Judge Halpern Grants Plaintiff’s Default Judgment Motion in Part in a Copyright Action In Tetra Images, LLC v. Grahall Partners, LLC, et al., No. 19-CV-05250 (PMH), 2021 WL 2809566 (S.D.N.Y. July 6, 2021), the plaintiff sought monetary damages and a permanent injunction under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 […]
The New York Law Journal recently published an article titled, “New Decision Approves Half-time Damages in Overtime Case,” by Yankwitt LLP counsel Michael Reed, whose practice includes labor and employment litigation. The article addresses a recent Fair Labor Standards Act decision by White Plains-based federal judge Kenneth M. Karas in […]
Yankwitt LLP Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt and Associate Anxhela Mile published an article in the New York Law Journal titled, “Drafting Contingency Fee Agreements for Non-Monetary Victories,” which suggests a way the monetize non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients. The article […]
Daniel Alter, Yankwitt LLP partner and former general counsel of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), recently published the article, “Another Voice: Financial services agency should embrace new missions,” in The Buffalo News. The article reflects on DFS’ mission when it was formed in 2011 and contemplates […]
Situation In a long running family business dispute, Yankwitt LLP was retained to replace another law firm with the representation of the majority shareholders in a manufacturing company, a husband and wife who had successfully managed and grown the company since taking it over more than a decade ago. The […]