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A partner in Dorsey’s New York Office, Nick Akerman is a trial lawyer specializing in both complex civil and criminal cases. He is a nationally recognized expert on computer crime and the protection of competitively sensitive information and computer data. A sampling of reported cases handled are:Represented Lockheed Martin Corp. in a trade secrets and computer fraud case in Lockheed Martin v. L-3 Communications, Inc., 6:05 CV 1580 ORL 31KRS and on RICO claims in Lockheed Martin v. The Boeing Company, 6:03CV 796 ORL 28 KRS$1 million jury verdict in a RICO, libel and slander case affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Securitron Magnalock v. Schnabolk, 65 F.3d 256 (2d Cir. 1995)Libel defense for media publications. Stover v. Journal Pub. Co., 105 N.M. 291, 731 P.2d 1335 (N.M. App. 1985)Whistleblower cases. Rodgers v. Lenox Hill Hosp., 251 A.D.2d 244, 674 N.Y.S.2d 670 (N.Y.A.D. 1st Dep’t 1998)Contract disputes. Carte Blanche (Singapore PTE., Ltd.) v. Diners Club Intern., Inc., 758 F. Supp. 908 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)Insurance coverage disputes. See e.g. Journal Pub. Co. v. American Home Assur. Co., 771 F. Supp. 632 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)Defamation. See e.g. Criales v. American Airlines, Inc., 1999 WL 1487601 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 28, 1999)Over 15 injunctions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act including the first case relating to the entry of a company database through a public Web site using the company’s confidential and proprietary information. EF Cultural Travel BV v. Explorica, Inc., 274 F.3d 577(1st Cir. 2001). Injunctions enforcing covenants not to compete. Garber Bros., Inc. v. Evlek,122 F.Supp.2d 375 (E.D.N.Y. 2000)Have represented numerous corporations and individuals under criminal investigation by the United States Department of Justice for complex commercial and tax crimes. Defended numerous criminal cases in federal court including the acquittal of all defendants by a jury in United States v. Stella,1990 WL 128918 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 27, 1990).Specialties: Complex civil and criminal cases including a well-established expertise on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute (RICO), securities fraud, state and federal trade secret laws and post employment restrictive covenants.