Jarman D. Russell

Jarman has earned a distinguished record of success in New York State Supreme Court, particularly in the Commercial Division of that court, where institutions often must litigate due to jurisdictional issues. His deep familiarity with state court procedures and practices enables him to drive consistently strong outcomes for his clients.

Jarman represents clients across a broad range of industries, defending against complex contract and tort claims in federal and state courts, arbitrations, class actions, and investigations. These include:

• Global financial institutions, including banks, administrative agents, and securitization trustees and underwriters;
• Private equity firms and other private credit lenders in connection with stand-alone and syndicated transactions;
• Major international communications and consumer products companies; and
• Highly regulated institutions, including global insurance and pharmaceutical companies.

Jarman is also deeply committed to pro bono work, representing clients through partnerships with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in New York City, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. In 2019, he received The Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico Award in recognition of his exceptional service in landlord-tenant matters.

Having begun his career as a summer associate in the firm’s New York office, Jarman now gives back by mentoring numerous associates and serving on the New York Office Summer Committee, helping to develop the next generation of the firm’s legal talent.

• Successfully represented multiple securitization trustees in New York State Supreme Court proceedings to obtain judicial instructions and litigation bar orders concerning trustee conduct in connection with litigation settlements and trust administration matters.
• Successfully resolved multiple litigations involving claims against securitization trustees arising out of investor losses in mortgage-backed securities.
• Secured a complete victory for a securitization trustee when, following a bench trial, the New York State Supreme Court approved a $4.5 billion settlement entered into by the trustee and JPMorgan.
• Defeated a motion for a temporary restraining order on behalf of a private credit lender and successfully resolved the related breach of contract claims.
• Represented a leading financial institution against allegations of securities law violations arising out of its issuance and underwriting of billions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities.
• Represented an international life insurance company in connection with claims alleging anticompetitive conduct in connection with the purchase and sale of life insurance policies on the secondary market.
• Obtained a complete victory, following a multi-week AAA arbitration, for a major pharmaceutical company in a commercial dispute involving a Phase III clinical trial and product licensing agreement.
• Represented manufacturers in connection with arbitration and litigation arising from sales commission disputes.