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Stephen Taylor is a member of DWT's commercial litigation practice group. He has handled cases in federal and state courts, including at the appellate level, and participated in international arbitrations. Stephen counsels and defends clients in complex commercial disputes, including those involving business contracts, fiduciary duty breaches, shareholder actions, commercial property, and insurance claims. His pro bono practice focuses on criminal appeals.
Before joining DWT, Stephen clerked at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and practiced at a global law firm in New York. Prior to law school, he worked as a finance officer at a nonprofit organization and as a business consultant.
Admitted to Practice
- New York, 2019
- Washington, 2024
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2023
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2018
- Editor-in-Chief: Harvard National Security Journal
- Staff Editor: Harvard International Law Journal
- M.S., International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009
- B.A., History & African-American Studies, University of South Carolina, 2004, summa cum laude
Background
- Law Clerk, Hon. I. Leo Glasser, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2021-2023
- Associate, 2018-2021; Summer Associate, 2017 – White & Case LLP, New York, N.Y.
- Intern, Death Penalty Project, London, 2017
- Intern, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Boston, 2016
- Intern, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., 2016
- Grants and Finance Officer, International Center for Transitional Justice, New York, N.Y., 2013-2015
- Events Technician, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London, 2012
- Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, D.C., 2009-2011
- Legal Assistant, McNair Law Firm, Columbia, S.C., 2006-2007
- Assistant Case Coordinator, Law Offices of Michael C. Durney, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006