Matter of Field v. BDO USA, LLP

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara R. Kapnick, J.), entered July 22, 2013, which dismissed the petition to vacate the arbitration award, dated July 17, 2012, and order, same court (Saliann Scarpulla, J.), entered November 25, 2014, which denied petitioner’s motion to renew the petition, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

With respect to the renewal order, petitioner Field has failed to meet his heavy burden of establishing that the arbitration award should be vacated on the basis of fraud (Imgest Fin. Establishment v Shearson Lehman Hutton, 172 AD2d 291, 291 [1st Dept 1991]). Such…