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Partner Scott Watnik is quoted in the February 1, 2026 edition of the New York Post regarding Estate of Nix v. United States

02 Feb 2026

Partner Scott Watnik is quoted in the February 1, 2026 edition of the New York Post regarding Estate of Nix v. United States, in which Wilk Auslander represents the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit in concerning a Fifth Amendment takings claim concerning the original “Nix Film”. The Nix Film is the only known film to capture the grassy knoll area at the moment the JFK assassination occurred.

A link to the article can be found here: JFK assassination film held by feds could be worth $900M – and could prove 2nd shooter on 'grassy knoll'

Is 'Successor Jurisdiction' About To Become a Thing? How About Successor Liability?

07 Jan 2026

Stuart M. Riback’s article, "Is 'Successor Jurisdiction' About To Become a Thing? How About Successor Liability?" was published in the latest issue of the New York Business Law Journal. In the article, Stuart reviews and analyzes recent case law from the Second Circuit and the New York Court of Appeals, and ventures some speculation about future litigable issues concerning successor liability in New York.

Citgo Is a Crown Jewel of Venezuela's Oil Industry. Elliott Is Set to Reap the Benefits

06 Jan 2026

Jay Auslander Comments for the WSJ on Elliot Management’s Successful Bid for Citgo In Light of Maduro Capture. Read more.

The judgment is the easy part - collecting it from an LLC poses problems

05 Jan 2026

Wilk Auslander Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

04 Nov 2025

Jay Auslander (Business Litigation), James Kennedy (Real Estate) and Scott Watnik (Business Litigation) have been included in the list of New York Super Lawyers for 2025.

Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in New York are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Litigation at the Edge: Jay Auslander's Extreme Path to Global Enforcement

29 Sep 2025

"Impossible" or a Bad Excuse? The Uses and Abuses of International Sanctions as a Defense to Contractual Performance

11 Sep 2025

Wilk Auslander Offering Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

22 Jul 2025

Stuart M. Riback applies his experience as a federal judicial clerk and his more than forty years of experience as an advocate to assist parties in resolving their disputes outside the court system, through alternative dispute resolution: arbitration, mediation and early neutral evaluation.

Stuart serves as an arbitrator, and is listed on the Commercial Panel of the American Arbitration Association. He has experience as both a sole arbitrator and as a member of a three-person panel. Stuart also mediates disputes, helping businesses and individuals to resolve their claims with a settlement that both sides can accept, and that sometimes can yield business outcomes that a litigation cannot provide.

Because he has these skills, Stuart is also able to offer early neutral evaluation services, either to one side of a dispute or both. Because litigation is expensive and usually distracts clients from their main mission of running their businesses, it can be useful to obtain an evaluation of a case’s likely outcome early in the process, whether after pleadings, after a motion to dismiss, or after early stages of discovery. An evaluation can range from “you should settle this early to avoid disaster” or “I don’t know why the other side is fighting this,” to “you will need to get some discovery before any realistic evaluation is possible” or “this one is too difficult to call” – and much in between.

Stuart is available for ADR services throughout the country.

Supreme Court Holds Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Means What It Says About Personal Jurisdiction

07 Jul 2025

Stuart Riback’s article about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling regarding the scope of jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act has been published in Business Law Today. It can be found here.

Is This Arbitrable? Recent Second Circuit Case Looks at Every Threshold Question

09 May 2025