Muhammad U. Faridi, Partner

In the Media:

• Commercial Observer, Arbor Realty Trust Accuses 2 Former Staffers of Breaching NDAs (July 12, 2021)
• Law360, Former Mexico Tim Hortons Operator CEO Ducks Arbitration (January 29, 2021)
• The New York Times, Immigration Officers Say Asylum Deal With Guatemala Is Unlawful (March 6, 2020)
• The New York Times, Asylum Officers’ Union Says Trump Migration Policy ‘Abandons’ American Tradition (June 26, 2019)
• NPR, ‘Hey, Taxi Boy’: A Son on the Lessons He Learned from His Cabdriver Dad (March 16, 2018)
• NJ.com, Bayonne Zoning Board approves city's first mosque, a year after being first denied (March 13, 2018)
• NJ.com, N.J. Muslims win another one against the bigots (February 4, 2018)
• NJ.com, Bayonne settles lawsuit with Muslim group, clearing the way for mosque (January 31, 2018)
• Law.com, A Must Guide for Litigators in the Commercial Division (January 19, 2018)
• N.Y. Law Journal, Living the American Dream, These Partners Have Seen an Ugly Side (August 10, 2017)

Select Speaking Engagements:

• "Litigating Yellowstone Injunctions: Key Legal Considerations and Recent Developments," PLI Webinar (July 7, 2021)
• "Tranched Loan Workouts, Forbearance & Restructuring" Panel, IMN Real Estate Mezzanine & Distressed Debt Virtual Forum (November 18, 2020)
• “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Pandemic: Historical and Legal Framework of the Spanish Flu and How It Relates to Today’s Crisis,” Historical Society of New York Courts (May 11, 2020)
• “COVID-19’s Impact on Commercial Transactions and Disputes,” Practising Law Institute (April 17, 2020)
• “Importance of Sharing the Jewish Experience in Immigration Litigation,” American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (March 25, 2020)
• “Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act,” National Association of Muslim Lawyers (October 13, 2019)
• “Keeping the Faith: The Latest on Mosque Opposition, Zoning Law and Religious Discrimination in New Jersey,” New Jersey State Bar Association (October 24, 2018)
• “Litigation Practice in New York Courts: A Conversation with Leaders in New York Practice,” Albany Law School & Patterson Belknap (June 20, 2018)
• “Combating Terrorism Through Sanctions, Civil & Criminal Liability, and International Cooperation,” American Bar Association Section of Int’l Law (April 18, 2018)
• “Cost-Effective and Time-Effective Commercial Litigation in New York’s Commercial Division,” Bloomberg BNA Webinar (March 26, 2018)
• “A Lawyer’s Struggle to Overcome Barriers and Live by Ideals in the Practice of Law,” Samuel and Anna Jacobs Foundation Keynote Lecture on Law and the Legal Profession delivered at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2017)