| Admitted: New York; Florida; U.S. District Court Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York; Second Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Education: B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1986; J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1989 |
| Civic Activities: Director, LaChapelle Foundation for the Arts |
| Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Casualty and Insurance Defense Litigation |
| Additional Information: As a trial attorney, Mr. Paykin has tried numerous complex commercial cases, including but not limited to, fraud, dissolution, valuation, contract and errors and omissions actions. He has more than 20 reported decisions, among them: the Appellate Court’s affirmation of an award of contempt, striking Defendant’s answer and entering a judgment for Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars in our client’s favor, Sandcham Realty Corp. v. Sonnenschine, 667 N.Y.S.2d 257 (1st Dept. 1998); the dismissal of Defendant’s appeal and rejection of Defendant’s attempt to interpose an argument that federal securities violations invalidated a bond and promissory note held by a holder in due course, National Union Fire Insurance v. Pachnanda, 685 N.Y.S.2d 174 (1st Dept. 1999); the affirmation of the trial court’s order reverse-piercing the corporate veil, holding a corporation responsible for the debts of its de-facto shareholder, National Union Fire Insurance v. Bodek, 705 N.Y.S.2d 42 (1st Dept. 2000); the Southern District of New York’s dismissal Plaintiff’s claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy, Fisher v. Big Squeeze (N.Y.) Inc., 349F. Supp.2d 483 (SDNY, 2004). In addition, Mr. Paykin has numerous reported decisions relating to littoral and riparian rights. |
