- New York, 1992
- Won motion to dismiss on behalf of all defendants in Rule 10b-5 action filed by institutional investor in federal district court in San Jose, California, against a private media company and two of its officers.
- Successfully defeated motion by global law firm to quash subpoena seeking discovery in aid of foreign litigation (28 U.S.C. § 1782) in federal district court in New York.
- Successfully defended Mexican national in a criminal money laundering investigation brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York laying the groundwork for dismissal of the indictment and release of millions of dollars in assets seized for forfeiture.
- Achieved favorable settlement on behalf of CEO/founder of tech startup in corporate governance dispute with other founders in Delaware Chancery Court, securing exclusive control of company for client, and robust IP, non-compete and non-solicitation protections.
- Achieved favorable settlement on behalf of international art curator in breach of contract dispute relating to Banksy art exhibition in Los Angeles after filing for emergency injunctive relief in California State Superior Court.
- Achieved favorable settlement on behalf of Greek national seeking recovery of funds loaned to a New York company in lawsuit pending in New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division.
- Represent a global asset management firm in breach of contract dispute with a national banking institution.
- Represent a domestic manufacturing company in breach of contract dispute with Hungarian manufacturer and retailer.
- Managed litigation and played key role in reaching settlement of high-stakes multi-billion dollar RICO lawsuit brought by Russian Government against a New York banking institution in commercial court in Moscow.
- Led complex historical research project on behalf of a New York banking institution leading to resolution of inquiry by City Council of Chicago, thereby avoiding significant adverse publicity and loss of municipal contracts.
- Yale Law School
- J.D. - 1991
- Honors & Activities:
- Articles Editor, Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities (1990-91)
- Member, The Yale Law Journal (1990–1991)
- Cambridge University
- M.Litt. - 1989
- Honors & Activities:
- Henry Fellowship from Yale (1986-87)
- M.Litt. - 1989
- Yale University
- B.A. in European History (with Distinction) - 1986
- Honors & Activities:
- Summa Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
- U.S. Attorney General’s John Marshall Award
- The Chief U.S. Postal Inspector’s Award
- Member, New York Council of Defense Lawyers
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Member, Committee on European Affairs, 2020 – 2024
- Member, Committee on Federal Courts, 2009 – 2012
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
- Member, Billing and Budgeting Sub-Committee, Committee on Corporate Counsel, 2009 – 2010
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Legal:
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“Judicial Cross-Currents in Debtor and Creditor Law § 278,” The New York Law Journal, July 9, 2021
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“Second Circuit Stands its Ground in Construing 28 U.S.C. §1728,” The New York Law Journal, November 10, 2020
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“Diversity Jurisdiction in the Second Circuit: The ‘Tagger’ Decision,” The New York Law Journal, August 19, 2020
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“Political Theory and the Growth of Defensive Safeguards in Criminal Procedure: The Origins of the Treason Trials Act of 1696.” Law and History Review, Volume 11, No. 2 (Fall 1993).
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Cited in John H. Langbein, The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial (2003); John H. Langbein, History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions (2009)
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Non-legal:
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Book: The Consolations of History: Themes of Progress and Potential in Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung (New York, NY: Routledge 2020).
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