Over the last year, we have monitored a lawsuit in Georgia that alleged a hedge fund (“Fearless Fund”) violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981—the federal prohibition on racial discrimination in contracting—by operating a grant contest that awarded $20,000 grants to select small business owners, all of whom, by the contest’s express rules, had to be Black women. That case, American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management, LLC, settled yesterday...
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Main Contacts
Offices
New York, New York
Overview
Founded in 1919, Patterson Belknap is a law firm of over 200 lawyers committed to providing high quality legal advice and service to clients and to maintaining a congenial and diverse workplace. We make our clients' business issues our own. At the same time, we care about our attorneys, our staff and the community we are privileged to serve. As a result of our performance and our values, the firm was included on The American Lawyer's 2015 "A-List" of 20 leading law firms in the United States.
Patterson Belknap delivers a full range of services across more than 20 practice groups in both litigation and commercial law. Our practice groups and attorneys are regularly ranked among the leaders in New York and nationally by the most respected industry guides, based on client and peer reviews. Clients include a diverse group of institutions and individuals: from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to major media and publishing empires; from consumer products companies to financial institutions; from fine art museums to famous entertainers; from foreign companies seeking to transact business on U.S. stock exchanges to U.S. companies doing business abroad.
Year this Office was Established: 1919
Lawyers Worldwide: 217
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners
Christopher C. Angell
Retired PartnerMichael S. Arlein
PartnerH. Gregory Baker
PartnerAndrew P. Beame
PartnerJennifer W. Brown
PartnerMichael F. Buchanan
PartnerLaura E. Butzel
PartnerWilliam F. Cavanaugh, Jr.
PartnerLisa E. Cleary
PartnerAndrew D. Cohen
PartnerDiana M. Conner
PartnerAlejandro H. Cruz
PartnerCraig W. Dent
PartnerMuhammad U. Faridi
PartnerAron Fischer
PartnerPhilip R. Forlenza
Retired PartnerJeffrey S. Ginsberg
PartnerDavid M. Glaser
Retired PartnerJoshua A. Goldberg
PartnerAntonia M. Grumbach
Retired PartnerPeter C. Harvey
PartnerDana W. Hiscock
Retired PartnerJoshua Kipnees
PartnerDavid Kleban
PartnerJonah M. Knobler
PartnerRochelle Korman
Retired PartnerRobin Krause
PartnerThomas P. Kurland
PartnerJeffrey E. LaGueux
PartnerJean-Claude Lanza
PartnerLawrence P. Lenzner
PartnerGeorge A. LoBiondo
PartnerRobert P. LoBue
Retired PartnerDaniel A. Lowenthal
PartnerAdeel A. Mangi
PartnerAdeel A. Mangi
PartnerEllen M. Martin
Retired PartnerJane Metcalf
PartnerBarbara L. Mullin
PartnerHope K. Plasha
PartnerLewis V. Popovski
PartnerLauren Schorr Potter
PartnerGeoffrey Potter
PartnerHerman H. Raspé
PartnerHenry J. Ricardo
PartnerDaniel S. Ruzumna
PartnerHarry Sandick
PartnerKenneth L. Sankin
Retired PartnerJohn Sare
PartnerPeter J. Schaeffer
PartnerJohn P. Schmitt
Retired PartnerKarl E. Seib
Retired PartnerAlexander Shapiro
PartnerSaul B. Shapiro
PartnerRachel B. Sherman
PartnerEdward H. Smoot
PartnerDouglas L. Tang
PartnerStephanie Teplin
PartnerRichard R. Upton
Retired PartnerAmy N. Vegari
PartnerSusan Vignola
PartnerJason Vitullo
PartnerFrederick B. Warder III
PartnerTimothy A. Waters
PartnerSteven A. Zalesin
PartnerJustin Zaremby
PartnerAssociates
Charlotte Allyn
AssociateColleen Anderson
AssociateShelley Attadgie
AssociateEric Beinhorn
AssociateNadav D. Ben Zur
AssociateAri K. Bental
AssociateMorgan B. Berenbaum
AssociateErika K. Birk
AssociateKimberly Black
AssociateAnna Blum
AssociateAnna Boltyanskiy
AssociateRhick Bose
AssociateSarah E. Brand
AssociateJacqueline L. Brandon
AssociateEmma Guido Brill
AssociateHannah M. Brudney
AssociateDakotah M. Burns
AssociateJacob Chefitz
AssociateGerald F. DeSantis
AssociateCassandra Deskus
AssociateJosie Dikkers
AssociateCatherine J. Djang
AssociateEmma Ellman-Golan
AssociateIan D. Eppler
AssociateFolasade K. Famakinwa
AssociateDaniel Feder
AssociateAmanda S. First
AssociatePeter B. Franklin
AssociateNicolás (Nico) Q. Galván
AssociateKathleen Gardner
Associate General CounselShelli Gimelstein
AssociateJoshua M. Goldman
AssociateDaniel Graf
AssociateAndrew I. Haddad
AssociateMichael K. Halper
AssociateSarah Hardtke
AssociateGeorge E. Harris
AssociateKabir Hashmi
AssociateRhoda Hassan
AssociateWilliam M. Hayes
AssociateCollin Hong
AssociateMegha Hoon
AssociateDaisy Y. Joo
AssociateIan C. Kerr
AssociateThomas Kicak
AssociateW. Scott Kim
AssociateIrene J. Kim
AssociateAndrew Kirschenbaum
AssociateRyan J. Kurtz
AssociateMeghan Larywon
AssociateJacqueline Lash Brandon
AssociateSean Lau
AssociateJanice Lee
AssociateAlvin Li
AssociateJulia Long
AssociateJulia Long
AssociateJulia M. MacAllister
AssociateAlexandra Mahler-Haug
AssociateGreg Margolis
AssociateJabari Matthew
AssociateJames Mayer
AssociateMadeline More
AssociateMariana Múnera-Keating
AssociateJoyce L. Nadipuram
AssociateAngelica H. Nguyen
AssociateNatalie G. Noble
AssociateColleen O'Leary
AssociateMaggie O'Neil
AssociateJames R. Parks
AssociateAlexandria Piacenti
AssociateNewton Portorreal, Jr.
AssociateJonah Rizzo-Bleichman
AssociateBonita L. Robinson
AssociateKate Ross
AssociateGizele Rubeiz
AssociateKatlyne Ryan
AssociateVoratida Sangchant
AssociateNicole Scully
AssociateElisabeth (Beth) Shane
AssociateJenna Smith
AssociateStephanie Sofer
AssociateGeorge S. Soussou
AssociateSaniya Suri
AssociateTiffany N. Tam
AssociatePeter Vogel
AssociateJonah Wacholder
AssociateHenry Wainhouse
AssociateKaiying Wang
AssociateIsaac J. Weingram
AssociateMatthew B. Weiss
AssociateMaxwell K. Weiss
AssociateAndrew Wells
AssociateBasil Williams
AssociateAnthony J. Wong
AssociateDanhui (Diane) Xu
AssociateCaroline Zielinski
AssociateCounsel
Anne-Laure Alléhaut
CounselSara A. Arrow
CounselKaren R. Berry
CounselJacqueline L. Bonneau
CounselEtta Brandman
Of CounselLachlan S. Campbell-Verduyn
CounselJessica S. Carter
Special CounselJ. Jay Cho
CounselRobert J. Cleary
Of CounselGregory L. Diskant
Of CounselDavid W. Dykhouse
Of CounselHugh J. Freund
Of CounselDana B. Fritz
CounselEugene M. Gelernter
Pro Bono CounselStephanie Bunting Glaser
CounselCarolyn B. Handler
CounselAndrew L. Herz
Of CounselJo Backer Laird
Of CounselZhiqiang Liu
CounselJenny L. Longman
CounselChristine H. Miller
Of CounselCharles G. Moerdler
Of CounselClinton W. Morrison
CounselTara J. Norris
CounselZachary P. Novetsky
CounselRobert M. Safron
Of CounselChristina Seda-Acosta
CounselRyan J. Sheehan
CounselJulie A. Simeone
CounselBrian M. Sweet
CounselChristopher Wilds
CounselJohn D. Winter
Of CounselOther
Samantha Anderson
Practice Area AttorneyLauren Andrecovich
Marketing Content ManagerAndrew K. Bloomfield
Litigation Staff AttorneyShaun L. Carr
Staff AttorneyEvan Chin
Business Development AnalystMaryann Clemente
Practice Area AttorneyMichelle W. Cohen
Chief Talent OfficerJenni Dickson
Co-Chief Operating OfficerDahlia B. Doumar
Firm LeadershipLauren Doxey
Law ClerkDavid Erroll
Practice Area AttorneyMichael Farinacci
Practice Area AttorneySheetal Gupta
Chief Information OfficerKito K. Huggins
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion OfficerJoAnn Kim
Practice Area AttorneyBharath Palle
Law ClerkNicole Sandler
Chief Business Development OfficerWendy A. Teller
Practice Area AttorneyPeter W. Tomlinson
Firm LeadershipShelley Waldron
Director of E-Discovery and Client ServicesTheresa Wilson
Co-Chief Operating OfficerArticles
Court Blocks FTC Rule Banning Almost All Worker Non-Compete Deals
A federal court has issued a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new rule that would ban nearly all non-competition (“non-compete”) deals. The rule, issued on April 23, 2024 (the “Non-Compete Rule”), would broadly ban employer/employee non-compete agreements nationwide and was set to go into effect on September 4, 2024 (“Effective Date”).[1] With this ruling, the FTC is enjoined from enforcing the Non-Compete Rule against employers. As discussed in earlier client alerts regarding the FTC’s Proposed Rule and
We are pleased to congratulate our partner Henry J. Ricardo on his selection to serve as a Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of New York. Mr. Ricardo had been a partner in the firm’s Litigation department for the past 12 years. Focused on financial services litigation, he was a key member of the firm’s Structured Finance Litigation team and also handled a variety of other litigation matters. He maintained an active pro bono practice and led the firm’s participation in Legal Outreach’s College Bound Summer Internship Program for more than a decade. Mr... Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2024 in the following practice areas: Art and Cultural Property Law – USA Private Wealth Law – New York Chambers is a leading independent professional legal research company, delivering detailed rankings and insights into the world's top lawyers and law firms. Its research methodology includes detailed interviews with clients and peers and analysis of capabilities, achievement, and sector presence...
Henry J. Ricardo Selected as SDNY Magistrate Judge
Patterson Belknap Recognized by Chambers High Net Worth 2024
Blogs
Antitrust Update
Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing,...
Bankruptcy Update Blog
Patterson Belknap is pleased to announce the launch of Bankruptcy Update Blog, a source of current news and analysis of key bankruptcy cases and developments in U.S. and international matters. ? Daniel A. Lowenthal, Chair of the Firm?s Business Reorganization and Creditors? Rights Practice, leads...
Data Security Law Blog
DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with...
Misbranded
Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).
New York Commercial Division Decisions
The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court...
NY Patent Decisions Blog
NYPatentDecisionsBlog.com is a source for the latest patent decisions from the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The blog is authored by Patterson Belknap’s Patent Litigation practice group, whose members are highly experienced trial attorneys with extensive...
Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog
The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important...