A Brooklyn Law Firm with a Far-Reaching Impact

Leo Mikityanskiy

Leo Mikityanskiy is an experienced estate planning, family law, and intellectual property attorney, admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His law practice is focused on estate planning and administration, family law, intellectual property, and litigation.

In over twelve years of practicing law, Leo has developed a unique and individualized approach for each of his client’s needs, providing skilled and insightful counseling. Leo has years of experience working in top global law firms, but he never forgets that the reason why he got into the practice of law is to help people find the best solution to their problems. He approaches each client with attention, patience, and dedication, and his paramount question is always:

paramount question is always:

“What’s best for the client?”L. Mikityanskiy

Represented a large manufacturer of bar code scanners in alleged patent infringement and trade secret litigation; represented a major brand name pharmaceutical company against a generic drug manufacturer; represented a manufacturer of electronic equipment for cleaning semiconductor wafers in patent infringement litigation; represented a major audio content provider in patent litigation; represented a manufacturer of semiconductors and transistors and a manufacturer of contact lenses.

• New York State
• The State of New Jersey
• The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

To schedule an appointment please contact one of our offices: Brooklyn, NY at (718) 256-3210, or Bucks County, PA at (215) 357-1400.

Articles And Publications

I have written a number of articles regarding patent prosecution and litigation, describing legal developments in the areas of electronics, software, medical equipment and devices, and pharmaceutical and eyewear products. I have also written an article on Russian/American litigation that was published by the Eastern Europe Reporter of The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

Leonid G. Mikityanskiy, John R. Fuisz and Michael Socarras, Resolution of Disputes in the U.S. Federal Courts by Russian and CIS Litigants, BNA’s Eastern Europe Reporter (May 2009).

Patent Articles

Obviousness: Combination of Two Embodiments in a Single Reference Renders Claims Obvious, McDermott IP Update, Vol. 12, No. 2, February 2009.
Claim Construction: Federal Circuit Reinterprets Claims Based on Intrinsic Evidence, McDermott IP Update, Vol. 11, No. 9, September 2008.
Inequitable Conduct: Intent to Deceive Must be Shown by Clear and Convincing Evidence, McDermott IP Update, Vol. 11, No. 8, August 2008.
Inequitable Conduct: No Inequitable Conduct When Inferences Can Be Drawn Against such Finding, McDermott IP Update, Vol. 11, No. 7, July 2008.
Damages: Damages for Post-Infringement-Verdict Sales Are Affected by the Stay of Injunction, McDermott IP Update, Vol. 11, No. 3, March 2008.
Claim Construction: Broad Claim Scope Survives Despite Single Embodiment Disclosure, McDermott IP Update, Vol. 10, No. 7, July 2007.

• Represented litigants in high-profile and High Net Worth Divorces in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, obtaining favorable equitable distribution, spousal support and child support, including non-traditional negotiated settlement packages of disputed issues.
• Developed asset protection and wealth preservation plans for high-net-worth individuals, including business owners, medical professionals, and real estate investors. Established complex estate plans for high-net-worth individuals and families with over $10 million in assets.
• Provided support in corporate formation and governance, business succession planning, and sales/transfers of businesses, including medical practices, real estate investment, food distribution, car services/transportation, construction, and home care businesses.
• Successfully prosecuted and defended personal injury lawsuits, automobile accidents and slip-and-falls, including negotiating nominal settlements of multi-million dollar claims, litigation and dismissal with prejudice of a slip-and-fall lawsuit with major injuries, and obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensations and settlements for automobile accident injuries.
• Litigated commercial lawsuits by a furniture business and a real estate business to favorable outcomes, litigated lawsuits concerning ownership of real property, litigated disputes between business partners, and negotiated disputes and contractual disputes between businesses.
• Litigated and negotiated large estate claims, including Will contests, claims against estates, elective share claims, and Estate Recovery claims by the New York Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration.
• Provided legal counseling in administration of complicated estates (probate and administration proceedings), including contested estates, lost or defective Wills, beneficiaries abroad, beneficiaries that could not be located, and estates with disabled beneficiaries.
• Advised fiduciaries of Trusts and Special Needs Trusts on reporting, annual accounting, and compliance with the federal and state laws, DSS/HRA rules and regulations, including trusts with assets valued at over several million dollars.
• Successfully defended DSS/HRA Medicaid fraud allegations and Social Security Administration SSI investigations, audits and adverse decisions, and obtained reinstatement of benefits.
• Represented a not-for-profit Religious Corporation with over 30 churches in a real estate development plan and corporate reorganization plan, as well as in multiple disputes with New York City, advising during construction projects and commercial litigation.
• Represented two large not-for-profit Religious Corporations in a foreclosure litigation with over $5 million in dispute.
• Represented a large not-for-profit Religious Corporation in a litigation over church governance and control over church property, valued at almost $3 million.