Richard
C. Agins has been with the firm
since 1978. His practice includes:
Litigation in the Courts of the State and City of New York, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern District of New York, various Alternative Dispute Resolution Agencies and governmental agencies, primarily relating to contracts and commercial transactions.
Employment related issues including Employment Agreements, Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements, discrimination and others.
Intellectual property including transactions and litigation of both business and creative facets of the works of writers, producers, directors and investors in movies, books, television, radio, home video, the legitimate stage and new media.
Contracts and agreements, including their preparation, negotiation and review, including those for the purchase, sale or refinancing of goods, services and businesses, whether retail, wholesale, manufacturing or service.
Real Estate - primarily of cooperatives and condominiums including the conversion of buildings, both residential and commercial, representation of Boards of Directors and all related transactions.
He is the former Associate Justice of the Village of West Hampton Dunes, Suffolk County, New York and a former Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York, in the Charity Frauds Bureau dealing with Not-for-Profit organizations, including their formation, regulation, dissolution and investigation, enforcement and prosecution. He is a graduate of Rutgers University, Class of 1964 with a B.A in Political Science. He received his law degree from the George Washington University School of Law, Class of 1967, and an LL.M. degree in Corporate Law from the New York University School of Law, Class of 1972.
