Item: LaxNeville
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

Sven Grasshoff vs. Aaron Etra - Index No. 650832/2012

Lax & Neville LLP successfully defends the appeal of a motion to dismiss a New York Supreme Court decision in a case involving Plaintiff Sven Grasshoff’s (“Grasshoff’s” or “Plaintiff’s”) investment in a business venture in which Defendant Aaron Etra (“Etra” or Defendant”) allegedly provided “Paymaster services” for the investment. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant violated his contractual and fiduciary obligations by disbursing funds from an escrow account contrary to the terms of the contract, and without authority. The Complaint alleged breach of contract, promissory estoppel, breach of fiduciary relationship, negligent misrepresentation, and conversion, none of which were dismissed by the Supreme Court. Defendant appealed the Supreme Court’s decision, and Lax & Neville represented the Plaintiff before the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, which unanimously affirmed Judge Eileen Bransten’s decision denying the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Complaint.

★★★★★

The Lax & Neville team were total professionals in handling our case. They've clearly had quite a bit of experience handling complex legal matters in many jurisdictions and courts. I was impressed with their professionalism coupled with persistence in arguing a very complete and well-structured case. I highly recommend their services. Anonymous

I am very, very happy with the outcome of my case and my experience with Lax Neville could not have been better. The entire team of attorneys and staff are real professionals, they always had time to answer my many questions about my case. I was treated with compassion and respect. I am so grateful I chose to work with Lax Neville. Anonymous

This is an official " thank you" for all your hard work. It really was a pleasure to have you represent me, and I enjoyed seeing you, Rush and Sandra in action. I think Lax and Neville epitomizes the phrase "quality vs quantity". I think I told you before that I spent a lot of time researching firms; in this case things worked out, I picked the best firm. I hope I never need your services in the future, but if I do I know I found the best attorneys for these types of legal issues. Anonymous

What transpired at the [redacted] was nothing less than a truly masterful and exceptional experience regarding your intelligence, professionalism, preparedness for my case, teamwork and erudite knowledge pertaining to Securities Law, FINRA and the SEC. The facility and ease of how the case was handled, the systematic questioning of all the witnesses to obtain the facts necessary to prove our case, the preparation of the critically conclusive information and documents, the commanding coup de gras closing argument and your tireless consideration and respect for the Panel and [redacted] was, is and will continue to epitomize my feelings and conclusion that what transpired over those long three days was nothing less than raw and unabashed brilliance. Anonymous

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