January 5, 2015
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Jennifer A. Lofaro has become a member of the firm.
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Jennifer A. Lofaro has become a member of the firm. Her practice focuses on Commercial Finance and Real Estate and she advises and represents regional and national institutional lenders and developers, as well as individual and corporate borrowers, in residential and commercial real estate transactions. Ms. Lofaro received her J.D. from Pace...Read MoreJanuary 2, 2015
Bleakley Platt Announces New Partner
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Janet B. Linn has become a member of the firm in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups. Her practice focuses on patent, trademark and trade secret litigation and counseling. She has extensive trial and litigation experience in jurisdictions throughout the United States in a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals,...Read MoreDecember 4, 2014
Bleakley Platt Partner Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America
Bleakley Platt is honored to announce that Frances M. Pantaleo has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of Elder Law. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5...Read MoreNovember 4, 2014
Change in Law Imposes New Requirements for Residential Leases in New York
An amendment to New York State’s Real Property Law, effective December 3, 2014, imposes new requirements for all residential leases, whether currently in existence or which take effect thereafter. The amendment adds a new section, Section 231-a, which imposes the following requirements. First, all leases for residential premises must include a disclosure statement regarding the existence (or...Read MoreOctober 4, 2014
11 Bleakley Platt Attorneys Named 2014 New York Super Lawyers
Each year, Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, identifies no more than five percent of the lawyers in New York State as “Super Lawyers” – “outstanding lawyers” who have attained a “high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” The selection process includes independent research and peer evaluations. The publication recently announced that 11 Bleakley Platt...Read MoreJuly 4, 2014
Bleakley Platt Announces New Partner
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Christopher C. Palermo has become a member of the firm, in the litigation practice group. His practice focuses on matters involving contractual disputes, unfair competition and consumer protection claims, product liability, real estate litigation, common law fraud and False Claims Act matters. He has represented corporate clients in jurisdictions...Read MoreApril 1, 2014
Appellate Division First Department Affirms Surrogate’s Court Decision in Favor of BPS Clients and Rejects Estate Executor’s Claim of Undue Influence as to Turnover of the Renowned “Pyramid of Hope” and “Butterfly of Peace” Diamond Collections
On April 1, 2014, the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed a Bronx County Surrogate’s Court decision dismissing the claims against Bleakley Platt & Schmidt’s clients, Alan Bronstein and Aurora Gems, Inc. David Gould, the Executor of Harry Rodman’s Estate, sought to set aside Rodman’s transfer of his fifty percent interest in Aurora Gems, Inc., to his stepson, Alan...Read MoreApril 1, 2014
Appellate Division, 2d Department, Unanimously Affirms Dismissal of Fraud Claims Against BPS Client
By unanimous Decision and Order dated March 19, 2014, the Appellate Division affirmed the Order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Loehr, .J) entered on June 5, 2012, which granted the oral motion of the defendant Marlene Magarelli, executor of the estate of Isaac G. Sargiss, and the separate oral motion of the defendants Julius Sargiss, brother of Isaac, and Panrad Automotive...Read MoreJanuary 1, 2014
Bleakley Platt Announces New Partner
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Frances M. Pantaleo has become a member of the firm, handling a broad range of matters with a particular emphasis in the areas of elder law, estate planning, drafting wills and trusts, probate and administration of estates, guardianship proceedings, and the drafting and administration of supplemental needs trusts. Ms. Pantaleo is the Chair of the...Read MoreSeptember 4, 2013
Bleakley Platt Attorneys Recognized as 2013 New York “Super Lawyers”
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that eight of its Partners have been recognized by New York “Super Lawyers” 2013 as among the top attorneys in the New York-Metropolitan Area in their respective areas of concentration. “Super Lawyers” is a listing of outstanding lawyers that evaluates each candidate based on peer recognition and professional achievement; verdicts and...Read MoreSeptember 4, 2013
BPS Partner, Joe DeGiuseppe, Selected as “2013 Top Rated Lawyer” in Both “Labor & Employment” and “Immigration Law”
We are pleased to announce that BPS Partner Joe DeGiuseppe, who is the head of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, has been selected by Martindale-Hubbell™ and the American Lawyer Media as a “2013 Top Rated Lawyer” in both “Labor & Employment” and “Immigration Law.” Mr. DeGiuseppe also has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell™, the highest...Read MoreJune 4, 2013