Joshua Kipnees

Joshua Kipnees is a Partner in Patterson Belknap's Litigation department. His practice focuses on advertising litigation and government and internal investigations. Mr. Kipnees has represented clients in the food and beverage, insurance, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and financial industries in both state and federal courts. Mr. Kipnees has also led dozens of internal investigations for pharmaceutical and medical device companies involving regulatory and compliance reviews. Mr. Kipnees also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in need in a wide variety of matters. His pro bono work includes representing students with disabilities who were deprived of educational services during the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting a VAWA petitioner in obtaining a green card, and submitting an amicus brief that helped overturn a statute requiring a life sentence without parole for felony murder convictions, among many other representations. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Kipnees served as Law Clerk to Chief Justice Rabner, New Jersey Supreme Court, and from 2010 to 2011, he served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. · Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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Joshua Kipnees is a Partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, specializing in advertising litigation and government and internal investigations. He has represented clients in the food and beverage, insurance, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and financial industries, and has led internal investigations for pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Practice areas

Advertising LitigationGovernment InvestigationsInternal InvestigationsWhite Collar DefenseAnti-CounterfeitingComplex Commercial Actions

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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP · Joshua Kipnees is a Partner in Patterson Belknap's Litigation department. His practice focuses on advertising litigation and government and internal investigations. Mr. Kipnees has represented clients in the food and beverage, insurance, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and financial industries in both state and federal courts. Mr. Kipnees has also led dozens of internal investigations for pharmaceutical and medical device companies involving regulatory and compliance reviews. Mr. Kipnees also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in need in a wide variety of matters. His pro bono work includes representing students with disabilities who were deprived of educational services during the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting a VAWA petitioner in obtaining a green card, and submitting an amicus brief that helped overturn a statute requiring a life sentence without parole for felony murder convictions, among many other representations. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Kipnees served as Law Clerk to Chief Justice Rabner, New Jersey Supreme Court, and from 2010 to 2011, he served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

United States

Expertise

Food and BeverageInsurancePharmaceuticalCosmeticsFinancialMedical Device

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard University

Admissions

New York Bar
New Jersey Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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 International Trade