Mitchell J. Katz elected to the Board of Trustees of the Federal Court Bar Association for the Northern District of New York
Mitchell J. Katz was recently elected to the Board of Trustees of the Federal Court Bar Association. The Association's mission is to foster the highest professional and ethical standards for all practicing attorneys of the Northern District of New York. The Association does so by providing continuing legal education, acting as a liaison between the Federal Bench and the local bar, as well as monitoring and proposing changes to the Local and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Mr. Katz is a member of the firm's Board of Directors and manager of the Litigation practice group. Mr. Katz handles commercial litigation in state and federal courts in cases involving creditors' rights, lender liability defense, limited liability companies and partnerships, shareholder disputes in closely held corporations, contract disputes, trade secrets and technology licensing matters, employers' rights under non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and contested commercial foreclosure actions. Mr. Katz also provides litigation support to the firm’s Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice group in complex matters arising under and in connection with cases filed under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.
Mr. Katz has lectured on commercial litigation issues for the New York State Bar Association, the Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association and the Capital District Bankruptcy Bar Association. He has organized the Onondaga County Bar Association’s Law Section’s programs at the Syracuse Technology Garden. Mr. Katz is also a member of the Finance Committee of CNY Med Tech, an organization promoting the bioscience industry in Central New York.
