LLOYD A. GELWAN, Plaintiff-res-ap, v. YOUNI GEMS CORPORATION Defendants-Appellants-res, SABHARWAL & ASSOCIATES, Nominal def

4367-4368. LLOYD A. GELWAN, Plaintiff-res-ap, v. YOUNI GEMS CORPORATION Defendants-Appellants-res, SABHARWAL & ASSOCIATES, Nominal def — Miller Law Offices, PLLC, Lawrence (Scott J. Farrell of counsel), for appellants-res — Law Offices of Lloyd A. Gelwan, New York (Lloyd A. Gelwan of counsel), and Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP, New York (Andrew R. Jones of counsel), for res-res — Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered March 19, 2015, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendants' counterclaims, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Order, same court and Justice, entered August 12, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from, directed the parties to proceed to arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) of the first, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth causes of action, which were severed and dismissed from the action, unanimously modified, on the law, to dismiss, sever, and refer to arbitration before AAA the part of the eighth cause of action, which seeks a charging lien, addressed to fees covered by the retainer agreement, and to reinstate the sixth cause of action, which seeks an account stated, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

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4367-4368. LLOYD A. GELWAN, Plaintiff-res-ap, v. YOUNI GEMS CORPORATION Defendants-Appellants-res, SABHARWAL & ASSOCIATES, Nominal def — Miller Law Offices, PLLC, Lawrence (Scott J. Farrell of counsel), for appellants-res — Law Offices of Lloyd A. Gelwan, New York (Lloyd A. Gelwan of counsel), and Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP, New York (Andrew R. Jones of counsel), for res-res — Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered March 19, 2015, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted plaintiff’s motion to dismiss defendants’ counterclaims, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Order, same court and Justice, entered August 12, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from, directed the parties to proceed to arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) of the first, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth causes of action, which were severed and dismissed from the action, unanimously modified, on the law, to dismiss, sever, and refer to arbitration before AAA the part of the eighth cause of action, which seeks a charging lien, addressed to fees covered by the retainer agreement, and to reinstate the sixth cause of action, which seeks an account stated, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff seeks to recover legal fees and costs relating to his successful representation of defendants in an action involving a joint venture enterprise called Bassco Creations, pursuant to a contingency fee retainer agreement that contained an arbitration provision, and for work performed outside of the retainer agreement.

LLOYD A. GELWAN, Plaintiff-res-ap, v. YOUNI GEMS CORPORATION Defendants-Appellants-res, SABHARWAL & ASSOCIATES, Nominal def

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