Representative Engagements

Bankruptcy

In July 2009, as a result of litigation prosecuted by the Firm, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York published its decision in In re Probulk, Inc., 407 B.R. 56 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009), in which the Court granted the Firm's motion for a preliminary injunction against two foreign insurers enjoining their attempts to cancel insurance coverage based upon the Debtors' bankruptcy filing.

In June 2009, the Firm was retained as general counsel to investigate a a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme perpetrated by the media dubbed "Long Island Ponzi Princess" involving certain janitorial supply companies and a real estate investment company.

In March 2009, the Firm was retained as general counsel to the Trustee of Marc Dreir's bankruptcy case. Marc Dreir was an affluent New York City attorney who engaged in a $700 million Ponzi scheme. The Firm has been the driving force in liquidating his real estate holdings in excess of $20 Million Dollars, his personal property and various business interests.

On December 24, 2008, the Firm filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition for reorganization on behalf of Quality Lineals, LLC, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

On September 23, 2008, the Firm filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, at Central Islip on behalf of New Rochelle Telephone Corp. This debtor listed assets and liabilities ranging between $1 million to $10 million.

The Firm prevailed at a fraudulent conveyance trial on behalf of a Chapter 7 trustee, obtaining a judgment exceeding $78,000.00, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, at Central Islip.

Through dispostive motions, the Firm obtained judgments against the wives of two debtors for more than $1.5 million dollars in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, at Brooklyn.

On behalf of an individual creditor, the Firm obtained a denial of the debtor's discharge before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, at Central Islip.

On behalf of a Chapter 7 trustee, the Firm resolved certain fraudulent conveyance claims relating to Brooklyn real property, resulting in the recovery of more than $500,000.00 for the benefit of creditors of a bankruptcy estate.

The Firm recovered and administered several million dollars in assets on behalf of the Chapter 7 trustee of bankruptcy estate of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.

One of the partners of the Firm was appointed as the liquidating agent for Allied Devices Corporation, d/b/a Adco Devices Co., Stroba Manufacturing Co., Absolute Precision Co., Astro Instrument Co., Kay Pneumatics, and King Valve, by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Construction Litigation

The Firm was recently awarded partial summary judgment in favor of a general contractor and its surety in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, at Brooklyn.

Trial Practice

The Firm was granted partial summary judgment dismissing claims against our clients in which the plaintiffs had asserted that a partnership existed between them in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk.

By motion, the Firm obtained an order of the Court extending the time in which its client could answer and defend a foreclosure proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau.

The Firm obtained an injunction against the enforcement of judgment erroneously procured in two actions and prevented the foreclosing banks from obtaining summary judgment before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester.