In a 19-page written decision released today, Judge Engelmayer of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sided with the Firm and its client, Benihana of Tokyo, LLC, and denied counter-party Benihana Inc.’s petition to vacate a portion of an arbitral award. The award resulted from a long-running dispute over operation of a Benihana restaurant in Hawaii. Schulman Bhattacharya was engaged to represent Benihana of Tokyo after the conclusion of the arbitration, which was handled... read more →
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The Rochester Business Journal and the Daily Record are reporting on our case against real estate developers John Yurtchuk and David Huck, which centers on their breaches of fiduciary duty and other serious misconduct involving a successful student housing project adjacent to the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. Schulman Bhattacharya is proud to be representing famed real estate developer Thomas Masaschi in his fight to preserve his ownership interests in the project. We have a long, successful track... read more →
Among the many news reports covering our recent trial victory for clients Claudio De Simone and ExeGi Pharma, LLC, the National Law Review ran a story on December 21, 2018 taking an in-depth look at the case, which is shaping up to be one of the leading verdicts in BioTech litigation in 2018. We are proud to stand with Professor Claudio De Simone and ExeGi Pharma in this fight and will continue to work zealously to protect their product, which... read more →
A federal jury today in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland unanimously ruled in favor of the Firm’s clients, Claudio De Simone and ExeGi Pharma, LLC, awarding them damages totaling $18,014,041. De Simone, a renowned Italian inventor and university professor, sued his former business partners as part of a bitter international dispute concerning false advertising, ownership of his proprietary high-potency probiotic formulation, and unpaid royalties. Professor De Simone accused his former partners of making a counterfeit... read more →
Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC successfully settled multiple state and federal lawsuits for its clients, a leading international company focused on development and commercialization of scientific discoveries in the biotech field, and the company’s founder. The lawsuits concerned misappropriation of proprietary and confidential information and intentional interference with contractual relations by certain former employees and independent contractors. The confidential settlements resulted in Schulman Bhattacharya’s clients securing their proprietary information, allowing the company to continue its mission of helping entrepreneurs commercialize novel, unique,... read more →
On July 5, 2018, the European Parliament passed a unanimous resolution condemning human rights violations perpetrated against the Firm’s clients Omar Faruk Osman and the National Union of Somali Journalists. Specifically, the measure states that the Parliament “strongly condemns the grave violations of freedom of association and freedom of expression against Somalia’s free and independent trade unions and in particular, the longstanding repression against the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU), and insists... read more →
Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC is proud to announce the hiring of another new associate attorney, Sabina Schiller, who will be resident in the Firm’s Washington-area headquarters office. Ms. Schiller previously worked for a well-known boutique commercial litigation firm, where she successfully represented major international corporations and high-net worth individuals in all stages of complex commercial controversies in federal and state courts across the country. Ms. Schiller earned her Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law, where she served as Notes... read more →
Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC concluded litigation for its client, famed chef Erik Bruner-Yang, against Mr. Bruner-Yang’s former business partners. The dispute involved the successful Washington, D.C. restaurant ventures Toki Underground, Brothers and Sisters, Maketto, Honeycomb, and Paper Horse. The case, commenced in 2016 in District of Columbia Superior Court, was terminated as it was nearing the end of deposition and document discovery. Mr. Bruner-Yang’s legal team was led by Firm partners Jeremy W. Schulman and Jeffrey S. Gavenman. Mr. Gavenman noted,... read more →
Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC is proud to announce the hiring of two new associate attorneys who will be resident in the Firm’s Washington-area headquarters office. Jonathan A. Barnes comes to the Firm from Carr Maloney, where he was a successful commercial litigator handling construction, employment, professional liability, insurance coverage, and products liability cases. Prior to that, Mr. Barnes worked for two other leading law firms in the Washington-area, was a prosecutor in Montgomery County, Maryland, and law clerk to Hon. Richard E.... read more →
Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC has been engaged by the National Union of Somali Journalists and its Secretary General (Omar Farouk Osman), in cooperation with the International Federation of Journalists, to assist in their fight for press freedoms and labor rights in Somalia. The Firm is coordinating legal efforts worldwide to protect NUSOJ and its leadership from a coordinated reputational smear campaign that is being facilitated by certain elements within the United Nations. The Firm is overseeing trademark infringement and defamation actions... read more →