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Alani Golanski

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94% Defective / Dangerous Products
20 years
3% Appeals
20 years, 250 cases (4 examples)
3% Government Contracts
18 years

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Alani Golanski, Esq.

180 Maiden Lane

17th Floor

New York, NY 10038

212-558-5866
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About me: Mr. Golanski earnedhis LL.M. at the Columbia University School of Law, where he was named a James Kent Scholar, that school's highest academic honor. He has... more

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Licenses

21 years since Alani Golanski was first licensed to practice law in NY.

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Law Clerk to Honorable David M. Shea at Connecticut Supreme Court	1986–1987

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Graduate Center, City University of New York	Philosophy	MA - Masters	2004
Columbia University School of Law	Science in Law	LL.M - Master of Laws	2003

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Madison’s Who’s Who	N/A
Who’s Who in America	N/A

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	ABA Section on Public Contract Law
Member	American Bar Association

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Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Book Review: "Framing Contract Law: An Economic Perspective" (Victor Goldberg)	New York Law Journal	2007
Book Review: “Business Process Outsourcing: Process, Strategies, and Contracts" (John K. Halvey & Barbara Murphy Melby)	New York Law Journal	2007

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Cases

Title:: Corso v. New York Post
Practice Area:: Libel / Slander
Outcome:: in progress
Description:: The newspaper appeared to "endorse" and "concur" in the criminal charges wrongfully and falsely filed against the plaintiffs. The newspapers...

Title:: Mire Enterprises v. Praxis International, Inc.
Practice Area:: Contracts / Agreements
Outcome:: Settlement of contract dispute litigation.
Description:: Representing an internationally respected business developing and marketing cutting-edge coffee-related technologies, the Law Office of Alani...

Title:: Government Contractor Physicians -- Government Accountability Office and Small Business Administration
Practice Area:: Government Contracts
Outcome:: won bid protest and contract renewals
Description:: Representing a consortium of eight physicians under contract with the Social Security Administration, won bid protests before the Government...

Title:: Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation--D'Ulisse v. Anchem Products, Inc.
Practice Area:: Defective / Dangerous Products
Outcome:: $25 Million Verdict Sustained
Description:: Defendant DaimlerChrysler (Chrysler) was one of five companies which the jury found liable to the the D'Ulisse family for the extreme injuries caused...

Title:: O’Brien v. National Gypsum Co., U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
Practice Area:: Appeals
Outcome:: won affirmance
Description:: Won affirmance of multi-million dollar judgment entered in wrongful death action on issue of nature and quantum of evidence required to prove...

Title:: Latino Officers Association of New York v. City of New York
Practice Area:: Discrimination
Outcome:: won certification of class
Description:: Won motion to certify the class of all Latino and African-American individuals who had been, were, or would be employed by the police department as...

Title:: In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation -- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
Practice Area:: Defective / Dangerous Products
Outcome:: won affirmance
Description:: Won affirmance of multi-million dollar judgment, entered on more than sixty consolidated verdicts, on issues, inter alia, of (1) causation involving...

Title:: Blanco v. AT&T, Inc.
Practice Area:: Appeals
Outcome:: won modification and remand
Description:: Won modification and remand of Appellate Division ruling that construed New York’s traditional statute of limitations to view repetitive stress...

Title:: Edmond v. IBM Corporation -- New York Court of Appeals
Practice Area:: Appeals
Outcome:: won reversal and reinstatement of case
Description:: Won reversal of Appellate Division ruling regarding significance of pleading aggravation of preexisting injury upon New York statute of limitation...

Title:: Polish Army Veterans Association of America (PAVA) Post #208 v. PAVA District #2 -- N.Y. Supreme Court
Practice Area:: Contracts / Agreements
Outcome:: won trial verdict
Description:: Won bench trial verdict enforcing association's contractual obligations to members, and declaring certain punitive bylaws adopted by respondent invalid.

Title:: Appeal of Stable Corporation, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Practice Area:: Contracts / Agreements
Outcome:: won substantial settlement
Description:: Obtained substantial settlement on behalf of government contractor seeking reimbursements arising from Army's loss of shipment materials.

Title:: Matter of B&S Transport, Inc., Goverment Accountability Office
Practice Area:: Government Contracts
Outcome:: petition denied
Description:: Representing protester in multi-billion dollar Tire Privatization Initiative bid, protest against elimination from competitive range denied.

Title:: Bayless v. Dresser Industries, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
Practice Area:: Discrimination
Outcome:: won affirmance
Description:: Won affirmance of judgment entered on jury verdict determining that defendant had “willfully” violated ADEA by terminating plaintiff’s...

Title:: Chase Manhattan Bank v. Celotex Corp., United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Practice Area:: Commercial
Outcome:: won reversal
Description:: Won reversal, in property damage lawsuit, of District Court’s ruling that doctrine of res judicata barred plaintiff’s action against asbestos...

Title:: Harris v. United States, United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Practice Area:: Appeals
Outcome:: won partial reversal
Description:: Won unanimous ruling that District Court had incorrectly dismissed plaintiff's Bivens claims, with regard to application of Ohio savings statute,...

Title:: Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Unites States Supreme Court
Practice Area:: Defective / Dangerous Products
Outcome:: won vacation of Second Circuit ruling
Description:: Won vacation of Second Circuit ruling concerning the interplay of state and federal law in appellate review of jury verdicts for excessiveness, in...

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