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ORDER AND DECISION In this action, plaintiff Gary Tatintsian (Plaintiff) alleges that defendants Pryor Cashman LLP (Pryor Cashman), Eric Hellige (Hellige) and Eudora Partners LLC (Eudora, along with Pryor Cashman and Hellige, collectively, Defendants) participated in a scam perpetrated by Mikhail Vorotyntsev (MV) to “fleece” investors, including Plaintiff. The complaint asserts four causes of action: fraudulent inducement, aiding and abetting fraud, legal malpractice and unjust enrichment. By the instant motion (sequence number 001), Defendants move, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (a) (7), for an order dismissing all causes of action with prejudice. For the reasons set forth below, the relief sought in the motion is granted in part and denied in part.I. BackgroundThe following facts are derived primarily from the complaint (NYSCEF #9), which are deemed to be true for purposes of Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Pryor Cashman is a New York law firm, Hellige is a senior partner of Prior Cashman, and Eudora is a company in which Hellige is its member and manager (complaint,

7-9). In the spring of 2016, Plaintiff sought to invest in ShopLink Inc. (ShopLink), a startup software company in which MV is its chief executive officer and sole board member (id.,

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