Steve Reiss is a recently retired partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, author to numerous books and articles on jury instructions and white collar crime, and serves as General Counsel to The Brennan Center. He has received numerous accolades both for his litigation skills and his dedication to pro bono work.
During his time at Weil, he was an internationally recognized litigator known for his expertise in complex civil, criminal and international matters, especially those with multi-national or parallel civil and criminal components. In recent years, he represented companies in many of the major international antitrust investigations and litigations, including those involving airlines, auction houses, auto parts, carbon fiber, cargo, chemicals, EPDM rubber, freight forwarders, graphite electrodes, helicopter services, lysine, military insignia, milk, MSG, orthopedic implants, and vitamins industries.
He also had extensive experience in representing companies and individuals in a variety of other high stakes/high profile matters – including major constitutional litigation – at trial and on appeal. He headed the Firm’s appellate practice and successfully argued in the U.S. Supreme Court. Representative clients for whom Mr. Reiss handled significant matters included: American Airlines, Apple, Avon, BMW, Bovis Lendlease, Bridgestone, Credit Suisse, Empire Blue Cross, Ericsson, the European Union, ExxonMobil, General Electric, General Motors, Tommy Hilfiger, Hughes, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal, Oracle, the New York State Assembly, Panasonic, Schindler Elevator Corp., Sotheby’s, Sumitomo Chemical, Elizabeth Taylor, the Television Music License Committee, and Toray.