Alan Lee Poliner

HIGHLIGHTS
* Successfully defended $70 million international lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, with a favorable jury verdict against plaintiff and in favor of client’s fraud counterclaims.
* Successfully defended a $200,000 lawsuit over the sale of goods, with a favorable jury verdict for client on counterclaims for $4 million.
* Obtained multi-million dollar settlement secured by $5 million consent judgment for a group of lenders against an intricate web of inter-related companies.
* Obtained significant settlements for franchisee group from principals of now defunct franchisor.
* btained a mid-six-figure settlement for client, a purported franchisee, for improper franchise disclosure by the defendant franchisor.
* Obtained significant settlement for group of individual investors defrauded by investment scheme.
* Obtained dismissal (twice dismissed including amended complaint) on motion to dismiss a $4m+ claim against bank and its principal.
* Key member of a legal team in a Bet-the-Company against my client, a franchisor, involving a group of 60 franchisees suing for fraud, violation of franchise statutes, RICO, anti-trust, breach of contract and other claims in multiple states. Successfully obtained dismissal of most of the franchisees’ claims, which led to a favorable settlement.
* Secured preliminary injunctions against former franchisees in violation of non-compete agreements and trademark rights; developed aggressive strategies to identify and terminate businesses that violated contracts and employed the illegal use of company trademarks.  

Alan L. Poliner was born and raised in Philadelphia. After graduating from Temple University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, he worked as a civilian engineer for the U.S. Navy. While working full-time for the U.S. Navy during the day, Mr. Poliner attended Temple University School of Law in the evening, and graduated with honors, cum laude.

It was during law school that Mr. Poliner caught the “trial bug.” Temple Law School has one of the best (if not the best) trial advocacy programs in the entire country. Since you should not go to a great seafood restaurant and order chicken, Mr. Poliner gave the trial program a try. He loved it – the excitement, the challenge, the strategy, and winning.

After law school, Mr. Poliner received “biglaw” training at a large Philadelphia law firm. Thereafter, he went in-house and took on a role as senior counsel to two national automotive franchises where he handled litigation, transactions and compliance for the franchisors.  Mr. Poliner moved on to New Jersey litigation boutiques, litigating sophisticated and high value cases.

EDUCATION
Temple University School of Law, J.D. cum laude
Temple University, B.S. Electrical Engineering
BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation
Appeals
Catastrophic Injury
Class Actions
Consumer Fraud
Consumer Law
Defamation – Slander and Libel, On-Line Defamation
Franchise Law
Franchise Litigation
Non-Competition Agreements
Products Liability – Dangerous Products, Failure to Warn
Professional Malpractice
Unlawful Debt Collection
Workplace Discrimination – Age, Sex, Race, Religion, Disability
Breach of Contract
Business Disputes
Business Torts
Civil RICO Claims
Commercial Collections
Commercial Litigation
Fraud
Internal Business Disputes – Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
International Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Trade Secrets
Trademark Infringement
Unfair Competition
Local Counsel
Law Firm Services