Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP‘s ’extremely knowledgeable team of disputes specialists’ is active in New York in the infrastructure, transportation, and real estate sectors. Breach of contract disputes, civil RICO claims, and insurance coverage cases are among the matters in which the firm is particularly busy, and a number of prominent federal and city transit authorities rely on the firm on constitutional civil rights suits and class actions. On the discrimination and civil rights suits side of the practice, the leading names are Ira Lipton and Helene Hechtkopf, while John Curley leads on disputes in the investment, commerce, and real estate sectors, and Bradley Nash is another leading name for plaintiffs on financial and post-transactional litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Extremely knowledgeable team of disputes specialists.’
- ‘This firm is focused on getting the best outcome for clients at the least cost.’
- ‘Easy to work with and hands on while having a deep knowledge of the law and the proceedings.’
- ‘John Curley was a pleasure to work with - very client focused. Explained things in ways I could understand and boiled the legal stuff down to how it would impact us and our business.’
- ‘Responsive, knowledgeable, professional, clear communications.’
Key clients
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
- Qiaoshang International LLC
- Whele LLC dba Perch and affiliates
- Florida Distillers LLC
- New York City Transit Authority
- G.K. Dean Contracting Corp.
- MTA Construction & Development
- Cosmax USA
Work highlights
Representing the New York City Transit Authority in two cases brought by plaintiffs who were struck by trains while on the subway tracks.
Representing the minority owner of a once highly successful cryptocurrency business in litigation involving the managing member and majority owner.
Representing leading Amazon aggregator Perch and its affiliates in connection with representation and warranty disputes under various asset purchase agreements.
Practice head
Helene Hechtkopf; John Curley
Other key lawyers
Ira Lipton; Bradley Nash