Ariel (Ari) Fox’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and investigations. She has represented individuals, corporations, boards of directors, and government-owned entities in a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, including contract and construction litigation, and tort and securities class actions before federal and state courts at the trial and appellate level. Ari frequently advises on pre-litigation matters and regulatory best practices.
Ari also has extensive experience conducting internal and government investigations both domestically and abroad involving alleged discrimination, civil theft, and violations of the False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She has presented investigative findings before the DOJ, SEC, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Prior to joining the firm, Ari worked in the New York office of an international law firm and clerked for the Honorable Kenneth M. Karas on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Ari received her B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and James Kent Scholar and served on the Columbia Law Review.
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2015.
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2012 – 2013
James Kent Scholar, 2013 – 2015
Notes Editor, Columbia Law Review
Semi-Finalist, Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition, 2014 – 2015
Cornell University, B.A., 2010
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Honorable Kenneth M. Karas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2025
PLEDGE (Promoting Lawyer Excellence & Driving Gender Equality), 2023 Honoree, John W. Peck Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
Women’s Initiative Committee, Member
New Limits on Forum Shopping: Standing and Jurisdiction as Hurdles in Class and Mass Actions, American Bar Association, May 2019.
Aggregation Analysis in Copyright Infringement Claims: The Fate of Fictional Facts, Columbia Law Review, April 2015.
July 27, 2023 | Publications
I. The Colorado River Doctrine – Alive and Well Consider the following: two parties to a contract ...