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Lawrence F. Carnevale

Lawrence F. Carnevale



Illustrative Matters

Client
Description
Natsource LLC
Commercial. (2010) Successful defense of $200 million breach of fiduciary duty and contract claims over carbon emission credits arising under the Kyoto Protocol.
GFI Group
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).
Ferrari SpA
Commercial. 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/Trade Secrets. Advice and litigation concerning restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements and trade secret matters. (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
Commercial. Obtained substantial jury verdict for plaintiff in finders’ fee case 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.
Commercial. Successfully prosecuted multimillion dollar franchise contract claim in Diners Club Suisse, S.A. v. Diners Club International, Inc. (1998).
Garban/ICAP
Employment/Trade Secrets. Obtained a $4.6 million employment/unfair trade practice jury verdict for plaintiff in Exco/Noonan v. Cantor Fitzgerald (1996).
Costco Wholesale Corporation
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).

Education

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

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