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| | Address | | 120 Broadway, 17th Floor | | New York, New York 10271 | | (New York Co.) | | | |
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| Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate Law and Litigation, Landlord and Tenant Law, Purchase and Sale of Real Property, Condominium and Cooperative Law, Commercial Leasing, Lender Law, Mortgage, Finance, Banks and Banking, Bank Loans, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Property Law, Commercial Real Estate, Small Businesses, Business Law and Litigation, Foreclosures, Corporate Law, Fire Department and Building Violations, Rent Control, Complex Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions, and Title Litigation. | | Year Established: 2000 | | Firm Size: 15 | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
| | Adam Leitman Bailey (Member) born Bayside, New York, April 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., with honors, 1992); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Named: "Executive of the Month" and "One of New York's Best Real Estate Attorneys," by the New York Real Estate Journal, February, 2005; One of 223 Real Estate Attorneys chosen in New York Metro area; Contributer, Insider's Best Commercial Leases Clauses (Vendome Group, LLC, 2007); "Profile of the Week: Bailey Setting Out to Change Landscape of Real Estate Law," Real Estate Weekly, July, 2006. Listed: "Super Lawyer," Law and Politics Magazine, 2007; Interviewed for: "Use Get-Tough Lease Clause to Discourage Chronic Late Rent Payments," Commercial Lease Law Insider, August, 2005; "Use Employee Log to Help Win Nonprimary Residence Case," Apartment Law Insider, December, 2004; "Q & A: Co-ops, Condos And Mail Slots," The New York Times, May 30, 2004; "Repair the Fine Print First," The New York Times, January 8, 2004. Author: "Right of First Refusal: In Pursuit of an Effective, Litigation-Proof Proviso," New York Law Journal, May 10, 2006; "Self-Help Evictions: The Neglected Commercial Remedy," New York Law Journal, August 10, 2005; "New Construction: What You Need to Know," New York Living, June 2003; "New Home Warranty: An Open Question Seeking an Answer," New York Law Journal, November 10, 2004; "Are Buyers of New Condos and Co-ops Subject to Caveat Emptor," New York Law Journal, September 6, 2002; "Discrimination: How Tenant Complaints Can Derail Evictions," Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter, May 2000; "Commercial Property, Landlords May Entirely Eliminate Leasing," New York Law Journal, April 13, 2005; "Tenant Protection," New York Law Journal, August 30, 2006. Member, Board of Editors, Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy. Drafted: Residential and Office Leases Agreement for Blumberg Excelsior Forms, April, 2008. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Committee). Reported Cases: Rivas v. McDonnell et al., 308 A.D.2d 572, 764 N.Y.S.2d 870 (2d Dept. 2003); Million Gold Realty Co. v. S.E. & K. Corp., 4 A.D.3d 196, 772 N.Y.S.2d 271 (1st Dept. 2004); Sinenksy v. Rokowsky, 22 A.D.3d 563, 802 N.Y.S.2d 491 (2d Dept. 2005; Priel v. Heby, 4 Misc. 3d 1011A, 791 N.Y.S.2d 873 (Sup. Ct., New York County); Jonathan W. Burke Realty Co. v. Alliance 77 LLC, NYLJ, Oct. 22, 2003, at 22, col 1 (Sup. Ct., New York County, Shafer, J.); 230; Equity v. Kahn, 7 Misc. 3d 1009A, (NY County 2003); Choi v. Nicholas, NYLJ, Jul 9, 2003, at 23, col 3; Million Gold Realty Co., Inc. v. S.E. & K. Corp., NYLJ, Mar. 31, 2003, at 21, col. 2 (Sup. Ct., New York County, Moskowitz, J.); New York Ave. Car Wash, LLC v Aqua Car Wash & Detailing, Inc. 22 A.D.3d 729, 804 N.Y.S.2d 382 (2d Dept 2005); Cabrini Terrace Joint Terrace v. O'Brien, 18 Misc.3d 1145 (2008); 542 East 14th Street LLC v. Lee, 2007 WL 4571088 (N.Y.Sup.App.Term), 2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 27540. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Residential Real Estate; Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Business Litigation; Real Property; Condominium Law; Cooperative Housing Law; Real Estate Closings; Purchase and Sale of Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Foreclosures; Complex Litigation; SRO Law and Litigation; Corporate Law; Property Law; Rent Control; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Mortgage Finance Law; Representation of Lending Institutions; Title Litigation. Email: Adam Leitman Bailey | | John M. Desiderio (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 10, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1973, U.S. Customs Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Fordham University (A.B., 1963); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1966); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1969). Author: "Private Treble Damage Antitrust Actions: An Outline of Fundamental Principles," 48 Brooklyn Law Review 409, 1982. Co-Author: "Are Buyers of New Condos and Co-ops Subject to Caveat Emptor?" New York Law Journal, September 6, 2002; "New Home Warrenty--An Open Question Seeking an Answer," New York Law Journal, November 10, 2004; "Commercial Property, Landlords May Entirely Eliminate Leasing," New York Law Journal, April 13, 2005; "Self-Help Evictions, The Neglected Commercial Remedy," New York Law Journal, August 10, 2005. Assistant Attorney General, New York State, 1969-1980. Chief, Anti-Monopolies Bureau, New York State Department of Law, 1972-1980. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Committee, 1987-1989); New York County Lawyers' Association (Chair, Committee on Trade Regulation, 2000-2003); New York State (Chairman, Committee on New York State Antitrust Law, Antitrust Section, 1986-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law, Economics Committee; Litigation, Antitrust, Business Torts and Intellectual Property Litigation Committees) Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army Intelligence, 1966-1968]. Reported Cases: Nutritional Health Alliance v. Food and Drug Administration, 318 F3d 92 (2d Cir. 2003); Anthony Gangi v. Solgar Co., Inc., 267 AD2d 350, 699 NYS2d 922 (2d Dept. 1999); Allegheny Pharmacal Corporation, et al v. Parbel of Florida, Inc., 226 A.D. 2d 104, 640 N.Y.S. 2d 507 (1st Dept. 1996); Shulron, Inc. v. Optel Corporation, et al 698 F. Supp. 61 (D.N.J. 1988); Frank Saltz & Sons, Inc. v. Hart Schaffner & Marx, 1985-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 66, 768 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Food, Drug and Cosmetics Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Unfair Competition; Trademarks; Copyrights; Advertising and Marketing; Civil RICO; Securities Fraud; Complex Litigation; Title Litigation. | | Colin E. Kaufman (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1968); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Author: Trial of a Negligence Case in New York, Lorman. Co-Author: Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner, Lorman. Trial Practice CLE Lecturer, Lorman Educational Services, 2003—. Instructor in Law, N.Y.S. Bureau of Municipal Police Training School, 1980-1983. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, N.Y.S. Division of Criminal Justice Services, 1986-1987. In-Service Training Instructor, N.Y.S. Special Prosecutor's Office for Corruption, 1974-1978. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Westchester County Supreme Court, 1989-1995. Member, U.S. Army Military Police, 1969-1970. Senior Special Investigator, Office of the N.Y.S. Special Prosecutor for Corruption, 1972-1978. Assistant District Attorney, Chief General Trial Bureau, Westchester County District Attorney's Office, 1978-1987. Member: Legislative Committee, N.Y.S. District Attorneys Association, 1986-1987; National College of District Attorneys Career Prosecutor Course, 1984. Former Chair, Westchester County Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1989-1990. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Garay v. National Grange Mutual Insurance Co., 117 Fed. Appx. 785 (2d Cir. 2004); Murphy v. Sawmill Construction Corp., 17 A.D. 3d 422, 792 N.Y.S. 2d 616 (2d Dept. 2005); Poughkeepsie Chevrolet, Inc. v. Jeff Weaver's 96 Hour Super Sale, Inc., 8 A.D., 3d 575, 779 N.Y.S. 2d 512 (2d Dept. 2004) Mulhern v. Chai Management, 309 A.D. 2d 995, 765 N.Y.S. 2d 694 (3d Dept. 2003); Marquise Collection, Inc. v. M.A.S. Textiles Corp., 239 A.D. 2d 470, 657 N.Y.S. 2d 207 (2d Dept. 1997); Cippolone v. City of White Plains, 181 A.D. 2d 887, 581 N.Y.S. 2d 421 (2d Dept. 1992). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Title Litigation. | | Guy Arad (Member) born December 22; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1998, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1992); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Property; Condominium Law; Cooperative Association Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Leasing; Office Leasing; Commercial Mortgages; Secured Finance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Business Sales; Commercial Foreclosure; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Lender Law; Bank Foreclosures. | | Dov Treiman (Member) born Glen Cove, New York, October 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1977); St. John's University (J.D., 1980). New York State Court System Accredited Continuing Legal Education Instructor. Principal Landlord-Tenant Consultant, New York Times. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. | | Richard J. Wechter (Member) born Queens, New York, September 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1995, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1979). Assistant District Attorney (Supervising Senior Attorney), Kings County, 1979-1986. Formerly with Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. Member, Board of Directors and President of a 234-unit condominium association. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: Mr. Wechter's reported appellate cases include Babalola v. Crystal Chemicals, Inc., 258 A.D. 2d 367, 685 N.Y.S. 2d 679 (1st Dept.1999); Mercer v. New York Property, 247 A.D. 2d 450, 668 N.Y.S. 2d 664 (2d Dept. 1998); St. Irene Chrisovalantou Greek Orthodox Monastery v. Cigna Ins. Co., 226 A.D. 2d 624, 641 N.Y.S. 2d 352 (2d Dept. 1996); 145 Kisco Ave. Corp. v. Dufner Enterprises, 198 A.D. 2d 482, 604 N.Y.S. 2d 963 (2d Dept.1993) Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Title Litigation; Condominium and Cooperative Representation and Litigation. | | —————————— | | Christopher Halligan (Associate) born New York, N.Y., November 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and New Jersey. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., 1993). Member: Brooklyn Housing Bar Association. Reported Cases: Borg v. Santos, 17 Misc. 3d 1104A (NY City Civil Court, 2007). Practice Areas: Landlord and Tenant Law. | | Jessica L. Scherer (Associate) born Waltham, Massachusetts, February 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., English and American Literature, 2000); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Title and Commercial Litigation. | | Carolyn Rualo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and New York. Education: Villanova University (B.S., College of Commerce and Finance, 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2002). Gamma Phi. | | Pete Reid (Associate) born Glasgow, Scotland, August 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Edinburgh School of Law (LL.B. Hons., 1997); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: American Association for Justice, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Scottish Bar Association of New York (President). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Title Litigation. | | Jackie Halpern (Associate) born Jericho, New York, May 30, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: Boston University (B.S., 2003); New York Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation. | | Katherine Kokkosis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 2000); St. John's University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Real Property; Condominium Law; Cooperative Housing Law; Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate; Mortgage Finance. | | Tracy C. Linn (Associate) born May 5, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2002); Villanova University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Insurance Defense. | | OF COUNSEL | | Leonard H. Ritz (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, October 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: Attended Princeton University; New York University (Diploma in Construction Management, 1987); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Alexander Fellow. Staff Member, Cardozo Law Review, 1994-1996. Adjunct Professor of Law, Legal Writing Program, Cardozo School of Law, 2002-Present. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Buying and Selling a Home; Commercial Leasing; Condominium Law; Cooperative Housing Law; Construction Law. | | William J. Geller (Of Counsel) born Queens, New York, June 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Economics, 1989; B.A.S., 1989); Fordham University Law School (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate. |
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