Adam Leitman Bailey is one of New York City’s preeminent attorneys and entrepreneurs. His name has become all but synonymous with some of the most recognizable and influential real estate law cases of the new millennium. Take, for example, the Ground Zero Mosque case, wherein Bailey’s compelling arguments reminded the nation of the constitutional right  Full Article…

As a workaholic with very limited time who made the most of his free time and vacations reading, I had strict criteria for choosing my books. By Adam Leitman Bailey October 31, 2019 I never had an adult mentor. At the same time, I have been able to learn from a few of the world’s greatest  Full Article…

By Adam Leitman Bailey October 25, 2019 This past June, the New York State Legislature and Governor enacted into law a sweeping overhaul of landlord-tenant relations throughout the State; just a few days later, these same powers enacted amendments to those amendments. While relatively few of the 74 pages of densely-written text directly affect cooperatives  Full Article…

When an owner evicts a tenant from an apartment, by the end of the process the tenant typically owes the owner some substantial sum of money. While these evictions are usually in the context either of a nonpayment proceeding or a holdover proceeding prosecuted in the New York City Civil Court, such prosecutions do not  Full Article…