Ms Jennifer S. Recine > Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
1633 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Partner

Position

Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Litigation

Career

Jennifer S. Recine, Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Litigation practice, is a first-chair trial lawyer with extensive experience handling complex real estate disputes, civil RICO and other securities actions, professional malpractice, tax and other high-stake matters.  She regularly represents private corporations and partnerships, publicly traded companies, political bodies, state and municipal governments and high-net-worth individuals.

Jennifer is recognized as a leading real estate litigator by Chambers USA, with clients noting that Jennifer is “a force to be reckoned with” and “a very commercial lawyer.” In the real estate sector, Jennifer advises clients on commercial real estate, land use and environmental disputes involving the investment, development, construction and sale of billions of dollars in real estate assets and infrastructure projects.

Jennifer’s securities experience includes representing activist investors, class action defense and defending against short-selling attacks on publicly traded companies on civil RICO and other grounds.

In addition, Jennifer has successfully litigated and arbitrated complex commercial matters and sensitive tax disputes on behalf of numerous clients.

Jennifer has been included on Crain’s New York’s list of Notable Women in Law and Lawdragon’s list of 500 Leading Lawyers in America.  Benchmark Litigation recognizes Jennifer as a Litigation Star and as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation.  She has been named a Litigation Trailblazer by the National Law Journal, a Woman to Watch by Diversity Journal, and one of Bisnow’s Female Power Players.

Memberships

New York

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2003); University of Vermont (B.A., 1997)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

New York-based Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handle a steady stream of work from asset managers, hedge funds and private equity firms, also representing pharma, real estate and energy companies, as well as high net worth individuals. Marc Kasowitz leads a broadly experienced team of litigators: Sheron Korpus boasts over deep experience in the field, Jennifer Recine is noted by clients as highly effective, while Paul Burgo  and Kenneth R. David  both have extensive knowledge in corporate governance, commercial law, and securities law. UK qualified Rob Rathmell joined the firm’s Washington DC office in July 2022 from Serle Court, along with internationally experienced Jason Short in New York, who arrived in August 2022 from Kobre & Kim.