Janet Kljyan

Janet Kljyan

(she/her/hers)

Associate

Janet Kljyan

(she/her/hers)

Associate

  • Overview

    Biography

    Janet Kljyan is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Group.  Over the last several years, she has developed extensive experience with helping businesses and other institutional clients litigate and resolve their disputes across an array of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, commercial real estate, technology, education and non-profits. She routinely handles cases before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in New York as well as courts in other jurisdictions involving issues of contract, unfair trade practices, intellectual property, shareholder rights, employment disputes and non-competition agreements.  

  • Experience
    • Experience

      Experience

        Business Litigation

      • Defended family in fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and related claims brought by a New York City-based art dealer stemming from the purchase and subsequent sale of a Picasso sculpture for over $20 million. Won pre-answer motion to dismiss prior to engaging in discovery.

        • Other Experiences

      • Defended banking institution in breach of contract and misappropriation action brought by software technology company based on alleged breaches of a software licensing agreement. Won pre-answer motion to dismiss prior to engaging in discovery.

      • Defended two global technology companies in breach of contract action brought by 15 individuals in federal court in Ohio. Won pre-answer motion to dismiss prior to engaging in discovery.

    • Professional Associations

      Professional Associations

      New York City Bar Association
      Litigation Committee
    • Community Involvement

      Community Involvement

      Hudson River Housing, Inc.
      Board of Directors (2021 - 2024)

      New York City Bar Association Choir
      Section Leader
  • NEWS + PRESS
    • Publications

      Publications

      "Avoid ‘Deadnaming’: How Universities and Colleges Can Get Ahead of Preferred Name Usage," co-authored with Kathleen E. Dion, published in University Business (3/21/2022)
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        • Avoid ‘Deadnaming’: How Universities and Colleges Can Get Ahead of Preferred Name Usage

        "Avoid ‘Deadnaming’: How Universities and Colleges Can Get Ahead of Preferred Name Usage," co-authored by Janet Kljyan and Kathleen E. Dion, published in University Business (3/21/2022)

        The article covers challenges facing universities and colleges around the country from growing requests by students to identify themselves by a preferred or chosen name in place of the student’s legal name. The authors suggest that having a clear and thoughtful policy in place to address preferred name usage will help avoid “ad hoc or case-by-case determinations to grant such requests for a few reasons.” Universities and colleges may want to review a number of considerations as develop their policies, including: “(1) the logistics of establishing and utilizing a preferred name, (2) matters requiring the use of a legal name, and (3) identifying instances that may warrant rejecting a student’s request to use a preferred name.”

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    • Presentations

      Presentations

      "New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program," co-presented with Jinhua (Anna) Wang (10/12/2022)
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        • New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program

        "New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program," co-presented by Jinhua (Anna) Wang and Janet Kljyan (10/12/2022)

        Presented by NYC Family Court staff attorney Angela Britton, the Program - currently operating in all boroughs of NYC with more than 300 participating attorneys from 40 major law firms and companies -  arranges for volunteer attorneys to meet one-on-one with unrepresented litigants on certain family law issues, which typically involve child support, visitation, and custody. The Program is an important part of the pro bono effort in the firm’s New York Office.


    • News

      R+C in the News

      • March 23, 2022

        Kate Dion and Janet Kljyan Author Article on “Deadnaming” and Setting Policy for Preferred Name Usage

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          Kate Dion and Janet Kljyan Author Article on “Deadnaming” and Setting Policy for Preferred Name Usage

          Education Industry Team Chair Kate Dion and Business Litigation Group lawyer Janet Kljyan authored the article, “Avoid ‘deadnaming’: How universities and colleges can get ahead of preferred name usage,” published on March 21, 2022, in University Business. The article covers challenges facing universities and colleges around the country from growing requests by students to identify themselves by a preferred or chosen name in place of the student’s legal name. The authors suggest that having a clear and thoughtful policy in place to address preferred name usage will help avoid “ad hoc or case-by-case determinations to grant such requests for a few reasons.” Universities and colleges may want to review a number of considerations as develop their policies, including: “(1) the logistics of establishing and utilizing a preferred name, (2) matters requiring the use of a legal name, and (3) identifying instances that may warrant rejecting a student’s request to use a preferred name.” Read the full article.

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      • October 7, 2021

        Janet Kljyan Elected to Hudson River Housing Board of Directors

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          Janet Kljyan Elected to Hudson River Housing Board of Directors

          Business Litigation Group lawyer Janet Kljyan has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Hudson River Housing, Inc. Board of Directors. Hudson River Housing provides a continuum of services that improves lives and communities through housing with compassion and development with vision. The organization creates pathways out of homelessness through empowerment, education, and advocacy and strengthens communities by developing and preserving affordable housing and creating opportunities for people and places to thrive. Learn more about Hudson River Housing.

    • Legal Updates/Newsletters

      Legal Updates/Newsletters

      "FTC Proposes Rule Prohibiting Employee Noncompete Agreements and Broadly-Worded Non-Disclosure Agreements" co-authored with Ian T. Clarke-Fisher and Stephen W. Aronson (1/6/23)

      "The Ever-Changing Landscape of Non-Compete Agreements – Recent Developments" co-authored with Ian T. Clarke-Fisher and Leslie J. Levinson (9/27/2021)

      "Recent Amendments to Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law" co-authored with Leslie J. Levinson and Ian T. Clarke-Fisher (4/10/2020)