Commercial Litigation

• Contract Violations
• Trade Secret Disputes
• Financial Instruments Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Partnership Disputes
• Business Torts
• Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
• Real Estate Litigation
• Libel & Slander Claims

Intellectual Property Litigation

• Trademark Infringement & Dilution
• Combating Counterfeiting
• False Advertising
• Unfair Competition
• Patent Infringement Enforcement and Defense
• Patent Inter Partes Review Petition and Defense
• Pharmaceutical, ANDA and Biosimilars Patent Litigation
• Copyright Litigation
• Open Source Licensing Litigation
• Right of Publicity Disputes
• TTAB Matters

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, CT 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

Employment Law

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

Insurance Law

• Coverage Disputes
• Director & Officer Liability
• Errors & Omissions, Including Media Liability
• Coverage Opinions

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

Appellate Practice

• Federal Appeals – all Circuits & Supreme Court of United States
• New York Appellate Courts

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Arbitration (FINRA, AAA, ICDR)
• Mediation
• Neutral Evalutions

Corporate, Fund and Venture Practice

• Corporate Formation
• Partnership & LLC Agreements
• Shareholder Agreements
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Fund Formation
• Seed Funding
• Private Placement Memoranda
• Investment Management Agreements
• Subscription Agreements
• Agreements with Prime Brokers, Fund Administrators & Auditors
• Angel Funding & VC Financing
• Private Placements
• Debt Restructuring
• Corporate Reorganization
• Corporate Governance

Real Estate

• Sales & 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