Incoming Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Chair Maryann Stallone Wants To Get Everyone Involved
5.11.2026
Maryann Stallone, the incoming chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, wants to get more people, especially young lawyers, to participate in the section.
“If there are individuals who are interested in learning about the section, and want to be involved on panels, or want to be involved in writing articles, I’m happy to talk to them,” Stallone said. “And I encourage them to reach out, because I think the best way to get people involved in the section and in the overall bar is to give them a role in the section.”
Stallone is a partner and commercial litigator in Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Trusts & Estate Litigation practices in New York City. She represents clients in many industries, including advertising, construction, medical practices and nonprofits.
“I love what I do,” Stallone said. “I’ve been doing it for quite some time. I’ve been at Tannenbaum since graduating law school.”
As Commercial and Federal Litigation Section chair, Stallone also wants to help members with the rise of artificial intelligence.
“It is going to be something that our clients are using,” she said. “I feel like the businesses and the law practices that embraced new technologies – but did so responsibly – got ahead. Whereas people who were resistant to the new technology tended to fall behind. But it is important that we do so with guardrails, with rules, with policies in place, and with proper training. So, I see the section being a great vehicle to provide that training for our section members, and also to continue our collaboration with the bench and the bar to have a conversation about these issues.”
Stallone has spoken with President-Elect Taa Grays about collaborating with other sections as well.
“As part of my role, I intend to embrace that, because I think it’s really important for us to work together,” said Stallone. “And a lot of the areas of law, there is a lot of interplay. We just recently did a panel on the interplay between bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and at the Annual Meeting that I ran in 2025, I did a panel on the interplay between commercial litigation and the Surrogate’s Court. So, that’s also another area that I’m going to be looking to expand upon – to work with other sections and other leaders of the bar.”
Stallone has three children, ages 19, 17, and 13. Her oldest was born in her third year of law school.
“I tell other women, not highly recommended,” Stallone said. “But it was definitely a crowning moment, and I walked on stage with my daughter… I am very proud of the fact that I am able to balance a very intense and competitive profession that takes up a lot of my time while being a mother of three and being fully engaged in my kids’ activities.”
