NEWS & PRESS
- Law360 reportsopens PDF file on Elman Freiberg’s Second Circuit victory on behalf of its national law-firm client affirming SDNY Judge Lewis Liman’s grant of post-discovery summary judgment dismissing $8-million malpractice claim brought in connection with formation of joint venture with electric-vehicle manufacturer. Original victory at SDNY reported in Law360 on March 18, 2021opens PDF file .
- Elman Freiberg remarkably obtained a 100% recovery of the portion of a multi-million-dollar Italian estate that was misappropriated by a family heir in New York. (See related NY Post Article.) After the eldest of three adult children refused to distribute his siblings’ share of the estate from his New York bank account, as he had agreed, we filed a complaint and attachment motion against him in the Supreme Court of New York County. We obtained a temporary restraint of his bank account that enabled to us to achieve a complete and very early victory for our clients.
- Jay Freiberg quoted in Law 360opens PDF file and The Legal Intelligenceropens PDF file regarding Elman Freiberg’s victory over whether the administrators of a $660 million trust can shield their communications with their attorneys from disclosure to the trust’s beneficiaries. The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in favor of Elman Freiberg’s client that there can be a “fiduciary exception” to privilege under state law. Reported in Law360.comopens PDF file on May 23, 2022 and The Legal Intelligenceropens PDF file on May 24, 2022.
- Read Jay Freiberg’s and Hillary Frommer’s latest articleopens PDF file for Trusts & Estates Magazine titled “The Probate Exception – We’re Not Just in State Court Anymore.”
- Read Jay Freiberg’s and David Barres’ latest articleopens PDF file for Trusts & Estates Magazine titled “Litigating an Undue Influence Case.”
- Benjamin Litman quoted in Law 360opens PDF file regarding whether potential plaintiffs alleging sexual harassment against former Governor Cuomo might be able to access assets in trust he created for his daughters. Reported in Law360, September 22, 2021.opens PDF file
- Read Jay Freiberg’s and Benjamin Litman’s latest articleopens PDF file for Trusts & Estates Magazine titled “When an In Terrorem Hits the Interstate.”
- Elman Freiberg obtains complete dismissal of plaintiff’s $100-million-plus malpractice claim against the Firm’s AmLaw 200 client in connection with a failed $1.3-billion merger. Reported in New York Law Journal on March 5, 2021opens PDF file .
- In a groundbreaking decision, Elman Freiberg convinces Second Circuit to unanimously vacate the district court’s earlier decision denying the Firm’s motion on behalf of its publicly traded technology client to impose “inherent powers of the court” sanctions on the plaintiff. Reported in the New York Law Journal on March 17, 2021opens PDF file .
- Jay Freiberg quoted in Law 360 regarding lawsuit that Elman Freiberg filed seeking over $300,000,000 against trustees for breach of fiduciary duty. Reported in Law360.com on April 28, 2020.
- Elman Freiberg represents widowopens PDF file in multi-jurisdiction estate dispute with decedent’s children from a prior marriage. Reported in New York Post 10/5/2019
- Elman Freiberg obtains unanimous reversal from Appellate Division overturning lower court order, resulting in complete dismissal of $7.5 million malpractice counterclaimopens PDF file asserted against global law firm. Reported in New York Law Journal 4/8/2019.opens PDF file
- Read Jay Freiberg’s latest articleopens PDF file for the New York State Bar Association titled “What Do I Say When a Client Asks Me to Serve as a Trustee?”opens PDF file
- Jay Freiberg quoted in The Real Dealopens PDF file regarding lawsuit that Elman Freiberg filed seeking $50,000,000 for breach of fiduciary duty against well-known real estate developer.opens PDF file
- While representing Viacom founder, Sumner Redstone, in a dispute regarding the ownership of a co-operative apartment at the Carlyle Hotelopens PDF file , Howard Elman defeats a motion to compel a mental exam. (Howard ultimately obtained total victory for Mr. Redstone in the dispute.) Reported in the New York Post on 8/10/2017.opens PDF file