Arthur M. Handler Law Offices LLC

Arthur M. Handler
Law Offices LLC
110 East 59th Street
Suite 3200
New York, NY 10022
212-371-7400

Arthur M. Handler
amh@amhandlerlaw.com
212-371-7401
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Arthur M. Handler, a graduate of Queens College (B.S.) and Columbia University Law School (L.L.B.), has over forty years of experience in commercial, corporate, securities, trademark, employment and general business litigation. His practice includes representation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and trade association general representation. Mr. Handler is an active member of the panel of arbitrators of FINRA and has also served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) and the American Stock Exchange. Articles authored by Mr. Handler on securities and trademark law include “Securities Commentary, the Second Circuit Review – 1977-1978 Term,” and “Securities Commentary, The Second Circuit Review – 1980-1981 Term,” both published in the Brooklyn Law Review, and “Conopco – Consumer Confusion Remains the Touchstone of Trade Dress Infringement,” published in the Trademark Reporter.

Mr. Handler has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Law Clerk to Hon. Richard H. Levet, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and Staff Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

Bar Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth and Federal Circuits
U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern District of New York
U.S. Tax Court
New York State Courts

Memberships & Associations

Mr. Handler is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Federal Bar Council and New York City Bar Association, where he has served on the following committees: Committee on Civil Rights, 1966-1970; Committee on Federal Legislation, 1970-1973; Committee on Federal Courts, 1973-1976; Committee on Nuclear Technology and Law, 1983-1985; Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1991-1994; Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1998-2001; Committee on Judiciary, 2004-2006. He is listed in Who’s Who in America, is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized in New York Super Lawyers.

Representative Clients

Aeronaves de Mexico
Ark Restaurants Corp.
Bank of Montreal
Chaffin/Light Associates Co.
Corestates Bank, N.A.
Cowan Financial Group
Crayfish Co., Ltd.
Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
Cuisinarts, Inc.
Excelsior Funds
Fifth Third Bank
Fintech Adivisory, Inc.
First Republic Securities Co., LLC
Gelberg & Abrams
Hitachi Credit America Corporation
Lee Pharmaceuticals
Local 295/Local 851 Pension and Welfare Funds
Lombard International Assurance Co.
Midway Games Inc., Multicredit S.A.
Nationsbank, N.A.
Private Label Manufacturers Association
UBS AG
U.S. Trust Company
Universal Razor Industries, Inc.
Village of Pleasantville
Welbilt Corporation
Williams Hospitality Group Inc.
Winston & Strawn LLP
Wise Metals Group, LLC
WMS Industries Inc.
Worldwide Dreams LLC

Selected Reported Decisions

21st Century Diamond, LLC v. Allied Trading, LLC, et al., Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, 2011 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7174
Excelsior Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2007 WL 950134 (S.D.N.Y. 2007)
Excelsior Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 470 F.Supp.2d 312 (S.D.N.Y. 2006
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Wise Metals Group, LLC, 19 A.D.3d 273, 798 N.Y.S.2d 14 (1st Dep’t 2005)
KP Permanent Make-UP, Inc. v. Lasting Impression, Inc., 543 U.S. 111, 125 S.Ct. 542 (2004) (amicus)
Awosting Reserve LLC and Conservancy Partners LLC v. Chaffin/Light Associates, Co., 296 F.Supp.2d 470 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)
F.D.I.C. v. Bober, Gimbel, et al., 2002 WL 1929486 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)
In re Crayfish Company Securities Class Action, 2002 WL 1268013 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Bros., Inc., 529 U.S. 205, 120 S. Ct. 1339 (2000) (amicus)
Yashiro Co. v. Falchi, 1999 WL 568018 (2d Cir. 1999)
WMS Gaming Inc. v. Int’l GameTech., 184 F.3d 1339(Fed. Cir. 1999)
Etkin & Co. v. Patrusky, 235A.D.2d 300, 652 N.Y.S.2d 710 (1st Dep’t 1997)
In re Gimbel, 77 F.3d 593 (2d Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 814, 117 S. Ct. 62 (1996)
Qualitex Co. v.Jacobson Prods. Co., Inc., 514 U.S. 159, 115 S. Ct. 1300 (1995) (amicus)
Village of Pleasantville v. Calvert Ins. Co., 204 A.D.2d 689, 612 N.Y.S.2d 441 (2d Dep’t 1994)
Amity Leather Prods. Co. v. RGA Accessories, Inc., 849 F. Supp. 871 (S.D.N.Y. 1994), aff’d, 22 F.3d (1091 (2d Cir. 1994)
Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc., 505 U.S. 763, 112 S.Ct. 2753 (1992) (amicus)
Ratner v. Netburn, 930 F.2d 204 (2d Cir. 1991)
Dorli, Inc. v. RGA Accessories, Inc., 136 A.D.2d 465, 523 N.Y.S.2d 103 (1st Dep’t 1988)
Cuisinarts, Inc. v. Robot-Coupe Int’l Corp., 580 F.Supp. 634 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)
Illinois v. Abbott & Assoc., Inc., 460 U.S. 557, 103 S.Ct. 1356 (1983) (amicus)
Williams Electronics, Inc. v. Bally Mfg. Corp., 568 F. Supp. 1274 (N.D. Ill. 1983)
In re Grand Jury Investigation of Cuisinarts, Inc., 665 F.2d 24 (2dCir. 1981), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1068, 103 S.Ct. 1520 (1983)