Wintermute clerked for the Hon. Gretchen Walsh of the Westchester County Supreme Court, Commercial Division & Environmental Claims Part White Plains, NY (September 12, 2022) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has expanded its ranks again with the hiring of Ryan Wintermute as an associate. […]
Russell Yankwitt, Dina Hamerman and Benjamin Allee were selected for Commercial Litigation WHITE PLAINS, NY (August 18, 2022) – White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP is thrilled to announce that three partners have been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Managing Partner Russell […]
One of the most common disputes we encounter as commercial litigators is the business divorce. This occurs when shareholders of a closely held corporation, – often family members, suffer a total relationship breakdown and can no longer own a business together. In these cases, one potential avenue of relief is […]
Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules provides the framework for judicial challenges to decisions made by public officials and bodies. When these bodies act as both decisionmaker and contractual counterparty, a harmed individual may bring a hybrid proceeding that asserts claims both under Article 78 […]
Yankwitt LLP successfully moved for summary judgment resulting in the dismissal of all claims against its restaurant client in a federal discrimination action. The plaintiff alleged that she was asked to leave the restaurant after dining at her table for more than three hours and that this request constituted race […]