David M. KohaneMember |
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Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1985
- Wesleyan University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1980
Bar & Court Admissions
- New Jersey, 1989
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1989
- New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1987
- Connecticut, 1985
- U.S. Tax Court, 1987
FAX: 201-678-6267
dkohane@coleschotz.com
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Legal Secretary: Jean Vigorito
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5099
jvigorito@coleschotz.com
- Litigation
- Federal & State Court Trials & Appeals
- Intellectual Property & Computer Law
- Tax Disputes
- Business Disputes
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Trade Regulation
- Securities Litigation & Arbitration
- Construction Services
David Kohane concentrates his practice in complex litigation, including commercial disputes, tax, constitutional and white collar criminal matters, and litigation under the securities, antitrust and RICO laws. He regularly handles disputes and provides counseling in the areas of trademark, copyright, trade regulation, unfair competition, defamation, and privacy rights. He has experience in both commercial and residential construction litigation. Mr. Kohane's practice involves handling matters at the trial and appellate levels.
He also chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group. He has authored articles in the fields of copyright law, Internet and computer law, evidence, federal civil procedure, criminal law, civil rights, federal tax law and RICO, and lectures frequently on topics such as Internet and computer law, evidence and trademark law.
Mr. Kohane has been an arbitrator in both international and domestic arbitrations.
Mr. Kohane served as law clerk for the Honorable Charles S. Haight, Jr. in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan for two years before entering private practice.
Noteworthy
Mr. Kohane has been awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals.
Publications
- What You Don't Have Can Hurt You, Cole Schotz Docket
- Discovery, Retention and Spoliation of E-evidence, New Jersey Law Journal
- A Question of Jurisdiction: Should Copyright Contract Breaches be Filed in Federal or State Courts?, New Jersey Law Journal
Third Circuit Affirms District Court’s Dismissal of Federal Constitutional Challenge to State Insurance Regulations Based on Burford Abstention Doctrine, ABA Pretrial Practice Committee Newsletter
Failure to Object to Magistrate Judge’s Nondispositive Order Waives Right to Appeal, ABA Pretrial Practice Committee Newsletter
District of New Jersey Court Refuses to Recognize Self-Critical Analysis Privilege, ABA Pretrial Practice Committee Newsletter
Professional Activities
- Master, John C. Lifland American Inn of Court
- American Bar Association
- Bergen County Bar Association (Computer Law Committee)
- Counsel, Temple Emeth in Teaneck
