Harris St. Laurent LLP‘s New York-based commercial litigation practice is highly experienced in trial proceedings and has a workload spanning DMCA, trademark and intellectual property infringement cases, insider trading and shareholder disputes, securities fraud class action claims, as well as a range breach of contract and fiduciary duty cases. One notable recent highlight for the practice was representing the former head of Brookfield’s venture capital arm in the California state court seeking owed carried interest on canceled investments. The practice is co-led by Jonathan Harris and Yonaton Aronoff: Harris is an experienced trial lawyer in commercial litigation proceedings for investors and executives, and Aronoff has recent experience acting for corporate clients and brands in litigation and arbitration proceedings alike. Other leading names include Andrew St. Laurent, who has experience in cross-jurisdictional investment and shareholder disputes, and Evan Bolla, who has led on high-value mediation proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Jon Harris and his team are top-quality litigators and know how to run a trial from top to bottom.'
- 'HSW has strong commercial awareness and is excellent at solving complex business problems.'
- 'Yonaton Aronoff is a particularly savvy problem solver who looks at complex business problems from all angles and comes up with creative solutions.'
Key clients
- Post University Inc.
- The Arena Group Holdings, Inc.
- Deutsche Finance America LLC (“DFA”)
- Mason Rothschild / MetaBirkins
- Neil Gerrard
- Absolute Resolutions Investments, LLC (“ARI”)
- AEA Middle Market Debt Funding LLC
- Mass action for Former Stockholder Employees of Buzzfeed, Inc.
- Ramco Asset Management, LLC
Work highlights
Represented Arena Brands, the operator and licensee of the Sports Illustrated brand from 2019-2024, in a dispute over the termination of its license. The firm negotiated a private settlement in this closely-watched case.
Defending the former Head of Digital Banking for Signature Bank in a securities class action stemming from the FDIC takeover of Signature Bank.
Secured a confidential settlement for 45 former Buzzfeed employees whose equity in the company lost value when the publisher went public through a de-SPAC transaction.
Practice head
Jonathan Harris; Yonaton Aronoff
Other key lawyers
Andrew St. Laurent; Evan Bolla