Justin V. Arborn 

Associate – New York
T.+1 212 504 6877
justin.arborn@cwt.com
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281 V-CARD

Justin is an associate in Cadwalader’s Global Litigation group.

Justin has unique litigation and trial experience having started his legal career in High School, first as an intern, then as a paralegal, then as a law clerk, and finally as an associate at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP firm prior to joining Cadwalader.  Justin has been working in law firms for more than 22 years and learned very early on what trying a case involves. 

That experience has served clients for which Justin has worked well.  Justin has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of complex litigation, including breach of contract, antitrust, civil RICO, false claims act, and other commercial disputes. He has tried cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts including before the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York and the Southern District of Florida. His recent work includes representing a major medical device manufacturer in a month-long antitrust trial involving tying allegations against a competitor.  Justin was a senior attorney on the case responsible for preparing witnesses for direct and cross examination, conducting depositions, managing exhibit lists and related filings, and attending to all other pre-trial, trial, and post-trial issues.

Justin also played an integral role in the defense of a client granted immunity to testify at a criminal trial involving government corruption. After completing the criminal trial the same client was sued civilly and after several years of litigation, Justin was able to successfully negotiate a favorable settlement on behalf of the client. 

Justin also played an integral role defending a large physical therapy organization and successfully negotiating a favorable settlement for the client who was facing more than $30 million (before trebling) in false claims act claims. 

Justin is currently representing numerous opt-out plaintiffs with billions in purchases in antitrust price-fixing litigation related to the purchases of beef and pork. 

Justin was included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: "Ones to Watch" for his work in Antitrust Litigation.

  • Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. in litigation that resulted in the withdrawal by Cygnus Capital, Inc. of all of its director nominations for election at Ashford Trust’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  • The Board of Directors of the special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (“PSTH”) in a derivative suit brought by Plaintiff, George Assad, alleging that PSTH violated the Investment Advisors Act and the Investment Company Act.
  • A major national real estate company in a dispute with national bank regarding the payment of certain contractual obligations relating to the refinancing of a loan, with FIRREA implications.
  • A major medical device manufacturer in an antitrust action alleging anti-competitive practices against a competitor.
  • A former Town attorney in connection with criminal charges brought by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission and civil charges brought by his former employer;
  • A large physical therapy organization charged with more than $30 million in false claims act violations;
  • A premier coffee machine manufacturer in a suit against a distributor for breach of contract; 
  • The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in a putative antitrust class action brought by former fighters;
  • A global real estate developer against a vendor regarding breach of contract and civil RICO, successfully alleging civil RICO through summary judgment leading to a very favorable settlement for the client;
  • Representing one of the world's top producers of lithium in a breach of contract dispute; and
  • Defending a major United States stock car racing association against claims by major national insurers and other investors for fraud.

*Certain representations occurred prior to Justin's association with Cadwalader.

Justin V. Arborn 

Education

  • St. John's University School of Law
    J.D.
  • Iona University
    B.A.