Benjamin P. Argyle

Representative Matters

• Prosecuted, as lead trial counsel, a multi-party construction arbitration that resulted in a 94% reduction in contractor's claims and an apology to the client from the contractor on the witness stand
• Served as trial lawyer in a confidential arbitration proceeding to exercise Venable client’s put right, and obtained an arbitration award in excess of $450 million
• Represented a shipping logistics company in an arbitration with claims regarding a vendor's failed software development

Commercial Disputes

• Secured a nearly $30 million judgment on an unpaid promissory note, affirmed on appeal (International Fin. Grp. v. Hambrecht, 162 N.Y.S.3d 725 (1st Dep't 2022))
• Successfully represented Ideanomics Inc. in obtaining a judgment by confession for $16.3 million after bringing a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint on a defaulted promissory note (Ideanomics, Inc. v. Silk EV Cayman LP, 651668/2022 and 652937/2022 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Comm. Div. 2022))
• Successfully defended a state agency against breach of contract and tort claims brought by a disaster recovery vendor (ProSource Technologies, LLC v. Housing Trust Fund Corp., No. 5972-14, 2015 WL 5797028 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Comm. Div. Oct. 2, 2015))
• Defeated an emergency injunction and secured complete dismissal of the entire action for a prominent equipment rental company in connection with a government bid protest

Insurance

• Represented a maritime parts manufacturer in a "historical lost policy" insurance archaeology coverage dispute seeking coverage for 60+-year-old asbestos claims

Trade Secrets

• Served as lead plaintiff’s counsel to a preeminent third-party hotel management company in a successful action against its former president for theft of competitive business information and knowing participation in breach of fiduciary duty
• Served as lead defense counsel to a mobile device manufacturer for alleged theft of mobile antenna designs

Shareholder and Governance Disputes

• Provided strategic advice to a public company in its securities law proceedings arising out of multi-year proxy contests
• Directed multi-state litigation strategy to successfully fend off a hostile takeover attempt by a public company’s largest shareholder

Antitrust

• Represents a major technology company regularly targeted as a third-party witness in FTC merger investigations
• Defending a major producer of poultry products against putative antitrust class action, opt-out, and attorney general lawsuits in multiple venues, alleging illegal price-fixing conspiracies in the poultry industry
• Part of a cross-office litigation team that represented generic pharmaceutical companies against multidistrict antitrust class action lawsuits alleging price-fixing claims under the Sherman Act

Nonprofits

• Obtained dismissal of all claims, and secured sanctions against party bringing them, on behalf of a religious corporation client
• Won a motion to dismiss contract claims and successfully canceled a notice of pendency on behalf of the Archdiocese of New York (Ace Fire Door Corp. v. Construction Contractors of NY, St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, et al., No. 806709/2021 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Bronx Cnty. Comm. Div. Apr. 5, 2023))

Education

• J.D. magna cum laude Brooklyn Law School 2014
• B.A. Syracuse University 2006

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

• The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2021 – 2025

Pro Bono

• Maintains an active pro bono practice representing asylum applicants fleeing sexual-orientation persecution