Practice Areas

• Complex Securities and Business Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Intellectual Property Law
• Partnership Litigation

Mr. Kagen is a partner based in the Firm's New York office and focuses his practice on litigation, primarily in the areas of business and securities law. He has represented a broad range of clients, including both public and private companies and individuals, in a wide variety of disputes. Recent engagements include:

• Representing a $75 million hedge fund against a large commercial insurance entity to recoup $3.5 million owed due to subparticipation rights under a total return swap agreement;
• Representing a seller of a corporate entity in an interpleader action involving several million dollars of money from the sale in a "holdback" dispute with the purchaser and the escrow agent;
• Representing a construction company against a developer for unpaid fees, including with regard to mechanics lien issued in connection therewith;
• Advising a billion dollar pharmaceutical manufacturer in connection with joint ventures and other contractual agreements;
• Representing an individual in connection with a securities litigation filed in federal court, involving issues of federal and foreign law, due to an investment relating to Bernard Madoff;

Previously, Mr. Kagen was associated with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP in New York, and Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California. Mr. Kagen's trial experience, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, includes breach of contract disputes; real estate disputes; employment disputes; unfair competition, non-compete and restrictive covenant cases; securities litigation and arbitration matters, partnership disputes, and intellectual property disputes including copyright and patent infringement.

Educational Background:
J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1995
B.A., magna cum laude, New York University, 1992

Bar and Court Admissions:
New York State Bar
California State Bar
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

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