Mr Bradley Ruskin > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr Bradley Ruskin

(212) 969-3465 bruskin@proskauer.com

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Brad Ruskin is a senior partner at Proskauer and co-chairs its Sports Law Group. He has also served as co-chair of the Litigation Department and is currently serving his fifth term on the Firm’s Executive Committee.

Brad has tried a significant number of high profile, headline-generating cases to verdict or appellate victory, on issues ranging from so-called “bet-the company” antitrust challenges to questions of first impression under Delaware Corporate law, to major commercial disputes.

Sports Business: As chair of the litigation section of Proskauer’s preeminent Sports Law Group, a significant portion of Brad’s practice is dedicated to litigating issues and counseling clients active in the sports business.

Technology, Media and Telecommunications: Brad represents numerous technology, media and telecommunications companies in a wide variety of litigated disputes, including partnership issues, communications and copyright law issues, bankruptcy disputes, data breaches, contract rights and complex class actions.

Antitrust and General Commercial Disputes: Brad regularly defends clients in major antitrust and complex commercial cases. In addition to the sports and telecommunications industries, he has been handling matters for entities across many fields for clients such as Weyerhaeuser, Sanofi and Henry Schein.

Brad also regularly handles a wide range of litigation matters, including contract, fraud, licensing, trademark, franchising, partnership, intra-corporate, bankruptcy, unfair competition and other commercial disputes. He has litigated trust matters throughout the country in various federal and state courts and in domestic and international arbitral forums. Brad also has handled proceedings (along with foreign co-counsel) before the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading.

Brad has long been involved in a wide array of public service activities. He currently serves as a Member of the Executive Committee and Director of the Legal Aid Society, a Director and Audit Committee Chair of the Student Leadership Network, a member of the ADL Sports Leadership Council, and a Member of the Jewish Theological Society’s Advisory Board. In addition, he frequently publishes articles, has taught a graduate school class at NYU’s Tisch School and has testified before legislative and other bodies concerning administration of justice and court operations in New York State.