News & Results

FKB’s Andrew Jones and Jessica Serrano Goddeyne published an article on the New York State Bar Association Insurance Focus blog by USI Infinity entitled: “Attorney-Client Privilege Did Not Apply Between Lawyers at the Same Firm When One Was Party to a Case”. The full article can be found here.

Following his successful 2020-2021 year in the role, FKB’s Andrew R. Jones has been reappointed Vice Chair of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)’s Professional Liability Committee focusing on Communications.   Biographical and contact Information on the full Committee can be found here: More information on the IADC can be found here.

FKB’s Samantha Panny presented at the National Associate of Patent Practitioners’ Annual Meeting and Conference 2021. Samantha presented at the NAPP Annual Meeting and Conference on the topics of risk management and ethics in patent prosecution and practice. NAPP is a non-for-profit organization is designed to provide networking, education, collegial exchange, benefits, and a collective […]

Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP will once again participate in “Your Velocity”- Columbia University Medical Center’s fundraiser for clinical care and research at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.  To learn more about Velocity, click here: www.velocityride.org. This year’s Your Velocity will once again be socially distant- we will walk, run and ride on our own, […]

FKB’s Rachel Aghassi publishes an article on the New York State Bar Association Insurance Focus blog by USI Infinity entitled “Fortifying the Firm: How to Confront Digital Threats to the Modern Law Firm” The article can be found here.

FKB’s Andrew Kowlowitz and Daniel Butler successfully dismissed all claims against FKB’s client, a third-party defendant in a construction-site accident case, by way of a summary judgment motion.   Plaintiff, a construction worker, alleges that a chimney collapsed in the demolition phase of a construction project, and fell downward on to him from the floor above […]

FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Christopher D. Skoczen obtained the dismissal of an appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals of an Order dismissing an action against FKB’s client law firm, alleging, inter alia, fraud, civil rights violations, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The Second Circuit upheld the findings of […]

FKB’s Rachel Aghassi and Spencer Richards obtain Pre-Answer dismissal of a Complaint alleging violation of Judiciary Law § 487 filed in the Supreme Court, New York County filed by a pro se attorney against FKB’s client for allegedly asserting multiple misrepresentations during a prior litigation to enforce the terms of a note allegedly arising from […]

FKB’s Andrew R. Jones and Aaron M. Barham recently obtained dismissal of a legal malpractice lawsuit on behalf a prominent and well respected medical malpractice defense attorney.  The underlying representation arose from FKB’s client’s representation of an orthopedic surgeon in a New York Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) investigation in which the surgeon consented […]

According to Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP partners Rachel Aghassi and Andrew Jones, who focus on professional liability and legal malpractice defense, lawyers often encounter successful solicitations that are usually quite sophisticated. Aghassi says there is one simple thing lawyers can do to protect themselves: wait at least three weeks – and even as long as six weeks, for […]