Timothy Savitsky

Counsel | Litigation

11 Grand Central East
New York, New York 10017

New York
New Jersey
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Defeated summary judgment and sustained federal civil RICO claims establishing a triable pattern of racketeering spanning multiple fraudulent sales and conversions in a scheme to misappropriate and resell a collection of museum-quality classical paintings.
Secured a unanimous jury verdict following an eight-day federal trial confirming the client’s co-ownership of a nationally recognized, federally registered trademark over the registrant’s claim of exclusive rights, and preserved the verdict on appeal.
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of federal civil RICO claims asserted against client by successfully arguing that plaintiffs had failed to plead a cognizable enterprise and pattern of racketeering and that repleading would be futile.
Won a unanimous jury verdict invalidating a purported will of the Estate of Chi-Chuan Wang, establishing that the instrument, which controlled a $60 million estate, was the product of the testator’s lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, and fraud.
Won summary judgment for the seller in a breach-of-contract action arising from a $3.3 million sale of a 50-carat diamond, recovering the full multi-million-dollar unpaid balance and achieving dismissal of the counterclaim as a matter of law.
Secured appellate reversal and complete dismissal of an $8 million claim for the alleged conversion and fraudulent conveyance of gemstones by successfully arguing before the First Department that the claims were time-barred, precluded by res judicata, and extinguished under governing bankruptcy law — including that the automatic stay did not toll any extant limitations period.
On appeal, defeated an effort to pierce the corporate veil, persuading the Appellate Division to affirm dismissal of counterclaims that sought to hold the client personally liable for a $2.2 million judgment against his closely held company.