NEW YORK, August 13, 2026 – Proskauer is proud to share that partners Elise Bloom and Margaret Dale have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 list of Top 250 Women in Litigation, which celebrates elite women litigators whose advocacy, leadership, and influence have shaped the legal landscape. This is the 10th consecutive year both Elise and Margaret have been recognized.
Elise is a nationally recognized employment lawyer with more than 30 years of experience handling high-stakes discrimination, wage and hour, and class and collective action litigation for major employers. A seasoned trial lawyer, Elise has extensive pre-trial and jury trial experience and has secured numerous precedent-setting victories, including in the high-profile Black Swan litigation and other significant cases before federal and state courts.
Margaret is a seasoned trial lawyer and first-chair litigator handling complex business disputes across various industries and sectors. Her practice covers commercial disputes including contract matters, bankruptcy and insolvency, securities, corporate governance, asset management, M&A, intellectual property, and privacy and data security. She also counsels clients before litigation commences to assess risk, develop strategies to minimize or avoid disputes, and resolve matters outside of the courtroom.
Benchmark Litigation is a global legal directory that ranks leading litigation and disputes-resolution practices and lawyers, covering the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
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Proskauer is an elite global law firm with more than 900 lawyers in key financial centers in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Our clients include many of the world’s leading businesses, including asset managers, banks, listed corporations, and private companies. We have deep expertise in several of the fastest-growing and dynamic segments of the market, including sports, technology, life sciences, and health care. We represent hundreds of asset managers across a wide spectrum of sectors and strategies, including private equity, private credit, hedge, real assets, secondaries, and capital solutions.
Proskauer is the go-to employment counsel nationwide for global Fortune 500 corporations, major universities and professional sports leagues. The Firm’s Labor & Employment practice is comprised of more than 150 lawyers who have experience covering every area of labor and employment law and handle the complete range of sophisticated litigation, trial, appellate and counseling, as well as government contractor issues and investigations. Our prowess in the field consistently earns the highest accolades, receiving a top-tier nationwide ranking in Chambers USA and recognized as leaders by The Legal 500 United States and Benchmark Litigation, among others.
Proskauer has a full-service litigation practice with extensive trial experience in virtually every major forum across the globe. We take a collaborative approach to representing defendants and plaintiffs, multinationals, middle-market and small-cap businesses, financial institutions, partnerships and individuals, with one thing in mind – driving successful outcomes for our clients.