Laith J. Hamdan
Laith J. Hamdan
Laith J. Hamdan
Biography
Laith Hamdan is a member of the firm’s Business & Commercial Disputes Group. He primarily handles litigation involving complex business transactions and commercial contract disputes. Laith also has experience defending securities fraud class actions and derivative shareholder litigation, as well as class actions and individuals lawsuits under consumer protection statutes.
Laith earned his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he interned for the Hon. Jaynee LaVecchia, New Jersey Supreme Court, and the Hon. Rosemary Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. While attending law school, Laith also served as an associate editor for the Cardozo Law Review.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- Mentor, Abraham Lincoln High School Mock Trial & Moot Court Teams
Admissions
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New Jersey, 2017
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New York, 2016
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2016
Stockton University, B.A., cum laude, with distinction, 2012
Related Practice Areas
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Business & Commercial Disputes
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Real Estate
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Real Estate Disputes
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Restructuring & Insolvency/Special Situations
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Finance
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Financial Institutions
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Experience
- Represented REIT and its directors and officers in defense of federal securities fraud class action and related derivative shareholder litigations.
- Represented entrepreneur in defeating preliminary injunction motion that sought to prevent the launch of a new business venture.
- Represented technology-based business finance company in numerous litigations to enforce its rights under commercial contracts.
- Represented large financial institution in defense of numerous consumer actions seeking relief under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other consumer protection statutes.
- Represented manufacturer in defense of product defect and warranty claims asserted by real estate developer.
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