Yonah Jaffe is a partner in Reid Collins & Tsai’s New York office.
He primarily represents plaintiffs in complex financial litigation, with substantial experience litigating in the context of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. Yonah has represented plaintiffs, defendants, bankruptcy trustees, liquidators, and creditors in a variety of matters in state and federal courts, including professional malpractice actions, claims against fiduciaries, business tort matters, shareholder derivative litigation, judgment enforcement, fraudulent transfer litigation, contractual disputes, and other bankruptcy litigation matters.
Yonah began his career in bankruptcy court, clerking for Chief Judge Carla E. Craig of the Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court. In his career in private practice, Yonah has built on his bankruptcy foundation and evolved into a seasoned commercial litigator, recognized by his colleagues for his ability to tackle tough litigation issues with innovative solutions.
In addition to bankruptcy matters, he has litigated extensively in New York state court and is often consulted to provide procedural insight and strategy on matters pending in New York courts. Yonah has also been involved in state and federal litigation matters across the country. A significant part of Yonah’s practice involves investigating and assessing litigation claims pre-suit.
For his professional achievements, Yonah has been recognized as one of the nation’s top emerging litigators, having been: selected a “Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar” by The National Law Journal; honored by Benchmark Litigation on its “40 and Under Hot List;” named “One to Watch” for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation by Best Lawyers in America®; and selected by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America and one of its 500 X – The Next Generation of Leading Lawyers in America; as well as being named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters.
Updated Oct 2025
