Richard N. Freeth       

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Expertise

Richard is a New York and Connecticut admitted attorney with experience in litigation, arbitration, corporate and financial transactions, intellectual property and securities law. He has nearly 25 years of diverse professional experience in private practice, primarily focused on financial services and securities, insurance, intellectual property, crypto, general business and entertainment law.

Richard’s past clients have been large companies and small businesses, securities firms (broker dealers, investment advisers, crypto-funds, hedge funds, high frequency/low latency trading firms), insurance companies, municipalities, securities professionals, insurance professionals, corporate executives, accountants and lawyers, songwriters, screenwriters and entertainers.

Richard Advises

  • Financial Service Firms and Professionals (Broker Dealers, Hedge Funds, Equity Funds, Registered Representatives and Securities Licensees)
  • Businesses in Legal Disputes, Transactions and Corporate Governance
  • Licensed Professionals
  • Record Labels and Artists
  • Participants In, and with Disputes Related to, Cryptocurrency Markets
  • Investors

Experience Highlights

  • Negotiated confidential settlement of multi-million-dollar copyright infringement claim by Oscar-winning film score composer against major movie studio involving $450 million box-office-grossing film. Brought into negotiations after several months of deadlock and achieved a settlement at a small fraction of the demand.
  • Negotiated pre-suit settlement on behalf of McDonald’s resolving a copyright infringement claim with respect to music used in McDonald’s television commercials.
  • Negotiated settlement of copyright infringement lawsuit brought by songwriter in connection with music used in national sales campaign of car leasing company.
  • Successfully represented insurance sales professional under threat of being sued by surviving spouse of Andrew Kissel, whose widow was fighting effort by Northwestern Ins. to rescind a $15 million life insurance policy due to false statements in the insurance application.
  • Successfully represented former VP of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in executive compensation dispute with his prior employer in AAA arbitration, winning a six-figure award after full hearing in arbitration.

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg (Partner)
  • Zeisler PLLC (Counsel)
  • Omnus Law (Partner)
  • Freeth & Associates, LLC (Managing Partner)

Memberships

  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, JD

Other

Univ. of Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, Internet and Copyright Licensing Symposium

Guest Speaker, Spring 1999

Expertise

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Richard is a New York and Connecticut admitted attorney with experience in litigation, arbitration, corporate and financial transactions, intellectual property and securities law. He has nearly 25 years of diverse professional experience in private practice, primarily focused on financial services and securities, insurance, intellectual property, crypto, general business and entertainment law.

Richard’s past clients have been large companies and small businesses, securities firms (broker dealers, investment advisers, crypto-funds, hedge funds, high frequency/low latency trading firms), insurance companies, municipalities, securities professionals, insurance professionals, corporate executives, accountants and lawyers, songwriters, screenwriters and entertainers.

Richard Advises

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  • Financial Service Firms and Professionals (Broker Dealers, Hedge Funds, Equity Funds, Registered Representatives and Securities Licensees)
  • Businesses in Legal Disputes, Transactions and Corporate Governance
  • Licensed Professionals
  • Record Labels and Artists
  • Participants In, and with Disputes Related to, Cryptocurrency Markets
  • Investors

Experience Highlights

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  • Negotiated confidential settlement of multi-million-dollar copyright infringement claim by Oscar-winning film score composer against major movie studio involving $450 million box-office-grossing film. Brought into negotiations after several months of deadlock and achieved a settlement at a small fraction of the demand.
  • Negotiated pre-suit settlement on behalf of McDonald’s resolving a copyright infringement claim with respect to music used in McDonald’s television commercials.
  • Negotiated settlement of copyright infringement lawsuit brought by songwriter in connection with music used in national sales campaign of car leasing company.
  • Successfully represented insurance sales professional under threat of being sued by surviving spouse of Andrew Kissel, whose widow was fighting effort by Northwestern Ins. to rescind a $15 million life insurance policy due to false statements in the insurance application.
  • Successfully represented former VP of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in executive compensation dispute with his prior employer in AAA arbitration, winning a six-figure award after full hearing in arbitration.

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg (Partner)
  • Zeisler PLLC (Counsel)
  • Omnus Law (Partner)
  • Freeth & Associates, LLC (Managing Partner)

Memberships

  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, JD

Other

Univ. of Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, Internet and Copyright Licensing Symposium

Guest Speaker, Spring 1999