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New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

Commercial and business litigation (NY federal and state). Investment disputes, legal malpractice claims, Qui tam False Claims Act litigation, consumer protection claims, class action federal and state labor law claims.

Greater New York City Area

Co-founding partner and manager of complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation departments for firm’s NY and NJ offices. Trained, mentored, and supervised associates and paralegals. Represented individuals, professionals, business entities/owners, condominium associations, contractors, developers, investors, and broker dealers. Lead counsel on jury trial involving claims for conspiracy and fraudulent transfers; co-lead counsel on bench trial involving breach of real estate contract resulting in $2.8 million judgment in client’s favor, including interest and counsel fees (affirmed on appeal and collected post-judgment); advise firm’s corporate clients in litigation and business strategy; trial preparation and trial work, including digital presentations for openings, examinations, and closings; AAA arbitration and litigation/appeals concerning arbitrability; appellate work, including arguments before Second and Eighth Circuits; evidentiary hearings and oral arguments; fact and expert depositions; and legal writing and research.PRACTICE AREAS. Complex business disputes; partner/shareholder/member litigation and derivative suits; breach of contract; fraud, fraudulent transfers and business torts; construction disputes, including defects and lien work; condominium association-owner disputes; real estate; Bernard L. Madoff investor representation, including class-actions against Madoff conspirators and litigation with SIPA Trustee; lender liability and debtor defense work; bankruptcy adversary proceedings; domestic partnership “dissolution;” contested guardianship; and first-party insurance claims.

Greater New York City Area

Trial preparation and trial work (federal and state); appellate work, including two Eighth Circuit arguments; AAA arbitration; evidentiary hearings and oral arguments; fact and expert depositions; law firm collection work; and legal writing and research. Represented individuals, financial institutions, business entities, contractors, developers, and condominiums.PRACTICE AREAS. Complex business disputes; breach of contract; fraud and business torts; RICO; real estate; lender liability and debtor defense; bankruptcy debtor and creditor work in adversary proceedings; construction disputes and mechanics’ lien work; first-party insurance claims; contested guardianship; and trusts and estates litigation.

Greater New York City Area

Jury trials (including evidentiary arguments and other daily courtroom work on four-month federal jury trial, extensive pre-trial work, including digital presentations of demonstratives, exhibits, and video-taped depositions for opening statements, witness examinations, and closing arguments); oral arguments and evidentiary hearings; mediation; AAA arbitration; depositions; and legal writing and research. Represented financial institutions, business entities, and individuals. PRACTICE AREAS. Complex business disputes; RICO; fraud and business torts; lender liability and debtor defense; federal civil rights; real estate; and securities litigation.

Greater New York City Area

AAA arbitration; oral arguments; mediations; depositions; and legal research and writing. Represented construction and fidelity bond sureties; contractors, owners, suppliers on private and public construction projects; individuals; and businesses entities and owners. PRACTICE AREAS. Construction, surety/fidelity, and general business litigation.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: BUSL Rugby Football Club, Founding Member and CaptainEdward F. Hennessy Scholar (3L GPA / Rank)

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Philosophy

Education record