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Serene E. Carino is a commercial litigator representing individuals and entities involved in complex commercial disputes in areas involving general business torts, breach of contract claims, breach of fiduciary duty, and shareholder disputes.

Serene conducts legal research and analysis and provides trial support. She engages in many aspects of trial preparation including performing due diligence, research, and discovery of electronically stored information.

Before joining the firm, Serene was an in-house legal intern at an international consumer goods corporation and a commercial bank. She has also served as a legal intern for entities in the public sector.

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Under Section 216.1(a) of the Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (“Section 216.1(a)”), courts are authorized to seal documents “upon a written finding of good cause, which shall specify the grounds thereof.” Section 216.1(a) states that “whether good cause has been shown, the court shall consider the interests of the public as well as of the parties.”  A recent decision from Justice Andrea Masley of the Manhattan Commercial Division in Aydus Worldwide DMCC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., serves as a gentle reminder that documents merely marked as “confidential,” “private,” or for “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” are not a sufficient to demonstrate “good cause,” triggering the court’s judicial discretion to seal the record.Continue Reading Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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A recent decision from Justice Robert Reed of the Manhattan Commercial Division in J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation v. Miami Wind I, LLC, Goldthwaite Wind Energy LLC demonstrates how parties have the ability to excuse contractual non-performance in a well drafted force majeure clause.

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Plaintiff J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation (the “Buyer”) is an…

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It is commonplace knowledge that the attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications relating to legal advice between a client and an attorney from disclosure. However, a recent decision from Justice Robert Reed of the Manhattan Commercial Division in Brawer v. Lepor serves as a gentle reminder that “communications do not automatically obtain privilege status merely because…