Practice Areas

Focused expertise in litigation, intellectual property, and corporate counsel.

Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

  • Commercial litigation and contract disputes

  • Partnership and shareholder disputes

  • Federal and state appeals (all circuits)

  • Arbitration and mediation (FINRA, AAA, ICDR)

  • Real estate litigation

Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation

  • Contract Violations
  • Trade Secret Disputes
  • Financial Instruments Litigation
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Business Torts
  • Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Libel & Slander Claims
  • Copyright Litigation
  • Patent Infringement Enforcement and Defense
  • Patent Inter Partes Review Petition and Defense
  • Pharmaceutical, ANDA and Biosimilars Patent Litigation
  • Open Source Licensing Litigation
  • Right of Publicity Disputes
  • TTAB Matters\Federal Appeals – all Circuits & Supreme Court of United States
  • New York Appellate Court
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Employment Law

  • Employment Agreements
  • Non-Competition & Non-Solicitation
  • Employee Benefits
  • Executive Compensation
  • Partnership Duties
  • Discrimination & Retaliation Claims

Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • Abirtration (FINRA, AAA, ICDR)

  • Mediation

  • Neutral Evaluations

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Taxation

  • Advice on Tax-Efficient Transactions & Corporate Structures

  • Taxation of Private Equity Transactions

  • Taxation of Foreign Joint Ventures

  • Tax-Free Like-Kind Exchanges of Property

  • Voluntary Offshore Compliance Program Filings

  • Residency Audits

  • Proceedings Before the IRS, NY State & U.S. Tax Court

Not-For-Profit & Tax-Exempt Orgs

  • Entity Formation & Obtaining Initial Income Tax Exemptions
  • Business Income Tax Advice
  • Charitable Contributions
  • Tax-Exempt Bond Issuances
  • Compliance With IRS Filing & Reporting Requirements
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Intellectual Property Counseling

  • Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Programs
  • Licensing of IP Rights
  • Drafting of IP Agreements
  • Copyright Issues & Registration
  • TM Name Selection & Investigation
  • TM Registration & Prosecution
  • TM Portfolio Management
  • Patent Portfolio Review
  • Patent Portfolio Construction
  • Patent Application Prosecution
  • Negotiation of Sales of Patents, Copyrights & Other IP Assets
  • Audit of IP Portfolios
  • Expert Testimony

Corporate, Fund and Venture Practice

  • Corporate Formation
  • Partnership & LLC Agreements
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Angel Funding & VC Financing
  • Corporate Governance
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Real Estate

  • Sale & Acquisition of Commercial & Residential Real Estate
  • Sale/Lease-Back Transactions
  • Borrower & Lender Financing
  • Real Estate Partnership Syndications, Joint Ventures & LLCs
  • Board Representation
  • Cooperative & Condominium Conversions
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Ground Leasing