Jonathan Mazer
Jonathan Mazer joined the Firm as a partner in 2008. Mr. Mazer received his B.A. with "Outstanding Academic Performance"
from State University of New York at Binghamton in 1990, and his J.D. from New York University Law School in 1994. Mr. Mazer was also the recipient of a full scholarship to study at the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences where, in 1992, he earned an M.A. in Philosophy with a specialization in Ethics. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Mazer was a partner at Fox Horan Camerini LLP.
Mr. Mazer represents clients in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts, administrative tribunals and arbitration, and mediation. He has represented many "black car" and other ground transportation companies in a variety of litigations. Mr. Mazer has successfully defended tort and contract claims, recovered substantial sums of money and valuable equipment on behalf of creditors, and has considerable experience litigating commercial landlord-tenant disputes. He also acts as a neutral for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program of the Commercial Divisions of the New York County Supreme Court and the Queens County Supreme Court. He has recently written and spoken on intellectual property issues involved in the creation and sale of investment products based on financial indexes. Mr. Mazer was a member of the Schlam Stone team that secured the dismissal, on a directed verdict motion, of criminal contempt charges brought by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development against two individuals whose company had managed a residential real estate portfolio. He is a member of the New York Bar, as well as the Bars of a number of federal courts around the country, including the United States Supreme Court.
Between 2004 and 2007, Mr. Mazer was a member of the Corrections Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and was Chairman of the sub-committee on prison libraries. He was a member of the Association's Housing Court Committee from 2000 to 2003. He is also a member of the Federal Bar Council and the American Bar Association.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
New York, 1994
New Jersey, 1995
United States Supreme Court, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1995
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1995
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1995
Education
New York University School of Law, 1994, J.D.
New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1992, M.A. in Philosophy with a specialization in Ethics
State University of New York at Binghamton, 1990, B.A. with "Outstanding Academic Performance," majors in Philosophy and History, minor in Economics
Past Employment Positions
Fox Horan & Camerini LLP, Partner, 2005-2008; Associate 2002-2004
Baden Kramer Huffman & Brodsky, P.C., Associate, 1994 - 2002
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Legal Intern, 1993-1994
Correctional Association of New York – AIDS in Prison Project, Legal Intern, Summer 1993
Choice in Dying, Legal Intern, Summer 1992
Publications
Going . . . Going . . . Gone? What Dow Jones v. ISE Means For Intellectual Property Rights In The Indexing Business, Journal of Indexes, November/December 2006 (with Alison M. Rende) at 10-14
Intellectual Property: A Discussion, What Rights Do Index Providers Really Have?, Speaker at Panel Discussion, publication of transcript in the Journal of Indexes, July/August, 2007 at 26-31
Who in the World Owns Financial Indexes?, Intellectual Property Litigation, Volume 19, No. 4, Summer 2008 at 24-25
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