• Successfully commenced and tried fraudulent conveyance action before the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York on behalf of estate against family members and was also victorious on the appeal.
• Successfully prosecuted three week jury trial before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of re-biller of long distance telephone services against what was then one of the largest telephone communication companies in the world.
• On behalf of Austrian and German concentration camp and slave labor victims of the Holocaust, commenced a special proceeding against attorneys who recovered up to $40 million in legal fees representing those victims, requesting that those monies be returned to the victims.
• In a decision that has obtained national prominence, successfully had the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismiss a multimillion dollar shareholder litigation against a publicly traded company and its investment banker.
• Successfully defeated motion to certify a class before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey brought by shareholders which sued the company, its officers and directors, accountants and investment banker on various federal securities law claims in connection with an IPO.
• Successfully convinced class of shareholders to dismiss claim against investment banking firm in multimillion dollar class action: In Re: United States Office Products.
• Successfully tried, before a Justice of the Supreme Court, County of New York, a contractual dispute between public company and alleged contractual parties.
• On behalf of former employees and start up internet marketing company, successfully defended against action seeking to prohibit employees and their company from competing with internationally recognized media conglomerate.
• On behalf of two partnerships, successfully recovered approximately $1,000,000 on a loan against accounting firm for debtor company that filed for bankruptcy.
• Successfully defended two week jury trial before the Supreme Court, State of New York, County of New York, brought by former employer of career training center for, among other things, violation of a covenant not to compete, raiding and pirating of intellectual property.
• Successfully represented one of the largest clothing/jean manufacturers, distributors, importers, wholesalers and retailers in dispute against another large clothing company regarding intellectual property rights, contractual breaches, disputes within the Board of Directors and other torts.
• Represented four of eight members of the Board of Directors in dispute that created deadlocked Board and compelled the creation of a ninth member of the Board to resolve all issues through litigation and appeal.

• Successfully defended Ponzi scheme defendant who was indicted in Detroit, Michigan for promoting and selling a super high interest loan to individuals and entities throughout the United States.
• Successfully defended individual indicted with securities, wire and mail fraud in connection with an allegedly illicits boiler room operation.
• Successfully represented celebrities in various felony and misdemeanor indictments involving alleged misappropriation of monies.
• Successfully represented accountant for popular television show who allegedly failed to properly account to the network.
• Successfully represented adults in child molestation/endangering the welfare of a minor cases.

Because the employer/employee relationship is the most common relationship in the workplace, employment litigation is the most frequent type of dispute in business. The Firm has successfully represented hundreds of individuals and entities — employers and employees alike — in all types of litigation, some of which include.

• representing employers and employees in discrimination disputes including age, sex, race, ethnicity, sexual preference and pregnancy litigation, including individual and class action disputes.
• representing employees and employers in disputes involving non-competition, non-solicitation and restrictive covenant disputes in federal and state court trials.
• representing employers in their attempt to collect monies owed by former employees, including commencing and defending litigation and trying cases involving the recovery of forgivable loans, commissions allegedly due and owing, and other forms of monetary disputes.
• representing employers and employees in labor law disputes, particularly litigation involving the alleged violation of state statutory employment statutes.
• representing employers and employees in a myriad of post employment contractual disputes.

• Successfully represented major record label in federal court litigation commenced against multi-platinum rap artist for his failure to pay millions of dollars in licensing and other fees to the label.
  
• Successfully represented major record label in action against various companies including but not limited to karaoke, clock, video licensing and retail store businesses for copyright infringement before the United States District Court in New York based on allegations that the companies were using dozens of songs without authorization.
  
• Successfully represented artists, from multi-platinum to new artists, in claims against record labels over the non-payment of royalties.
  
• Successfully represented agencies in disputes with recording artists over the payment of fees for certain international appearances
  
• Successfully represented multi-platinum recording artists group in an action against a major metropolitan site where they performed for failure to pay all amounts due for performance.
  
• Successfully represented major record label in dispute over lost negatives of the “B-52s” which include the negative of the photograph of the band’s “Greatest Hits” album cover.
  
• Successfully defended an eight day jury trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, on behalf of an art graduate school relating to the loss, destruction and wrongful copying of valuable sculptures and other pieces of fine art.
• Successfully dismissed litigation brought by promoter against hip-hop band and its artists.
• Successfully resolved dispute over videotaping of celebrity wedding: Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta Jones v. Martinez.
• Successfully tried matter before a jury in the New York State Supreme Court involving rap artist P. Diddy (f/k/a Puff Daddy) and “Shine,” his bodyguard: Steinmetz.
• Represented major movie production company in litigation involving major motion picture.
• Represented major movie production company in dispute over the rights to profits from all creative works that evolved from the movie “Mash,” including “Trapper John, M.D.,” “After Mash” and related works.
• Victorious on a motion to dismiss claim brought by recording studio against movie/ Broadway production company: Unplugged Management Group v. The Lion King Production Company.
• Represented major record label in successfully dismissing action by independent record label.
• Represented film production company in connection with real estate dispute.
• Represented record production company in real estate litigation.

The real estate practice is very diverse at the Firm. Not only do we handle cutting edge and sophisticated commercial and residential buy/sell and leasing transactions, but we are often called upon to represent various parties in real estate disputes, ranging from fights over brokerage commissions to multimillion dollar litigation involving shopping plazas and commercial and industrial buildings. The firm also handles disputes between partners, joint ventures and businesses in connection with real estate holdings. Some of the successes include:

• representation of real estate brokers and brokerage houses over commission disputes.
• representation of major strip mall owners in commercial disputes with anchor tenants.
• prosecuted plaintiffs in disputes with sponsors over the return of deposits to purchase properties.
• representation of residential, commercial and industrial buyers and sellers in purchase/sale of failed real estate transactions.
• representation of partners, shareholders and joint ventures in connection with ownership of and dissolution of real estate.
• representation of major strip mall owners in commercial disputes with anchor tenants.
• prosecuted plaintiffs in disputes with sponsors over the return of deposits to purchase properties.
• representation of residential, commercial and industrial buyers and sellers in purchase/sale of failed real estate transactions.
• representation of partners, shareholders and joint venture in connection with ownership of and dissolution of real estate.

• The Firm has successfully defeated the SEC in federal court actions across the country where it sought to freeze assets, seek an injunction and appoint a receiver over individuals, public corporations, members of boards of directors and senior officers of those public companies.
• The Firm has successfully battled numerous disputes by or on behalf of investment banks, venture capital firms and hedge funds.
• The Firm has arbitrated hundreds of matters throughout the courts on behalf of brokerage firms, investment bankers and private equity firms and has ever successfully been obtaining legal fees on several occasions in actions brought sought by investors against financial institutions.
• The Firm has successfully won or settled significant claims against major brokerage houses on behalf of customers.
• The Firm has been extremely successful in its representation of brokerage firms in litigations against former officers/employees for employment related issues.
• On behalf of brokerage firms, the Firm has obtained numerous restraining orders, injunctions and significant monetary damages in actions against former brokers.
• Successfully defended enforcement actions brought by self-regulatory organizations against broker-dealers and registered representatives. Have also successfuly had brokers re-admitted to the business after being statutorily disqualified under the rules of the NASD, NYSE and SEC.