Dani Schwartz
Dani Schwartz is a results-oriented litigator noted for crafting creative strategies and solutions to address challenging legal problems. His practice focuses on complex real estate litigation, appeals and arbitration, including fraud claims, commercial and residential landlord/tenant and co-op/condo disputes, commercial and residential foreclosures, class actions, bankruptcies, Yellowstone injunctions, Article 78 proceedings, development rights, assemblages, and collection actions.
Mr. Schwartz practices before the state, federal, bankruptcy and appellate courts in New York, the American Arbitration Association, as well as numerous administrative agencies.
He has represented numerous property owners and landlords, developers, lenders, financial institutions, credit unions, cooperative and condominium boards and unit owners, residential and commercial tenants, and other individuals and entities.
Mr. Schwartz has also been an active member of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives, as well as the Committee on Civil Rights.
Year Joined Firm
- 2008
Areas of Practice
- Complex Real Estate Litigation
- Appeals and Arbitration
- Fraud Claims
- Commercial and Residential Landlord/Tenant
- Co-operative/Condominium Disputes
- Commercial and Residential Foreclosures
- Class Actions
- Bankruptcies
- Yellowstone Injunctions
- Article 78 Proceedings
- Development Rights
- Assemblages
- Collection Actions
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2004
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2006
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2012
Education
- The George Washington University Law School
- J.D. - 2003
- Cornell University
- B.A. - 2000
Representative Cases
- Ukrainian Natl. Fed. Credit Union v. Balko, 2013 NY Slip Op 23155 (Sup Ct Westchester Co. 2013)
- Bloomfield v. Cruz, 2012 WL 6720620 (App. Term 1st Dep’t 2012)
- Borden v. 400 E. 55th St. Assoc., L.P., 34 Misc.3d 1202(A) (Sup Ct NY Co. 2011)
- Modern Art Servs., Ltd. v. OCA Long Is. City, LLC, 84 A.D.3d 1040 (2d Dep't 2011)
- Nezry v. Haven Avenue Owner LLC, 28 Misc.3d 1226(A) (Sup Ct NY Co. 2010)
- Gordon v. Palumbo, 377 Fed Appx 39 (2d Cir 2010)
- E-Z Eating 41 Corp. v. H.E. Newport LLC, 23 Misc.3d 1125(A) (Sup Ct NY Co. 2009)
- Soufer Family LLC v. Abdow, NYLJ, March 24, 2010, at 26, col 3 (Civ Ct NY Co.)
- RCG Longview II, L.P. v. Lampeas Family Ltd. Partnership, NYLJ, Feb. 3, 2010 (Sup Ct Queens Co.)
- RCG Longview II, L.P. v. Tyrnauer, NYLJ, Dec. 23, 2009, at 26, col 1 (Sup Ct NY Co.)
- Monetti's Food Corp. v. 400 W. 42nd St. Realty, LLC, NYLJ, Nov. 24, 2009, at 27, col 1 (Sup Ct NY Co.)
- Cunningham v. R & K Lerner, Inc., 2008 WL 4106912 (Sup Ct NY Co. 2008)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association's, Committee Member
