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 serving as a mediator and arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration.
Kim is a member of the Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and is 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
Digital & Mobile Media
Data Privacy Law
Employment Law
Financial Institutions
International Business Practice
Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants
Shareholder and Other Investor Disputes
Bar Admissions
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits
U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of New York
Professional Activities
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, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (member of its Arbitration Committee and/or International Commercial Disputes Committee for over fifteen years), past member of the Federal Courts, Copyright and Literary Property, and Trademark and Unfair Competition Committees)
Named in Super Lawyers in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation
The Copyright Society, including service on its program planning committee
The Trademark Reporter (Editorial Board, 1995-1998)