Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client is a commercial developer with numerous holdings throughout the City, including many former commercial properties that it has repurposed. In this case, our client purchased two adjacent buildings in Manhattan with the intent to combine them into a new property. One of the buildings was immediately leased back to its Full Article…
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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Successfully Defeats Former Co-Op Board President’s Attempt to Enjoin Certification of Board Election Results and to Require New Election
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., secured a major victory for an incoming Cooperative Board defending against the former board president’s demands for a preliminary injunction to halt certification of election results in which she was ousted. After oral argument before the Queens County Supreme Court on the hotly contested dispute, the Court agreed with Adam Leitman Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails on Motion to Amend Complaint to Assert Federal and State Civil Rights Claims on Behalf of Real Estate Broker and Agent Against Brokerage
In an ongoing case in which Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is representing a real estate broker and agent who are pursuing claims against their former employer for civil rights law violations and unpaid commissions, the EEOC issued right-to-sue letters permitting the firm’s clients to bring claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Leads Newly Constructed Building With Complicated Case With Special Defects to Large Monetary Settlement
On a cold Spring day, we were brought in by the developer of a newly constructed condominium to meet with the recently installed board of managers. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the possibility of hiring our firm to deal with problems with the buildings. Having represented what seems like countless newly constructed buildings, I do not ever Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Motion to Dismiss Clients’ Claims for Unpaid Commissions and Civil Rights Violations in Federal Court
In a wide-ranging case involving a real estate brokerage’s failure to pay commissions owed to one broker, and the brokerage’s racial discrimination against a real estate agent, religious discrimination against the broker, and retaliation against the broker for his opposition to the racist treatment of his co-worker, the agent, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. defeated, in Full Article…
In a Shareholder Derivative Action, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Preserves Lender’s $2.9 Million Dollar Mortgage
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a title company to represent a lender in a shareholder derivative action which was commenced by a limited partner, individually and on behalf of the partnership, alleging that the general partners were using the partnership as their own personal piggy bank taking out millions of dollar in unauthorized Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats a Yellowstone Application and Obtains Sanction Against Recalcitrant Commercial Condominium Unit Owner
Although the owner of a unit in a commercial condominium was aware of the prohibition against parking on the premises, and her proprietary lease did not permit same, she parked four cars on her premises for many years. When the Board of Directors enacted new house rules reaffirming that no unit owner had parking rights, Full Article…
Avoiding Usury: Determining the Maximum Interest That Can Be Legally Charged
Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman, and Danny Ramrattan discuss the limited applicability of usury defenses. They write: “In all, this area of the law is deceptively simple and the resolution of any case will require a close examination of the intricacies of the particular matter.” New York imposes two separate rates for determining usury, a Full Article…
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