It is my great pleasure to share with you some of Levin-Epstein & Associates’ achievements in 2017.

The firm’s litigation achievements in the past year include:

• a six-figure award following a three-day trial before the American Arbitration Association in a breach of contract action concerning a Chief Executive Officer’s termination “without cause”;
• the recognition and domestication of a $5 million Israeli judgment in the New York Supreme Court on summary judgment within 6 months of the date of retention;
• the obtainment of a $2.5 million allowed claim in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court; and
• the successful representation of management (i.e., defendants) in the settlement of “wage-and-hour” lawsuits in Federal Court for nuisance value.

This past year, I was selected for inclusion in the 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers List as a “Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney,” a distinction awarded to only 2.5 percent of lawyers practicing in the New York metro area.

The firm’s international judgment enforcement practice received special recognition from the New York County Lawyers’ Association. In 2017, I conducted a legal training seminar under the auspices of the Foreign and International Law Committee of the New York County Lawyers’ Association.

The firm also chairs a subcommittee on Labor & Employment litigation for the New York City Bar Association’s Hospitality Committee, which is the NYCBA’s largest committee.

I hope that you continue to refer clients to us and continue to be part of our success. You know me, you know my experience, and you know the quality of my work. I would be most grateful to be retained in these areas, among others:

• litigation before trial or appellate courts or administrative bodies, especially matters involving real estate, partnership disputes, and creditors’ rights;
• litigation avoidance – the crucial effort to negotiate agreements to resolve disputes before they cross the threshold of the courthouse; domestic and international arbitration and mediations;
• domestic and international arbitration and mediations;
• bankruptcy litigation and creditors’ rights work, including avoidance actions, preference actions, discharge and dischargeability actions;
• employment litigation in all aspects of employment law, including issues involving restrictive covenants and trade secrets, wage-and-hour issues, Fair Labor Standards Act issues, and breach of contract issues;
• business divorce litigation, including contested stock valuations, derivative actions and other disputes between owners of closely held business corporations;
• counseling and strategic planning that defy easy categorization, requiring a deep understanding of the pertinent legal issues and also of the business (and sometimes personal) considerations that must be taken into account to reach a favorable outcome; and
• representing investors, restauranteurs, restaurant management companies, and chefs in New York City’s hospitality sector.