Board of Directors Succession

Successfully represented shareholder group in proxy fight, enabling our clients to accede to rightfully elected positions on a cooperative’s Board of Directors

Enforcement of By-Laws

Successfully represented Homeowner’s Association against breakaway component condominium division to enforce By-Laws, resulting in component condominium’s consent to amendment of By-Laws

Discrimination Complaint

Successfully defended discrimination complaint against cooperative corporation before the New York City Human Rights Commission

Sponsor Default

Successfully negotiated seven figure settlement from sponsor in action initiated with the Attorney General’s Office to repair defects due to sponsor neglect

Flip Tax

Successfully defended challenge to cooperative corporation’s duly enacted flip tax

Permissive Use
 
Successfully litigated a 30 Unit Washer/Dryer case where we persuaded the trial court to apply the Business Judgment Rule in evaluating the enactment and enforcement of a House Rule change that reversed a long history of permissive washer/dryer use resulting in judgments of possession against all non-curing shareholders and, after affirmance on appeal, a large fully compensatory legal fee award to the cooperative.