Jessica
Benvenisty

Won an extraordinary emergency injunction pending appeal in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of small New York residential property owners who challenged New York State’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium. In that case, Ms. Benvenisty presented a landlord’s testimony to the federal district court.

Represented CNN and Jim Acosta against Donald J. Trump and other White House officials after the White House revoked Mr. Acosta’s credentials. CNN and Mr. Acosta pursued First Amendment and Due Process claims, and in a high-profile victory, the White House was compelled to restore Mr. Acosta’s press credentials.

Secured an approximate $2.4 billion judgment for Nike, Inc. and Converse, Inc. against hundreds of defendants who engaged in trademark counterfeiting of Nike and Converse products.

Represented Jacobs Engineering Group in mass personal injury litigation stemming from a 2008 spill of coal ash at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in Kingston, Tennessee.

Won dismissal of a defamation and wrongful termination case brought by an Orthodox Jewish religious studies teacher who was accused of improper conduct based on First Amendment law.

Won a New York State court ruling overturning the New York City’s ban on expanded polystyrene foodware (commonly known as Styrofoam® products). Represented an alliance of plastics manufacturers, including Plastics Recycling, Inc. and Reynolds, and small restaurant owners who relied on the low cost of expanded polystyrene to support their businesses.

Represented a U.A.E. based distributor of food products (Al Maya) in an arbitration against its American supplier, in which the distributor won a multimillion-dollar award. Presented the testimony of a key fact witness at trial.