Special Counsel and Director of Pro Bono
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Kerry T. Cooperman is an experienced commercial litigator and the director of Stroock’s national pro bono program.
Commercial Litigation
Kerry has a diverse commercial litigation practice, with over a decade of experience handling complex real estate disputes, litigation and regulatory matters for financial service companies and trading firms, and general commercial litigation for other large enterprises.
Kerry has represented building owners, developers, cooperatives and condominiums, commercial tenants, and others in a broad range of real estate disputes, including leasing and contract disputes, joint venture disputes, brokerage disputes, construction litigation, RPAPL 881 proceedings, zoning and licensing issues, and proceedings before municipal regulators. He has achieved successful outcomes in trial and appellate courts and through out-of-court settlements and mediated negotiations.
Kerry also has experience representing banks, other financial service companies, and trading firms in matters including contract disputes, consumer issues, and regulatory enforcement and compliance. He has assisted clients in responding to civil investigative demands and subpoenas issued by regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Not-for-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Kerry also leads the firm’s nonprofit work, regularly advising public charities, private foundations, social welfare organizations, trade associations, and other nonprofits on a broad range of complex operating and dispute-resolution matters. His experience includes nonprofit formation, corporate governance, international and domestic grantmaking, federal and state regulatory compliance, lobbying and other political law compliance, nonprofit mergers, and asset-sale transactions, among other issues. Kerry counsels nonprofits in their dealings with the IRS, the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and other regulators, and frequently assists them in the resolution of internal and external disputes.
Director of the Public Service Project
As Pro Bono Director, Kerry administers the firm’s efforts to provide pro bono legal services to underserved populations through partnerships with myriad public interest and community organizations. Kerry leads cases and provides resources and counsel to attorneys performing pro bono work on a wide range of matters, including education, housing, nonprofit law, family law and domestic violence, small-business support, civil rights litigation, criminal justice, immigration and humanitarian relief, and national disaster relief. In recent years, he helped create disaster relief initiatives including the Small Business Legal Relief Alliance and the firm’s Refugee Assistance Task Force.
Kerry has a pro bono concentration in special education law, representing children with special education needs to help them secure educational programs, placements, and related services. He regularly handles impartial due process hearings on behalf of families, and conducts trainings and workshops on special education advocacy for public interest groups, attorneys, educators, service providers, and parents. Kerry has served on the NYC Bar Association’s Education and the Law Committee, is Co-Chair of the Education Working Group of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), and does impact work to reform and improve education policy.
Kerry has also helped to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace at Stroock and to combat racism through community engagement and pro bono efforts. He is a member of Stroock’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and co-runs the firm’s Anti Racist Ideas and Actions (ARIA) program.
New York; Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
J.D., cum laude, University of Maryland, 2009; Member, Maryland Law Review; Member, National Moot Court Team
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Kerry T. Cooperman is an experienced commercial litigator and the director of Stroock’s national pro bono program.
Commercial Litigation
Kerry has a diverse commercial litigation practice, with over a decade of experience handling complex real estate disputes, litigation and regulatory matters for financial service companies and trading firms, and general commercial litigation for other large enterprises.
Kerry has represented building owners, developers, cooperatives and condominiums, commercial tenants, and others in a broad range of real estate disputes, including leasing and contract disputes, joint venture disputes, brokerage disputes, construction litigation, RPAPL 881 proceedings, zoning and licensing issues, and proceedings before municipal regulators. He has achieved successful outcomes in trial and appellate courts and through out-of-court settlements and mediated negotiations.
Kerry also has experience representing banks, other financial service companies, and trading firms in matters including contract disputes, consumer issues, and regulatory enforcement and compliance. He has assisted clients in responding to civil investigative demands and subpoenas issued by regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Not-for-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Kerry also leads the firm’s nonprofit work, regularly advising public charities, private foundations, social welfare organizations, trade associations, and other nonprofits on a broad range of complex operating and dispute-resolution matters. His experience includes nonprofit formation, corporate governance, international and domestic grantmaking, federal and state regulatory compliance, lobbying and other political law compliance, nonprofit mergers, and asset-sale transactions, among other issues. Kerry counsels nonprofits in their dealings with the IRS, the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and other regulators, and frequently assists them in the resolution of internal and external disputes.
Director of the Public Service Project
As Pro Bono Director, Kerry administers the firm’s efforts to provide pro bono legal services to underserved populations through partnerships with myriad public interest and community organizations. Kerry leads cases and provides resources and counsel to attorneys performing pro bono work on a wide range of matters, including education, housing, nonprofit law, family law and domestic violence, small-business support, civil rights litigation, criminal justice, immigration and humanitarian relief, and national disaster relief. In recent years, he helped create disaster relief initiatives including the Small Business Legal Relief Alliance and the firm’s Refugee Assistance Task Force.
Kerry has a pro bono concentration in special education law, representing children with special education needs to help them secure educational programs, placements, and related services. He regularly handles impartial due process hearings on behalf of families, and conducts trainings and workshops on special education advocacy for public interest groups, attorneys, educators, service providers, and parents. Kerry has served on the NYC Bar Association’s Education and the Law Committee, is Co-Chair of the Education Working Group of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), and does impact work to reform and improve education policy.
Kerry has also helped to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace at Stroock and to combat racism through community engagement and pro bono efforts. He is a member of Stroock’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and co-runs the firm’s Anti Racist Ideas and Actions (ARIA) program.
New York; Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
J.D., cum laude, University of Maryland, 2009; Member, Maryland Law Review; Member, National Moot Court Team
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
