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David M. Satnick
Partner and Chair, Insurance Practice Group

David Satnick has a diverse national litigation practice with an emphasis in litigating complex commercial cases in the areas of banking, commercial finance and creditors' rights, real estate and title insurance, securities litigation and arbitration, entertainment and media, insurance brokerage and technology.

Mr. Satnick represents all of the leading title insurance companies, including Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Lawyers Title and Old Republic Title, as well as a number of real estate owners, developers and hoteliers. Mr. Satnick also represents Willis, one of the world's leading insurance brokerage firms, in restrictive covenant and error and omissions disputes. He also represents leading financial institutions, including Citigroup, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and UBS, and has prosecuted and defended claims in federal and state courts throughout the country and in arbitration proceedings before the AAA and FINRA involving claims of unauthorized stock trading, failure to supervise, unsuitability, employment contract and restrictive covenant/trade secret matters.

Mr. Satnick also litigates a wide variety of intellectual property and entertainment matters involving claims for copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition and unfair trade practices.

Drawing on experience as a trial lawyer as an Assistant District Attorney with the New York County District Attorney's Office, Mr. Satnick serves as lead trial counsel in both jury and non-jury cases throughout the country, including serving as lead counsel in numerous precedent-setting cases.

Representative Experience

Representation of leading technology company in successful defense of claims arising from sale of networking division to overseas buyer (Acton Corp. v. Standard Microsystems Corp.)
Lead trial counsel in action arising from disputes relating to placement of large automobile liability insurance program for livery vehicles in New York City (Willis v. Wausau)
Successful defense of claims against leading stock brokerage firm for failing to effectuate orders, unsuitability and failure to supervise (Zurkowski v. Merrill Lynch)
Trial counsel in successful prosecution of federal court action to enjoin and recover damages arising from corporate raiding (Willis v. Lockton)
Successful defense of class action challenging title company fee practices (Rehren v. First American Title)

Media Mentions

On Top of DNC Woes, Uptown's Blake Hotel at Center of Investors’ Dispute By Kerry Singe, The Charlotte Observer
Back to the Flophouse? SRO Hotels Set to Leave Tourist Trade By Aaron Rutkoff, The Wall Street Journal
New Illegal Hotel Law Draws Ire from SROs By Barbara Thau, The Real Deal
Ronnie Oved, Owner of Illegal Hotels, Facing Closure After Law Bans Rentals for Under 30 Days By Alison Gendar, New York Daily News
Derivative Lawsuits Approved for LLCs By Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal
As Tourists Find Rooms, Tenants Face Disruptions By J. David Goodman & Joshua Brustein, The New York Times
Judge Questions NYU Dorm's Fairness By Joseph Goldstein, The New York Sun

Affiliations

Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Committee on Forfeitures, Civil Remedies, and RICO

Distinctions

Highest "AV Preeminent (5 out of 5)" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1978, With Honors

University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., 1975

New York, 1979

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Court of International Trade

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