Eric N. Assouline, Esq. |  |
Eric N. Assouline has been litigation counsel to corporations and individuals in hundreds of cases in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts and arbitration proceedings in Florida and numerous other states. Mr. Assouline's primary areas of concentration are commercial litigation, creditors' rights, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and real estate litigation.
Mr. Assouline is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida and the State of New York. Prior to co-founding Assouline & Berlowe, P.A., Mr. Assouline was an associate in the commercial litigation departments of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, and Adorno & Zeder, P.A. (n/k/a/ Adorno & Yoss, LLP).
Eric N. Assouline was born in Queens, New York. Mr. Assouline obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Arizona State University in 1993, and earned his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from the University of Miami School of Law, in Miami, Florida in 1996, where he was a member of the University of Miami Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board.
Eric is a founding member of the Arizona State University South Florida Alumni Association.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
Bar Admissions and Certifications
- State of Florida
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
- Lemon Law Autoline Arbitrator, Better Business Bureaus
Education
University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, J.D., 1996 (Cum Laude)
Member, University of Miami Law Review
Member, Moot Court Board
Finalist, Moot Court Competition
Litigation Skills - Trial Section (High "A")
Book Award - Florida Consitutional Law
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, B.S. Business Management, 1993
Languages Spoken
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York Bar Association, Commercial Litigation and Federal Court Sections
- Broward County Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- Florida Bar, Business Law Section
- Spellman-Hoeveller Inns of Court
- Florida Receiver's Forum
- Florida Bar Greivance Commitee Member - Section 17C
Past Employment Positions
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
- Adorno & Zeder, P.A (n/k/a Adorno & Yoss, LLP)
Publications
- Juris ’98 and Juris ’99 (ERISA Section): District Court judicial clerks’ manual for the Southern District of Florida
- Computer Consultant Malpractice, Information Technology Litigation, Practicing Law Institute 2001, 2002
Notable Reported Cases
- Stockwire Research Group, Inc., et. al. v. Lebed, et. al., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2008 WL 4279507 (S.D.Fla. Sept. 18, 2008) (procured permanent injunction and over 3 million dollar judgment for the unlawful misappropriation and Youtube.com distribution of copy-protected trademark Stockumentary®).
- In re Sparrow, 2007 WL 1482005, (Bkrtcy.S.D.Fla., Apr. 4, 2007) (allowing un-recorded secured creditor to preserve prepetition secured position post-bankruptcy against debtor)
- In re Casa Del Rio, LLC, 2007 WL 707035, (Bkrtcy.S.D.Fla., Mar. 7, 2007) (dismissing chapter 11 debtor's case as being filed in bad faith)
- In re Toppin, 342 B.R. 888 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2006) (arbitration panel before which broker-dealer commenced proceeding to obtain indemnity from investment advisor had concurrent jurisdiction to assess dischargeability of unscheduled debts, and its determination on issue was entitled to preclusive effect when investment advisor later reopened his Chapter 7 case and moved to enforce discharge injunction against broker-dealer)
- Obermaier v. Kenneth Copeland Evangelistic Association, Inc., 208 F.Supp.2d 1288 (M.D. Fla. 2002) (denying defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, involving minimum contacts over the internet, and denying defendant’s motion to transfer venue)
- Obermaier v. Arnett, et al., 2002 WL 3165453 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 22, 2002) (denying defendant’s motion to dismiss the receiver’s fraudulent transfer and unjust enrichment claims to recover false profits in Ponzi scheme)
- Obermaier v. Hansen, 8 Fla.L.Weekly Supp. 642 (Fla.Cir. Ct. 20th Jud. Cir., July 17, 2001) (denying defendant’s motion to dismiss court appointed receiver’s fraudulent transfer claims based upon the receiver’s standing)
- Holbrook v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 1999 WL 737956 (S.D. Fla. April 12, 1999) (denying plaintiff’s motion to recuse judge because defense counsel, Raoul G. Cantero, III, served as law clerk to judge)
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Eric N. Assouline, Esq.
Partner
Assouline & Berlowe, P.A.
213 E. Sheridan Street, Suite 3
Dania Beach, Florida 33004
ena@assoulineberlowe.com
phone: 954-929-1899
fax: 954-922-6662
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