Yonaton Aronoff is a high-stakes trial lawyer specializing in complex commercial disputes. He advises companies and executives navigating the most difficult legal problems facing their businesses, helping them design “bespoke” strategies that minimize and mitigate risk while prioritizing their overall commercial objectives. Mr. Aronoff has successfully litigated a wide array of cases involving business torts, founders’ rights, business divorces, commercial contract disputes, executive employment matters, trade secrets theft, and intellectual property concerns.
Notable Matters
Mr. Aronoff is one of New York’s leading commercial litigators. Some of his notable matters include:
i) A groundbreaking federal lawsuit against the National Park Service challenging the agency’s actions under the National Environmental Policy Act;
ii) ongoing representation of a leading national for-profit university in a federal court lawsuit alleging large-scale copyright infringement against a Silicon Valley “unicorn” company;
iii) ongoing representation of the former licensee of a preeminent sports media and publishing brand in a federal court lawsuit demanding $200 million from the licensor;
iv) ongoing representation of plaintiff corporation against one of the nation’s largest banks in federal litigation arising from the sale of valuable debt portfolios;
v) winning control of a well-known portfolio brand for an apparel company client after a full JAMS arbitration and verdict;
vi) the successful defense (winning a monetary judgment in his client’s favor) of an internationally-renowned apparel brand in a AAA arbitration where the claimant sought over $10 million in damages; and
vii) ongoing representation of former employee-shareholders of name-brand media company asserting negligence claims relating to highly-publicized SPAC transaction.
Education
Mr. Aronoff is a 1999 graduate of Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa, and a 2003 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law.
Admissions
Mr. Aronoff is admitted to the state and federal bars of New York.
Updated Oct 2024
