Peri A. Berger

Select representations include: 

• Reinsurance company relating to books and records access and prosecution of damages claims against fronting carrier.
• Software company prosecuting claims of trade secret misappropriation.
• Real estate conglomerate relating to the eviction and bankruptcy of a key tenant.
• Owners of a successful business relating to allegations of mismanagement.
• National franchisor facing complex commercial claims involving real estate and corporate operations.
• Large international bank in a breach of contract action against a supplier/vendor of regulatory and customer document solutions.
• Contractor pursing a multi-jurisdictional claim to seek payment of funds owed on a failed, large-scale construction project.
• International leader in testing, inspection and certification facing a fraud action.
• Nationwide retailer in a real estate dispute in New Jersey state court that settled on favorable terms.
• Jewelry manufacturer facing trademark, copyright and patent violation claims.
• Owners of a privately held entity in a multi-jurisdictional dispute with other owners.
• Reinsurer in a multi-million dollar capitalization dispute resolved through arbitration.
• Reinsurer in a multi-million dollar dispute involving business torts that was resolved in federal court.
• Multi-site health care provider facing a claim involving a data breach/HIPAA violation action.
• International bank facing a commercial class action.

Some of Peri’s work as outside general counsel includes representations of:

• Cryptocurrency marketing entity in connection with exclusive marketing rights associated with a DeFi token.
• Producer and seller of celebrity-branded NFTs.
• Education provider focused on licensed health care provider education.
• Multiple children’s toy/products companies in start-up and advanced stages.
• Infant/toddler personal care products company.
• Children’s clothing companies.
• App-based beverage subscription service.
• High-net-worth individuals in a variety of fields, including insurance/reinsurance, entertainment, and public relations.

Some of Peri’s defense work in product liability claims includes representations of:

• Manufacturer of products allegedly containing benzene in nationwide toxic tort exposure litigation as both national and local counsel.
• Conveyor belt manufacturer facing allegations of injury resulting from a defective product, including against claims of wrongful death and catastrophic injury.
• Manufacturer of formaldehyde-based products in a toxic tort/product liability action in federal court.
• Product manufacturer and distributor in a nationwide products liability mass tort as a member of the national and local counsel litigation teams in New York and New Jersey.
• Compounding manufacturer facing allegations of a contaminated product.
• Municipality in a negligent design of roadway action.