DAVID S. TANNENBAUM Partner

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●	Representation of bankrupt major international law firm in obtaining an order disallowing the entire $85 million proof of claim against it for legal malpractice.
●	Cumberland Farms, Inc. and ConocoPhillips Company v. Rian Realty, LTD. – Obtained summary judgment on behalf of plaintiffs (two major oil companies) in a dispute arising from the assignment of a commercial lease which the defendant/landlord contended was made in violation of the lease. (2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30878 (E.D.N.Y. 2007))
●	Leung v. Law – Obtained dismissal of plaintiff’s RICO claims against client for lack of standing to sue. (387 F. Supp. 2d 105 (E.D.N.Y. 2005))
●	Successfully defended a national accounting firm against millions of dollars of claims stemming from charges of malpractice in auditing a publicly-held insurance company.
●	ICN v. Khan - Successfully represented defendant in an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which vacated an order granting a preliminary injunction preventing defendant from proceeding with a consent solicitation to replace board of directors. (2 F.3d 484 (2d Cir. 1993))
●	County of Suffolk v. LILCO - Represented former officers and directors of the Long Island Lighting Company in a RICO action brought by Suffolk County. After a two-month trial and a partial plaintiffs’ verdict, the Court granted clients’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. An ensuing settlement was affirmed by the Second Circuit. (907 F.2d 1295 (2d Cir. 1990))
●	Apple Bancorp v. Stahl - Represented Stanley Stahl in Delaware State and Federal Court in his successful effort to obtain control of Apple Bancorp.
●	Jerome R. McDougal v. Apple Bancorp - Represented Apple Bancorp in an action brought by its former chairman and chief executive officer who was attempting to enforce a golden parachute agreement. The action was settled after a two month bench trial and a favorable decision by the trial court. (Supreme Court, New York County)
●	Counsel to a California bank in several litigations arising out of warehouse loans that the bank made to an entity that was supposed to provide mortgages to homeowners but failed to do so. Among the several successes we were able to achieve for the client were (i) obtaining an order of attachment of certain funds held in a local bank; and (ii) obtaining a favorable settlement for the client against a local bank to recover part of the funds advanced by our client.