Publication Date: 2020-03-04
Practice Area: Real Estate | Tax
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Justice Cynthia Kern
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent-Appellant: James E. Brandt and Jonathan Lippman of counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York.
for defendant: For Appellants: Joshua Sivin, Andrea M. Chan, Kevin R. Harkins, Neil Schaier and Yu Wen of counsel, Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York.
For Appellants-Respondents: Seth M. Rokosky and Steven C. Wu of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York.
For Citizen Budget Commission, amicus curiae: Jason M. Halper and Ellen V. Holloman of counsel, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, NY.
For National Association for the Advancement of Colored People New York State Conference, amicus curiae: Jessica Ortiz of counsel, Mololamken LLP, New York.
For Latino Justice PRLDEF, amicus curiae: Eric Seiler, Ricardo Solano Jr. of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, Juan Cartagena, New York, and Jackson Chin, New York.
Case Number: 153759/17
Appellate Rejection of Challenge to Fairness of State's Property Tax System Explained