Bennett, Steven C.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Steve Bennett's practice at Jones Day focuses on domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, including cases involving bankruptcy, construction, corporate, energy, insurance, intellectual property, privacy and data security, and other disputes.

Steve is chair of the Firm's e-Discovery Committee and an active member of the Firm's construction practice team. He co-founded the Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery. He co-teaches a course on advanced civil procedure (e-discovery) at Rutgers Law School and similar courses at New York Law School and Fordham. He is a qualified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the CPR Institute. Steve serves as hearing officer pursuant to the consent decree in the Civil RICO case of United States v. Local 14-14B, IUOE (E.D.N.Y.) and served two terms as election officer in the settled case of United States v. District Council of Carpenters (S.D.N.Y.). He taught arbitration law at Brooklyn Law School for nine years.

Steve regularly speaks to a wide array of groups for CLE and other purposes. He has written more than 150 articles on a variety of topics. His book, Arbitration: Essential Concepts (ALM) was published in 2002. His book, A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel (Aspatore/West) was published in 2009.

Steve writes a continuing column, "Arbitration," with Professor Samuel Estreicher, which has appeared in the New York Law Journal since 2004, and his column, "Computer Law," has appeared in the New York State Bar Association Journal since 2009. He blogs occasionally in the "Thinkernet" series at InternetEvolution.com and at NLJ.com.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Intellectual Property
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• e-Discovery
• Privacy & Data Security
• Construction
• Class Action Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Construction Litigation
• Consumer Fraud & Warranty Litigation
• Insurance Coverage

Representative Cases

• AEP receives $263 million settlement after prevailing on breach of 20-year power contract claim , (2008)
• Autobond Acceptance obtains motion to transfer action for trial on lender liability claims
• Bermuda Commercial Bank wins motion to dismiss "churning" claims by depositor
• Cablevision Systems defends against litigation involving breach of buy-out agreement
• Chrysler sold to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" after historic court proceedings , (2009)
• Clark Construction wins highway reconstruction action against state of NY
• Client's life savings returned after being wrongfully disbursed by her bank via unauthorized wire transfers , (2007)
• Conscorcio G. Grupo Dina achieves dismissal of claim for breach of Mexican indenture
• Continental Airlines settles dispute with construction manager , (2009)
• Credit Communal obtains summary judgment on third-party contract claim
• Davis Petroleum obtains summary judgment against former shareholders' action seeking revocation in reorganization
• Dollar Thrifty wins motion to transfer venue in suit for breach of dealership agreement
• Endesa wins dismissal of contract litigation on personal jurisdiction grounds
• Endesa wins dismissal of proceeding on grounds of international abstention
• European Metal Recycling obtains dismissal of shareholder derivative action
• First American wins affirmance by Ninth Circuit of dismissal of RICO complaint , (2009)
• Gerhard Schubert GmbH wins partial summary judgment in suit for breach of international machinery supply contract
• Goodrich wins reversal of summary judgment order in contract claim
• Guandong Enterprises challenges motion for summary judgment on fraud claim
• Hughes Electronics obtains reversal of district court order compelling arbitration , (2009)
• IBM pursues litigation for coverage of defense costs and indemnity for toxic tort claims
• James River Coal successfully reorganizes , (2009)
• Karaha Bodas enforces arbitral award in U.S. , (2009)
• Lindemann obtains dismissal in fraud and contract litigation for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
• MFP Technology wins dismissal of contract claim
• Nextel defends against arbitration by cell phone service distributor alleging breach of contract
• Nextel obtains dismissal in breach of contract action
• Orbit defends against breach of contract litigation involving New Jersey land development
• Parsons Main obtains favorable settlement in construction litigation involving New York Times printing facility in College Point
• R. J. Reynolds granted motion to dismiss reimbursement claim
• R.J. Reynolds obtains dismissal of hospitals' claims seeking to recover health care costs
• R.J. Reynolds prevails in class certification regarding reimbursement claims
• Societe Generale obtains dismissal with prejudice on motion for summary judgment , (2009)
• Tower Automotive retired employees reach settlement with company
• Twin County Grocers files chapter 11

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Copyrights, Debtor/Creditor, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Franchising, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patents, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• Macalester College
• New York University

Published Works

• Ediscovery: What Can Be Learned From The Construction Industry, N.Y.L.J., 2009
• French Data Protection Agency Sets Parameters for U.S.-Originated Discovery of French Data, Mealey’s Litigation Report: Data and Identity Security, reprinted with the permission of LexisNexis., 2009
• Ethical Dimensions of the New Federal Rules on Discovery, The American Lawyer, 2009
• Post-Construction Contract Claims: Statutes of Limitations and the "Discovery" Rule, 29:9 Constr. Lit. Rptr. 1-5 (2008), reprinted in 25:6 Constr. L.J. 444-48, 2009
• Protecting Privilege When Working With Accountants, 20:6 Practical Litigator 11-16, 2009
• Managing E-Discovery Costs, 7/09 Practical Litigator 57-63, 2009
• Networking Advice For Second Career Lawyers, 13:11 ABA Young Lawyer 1-2, 2009
• Legal Implications Of The Assignment Of A Construction Contract, N.Y.S.B.A.J., 25-29, 2009
• Records Management: The Next Frontier In E-Discovery?, 7/08 Practical Litigator 31-35 (2008), reprinted in 41:2 Texas Tech L. Rev. 519-28, 2009
• E-Discovery In Arbitration: What Parties And Counsel Need To Know, 64:1 Disp. Resol. J. 20-27, 2009
• The Lawyer as Information Manager, 37:3 Capital U. L. Rev. 729-44, 2009
• Ethics Of Lawyer Social Networking, 73 Albany L. Rev. 101-25, 2009
• The Need For User Groups In E-Discovery, 3/09 Practical Litigator 53-61, 2009
• Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Claims: Impact of the Pyett Decision on Collective Bargaining, Texas Tech Law Review, 2009
• French Data Protection Agency Sets Parameters for U.S. Discovery of Data Falling Under French Jurisdiction, 2009
• Class Action Procedures In Arbitration, New York Law Journal, 2009
• Enforceability of Religious Arbitration Agreements and Awards, Dispute Resolution Journal, 2009
• Israeli attitudes on privacy, The Privacy Advisor, Vol. 9, No 9, 2009
• Outsourcing Legal Services in Response to Antitrust "Second Requests" for Information: The Ethics Implications, The Antitrust Source,, 2009
• Whether to Allow Classwide Arbitration When Agreements Are Silent, New York Law Journal, 2009
• The Ethics of Legal Outsourcing, Northern Kentucky Law Review, 2009
• Nevada Imposes New Requirements for Credit Card Transactions and Data Transfers, 2009
• Court Rules Non-Signatories May Seek Stay Pending Arbitration, New York Law Journal, 2009
• A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2009
• To Establish Federal Jurisdiction, Only the Complaint Counts, New York Law Journal, 2009
• Protecting Social Security Numbers: Federal Legislation in Sight, Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, 2009
• E-Discovery: A Step-By-Step Approach To Managing Projects, N.Y.L.J., 2009
• Implications of a "Keep It All" Data World, New York State Bar Journal, 2009
• Protecting Social Security Numbers: Federal Legislation in Sight, 2009
• Who Is Responsible For Ethical Behavior By Counsel In Arbitration?, 63:2 Dispute Res. J. 38-47, 2008
• The Clash of European Union and United States Privacy Laws, 16:4 Met. Corp. Counsel 46, 2008
• Backup Tapes In E-Discovery: Implications of New Technologies, 8:11 BNA Digital Discovery & E-Evidence 382-84, 2008
• Litigation In China: Ten Things You Must Know, 10/08 Metro. Corp. Counsel 19, 2008
• Data Security Breaches: Problems And Solutions, 12/08 Practical Lawyer 39-44, 2008
• Can Technology Reduce E-Discovery Search Costs?, 5:12 Mealey’s Lit. Report-Discovery, 2008
• Arbitration-Pact Relevance to Nonsignatories Narrowed, New York Law Journal, 2008
• E-Discovery: The Challenges In Mobile Computing, N.Y.L.J., 2008
• The Confidentiality of Arbitration Proceedings, New York Law Journal, 2008
• The Primary Jurisdiction of State Administrative Agencies, New York Law Journal, 2008
• Parties Can't Modify FAA Standards for Judicial Review, New York Law Journal, 2008
• Why Privacy Claims May be the Next Mass Litigation Crisis, Practical Litigator, 2007
• An Introduction to Sweepstakes and Contests Law, 8/07 Practical Lawyer 39-50, 2007
• Getting Stated: Procedures for Developing a Document Retention System, BNA Tax and Accounting Policy and Practice Special Report, 2007
• The Developing Concept of "National E-Discovery Counsel", Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2007
• Privacy Implications of Biometrics, Practical Lawyer, 2007
• Recent Rulings on Class-Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements, New York Law Journal, Vol. 235, No. 107, 2006

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