Kevin Fritz is a Partner in MSS’s Commercial Litigation and Crisis Management Groups.
His commercial litigation practice encompasses a wide range of business-related disputes, including breach of contract, loan defaults and guarantor liability, misappropriation of assets, breach of fiduciary duty, internal partnership and shareholder disputes, and corporate dissolution. Mr. Fritz has extensive experience in real estate litigation, such as commercial foreclosure proceedings, partition actions, foreclosure of mechanics’ liens, broker fee disputes, and defaults under purchase and sale agreements. As part of his litigation practice, Mr. Fritz has obtained, in emergency settings, temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, attachments, and other forms of expedited relief.
Mr. Fritz’s astute skills also enable him to excellently support the Crisis Management Group. He has quickly and successfully prosecuted many delicate matters, including the defamation, extortion, and invasion of privacy of the firm’s high-profile clients, both through the court system and without the need for judicial intervention. Mr. Fritz and his colleagues are recognized as one of the premier crisis management teams in the country.
EDUCATION
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. J.D.
University of Michigan. B.A.
ADMISSIONS
State of New York
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Before joining MSS in 2008, Mr. Fritz was an Associate at Storch Amini & Munves PC, where his practice concentrated on commercial and bankruptcy litigation. From 2003 to 2005, he served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Sandra J. Feuerstein of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to his clerkship, Mr. Fritz was associated with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
MSS Litigation Partners Mitch Schuster and Kevin Fritz represented NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin, III. vs. sports agent Ben Dogra in federal court in Missouri, who was seeking to enforce an oral marketing agreement between CAA Sports and Mr. Griffin, which was terminable at will, and which was terminated by Mr. Griffin in 2014. Mr. Dogra alleged, as the purported assignee of CAA Sports’ rights under the agreement, that he was entitled to approximately $700,000 in commissions on endorsement fees Mr. Griffin received from 2014 through 2016. Upon MSS’s motion, the Court determined that California’s two-year statute of limitations applied to the claims, and not Missouri’s five-year statute of limitations, as Mr. Dogra contended. MSS successfully demonstrated the meritless nature of Mr. Dogra’s contention that Mr. Griffin was equitably estopped from asserting a statute of limitations defense. The Court ruled that Mr. Dogra’s claims were time-barred and granted Mr. Griffin summary judgment.
Representation of a world-renowned restaurant chain in litigation pertaining to the attempted UCC sale of its assets.
Representation of a major real estate developer in fight for control of trophy office building in Manhattan.
Representation of a majority investor in litigation concerning Miami Beach real estate joint venture.
Representation of trust beneficiaries in Surrogate’s Court litigation against trustees involving improper use of decedent’s funds.
Representation of guarantors of mezzanine loan that financed the purchase of one of the tallest buildings in the country in litigation with the lender.
Representation of an insurance company in action against consultant who embezzled substantial sums earmarked for the acquisition of another insurer.
Representation of residential unit owners of luxury condominium in dispute pertaining to operation of commercial unit.
Representation of a Hong Kong garment manufacturer in dispute with local distributor.
HONORS
New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2013 – Present
