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Shaban, John T. |
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Practice
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Complex Commercial Litigation,
Construction Litigation,
Intellectual Property Protection,
Environmental/Energy Law,
Corporate Governance and Securities Litigation,
Employment
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Sports Law
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Education |
Pace University School
of Law, cum laude, Environmental Law Certificate,
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University of Colorado
at Boulder, 1988 |
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Admitted
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Connecticut |
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New York |
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United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York |
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United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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Profile |
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John's
practice focuses on commercial litigation, with a current
emphasis on construction litigation, intellectual property litigation, securities litigation, corporate governance disputes, employment issues, and environmental/energy law.
Before becoming a Partner in the Firm's Litigation Department in 2003, John worked for Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan's New York City office. John started his career at Kelly Drye & Warren.
John currently represents several major architectural firms in contract and intellectual property disputes throughout the northeast. Through protracted multi-state litigation, John also recently thwarted the sale of assets away from a publicly-traded railroad, while protecting the rights of its shareholders and a former management faction. John has also been honored for his pro bono work prosecuting a CERCLA claim on behalf of an indigent client.
While in Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan's New York City office, John represented a major trading card
company in multi-state litigation regarding
its intellectual property rights to the
indicia of several famous athletes, licensing
disputes with the major professional sports
leagues, and the company’s joint efforts
with federal authorities in prosecuting
the producers of fraudulent sports memorabilia.
John has also represented several large
companies in employment litigation, and
he has worked on securities class actions,
commercial disputes, and a major insider
trading case.
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Professional
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FINRA Arbitrator
Fact Finder/Arbitrator, Connecticut Judicial Branch
American
Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut
Bar Association Pro Bono Honor Roll,
2001, 2003
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| Reported Decisions |
Tel Comm Technologies, Inc. v. City of Bridgeport, 2006 WL 3791383 (D. Conn. 2006) - Effected the dismissal of putative plaintiffs' claims under the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996; made new law in the District of Connecticut and Second Circuit.
Lichtman v. Beni, 280 Conn. 25 (2006) - Effected discharge of large mechanic's lien at trial; moved to dismiss builder's appeal on novel jurisdictional and Constitutional theory; Supreme Court adopted argument and dismissed appeal.
Doyle v. Town of Litchfield, 372 F.Supp.2d 288 (D. Conn. 2005) - Established new federal precedent to allow indigent client's claim under CERCLA to proceed despite having lost to Town in previous state court proceedings. |
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| Publications |
John T. Shaban, Erasing Bad Precedent Through Settlement: Will a Court of Appeals Vacate a District Court Decision Pursuant to the Parties' Settlement Agreement?, Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice Section Newsletter (Summer 2001).
Edward B. Chansky & John T. Shaban, A Practical Guide to Non-Compete Agreements, What Employers, Employees and Business Sellers Need to Know, 3 PMA Law & Business Analysis & Planning Report, Issue 6 (February 2000). |
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Clerkship |
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New York
Appellate Division, 2d. Dept.
Justice David S. Ritter |
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Other
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Chairman of Redding Water Pollution Control Commission
Member of Redding Zoning Commission
Republican
Town Committee, Redding, CT
Founder of Giants in the Community, Inc. (non-profit charitable organization) |
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