Ariadne Santiago Montare

Ariadne has represented both private and public corporations in commercial litigation since 1994. She started her career at White & Case in New York City where she practiced complex commercial litigation, cross-border litigation and bankruptcy litigation. While Ariadne’s primary focus is contracts disputes, she has substantial experience in bankruptcy litigation, intellectual property litigation, and securities law, including representing broker-dealers, investment banks and research analysts in NASD and SEC proceedings. At AZA, Ariadne litigates cases involving all aspects of commercial litigation in courts across the country, including both state and federal courts in New York City.

EDUCATION

University of Virginia (B.A. Drama, 1987)
Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1994)

HONORS & DISTINCTIONS

Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas A. Higgins, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (2001-2003)
Winner, 1st Annual Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot, Vienna, Austria (1994)
Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar
Certificate in Comparative Law from the Parker Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia School of Law

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of New York
American Bar Association, Sections on Litigation, International Law and Dispute Resolution
New York City Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

REPORTED CASES

Global Discount Travel Services, LLC v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.,960 F. Supp. 701 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)

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