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Cyril V. "Cy" Smith

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2011.
100 East Pratt Street, Suite 2440 Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1031
(410) 332-0444
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Firm: Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (410) 332-0444

Cy Smith has three decades of trial experience and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He primarily represents plaintiffs and defendants in large, complex civil litigation in diverse industries such as financial services and healthcare. Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery called his work “an exemplar of exactly how entrepreneurial plaintiffs’ contingent fee litigation ought to work,” adding that his representation should be used to “instruct law students” on how to practice.

The New York Times covered Cy’s representation of former NFL players in a class action suit against the league, in addition to covering prior cases involving individual players injured while playing for the Washington Redskins, New York Titans (now the Jets), and Miami Dolphins, among others.Cy’s work for football retirees began in 2005 when he helped the family of the late Pittsburgh Steelers great Mike Webster win a multimillion-dollar judgment in retroactive benefits and other relief from the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan.

The case was the first-ever win against the NFL pension plans, and paved the way for today’s public, litigation, and legislative scrutiny of pro and amateur sports’ concussion crisis. Cy testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and has appeared on HBO and ESPN to discuss pro football and concussions.

As examples of Cy’s diverse practice, he currently represents a state university system as a defendant in a decade-long dispute related to the state’s historically black colleges, resulting in a seven-week trial addressing a proposal for a multi-billion-dollar restructuring of that system.

And in the consolidated national class action antitrust proceedings against the Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurers, Cy was selected by the Alabama federal district court to serve on the five-person Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee directing litigation on behalf of health insurance subscribers.

In other high-stakes cases, Cy represented the son of real estate mogul and corporate raider Victor Posner in a multimillion-dollar settlement in one of the largest will contests in U.S. history. More recently, Cy represented an accountant in the Manila office of a global construction firm, who was kidnapped and tortured after the employer refused either to pay his ransom or permit his family to do so.

Cy has also represented clients who are witnesses, targets, and defendants in federal investigations and administrative proceedings concerning insider trading, money laundering, false statements to the government, insurance fraud, and other white collar and enforcement matters.

 

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - ERISA
Education
University of Virginia, J.D.
Graduated 1986
Dartmouth College, B.A.
Graduated 1981
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (410) 332-0444
100 East Pratt Street, Suite 2440
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1031
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1031
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