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.

Chambers USA says, “Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky is a respected litigation boutique fielding expertise in a broad range of complex commercial disputes, including contractual breaches, shareholder litigation and arbitral enforcement. It is regularly retained by prominent names in the finance, real estate and insurance sectors.”

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.

The New York Times says, “Other successful practices have remained decidedly small. The grandson of Thomas E. Dewey, for example, has his own firm, Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, a litigation boutique in Manhattan that he started in 1998. Thomas E.L. Dewey’s 14-lawyer shop, which represents large corporate clients... markets itself as a cost-effective alternative to large, expensive firms.”

Jen Salzberg

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

Ariel Cannon

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

Sean Mullen

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

News

Jen Salzberg Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America

We are proud to announce that Jen Salzberg has been recognized in the 33rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 2027 Edition, for her outstanding work in Commercial Litigation. This marks the second consecutive year Jen has received this honor. Recognition in Best Lawyers is earned entirely through the publication’s Purely Peer Review methodology, which has set the standard for identifying legal talent in the United States for over forty years. Fellow attorneys practicing in the same field and region confidentially evaluate nominees; only about five percent of practicing lawyers in the country earn this distinction.

Insights

Mandatory Forum Selection Clause in Settlement Agreement Supersedes Prior Arbitration Agreement

By Thomas E.L. Dewey

When a seller on an e-commerce platform and the platform operator have entered into both a business services agreement with an arbitration clause and a later settlement agreement with a mandatory forum selection clause, where should subsequent disputes between the parties be heard? The answer may depend on whether the parties’ dispute arises under the business services agreement, the settlement agreement, or both—and how the parties conducted themselves after commencing arbitration.

Chambers USA

Chambers & Partners recommends us as a leading law firm for New York General Commercial Litigation. Chambers ranks Tom Dewey and Ariel Cannon.

Legal 500

Legal 500 ranks us in the USA Nationwide: Commercial Disputes: Boutique Firms table. Tom Dewey and Keara Bergin are recognized in the City Elite Guide for New York Commercial Disputes.