Atty. Claude M. Millman
Claude M. Millman is a former Assistant United States Attorney (S.D.N.Y.) and New York City government contracting chief who litigates complex commercial disputes; advises clients on government procurement and contracting, land use, and environmental issues; and handles internal investigations and white-collar defense.
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Claude M. Millman is a business and litigation attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Kostelanetz LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Columbia University (J.D., 1988) and Stanford University (BA, 1985). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Claude M. Millman is a former Assistant United States Attorney (S.D.N.Y.) and New York City government contracting chief who litigates complex commercial disputes
- advises clients on government procurement and contracting, land use, and environmental issues
- and handles internal investigations and white-collar defense
- Formerly a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, Mr. Millman joined Kostelanetz LLP in 2011
- Mr. Millman came to Kostelanetz to lead the firm's commercial civil litigation efforts
- He has also developed its government procurement and contracting practice and continues to advise clients on land use and environmental matters and on dealing with regulatory agencies, such as the New York City Business Integrity Commission
- Background Partner, Proskauer Rose, LLP, 2003-2011 Counsel, Solomon, Zauderer, Ellenhorn, Frischer & Sharp, 2000-2003 Commissioner, N.Y.C
- Charter Revision Commission, 2001 New York City Chief Procurement Officer & Director, N.Y.C
- Mayor's Office of Contracts (now Mayor's Office of Contracts Services), 1998-2000 Executive Director, New York City Charter Revision Commission, 1999 Deputy Commissioner, Litigation & Rate Regulation, New York City Trade Waste Commission (now Business Integrity Commission), 1996-1998 Chief, Environmental Protection Unit, United States Attorney's Office, S.D.N.Y., 1994-1996 Assistant United States Attorney, S.D.N.Y., 1989-1994 Law Clerk, Honorable William C. Conner, United States District Court, S.D.N.Y., 1988-1989 Speaking Engagements Panelist, New York City Bar, Construction Industry Investigations and Prosecutions, 2011 Panelist, New York City Bar, Representing Clients Before State and City Agencies: Tips and Techniques for Effective Criminal Advocacy, 2008 Adjunct Associate Professor at Brooklyn Law School, 1996-2005 Instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1996
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