Practice Experience
Mr. Freedman focuses his practice on business and complex commercial
litigation, with a particular emphasis on contractual disputes.
He has represented public, mid-sized and private companies, as
well as individual clients, in numerous litigations concerning
such issues as breach and enforceability of restrictive covenants,
unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, professional
malpractice and related employment issues. Mr. Freedman has extensive
trial and appellate advocacy experience, as well as significant
experience conducting administrative proceedings, mediations,
and alternative dispute resolutions. Mr. Freedman has also represented
clients from a variety of industries in disputes concerning intellectual
property, entertainment, technology, e-commerce, licensing, defamation,
publicity and privacy rights, bankruptcy, civil rights, real estate,
insurance coverage, trusts and estates, white collar criminal
defense, and routinely counsels clients on issues concerning First
Amendment/media law. Prior to joining Oved & Oved LLP, Mr. Freedman
was associated with the international law firm of Chadbourne &
Parke LLP, where he handled complex commercial litigations and
high-profile intellectual property matters.
Representative Matters
• Successfully represented emerging website corporation
in federal litigation against former employee who hijacked the
website’s domain name registration and other confidential
property, seeking injunctive relief and damages under Consumer
Anti-Cybersquatting Act; after a hearing in federal court, successfully
obtained transfer of ownership of the domain name back to the
website.
• Defended real estate developers in New Jersey Chancery Court against lawsuit for specific performance of an alleged prior contract for sale of the subject property to another developer; after several hearings, successfully obtained dismissal of all claims against the client.
• Represented fortune 500 insurance brokerage company in
federal court against lawsuit brought by an insured claiming that
the company failed to procure certain coverage allegedly requested;
after one-week trial, the jury returned a defense verdict for
the client.
• Successfully defended high-ranking executive employees
in a New York State Supreme Court lawsuit brought by their former
employer for breach of restrictive covenants, misappropriation
of confidential information and similar claims.
• Represented construction developers as lead counsel in
a preliminary injunction hearing in New York state court; successfully
opposed attempt by a tenant’s organization to enjoin construction
of building in the Soho district of New York City.
• Represented professional corporate employer in several
New York State Supreme Court litigations against competitors and
former employees concerning breach of non-solicitation agreements,
unfair competition, trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duties;
obtained favorable settlement.
• Represented a trade association in proceedings before
the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB); successfully
opposed registration of a confusingly similar trademark.
• Represented golf course in breach of consultant contract;
negotiated a favorable settlement agreement.
• Defended and prosecuted numerous appeals in state and
federal court.
Education & Court Admissions
• Portland State University, B.A., 1994
• Staff member of the Fordham Law Review, 1996-1998
• Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1998
• Admitted to practice: New York and U.S. District Court
- Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1999; U.S. Court
of Appeals - Second and Seventh Circuits, 2001.
Decisions
In the Matter of Antonia Deutsch;
Kings County Surrogate’s Court, February 13, 2007
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP v. IBuydigital.com Inc.;
Kings County Supreme Court, January 11, 2007
Dialcom, LLC v. AT&T, et ano.;
Kings County Supreme Court, October 17, 2006
Elul Realty Corp. v. Java New York Ltd.;
Kings County Civil Court, March 29, 2006
New York City Economic Development Corporation v. Harborside Mini Storage, Inc.;
Kings County Civil Court, May 18, 2006
New York City Economic Development Corporation v. Harborside Mini Storage, Inc.;
Kings County Civil Court, October 6, 2006
New York City Economic Development Corporation v. Harborside Mini Storage, Inc.;
Kings County Civil Court, April 26, 2007
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP v. iBuyDigital.com, Inc.;
New York Supreme Court, January 11, 2007
Brooklyn Design Center, LLC v. Nutica, Ltd.;
Kings County Supreme Court, January 29, 2007
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