Holding Condominium Developers and Their Principals Liable
In Board of Managers of the Brighton Tower II Condominium v....
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Joseph Colbert
Managing Attorney
Joseph Colbert brings over 30 years of proven success in New York and Connecticut real estate law, providing strategic counsel to cooperatives, condominiums, HOAs, and individuals. Clients trust him for his deep expertise in resolving complex transactions, disputes, and navigating the unique challenges of shared ownership properties. He is an accomplished General Counsel to community association and business boards, and also litigation and trial counsel. His track record speaks for itself: Joe is consistently recognized as a top attorney in both New York and Connecticut. With honors degrees from NYU Stern School of Business and St. John’s University School of Law, he brings both a business and legal acumen to each client matter. Joe taught as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the law school for seven years and also has served as an expert witness in his area of practice, as well as a mediator and arbitrator, demonstrating the respect he holds within the legal community.
John Sweeney
Of Counsel
John has had a variety of roles in both big and small companies. He held roles as General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer and Vice president of Tax. He has been the CFO of a public company, a Private Equity Portfolio Company and the division of a large international company. Some companies were the largest in the world, some had only 40 people, and he had a brief stint in government. They include AIG, ING, Aetna, Hanover Insurance, NYS Insurance Department Liquidation Bureau, Longevity Alliance and Grandparents.com. John has a B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University, a J.D. from Pace Law School, and a L.L.M. (Masters in Law in Taxation) from New York University. He is licensed to practice law in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. He also has a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma and formerly held Life and PC insurance licenses.
Ripal J. Gajjar
Of Counsel
Rip is an experienced litigator whose practice includes representing clients in a diverse range of disputes including those relating to real estate, construction, and commercial/business matters. He is also involved in providing general counseling to the firm’s cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners’ association clients. He also represented businesses with all aspects of commercial transactions, from entity formation, drafting partnership agreements and employment contracts. Rip has helped companies obtain the proper licenses and authorizations to expand into new areas of business and enter new markets. Rip began his legal career as a paralegal and subsequently attended St. John’s University School of Law. He interned at the Department of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and was involved in bringing regulatory actions against firms such as Lehman Brothers, UBS and E-Trade. He also interned at the Litigation Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of New York where he represented…
Sabbir Ahmed
Of Counsel
Sabbir is an experienced litigator who handles a wide range of disputes including residential and commercial landlord/tenant disputes, foreclosures and those relating to condominiums, cooperatives and homeowners’ associations, real estate, construction and commercial/business matters. He has litigated numerous types of cases in both Housing Court and New York State Supreme Court and regularly handles cases arising from the failure to pay maintenance and common charges, including common charge lien foreclosure actions and non-judicial U.C.C. foreclosure proceedings. Sabbir also represents residential and commercial buyers and sellers in real estate and loan transactions. He was born in Bangladesh and immigrated to the United States in 1990, residing in Queens for 30 years. A graduate of John Jay College of the City University of New York and Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Mr. Ahmed was admitted to practice in the State of New York in 2007.
