About Us

Tom Dewey, Dave Pegno, and Steve Kramarsky founded the boutique law firm Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky in 1998. We have an established record of successfully representing our clients in complex litigation matters, including trials, appeals, and investigations. Each dispute requires a bespoke approach and does not mandate an army of lawyers or a biglaw “playbook.” We provide a team-based, tailored, and flexible process to working with our clients to reach a successful outcome.

Practice Areas

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Our practice areas include: Appellate, Bankruptcy, Employment, Financial Services, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Internal Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement, Pro Bono, Real Estate, and Securities. The National Law Journal recognizes DPK on its Litigation Boutiques Hot List, a distinction recognizing ten “small but powerful” law firms that achieved significant litigation victories.

Appellate

We represent companies and are hired by some of the best known law firms to appeal cases before the United States Supreme Court, many Circuit Courts of Appeal, the New York Court of Appeals, and Appellate Divisions.

Employment

We represent clients in lawsuits and arbitrations involving many different kinds of employment issues, ranging from alleged violations of non-competes to severance and indemnification disputes.

Securities

We litigate alleged violations of the securities laws, and handle arbitrations and disputes regarding broker-dealer matters, compliance issues, and credit derivatives.

Team Members

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Our lawyers and staff have a keen understanding of the legal issues our clients face. We help companies, individuals, and boards to navigate the intersection of business and the law. Meet the lawyers and staff at Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky who can help you move your business forward.

Jen Salzberg

Partner

Jen’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation involving a wide range of corporate governance, securities, and competition issues.

Ariel Cannon

Partner

Ariel’s practice focuses on securities, employment litigation and counseling, and other commercial litigation matters.

Sean Mullen

Partner

Sean represents clients in litigation and arbitration involving securities, international investments, contracts, and internal and regulatory investigations.

News

The Legal 500 Recognizes Tom Dewey

The Legal 500 ranked Tom Dewey in the City Elite Guide for New York Commercial Disputes.

The Legal 500 traditionally focuses on national and global firms. However, due to recent market trends, client feedback, and insights from the ACC Annual Conference, the Legal 500 now acknowledges exceptional lawyers at smaller and midsize firms that are driving innovation and growth.

Insights

Testing the Limits of ‘I Agree’

By Steve Kramarsky

The “clickwrap” license—a legal concept that did not exist 30 years ago—is now one of the foundations of digital commerce.Simply by clicking “I AGREE,” millions of people every day enter contracts governing their substantial legal rights (including rights to privacy, intellectual property, and judicial review) without knowing what those contracts say.