Ari concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts, arbitration and before FINRA. Ari has represented public and privately-held companies operating in a wide variety of industries, including financial institutions, monoline insurers, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, cannabis companies, software companies and entertainment companies, as well as directors and officers, and individuals in their representative and personal capacities. Ari has represented clients in connection with threatened and actual litigations relating to mortgage-backed securities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investment-related disputes and contractual arrangements, as well as Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission FCPA and accounting-related investigations, and RICO and consumer fraud litigations. Ari has also advised corporations on governance issues and has conducted internal investigations in response to, and in anticipation of, regulatory inquiries and commercial litigation.Ari has been recognized by the New York State Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society for his pro bono work, including in connection with representing public housing tenants facing eviction, disabled persons challenging social security and other benefits denials, foreign-born persons seeking asylum in the United States, and non-profit groups in connection with starting up to resolving employment disputes. Ari has represented clients in housing court, in administrative hearings, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.Ari has presented CLEs and frequently trains others in areas of e-discovery, privilege and document review. He has also visited law schools and sat on panels to discuss his litigation experiences, as well as to provide students training on interviewing and resume-writing.Ari practiced in the litigation department of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York prior to joining Paduano & Weintraub.Education:• Rutgers College, B.A.• Rutgers University, J.D. o Joseph F. Smith Scholar o Nathan N. Schildkraut Award for excellence in appellate advocacy o Chair, Moot Court BoardAdmissions:• New York• United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York