LAWYER PROFILE
Yehudah Buchweitz

Yehudah Buchweitz

USA 2026

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USA

Practice Areas

Yehudah Buchweitz represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex disputes and counseling engagements, including breach of contract, antitrust, fraud, real estate, bankruptcy, consumer class action, First Amendment, “business divorce,” and right of publicity/copyright matters. He regularly litigates in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts and in international and domestic commercial arbitrations. His litigation and consulting practice focuses on three main industries: media & entertainment (including sports), life sciences, and private investment. Key clients include Paramount (including its CBS Broadcasting, CBS Sports, CBS Television Stations, and Showtime subsidiaries), Simon & Schuster, Sanofi (including Sanofi Pasteur), Providence Equity Partners (including its portfolio companies), Providence Strategic Growth (including its portfolio companies), Advent International (including its portfolio companies), RTI Surgical, Greater Sum Ventures, Galderma SA, and Brookfield Asset Management. He is also a prominent religious liberty civil rights lawyer, and maintains an active pro bono practice.

Personal

Brandeis University (BA, summa cum laude); Fordham University School of Law (JD).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Yehudah Buchweitz earns impressive reviews from clients for his work in major antitrust class actions, shareholder disputes and various other civil claims.

Strengths

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  • Yehudah is exceptional. He is a mastermind and has extremely strong commercial acumen.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Yehudah is smart, practical and helpful.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Yehudah demonstrates high sophistication and knowledge in every area and detail of a case he takes on.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Yehudah is very knowledgeable and incredibly constructive.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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California

California: Northern

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Florida

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