Practice Expertise

  • Litigation
  • Complex Commercial Actions
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Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Litigation
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Profile

Elana Stern is an Associate in the firm's Litigation department. From 2019 to 2020, Ms. Stern served as a law clerk to the Hon. P. Kevin Castel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 2020 to 2021, Ms. Stern served as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert D. Sack of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Stern was a Litigation Associate at an international law firm in New York.

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2018)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Symposium Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
  • University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 2015)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Litigation

Professional Career



Articles

  • "Accessing Accountability: Exploring Criminal Prosecution of Male Guards for Sexually Assaulting Female Inmates in United States Prisons," 167 U. PA. L. Rev. 733 (2019)
  • "Completely Exhausted: Evaluating the Impact of Woodford v. Ngo on Prisoner Litigation in Federal Courts," 166 U. PA. L. Rev. 1511 (2018)

Blogs

Antitrust Update

Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...

Data Security Law Blog

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...

Misbranded

Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).

New York Commercial Division Decisions

The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...

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