Ari Bental is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation department, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.  He represents clients at all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling through trial and appeal.  Before joining the firm, Mr. Bental was an Associate at an international law firm in Washington, D.C., where he helped multinational corporations navigate foreign investment reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and regulatory regimes related to export controls, sanctions, and government contracts.

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2021)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Note and Comment Editor, American University Law Review
• George Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 2016)

• "DOJ Announces Guidance on White Collar Enforcement Priorities and Corporate Cooperation," Patterson Belknap White Collar Defense and Investigations Alert (May 21, 2025)

• Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Why Private Parties Have Standing to Challenge an Executive Order That Prohibits ICTS Transactions with Foreign Adversaries, 69 Am. U. L. Rev. 1883 (2020).