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Selendy & Gay Leader Helps 400 Girls Flee Afghanistan
In a recent interview with Law360 Access to Justice, Selendy & Gay co-founder and managing partner Jennifer Selendy said it was her own life experiences that led her to join a coalition to help more than 500 Afghans, many of whom had been female students at a Kabul high school, leave Afghanistan.

My First Year at Selendy & Gay
In 2020, Adam Hersh was nearing the end of his second federal clerkship and contemplating the next step in his career. While eager to gain experience in high-impact litigation, he didn’t want to compromise certain core values in that pursuit. Now a year into his tenure at Selendy & Gay, Adam reflects on developing confidence as a litigator and why the firm truly “walks the walk” in its commitment to equality.

Lawyer Limelight: Oscar Shine
Having worked in Silicon Valley, Oscar Shine had a sense of what building a career at a start-up might be like. The Duke Law graduate spoke with Lawdragon about making partner earlier this year at Selendy & Gay, and how the firm encourages an entrepreneurial spirit along with a dedication to public interest work.

My First Year at Selendy & Gay
As a law student, Katya Stynes didn’t see herself going into private practice. But when she learned about a new firm founded by the lawyers who had faced down – and won against – the major Wall Street banks, she decided to take a chance.

Selendy & Gay's Managing Partner Is Helping Young Girls Evacuate Afghanistan
In August, Selendy & Gay founding and co-managing partner Jennifer Selendy helped launch a project focused on the evacuation of hundreds of at-risk girls in Kabul, Afghanistan. So far, 250 girls have arrived in Saskatoon, Canada, and are in the process of being resettled. Another 150 are currently awaiting evacuation from Pakistan to Ecuador.

Oscar Shine Featured in Law.com's "How I Made Partner"
Law.com spoke with Oscar Shine about how he made partner at Selendy & Gay. "Once you are out of school, you have to define success for yourself—there’s no more grading curve, you are on your own."

Selendy & Gay Obtains Landmark Settlement on Behalf of AFT and Eight AFT Members In Public Service Loan Forgiveness Suit
Represented by Selendy & Gay, the American Federation of Teachers, President Randi Weingarten and eight individual plaintiffs reached a landmark settlement  with the U.S. Department of Education following the prior administration’s failure to properly implement the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).

Selendy & Gay Continues Winning Streak on Behalf of New York Tenants
Selendy & Gay, along with the Legal Aid Society and Legal Services New York, successfully obtained dismissal of three lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of New York’s rent stabilization regime.

Lawsuit Alleging Manipulation of Crypto Markets Through Unbacked Stablecoin “Tether” Survives Motion to Dismiss
A class of cryptocommodities purchasers represented by Selendy & Gay PLLC, Roche Freedman LLP, and Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, have overcome a motion to dismiss and will successfully proceed with a class action lawsuit alleging manipulation of crypto markets.

Selendy & Gay Client SJP Properties Defeats Effort to Derail New Manhattan Development
Represented by Selendy & Gay, SJP Properties has defeated a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction and development of a new residential building on the Upper West Side.