Tom Dewey is a commercial litigator whose practices emphasizes securities, international and intellectual property matters. For example, since co-founding Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, Tom has won a defense verdict in the jury trial of a class action raising claims under the federal securities laws; successfully represented an investment bank in an arbitration concerning terrorism insurance; and served as co-counsel in a major biotechnology patent case. Tom has advised hedge funds and private equity firms on a variety of matters, including disputes with limited partners and corporate governance issues, and has represented major European and Asian companies in litigation and arbitration in the United States. He has also counseled individuals, firms and Boards of Directors in connection with internal and government investigations, including most recently investigations by the SEC and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.

Tom’s legal experience also includes practice as a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he worked on cases involving claims ranging from monopolization of technology markets to publication of defamatory statements, including several significant jury trials, a New York Stock Exchange Arbitration and an International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration.

Before joining Cravath, Tom served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles L. Brieant, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Tom is a 1991 magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal and a member of the Order of the Coif.

Tom worked for two years as a foreign policy analyst in Washington, D.C. before attending law school. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the Congressional Record, and he has been featured on CNN, Bloomberg and Fox News.

Tom received his A.B. in 1985 from Harvard College.

David Pegno is an experienced commercial litigator who has represented clients in disputes arising in many different contexts. Since co-founding Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, for example, David has been involved in many different securities litigation matters, ranging from defense of securities class actions to NASD arbitrations, and has also successfully represented parties in several of the largest insurance coverage disputes in the United States. He has represented an energy company in letter of credit litigation arising from the Enron bankruptcy, has conducted internal investigations concerning such matters as alleged accounting irregularities to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues, and has defended real estate industry clients in litigation concerning alleged lease violations. He has done jury and bench trials in state and federal courts as well as NASD and AAA arbitrations.

David previously worked as a litigator at Kaye Scholer, LLP, and Kornstein Veisz & Wexler, LLP. His practice at those firms included broker-dealer litigation, contract actions, trademark infringement matters, and partnership disputes. Before entering private practice, David served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Louis L. Stanton, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

David graduated summa cum laude from the Villanova University School of Law in 1989, where he was Managing Editor of the Villanova Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. cum laude from Georgetown University in 1986. He is a past President of the New York Chapter of the Villanova Law Alumni Association.

Stephen Kramarsky is a commercial litigator whose practice also includes advising clients on complex issues arising in the litigation and transactional contexts. Steve has recently successfully represented the inventor of a patent relating to proprietary trading methods in an infringement litigation and has counseled several different media and entertainment companies on copyright issues. He has also represented hedge fund and financial industry clients in litigation relating to credit derivatives, filed an amicus brief in a closely watched case before the United States Supreme Court, and litigated employment cases involving non-compete and trade secret issues. Steve writes a regular technology law column for the New York Law Journal.

Prior to resuming private practice, Steve served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Applications Development of the Gryphon Group LLC, an internet company based in New York City. At Gryphon, Steve was responsible for all legal aspects of the corporation’s business during its growth from a start-up to a 25-employee organization.

Before joining Gryphon, Steve practiced as a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he worked on antitrust matters, bankruptcy cases and telecommunications litigation. Steve is a 1993 honors graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, where he was an Editor of the Chicago Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1989.

Keara Bergin litigates complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts, arbitration tribunals and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. She represents a broad range of clients, including media and entertainment companies, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and advertising firms, and provides counsel to them at every stage of litigation. Recently, for example, Keara successfully litigated a multi-million dollar fraud and breach of contract claim brought by a health care company; retained on appeal, won reversal of a civil RICO judgment; and obtained dismissal of our client from a federal court lawsuit asserting violations of copyright and trade secret laws. Keara’s practice also includes regulatory matters and investigations pending before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Prior to joining the firm in 2000, Keara was associated with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where she worked on a number of complex commercial litigation matters and securities, antitrust, patent and contract actions.

Keara graduated cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in 1994, where she was Notes and Articles Editor of the Fordham Law Review and a member of the Order Of The Coif. She received her B.S. from Cornell University in 1991.

Jenifer L. Salzberg’s practice focuses on media, intellectual property and commercial litigation matters. Jen represents a variety of clients in complex litigation matters before federal and state courts and arbitration tribunals, both foreign and domestic. She recently represented a media company in a federal court action raising constitutional issues, counseled a software company concerning a contract dispute and represented an investment bank in state court litigation.

Prior to joining Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, Jen worked as a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where her practice focused on securities, antitrust and constitutional litigation. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dickinson R. Debevoise, Senior United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, from September 2000 to September 2001, returning to Cravath after completing her clerkship.

Before joining Cravath in 1998, Jen served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gary S. Stein, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She has also held internships in the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and for the Honorable Nicholas H. Politan, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Jen received her B.A. with honors from Washington University in St. Louis and her J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law-Newark.

Ariel P. Cannon’s practice focuses on securities, employment and other commercial litigation matters.  Ms. Cannon represents a variety of clients in complex litigation before federal and state courts and arbitration tribunals, both foreign and domestic: she regularly represents investment banks and other financial services companies in litigation and arbitration concerning employment issues; media companies in matters ranging from contractual disputes to licensing issues; and real estate owners and operators in disputes concerning partnership issues and management rights. 

Prior to joining Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky LLP in 2004, Ms. Cannon was associated with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.  Ms. Cannon also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alfred M. Wolin, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.  She is a graduate of New College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was Comments Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.