Theresa Trzaskoma

Avery is a results-oriented litigator whose practice spans white-collar defense, commercial litigation, media and entertainment disputes, and intellectual property matters. He draws on experience across a wide range of legal disciplines to craft creative arguments and advocate for clients in complex cases that present novel issues and resist easy categorization.

Avery has successfully represented major corporations and prominent individuals in a diverse array of high-profile civil and criminal matters.  He represents clients at all stages of litigation, from inception through appeal, in state and federal courts around the country.  Avery also has experience advising clients in the music, media, and technology industries on a wide range of copyright and trademark issues, from day-to-day counseling to highly contentious public disputes.

Before joining Harris Trzaskoma, Avery was an associate at a highly respected litigation boutique, where he focused on white-collar defense, appeals, and entertainment and IP litigation.  He previously served as a law clerk to Judge Pierre N. Leval of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and was a litigation associate at a large global law firm.

EDUCATION

New York University School of Law, J.D., 2018, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers; Competitions Executive Editor, NYU Law Moot Court Board

New York University, B.A. with Honors, 2010

ADMISSIONS

New York

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits

CLERKSHIPS

Hon. Pierre N. Leval, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit