Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Formerly associated with one of the world's largest international law firms, Mr. Kravet has extensive experience in handling domestic and international litigation and arbitration. Mr. Kravet holds an advanced law degree (LL.M.) in International Legal Studies and has been an Adjunct Professor of International Litigation at New York Law School. Mr. Kravet has represented banks, multinational corporations, trading companies and various business entities, large and small, as well as high net worth individuals. Areas of the law in which he has significant experience include contracts, securities, secured transactions, intellectual property, employment and labor related issues, real estate and bankruptcy.

Mr. Kravet holds an LL.M. from New York University School of Law and a Juris Doctorate from the Boston University School of Law (1983) where he was named an Edward F. Hennessey Scholar based on his academic achievement. He also holds a B.A. degree from George Washington University, where he was on the Dean's List and elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Kravet has previously published various articles on subjects in his areas of practice and is listed in Who's Who in American Law.

Areas of Practice

• Arbitration
• International Dispute Resolution
• Mediation
• Unfair Competition
• Commercial Banks
• Lending & Secured Transactions
• Loan Workouts
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Commercial Bankruptcy
• Creditors' Rights
• Foreclosures
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• International Transactions
• Joint Ventures
• Secured Transactions
• Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Dissolution
• Shareholders' Rights
• Age Discrimination
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
• Employee Rights -- Employee
• Employment Contracts -- Employee
• Employment Discrimination -- Employee
• Wrongful Termination
• Ethics
• Professional Responsibility
• Property & Casualty
• Copyrights
• Trade Dress
• Trade Secrets
• Trademarks
• Business & Trade
• International Arbitration
• International Transactions
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Defamation & Privacy
• Property Damage
• Legal Malpractice
• Condemnation
• Land Use & Zoning
• Technology Licensing
• Securities Fraud & Insider Trading

Representative Clients

• Banks, Resorts, Factors, Real Estate
• Textile Industry, Trading Companies, Manufacturers,
• Small and Medium Size Companies, High Net-Worth Individuals

Representative Cases

• Richbell Information Services, Inc. v. 529 Jupiter Partners, LP., 2003 WL 22187071 (1st Dept. 2003)
• Hickox v. Friedland, 2001 WL 1490696 (SDNY 2001)
• Roth v. Porush, 281 AD2d 612 (2d Dept. 2001)

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Unfair Competition, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Shareholders' Rights, Age Discrimination, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employee Contracts -- Employee, Employee Discrimination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Property & Casualty, Copyrights, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Business & Trade, International Arbitration, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Legal Malpractice, Condemnation, Land Use & Zoning, Technology Licensing, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1984
• New Jersey, 1983
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1984
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1984
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Honors and Awards

• Edward F. Hennessey Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa

Classes and Seminars

• International Litigation, New York Law School, 1991 - 1995

Pro Bono Activities

• Washingtonville Housing Alliance, 2001 - Present
• WTC - September 11th Victims Compensation Fund

Address

1040 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 1101
New York, NY 10018

Phones

(212) 997-7634

Faxes

(212) 997-7686

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.kravetvogel.com