New York, New York, United States
I am a general commercial litigator representing clients in federal and state courts throughout the country. I have experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of disputes, including breach of contract, professional malpractice, employment disputes, shareholder derivative suits, bankruptcy litigation, partnership disputes, securities litigation, construction litigation, insurance coverage disputes, estate disputes, commercial and residential foreclosure actions and a variety of real estate litigation. I also have experiencing representing companies and individuals in investigations conducted by the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and state attorney general offices.
Specializing in general commercial litigation across a variety of industries. Current representative matters include: --Representing a national lending company in dozens of commercial foreclosure actions in the New York metropolitan area; --Representing a real estate developer in professional malpractice litigation against structural engineers in connection with the faulty design of a residential apartment building; --Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the In re Zurich Holdings, Ltd. bankruptcy proceedings; --Representing numerous borrowers in residential mortgage foreclosure actions and related disputes in actions pending throughout the New York metropolitan area; --Representing the owners of an apartment in Manhattan in an action alleging strict liability and negligence against a hotel and contractors who caused damage to the apartment in connection with the construction of an adjoining hotel; --Representing an individual in connection with an $80 million estate dispute pending in Nassau County Surrogate's Court involving a dispute over a claimed ownership interest in certain Mexican companies; --Representing a creditor in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding in an adversary proceeding seeking to preclude discharge of the creditor's debt and priority for the creditor's debt in the bankruptcy proceeding; --Representing a telecommunications company in an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York alleging breach of contract and related causes of action; --Outside general counsel to a consulting company servicing the banking and financial industries, including advising the company regarding all general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, contract and employment-related matters.
Specializing in internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense matters and general commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Representative matters include: --Representation of a multinational corporation in Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations; --Representation of national law firm in federal action brought on behalf of a former client alleging professional malpractice; --Representation of a national law firm in dispute with primary and excess insurers over professional liability insurance coverage; --Representation of Fortune 500 company in federal securities litigation arising out of the company's role in issuing credit ratings on residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations; --Representation of international bank in federal grand jury investigation; --Representation of bank official in investigation of alleged violations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control regulations; --Representation of multinational corporation in Securities and Exchange Commission stock options backdating investigation; --Representation of Chief Operating Officer of Fortune 500 company in Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation.
Served as a law clerk to a federal magistrate judge drafting opinions and orders and assisting the judge oversee a broad range of civil and criminal matters, including cases involving claims of employment discrimination, federal civil rights violations, breach of contract and state law negligence.