PRACTICES
Commercial Litigation & ArbitrationAdministrative Agency Hearings & Proceedings
Appellate
Unfair Competition & Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Local Counsel Services
Mediator & Arbitrator Services
EDUCATION
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
- George Washington University, B.A. in Political Communication, summa cum laude
Minor: Italian Language & Literature
ADMISSIONS
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
Kristen L. Zaehringer
Partner
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Representative Cases of Kristen Zaehringer
- Represented business owners in bench trial involving competing claims over stock issuance and control of the board of directors
- Represented minority members of LLC in arbitration proceedings challenging stock allocation agreement
- Successfully moved for the appointment of a receiver for a closely-held business
- Won a $1.6 million Prejudgment Remedy in connection with the enforcement of commercial guaranty
- Defended against claims of breach of noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements
- Represented members of closely-held LLC against accusations of breach of fiduciary duties
- Defended guarantor against lender’s action to enforce $800,000 commercial contract
- Represented investors in connection with breach of contract claims against hedge fund
- Represented investors in connection with breach of contract and fraud claims against brokers
- Represented investors in litigation against hedge fund owners and successfully won dismissal of collusive suit
- Served as Connecticut counsel for relief defendants in a $95 million securities fraud action
- Won $3 million Prejudgment Remedy in federal court case over breach of installment contracts
- Represented medical practice in connection with dispute concerning asset purchase agreement
- Represented manufacturer in breach of contract lawsuit and won dismissal of the case
- Represented music management services company in federal lawsuit concerning a dispute over royalty payments
- Successfully defend against business owner’s injunction to block co-owner from moving location of closely-held business
- Successfully moved for the appointment of a receiver of a closely-held business
- Litigated business torts asserted between members of closely-held businesses
- Advise attorneys on legal ethics and law office risk management
- Litigate legal malpractice lawsuits
- Defend against claims alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Defend against claims alleging violation of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act
- Defend against claims alleging violation of state and federal wage and hour law
- Served as Connecticut counsel for plaintiffs in $48.8 million patent infringement trial
- Enforce license agreements
- Defend against claims of trademark infringement
- Counsel employers on the enforceability of noncompete and non-solicitation agreements and draft cease and desist letters
- Represented executive against allegations of misappropriating trade secrets
- Represented member of senior management in federal lawsuit alleging breach of noncompetition agreement
- Defended healthcare provider against claims of tortiously interfering with noncompetition agreement
- Represented business in connection with enforcing covenants set forth in asset purchase agreement
- Conducted independent investigation into claims alleging sexual harassment by CEO
- Defended employers against lawsuits alleging discriminatory conduct (i.e., age discrimination, race discrimination, national origin discrimination, gender discrimination, disability discrimination, and pregnancy discrimination)
- Defended employer against equal pay claims
- Defended employer against alleged violation of federal and state FMLA law
- Defended employers in administrative proceedings before the CHRO and EEOC
- Defended employer against claims of retaliation in violation of Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Act
- Represented employees in whistleblower lawsuits against securities firms
- Represented employee in claims against former employer for disability discrimination and unlawful disclosure of HIV status
- Defended bank in whistleblower lawsuit
- Drafted employee handbooks and policies and provided guidance on related procedures
- Represented bank in New York lawsuit and won summary judgment on $1 million commercial note and guaranty
- Represented bank in contested New York commercial foreclosure proceedings and secured $3.6 million deficiency judgment