Education
Fordham Law School
Lehigh University
Admissions
State Bar of New York
U.S. District Courts:
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
Northern District of New York
Appellate Courts:
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Biography
Paul S. Hugel has been engaged in civil and criminal litigation since 1993. He has litigated business disputes, disputes between business partners, contract claims, insurance issues, civil fraud and securities cases in federal court around the country and in New York state courts. His criminal practice includes the representation of individuals charged with federal crimes such as securities fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud and insurance fraud. Paul practices in state and federal courts and before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Representative Matters
Representative Matters
- Representing the owner of a women’s fashion company in disputes with his partners in state court, federal court and arbitration.
- Representing a New York-based charity in suits by and against its former President
- Representing businesses in the New York diamond and jewelry trade on various claims relating to stolen goods, insurance claims, forfeiture claims and contract claims.
- Obtained a dismissal of all counts in a multi-million dollar civil racketeering case brought by the City of New York against a North Carolina cigarette distributor.
- Obtained a dismissal of securities fraud charges brought by the SEC against a hedge fund manager following a three-week trial in an SEC administrative court.
- Located and recovered a $2 million stolen diamond and facilitated the thief’s arrest and conviction.
- Recovered $3 million from the principals of a defunct corporation in a case involving the fraudulent conveyance of assets.