Sharon Steinerman

• Counsel to a major U.S. health insurance company in several Article 78 litigations in New York trial and appellate courts.
• Counsel to a major U.S. health insurance company related to the negotiation and procurement of a multibillion-dollar health care contract with a major municipality.
• Secured a significant victory before the New York Court of Appeals involving a multibillion-dollar insurance contract with the City of New York.
• Advisor to a major manufacturer in several Article 78 litigations in New York State Supreme Court, involving environmental and regulatory issues.
• Defended a private, global consulting firm and its employees against claims of raiding and conspiracy to lift out a practice group and various claims of breaches and interference with an array of restrictive covenants.
• Served as second chair in a confidential AAA arbitration, defending an employee against claims brought by a former employer seeking recovery for breach of contract.
• Advised an investment management company in dispute with former employee over non-disparagement agreement.
• Obtained a favorable jury verdict in a defamation case in the New Jersey Supreme Court, protecting the client from a potential adverse judgment exceeding $25 million.
• Counsel to insurance companies assisting with the underwriting of contingent and litigation risk products.
• Counseled a media company on a contract dispute regarding the production of highly successful YouTube channels.
• Counsel to a major online retail client in an arbitration involving breach of contract; obtained a favorable multimillion-dollar settlement.
• Counsel to a foreign manufacturer in a breach of contract action involving a manufacturing and supply agreement.
• Counsel in a cross-border litigation matter seeking to set aside the fraudulent conveyance of various artworks. Defended multiple attempts to dismiss the causes of action and procured the return of an attached artwork.
• Obtained a favorable settlement for a Chinese insurance company in a collection dispute, including payment of attorneys’ fees.

Sharon Steinerman concentrates her practice on general commercial litigation, representing plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of complex disputes. She has handled litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, restrictive covenants, products liability, and administrative agency review actions on behalf of clients in a wide array of business and industry segments, including the health care, insurance, and retail/manufacturing industries. Her experience spans federal and state practices and appeals in New York and other jurisdictions. Sharon also maintains a robust pro bono practice which includes representation of wrongfully convicted individuals seeking to overturn life sentences in federal habeas corpus proceedings.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Sharon served as a lead researcher for acclaimed litigator and author Bryan Stevenson on his award-winning memoir Just Mercy.

Sharon has been recognized as a “General Litigation” Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine since 2023, and in the area of Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers: One to Watch^® since 2025.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• New York University (J.D., 2015)
• Hunter College (B.A., 2012)