FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Newark, NJ and New York, NY – Fishkin Lucks LLP is pleased to announce that David Cohen has joined the Firm as a partner.
Cohen is a trial lawyer with substantial experience representing and counseling businesses in a variety of industries, including insurance, real estate, construction, food service, manufacturing and design, and financial services. He has litigated and tried lawsuits in state and federal courts around the country, as well as before administrative agencies. Cohen has also served on national trial teams, as national coordinating counsel, and as regional counsel in a variety of litigations.
“We cannot be more pleased to add a lawyer of Dave’s stature and ability,” said Andy Fishkin. “Steve and I have known Dave personally and professionally for more than 10 years. He is a wonderfully talented litigator who will add greater depth and expertise to our practice. In turn, Dave’s clients will greatly benefit from the Firm’s ability to provide a unique combination of ‘big-law’ experience, expertise and creative problem solving at a reduced cost through our lower overhead platform. Dave is a perfect addition to the partnership and reflects the Firm’s continued commitment to smart growth.”
Cohen joins Fishkin Lucks from an Am Law 100 firm where he was a litigation partner for more than 8 years. Cohen received his B.A. from Rutgers University and his J.D. (cum laude) from the University of Miami. He is admitted in state and federal courts in New York, New Jersey and Illinois, as well as various circuit courts of appeal and the United States Supreme Court.
Fishkin Lucks is designed to deliver results exceeding expectations in a changed landscape for legal services. Out of its initial two offices in Newark (NJ) and New York City, the Firm delivers unparalleled litigation and risk management services in a client-centric, result-oriented manner that stresses efficient, cost-effective solutions. Through their 30-years combined experience in an Am Law 100 firm representing Fortune 500 and middle-market companies in matters ranging from significant “one-off” litigations to large inventories of cases around the country, the Firm’s co-founders understand the realities of clients’ changed demands. They formed their new firm to respond to those demands by offering “big-law” expertise and talent, in a lower overhead environment with sensible cost-controls. And, they are committed to offering that expertise and talent without losing sight of one “old school” principle by which they have always been guided: every new engagement presents opportunities to build or strengthen relationships and the Firm’s reward will always be its clients’ next matter or referral.
Fishkin Lucks prevailed today in the Supreme Court of New York (New York County) (Coin, J.). The Court granted the Firm’s motion to dismiss all claims alleging that our client wrongfully terminated the agency agreement of its former servicing agent in Latin America. The Court agreed that the agency agreement was terminable at will and had been terminated in strict accordance with its required notice provision.
Fishkin Lucks prevailed today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma when, following months of contentious litigation that included the exchange of hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, dozens of depositions around the country and thousands of pages of experts’ reports relating to multi-million dollar design and construction defect claims, all causes of action against our client were voluntarily discontinued with prejudice. The case arose from the design and construction of a large hospital and acute care facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Fishkin Lucks is pleased to announce that, Steven Lucks was named a 2012 “Rising Star” in the area of Civil Litigation by NJ Super Lawyers®, a magazine and rating service for the legal community. Super Lawyers® bestows the “Rising Star” designation upon “the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state” who are 40 years old or younger. The selection process is a multi-phased, rigorous combination of peer nomination and review by an attorney-led research team. Lawyers throughout the State nominated Steve based on their first-hand observations of him in the courtroom, including as opposing counsel and co-counsel. Less than 2.5 percent of lawyers under the age of 40 are selected for this prestigious honor.
Fishkin Lucks is pleased to announce that its co-founders have been admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Our admission to the Pennsylvania bar was a natural evolution of the increased regionalization of our practices and driven by Firm clients’ demand for our services in Pennsylvania,” said Steven Lucks. “We have been handling matters in Pennsylvania for some time through pro hac vice admissions; becoming members of the bar was really just another opportunity for our Firm to become a more valued service provider.” Steven and Andy Fishkin are also admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey and in various circuit courts of appeals, and regularly represent clients in other jurisdictions through pro hac vice admissions.
Fishkin Lucks secured today a second voluntary dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), terminating with prejudice by operation of law plaintiff’s action against our clients, a multinational insurance corporation and one of its subsidiaries. Plaintiff initially brought suit in this matter in the Supreme Court of New York (New York County), claiming $6M of damages arising from her purchase of life policies. Following removal, we secured an initial Rule 41(a) dismissal, only to see plaintiff reinstate the action against our clients several months later. Upon reinstatement, and after briefing for the Court why the action was barred under the doctrines of res judicata and settlement and release (by virtue of a final order and judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky approving a settlement of claims brought by a nationwide class that included the plaintiff), plaintiff dismissed her claims a second time under Rule 41(a), which constituted a dismissal with prejudice on the merits.
