Cynthia A. Murray

Cindy Murray is a partner in the Litigation Services Department and chair of the firm’s Associates Professional Development Committee. She concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation, primarily in the areas of construction, real estate and financial services industries.

Ms. Murray and has extensive experience in a broad range of substantive areas of law including breach of contract and fiduciary duties, fraud, misrepresentation, employment issues, mechanic’s liens, trade secrets, bankruptcy and shareholder disputes. She leads complex litigation involving major projects and litigates multi-million dollar, cross-border disputes. She skillfully guides her clients through all stages of litigation and has appeared in federal, bankruptcy and state courts at the trial and appellate levels, and in arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Other Distinctions

•St. John’s Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor

News & Publications

•Cynthia Murray Honored by West Side YMCA
•Recent New York Decision Reaffirms Limits to Surety’s Liability on a Delay Claim Made Under a Payment Bond
•Resolving Legal Disputes in the United States: Litigation, Arbitration or Mediation
•Schnader Names Two New Partners
•Recent Decisions Provide Guidance with Respect to the Application and Scope of Anti-Retaliation Provision of Dodd-Frank
•Schnader Attorneys Achieve Significant Victory for Surety Client Federal Insurance Company
•Schnader Welcomes New Associates

Community & Pro Bono

•Ms. Murray volunteers in her community and is actively involved in the West Side YMCA (“WSY”), whose mission is dedicated to promoting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. She has served on the Board of Managers for the WSY for the last six years and is the current Chair of the WSY Board of Managers. She is also involved as a mentor for high school students that participate in the WSY’s Teen Career Connection program, an internship program that prepares students for the work place by offering professional development and hands-on learning experiences during the summer.
•Ms. Murray has also spent over three years on a pro bono representation of a citizen of Cameroon seeking political asylum in the U.S. In addition to obtaining a grant of asylum for the client, she successfully petitioned for and obtained immigrant visas for the client’s wife and two children.