Overview
Simon is the Managing Partner of Raines Feldman Littrell’s New York office, where he focuses his litigation and appellate practice on complex commercial and business disputes, particularly involving closely held companies. Often known as a “business divorce” attorney, Simon represents clients in partnership and corporate dissolution proceedings, shareholder disputes, joint venture conflicts, and fiduciary duty cases. His clients span a variety of industries, including professional service firms, investment banks, hedge funds, and family-owned businesses.
Simon has particular expertise representing law, accounting, and advisory firms in matters involving formation, dissolution, partner departures, and employment separations. He also handles administrative proceedings involving New York City government and disputes involving trade secrets and employment issues.
In addition to his litigation practice, Simon serves as a court-appointed mediator for both the New York State Supreme Court’s Commercial Division and the Southern District of New York, and he is a certified Part 36 receiver.
His notable victories include a $9 million settlement for a hedge fund partner and favorable outcomes in high-stakes fiduciary duty, shareholder, and employment-related disputes. Simon’s reputation as a resolution-driven litigator is complemented by his deep experience in mediation and his commitment to pragmatic, client-centered results.
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, cum laude
- B.A., Cornell University
Admissions
- State Bar of New Jersey
- State Bar of New York
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Appeals Court, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Publications, Recognitions and Speaking Engagements
- Named Best Lawyers® 2023 New York in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Named to the New York Law Journal’s inaugural list of New York Trailblazers, 2019
- Selected for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2019-2023
- Author, “Test for Applying Fiduciary Exception to Privilege.” New York Law Journal, November 6, 2015
- Author, “Report on Use of Receivers in Business Dissolution Proceedings, Committee on the Commercial Division.” New York State Bar Association, Fall 2011
- Co-author; “Take a Critical Look at Partner Agreement.” New York Law Journal, January 31, 2000
- Co-author, “What Baggage Can Withdrawing Law Partners Carry Out the Revolving Door?”, Rhode Island Bar Journal, Vol. 49, No. 4, January 2001
- Articles Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1992-1993
Professional Affiliation
- Member of the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, Committee on the Commercial Division and Committee on Dispute Resolution
- Board member of the Bowery Residents’ Committee, a homeless services organization
- Former vice president of the New York City Department of Education, Community Education Council, District 2
Insights
- Three Raines Feldman Littrell Attorneys Named 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers
- Simon Miller Quoted in CNN Article on Courts Ruling in Trump’s Fraud Case
- ‘Successful, Powerful and Satisfied’: Raines Feldman’s New York Office Leader Talks Training Next-Generation Talent
- Seven Raines Feldman Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers Guide
- Raines Feldman Taps Veteran Litigator Simon Miller to Lead New York Expansion