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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 12:14:23+00:00

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Nathaniel (“Nate”) Kritzer is a litigation partner with experience in a broad range of commercial litigation and arbitration matters. Nate has tried multiple cases successfully, including as first-chair trial counsel. He is also an experienced appellate advocate, having argued and won appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and New York State’s Supreme Court--Appellate Division.
Nate has obtained favorable results for clients in a broad range of commercial disputes. His primary areas of practice include securities litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and consumer class action litigation. Nate also has experience litigating employment claims, product liability claims, and other tort claims.
In additional to his experience in litigation matters, Nate counsels financial institutions regarding regulatory obligations and compliance.
Represents numerous clients in securities and shareholder litigation alleging securities fraud and similar theories of liability.
Represents major social media company in case alleging Securities Act claims based on initial public offering.
Represents data-mining software company in trade secrets lawsuit.
Represents international personal care company in putative class action alleging consumer fraud claims based on client’s whitening toothpaste.
Served as first-chair trial counsel in a bench trial alleging damage to a commercial property. Before trying the case, Nate deposed the opposing engineering expert and exposed several fundamental flaws in his inspection and analysis. Nate then cross-examined the expert at trial with those admissions. The case settled favorably after the judge heavily discredited the opinion of the opposing expert witness.
Served as second-chair trial counsel in a bench trial defending a claim for electrical service delivered to client’s retail stores. The trial resulted in a judgment dismissing the claim and awarding a total defense victory for our client.
Served as trial counsel in jury trial re-trying claims for alleged personal injuries. In the initial trial, the plaintiffs had won a $12 million verdict. The re-trial resulted in total defense verdict for our client.
Served as trial counsel in a three-week bench trial seeking confirmation of our client’s complex chapter 11 plan. Following the trial, our client’s plan was confirmed over all objections.
Argued Second Circuit appeal in contract dispute seeking damages from our client for payments allegedly due. The court affirmed the judgment below, which dismissed these claims on summary judgment. In re The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc., 595 Fed. Appx. 72 (2d Cir. 2015).
Argued appeal to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in dispute over attorney fees. Our opponent alleged that it was owed approximately $1 million in attorney fees under our client’s chapter 11 plan. The court affirmed the judgment below denying this claim. In re The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc., No. 12-CV-5969 (S.D.N.Y. 2013).
Argued appeal to the New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division in employment dispute. The plaintiff alleged claims against our client for sexual harassment, retaliation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The court affirmed the order below granting summary judgment for our client on these claims. Suriel v. The Dominican Republic Education & Mentoring Project, Inc., 85 A.D.3d 1464 (3d Dep’t 2011).
Represents medical records retrieval of information company in litigation alleging overcharges in violation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). Secured dismissal with prejudice of all claims.
Represents national fast-casual restaurant company and its directors and officers in securities and shareholder litigation arising from alleged food safety incidents. Won dismissal of derivative and securities lawsuits. Susie Ong v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 16 CIV. 141 (KPF), 2017 WL 933108 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2017); Gubricky on behalf of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. v. Ells, 255 F. Supp. 3d 1119 (D. Colo. 2017).
Represents directors and officers in litigation arising from going-private transaction. Won dismissal of claims for breach of fiduciary duty, affirmed on appeal by the Delaware Supreme Court. Chester Cty. Ret. Sys. v. Collins, 165 A.3d 286 (Del. 2017).
Won dismissal of derivative claims against directors and officers of cloud-based healthcare analytics company. Rodriguez v. Dunleavy, Index No. 59837/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 26, 2017).
Represented hedge fund in connection with CDO-related securities-fraud claims asserted by international investment bank, winning dismissal of all claims. Intesa Sanpaolo, S.p.A. v. Credit Agricole Corporate & Inv. Bank, 924 F. Supp. 2d 528 (S.D.N.Y. 2013).
Represented international luxury goods manufacturer in case alleging over $30 million on fraudulent transfer theory, winning summary judgment and dismissal of claim against client. In re Waterford Wedgwood USA, Inc., 500 B.R. 371 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2013).
Represented international personal care company in case asserting consumer fraud claims based on alleged “slack fill” in client’s deodorant packaging. The plaintiff dismissed the case voluntarily after argument on our motion to dismiss.
Represented securities broker-dealer in FINRA arbitrations involving securities claims.
Represented pharmaceutical company in class action alleging claims for consumer fraud and unfair trade practices based on generic formulation of antidepressant. Representation resulted in favorable settlement for client, which involved no cash payment to any class member.

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