Russell M. Yankwitt

Russell Yankwitt, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, has extensive litigation experience in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. He has brought and defended commercial disputes of all types, including contract disputes, employment litigation, shareholder lawsuits, premises liability defense, and partnership disputes. Through the first half of 2015, Russell led a team of defense attorneys in winning a two‑week federal jury trial involving a multi-million‑dollar breach of contract claim, won a state court arbitration, and has provided counsel to other members of the firm in complex litigations in Westchester and throughout New York and New Jersey.

Russell Yankwitt, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, has extensive litigation experience in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. He has brought and defended commercial disputes of all types, including contract disputes, employment litigation, shareholder lawsuits, premises liability defense, and partnership disputes. Through the first half of 2015, Russell led a team of defense attorneys in winning a two‑week federal jury trial involving a multi-million‑dollar breach of contract claim, won a state court arbitration, and has provided counsel to other members of the firm in complex litigations in Westchester and throughout New York and New Jersey.