• Represented German software development company in copyright infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Northern District of California.
• Represented German aircraft manufacturer in breach of contract litigation with a U.S. based partner.
• Represented European investors in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in proceeding to obtain evidence for use in a foreign litigation in Portugal.
• Advised French agricultural company and its U.S. subsidiary in variety of contractual, financial, employment and corporate governance and intellectual property matters.
• Represented New York-based investment bank in litigation related to alleged breach of restrictive covenants and disclosure of confidential information.
• Advised Panamanian investment firm in connection with investment made in an industrial enterprise that was nationalized by the Venezuelan government.
• Advised UK-based SaaS provider on US corporate governance, employment, intellectual property and licensing issues.
• Represented French technology company in arbitration proceeding commenced by U.S. and Canadian investors seeking damages for alleged breach of contract to purchase the French company’s interest in a Caribbean submarine cable company.
• Represented California-based builder and operator of wireless communication networks in litigation against its former joint venture partner for breach of contract and fraud.
• Represented various European, Asian, and Latin American parties in numerous proceedings to obtain evidence located in the United States for use in foreign proceedings.
• Represented Brazilian bank in U.S. litigation involving claims by holder of fraudulent letter of credit.
• Defended Swiss-based major international sports federation in breach of contract action brought by a leading credit card company.
• Defended Chilean technology concern in an arbitration proceeding commenced by a private equity investor in several of the client’s energy projects.
• Prosecuted breach of contract and intellectual property claims against an international beverage company resulting in a settlement at mediation.
• Defended U.S.-based steel distributor in lawsuit brought by competitor, raising novel issues of law on scope of civil RICO; the case was successfully argued for the client before the United States Supreme Court.
• Defended Argentine party to a joint venture agreement in a dispute involving the distribution of sports-related television programming in Latin America.
• Represented Singapore-based production company in negotiations to bring “Bollywood Oscars” to Tampa, Florida and to New York/New Jersey.
• Represented software development company in litigation commenced by a major New York newspaper involving the development and delivery of a computerized circulation management system;
• Represented international textile manufacturer in an arbitration involving licensing and trademark dispute with a New York apparel company;
• Represented prominent foreign clothing manufacturer in arbitration proceeding before the World Intellectual Property Organization concerning unlawful registration by a third party of client’s trademark as a domain name;
• Negotiated and drafted joint development and licensing agreements for the development and commercialization of vertical wind turbine and high power density motor technology;
• Negotiated and drafted key pharmaceutical technology agreement in connection with the sale of a leading Argentine pharmaceutical company to GlaxoSmithKline;
• Negotiated and drafted research and development agreements and manufacturing agreements for a satellite communication company;
• Negotiated and drafted software licensing and acquisition agreements involving currency trading applications;
• Negotiated and drafted agreement for the acquisition of rights to proprietary software for use in the financial services industry;
• Successfully prosecuted numerous trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
• Used Digital Millennium Copyright Act to take down unauthorized online images of Swiss watch manufacturer’s products.

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law — J.D. — 1999
• University of Arizona — B.A. (Political Science) — 1992

ADMISSIONS

• State of New York
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Bar Association
• Former Editor in Chief of “The International Dispute Resolution News” a publication of the International Litigation Committee, International Arbitration Committee, and Internationa Mediation Committee of the Section of International law, American Bar Association
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York

• Former Co-President of Young Israel of Scarsdale (Scarsdale, New York)
• Former Commissioner of a community youth athletic league (Westchester County, New York)

Community Volunteer for Westchester Unites, a Voter Registration Not-For-Profit (New Rochelle, New York)