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Ivy Svetlana
D: (585) 419-8779  
sivy@harrisbeach.com

Svetlana K. Ivy

  Member

Legal Teams Leader -  
Appellate
(585) 419-8779
  sivy@harrisbeach.com
“What I enjoy most about commercial litigation is learning the ins and outs of each client’s industry. To provide sound advice to sophisticated business owners and in-house attorneys, it is imperative to understand not only the legal paths available, but also how each potential course of action could affect the client’s business.”
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Lana focuses her trial-level practice on high-stakes commercial disputes. She has successfully litigated claims involving breach of fiduciary duty in the corporate context as well as relating to investment and management of trust assets, claims for breach of contract, and fraud-based claims. Lana has litigated numerous contract disputes arising out of asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, vendor agreements, transactions to purchase life insurance policies on the secondary market, employment agreements and oil and gas leases, including disputes over easements.  She also routinely handles Article 78 proceedings.  Lana has represented clients in such industries as financial services, energy, life settlements, health care, telecommunications, food and beverage manufacturing and payroll services. Lana has extensive experience with emergency applications for relief as well as dispositive motions and motions to resolve discovery disputes.  She also advises clients who are litigating disputes governed by New York in foreign jurisdictions, including in international court proceedings and arbitrations.

Lana has substantial experience resolving disputes early as well as seeing cases through arbitration or trial.  She also has considerable appellate experience, having briefed and argued cases at the Appellate Division level throughout the state, as well as before the New York Court of Appeals. She is a co-author of the New York Appellate Practice treatise, published by LexisNexis, and, in addition to handling appeals, consults on appeals and motions for leave handled by other attorneys. She has been a frequent speaker on both trial and appellate issues for Monroe County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association CLE programs, and has handled several pro bono criminal appeals.

Prior to joining Harris Beach, Lana worked in the New York City office of Ropes & Gray LLP, where she represented companies in the financial, health care, and pharmaceutical industries in federal and state civil matters, as well as investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies.

Representative Matters

  • Counsel for licensed life settlement provider and affiliated companies in a dispute with original owner of a life insurance policy and the insured’s estate over rights to a purchased life insurance policy, which involved breach of contract, RICO and fraud claims litigated in District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and the District of South Dakota, as well as a series of miscellaneous proceedings and more than a dozen motions to compel discovery from parties and third parties in District Courts for the Southern District of New York and Northern District of California, obtaining summary judgment against competing claimants for policy proceeds and securing an affirmance by the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
  • Counsel for a national energy supply company trade association in an Article 78 proceeding against the New York State Public Service Commission in Supreme Court, Albany County, to challenge a PSC Order imposing new requirements on energy service companies (ESCOs) doing business in New York, first successfully obtaining a temporary restraining order staying the effect of the PCS Order and, after further briefing, securing vacatur of the PSC Order.
  • Trial and appellate counsel for multinational banking institution in various trust accounting proceedings brought in Surrogate’s Courts in Monroe, Wayne and Westchester Counties, defending claims of breach of fiduciary duty relating to investment and management of trust assets, and successfully overturning a trial court’s finding of imprudence at the Appellate Division and opposing trust beneficiaries’ motion for leave to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals.
  • Counsel for national Greek yogurt manufacturer and its CEO in a Supreme Court, New York County case, involving derivative and direct breach of fiduciary duty claims, as well as accounting and breach of contract claims, and in a case brought in the District Court for the Northern District of New York, involving Lanham Act false advertising and common law unfair competition claims.
  • Counsel for multinational energy company in case involving numerous claims for breach of oil and gas leases, successfully resolving or securing dismissal on summary judgment of various plaintiffs’ claims.
  • Counsel for a city in a lawsuit against a development company and individual investors for millions of dollars in back real property taxes and interest, and damages for breach of contract, intentional and negligent misrepresentation and tortious interference with a contract, securing a favorable settlement through mediation.
  • Counsel for plaintiff health care solutions provider in dispute litigated simultaneously in Supreme Court,
    Erie County, and in AAA arbitration, resulting in an award of summary judgment in plaintiff’s favor finding that private equity investor wrongfully repudiated contract relating to financing and recapitalization obligations.
  • Plaintiff’s counsel in multimillion dollar claim brought in Supreme Court, Monroe County, for breach of contract following sale of company to defendant, resulting in favorable settlement.
  • Counsel for Buffalo-based food preparation and equipment manufacturing company in a AAA arbitration
    involving claims relating to the company’s purchase of a business line from a competitor, successfully obtaining a substantial damages award.
  • Counsel for publicly-traded payroll and benefits services provider in class action claims brought in the District Court for the Western District of New York involving claims for breach of contract and fiduciary duty, successfully resisting class discovery and obtaining favorable resolution of case.
  • Counsel for telecommunications developer in a week-long international arbitration over contractual disputes relating to expansion of Russian wireless telephony networks.
  • Appellate counsel for hospital and physicians in Appellate Division, Fourth Department, successfully arguing for affirmance of summary judgment dismissing medical malpractice and ordinary negligence claims.

Professional and Civic

  • William & Mary Law School Alumni Association, Member of Board of Directors, 2022-Present
  • Monroe County Bar Association, Member, Litigation Section
  • Monroe County Bar Association, Litigation Council Member, 2012-2020; Co-Chair 2019-2020
  • Borinquen Dance Theatre, Member of Board of Directors, 2013-2022; Board President, 2018-2022
  • Harris Beach Associate Training Committee, Member, 2013-2019; Chair, 2015-2019
  • The Foundation of the Monroe County Bar, Member of Board of Directors, 2014-2017

Recognition

  • 40 Under Forty, Rochester Business Journal, 2019
  • Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, 2019
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Business Litigation, since 2016
  • The Daily Record, Up and Coming Attorney, 2014
  • New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree, pro bono service
  • New York City Family Court Legal Services Project, pro bono service

Legal Practices

Appellate
Business and Commercial Litigation

Industry Teams

Blockchain and Digital Assets
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets

Admissions

New York

U.S. District Court, New York - Eastern District

U.S. District Court, New York - Northern District

U.S. District Court, New York - Southern District

U.S. District Court, New York - Western District

William and Mary School of Law

JD 
2007

University of Maryland

BA 
2004
summa cum laude

Location

Rochester, NY Office
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June 7, 2022

Brian Ginsberg Discusses Decision to Join Harris Beach Appellate Practice

Partner Brian Ginsberg’s decision to join Harris Beach from the Office of the New York State Solicitor General was featured in an article in
October 15, 2021

72 Attorneys from Harris Beach Recognized in 2021 Edition of Super Lawyers

Partners, senior counsel and associates from Harris Beach PLLC offices across New York have been named to the 2021 edition of Super Lawyers,
November 12, 2019

79 Attorneys from Harris Beach Named to 2019 Super Lawyers List

A total of 79 Harris Beach PLLC attorneys have been named to the 2019 edition of Super Lawyers, a peer-based rating service that recognizes
January 17, 2019

Significant Eighth Circuit Ruling in Long-Running Life Settlements Case

Harris Beach Business and Commercial Litigation team has won a decisive victory in a decision issued by the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of App
August 15, 2018

63 Harris Beach Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® List

A total of 63 attorneys from Harris Beach PLLC have made the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest guide of its kind in th
Events
October 28, 2019

Lana Ivy To Be Honored in Rochester’s 40 Under 40

Lana Ivy will be honored as one of the honorees of the 25th class of Rochester’s Forty under 40. The honorees are men and women, under the
External Publications
November 1, 2018

Publication: Appellate Division Rule Changes and How They Affect Practice at the Appellate Division (Monroe County Bar Center for Education)

Publication: New York Appellate Practice (treatise published by LexisNexis, co-author (2012-present))

Speaker: Why It is Advantageous to Use Appellate Attorneys for Cases on Appeal (Live Webcast, The Knowledge Group)

April 1, 2017

Chair: Monroe County Bar Center for Education, Applications for Emergency Relief in State and Federal Court

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Ivy Svetlana
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■ Areas of Expertise

Legal Practices

Appellate Legal Practice
Business and Commercial Litigation Legal Practice

Industry Teams

Blockchain and Digital Assets Industry Team
Energy Industry Team
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets Industry Team

■ Profile

Lana focuses her trial-level practice on high-stakes commercial disputes. She has successfully litigated claims involving breach of fiduciary duty in the corporate context as well as relating to investment and management of trust assets, claims for breach of contract, and fraud-based claims. Lana has litigated numerous contract disputes arising out of asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, vendor agreements, transactions to purchase life insurance policies on the secondary market, employment agreements and oil and gas leases, including disputes over easements.  She also routinely handles Article 78 proceedings.  Lana has represented clients in such industries as financial services, energy, life settlements, health care, telecommunications, food and beverage manufacturing and payroll services. Lana has extensive experience with emergency applications for relief as well as dispositive motions and motions to resolve discovery disputes.  She also advises clients who are litigating disputes governed by New York in foreign jurisdictions, including in international court proceedings and arbitrations.

Lana has substantial experience resolving disputes early as well as seeing cases through arbitration or trial.  She also has considerable appellate experience, having briefed and argued cases at the Appellate Division level throughout the state, as well as before the New York Court of Appeals. She is a co-author of the New York Appellate Practice treatise, published by LexisNexis, and, in addition to handling appeals, consults on appeals and motions for leave handled by other attorneys. She has been a frequent speaker on both trial and appellate issues for Monroe County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association CLE programs, and has handled several pro bono criminal appeals.

Prior to joining Harris Beach, Lana worked in the New York City office of Ropes & Gray LLP, where she represented companies in the financial, health care, and pharmaceutical industries in federal and state civil matters, as well as investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies.

■ Representative Matters

  • Counsel for licensed life settlement provider and affiliated companies in a dispute with original owner of a life insurance policy and the insured’s estate over rights to a purchased life insurance policy, which involved breach of contract, RICO and fraud claims litigated in District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and the District of South Dakota, as well as a series of miscellaneous proceedings and more than a dozen motions to compel discovery from parties and third parties in District Courts for the Southern District of New York and Northern District of California, obtaining summary judgment against competing claimants for policy proceeds and securing an affirmance by the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
  • Counsel for a national energy supply company trade association in an Article 78 proceeding against the New York State Public Service Commission in Supreme Court, Albany County, to challenge a PSC Order imposing new requirements on energy service companies (ESCOs) doing business in New York, first successfully obtaining a temporary restraining order staying the effect of the PCS Order and, after further briefing, securing vacatur of the PSC Order.
  • Trial and appellate counsel for multinational banking institution in various trust accounting proceedings brought in Surrogate’s Courts in Monroe, Wayne and Westchester Counties, defending claims of breach of fiduciary duty relating to investment and management of trust assets, and successfully overturning a trial court’s finding of imprudence at the Appellate Division and opposing trust beneficiaries’ motion for leave to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals.
  • Counsel for national Greek yogurt manufacturer and its CEO in a Supreme Court, New York County case, involving derivative and direct breach of fiduciary duty claims, as well as accounting and breach of contract claims, and in a case brought in the District Court for the Northern District of New York, involving Lanham Act false advertising and common law unfair competition claims.
  • Counsel for multinational energy company in case involving numerous claims for breach of oil and gas leases, successfully resolving or securing dismissal on summary judgment of various plaintiffs’ claims.
  • Counsel for a city in a lawsuit against a development company and individual investors for millions of dollars in back real property taxes and interest, and damages for breach of contract, intentional and negligent misrepresentation and tortious interference with a contract, securing a favorable settlement through mediation.
  • Counsel for plaintiff health care solutions provider in dispute litigated simultaneously in Supreme Court,
    Erie County, and in AAA arbitration, resulting in an award of summary judgment in plaintiff’s favor finding that private equity investor wrongfully repudiated contract relating to financing and recapitalization obligations.
  • Plaintiff’s counsel in multimillion dollar claim brought in Supreme Court, Monroe County, for breach of contract following sale of company to defendant, resulting in favorable settlement.
  • Counsel for Buffalo-based food preparation and equipment manufacturing company in a AAA arbitration
    involving claims relating to the company’s purchase of a business line from a competitor, successfully obtaining a substantial damages award.
  • Counsel for publicly-traded payroll and benefits services provider in class action claims brought in the District Court for the Western District of New York involving claims for breach of contract and fiduciary duty, successfully resisting class discovery and obtaining favorable resolution of case.
  • Counsel for telecommunications developer in a week-long international arbitration over contractual disputes relating to expansion of Russian wireless telephony networks.
  • Appellate counsel for hospital and physicians in Appellate Division, Fourth Department, successfully arguing for affirmance of summary judgment dismissing medical malpractice and ordinary negligence claims.

■ Professional and Civic

  • William & Mary Law School Alumni Association, Member of Board of Directors, 2022-Present
  • Monroe County Bar Association, Member, Litigation Section
  • Monroe County Bar Association, Litigation Council Member, 2012-2020; Co-Chair 2019-2020
  • Borinquen Dance Theatre, Member of Board of Directors, 2013-2022; Board President, 2018-2022
  • Harris Beach Associate Training Committee, Member, 2013-2019; Chair, 2015-2019
  • The Foundation of the Monroe County Bar, Member of Board of Directors, 2014-2017

■ Admissions

  • 40 Under Forty, Rochester Business Journal, 2019
  • Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, 2019
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Business Litigation, since 2016
  • The Daily Record, Up and Coming Attorney, 2014
  • New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree, pro bono service
  • New York City Family Court Legal Services Project, pro bono service

■ Education

William and Mary School of Law
 ,JD
 ,2007
University of Maryland
 ,BA
 ,2004
 ,summa cum laude

Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.

Industry Teams
Automotive and Vehicle Dealerships
Blockchain and Digital Assets 
Cannabis
Construction and Surety
Educational Institutions Higher Ed
Educational Institutions K-12
EMS and Fire Protection Providers
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Food and Beverage
Health Care
Industrial and Consumer Manufacturing
Medical and Life Sciences
Municipalities and Local Agencies
Nanotechnology
Photonics
Racing and Gaming
Real Estate Developers
Science and Technology
Telecommunications and Media
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
USA Collegiate Sports
Veterinary Medicine

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Diversity Compliance
E-Discovery (e-infoSM)
Employee Benefits
Employment Litigation
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Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Government Compliance and Investigations
Health Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Internet Law
Labor and Employment Law
Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
New Markets Tax Credit
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability
Public Finance and Economic Development
Real Property Valuation Litigation
Residential Real Estate
Tax Law
White Collar Crime
Wills, Trusts and Estates

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HB Cornerstone LLC
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Move Management

Caetra.io
CyMetric (Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Software)

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