Attorneys serve their clients as advisors, counselors, advocates – and agents: The client, as principal, is authorized to direct the actions of the attorney, as agent, in accordance with representation. A recent Second Department decision examines the scope of that agency relationship in the context of a third-party claim that […]
Yankwitt LLP successfully defended a nonprofit organization and several associated individuals in a case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York involving claims of defamation and tortious interference with business relations. Yankwitt LLP moved to dismiss the defamation claim on the grounds that the allegedly defamatory […]
Partner Dina Hamerman’s promotion to Executive Director was featured in the Law.com “How I Made It” column. The Q&A titled “How I Made Executive Director: Don’t Say No to Nonbillable Work” highlights Dina’s career, promotion, and influences, as well as advice she would give to associates whose goal is to […]
WHITE PLAINS, NY (November 3, 2022) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms in Commercial Litigation, White Plains Metropolitan Tier 1. Firms included in the 2023 Edition of U.S. News – Best […]
Yankwitt LLP, acting as independent counsel to the defendant in a negligence action arising from an automobile accident, prevailed on a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ punitive damages claim. The defendant, who was insured and represented by insurance counsel, retained Yankwitt LLP to serve as shadow/advisory counsel, a role we […]