Press Release 05.20.26
Pillsbury Enhances Commercial Litigation Capabilities with Arrival of Partners Douglas Curran and Jonathan Kortmansky in New York
Team Adds Significant Experience in Complex Financial Disputes and Digital Asset Litigation
Advises private equity and hedge funds, banks, corporations and high net worth individuals on complex disputes involving securities, M&A, governance, bankruptcy and digital assets.
Jon is a trial lawyer representing clients in complex financial disputes involving securities, M&A, corporate governance, trusts and bankruptcy proceedings. He represents private equity and hedge funds, banks, corporations and high net worth individuals and advises senior management and boards on litigation, business and regulatory risks, and strategy. He also represents clients in digital asset matters, including investor disputes, asset tracing, ICOs and bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings.
Representative Experience
- On behalf of UniCredit Bank Austria AG, obtained dismissal of two securities class actions, a $60 billion RICO claim asserted by the Madoff trustee, as well as $2 billion of fraudulent conveyance claims.
- Obtained complete defense verdict on behalf of Thompson SA in connection with claim that it failed to honor $100 million put option granted to founder of a company that developed digital video recording technology.
- Obtained complete defense verdict in $40 million claim asserted by multi-national chemical corporation to rescind acquisition of medical device company.
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- Obtained complete plaintiff verdict that controlling shareholder fraudulently represented value of Israel’s largest privately-held agrochemical company.
- Obtained a trial verdict on behalf of 32 limited partners in two limited partnerships formed for the purpose of acquiring a Swiss paper company in order to recover their full investments after the acquisition fell through. Filed a contested involuntary chapter 7 to force the managing partner to relinquish control of the partnerships.
Professional Highlights
Awards & Honors
- Recognized by Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Commercial Litigation (2026)
- Recognized in The Legal 500 (2015, 2018)
- Recognized by Super Lawyers in New York (2013 – Present)
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Memberships
- New York State - Federal State Judicial Council Advisory Group
- New York University School of Law Alumni Association (Past President)
Education
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J.D., New York University School of Law, 1994
cum laudeB.A., History and Political Science, Indiana University, 1991
Admissions
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New York
New Jersey
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court