Stuart A. Blander graduated from Brooklyn College (1976) and summa cum laude from New York University School of Law (1979), where he was first in his class and a member of the New York University Law Review.  After graduation, Stuart practiced for five years at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he specialized in corporate litigation.  Stuart joined the firm in 1984, and has focused on commercial, securities, civil rights cases and real estate litigation.