New York litigation counsel

Serious litigation for disputes where law, technology, finance, and fiduciary duties overlap.

The Law Offices of Aaron S. Kaufman & Assoc. represents clients in trusts and estates litigation, real estate foreclosure disputes, securities and business litigation, intellectual property matters, and complex e-discovery issues.

Practice areas

Litigation and advisory work grounded in technical fluency.

Trusts & Estates Litigation

Surrogate’s Court and appellate litigation, contested fiduciary issues, spousal election disputes, adoptive-child inheritance questions, sanctions, and trust administration matters.

Real Estate Foreclosure & Quiet Title

Defense of foreclosure actions, mortgage-recording disputes, decedent-related foreclosure issues, title questions, and follow-on quiet title strategy.

Securities & Investment Advisory Matters

RIA compliance support, securities litigation, FINRA arbitration experience, securities liquidation disputes, margin arrangements, and ISDA-related matters.

Business & Financial Litigation

Fraud, breach of contract, damages assessment, trial preparation, arbitration strategy, expert work, and complex commercial disputes.

Intellectual Property & Patent Litigation

Patent, software, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics, internet business, veterinary biologics, antitrust, and patent-pooling disputes, including trial and appellate work.

E-Discovery & Data Spoliation

Consulting on suspected data spoliation, destruction, non-production, IT-specialist depositions, technical evidence, and discovery disputes involving complex systems.

Biography

Aaron S. Kaufman, Esq.

Aaron S. Kaufman is a New York litigator whose practice combines courtroom experience with a technical background in computer science, biological and environmental engineering, and complex technology disputes. He founded the Law Office of Aaron S. Kaufman in 2014 after practicing at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

His work has included trusts and estates litigation, foreclosure defense, securities and financial litigation, intellectual property disputes, appellate practice, and e-discovery matters involving data spoliation and technical evidence. He has served as trustee for multiple trusts and as general compliance counsel for an investment advisory company.

Mr. Kaufman received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.S., summa cum laude, from Cornell University in Biological and Environmental Engineering and Computer Science.

Education

  • Harvard Law School
    J.D., 2007; Derek Bok Award for Excellence in Teaching; Harvard Journal of Law and Technology; Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
  • Cornell University
    B.S., summa cum laude, Biological and Environmental Engineering and Computer Science, 2003.

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Contact

Discuss a matter.

To inquire about representation, contact the office by phone or email. Please do not send confidential information until an attorney-client relationship has been established.

Law Offices of Aaron S. Kaufman & Assoc.

353 Veterans Memorial Highway,
Suite 210
Commack, NY 11725

(646) 488-9488
(631) 366-2172
aaron@aaronskaufman.com