Real Estate Litigation

Experience in:

• Complex real estate partnership litigation, including prosecution and defense of claims of breach of fiduciary duty and mismanagement, accountings and forensic investigations.
• Commercial office and retail space lease litigation.
• Forceful specific performance lawsuits to compel sellers to close title to real property.
• Effective commercial eviction proceedings in New York City Landlord Tenant Court.
• Title insurance litigation.
• Adverse possession.
• Boundary line disputes.
• Recovery of stolen funds from real estate management companies.
• Representation of shareholders in residential co-op buildings against management and sponsors for fraud, mismanagement and control over board of directors.
• Defense of tax lien foreclosures by New York City and other county governments.
• Active recovery of fraudulently conveyed real estate.
• Construction litigation between general contractors, subcontractors and owners.
• Mechanics' lien proceedings and foreclosures.