Mr. Blander is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brooklyn College (1976) and New York University School of Law (1979) , where he was a member of the Law Review and the Order of the Coif and graduated first in his class.
After graduation, Mr. Blander spent five years at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he focused on securities and commercial litigation (including construction disputes).
In 1984, Mr. Blander joined the Firm, where he has developed an expertise in defamation, discrimination (both plaintiff and defendant), real estate litigation, arbitration, intra-corporate and partnership disputes and many other matters.
Mr. Blander has been named a "super lawyer" of 2013.