JOSHUA BAUCHNER

Representative matters include:

• Prosecuted construction and design defect claims against sponsor, developer and architect of a luxury condominium building in New York City.
• Prosecuted bankruptcy trustee’s claims for fraudulent conveyance, business torts, and a violation of the Bank Holding Company Act, against more than 40 commercial and investment bank defendants.
• Defended a landlord against business interruption and related claims arising from the 1993 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
• Obtained favorable settlement for an institutional investor asserting securities, Blue Sky, and related common law claims against commercial and investment bank defendants.
• Defended Boston-area hospital against medical malpractice and related claims seeking $50 million in damages by obtaining a dismissal on personal jurisdiction grounds which was affirmed by the Second Circuit on appeal.
• Prosecuted institutional investors’ securities, Blue Sky and related common claims against placement agents, auditors, rating agencies, and corporate insiders in a multidistrict litigation proceeding.
• Defended corporate clients against securities fraud claims brought by the SEC, DOJ, and class plaintiffs.
• Represented an NFL franchise in its attempt to secure a new stadium on Manhattan’s West Side.

Mr. Bauchner also represents condominium and cooperative boards of management and is a licensed Real Estate Instructor in the State of New York.

He has taught as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School and was appointed by the Manhattan Borough President to serve on the Manhattan Community Board 10 where he was Treasurer of the Board and Co-Chair of the Committee on Land Use. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Wheaton College.

Immediately prior to joining the Firm, he was Deputy Director of the Legal Division at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs and previously worked at a national litigation firm.