Law360 sat down with Yankwitt LLP Founder and Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt and the firm’s newest partner, former SDNY Deputy Chief of the White Plains Division Jason Swergold, for the 4-1-1 on the firm and what makes it a place where four former AUSAs want to work. In the Q&A, […]
In an article published today in the New York Law Journal, Yankwitt LLP employment attorney Michael Reed examines a recent decision in the Southern District of New York that considers whether an employer’s damages demand constitutes retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) or the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). […]
Yankwitt LLP Partner Ben Allee and Associate Connor Hilbie successfully opposed a motion to vacate a Contempt Order at an evidentiary hearing in the Northern District of New York in Syracuse, securing attorneys’ fees and costs from a witness who failed to respond to a subpoena in connection with a […]
White Plains, NY (September 6, 2023) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has hired former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) and Am Law 100 litigator Jason Swergold as a partner. Swergold is an accomplished trial attorney who represents clients in criminal and regulatory defense matters, […]
Russell Yankwitt, Dina Hamerman, Benjamin Allee and Michael Reed were selected for Commercial Litigation WHITE PLAINS, New York (August 17, 2023) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has announced that four attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. Managing Partner Russell […]