About
With over a decade of trial experience, Don Reinhard represents both Fortune 500 and emerging technology companies, venture and private equity funds, real estate developers and owners, hospitality companies, private corporations and partnerships, financial institutions and high net worth individuals in intellectual property disputes (including trademark, trade secret and copyright matters), real estate and hospitality disputes, ownership and partnership disputes, bankruptcy and creditor disputes, and other high stakes commercial litigation.
Recently, Don has represented Benefit Street Partners, a leading credit-focused asset manager, in post-bankruptcy sale disputes in federal court concerning the intellectual property rights acquired relating to the fine dining restaurant chain and brand Il Mulino, securing a preliminary injunction in the Southern District of New York to stop the ongoing use of Il Mulino trade dress by its previous owner. Don has also represented Zama Capital Partners, a private hedge fund, in breach of contract litigation in the Southern District of New York against Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corporation (“UEC”), arising out of UEC’s failure to close a SPAC transaction valued at $250+ million and list its subsidiary the Okada Manila Casino on a U.S.-based exchange.
Don previously served as trial counsel in the successful defense of Jackpot.com against trademark infringement, dilution, unfair competition, and related claims in the Southern District of New York, obtaining a post-trial judgment that was upheld on appeal in complete favor of Jackpot.com on all counts. Don also represented Real-World Asset, a cryptocurrency company, in an ownership dispute with its co-founding partner. After successfully removing the co-founding partner as a shareholder prior to a fundraising round, the company’s valuation increased exponentially. He also represented a Chinese EB-5 investment firm in an arbitration against one of the world’s largest commercial real estate developers, bringing breach of contract claims for failure to pay tens of millions in fees owed for packaging $150+ million in EB-5 loans for multi-property, mixed use commercial development in Manhattan.
Don has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Business Litigation and by Best Lawyers on its “Ones to Watch” list for both Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Law, and received a “shout out” from Law360’s Litigator of the Week Award for the trial win in the Jackpot.com case. Prior to joining Perry Law, Don was a partner at a major U.S. law firm.
