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David R. Brody
Contact Information
Email: David R. Brody
Telephone: (212) 431-1300 ext. 608
Facsimile: (212) 965-2657
Practice Areas:
Education:
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D. - 1979
- Middlebury College, B.A. - 1974
Bar Admissions:
- New York State – 1979
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District - 1984
Bar Affiliations:
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- New York County Lawyers Association
- New York State Bar Association
Biography
Mr. Brody has been a real estate litigator since 1979. As a Senior Partner of the firm’s Supreme Court Division, he supervises many of the Supreme Court, Federal Court and ongoing agency litigations the firm is handling. In addition, he continues to litigate in his areas of specialty which include complex litigations in all courts and various administrative agencies primarily involving (i) the conversion of commercial/manufacturing buildings to residential use and the attendant problems caused by claims of rent regulation and (ii) issues arising under the various building-related laws/rules, including Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7-C (the “Loft Law”), the New York City Building Code and Zoning Resolution as well as related statutes and regulations.
During his 27 years of litigation, he has managed and tried more than 100 cases to conclusion, including a number of arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Brody’s successful trials include: Holy Properties v. Cole, 87 N.Y.2d 130 (1995), which the firm successfully defended through and including the Court of Appeals, ultimately resulting in the client recovering approximately $1.5 million dollars of rent plus legal fees. More recently, the firm successfully defended his victory in Alonzo v. Perichon, N.Y.L.J. 12/24/03, p.17, col.1 and 2006 WL 431720 (App. T. 1st Dept.). There has never been a reversal of a case that he has won at trial.
In recent years, the scope of his practice has increased to include tenant buyouts and evictions to enable the conversion of loft/commercial buildings to residential use. He is an occasional lecturer concerning the issues and problems attendant to such conversions and is also retained as a consultant or co-counsel by other law firms requiring such expertise.
