David Kahne is an accomplished commercial litigator, with a varied complex commercial litigation practice handling all aspects of civil litigation in federal and state court and in investigations before federal and state regulatory agencies. He has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation beginning with the commencement of an action, discovery and continuing through appellate briefing and argument, where he has authored briefs in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
In the financial services sector, David has successfully advised clients financial institutions and trading firms in complex commercial disputes and investigations related to physical commodities, related derivative products and securities. David has handled contract, fraud, unfair competition, insolvency and other business tort litigations. He also has represented banks, trading firms and other private companies in large class actions, and in investigations before the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
David’s experience in handling federal and state court litigation also includes defending the contract, pension and constitutional rights of some of New York City and Long Island's largest public employee unions.
In 2017, David was named as a Super Lawyer Rising Star and was also named to the list of Legal 500 in the United States. He has written extensively on the constitutional rights of public employees, including articles in the New York Law Journal, and as a contributor to Stroock’s Public Employee Law Reports. He also has spoken on a variety of e-discovery issues in state and federal court.
Mr. Kahne’s representations have included:
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007
B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, 2004
Law Clerk, Hon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2009-2010
David Kahne is an accomplished commercial litigator, with a varied complex commercial litigation practice handling all aspects of civil litigation in federal and state court and in investigations before federal and state regulatory agencies. He has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation beginning with the commencement of an action, discovery and continuing through appellate briefing and argument, where he has authored briefs in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
In the financial services sector, David has successfully advised clients financial institutions and trading firms in complex commercial disputes and investigations related to physical commodities, related derivative products and securities. David has handled contract, fraud, unfair competition, insolvency and other business tort litigations. He also has represented banks, trading firms and other private companies in large class actions, and in investigations before the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
David’s experience in handling federal and state court litigation also includes defending the contract, pension and constitutional rights of some of New York City and Long Island's largest public employee unions.
In 2017, David was named as a Super Lawyer Rising Star and was also named to the list of Legal 500 in the United States. He has written extensively on the constitutional rights of public employees, including articles in the New York Law Journal, and as a contributor to Stroock’s Public Employee Law Reports. He also has spoken on a variety of e-discovery issues in state and federal court.
Mr. Kahne’s representations have included:
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007
B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, 2004
Law Clerk, Hon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2009-2010
