
Lawrence F. Carnevale
Illustrative Matters
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Client
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Description
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Natsource LLC
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Commercial. (2010) Successful defense of $200 million breach of fiduciary duty and contract claims over carbon emission credits arising under the Kyoto Protocol.
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GFI Group
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Employment/Trade Secrets. Successfully prosecuted and defended since 2000 numerous non-compete and trade secrets claims, including successful preliminary injunction in GFI v. Victor Giaidina and Tradition (North America) Inc,. (2007).
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Ferrari SpA
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Commercial. Successfully defended Ferrari F1 racing team in a spectator class action arising out of the 2005 U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis (2007).
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Goldman Sachs & Co.
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Employment/Trade Secrets. Advice and litigation concerning restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements and trade secret matters. (1998-Present).
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U.S. Trust Corporation
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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).
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Central Research Laboratories
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Commercial. Obtained substantial jury verdict for plaintiff in finders’ fee case Central Research Laboratories v. Dimensional Media Associates (2000).
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United Business Media plc
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Employment. Obtained dismissal of Attorney General’s race and sex discrimination claims in People of State of New York v. Garban et al. (1999).
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Diners Club Suisse, S.A.
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Commercial. Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar franchise contract claim in Diners Club Suisse, S.A. v. Diners Club International, Inc. (1998).
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Garban/ICAP
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Employment/Trade Secrets. Obtained a $4.6 million employment/unfair trade practice jury verdict for plaintiff in Exco/Noonan v. Cantor Fitzgerald (1996).
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Costco Wholesale Corporation
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Intellectual Property/Unfair Trade Practice/Commercial. 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).
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Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., 1977 Dickinson College (cum laude)
- J.D., 1981 Temple University Beasley School of Law (cum laude)