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 […]
Russell Yankwitt, Yankwitt LLP Managing Partner, recently appeared on the Beyond the Panel podcast, which takes a deep dive into topics discussed during the Business Council of Westchester’s Talent Tuesday series. Russell was a panelist for the BCW Home vs. Office roundtable discussion, where four business owners discussed their work […]
In February 2019, New York State enacted the Child Victim’s Act (the “CVA”), which, inter alia, opened a one-year window reviving civil actions based on certain criminal sexual offenses against minors for which the statute of limitations had already run. The “window” period was thereafter extended for an additional year. The purpose […]