Nathaniel P T Read
Partner, New York
Nathaniel P T Read
Partner, New York
Nathaniel P. T. Read is a skilled advocate with significant trial experience in federal and state courts and international and U.S. arbitration forums. Clients seek Nate’s expertise on all types of business disputes, particularly those involving securities, contracts, business torts, trademark and unfair competition, employment, real estate, and construction. He has also defended many products liability, mislabeling, antitrust, and other class actions for consumer products companies, telecommunications and other technology businesses, and major retailers. Nate has advised clients in Brazil, France, Israel, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and the UK regarding U.S. and international disputes, and has substantial acumen gathering evidence outside of the U.S. In addition, Nate has extensive experience representing both companies and individuals in white collar criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.
The Legal 500 U.S. guide has repeatedly recommended Nate for both commercial litigation and securities litigation, where he has been described as a “skilled tactician” and “trusted advisor” who “rolls his sleeves up and gets fully involved while keeping his eye firmly on the bigger picture.” Nate has also been named a New York Super Lawyer for Business Litigation each year beginning in 2016.
Nate graduated magna cum laude from New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and a Florence Allen Scholar. He received his B.A. in theatre studies from Swarthmore College. Before joining the firm, Nate practiced in the New York offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.
Nate is Co-Chair of Cohen & Gresser’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He is proficient in Spanish.
Nathaniel P. T. Read is a skilled advocate with significant trial experience in federal and state courts and international and U.S. arbitration forums. Clients…
Education
New York University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001); Swarthmore College (B.A. 1995)
Bar Admissions
New York State; 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 Third Circuit
Activities and Affiliations
Member, American Bar Association (Litigation and Criminal Justice Sections)
Member, New York City Bar Association (Federal Courts Committee and Litigation Committee)
Member, Federal Bar Council
Commercial Litigation
Obtained complete victory for a premiere beauty and fragrance company through a consent judgment agreed during trial in trademark and unfair competition action arising from the sale of counterfeit and defaced goods.
Represented Fortune Global 500 electronics manufacturing and services firm in bench trial of breach of contract claims against airplane dealer. Court ruled for Plaintiff (our client), finding two defense witnesses not credible and awarding all damages sought.
Defending major multinational retailer in a consumer class action alleging misrepresentations on product labels.
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Winning dismissal and affirmance by the Second Circuit of a federal securities class action alleging that the trading prices of a Brazilian mining company’s bonds were inflated due to misrepresentations of environmental risks.
Obtained summary judgment for an investment management company in a suit alleging securities and professional malpractice claims in connection with investments of deferred compensation in an estate enhancement product funded by split-dollar variable life insurance.
Represented a major financial institution in class certification discovery in connection with a $1.2 billion class action litigation, ultimately obtaining summary judgment on behalf of client.
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Represent former CFO of a multinational insurance provider in an SEC investigation relating to the company’s accounting practices.
Represent former Chief Accounting Officer of a publicly-traded real estate investment trust in a purported class action asserting securities fraud related to alleged “income smoothing” as well as in related SEC and DOJ investigations.
Represented individual in public-integrity investigation, avoiding any charges.
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Super Lawyers named C&G cofounder Mark S. Cohen one of the Top 10 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Partners Jonathan S. Abernethy and Karen H. Bromberg have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Additionally, Karen has been recognized as one of the Top 50 women lawyers within the same region.
Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are annual lists of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.
The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list are:
- Jonathan S. Abernethy, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Kwaku Andoh, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Luke Appling, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Elizabeth Bernhardt, Business Litigation
- Colin C. Bridge, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Karen H. Bromberg, Intellectual Property
- Jason Brown, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Damir Cefo, Intellectual Property Litigation
- Joanna K. Chan, Securities Litigation
- Mark S. Cohen, Business Litigation
- S. Gale Dick, Business Litigation
- Christian R. Everdell, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Robert J. Gavigan, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Lawrence T. Gresser, Business Litigation
- Oliver S. Haker, Business Litigation
- Johannes Jonas, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Nicholas J. Kaiser, Real Estate
- Jeffrey I. Lang, Civil Litigation: Defense
- David F. Lisner, Business Litigation
- Ellen Paltiel, General Litigation
- Douglas J. Pepe, Business Litigation
- Matthew V. Povolny, Business Litigation
- Nathaniel P. T. Read, Business Litigation
- Bonnie J. Roe, Securities & Corporate Finance
- Stephen M. Sinaiko, Business Litigation
- Mark Spatz, Civil Litigation: Defense
- C. Evan Stewart, Securities Litigation
- Daniel H. Tabak, Business Litigation
- Scott D. Thomson, Business Litigation
- Alexandra Wald, Business Litigation
The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Rising Stars list are:
- Sharon L. Barbour, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Randall W. Bryer, Business Litigation
- Shannon A. Daugherty, Business Litigation
- Drew S. Dean, General Litigation
- Jesse Greenwald, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Christine M. Jordan, General Litigation
- William Kalema, Business Litigation
- Sri Kuehnlenz, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Marvin J. Lowenthal, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Barbara K. Luse, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Benjamin Zhu, General Litigation
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- General Commercial Disputes
- Securities Litigation: Defense
- Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- General Commercial Disputes
- Securities Litigation: Defense
- Corporate Investigations/White Collar
- Corporate Investigations/White Collar – Advice to Individuals
- General Commercial Disputes
- Securities Litigation Defense
- Corporate Investigations/White Collar – Advice to Corporates
- Corporate Investigations/White Collar – Advice to Individuals
- General Commercial Disputes
- Securities Litigation Defense
Goldman Escapes MBS Class Action Over Lack Of Evidence.
Law360 covers U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan’s partially granted motion to dismiss LBF Travel Inc.’s suit against defendants Fareportal Inc. and WK Travel Inc., who are represented by C&G partner, Nathaniel P.T. Read, and associates Joyce E. Kung and Mina S. Reiman.
This article addresses Amazon’s recent launch of Amazon Giveaways, a self-service sweepstakes promotion tool that will likely result in thousands of sweepstakes that are subject to an identical set of terms and conditions. The article explains how this flood of sweepstakes is likely to shift perceptions of what constitutes a lawful sweepstakes in the social media age, particularly in terms of acceptable methods of entry, such as requiring participants to follow the sponsor on Twitter.
Recent precedents constructing "notice" provisions in employment agreements suggest that quitting is not so simple. Such provisions have recently come to the fore as potential mechanisms for employers to place limits on competition by departing employees.
This alert examines how counsel for non-party individuals or entities subject to arbitration subpoenas can protect their clients.
This article seeks to manage the expectations of senior executives, companies, and their counsel in light of the recent wave of lawsuits and criminal investigations of the officers and directors of failed banks as well as those who did business with them.