Colucci & Umans v. 1 Mark, Inc.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Lowe, III, J.), entered April 26, 1995, which, insofar as appealed from, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint as against the corporate defendant, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In an action to recover a legal fee in connection with plaintiffs representation of defendants in a Federal court action in New York, a basis for jurisdiction over the out-of-State corporate defendant exists by reason of its retention of plaintiff law firm to represent it in a New York proceeding, its participation in that proceeding by way of numerous…