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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
to Practice |
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, Eastern 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 protection, 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.
For the last few years, John has also
represented builders and commercial real
estate developers in matters ranging from
complex construction disputes to protecting
developers from liability related to the
collapse of large commercial developments.
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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Notably, in 2010 John was elected to the
Connecticut General Assembly as a State
Representative for the 135th
Assembly District (Weston, Easton and
Redding). John serves on the Judiciary
Committee, the Environmental Committee
and the Finance Committee.
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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 |
Among Others:
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
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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
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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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Connecticut
General Assembly; State Representative -
135th Assembly District - 2011 to present
Member and Chairman of Redding Water Pollution
Control Commission - 2005 to 2011
Member and Vice Chairman of Redding Zoning
Commission - 2004 to 2011
Republican Town Committee, Redding, CT -
2003 to present
Founder of Giants in the Community, Inc.
(non-profit charitable organization)
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