Lawyers often rely on forms and templates to speed up the time spent drafting legal documents. While using forms can save clients’ money and likely ensure the language used has been vetted and approved by the firm and its colleagues, it also can create a false sense of security that […]
Contractual forum selection clauses are a must-have in any litigation-focused review. In drafting these clauses, clients are well advised to select dispute resolution forums that are both convenient and well suited for the level of complexity attendant to their contracts and business relationships. A key question to consider when deciding […]
Nov 2020
Russell Yankwitt, the founder and managing partner of Yankwitt LLP, was profiled in the feature article, Corner Office, in the 4th Quarter issue of 914 Inc. magazine. The article, titled “Top of the (Legal) Mountain,” chronicles Russell’s journey from deciding to become a lawyer while climbing the Himalayan Mountains to […]
Nov 2020
WHITE PLAINS, NY (November 5, 2020) – White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP is pleased to announce the firm has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” Metropolitan Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation. Earlier this year, Russell Yankwitt, the firm’s founder and managing […]
Nov 2020
Alter becomes firm’s fifth former AUSA partner White Plains, NY (November 1, 2020) – Yankwitt LLP, an elite trial and litigation law firm based in White Plains, New York, announced today that Daniel Alter has joined the firm as partner. Alter, a former assistant U.S. attorney (AUSA) in the Southern […]