Atty. Amber Wallace
Amber Wallace is an experienced complex commercial litigator and a perennial Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” She is skilled in handling every aspect of litigation, including the initial pleadings, motion practice, factual and expert discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and appellate practice. Amber practices in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and informal resolution venues.
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Amber Wallace is an Associate based in White Plains, New York, practicing at Denlea & Carton LLP. They have 16+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2010. Their practice focuses on employment, business, real estate, ip, and trade secrets. Admitted to practice in New York (2010), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2010), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2010). Educated at New York University School of Law (J.D., 2009) and University of California, Berkeley (B.A. Phi, 2006). Serves clients in White Plains, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Amber Wallace is an experienced complex commercial litigator and a perennial Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” She is skilled in handling every aspect of litigation, including the initial pleadings, motion practice, factual and expert discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and appellate practice
- Amber practices in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and informal resolution venues
- Amber’s cases include a multitude of “bet the company” litigation spanning a diverse collection of legal subject matters, including complex financial products, licensing agreements, trade secret misappropriation, antitrust violations, employment disputes, civil rights cases, real estate purchasing agreements, computer software implementations, and consumer fraud.She represents a wide array of clients including financial institutions, real estate firms, global corporations, utility companies, and regional businesses
- Amber’s clients are from “both sides of the aisle,” and she is equally proficient in developing strategies to address the unique needs of both plaintiffs and defendants
- Among other matters, Amber won dismissal at trial of a putative purchaser’s claim for a $30 million piece of property in Brooklyn, enabling her client, a Brooklyn-based real estate investment firm, to successfully close on its purchase of the property
- In a New York state action, she won summary judgment awarding her client, an investment banking firm, the entirety of a multi-million dollar tail fee
- In her representation of a local manufacturer in a complex trade secret litigation in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, Amber successfully obtained full dismissal of claims for false advertising and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, as well as all state law claims relating to deceptive business practices and intentional interference with business relations
- In her appellate practice, Amber successfully persuaded the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Court of Appeals that a federal jury was improperly instructed to award a speculative measure of damages that is not cognizable under New York law, voiding the judgment in the underlying action
- Amber graduated Phi Beta Kappa from University of California, Berkeley, and received her law degree at New York University School of Law
- Amber lives in Briarcliff Manor with her husband Kevin, a fellow litigator and law school classmate, and their preschool-aged daughter
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in White Plains are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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