French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir famously remarked “[t]here is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” That maxim is particularly resonant in the intense world of real estate disputes, especially when a condominium or coop’s board of managers engages in obstructionist behavior that, if not swiftly addressed, can quickly decimate a high-value sale. A recent engagement handled by Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s senior litigation team demonstrates how the firm’s ability to deploy Full Article…
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About Adam Leitman Bailey
Actively at the helm of the law firm he built from scratch, Adam Leitman Bailey, Esq. practices residential and commercial real estate law. Among New York’s most successful and prominent real estate attorneys, Mr. Bailey is one of two attorneys from a law firm with less than 30 attorneys that has been ranked in Chambers & Partners, honored with a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Preeminent rating, rated by Best Lawyers for himself and his law firm, and selected by Super Lawyers as one of New York’s “Top 100” attorneys, a list that included only five real estate law firms’ attorneys that year.
One New York State Judge wrote that Adam Leitman Bailey “was the best trial lawyer I saw in my nine years as a Judge in New York City” while another stated that he had known Bailey for fifteen years and “that he is a brilliant lawyer and innovative who always worked zealously on behalf of his clients.” The Commercial Observer named him as one of New York’s Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys. Real Estate Weekly recognized him as “one of the most respected commercial real estate attorneys in not only New York City, but arguably the country.”
The New York Times referred to his legal strategy and legislation proposed in one case as “novel,” in addition to remarking on another case in which “Adam Leitman Bailey fought on…grinding through excruciating detail and obscure Perry Mason moments.” After Mr. Bailey’s firm used a forgotten statute to prevail in a landmark case, the Wall Street Journal quoted a prominent New York developer’s attorney who called the holding a “game changer” affecting real estate nationwide. Dateline NBC referred to Mr. Bailey as “aggressive, tenacious and smart” in asking him to share his negotiating secrets on its nationally syndicated television program. Mr. Bailey’s advocacy has prevailed in numerous important trials and cases before various courts and trial venues, including Housing, Civil, and New York State Supreme and Federal Courts, as well as various New York Appellate tribunals.
Adam Leitman Bailey has successfully defended a number of leading title companies and lenders in the nation and prevailed in numerous trials and settlements involving commercial and residential building owners, tenants, real estate developers, real estate brokerages, insurance companies and cooperative and condominium boards. In addition, Mr. Bailey has favorably represented a number of tenant and homeowner associations as well as commercial and residential tenants, garnering millions of dollars in compensation and rent abatements for these associations and individuals. For clients facing landlords who leave buildings in disrepair, Mr. Bailey has an unusually successful track record of getting those residential towers, apartments, and stores repaired and all services restored.
Adam Leitman Bailey has also applied his expertise in closing various real estate deals and commercial leases. He has been named to the Board of Editors for Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy and has a regular real estate column in the New York Law Journal. Bailey’s lease-drafting skills received national attention when BlumbergExcelsior, the nation’s leading form distributor, responsible for over 70 percent of the residential leases signed in the United States, tapped Bailey to draft a new set of residential and office leases for purchase nationwide. BlumbergExcelsior’s principal remarked that Bailey’s lease drafting skills were “remarkable.”
His success as cooperative and condominium general counsel earned Adam Leitman Bailey recognition in “Who’s Who in Real Estate” by Habitat Magazine. Mr. Bailey authored his first book, Finding the Uncommon Deal: A Top New York Lawyer Explains How to Buy a Home for the Lowest Possible Price (Wiley, 2011). This guide through the purchasing process for first-time home buyers became a New York Times bestseller and is available for purchase worldwide. Mr. Bailey has also been elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), where he serves on the Insurance and Title Insurance committees, and is a former member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA).
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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Settlement Negotiations Save NYC Owner Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Rent Overcharge Class Action Case
Since the surge of tenant class action rent overcharge cases began circa 2017, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., has defended a number of the targeted NYC owners of buildings who participated in the J-51 tax exemption and abatement program and did not, for one reason or another, immediately re-regulate units after the 2009 Court of Appeals Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Achieves Favorable Settlement of Construction Defects Claims Against a Sponsor
Plaintiff, a unit owner at a Queens County condominium, brought an action against the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s managing agent, asserting the following causes of action against the Sponsor, relating to the allegedly defective construction of the Plaintiff’s unit: (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of warranty; (3) breach of the NYC noise code; and Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Order to Show Cause Seeking to Stay Housing Court Eviction Proceeding
The clients – an elderly mother and her middle-aged son – came to Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. in a very precarious and complicated situation. They were in the midst of a contentious family dispute related to the decade-long ownership of the clients’ property in Brooklyn. The clients, who are the mother and half-brother of the Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Revives Judgment Resulting in Clients Recovering Over $2.5 Million from Former Friend
In a friendship gone bad, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by clients (“Plaintiffs”) who had a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale (“JFS”) that was over five years old. The Plaintiffs were not traditional lenders but rather were assigned the JFS and the underlying loan when their former friend (“Defendant”) requested a gigantic favor from Full Article…
FHA Loans
Multiple clients have recently inquired about FHA Loans. FHA loans are mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration of our government, and may be used to finance a primary residence. Homebuyers, especially first time, may explore this type of mortgage when they do not qualify for a conventional mortgage. FHA loans can be helpful in Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Massively Reduces Alteration Fee Penalties Totaling Over 1 Million Dollars for Central Park West Apartments
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client, a co-op owner of two adjoining luxury apartments facing Central Park West, undertook a major renovation nearly four years ago, and is only now being completed. The alteration rules of this co-op are very stringent, and in particular the Alteration Agreement imposed very stiff fines for late completion. Furthermore, the longer the completion delay, the faster pace Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Affirms an Unusual Ruling Issued by The Supreme Court
In a matter where taking too aggressive a position can backfire, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. obtained an affirmance before the Appellate Division of an order of the trial court, which stayed the prosecution of a plenary action a landlord brought against its tenant, pending the resolution of the holdover proceeding the landlord had previously commenced. Full Article…
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