Yonaton Aronoff is a high-stakes trial lawyer specializing in complex commercial disputes. He advises companies and executives navigating the most difficult legal problems facing their businesses, helping them design “bespoke” strategies that minimize and mitigate risk while prioritizing their overall commercial objectives. Mr. Aronoff has successfully litigated a wide array of cases involving business torts, founders’ rights, business divorces, commercial contract disputes, executive compensation issues, trade secret theft, and intellectual property concerns.
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Ongoing representation of a leading national for-profit university in a federal court lawsuit alleging large-scale copyright infringement against a Silicon Valley “unicorn” company;
Representation of the former licensee of a preeminent sports media and publishing brand in a federal court lawsuit demanding $200 million from the licensor;
Ongoing representation of plaintiff corporation against one of the nation’s largest banks in federal litigation arising from the sale of valuable debt portfolios;
- Multi-million dollar "earnout" award on behalf of seller of portfolio management business.
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Commercial
- Commercial and transactions
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Consumer goods and services
- Financial services
- Investment management
- Media
- Pharmaceutical and life sciences
- Technology and telecommunications
- BA - Brown University - 1999
- JD - University of California at Berkeley School of Law - 2003
- New York State - 2004
- Southern District of New York - 2004