Askanase, Eric S.

Eric S. Askanase joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2022 and is a Member with the firm's Litigation Department.

Askanase's practice is focused on complex commercial real estate litigation. He has represented clients in a broad range of real estate actions including financial, real estate, bankruptcy, mortgage, shareholder, landlord-tenant, easement, adverse possession, tax, and title disputes, as well internal corporate investigations, fiduciary claims, shareholder actions, and other complex litigation in both state and federal courts.

Askanase is an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches the foundational first-year seminar in legal practice, writing and advocacy. Prior to joining Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., Askanase was a Member with Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. and Phillips Lytle LLP and practiced at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Askanase clerked for the Hon. William J. Martini, U.S.D.J., in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.  Before practicing law, Askanase represented playwrights and authors at a prominent New York City talent agency and was a policy analyst in Washington, D.C. and Paris, France. Askanase is fluent in French.