Mr. Schwartz's civil litigation practice is conducted at both the trial and appellate levels, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. The cases he handles generally concern business, corporate and commercial disputes involving claims arising under civil RICO, federal securities laws, antitrust laws, enforcement of restrictive covenants, insurance coverage disputes and breach of fiduciary duty and contract claims. Also, he has been actively involved in the defense of mass tort and product liability claims, and litigation concerning environmental challenges to development projects.
His practice also includes representation of cable television and other communications companies in cases and controversies involving a variety of issues, including the interpretation and enforcement of access laws and often implicating First Amendment and Equal Protection issues.
Some leading cases handled by Mr. Schwartz include:
Oak Beverages, Inc. v. TOMRA of Massachusetts, LLC, 96 F. Supp. 2d 336 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
DeFalco v. Dirie, 978 F. Supp. 491 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) aff'd, 244 F. 3d 286 (2nd Cir. 2001)
Liberty Cable Co. v. City of New York, 893 F. Supp. 191 (S.D.N.Y.), aff'd, 60 F. 3d 961 (2d Cir. 1995)
AMSAT Cable, Ltd. v. Cablevision of Connecticut, L.P., 6 F.3d 867 (2d Cir. 1993)
Reinfeld v. Riklis, 722 F. Supp. 1077 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)
Diamond v. Arend, 649 F. Supp. 408 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
Anisfeld v. Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co., 631 F. Supp. 1461 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
Beck v. Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co., 621 F. Supp. 1547(N.D. Ill. 1985)
Ryan v. Eli Lilly & Co., 84 F.R.D. 230 (D.S.C. 1979)
Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc. v. NCC Industries, Inc., 251 A.D. 2d 173, 673 N.Y.S. 2d 910 (1st Dep't 1998)
86th Street Tenants Corp. v. New York State Commission on Cable Television, 216 A.D. 2d 96, 627 N.Y.S. 2d 693 (1st Dep't 1995)
Committee to Preserve Brighton Beach v. Council of the City of New York, 214 A.D. 2d 335, 625 N.Y.S. 2d 134 (1st Dep't 1995)
Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp., 177 A.D. 2d 61, 581 N.Y.S. 2d 669 (1st Dep't 1992), aff'd, 80 N.Y. 2d 640, 609 N.E. 2d 506 (1993)
UA-Columbia Cablevision of Westchester, Inc. v. Fraken Builders, Inc., 114 A.D. 2d 448, 494 N.Y.S. 2d 718 (2d Dep't 1985)
Mohawk Maintenance Co. v. Kessler, 52 N.Y.2d 276, 419 N.E.2d 324 (1981)
Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Litigation and Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.