Nicholas A. Rendino’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in front of regulatory authorities. Nicholas represents private and public corporations, investment banks, insurance companies, technology firms, real estate companies, investment managers, corporate directors and individuals in commercial, white collar, antitrust, trade secret, real estate, financial, insurance and software litigation.
Additionally, Nicholas provides investigations-related guidance, strategic counsel and crisis management assistance to companies and senior executives confronting challenges and opportunities at the intersection of government, law, media and public policy. He also assists leading institutions and high-profile individuals in congressional inquiries, as well as numerous federal, state and global government investigations and crisis avoidance and mitigation matters.
Nicholas has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Future Star and on its 40 & Under List and by Best Lawyers on its Ones to Watch list.
Work Highlights
- MLW Media in prosecuting antitrust claims against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), alleging that WWE undermined competition and monopolized the market for the sale or licensing of media rights for professional wrestling programming in the United States. The parties settled after Kasowitz defeated WWE’s motion to dismiss and struck numerous affirmative defenses.
- Lifestar Family Holdings and its investors, as lead counsel in an enforcement proceeding filed by the New York Attorney General alleging that the respondents engaged in fraudulent conduct. The Court, following a five-day bench hearing, found that the Attorney General had not met its burden on multiple counts of Executive Law § 63(12) and refused to order relief under Executive Law § 63-c (also known as the “Tweed Law”) or common law unjust enrichment.
- Former CEO and Chairman of Phoenixus AG and Vyera Pharmaceuticals in unprecedented Sherman Act claims in an antitrust action brought by the FTC and seven state Attorneys General in the Southern District of New York.
- ZTE Corporation, a global telecommunications company, alongside former Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, in an independent assessment regarding concerns of certain members of the U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, and certain American businesses related to potential national security vulnerabilities and risks that ZTE’s products may pose to the United States.
- Anderson News, in an antitrust action alleging a conspiracy among the leading magazine publishers and distributors to boycott Anderson forcing the company into bankruptcy.
- A founding and named law firm partner in his dispute with his former firm and ex-partners over their improper removal and conversion of tens of millions of dollars of cryptocurrency and other assets.
- Energy Transfer Partners against Greenpeace in the largest case in the history of North Dakota, alleging that Greenpeace incited terrorist acts and vandalism as well as published repeated defamatory statements to generate publicity and interfere with the construction and operations of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
- Copart in a four-week jury trial resulting in a $20 million verdict against Sparta Consulting and its parent, KPIT Infosystems, for fraud and professional negligence stemming from an implementation of SAP software.
- A corporate executive in high-profile grand jury proceedings brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- A private equity executive in a criminal action brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey alleging claims of wire fraud and securities fraud.
- A minority shareholder in a two-week bench trial in a partnership dispute concerning the ownership and control of a landmark Hamptons restaurant and property.
- An individual in white collar defense actions before the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in a case alleging insider trading.
- Financial advisors in FINRA arbitration against a leading financial advisory firm involving claims for defamation and tortious interference with business relations.
- A Fortune 150 company in an investigation into coordinated short-selling and other disinformation attacks that were intended to drive the company’s stock price down.
- Real estate developers in actions arising out of corporate governance and other disputes.
- A hedge fund in claims arising from the purchase of secured debt.
- Limited liability companies in disputes concerning rights and obligations arising under operating agreements.
- Technology companies in trade secret and other disputes.
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