The Practice Areas at Crosby & Higgins LLP cover three main areas: Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Corporate Law. Please scroll down for a complete description of each area and our corresponding expertise.
Litigation
Business and complex commercial litigation are a principal focus at Crosby & Higgins LLP. Our attorneys have successfully litigated cases involving claims for antitrust violations, wrongful termination, breach of contract, fraud, wrongful interference with business relations, securities law violations, piercing the corporate veil, unfair and anticompetitive trade practices, administrative law disputes, and other statutory and business tort claims, as well as alternative dispute resolution matters. Attorneys for Crosby & Higgins LLP also have extensive appellate experience and have briefed and participated in appeals before the United States Supreme Court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
- ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DISPUTES
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION
- APPELLATE PRACTICE
- COMPLEX COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- CORPORATE & SECURITIES LITIGATION
- CRISIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
- FRANCHISE DISPUTES
- GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS
- SPORTS INDUSTRY DISPUTES
Intellectual Property
Crosby & Higgins LLP provides media and intellectual property services drawing from nearly two decades of experience in this area. We routinely handle infringement actions on behalf of rights holders, with claims covering First Amendment, copyright, trademark, trade dress, false advertising, unfair competition and dilution. In addition, we regularly advise clients on a whole range of intellectual property matters including trademark and copyright registrations, rights enforcement, licensing, and trade secret protection.
- COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING
- TRADE SECRET PROTECTION
Corporate
Crosby & Higgins LLP provides a full range of services in connection with corporate matters, including advising emerging companies from startup to monetizing, document preservation, legislative analyses, internal investigations, regulatory matters, international considerations, outside general counsel services, and real estate matters. Crosby & Higgins LLP also has extensive experience negotiating and structuring a wide variety of corporate agreements.
- DOCUMENT PRESERVATION & ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY
- EMERGING COMPANIES
- GENERAL CORPORATE PRACTICE
- INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
- OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL
- REAL ESTATE
- REGULATORY PRACTICE
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
August 15, 2019- Crosby & Higgins LLP Successfully Resolves Americans With Disability Act Dispute In US District Court For The Eastern District Of New York
Crosby & Higgins LLP has successfully resolved claims alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, New York State Human Rights Law, and New York City Human Rights Law in connection with the website and mobile phone application of its client, a major online resale marketplace for buying and selling luxury and designer […]
October 4, 2018- Crosby & Higgins Successfully Opposes Motion to Dismiss in US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Crosby & Higgins LLP has prevailed on behalf of seven former senior executives of Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NAM”) against a motion to dismiss brought by defendants NAM, Takumi Shibata, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, […]
November 15, 2017 – New York Law Journal Quotes Todd Higgins’ Second Circuit Oral Argument in Lawsuit on Behalf of NYC Taxi Medallion Industry
New York Law Journal quoted Crosby & Higgins managing partner Todd Higgins’ recent oral argument before a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Higgins argued on behalf of the NYC taxi medallion industry, appealing the district court’s ruling that taxi medallion holders are not subject to disparate treatment as a […]
TESTIMONIALS
"Passionate, persistent, professional and persuasive – only a handful of the words that begin to capture and reflect the high-quality advice and tenacious advocacy Todd Higgins and his team bring to every matter they embrace, large or small, complex or straight-forward"
- Shawn K. Singh, JD
JD Chief Executive Officer and Director, VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.
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