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Anthony
LoPresti, Esq., Partner, managed the New York firm Davidson & LoPresti,
LLP for several years before forming Meltzer LoPresti, LLP. Mr.
LoPresti practices in all areas of civil and commercial litigation,
with a focus in corporate law and business transactions, international
law, entertainment, media & intellectual property. Mr. LoPresti
has represented diversified clients ranging from transportation
and construction companies, international trading, textile and
fashion concerns, investment groups, start-ups and joint ventures
and a publicly traded tech company, to entertainment, new media,
marketing and e-commerce companies, magazines, photographers,
artists, actors and writers, to trendy restaurants and gourmet
food markets. In addition, he has managed numerous cases concerning
foreign and international law, involving unique forums such as
Germany (tort and contract), China (import/export), and South
Korea (import/export and high tech investment).
In administrative, regulatory and constitutional
law, Mr. LoPresti has represented both private and not-for-profit
entities, as well as elected local officials and members of
Congress, often on a pro bono basis, to oppose numerous entities
that have exceeded their authority, such as: the FCC and Environmental
Protection Agency (cellular phone radiation guidelines), the
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (oil & gas
development), the City Counsel of New York, the New York State
Department of Transportation and the New York City Taxi & Limousine
Commission (denials of licensing and regulatory issues), the
New York State Thruway Authority (obstruction of railroad right
of way and Rail Trail nature conservancy), the County of Ulster
and City of Kingston, New York (oppressive taxation), the Port
Authority of New York & New Jersey (building & fire
code compliance as to the site of the future World Trade Center
and other Port Authority properties), and the New York Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (fare increase). Such representation
has resulted in various cases of note, reported in case law
reports, legal publications and local and national press.
Mr. LoPresti, in his own right, has considerable
experience in the business world as both an entrepreneur and
consultant. Mr. LoPresti formed and managed several production,
new media and e-commerce companies in New York, undertaking
various multimedia and entertainment projects developing skills
in tech, multimedia, e-commerce and new media technologies.
As a business consultant he has been hired to draft numerous
business plans, proposals and offering statements for small
and medium, domestic and international companies, and to perform
due diligence assessments and reviews, for a multitude of diverse
industries.
Mr. LoPresti earned his B.A. from Brooklyn College,
and his Juris Doctorate from New York Law School, where he
was a member of the New York Law School Journal of Human Rights,
and where his article "Creating An Affirmative Duty To
Achieve Economic Security and Safeguard Human Rights Through
the United Nations", was selected for publication. While
at New York Law, Mr. LoPresti also pursued studies at the University
of London and the University of Exeter, England, where he studied
European Community Law and International Business Transactions.
Honors and awards include the Professor Lung-Chu Chen Award
for Excellence in the Field of Human Rights (NYLS, 1996) and
the Common Cause "Holding Power Accountable Award" (2003)
which lauded Mr. LoPresti as "a distinguished attorney
who was one of the lead litigants challenging the closed door
policies of the MTA. Through this lawsuit, Mr. LoPresti has
helped promote a more open, honest and accountable democracy
in New York State."
Mr. LoPresti is admitted to practice in both
the Federal and State courts of New York and Colorado, and
is awaiting admission to the California bar. He is a member
of the New York State Bar Association and the Colorado Bar
Association.
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