Justice Herman Cahn was first elected as Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York in 1976.  He subsequently served as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court from 1980 until 1992, when he was elected to the Supreme Court.  Throughout his decades on the bench, he principally handled civil cases, with the exception of 1981 until 1987, when he presided over criminal matters.  Justice Cahn was instrumental in the creation of, and a founding Justice in, the Commercial Division within the New York State Supreme Court.  He served as a Justice of the Commercial Division from its inception in 1993 until joining Milberg.

Among his most notable recent cases are the consolidated cases stemming from the Bear Stearns merger with JP Morgan (In re Bear Stearns Litigation); litigation regarding the upcoming America’s Cup Yacht Race (Golden Gate Yacht Club v. Societe Nautique De Geneve); litigation stemming from the attempt to enjoin the construction of the new Yankee Stadium (Save Our Parks v. City of New York); and the consolidated state cases regarding the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site (World Trade Center Properties v Alliance Insurance; Port Authority v. Alliance Insurance).

Justice Cahn is a member of the Council on Judicial Administration of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.  He has also recently been appointed to the Character and Fitness Committee of the Appellate Division, First Department.  He is on the Register of Mediators for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Before ascending the bench, Justice Cahn practiced law in Manhattan.  He was first admitted to the New York bar in 1956.  He is admitted to practice in numerous courts, including the New York State courts, the Southern District of New York and the United States Supreme Court.

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8/10/09	NYLJ: Outside Counsel - Advantages And Pitfalls Of The Commercial Division