Adam Leitman Bailey
Adam Leitman Bailey is an American lawyer who practices residential and commercial real estate law as founder of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. He was involved in several notable legal cases.[2][1][3][4][5]
Adam Leitman Bailey | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Website | www |
The Martindale-Hubbell peer review system gave Bailey an AV rating, its highest category.[6]
Early life and Education
Bailey was born in Bayside, Queens.[1][7] He moved to California at age five and later moved back to New Milford, New Jersey, where he graduated from New Milford High School.[8] He graduated with honors from Rutgers University and Syracuse University College of Law.[9]
During his time at Syracuse Law, he was elected to the Moot Court team. Bailey studied under respected lawyers Travis Lewin and Deborah Kenn, the latter of whom mentions him in her book. According to Kenn, “Adam was an exceptional student, extremely passionate about the work in the [Community Development Law] Clinic, and committed to providing high quality representation to his clients, I remember his interest in real estate law and the clinic’s practice in affordable housing development. But, above all, I remember a devotion to excellence in every endeavour he would undertake as a student attorney.” Adam Leitman Bailey received New Milford High School’s Distinguished Alumni Award.[10]
Legal Practice and Notable Cases
In 2008, Bailey formed a non-profit entity known as "Save Harlem" to challenge certain zoning changes being proposed by the City of New York, and to serve as lead plaintiff in a challenge to the proposed demolition of a two-story building at 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, and the development of the site as a shopping center.[1][7][11] Bailey proposed legislation that would prevent the demolition. Early in 2008, Save Harlem, along with several building tenants (forming a group known as the Coalition to Save Harlem) sued, eventually settling for more than $1 million and gaining the right of the tenants to remain in the building.[12]
Park51 was a planned Muslim community center located near the site of the World Trade Center. Timothy Brown, a former firefighter, sued to prevent construction of the community center so close to the site of the September 11 attacks.[13] Bailey represented the community center on a pro bono basis, and in July 2011 the New York Supreme Court held that Park51 would be permitted to build its proposed center.
Trump SoHo New York[14] is a $450 million hotel condominium. In February 2011, several prospective buyers of condominiums in the building, including French soccer star Olivier Dacourt, sued the developers in federal court, claiming that they had been tricked into buying the condos by the "deceptive" sales figures, and that the number of apartments sold at Trump Soho had been "fraudulently misrepresented." The plaintiffs were represented by Bailey. The suit was settled with plaintiffs recovering 90 per cent of their deposits.[15][16] Several years later, the case was described as "a watershed case in the world of condo litigation ... [C]ondo attorneys said that developers are now far more reluctant to disclose sales information to buyers’ attorneys, for fear of legal repercussions if they turn out to be wrong.”[17]
Following the financial crisis of 2007-08, Bailey used the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act of 1968 to relieve purchasers of Sky View Parc, a $1 billion condominium complex in Queens, of their contractual obligations to purchase, and obtained the largest residential condominium settlement in New York history.[18][19] The condominium was ordered to refund 75 per cent of the $5 million in down payments to the buyers who backed out of the $50 million project.[20] Bailey has been credited with being the first lawyer to use the law in this fashion,[21][22][23] and he employed the same approach in a later case in an appeal of an adverse trial court decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[24][25][26] Congress later closed the ILSA loophole with Public Law 113-167, which provides an exemption for condominiums from ILSA's registration requirements for all new construction after enactment.
Bailey has been described as a controversial figure in NYC real estate.[1][27]
On May 3, 2019, Bailey was suspended from practicing law for a four-month term. The suspension was imposed for undignified conduct (including telling a party suing Bailey's client that he "should commit suicide") and for threatening criminal charges to obtain an advantage in a civil matter.[28]
Philanthropy
Bailey established the “Raymond 'Hap' Harrison” scholarship in 2008, named after his former high school track coach. Since then, he has given four-year academic awards to 17 students: 10 from New Milford and seven from New York City schools.[29]
Books
In 2011, Bailey wrote Finding The Uncommon Deal: A Top New York Lawyer Explains How to Buy a Home for the Lowest Possible Price. The book gained Bailey the 2012 "First Time Author" award granted by the National Association of Real Estate Editors.[30]
Bailey has written a children’s book, Home, which was named a Silver winner in the category Picture Book/Early Reader by Literary Classics.[31]
Honors
Bailey was named one of New York’s "Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys" by the Commercial Observer in 2015.[32]
Bailey was named one of New York's Top Real Estate litigators by Chambers & Partners in 2021.[33]
Bailey was also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2015 in Real Estate Law New York, New York.[34]
References
- ^ a b c d e Taylor, Candace (June 1, 2010). . The Real Deal. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Orlando, Dan (2015). . Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ Walker, Joe (October 23, 2009). "State Accord Bans Sales of Homes By Developer". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Grey, Liana (August 1, 2012). . Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Geiger, Daniel (August 8, 2012). "The 15 Most Fascinating New York Real Estate Cases of the 21st Century". Commercial Observer. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Adam Leitman Bailey Lawyer Profile". Martindale. December 23, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "Should All of 125th Street Be Declared Historic?". The New York Times. February 21, 2008. from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ . Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ (PDF). Syracuse Law. December 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ digitalhelp (October 12, 2008). "Adam L. Bailey L'95". College of Law. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Maria Luisa Tucker (December 4, 2007). . Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Elkies, Laurie (July 3, 2008). "Harlem Businesses Settle Suit Against Kimco". The Real Deal. Retrieved July 19, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Moynihan, Colin (March 15, 2011). "Fight on Islamic Center Flares Anew as Ex-Firefighter Take His Case to Court". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Kaysen, Ronda (June 6, 2006), , The Villager, archived from the original on March 24, 2012, retrieved June 12, 2012
- ^ Cuozzo, Steve (November 3, 2011), "Occupy Spring St.: Trump SoHo to give 90% refunds on deposits", New York Post
- ^ McIntire, Mike (April 6, 2016). "Donald Trump Settled a Real Estate Lawsuit, and a Criminal Case Was Closed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Parker, Will; Samtani, Hiten (October 4, 2017). ""I don't think I'd ever received a letter like it": Read the Trump Soho memo that tripped up a criminal investigation". The Real Deal. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ . The Real Deal. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Barbanel, Josh (November 16, 2010). "Buyers Balk, Claiming No Loans". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Cuozzo, Steve (July 10, 2011). "Condo Can't Do". The New York Post. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Samtani, Hiten (September 19, 2014). "Senate votes to strike down ILSA requirements for condos". The Real Deal. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Ugolik, Kaitlin (September 24, 2014). "Condo Law Change Could Cut Red Tape For Developers". Law360. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Samtani, Hiten (September 27, 2013). "House passes bill loosening ILSA requirements". The Real Deal. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Barbanel, Josh (September 23, 2010). "Buyer's Remorse Gets Lift". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Weiss, Debra Cassens (September 23, 2010). "Condo Deposit Decision Could Chill Condo Development Nationwide, Lawyers Say". American Bar Association Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (December 20, 2012). "2nd Circuit says developer does not have to refund deposit". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Geiger, Daniel (February 21, 2012). "The brouhaha behind the Ground Zero mosque introduced Adam Leitman Bailey to the world. So what's next for real estate's most public attorney?". The New York Observer. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Newsham, Jack (April 2, 2019). "First Department Suspends Adam Leitman Bailey for 4 Months". New York Law Journal.
- ^ DeVencentis, Philip. "Giving is second nature to New Milford alum". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "National Association of Real Estate Editors Announces 2012 Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Award Winners". RealEstateRama. January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "2018 Award Winning Books". Literary Classics. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Schlanger, Danielle (April 29, 2015). "Leading Legals: New York's Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys". Commercial Observer. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Bailey, Adam Leitman. "Lawyer profile: Adam Leitman Bailey". Chambers and Partners. from the original on August 10, 2020.
- ^ Smulison, Justin (August 16, 2023). "Best Lawyers Over the Years". Best Lawyers. Retrieved March 18, 2024.