Lawyers often rely on forms and templates to speed up the time spent drafting legal documents. While using forms can save clients’ money and likely ensure the language used has been vetted and approved by the firm and its colleagues, it also can create a false sense of security that […]
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Contractual forum selection clauses are a must-have in any litigation-focused review. In drafting these clauses, clients are well advised to select dispute resolution forums that are both convenient and well suited for the level of complexity attendant to their contracts and business relationships. A key question to consider when deciding […]
Nov 2020
Russell Yankwitt, the founder and managing partner of Yankwitt LLP, was profiled in the feature article, Corner Office, in the 4th Quarter issue of 914 Inc. magazine. The article, titled “Top of the (Legal) Mountain,” chronicles Russell’s journey from deciding to become a lawyer while climbing the Himalayan Mountains to […]
Situation A former employee filed suit against our hospitality client alleging employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The plaintiff claimed that: 1) he resigned as a restaurant general manager after suffering racial discrimination and 2) when he attempted to rescind his […]
Situation Yankwitt LLP was retained on the eve of trial to represent five former volunteer directors of a not-for-profit senior home in an adversary proceeding arising out of the senior home’s bankruptcy. The directors had been sued in federal court on behalf of the senior home and 79 of its […]