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Seth A. Presser
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Special Professor of Law
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J.D., Hofstra University School of Law
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Biography
Mr. Presser is an associate in the Litigation, Municipal, and Appellate Practice Groups of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP, where he concentrates on civil rights litigation, commercial litigation, and appellate practice, particularly in the federal courts, representing both private and municipal clients.
Mr. Presser teaches a seminar focusing on the law of international commercial arbitration and the nuances of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. He also coaches the Willem C. Vis International Moot Arbitration Team, Hofstra's only international moot court team, which participates at competitions in Vienna, Austria and Hong Kong, China each year.
Mr. Presser received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law, where, while practicing in the Securities Arbitration Clinic, he represented investors in mediations and arbitrations before the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA). He also served as President & Editor in Chief of the Moot Court Association and as President of the International Moot Arbitration Team, winning awards in numerous domestic and international Moot Court competitions. In addition, he was a member of Hofstra's Labor and Employment Law Journal.
Mr. Presser is admitted to practice in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the States of New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. He is also admitted to the federal courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the federal courts of the District of New Jersey, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits. He is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations, as well as the New York County Lawyers' Association.



