Elizabeth J. Sher

Overview

Elizabeth Sher is a trial and appellate lawyer who has represented many long-standing Day Pitney clients in complex commercial claims throughout the U.S. In addition, she has handled professional liability disputes, directors and officers liability defense, and consumer class action defense.

Ms. Sher has represented clients in trials, appeals, and hearings in both state and federal court in New Jersey and New York, as well as the Second Circuit and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She has also participated in state administrative matters, in applications addressed to the United States Supreme Court, and in motions and trials in the courts of other states, including California, Delaware, and Ohio. In addition to her litigation experience, Ms. Sher has training and experience as a mediator and in representing clients in mediation.

Since May 2018, Ms. Sher has served as Day Pitney’s General Counsel, assisting the firm’s management and personnel with conflicts and ethics issues, risk management and compliance, contract review, and various other legal matters. She also participates extensively in Day Pitney's professional development and training program.

Ms. Sher clerked for The Honorable Leonard I. Garth of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Education and Credentials

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1983
Brandeis University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1980, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

State of New Jersey, 1984
State of New York, 1984
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2013
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2014
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2021
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2008

Affiliations

Lawyers Advisory Committee for The U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey, Past President
Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Board Member
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, faculty (national and regional deposition and trial advocacy training programs in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Colorado), 1998-present
Morris County Superior Court, Chancery Division, Volunteer mediator, Mediation Panel
New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in Law, Member, 2021-2022
Lawyers Advisory Committee of the Judicial Council for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Recognition and Community

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Recognitions

Recognized with an NJBIZ ICON Award, 2023

Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Commercial Litigation, 2006-2025

Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Business Litigation, Appellate, Class Action/Mass Torts, 2005-2024

Recipient of Profiles in Diversity Journal's 18th Annual "Women Worth Watching" Award, 2019

Awarded Robert Keeton Outstanding Teaching Award by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 2014

Selected to the list of Super Lawyers (Thompson Reuters), Corporate Counsel edition, 2010

Chosen for inclusion in The American Lawyer as one of the Top Commercial Litigation Lawyers, 2006

Recognized on Women Attorney Leaders list by the New Jersey Law Journal (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2003

AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis)

Community Involvement

N.J. State Bar Foundation Speakers Bureau, Volunteer

Rutgers University School of Law (Newark), adjunct faculty, 1999-2000

Seton Hall University School of Law (Newark), adjunct faculty, 2000

News & Insights

Thought Leadership

FinCEN Imposes CTA Reporting on Certain Dissolved Entities , July 12, 2024
Corporate Transparency – Where Are We Now? , April 23, 2024
New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure , December 22, 2022
The Delaware Supreme Court Adopts a Universal Demand-Futility Test in Facebook Investors' Derivative Suit , September 27, 2021
New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure , December 23, 2020

News

Elizabeth Sher Appointed to the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the Third Circuit Judicial Council, February 26, 2025
Day Pitney Partner Elizabeth Sher Recognized With Prominent ICON Award, August 8, 2023
Introducing the 2023 NJBIZ ICON Honorees, June 23, 2023
All Eyes on Philip Sellinger: Observers Watch New US Attorney for Clues About Priorities, December 8, 2021
Day Pitney Partner and GC Elizabeth Sher Sworn In as President of Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, June 23, 2021

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In The Media

Publications

New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure, ALM, 2023 ed., January 1, 2023 (and prior editions since 2008)
Dispositive Motions in the District of New Jersey, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, August 11, 2015

Media Mentions

Kritika Bharadwaj, Benjamin Haglund, Theresa Kelly, Naju Lathia and Elizabeth Sher Represent Firm at SABA-NJ 2021 Annual Gala, South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey, October 1, 2021
After Hours: Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, New Jersey Law Journal, July 29, 2021
Day Pitney Partner On Being Named Head of NJ Federal Bar, Law360, June 29, 2021
Billionaire Fights Waiving Of Privilege In $48M Award Dispute, Law360, July 30, 2019

Speaking Engagements

"Insights from Law Firm General Counsel - The Ethics of Fee Collection: To Pursue or Not to Pursue, That is the Question!," Navigating the Future, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention, May 15, 2024
Day Pitney Partners Naju Lathia and Elizabeth Sher to Speak at New Jersey State Bar Association's 2023 Annual Meeting, May 17, 2023
"Business Litigation Roundtable," New Jersey State Bar Association, Business and Commercial Litigation Committee, December 6, 2022
"Who Can You Trust? The Dangers of Serving As and Representing Fiduciaries," Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, November 3, 2021
"A Delicate Balance: Conflicts, Waivers and Consents," NITA's studio71, March 23, 2021
Dealing with Admissibility and Authenticity of Evidence in Federal Proceedings, April 10, 2019
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Training Program in Tokyo, September 2, 2017
2016 Nuts and Bolts of Federal Practice, October 20, 2016
Co-presenter, "Removal to Federal Court," New Jersey ICLE Webinar, February 25, 2010, February 25, 2010
Moderator and Co-chair, "Cyber Risk" and "Ethical Considerations in Preparing Witnesses to Testify," Northeast Corporate Counsel Forum, April 20, 2015, April 20, 2015
Panelist, "Complex Business Litigation," New Jersey ICLE Seminar, June 18, 2010, June 18, 2010