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Lawrence F. Carnevale

Lawrence F. Carnevale

Partner
Chair, Litigation Department; Member, Executive Committee

Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
carnevale@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8617
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card

Practice Areas

Litigation, Employment Law, Legal Audit and Investigation, Internal Investigations and White-Collar Defense

Practice Description

Litigation practice, including general commercial, employment, trade secrets, intellectual property, and insurance/reinsurance litigation.

Education

  • B.A., 1977 Dickinson College (cum laude)
  • J.D., 1981 Temple University Beasley School of Law (cum laude)

Admissions

  • 1982 New York
  • 1982 Pennsylvania
  • 1983 New Jersey

Affiliations

  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • American Bar Association
  • FINRA Arbitrator

Publications Available on this website...

"Recognition and Protection of Commercial Trade Secrets," April 27, 2006; "Common Law and Contractual Restraints on Employee Conduct," November 1, 2005

Additional Publications

“How Safe Are Your Business Secrets?” GC New York, July 17, 2006; “Non-Compete Agreements: A New Trend Against Enforcement?,” Securities Week, July 2, 2001 (co-authored); “Restrictive Employment Clauses,” New York Law Journal, February 5, 2001 (co-authored); “Employment Contracts–Issues and Enforcement,” BondWeek, April 17, 2000; “Common Law and Contractual Restraints on Employee Conduct,” (co-authored) -- 1999 Raiding on Wall Street Conference, November 8, 1999; July 1998; “Employers Ask, ‘May I Have Your Attention Please?’” New York Law Journal, February 9, 1998; “Is the Country Ready for the ‘Inevitable Disclosure’ Doctrine,” The Corporate Counsellor, May 1998; “Reality Check: Don’t View Job Contracts Lightly,” Ticker Magazine, July/August 1997; “Stealing Employees Might Be Costly,” New York Law Journal, April 21, 1997; “Anti-Compete Pacts Iffy,” National Law Journal, Corporate Counsel, June 17, 1996

Presentations

Association of Corporate Counsel: Chairman, "Non-Competition and Other Restrictive Covenants Advanced Study: Garden Leave; Non-Service Agreements; Enforcement Against Fired Employees," November 20, 2007

Association of Corporate Counsel: Chairman, “Employee Raiding- Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets,” March 16, 2006; Chairman, “Protecting Trade Secrets and Confidential Information,” April 27, 2006

Institute for International Research: Chairman, “Raiding on Wall Street,” November 14, 2001

Standard & Poor’s and Securities Week: Chairman, “Raiding on Wall Street,” November 8, 1999; Chairman, “Raiding on Wall Street,” November 9, 1998; Chairman, “Raiding on Wall Street,” November 5, 1997

Illustrative Matters

Client
Description
GFI Group
Successfully prosecuted since 2000 numerous non-compete, trade secrets claims, including successful preliminary injunctions in GFI v. Victor Giaidina and Tradition (North America) Inc,. (2007).
Ferrari SpA
Successfully defended Ferrari F1 racing team in a spectator class action arising out of the 2005 U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis (2007).
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Employment, Unfair Trade Practice. Prosecuted numerous non-compete contract claims (1998-Present).
U.S. Trust Corporation
Employment/Unfair Trade Practice. Obtained $3 million jury verdict for plaintiff in U.S. Trust v. Ashton Harvey et al. (2006); Successfully enjoined theft and misuse of trade secrets in U.S. Trust v. Cowperthwait Partners LLC (1999) and conducted jury trial on liability and damages through settlement (2002).
Central Research Laboratories
Contract Dispute/Finders Fees. Obtained jury verdict for plaintiff in Central Research Laboratories v. Dimensional Media Associates (2000).
United Business Media plc
Employment. Obtained dismissal of Attorney General’s race and sex discrimination claims in People of State of New York v. Garban et al. (1999).
Diners Club Suisse, S.A.
Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar franchise contract claim in Diners Club Suisse, S.A. v. Diners Club International, Inc. (1998).
Garban/ICAP
Obtained a $4.6 million employment/unfair trade practice jury verdict for plaintiff in Exco/Noonan v. Cantor Fitzgerald (1996).
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Successfully defeated preliminary injunction applications in Trademark/Unfair Trade Practice claims in Calvin Klein Jeans Wear Company v. Price/Costco (1996); successfully defended $300 million contract claim (2004).
Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp.
Reinsurance Arbitration. Defended and prosecuted arbitrations involving environmental losses.