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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 22:30:32+00:00

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Samantha Katze is a commercial and intellectual property litigator with experience in a broad range of complex commercial litigation, business, and intellectual property disputes, including matters involving claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, breach of restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement, false advertising, defamation, and securities fraud as well as trusts and estates issues. Samantha has also litigated issues concerning the Communications Decency Act, the Stored Communications Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. In addition, Samantha litigates direct and derivative claims involving disputes among business owners such as shareholders, LLC members and partners. She represents clients across a wide range of industries, including real estate, financial services, footwear and apparel, retail, entertainment, healthcare, and energy.
Samantha has represented clients in a variety of forums, including the New York state and federal courts; federal courts in California, New Jersey, Texas and Wisconsin; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB); mediations; and arbitral proceedings before the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.
Prior to joining Manatt, Samantha was a litigation associate in the New York office of an international law firm.
83rd Street Garage LLC v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2018) (expedited bench trial resulting in dismissal of all claims and declaratory judgment in favor of American Multi-Cinema, Inc., where plaintiff had sought to prevent the $45 million sale/leaseback of a large luxury movie theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to a third-party purchaser).
Marcum v. Andrews et al. (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. Suffolk Co. 2018) (granting motion to reargue and, upon reargument, dismissing breach of contract and account stated claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding forum selection provisions unenforceable on their face).
Barry v. Feil et al. (Sup. Ct. Nassau Co. 2017) (trust and estate litigation).
Scott v. Wei, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 2017) (shareholder derivative action).
Second Source Funding, LLC v. Yellowstone Capital, LLC (Commercial Division, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. 2015) (dismissal of contract and business tort claims).
In Re China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2014) (dismissal of securities fraud claims).
Bonilla v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz L.P. (S.D.N.Y. 2014) (dismissal of trademark infringement, unfair competition and unjust enrichment claims).
Eastern Continental Mining & Development Ltd. v. Signet Group LLC (S.D.N.Y. 2013) (dismissal of unjust enrichment claim).
Abbey v. 3F Therapeutics, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2011) (summary judgment dismissing securities fraud claims), affirmed (2d Cir. 2013).
Excelsior Capital, LLC v. Superior Broadcasting Company, Inc. (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep’t 2011) (reversal on appeal of directed verdict dismissing claims to recover on personal guarantees of multimillion-dollar notes).
Reno v. Mellon (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. 2009) (dismissal of breach of contract and defamation claims).
United States of America ex rel. John Becker and Robert B. Spencer v. Tools & Metals, Inc. (N.D. Tex. 2009) (dismissal of qui tam complaint).
Playing a major role in a series of disputes related to a joint venture involving an oil refinery resulting in a payment of $820.5 million to the client, including obtaining a prejudgment attachment of approximately $100 million in assets.
Defending a third-party logistics provider against claims of tortious interference and unfair competition relating to the shipment of footwear.
Defending a cosmetics supplier against copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement; unfair competition; and false advertising claims.
Defending a bank and former members of the bank’s board of directors in a putative shareholder class action involving claims of breach of fiduciary duties arising out of a merger.
Representing an alternative finance company in a dispute concerning the enforceability of restrictive covenants contained in an employee handbook.
Representing a footwear designer and seller in opposition proceedings before the TTAB.
Representing a footwear designer and seller in a declaratory judgment action contesting alleged trade dress rights.
Representing footwear designers and sellers against claims of trade dress infringement and unfair competition.
Representing an international music company in a breach of contract action arising out of the purchase of a music publishing company.
Representing a provider of face-to-face sales teams in obtaining the dismissal of a tortious interference counterclaim.
Obtaining a grant of asylum for a pro bono client following an evidentiary hearing before the Immigration Court in New York.
Panelist, "The Art of Pitching Business: Do's and Don'ts When Pitching for New Business," Women in Law Empowerment Forum's (WILEF) Young Lawyers Committee, New York, NY, October 27, 2015.
Co-author with Benjamin T. Brickner, “SEC Gets Tough on ICOs, Files First Fraud Case,” Securities Law, October 7, 2017.
Chapter Contributor, "State Class Actions: Practice and Procedure," Matthew G. Ball et al., 2010.
"A Million Little Maybes: the James Frey Scandal and Statements on a Book Cover or Jacket as Commercial Speech," 17 Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 207, Fall 2006.
"Hunting the Hunters: AB 381 and California's Attempt to Restrain the Paparazzi," 16 Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 1349, Summer 2006.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) has put its digital money where its mouth is.

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