The government-issued shutdown has everyone, especially small businesses, managing unprecedented levels of stress. Instead of “hunkering down” and waiting for the pandemic to pass, this pause can be an opportunity to proactively improve your business practices. Over the next several weeks, Yankwitt LLP will be providing a series of articles, […]
The New York Law Journal published the article, “Controlling Litigation Costs: Automatic Trial Stays Pending Appeal of a Summary Judgment Denial,” by partners Russell Yankwitt and Dina Hamerman in the October 4, 2019, issue of the newspaper. In the article, Russell and Dina suggest a way to alleviate the strain on plaintiffs and […]
Reed served as a federal law clerk prior to practicing at Am Law 100 firm White Plains, NY (May 13, 2019) – White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP has expanded its civil litigation practice with Michael H. Reed, a former federal law clerk. Reed, who is joining the firm […]
Apr 2019
Russell Yankwitt Co chairs Record Breaking Fundraiser for the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Sold Out Event Raised More Than $550,000 White Plains, NY (April 25, 2019) Russell Yankwitt, managing partner of White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP, recently co-chaired the annual Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) Equal Access to Justice dinner that raised an unprecedented $550,000. Yankwitt also serves on […]
NOTABLE DECISIONS OF THE WESTCHESTER FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS Judge Román Denies FLSA Plaintiffs’ Motion to Dismiss Defendant’s Counterclaim for Unjust Enrichment In Franze v. Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC, 7:17-cv-03556(NSR)(JCM), 2019 WL 1244293 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 15, 219), Judge Nelson S. Román denied Plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss Defendant’s unjust enrichment […]