Samuel Borbor-Sawyer,
Director

Samuel Borbor-Sawyer is a senior associate in the Phillips Lytle LLP Litigation Practice Group. He advises clients in various industries, including: energy, education, health care, finance, insurance, technology and telecommunications. He conducts their internal investigations and represents them in disputes.

As a business litigator, Borbor-Sawyer represents clients in various matters, including antitrust and trade practices, contract disputes and general business disputes. He has experience handling federal multidistrict litigations and class actions. He has litigated in federal and state courts across the country and is well versed in motion practice, appellate practice and e-discovery.

In labor and employment, Borbor-Sawyer counsels and represents clients regarding union disputes and arbitrations, employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, employment contract disputes and internal investigations. He also has experience advising governmental entities regarding employment issues.

Within higher education, Borbor-Sawyer counsels clients regarding student affairs and conduct, housing policies and risk management. He also conducts internal investigations (including Title VII and Title IX). He is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

In the telecom industry, Borbor-Sawyer advises and assists clients in the U.S. and abroad on the deployment of critical digital infrastructure. Borbor-Sawyer also has experience assisting court-appointed referees and receivers and serving as court-appointed pro bono counsel in civil rights cases implicating deliberate indifference.

He earned his juris doctorate from the University at Buffalo School of Law.