Kim J. Landsman
Attorney Arbitrator Mediator
Kim Landsman has more than 40 years of experience providing advice and litigating a wide variety of issues. He is best known for his work in intellectual property, where he has advised, negotiated licenses, and handled cases involving trademarks, false advertising, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. He has also litigated commercial, contractual, employment, and trusts/estates disputes. In the past twenty years, his practice has expanded into and now predominantly involves appointments as an arbitrator and mediator in domestic and international arbitration.
Kim is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and a Distinguished Neutral of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. He was a member of the International Trademark Association’s Panel of Neutrals and served as a mediator in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has served as arbitrator and mediator in copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, employment, corporate governance/ownership, and general commercial disputes.
Practice Areas
Litigation/Alternative Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Technology Transfer
Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants
Digital & Mobile Media
Data Privacy Law
Employment Law
Financial Institutions
International Business Practice
Shareholder and Other Investor Disputes
Bar Admissions
New York, U.S. Supreme Court, and various U.S. district and appellate courts
Professional Activities
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution
CPR Distinguished Neutral
Charter member of the International Arbitration Club of New York
Member, for over fifteen years of the Arbitration Committee and/or International Commercial Disputes Committee
of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Named in Super Lawyers in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation
Member of the Copyright Society, including service on its program planning committee