Joshua B. Katz is a Partner at McLaughlin & Stern, LLP and an experienced litigator and trial attorney. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial, employment and intellectual property matters across industries including mergers and acquisitions, real estate, hospitality, energy, private equity and financial services. He has been recognized as a New York Metro Area Super Lawyer (2025-present) and was selected for The Legal 500’s 2026 New York City Elite rankings in commercial disputes.

Josh was a Partner at Kent, Beatty & Gordon, LLP, which joined McLaughlin & Stern in September 2026. He regularly tries cases before judges and juries in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and FINRA.

Representative Matters

• Obtained a $16 million federal jury verdict in a breach of contract dispute involving television advertising.
• Obtained a judgment, following a federal bench trial, piercing the corporate veil and imposing personal liability for more than $25 million in corporate debt.
• Obtained a $60 million jury verdict in an earn-out dispute arising from an M&A transaction.
• Obtained a Second Circuit judgment reversing a $2 million judgment for trademark infringement and declaring the competitor’s asserted mark(s) invalid based on functionality.
• Served as lead trial counsel in a fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition case that resulted in a judgment of nearly $1 million against the client’s former business partners and the rejection of all counterclaims.
• Secured a complete federal trial victory for a human rights advocate in a defamation matter.
• Obtained a complete dismissal with prejudice, in the New York County Commercial Division, of defamation and tortious interference claims brought against the firm’s client. In one of the earliest decisions awarding attorneys’ fees under the 2020 amendments to New York’s anti-SLAPP statute, the Honorable Jennifer Schecter ordered the plaintiffs to reimburse the client’s attorneys’ fees and expenses, specifically noting that “the quality of the work and the result achieved were excellent.”

Josh also maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented clients in matters involving prisoners’ rights, disability rights and employment issues.