About Us

Tom Dewey, Dave Pegno, and Steve Kramarsky founded the boutique law firm Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky in 1998. We have an established record of successfully representing our clients in complex litigation matters, including trials, appeals, and investigations. Each dispute requires a bespoke approach and does not mandate an army of lawyers or a biglaw “playbook.” We provide a team-based, tailored, and flexible process to working with our clients to reach a successful outcome.

Chambers USA says, “Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky is a respected litigation boutique fielding expertise in a broad range of complex commercial disputes, including contractual breaches, shareholder litigation and arbitral enforcement. It is regularly retained by prominent names in the finance, real estate and insurance sectors... The firm brings long-term strategic thinking, engages like a true business partner and is calm in the midst of a storm.”

Practice Areas

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Our practice areas include: Appellate, Bankruptcy, Employment, Financial Services, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Internal Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement, Pro Bono, Real Estate, and Securities. The National Law Journal recognizes DPK on its Litigation Boutiques Hot List, a distinction recognizing ten “small but powerful” law firms that achieved significant litigation victories.

Appellate

We represent companies and are hired by some of the best known law firms to appeal cases before the United States Supreme Court, many Circuit Courts of Appeal, the New York Court of Appeals, and Appellate Divisions.

Employment

We represent clients in lawsuits and arbitrations involving many different kinds of employment issues, ranging from alleged violations of non-competes to severance and indemnification disputes.

Securities

We litigate alleged violations of the securities laws, and handle arbitrations and disputes regarding broker-dealer matters, compliance issues, and credit derivatives.

Team Members

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Our lawyers and staff have a keen understanding of the legal issues our clients face. We help companies, individuals, and boards to navigate the intersection of business and the law. Meet the lawyers and staff at Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky who can help you move your business forward.

The New York Times says, “Other successful practices have remained decidedly small. The grandson of Thomas E. Dewey, for example, has his own firm, Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, a litigation boutique in Manhattan that he started in 1998. Thomas E.L. Dewey’s 14-lawyer shop, which represents large corporate clients... markets itself as a cost-effective alternative to large, expensive firms.”

Jen Salzberg

Jen’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation involving a wide range of corporate governance, securities, and competition issues.

Ariel Cannon

Ariel’s practice focuses on securities, employment litigation and counseling, and other commercial litigation matters.

Sean Mullen

Sean represents clients in litigation and arbitration involving securities, international investments, contracts, and internal and regulatory investigations.

News

Elizabeth Baran Joins the Firm

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Baran, formerly associated with Linklaters, has joined DPK as an associate. Elizabeth’s litigation practice focuses on complex commercial and securities matters, as well as internal and government investigations.

Insights

Steve Kramarsky Talks to Bloomberg about AI Litigation

Steve Kramarsky spoke with Bloomberg Law about recent lawsuits brought by news organizations challenging Perplexity AI’s use of copyrighted material. He argued that Perplexity functions as a direct substitute for the publishers that produce the journalism it relies on. “‘Their whole shtick is that you get to ‘skip the click’—ask about this subject, and we’ll tell you about it,’ intellectual property and technology attorney Steve Kramarsky of Dewey, Pegno & Kramarsky said, noting Perplexity dumped the line after Dow Jones sued. ‘You’re obviously stealing the business model from the people you’re harvesting from.’”