A former Stroock & Stroock & Lavan partner who claims he was wrongly denied pension benefits because he took his practice to another firm must settle his dispute in arbitration, a New York state court judge has ruled.
Michael Perlis sued Stroock in Los Angeles state court on August 5, just two weeks after he jumped to Locke Lord in Los Angeles with five other attorneys. Perlis’s initial bare-bones complaint offered little to support the claim, contending simply that he was entitled to certain retirement benefits the firm had denied him and seeking declaratory relief and a jury trial.
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