One Manhattan West
New York, New York 10001-8602

1.212.735.2235

Litigation Star


Practice area:

Commercial
Intellectual property
Trusts and estates


Ms. Aguiar has a diverse civil litigation practice focusing on trials and complex, high-profile cases, in federal and state courts. Represents both plaintiffs and defendants in breach of contract, fraud, employment, fiduciary, trust & estate, ESG, trade secret, M&A, and consumer class action litigation. President/Chair, Skadden Fellowship Foundation. Recognized as a leading litigator by Benchmark Litigation (Litigation Star), Legal 500 (General Commercial Disputes), Crain’s New York Business (Notable Women in Law), Latin America Corporate Counsel Association (leading practitioner), has been named repeatedly in The Best Lawyers in America and Benchmark Litigation, in which she is recognized as a Litigation Star, Super Lawyers and Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators and 500 Leading Litigators in America. Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (peer selected). Chair, PLI: Current Developments in Federal Practice. Frequent speaker and author on litigation and trial issues. She also is a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America (an invitation-only trial lawyers honorary society). Ms. Aguiar is active in the community, serving on the boards of multiple public interest organizations, including New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Covenant House International, and The Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School. 

 

 

Updated Sep 2024