mwalfish@katskykorins.com
direct telephone number: 212-716-3207
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EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1974; Editor, Law and Policy in International Business (1973-74)
University of Michigan, A.B. 1971
BAR ADMISSION
1975, New York
AV Peer Review Rated
BIOGRAPHY
Mark Walfish has been with the firm’s litigation department since 1979.
Mark has tried complex commercial cases in state and federal courts in New York and throughout the country, and in various arbitration tribunals. He also has had a broad ranging appellate practice. Mark’s practice runs the gamut of commercial disputes. He has represented numerous real estate developers in all manner of real estate litigation and he has wide experience in litigating to conclusion or otherwise resolving employment disputes, including employment discrimination, the UCC, intellectual property (including trademark and copyright law), and business fraud and other business torts. He has also served as an arbitrator for the Commercial Arbitration Tribunal of the American Arbitration Association.
Mark has been extensively involved in the past with the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he has served as Chair of the Committee on the New York City Civil Courts, Secretary of the Arbitration Committee, member of the Committee on Discipline, and member of the Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction.
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of N.Y.
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of N.Y.
BAR AFFILIATIONS
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York State Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED CASES
Strauss v. Strategic Development Concepts, Inc., et. al., 2006 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 10 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2006)
Awarding Attorneys’ Fees and Liquidated Damages, New York Law Journal, March 28, 2000
Daley v. The Related Companies, 236 A.D.2d 340, 655 N.Y.S.2d 334 (1st Dept. 1997) (affirming judgment of lower court rendered after 13-day trial)
SCP (Bermuda), Inc. v. Bermudatel Ltd., 89 N.Y.2d 815, 659 N.Y.S.2d 856 (1997) (after client’s loss below, we were retained as new counsel and secured leave to appeal directly to the Court of Appeals, resulting in an extremely favorable settlement)
Kramer v. Miller, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 11944 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Daley v. The Related Companies, 213 A.D.2d 205, 623 N.Y.S.2d 248 (1st Dept. 1995)
National States Electric Corp. v. LFO Construction Corp., 203 A.D.2d 49, 609 N.Y.S.2d 900 (1st Dept. 1994) (we were retained after client’s loss at trial and obtained a reversal on appeal)
Summit Tax Exempt L.P. II v. Berman, et al., 1989 U.S. Dist. Lexis 8312 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)
La Delite, Ltd. v. Chipwich, Inc., 691 F. Supp. 613 (E.D.N.Y. 1988)
Friedman v. Carey Press Corporation, 117 A.D.2d 568, 498 N.Y.S.2d 839 (1st Dept. 1986)
DeLuise v. Gliedman, 65 N.Y.2d 916, 493 N.Y.S.2d 456 (1985)
Elyachar v. Gerel Corp., 583 F. Supp. 907 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)
Edelson v. Quad Systems, 1984 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17727 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)
LaScala v. D’Angelo, et al., 104 A.D.2d 930, 480 N.Y.S.2d 546 (2d Dept. 1984)
Mindoro Realty, Inc. v. 425 West End Avenue Co., 86 A.D.2d 585, 446 N.Y.S.2d 316 (1st Dept. 1982)
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