The old adage, “if you have lemons, make lemonade” could not be more appropriate for 2020. Though we are in no way minimizing the trials and tribulations this pandemic has caused, we should give ourselves permission to celebrate the victories of this past year. So, as we usher out 2020, […]
Yankwitt LLP favorably settled a breach of contract matter on behalf of a foreign company that retained Yankwitt LLP to appeal a significant judgment entered against it in federal court in the Southern District of New York. Shortly after Yankwitt LLP commenced the appeal, the parties were ordered to participate […]
Yankwitt LLP successfully quashed a New Jersey subpoena arising out of a divorce action venued in Westchester County Supreme Court on behalf of the wife who was represented by a prominent Westchester County-based matrimonial lawyer. The husband was seeking to depose his wife’s elderly parents claiming his wife was using […]
Yankwitt LLP represented a prominent small business in severance negotiations with a long-term employee who was terminated due to a subpar performance. The negotiations were complicated by the fact that the employee lived on the client’s property and would need to vacate the premises during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using both […]
New York state practitioners often view motions for default judgment against non-appearing defendants as a slam dunk. After all, the Second Department standard for granting default judgment is extremely liberal – a “defaulting defendant admits all traversable allegations in the complaint, including the basic issue of liability, and [] the […]