KL’s litigation, arbitration and appeals practice includes commercial and business litigation, appeals and arbitration. KL provides the expertise, professionalism, and high quality legal services that clients expect from their legal counsel.

Types of Litigation We Handle:

• Business, Contract and Commercial Disputes
• International Business Disputes
• Trade Secrets
• Unfair Competition
• Trademark and Trade Dress
• Copyright Infringement
• Business Fraud
• Partnership and Shareholder Disputes
• Commercial Real Estate Matters & Commercial Landlord – Tenant
• Employment, Non-Compete, Non-Soliciation and Employee Theft
• Wrongful Termination
• Enforcement of Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy and Adversary Proceedings
• Banking Disputes
• Securities Litigation
• Secured Lending Disputes/UCC Article 9 Matters
• Subpoena Compliance
• Appeals
• Arbitration Proceedings in the AAA, JAMS, FINRA, NYSE, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, WIPO and other international bodies
• Local Counsel Appearances for Out-of-State and Out-of-Country Attorneys
• Professional Negligence

Our intellectual property practice involves trademark and copyright matters, including registration and counseling, licensing and technology transfers, computer law, regulatory matters and infringement, trade secrets and unfair competition litigation. We advise our clients on the adoption, use, policing and registration of trademarks and the protection of designs, properties, information, and computer programs under copyright, and […]

Representative services include:

• Drafting and negotiating sales, acquisitions and license agreements in connection with copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, including, for example, graphic designs, consumer products, textile and apparel designs, technology, computer software, toys, characters, fashion, music, television, movie and other entertainment rights
• Representing designers and other creators and owners of intellectual property in all phases of their business operations
• Representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Representing clients in copyright, trademark, patent infringement actions and in litigation alleging unfair competition or theft of trade secrets
• Negotiating and drafting various television, movie, music, publishing and other entertainment industry contracts.

KL’s Real Estate practice includes a broad range of experience, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, work-outs and restructurings, land assemblage, development, investments by foreign and domestic individuals and institutions as well as pension funds, sale-leasebacks, commercial leasing including offices, shopping centers, retail, lofts and industrial properties, brokerage law, cooperative and condominiums, partnerships, joint ventures, syndications, and […]

This includes:

• Structuring innovative project financing
• The formation of limited partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures
• Ongoing representation of owners of commercial properties and cooperative and condominium boards
• Leasing of commercial, retail, industrial and residential real estate
• Negotiation, drafting and administration of construction contracts
• All aspects of hotel and motel construction, ownership and operation.

KL represents clients in the formation, restructuring and administration of limited liability companies, corporations and limited partnerships, as well as in connection with the purchase and sale of closely-held businesses or their assets. Our lawyers are experienced in protecting and preserving the value of assets, negotiating and drafting employment agreements, limiting the exposure and liability […]