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DIRECTORS
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HAROLD M. HOFFMAN



Born: New York, NY, May 23, 1953

Admissions

New York Bar; New Jersey Bar; United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Seventh Circuits; United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois [Chicago]

 

Practice Area

Complex Commercial Litigation, International Litigation. 

 

Office Locations

New York
New Jersey
Florida

 

Reported Decisions

Methode Electronics v. Adam Technologies371 F.3d 923, 7th Cir.(Ill.), Jun 14, 2004 -- Applicability of Rule 11 Sanctions for Attorney Misconduct

Rosenfeld v. Zerneck, 4 Misc.3d 193, 776 N.Y.S.2d 458, (New York Supreme Court)  May 04, 2004 -- Can New York real estate be sold by e-mail

Kent Park Realty v. Lasertone Corp., 3 Misc.3d 28, 779 N.Y.S.2d 324, (N.Y.Sup.App.Term) Mar 26, 2004 -- effectiveness of predicate notice in commercial real estate eviction proceedings

Ronbet 366 LLC v. Tobias, 309 A.D.2d 602, 766 N.Y.S.2d 834 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept.) Oct 16, 2003 -- Unilateral mistake in preparation of personal guarantee

Morgenthow & Latham v. Bank of New York, 305 A.D.2d 74, 760 N.Y.S.2d 438, 2003 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept.)  May 20, 2003 -- Reasonable reliance upon bank misrepresentations

United States of America v. 1993 Bentley Coupe, 986 F. Supp. 893 (D.N.J. 1998) -- inter-relationship of federal drug-trafficking forfeiture statutes and state real property law

Manchester Fund v. First American Title Insurance Co., 332 N.J.Super. 336, 753 A.2d 740, (N.J.Super) Oct 22, 1999 -- insured's reasonable expectations in title insurance policy

Manchester Fund Ltd. v. Reynoso, A-1678-97T3 (N.J.Super) December 28, 1998 -- interpretation of tax lien foreclosure statutes

Interlink Metals and Chemicals Inc. v. Kazdan, 222 A.D.2d 55 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept.) 1996, Methodes of serving process abroad under Hague Convention

Press

USA TODAY: Russian bank clients sue BoNY Depositors claim New York bank knew about fraud. By James Kim Fri., Oct. 8, 1999

MOSCOW NEWS: Who get the aces and the kings? By Emily TOPOL, March 2000

BLOOMBERG: Bank of New York Suit Over Inkombank May Go Forward, Judge SaysBy David Voreacos, New York, Jan. 16, 2002


 
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ARLI ON CAPITOL HILL

ARLI Director, Emanuel Zeltser, addresses the House Banking Committee at the hearing on the Bank of New York Russian Organized Crime and Money Laundering Matters 

 

 

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