Courtney Elgart, COUNSEL
Courtney Elgart is a trial and appellate litigator with frontline experience on both the plaintiff and defense side. She has secured dozens of victories for her clients at trial and on appeal, representing clients in high profile and high value cases. Courtney represents clients in civil and criminal matters, in state court, federal court, and arbitration. Her practice focuses on commercial, and in particular, entertainment, litigation.
Prior to joining Sullivan & Triggs, Courtney was an associate at a large international law firm.
After graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from Georgetown University Law Center, Courtney clerked for Judge Richard Andrews on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, one of the busiest district courts in the country with a significant complex business litigation docket, and for Judge Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Courtney’s experience includes:
• Representing profit participants in high profile participation litigations at the trial and appellate levels.
• Representing commercial entities in arbitrations and litigation, including corporate governance and contract disputes.
• Litigating over two dozen cases related to the 2020 general election. Courtney was part of a successful trial and appellate team that defended President Biden’s 2020 victory in Nevada against an election contest alleging widespread fraud. Courtney also deposed three members of Congress and elicited an admission relied on by the federal trial court to grant summary judgment against the members.
• Represented appellants, appellees, and amici in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits, in the U.S. Supreme Court, and in the intermediate appellate and state supreme courts in California, Michigan, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania.
• Represented a criminal defendant in a five-week federal jury trial.
Before attending law school, Courtney was a legislative aide and Chief of Staff in the Massachusetts Legislature.
Bar Admissions
California
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude
Clark University, B.A.
Clerkships
Judge Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge Richard Andrews, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Contact:
email: celgart@sullivantriggs.com
direct dial: 310-272-7732