Schneider v. Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein, L. L. C.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Huff, J.), entered November 20, 1998, which denied plaintiff’s motion to disqualify defendants-attorneys in a pending arbitration proceeding involving claimed breaches of fiduciary duty by and against present and former members of a law firm, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The writing plaintiff signed constituted a clear and effective waiver of any right he might otherwise have had to claim the conflict of interest he now asserts (see, Yasuda Trust & Banking Co. v 250 Church Assocs., 206 AD2d 259). Moreover, we agree with the IAS Court that,…