Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP

A co-founder of elite litigation boutique Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, Dorit Ungar Black has earned a reputation as a brilliant and tenacious lawyer, representing clients like Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and Eurofins. Dorit was among the first women in New York to co-found a high-profile litigation boutique, demonstrating leadership not only among top litigators but also women litigators who followed in her footsteps. Dorit did so despite not fitting the mold: she is a German native speaker who previously practiced at a high-profile Austrian law firm and immigrated to the U.S. as a young attorney to achieve the American dream.

Dorit’s significant representations include a multibillion-dollar damages trial which addressed Lehman’s pivotal role in causing the 2008 financial collapse. The trial resulted in a $2.4 billion damages award for investors—the largest single trial verdict resulting from the housing crisis.

In recent years, Dorit has become a pioneer in innovative “cost of insurance” litigation, representing AIMCo, an investment fund, and Wells Fargo, as a securities intermediary, in high-stakes litigation against insurance carriers alleged to have improperly increased insureds’ premiums on “universal life” insurance policies.

At the firm she co-founded, Dorit is viewed as a leader, mentor, and inspiration to many of HSG’s female professionals across all positions. She has been recognized as a Notable Woman in Law by Crain’s New York Business; a Woman of Influence by the New York Business Journal; a Female Powerbroker by Law360; a Litigation Trailblazer by The National Law Journal; a Leading Litigator in America by Lawdragon; a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal; a Woman Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal; a Top Woman Attorney in the New York Metro Area by Super Lawyers; and Boutique Lawyer of the Year by Lawyer Monthly.

New York

Austria (Bar Exam)

U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

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

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

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

Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2003)

University of Vienna Law School (Mag.iur., 1999)