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Becky is a commercial litigator representing clients in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration/mediation forums in New York. Her practice focuses on complex commercial disputes in areas including member and shareholder disputes, contract disputes, business and real property valuation, and general business torts. She represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including commercial and residential real estate (brokers, owners), the arts (writers, artists, photographers, agents), hospitality (owners/investors of hotels, restaurants, airport lounges), medical practices, and financial services, among others.

This week’s post concerns a decision out of the Delaware Chancery Court, in which the Court was tasked with determining whether the absolute litigation privilege bars the exercise of a contractual repurchase option triggered by claimed disparaging statements made in prior litigation.
Continue Reading Freedom (But with Consequences): In Delaware, Absolute Litigation Privilege Inapplicable to Nullify Contractual Non-Disparagement Repurchase Trigger

This week’s New York Business Divorce post features a Delaware Chancery Court post-trial decision of first impression discussing the extent of an Estate’s exercise of member rights for a “proper purpose” in a case involving the Goldman real estate empire.
Continue Reading When It Talks Like a Member, Walks Like a Member, Acts Like a Member… But Isn’t a Member: First Impression Chancery Decision Rules on Estate’s Exercise of Member Rights “For Proper Purpose”

This week’s New York Business Divorce post features a decision after valuation trial nine-years in the making, determining the fair value of a 50% interest in two family-owned real estate holding companies

Continue Reading Fair Value Decision Caps Decade-Long Dispute Over Family-Owned Real Estate Holding Companies

This week’s New York Business Divorce showcases how courts reign in aggrieved limited partners whose demands stray from the plain terms of the limited partnership agreement
Continue Reading You Get What You Get, and You Don’t Get Upset: First Department Boots Limited Partner’s Claims Based on Plain Terms of Limited Partnership Agreement