (Japan's Nikkei newspapers called him "the top product liability lawyer in the United States"). In commercial cases, he represents corporate plaintiffs and defendants, with uniform success in both. In a recent two-month tabloid-frenzied trial, Ted obtained an injunction against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and a judgment for tortious interference against J. C. Penney for its enticement of Martha Stewart to breach Macy's contractual exclusivity. For many years, Ted served as R.J. Reynolds' lead outside counsel, helping guide it through successive waves of mass individual and novel aggregated litigation. In regulatory and constitutional litigation, he has served as lead counsel in cases brought by or against virtually every federal department. He regularly advises boards, CEOs, and general counsel of leading clients.
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 was profiled in the National Law Review's "Winning" supplement (as a "shutout" pitcher turned to for difficult cases) and in its "Defense Verdicts of the Year." He has appeared on the CBS Evening News, ABC World News, many other media, and was recently profiled in Crain's Cleveland Business ("King of the Court").
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)
Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year," New York City, class actions and mass torts (2018)
Law360 (top 50 trial lawyers in U.S.)
Benchmark Litigation (top 100 trial lawyers in America)
United States Lawyer Rankings (top 3 commercial litigation lawyers in U.S.)
Lawdragon (top 500 lawyers in U.S., multiple listings)
Chambers USA
Legal 500
New York Super Lawyers
American Lawyer "Litigator of the Week" (August 2014)
BTI "MVP" in retail and e-commerce (2014)