Elsberg Baker & Maruri was only forged as its own entity in early 2024, but its constellation of practitioners is composed of litigators that have served in leading positions in other celebrated litigation shops, including name-brand trial juggernaut Quinn Emanuel and Quinn-spinoff New York boutique Selendy Gay. While a new firm, Elsberg Baker is already garnering significant momentum on the strength of its collective and individual trial-centric ethos. The firm’s reputation is being propelled by a wave of peer recognition and client testimonials. “Time will tell how this venture plays out, but with that crew, they seem to be poised for great things,” opines one New York peer. Another elaborates, “I have known the principals at Elsberg Baker for years, both as colleagues and trusted advisors. There is no dearth of areas where these lawyers succeed, but a few that come to mind is creativity, relentlessness, and judgment. The team also is relentless, which is a very important skill for litigators. Oftentimes, the line between winning and losing is drawn on the finest of margins, including going that extra yard to review documents that others might not, to ask questions from clients and adversaries that may seem tedious, or simply turning over every stone.”
Speaking to the name partners’ individual reputations, a peer declares, “David Elsberg is a master of thoroughness and making sure everything is considered. And that relentless approach makes sure that his clients have every card in their hand when they litigate. David has not only phenomenal legal judgment but also business judgment. Too many lawyers focus only on the law and not the commercial and practical realities of the client's business. David's advocacy is so effective because he is keeping both of those planes in mind at all time. David thinks through every legal issue from its origin point to end point and makes sure there is no missing link in the legal argument chain. That is invaluable for trial-facing litigation (where David excels) because David angles a litigation in that direction from the beginning.” Elsberg, formerly a name partner at what is now Selendy Gay, attends to a diverse commercial litigation practice, with recent examples that touch on securities, bankruptcy and even high-net-worth family law. A peer also testifies, “I know Rollo Baker from prior litigation in which we were adverse and was very impressed by him. He's exceptionally bright, committed and strategic. I see him as one of the best up-and-coming commercial litigators in New York. He is very smart, strategic and committed, and commercial as well.” Baker’s practice similarly covers a broad portfolio of commercial disputes.
Silpa Maruri is addressed as “a hands-on attorney with strong command of the facts and deep knowledge of the law. She is a strategic litigator with strong engagement management skills.” Maruri is similarly engaged in a variety of commercial litigation, including one case in which she provided lead trial counsel for Dell Technologies and achieved a landmark $1 billion settlement on behalf of a class of former minority shareholders the entity in Delaware Chancery Court.
