Luke Appling

Associate, New York

Luke Appling

Associate, New York

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Luke Appling’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities litigation, class actions, and appellate litigation. He also has experience with regulatory investigations and white collar matters. Super Lawyers has recognized Luke on its annual New York Metro Super Lawyers list for civil litigation: defense, and previously recognized him as a Rising Star. Luke has also been recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide in its commercial and securities litigation categories.

Prior to joining the firm, Luke was an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Luke is a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was an Executive Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College.

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Education

Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2010); Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006).

Bar Admissions

New York State

Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 25 of the firm’s lawyers are included on the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list and 13 lawyers are included on the 2024 New York Metro Rising Stars list across a range of practice areas.

Super Lawyers once again named C&G co­-founder Mark S. Cohen and partner Jonathan S. Abernethy to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are annual lists of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list are:

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Rising Stars list are:

   
Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Luke Appling, Elizabeth F Bernhardt, Karen H Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K Chan, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Christian R Everdell, Robert J Gavigan, Lawrence T Gresser, Oliver Haker, Johannes Jonas, Nicholas J Kaiser, David F Lisner, Ellen Paltiel, Douglas J Pepe, Matthew V Povolny, Bonnie J Roe, Stephen M Sinaiko, Mark Spatz, Daniel H Tabak, Scott D Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Sharon L Barbour, Randall W Bryer, Shannon Aimée Daugherty, Drew S Dean, Christine M Jordan, William E Kalema, Phoebe H King, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J Lowenthal, Barbara K Luse, Alexandra K Theobald, Myia Williams, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Intellectual Property and Technology
Office:
New York
Best Lawyers in America recognizes 12 Cohen & Gresser attorneys in its newly-published guide. The prestigious publication—now in its 31st edition—evaluates and selects lawyers through an extensive peer-review process, ensuring that the recognition reflects the consensus of top legal professionals regarding the expertise and abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic and practice areas.

Five C&G attorneys are recognized by their peers as “Best Lawyers” in their respective practice areas:

Seven C&G attorneys are recognized as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” in their respective practice areas:

Related Attorneys:
Mark S Cohen, Lawrence T Gresser, Jonathan S Abernethy, Jason Brown, Mark Spatz, Luke Appling, Sharon L Barbour, William E Kalema, Phoebe H King, Barbara K Luse, Alexandra K Theobald, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Litigation and Arbitration, Internal Investigations, Securities Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Office:
New York
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 29 of the firm's lawyers are included on the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list and 11 lawyers are included on the 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars list across a range of practice areas.

Super Lawyers named C&G co­founder Mark S. Cohen one of the Top 10 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Partners Jonathan S. Abernethy and Karen H. Bromberg have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area. Additionally, Karen has been recognized as one of the Top 50 women lawyers within the same region.

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are annual lists of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list are:

The C&G lawyers recognized on the New York Metro Rising Stars list are:

Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Luke Appling, Elizabeth F Bernhardt, Karen H Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K Chan, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Christian R Everdell, Robert J Gavigan, Lawrence T Gresser, Oliver Haker, Johannes Jonas, Nicholas J Kaiser, David F Lisner, Ellen Paltiel, Douglas J Pepe, Matthew V Povolny, Bonnie J Roe, Stephen M Sinaiko, Mark Spatz, C Evan Stewart, Daniel H Tabak, Scott D Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Sharon L Barbour, Randall W Bryer, Shannon Aimée Daugherty, Drew S Dean, Christine M Jordan, William E Kalema, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J Lowenthal, Barbara K Luse, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Technology, Securities Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate Finance
Office:
New York
Best Lawyers in America recognized 14 Cohen & Gresser lawyers in its newly-published 2024 guide. The publication—now in its 30th edition—evaluates and selects lawyers based entirely on peer review. The survey process is “designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”

Six C&G attorneys are recognized by their peers as “Best Lawyers” in their practice areas:

Eight attorneys are recognized as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” in their practice areas:

Related Attorneys:
Mark S Cohen, Lawrence T Gresser, Jonathan S Abernethy, Jason Brown, Mark Spatz, Luke Appling, Sharon L Barbour, William E Kalema, Phoebe H King, Barbara K Luse, Alexandra K Theobald, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Office:
New York
International law firm Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that ten of its New York-based lawyers have been recognized by their peers in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Selection in the 29th edition of the guide “is based entirely on peer review.” The survey process is “designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”

Six C&G attorneys have been recognized by their peers as a “Best Lawyer” in their practice areas:

Four C&G attorneys have been recognized as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” in their practice areas:
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Ten Cohen & Gresser Lawyers Recognized in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S Abernethy, Luke Appling, Sharon L Barbour, Mark S Cohen, C Evan Stewart, Mark Spatz, Alexandra K Theobald, William E Kalema, Jason Brown
Related Practices:
Criminal Defense, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Office:
New York
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 37 of the firm's New York and Washington D.C.­based attorneys have been named to the 2021 Super Lawyers List across a wide range of practice areas. C&G co-­founder Mark S Cohen and partners Jonathan S Abernethy and Daniel H Tabak have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partner Karen H Bromberg has been recognized as one of the top 50 women lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.

Super Lawyers ranks outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are selected as Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers

Jonathan S Abernethy: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Kwaku Andoh: Mergers & Acquisitions

Elizabeth Bernhardt: Business Litigation

Thomas E Bezanson: Personal Injury – Products: Defense

Colin C Bridge: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Karen H Bromberg: Intellectual Property

Jason Brown: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Joanna K Chan: Securities Litigation

Mark S Cohen: Business Litigation

S Gale Dick: Business Litigation

Christian R Everdell: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Lawrence T Gresser: Business Litigation

Oliver S Haker: Business Litigation

Johannes Jonas: Mergers & Acquisitions

Nicholas J Kaiser: Real Estate

Jeffrey I. Lang: Business Litigation

Melissa H Maxman: Antitrust Litigation

Ellen Paltiel: General Litigation

Nathaniel P T Read: Business Litigation

Bonnie J Roe: Securities & Corporate Finance

Stephen M Sinaiko: Business Litigation

C Evan Stewart: Securities Litigation

Daniel H Tabak: Business Litigation

Scott D Thomson: Business Litigation

Alexandra Wald: Business Litigation

Ronald F Wick: Antitrust Litigation

Rising Stars

Luke Appling: Civil Litigation

Sharon L Barbour: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Drew S Dean: General Litigation

William Kalema: Business Litigation

Sri Kuehnlenz: Civil Litigation

Winnifred A Lewis: Securities Litigation

Marvin J Lowenthal: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Barbara K Luse: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Matthew V Povolny: Business Litigation

Benjamin Zhu: Criminal Defense: White Collar

Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Elizabeth F Bernhardt, Karen H Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K Chan, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Christian R Everdell, Lawrence T Gresser, Oliver Haker, Johannes Jonas, Nicholas J Kaiser, Melissa H Maxman, Ellen Paltiel, Bonnie J Roe, Stephen M Sinaiko, Daniel H Tabak, Scott D Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Ronald F Wick, Luke Appling, Sharon L Barbour, Drew S Dean, William E Kalema, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J Lowenthal, Barbara K Luse, Matthew V Povolny, Benjamin Zhu
Related Practices:
Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property and Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Class Action Defense, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Securities Litigation, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that 35 of the firm's New York and Washington D.C.­based attorneys have been named to the 2020 Super Lawyers List across a wide range of practice areas. C&G co-­founder Mark S Cohen and partners Jonathan S Abernethy and Daniel H Tabak have also been named to the Super Lawyers list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partner Karen H Bromberg has been recognized as one of the top 50 women lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.
Article:
35 C&G Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2020
Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S Abernethy, Kwaku Andoh, Karen H Bromberg, Jason Brown, Joanna K Chan, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Christian R Everdell, Lawrence T Gresser, Oliver Haker, Nicholas J Kaiser, Melissa H Maxman, Ellen Paltiel, Bonnie J Roe, Stephen M Sinaiko, C Evan Stewart, Daniel H Tabak, Scott D Thomson, Alexandra Wald, Ronald F Wick, Luke Appling, Sharon L Barbour, Drew S Dean, Sri Kuehnlenz, David F Lisner, Marvin J Lowenthal, Barbara K Luse, Matthew V Povolny
Related Practices:
Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Securities Litigation, Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property and Technology, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Real Estate, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.
We are pleased to announce that 33 of our New York and Washington D.C.-based C&G attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers this year across a wide range of practice areas. Super Lawyers also selected C&G co-founder Mark S Cohen and partners Jonathan S Abernethy and Daniel H Tabak to its list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partner Karen H Bromberg to its list of the top 50 women lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.
Article:
33 C&G Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Related Attorneys:
Mark S Cohen, Jonathan S Abernethy, Daniel H Tabak, Karen H Bromberg, Lawrence T Gresser, S Gale Dick, Christian R Everdell, Nicholas J Kaiser, Melissa H Maxman, Bonnie J Roe, Stephen M Sinaiko, C Evan Stewart, Alexandra Wald, Ronald F Wick, Joanna K Chan, Oliver Haker, David F Lisner, Matthew V Povolny, Scott D Thomson, Luke Appling, Sri Kuehnlenz, Marvin J Lowenthal
Related Practices:
Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Securities Litigation, Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Real Estate, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.
We are pleased to announce that thirty of our New York and Washington, D.C.-based C&G attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers this year across a wide range of practice areas. Super Lawyers also selected C&G co-founders Mark S Cohen and Lawrence T Gresser to its list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partners Karen H Bromberg and Alexandra Wald as two of its top 50 women lawyers in New York. Super Lawyers ranks outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Fewer than five percent of all lawyers in the U.S. receive this honor.
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Related Attorneys:
Lawrence T Gresser, Mark S Cohen, Karen H Bromberg, Alexandra Wald, Melissa H Maxman, Ronald F Wick, S Gale Dick, Stephen M Sinaiko, Daniel H Tabak, Scott D Thomson, David F Lisner, Matthew V Povolny, Jonathan S Abernethy, Marvin J Lowenthal, Luke Appling, Bonnie J Roe, Oliver Haker, C Evan Stewart, Joanna K Chan
Related Practices:
Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Finance, Corporate, Intellectual Property and Technology, Litigation and Arbitration, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.
Twenty-eight of our New York and Washington D.C.-based Cohen & Gresser attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers this year across a wide range of practice areas. Super Lawyers also named C&G co-founding partner Mark S Cohen to its list of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and partners Karen H Bromberg and Alexandra Wald to its top 50 women lawyers in New York list. Super Lawyers ranks outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Fewer than five percent of all lawyers in the U.S. receive this honor.
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Related Attorneys:
Mark S Cohen, Karen H Bromberg, Alexandra Wald, Melissa H Maxman, Ronald F Wick, Lawrence T Gresser, Stephen M Sinaiko, Daniel H Tabak, Scott D Thomson, Matthew V Povolny, Jonathan S Abernethy, Luke Appling, Mark Spatz, Bonnie J Roe, Oliver Haker, C Evan Stewart, Joanna K Chan
Related Practices:
Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Technology, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Securities Litigation, Antitrust and Competition
Offices:
New York, Washington, D.C.

C&G welcomes the associates who joined the firm in 2016. "Our new associates are excellent lawyers and wonderful additions to the firm," said Managing Partner Lawrence T Gresser. 

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Related Attorneys:
Luke Appling, Pauline Koch
Related Practices:
Corporate, Intellectual Property and Technology, Litigation and Arbitration, Privacy and Data Security, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Tax, Employment Law
Offices:
New York, Paris, Washington, D.C.
In an article recently published in the New York Law Journal, C&G’s Jeffrey Lang and Luke Appling examine the Department of Justice’s federal civil forfeiture program, an important component of the DOJ’s strategy for disrupting criminal activity, including corporate fraud and other financial crimes, whereby property connected to unlawful activities is subject to seizure. Such forfeiture proceedings pose numerous threats to the property rights of everyone with an interest in the particular property, regardless of culpability. The article presents a focused discussion on the critical issues that property owners and their counsel ought to be aware of at the outset of such an action.
Publication:
Considerations for Defending Against Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Action
Related Attorneys:
Luke Appling
Related Practices:
Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation
Office:
New York
On September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced broad changes to its policies on corporate criminal enforcement that merit serious consideration by in-house and outside counsel who conduct corporate internal investigations.
  • The Revised Policies will place increased pressure on companies and could result in substantial shifts in how companies need to investigate potential employee misconduct.
  • Failure to disclose misconduct early in an investigation could result in companies facing the possibility of a guilty plea or indictment, rather than a deferred or non-prosecution agreement.
  • To receive full cooperation credit, companies will need to assess several new strategic considerations, including the timing of disclosing hot documents and whether to claw back compensation from employees who engaged in misconduct.
In this client alert, Jonathan S Abernethy, Christian R Everdell, and Luke Appling provide a summary of the DOJ’s recent changes to its policies on corporate criminal enforcement, as well as recent statements by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller and offer potential implications for corporate internal investigations moving forward.

Publication:
DOJ Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Are a Potential Sea Change for Internal Investigations
Related Attorneys:
Jonathan S Abernethy, Christian R Everdell, Luke Appling
Related Practices:
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Internal Investigations, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement
Office:
New York
The explosive growth of SPACs (“special purpose acquisition companies”) as a mechanism for taking private companies public is leading to a similar increase in SPAC-related lawsuits. As both trends appear likely to continue, it’s important for SPACs, their sponsors and directors, and their targeted private companies to be aware of and take steps to manage potential litigation risks.

  • The specific characteristics of SPACs present unique litigation issues.
  • Understanding those issues are crucial to mitigating litigation risk and closing delay.
  • There are several affirmative steps that SPACs, sponsors and directors, and advisors should consider to reduce both litigation risk and exposure.
In this client alert, Jeffrey Lang and Luke Appling examine the growing trend of SPAC litigation, the characteristics of SPACs that pose litigation risk, and provide seven affirmative steps SPAC sponsors, directors, and their advisors should take to mitigate litigation risk and potential liability.

Publication:
C&G Client Alert
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Luke Appling
Office:
New York
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