St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., Dean’s List Scholar, 1987

Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude with High Honors, 1984

• DBI Lease Buyback Servicing LLC v. Mullen Automotive, Inc., (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2023) (vacated ex parte TRO, defeated preliminary injunction and obtained complete dismissal of breach of contract and declaratory relief claims based upon Delaware Internal Affairs Doctrine)
• Roc Capital Holdings LLC v. Civic Financial Services, LLC (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2022) (obtained preliminary injunction enforcing restrictive covenants)
• Lidya Holdings Inc., et al. v. Ercin Eksin (Del. Ch. 2022) (dismissal of wrongful termination claims)
• IVCi LLC v. AVMI Inc. et al. (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Suffolk Co. 2020). (dismissal of all claims against AVMI including breach of contract, breach of duty of loyalty and permanent injunction, tortious interference with contract and unfair competition)
• ​83rd Street Garage LLC v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2018) (Expedited bench trial resulted in dismissal of all claims and declaratory judgment in favor of American Multi-Cinema, Inc. Plaintiff had sought to prevent $45 million sale/leaseback of large luxury movie theater on Upper West Side of Manhattan to a third-party purchaser.)
• Nicholl v. Torgow (Cir. Ct. Oakland Co. 2018); Livonia Employees’ Retirement System v. Talmer Bancorp (Cir. Ct. Oakland Co. 2018) (dismissal of investment bank defendant from two putative shareholder class actions)
• Barry v. Feil, et al. (Sur. Ct. Nassau Co. 2017) (trust and estate litigation)
• Klein v. CU Bancorp; Parshall v. CU Bancorp (C.D. Cal. 2017) (defense of shareholder class actions)
• Scott v. Wei, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 2017) (shareholder derivative action)
• Second Source Funding, LLC v. Yellowstone Capital, LLC (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2015) (dismissal of contract and tortious interference claims)
• In re China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2014) (dismissal of securities fraud claims)
• Abbey v. 3F Therapeutics, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2011) (summary judgment dismissing securities fraud claims) affirmed (2d Cir. 2013)
• Pursuit Investment Management, LLC v. Origami Capital Partners, LLC (D. Conn. 2012) (dismissal of breach of contract and declaratory judgment action arising out of assignment of redemption proceeds owed by Cayman Islands Master Feeder fund)
• Neogenomics, Inc. v. Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2010) (summary judgment in lieu of complaint enforcing convertible debenture)
• Intertex Trading Corp. v. Ixtaccihuatl S.A. de CV and Industrias Quiltex S.A. de CV (S.D.N.Y. 2010) (dismissal of breach of contract claim)
• United National Funding v. Volkmann (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2009) (dismissal of breach of contract claims)
• Spain v. Deutsche Bank (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (dismissal of securities fraud and related claims brought against hedge fund defendants)
• Reno v. Mellon (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2009) (dismissal of breach of contract and defamation claims)
• United States of America ex rel. John Becker and Robert B. Spencer v. Tools & Metals, Inc. (N.D. Texas 2009) (dismissal of qui tam complaint)
• JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Solutia Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006) (bench trial) (adversary proceeding involving equitable claims relating to restoring secured liens to $450 million in notes issued by debtor)
• In re Phillip Services Corp. Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2006) (class action securities fraud defense)
• Abbey v. Skokos (S.D.N.Y. 2006) and (Del. Ch. Ct. 2006) (securities fraud defense)
• JHW Greentree Capital L.P. v. Whittier Trust Co. (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (securities fraud defense)
• National Oilwell Maintenance Co. v. Fortune Oil & Gas Co. (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (commercial/breach of contract)
• HIG Networks Inc. v. Banc of America Commercial Finance, Inc. (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co.) (dismissal of lender liability claims)
• RSL Com v. TXCI, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2002) (bankruptcy/commercial)
• Remee Products Corp. v. Sho-Me Power Corp. (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (jury trial, $5 million fraud verdict on counterclaim)
• Moncreiffe v. Heung (App. Div. 1st Dep’t. 2002) (commercial)
• Smith v. AVSC Intern., Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (dismissal of state and federal employment claims)
• Theodore W. Banker, et al. v. Goldenmark (E.D.N.Y. 2001) (dismissal of RICO claims)
• In re Policy Realty (2d Cir. 2000) (obtained affirmance of S.D.N.Y. Order which lifted automatic stay and overruled bankruptcy court Order that had recognized efficacy of automatic stay)