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Lee v. Golaszewski — 2d Cir. (Oct 8, 2026)

No. 25-2053 Argued October 8, 2026 Published October 9, 2026

The Second Circuit hears Dan Lee's appeal over a business venture he says his colleagues took away from him. Lee and two colleagues at Seventeen Capital explored starting a financing business with another investment firm, Hunter Point Capital. They prepared plans, met potential partners, and jointly hired lawyers, but never signed a partnership agreement. Hunter Point offered jobs to the other two men. Lee says they excluded him from a venture they had already agreed to build together. They say they accepted individual jobs and never formed a partnership with him. Lee sued for breaking the alleged partnership and violating duties owed between partners. The district court ruled for the defendants without a trial, finding insufficient proof that a partnership or joint venture existed. Lee is challenging that ruling.

Lee v. Golaszewski (No. 25-2053) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued October 8, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Second Circuit court original, Lee portion of a consecutive-case recording:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-2053.mp3
Argument date and recording — Second Circuit listing:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html
Appeal and counsel — public clerk-entry reproduction, last retrieved September 12, 2025:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/25-2053
Case background and disputed accounts — district court transfer order, November 13, 2023:https://ecf.ctd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2023cv0400-32=
Prior summary-judgment opinion — district court, July 24, 2025:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/7%3A2023cv10695/611661/91/0.pdf
Prior judgment — district court, July 24, 2025:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/7%3A2023cv10695/611661/92/0.pdf?ts=1753440023
Dylan Kletter — Brown Rudnick attorney biography:https://brownrudnick.com/people/dylan-p-kletter/
Jason Swergold — Yankwitt attorney biography:https://www.yankwitt.com/attorneys/jason-m-swergold/
Partnership definition — New York Partnership Law § 10:https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PTR/10
Partnership formation — Brodsky, publicly visible relevant opinion passage:https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/brodsky-v-stadlen-894490120
Partnerships and joint ventures — FAT Brands appellate opinion:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ca2-21-02023/pdf/USCOURTS-ca2-21-02023-0.pdf
Joint-venture definition — Cornell Legal Information Institute:https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/joint_venture

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