Arnold is a results-driven commercial litigator who helps businesses navigate complex, high-stakes disputes with clarity, confidence, and forceful advocacy. He understands the pressures business leaders face in litigation and focuses on delivering practical, business-aligned solutions that get results.

Experience

Known for his assertive litigation style and strategic thinking, Arnold is committed to protecting his clients’ interests at every stage of a dispute — from pre-litigation negotiation through trial and appeal. He represents companies across industries in a wide range of commercial and business litigation matters — including contract disputes, business torts, and “bet-the-company” cases — where the risks are high and outcomes matter.

Arnold is also an integral member of the firm’s Construction Group, where he regularly advises owners, developers, and contractors on project-related legal issues, contract disputes, risk management, and litigation strategy. He understands the fast-paced, high-risk nature of the construction industry and works proactively with clients to prevent disputes and resolve them efficiently when they arise.

In his role with the firm’s Employment Department, Arnold counsels businesses on employment law compliance, workforce policies, and employment agreements. He has extensive experience handling disputes involving restrictive covenants, discrimination claims, and other sensitive employment issues.

Clients turn to Arnold not just for his courtroom skills, but for his ability to see the big picture — offering trusted, strategic advice that supports both immediate legal needs and long-term business goals.

Representative Matters

Arnold’s litigation experience spans a broad range of industries and legal issues. Some of his recent matters include:

• Representing a large defense contractor in a corporate espionage dispute involving a New York City bridge.
• Representing one of the largest privately owned mall developers in loan workouts across its northeast real estate portfolio.
• Representing a large multifamily developer in a lending dispute and successfully enjoining a UCC foreclosure sale.
• Representing a large construction company in a commercial shareholder dispute
• Successfully obtained an equitable mortgage on behalf of lender for a large commercial development and currently pursuing foreclosure of the equitable mortgage.
• Representing a large commercial developer in lender liability claims.
• Securing a favorable settlement on the eve of trial involving claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty arising from the sale of a well-known fashion brand.
• Representing a major electrical contractor in a multimillion-dollar construction delay claim in New York’s Commercial Division.
• Defending a real estate developer against claims for an equity interest in a joint development project by a business affiliate.
• Defending multiple small businesses in New York and New Jersey against wage-and-hour claims brought by current and former employees.
• Defending a New York employer against discrimination claims in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Representing a large food distributor in a restrictive covenant dispute involving former employees and competitive business activities.

Some of Arnold’s recent published decisions are as follows:

• Punch Fashion, LLC v. Merch. Factors Corp., 180 A.D.3d 520, 521, 120 N.Y.S.3d 284, 285 (2020)
• Palminteri v. Stockman, No. A-0013-22, 2024 WL 3370934, at *1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 11, 2024)
• CareOne at Birchwood, LLC v. Twp. of Edison, No. 220CV07976BRMJSA, 2024 WL 1298902, at *1 (D.N.J. Mar. 27, 2024)
• Hardwire, LLC v. Freyssinet Int’l Et Cie, No. 21-CV-6870 (FB) (RML), 2023 WL 1819321, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2023)

Networks & Affiliations

Arnold is an active member of the Bergen County Bar Association and the Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court. He also coaches Interscholastic Moot Court teams for Seton Hall Law.

EDUCATION 

Arnold earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut in 2012, and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2016. Upon graduation, Arnold was also made a member of The Order of The Coif, an honor society for law school graduates who graduate in the top ten percent of their class.

While in law school, Arnold was an Articles Editor for the Seton Hall Law Review and a member of the Interscholastic Moot Court Board. As a member of the Moot Court Board, Arnold was a finalist in the Southern Illinois National Health Law Moot Court Competition and a regional champion in the ABA National Moot Court Competition.

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