Legal Opinion

Sokolow, Dunaud, Mercadier & Carreras LLP v. Lacher

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 17, 2002PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Gonzalez, J.

This action arose out of a failed merger between two law firms. The primary dispute on appeal is whether the IAS court properly declared plaintiff law firm the sole tenant of a valuable leasehold that was originally owned by defendant law firm and was intended to be the offices of the newly merged firm. Plaintiff Sokolow, Dunaud, Mercadier & Carreras LLP (SDMC) is a New York limited liability partnership operating as a law firm in New York City. SDMC is affiliated with a French law firm bearing the same name. Defendant Michael A. Lacher is a New York attorney…

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