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Biography
TL Popejoy is Of Counsel to the firm and practices out of our New York office. He focuses on antitrust, whistleblower, derivative, and securities litigation involving complex financial products.
Mr. Popejoy joined the firm in 2020.
Prior to joining KM, Mr. Popejoy practiced as an attorney at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP and a startup litigation boutique, where he worked on high-profile cases involving complex financial products in large antitrust class actions, contract disputes, and numerous FINRA and SEC investigations. He has also represented pro bono low-income tenants in New York City, as well as New York City public school students in suspension hearings.
Before law school, Mr. Popejoy was a Director in algorithmic trading at Credit Suisse and RBC Capital Markets. He is co-inventor of a patent with the founders of the IEX stock exchange that protects institutional investors from high frequency trading arbitrage, and he has argued successfully before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Popejoy is the author of The Invention of Potential Life: The Police Power over Women in Reproductive Rights Jurisprudence, a law review article published during Mr. Popejoy’s time in law school by the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, a review founded by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. See 37 Women's Rights Law Reporter 83 (Fall 2015).
Prior to joining KM, Mr. Popejoy practiced as an attorney at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP and a startup litigation boutique, where he worked on high-profile cases involving complex financial products in large antitrust class actions, contract disputes, and numerous FINRA and SEC investigations. He has also represented pro bono low-income tenants in New York City, as well as New York City public school students in suspension hearings.
Before law school, Mr. Popejoy was a Director in algorithmic trading at Credit Suisse and RBC Capital Markets. He is co-inventor of a patent with the founders of the IEX stock exchange that protects institutional investors from high frequency trading arbitrage, and he has argued successfully before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Popejoy is the author of The Invention of Potential Life: The Police Power over Women in Reproductive Rights Jurisprudence, a law review article published during Mr. Popejoy’s time in law school by the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, a review founded by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. See 37 Women's Rights Law Reporter 83 (Fall 2015).
- Amherst College (B.A. summa cum laude)
- Johns Hopkins University (M.A., Ph.D.)
- City University of New York School of Law (J.D.)
- New York State Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021-2023
Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, American Antitrust Institute
The Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico award for outstanding service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients
Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, American Antitrust Institute
The Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico award for outstanding service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients
Mr. Popejoy is a member of the Aviation Lawyers Association (formerly the International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association) and is an instrument-rated pilot. His cybersecurity background includes a CISSP certification (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and computer security architecture.