Shareholder
Tel:
212.822.2293
Fax:
212.880.8965
Michael S. Simon’s practice emphasizes representing real estate management companies, owners of office and retail buildings, financial institutions, co-op and condominium boards, and tenants involved in both commercial and residential disputes. He represents management companies and owners of real property in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Delaware, and Texas where he is involved in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases. He also has wide ranging experience in mortgage and lien foreclosures and other commercial disputes. Michael has extensive experience in all of the courts and has litigated the interpretation of escalation clauses, termination rights, use clauses, assignment and sublet provisions, default clauses, fair market rent provisions, buy-out disputes, and other significant lease interpretation issues.
Business Disputes
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City of New York v. Verizon New York, Inc., Court of Appeals of New York, 4 N.Y.3d 255, 2005
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America's Best Family Showplace Corp. v. New York Dep't. of Bldgs., United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 536 F.Supp. 170, March 3, 1982
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600 Partners Co. v. Berger, Appellate Division, First Department, 260 A.D.2d 227, 1999
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Fannie Mae v. Roth, Appellate Division, Second Department, 240 A.D.2d 466, 1997
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Spinale v. 10 W.66th St. Corp., Appellate Division, First Department, 232 A.D.2d 317, 1996
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South Ferry Bldg. Co. v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, 142 Misc.2d 54, 1988
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Kwitny v. McGuire, Supreme Court of New York, Special Term, New York County, 102 Misc. 2d 124, 422 N.Y.S.2d 867, 1979
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Who's Who in America, Listed
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Who's Who in American Law, Listed
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Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in the East, Listed
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Tax Court
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New York State Bar Association, Member
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Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Civil Courts, Past Member, 2003-2005
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The Florida Bar, Member
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New York City Law Department, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1979-1982
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Abramson Brothers, Inc.
Commerce Bank
George Comfort & Sons, Inc.
GVA Williams
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1979
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1976
Florida
New York