Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Obtained multimillion-dollar judgment on behalf of clients in infra-family business dispute involving affiliated entities
various intercompany loans.
Obtained dismissal of hotly-contested commercial real estate claims asserted against regional health services provider.
Obtained judgment for money damages in favor of property owner against former owner who misrepresented the state of title at closing
encumbered the property with undisclosed liens.
Represented real estate owner/developer in connection with $70+ million commercial loan
related purchases of three commercial properties.
Negotiated resolution of complex dispute involving exercise of various rights of first refusal affecting multi-state drugstore franchise locations.
Obtained a ruling from the New Jersey Supreme Court that the Township of Middletown was required to reimburse clients for damages flowing from the township's acceptance of dedicated l
.
Following a 38-day trial in a complex multi-party dispute, obtained an equitable lien on behalf of four lenders against a prominent New Jersey real estate developer under the unclean h
s doctrine. The developer plaintiffs have appealed.
Obtained a judgment totaling approximately $12 million against a real estate developer, two of his sons,
their affiliated entities.
Won summary dismissal for the owner of a multimillion-dollar commercial property in Union County, N.J. amid two separate claims laid on a neighboring property that would have blocked the sale
redevelopment of the client's property. Based on arguments presented, the New Jersey Superior Court instead held that the plaintiffs lacked st
ing to challenge the redevelopment approvals granted by the municipal planning board. The court then dismissed the complaint against the client with prejudice.
Following a seven-day trial in the Southern District of New York, obtained a ruling dismissing all claims against an international diamond grading network
related individuals, in a hotly-contested trademark
unfair competition dispute. The opposing party sought damages totaling nearly $140 million, as well as draconian
sweeping permanent injunctive relief, under the Lanham Act. Ruling removed the threat of a devastating damages award
judicial injunction, as well as any liability for the opposing party's attorneys' fees.
Represented an international food company in a complex contract
trade secret dispute in federal court in New Jersey.
Represented a New York-based business brokerage firm in a complex dispute regarding the sale of a business that included the sale of real property.
Represented a developer in a complex dispute over a purchase agreement to jointly develop property on the cliffs overlooking the Hudson River in Union City, N.J.
Represented commercial l
owners in obtaining reversal
rem
of a trial court's condemnation judgment against them. The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, ruled that clients had been deprived of constitutionally adequate notice
an opportunity to be heard regarding a blight designation,
should therefore be entitled to assert the invalidity of a 1997 blight determination as a defense to the condemnation action.
Represented a 50% shareholder of a large regional telecommunications company in its business divorce.
Obtained a judgment from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a prominent commercial bank, construing
enforcing the provisions of the I.S.D.A. Master Agreement
Schedule in a dispute involving two multimillion-dollar interest rate derivatives transactions.
Rescued some 75 New Jersey lakefront community homeowners from eviction through protracted litigation in both trial
appellate courts, resulting in judicial recognition that the clients were entitled to the protections of the New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act, except for cause expressly included in the legislation.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Schafhauser prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Previous Experience: Financial Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 1987-1989
Financial Analyst, Asia-Pacific Group, Salomon Brothers, 1989-1990
