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Background
After 40 years of litigating major complex cases, Anthony retired as a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman to begin this mediation firm. From the most complicated high stakes commercial disputes down to the simplest business cases, Anthony has litigated, mediated and brought to successful resolution all types of commercial matters. For 30 of those years, Anthony has been serving as a mediator in the program established at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Litigants have specifically asked for Anthony to be appointed to mediate their cases and have voiced their view that he was indispensable, creative and hardworking. As a litigator, Anthony initiated numerous and often creative mediation and med-arb structures for his clients. With that experience and having recently completed 40 hours of mediation training granting him the NYS Supreme Court Commercial Division Part 146 certification—Anthony stands ready to serve as a mediator in any type of business dispute.
Anthony’s Mediation Philosopy
As a mediator, when representing clients and acting as head of his firm’s NY litigation practice, Anthony became acutely aware of a need in the business-litigation market place for mediators who are willing to probe and push an unreasonable party by voicing an opinion on a claim’s strengths and weaknesses. This “evaluative approach,” of course, needs to be coupled with creative, facilitative approaches and utilized after reasonable efforts at consensus building have been exhausted. But a well-timed and forceful push is often needed to resolve disputes.
Mediation Experience
Anthony has served as a court-appointed mediator in the SDNY mandatory mediation program for over 30 years. He was trained in one of the first panel training sessions offered by the SDNY. During the past three decades Anthony mediated nearly 100 cases (exact figures are not available) while balancing his very active litigation practice. Anthony’s success rate in the SDNY program—where parties are forced to mediate early on in the case—is nonetheless extremely high.
Anthony has mediated over 75 cases which can be described generally as (a full list will be provided upon request):
- Breach of Contract
- Business Torts (Tortious Interference, Conversion, Fiduciary Duties)
- Conversion and Breach of Fiduciary duty
- Employment Discrimination (Title VII-race, religion, sexual harassment etc.)
- Employment Discrimination (Age, ADA)
- Restrictive Covenants
As a litigant, Anthony helped construct mediations of various types including:
- Mediation of an eight-figure NYC “air rights” dispute with party-structured mediation and utilization of experts
- Mediation of four related proceedings pending in multiple jurisdictions; mediation was med-arb variety where mediator was given power by parties to decide the settlement amount in the event a non-consensual figure was reached
- Mediation of a 10-figure fraudulent conveyance case through an extended evaluative approach
- Mediation of a partnership dispute/business separation in SDNY including claims of misappropriation of trade secrets; facilitative approach utilized
- Mediation of class action asserting claims arising from bond redemption trigger dates; evaluative approach utilized
His experience as a department head at a AMLAW 100 firm for over 15 years and as a member of the ABCNY Professional Ethics committee for 12 years would also make Anthony an ideal candidate to mediate law-firm internal disputes and firm/client disagreements.
Anthony has also recently conducted 40 hours of training and became qualified to serve as a mediator in the NYS Supreme Court under NYS Commercial Division, Rule 146.
His experience as a department head at a AMLAW 100 firm for over 15 years and as a member of the ABCNY Professional Ethics committee for 12 years would also make Anthony an ideal candidate to mediate law-firm internal disputes and firm/client disagreements.
Anthony has also recently conducted 40 hours of training and became qualified to serve as a mediator in the NYS Supreme Court under NYS Commercial Division, Rule 146.
As a litigant, Anthony helped construct mediations of various types including:
- Mediation of a NYC “air rights” dispute with party-structured mediation and utilization of experts
- Mediation of four related proceedings pending in 4 different states; mediation was med-arb variety where mediator was given power by parties to decide the settlement amount in the event a non-consensual figure was reached
- Mediation of a 10-figure fraudulent conveyance case through an extended evaluative approach
- Mediation of a partnership SDNY including claims of misappropriation of trade secrets; facilitative approach utilized
- Mediation of class action asserting claims arising from bond redemption trigger dates; evaluative approach utilized
Litigation Experience
Recognized or listed in the following:
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Best Lawyers in America
Commercial Litigation, 2012–2025 -
Super Lawyers
New York, 2010–2011, 2014–2024 -
The Legal 500 United States
Recommended Attorney, 2019–2024
Anthony handled high-stakes business litigations of all types in courtrooms throughout the United States as well as in arbitrations and ADR fora. Anthony did so in an aggressive but practical way. With that style, he compiled a track record of successes including a complete victory for a real estate company in a fast-moving billion-dollar dispute, a dismissal of nine-figure lender-liability claims against a syndicate of lenders, and a dismissal of all claims against one of the world's largest credit insurance companies. Anthony is equally comfortable representing plaintiffs and defendants, and did so in State and Federal court. Many of Anthony’s cases involved aspects of international law.
Practice Areas and Industries (listed alphabetically)
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment, Restrictive Covenants
- Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement
- Investment Management and Trading
- Licensing and Trade Secrets
- Legal Ethics and Attorney-Client Disputes
- Lender Liability and Business Torts
- Partnership and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Ponzi Schemes and Fraudulent Conveyances
- Real Estate Litigation
Litigation Experience
Practice Areas and Industries (listed alphabetically)
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment, Restrictive Covenants
- Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement
- Investment Management and Trading
- Licensing and Trade Secrets
- Legal Ethics and Attorney-Client Disputes
- Lender Liability and Business Torts
- Partnership and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Ponzi Schemes and Fraudulent Conveyances
- Real Estate Litigation
Anthony handled high-stakes business litigations of all types in courtrooms throughout the United States as well as in arbitrations and ADR fora. Anthony did so in an aggressive but practical way. With that style, he compiled a track record of successes including a complete victory for a real estate company in a fast-moving billion-dollar dispute, a dismissal of nine-figure lender-liability claims against a syndicate of lenders, and a dismissal of all claims against one of the world's largest credit insurance companies. Anthony is equally comfortable representing plaintiffs and defendants, and did so in State and Federal court. Many of Anthony’s cases involved aspects of international law.
Noteworthy Cases
Defended owners of one of the largest federally subsidized housing developments in the country in litigation seeking to prevent the $905 million sale of that complex.
Represented bank syndicate in $500 million litigation involving Town Square Mall in Las Vegas. Prevailed all the way through appeals heard by the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada.
Defended major oil drilling supply company in investor dispute including multiple related actions involving breach of fiduciary duty and limited partnership agreements.
Represented sell-side research firm in “business divorce” context involving allegations of theft of trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty.
Represented major international bank in defense of claims of breach of contract and tortious interference.
Represented not-for-profit affordable housing developer in air rights dispute and claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and contract.
Represented agent bank in claims to recover losses on a loan made to finance a film distribution company.
Representing pubic company is litigation involving successor liability and tortious interference claims.
Represented construction loan lender in billion-dollar, multidistrict litigation relating to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort.
Defended Farm Credit Bank against allegations of wrongful redemption of $500 million subordinated notes.
Defended a global leader in the credit insurance market in New York State Court Commercial Part action asserting tort claims. Obtained dismissal of all claims before discovery that was sustained on appeal to First Department.
Defend private investment fund against claims that it caused an unrelated hedge fund’s losses in BLMIS Ponzi All of the $2.9 billion claims were dismissed in Federal District Court and sustained on appeal by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Represent numerous institutions, partnerships, hedge funds, investment managers and individuals in connection with highly publicized Ponzi schemes, including Madoff, West Gate and Stanford.
Defended futures commodities merchant against multimillion-dollar fraudulent conveyance claims.
Represented several hedge funds in SEC, New York Attorney General and CFTC investigations and related civil lawsuits arising from mutual fund market timing trading practices.
Represented public company and senior management in federal securities class action, related derivative cases and SEC investigation. Obtained dismissal of all class and derivative claims.
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