Yankwitt LLP successfully resolved a dispute at mediation on behalf of its insurance industry client, inking a settlement in which our client paid only pennies on the dollar. The plaintiffs in the case owned an office building that faced construction delays as a result of the pandemic. They alleged fraudulent […]
Russell M. Yankwitt named to the Top 25 Attorneys in Westchester and Top 100 in New York WHITE PLAINS, NY (September 22, 2023) –Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, is proud to announce that nine of its attorneys have been named to the 2023 New […]
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 […]