Education
- Columbia Law School (J.D., 1996)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (B.A., with high honors, 1993)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
Ron’s representations include:
- A nationally syndicated radio personality with regard to intellectual property, employment and right of publicity claims
- A famous rock band in a trademark infringement dispute
- An individual in a seven-year litigation with regard to criminal and civil complaints for securities fraud
- Several music groups and merchandising companies in obtaining numerous ex parte nationwide injunctions and seizure orders with regard to counterfeit merchandise
- A national law firm in a lawsuit over the ownership of real property
- Several law firms and solo practitioners, including international, national and regional firms, in legal malpractice and related actions arising out of a broad spectrum of litigation and transactional matters
- A law firm involved in a dispute over a separation agreement
- A board member of a commercial real estate development company in related litigation in federal court and in two separate state courts
- An Australian wine producer in a trademark dispute
- A consulting and marketing company in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for wrongful termination of a representative agreement
- A national religious organization in an unfair competition lawsuit
- A general partner in litigation with several limited partners over governance issues
- A trust seeking to reform a life insurance policy beneficiary designation
- Several surviving spouses engaged in multi-million dollar estate disputes
Ron also participated in the following matters:
- The settlement of a class-action lawsuit against a national sweepstakes company, as well as an action brought by all 50 state attorneys general
- The representation of a Fortune 500 company in a Department of Justice investigation of potential violations of antitrust laws concerning the legitimacy of certain distributorship agreements
- A joint investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Justice, the New York district attorney and a congressional subcommittee
- The representation of a billion-dollar hedge fund manager who was involved in half of a dozen related lawsuits across the country
January 16, 2020
CSG Law Alert: Serving as Escrow Agent Can Be Risky
March 10, 2016
NJLJ: The Suit-Within-a-Suit Paradigm Is Still Necessary
January 29, 2016
Law360: NJ Case Could Force Firms To Extend Malpractice Coverage
January 14, 2016
New Jersey Law Journal: Loss Prevention Tips for Law Firms
June 24-25, 2014
Northeast Corporate Counsel Forum
- New Jersey Super Lawyers, Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Estate & Trust Litigation; Professional Liability: Defense (2012-2022)
- Morris/Essex Health & Life Magazine, Top Lawyers, Commercial Litigation (2020-2022)
- New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Estate & Trust Litigation; Professional Liability: Defense (2009 and 2011)
- New Jersey Law Journal, 40 Under 40 (2010)
- NJBIZ, Forty Under 40 (2009)
- American Bar Association
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
- Essex County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- New Jersey State Bar Association
