Ari has advised corporations on corporate governance issues and has conducted internal investigations in response to, and in anticipation of, regulatory inquiries and commercial litigation.  Ari has significant experience managing complex, large-scale projects, including e-discovery projects involving multiple sources of electronically-stored information and expert reports.

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Strongly committed to pro bono work, Ari has been recognized by the New York State Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society for his efforts on several occasions. He has helped 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 a variety of situations, from starting up to resolving employment disputes.  Ari has represented clients in housing court, in administrative hearings, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on the trial and appellate level.

 

Ari has presented CLEs and frequently trains others in areas of e-discovery, privilege and document review and production.  He also frequently visits law schools and sits 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 for 8 years prior to joining Paduano & Weintraub.