Practice Areas
Litigation, Condemnation
Practice Description
Litigation; Eminent Domain, including advice under the Eminent Domain Procedure law, Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, and Urban Development Corporation Act, litigation and valuation (including significant trial work, briefs and appellate arguments)
Education
- B.A., 1995 Wellesley College (magna cum laude)
- J.D., 1998 Cornell Law School
Admissions
- 1999 New York
- 1999 U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- 2003 U.S. Supreme Court
- 2004 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Affiliations
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- American Bar Association
Illustrative Matters
- Successfully defended multiple public projects against challenges to use of eminent domain power by public benefit corporation, public authority and municipality and handled trials to determine just compensation. (No. 7 Subway/Hudson Yards, New York Times Project, rebuilding of 7 World Trade Center after September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, New York Stock Exchange Project).
- Advise public authority in connection with use of eminent domain power on several transportation-related projects.
- Drafted amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court for public benefit corporation in connection with the United States Supreme Court case, Kelo v. City of New London.
- Represent estates, galleries, and collectors in estate-related disputes.
- Represented client pro bono in connection with award from Federal September 11, 2001 Victim Compensation Fund.