Thomas Przybylowski
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Commentary on securities litigation, commercial disputes, and the evolving legal landscape from a New York and New Jersey attorney.
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Gatekeeper Liability: When Auditors, Underwriters, and Directors Get Pulled Into a Securities Suit
By Thomas Przybylowski, Securities Litigation Attorney At a Glance Plaintiffs often name the auditor, the underwriters, and the outside directors alongside the company itself, but private securities law does not treat helping a fraud the same as committing one. Since Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank (1994), private plaintiffs cannot sue for aiding […]
Gatekeeper Liability: When Auditors, Underwriters, and Directors Get Pulled Into a Securities Suit
By Thomas Przybylowski, Securities Litigation Attorney At a Glance Plaintiffs often name the auditor, the underwriters, and the outside directors alongside the company itself, but private securities law does not
Commercial Lease Default in New York: What Business Tenants Need to Know
For a small business owner, a commercial lease is often tied directly to the business itself: the location customers know, the buildout the owner paid for, and one of the
Thomas Przybylowski Interview with Bold Journey
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When Business Partners Can’t Agree: A Litigator’s Guide to Partnership Dissolution and Forced Buyouts
Every partnership dispute I have handled started the same way: two people who trusted each other completely, and then didn’t. It rarely begins with whatever issue eventually shows up in
Trade Secrets and Non-Competes: What Companies Get Wrong in the First 48 Hours
At a Glance Trade secret and non-compete disputes over a departing employee are usually decided by what happens in the first two days, not by the eventual court filing. New
Your Contract’s Most Boring Clause Could Save You Millions
Why Every Business Should Pay Attention to Its Dispute Resolution Clause By Thomas Przybylowski Nobody reads the back of the contract. The front of the agreement gets all the attention.
Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Why Every Attorney Must Protect Client Data
When a client entrusts your law firm with details about a merger, a criminal investigation, a trade secret, a divorce, or an estate plan, they expect that information to remain
The PSLRA Discovery Stay: Why the Pleading Stage Decides Securities Cases
By Thomas Przybylowski, Securities Litigation Attorney At a Glance The PSLRA’s automatic discovery stay halts nearly all discovery while a motion to dismiss is pending, making the pleadings — not
When a Business Dispute Becomes an Emergency: TROs and Preliminary Injunctions
By Thomas Przybylowski, Litigation Attorney (New York & New Jersey) At a Glance A TRO and a preliminary injunction are emergency court orders that restrain a party’s conduct before a