Eugene D. Kublanovsky

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Eugene is the founder and Managing Member of Kublanovsky Law. Prior to opening the Firm, he was a partner in a prominent New York City commercial litigation boutique where he handled a wide variety of matters for individuals, start-ups, and established private and public companies. Eugene draws on his over 20 years’ experience in the legal industry to effectively and efficiently represent his clients’ interests. He does so with a keen understanding of the financial pressures many companies and individuals face today. Eugene approaches his matters with urgency and a meticulous attention to detail. His clients appreciate his responsiveness and value his thoughtful, common-sense advice which is specifically tailored to their needs.

Whether in a court, before a regulatory or administrative agency, in an arbitration, or at the negotiating table, Eugene provides compelling, high-quality legal representation for his clients at a fraction of what larger law firms charge. Eugene takes a hands-on approach to his clients’ matters. Eugene personally handles every aspect of his cases, from drafting pleadings and motions to attending court conferences, efficiently managing discovery, and conducting depositions, hearings and trials. Eugene also conducts internal and external investigations on behalf of boards of directors, special committees, and human resources and compliance departments, and represents clients in state attorneys general investigations.

Eugene is an active member of several bar associations, including the New York American Inn of Court, where he served as Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for ten years. The New York American Inn of Court is a local chapter of the American Inns of Court, a national organization whose mission is to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills. In 2011, Eugene was honored to receive his Inn’s Leadership Award for his service and commitment to the organization.

Eugene’s representative matters include:

• • Trademark infringement action between jewelry maker and national greeting card company

• • Trademark infringement and unfair competition action between competing Alzheimer’s charities

• • Trademark infringement action between manufacturers of disposable medical face masks

• • Trademark infringement action between producers of snack foods

• • Copyright infringement dispute between two authors concerning their international and domestic published scholarly works

• • Copyright infringement dispute involving two jewelry designers
  • Defending former CEO of telecom consulting company against wage and hour and breach of fiduciary duty claims in multiple federal actions
  • Defending New York restaurant against wage and hour claims in federal court
  • Representing North Carolina engineering firm in breach of contract action against France-based multinational company
  • Co-counsel in over 60 Super Storm Sandy actions brought in the federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey
  • Successfully representing victim of real estate investment Ponzi Scheme in New Jersey federal action

• • Alabama and Massachusetts patent infringement actions between a broadband-over-power-line-technology manufacturer and a communications company

• • International arbitration involving contract and patent dispute between a domestic broadband technology company and its foreign re-seller

• • Breach of contract and performance rights dispute between a filmmaker/musician and ASCAP

• • Representing partners, LLC members, corporate shareholders and business owners, in numerous business divorce disputes

• • Representing parties in numerous court actions in various jurisdictions related to employees’ breaches of restrictive covenants

• • Multiple court actions and arbitration proceedings involving dispute between major accounting firm and its retired partners

• • Numerous state and federal court actions and arbitration proceedings against corporate and individual defendants related to their professional malpractice and fraudulent conduct in marketing and promoting illegal tax-shelters

• • South Carolina and New York State court actions and arbitration proceedings involving a dispute between the former officers, directors, and shareholders in a privately held company

• • Representing a broker-dealer in a FINRA arbitration against a former registered representative

• • New York State court action against a major investment bank for breach of contract and other causes of action relating to certain mortgage-backed securities

• • Defending breach of contract and declaratory judgment action by a private investment fund against a public company regarding the purchase and sale of stock warrants

• • New York State and federal court actions seeking to enjoin NASDAQ’s de-listing of a publicly traded company

• • Representing a broker-dealer and assisting its compliance department in a SEC inquiry

• • New York federal court action involving insurance coverage dispute between nursing homes and their insurer related to damages sustained from Hurricane Sandy

• • Pre-judgment attachment and preliminary injunction proceedings in New York State and federal courts between a domestic water filtration equipment manufacturer and a Bahrain company

• • Representing limited partner against general partner and other limited partners in action concerning disputed proceeds from sale of commercial real estate

• • Conducting an internal investigation on behalf of a special committee concerning a former board member’s allegations of impropriety

• • Conducting an internal investigation on behalf of home-owners association

• Representing law firm in a New York State Attorney General investigation

Professional Associations and Organizations:

• The New York American Inn of Court
• New York County Lawyers Association
• New York Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association

Awards:

• Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Star, 2013-2016
• The New York American Inn of Court Leadership Award, 2011

Publications and Presentations:

• • “The Gavel Pose: Copyright in Yoga Sequence is a Stretch” – December 2015, Co-chair, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• • “Branding From Both Sides Now: Creating and Trademarking Your Business Identity” – August 2015, Presenter, The New York Public Library, New York

• • “Protecting Your Brand” – May 2015, Presenter, Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action, West Orange, New Jersey

• • “How to Protect Your Company’s Confidential Information” – March 2015, Presenter, IT Radix, Whippany, New Jersey

• • “Creative Practice in Contemporary Performance: Legal Issues and Professional Ethics” – March, 2015, Guest Lecturer, Bard College, New York

• • “Trademarks, Copyrights, & Intellectual Property Law” – March 2015, Presenter, C3 Workplace, Montclair, New Jersey

• • “Loot and the Law of Cultural Artifacts” – April 2014, Presenter, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• • “When We First Practice to Deceive: The Ethics of Deception” – May 2013, Presenter, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• • “The First Amendment Meets the Internet: Struggle Trying to Distinguish Wide-Open, Often Vitriolic, Commentary on the Internet” – March 2012, Presenter, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• • “Grey Goods, Sonny Bono, and Stravinsky: SCOTUS on Copyright” – September 2011, Presenter, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• • “Pumpkins, Panic and Perjury: The Trial of Alger Hiss” – November 2010, Presenter, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• • “Winds of Change – Changes in the Legal Profession” – February 2009, Presenter, The New York American Inn of Court, New York

• Co-Author, “The Complaint,” Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, Second Edition (West, 2007 Update)

Admissions:

• State Bar of New York
• State Bar of New Jersey
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• Bard College, B.A., 1998
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2005