Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP

Siddartha Rao is a commercial litigator who has represented clients ranging from small businesses and individuals to large corporations. His practice experience includes litigation in Federal and State trial and appellate courts, as well as arbitration forums such as AAA and JAMS. He has litigated issues including cryptocurrency disputes, Federal securities claims, intellectual property (copyright, trademark, trade secrets and unfair competition), business defamation and libel, business valuation, and commercial tort and contract claims.

Siddartha’s nearly 20 years of practice experience includes a diverse range of matters covering cryptocurrency litigation raising issues of first impression concerning judgment computation, Copyright Act litigation for a famous radio and podcast host concerning the limits of Federal Copyright pre-emption, and Federal jury trial defense of a third-party defendant against claims arising out of an eight-figure COVID test kit contract.

Siddartha seeks to distill complex business and financial risk issues into practical litigation advice, with an eye to resolving disputes without trial whenever possible. He was recognized as a New York Metro Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2013-2022 and has been recognized as a New York Super Lawyer every year since 2023. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Previously, Siddartha was an associate at Zeichner Ellman & Krause, managed a boutique practice (Rao Law Group) and was a litigation partner at Romano Law, PLLC. Prior to joining HNRK, Siddartha acted as lead counsel in several high-profile trademark and copyright disputes and represented a medical device manufacturer as lead counsel in a claim for injunctive relief concerning application of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imported goods.

He is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the Court of International Trade.

Siddartha received his B.A. from Middlebury College where he was a funded Eastman research scholar in the mathematics department and the class of 2004 commencement speaker.  He received his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law where he was an Associate Editor on the Texas Law Review and a member of the Order of the Barristers.