Allen Matkins Continues to Expand New York Office

NEW YORK – August 1, 2024 – Allen Matkins announced today the addition of two lateral partners to its growing New York office. First-chair trial lawyer, Brian Hail joins the firm as a partner in the Litigation Group, and David Brooks joins as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Group and will focus on commercial leasing transactions.

Brian has more than 30 years of experience and his practice focuses on complex disputes involving financial products, corporate transactions, and capital funding disputes. His clients include financial institutions, investors, joint ventures, and financial funds, including portfolio companies and real estate investors. Brian has extensive trial experience and has secured plaintiff verdicts valued at more than $100 million and defended billion-dollar claims. He has successfully tried cases in a variety of forums, including jury trials, bench trials, and international and domestic arbitrations.

“We are excited to welcome Brian to our New York office,” said Scott Leipzig, chair of Allen Matkins' Litigation Group. “He is our first litigation partner in New York, and his impressive background, trial prowess, and financial industry experience are critical to building out our national platform.”

David joins Allen Matkins' growing real estate practice, which now includes more than 160 real estate transactional lawyers across California and New York, making it one of the largest and most diversified real estate groups in the country. The firm has worked with global industry powerhouses responsible for contributing to the development, innovation, and reshaping of the major U.S. real estate markets, having played a key role in the most high-profile real estate projects across the country.

“David's practice is national in scope, and he also regularly represents clients on some of the most high-profile and significant office leasing transactions that take place in New York City each year.” said Marshall Brozost, co-chair of Allen Matkins’ New York Real Estate Practice Group.

"Both Brian and David bring remarkable skills and exceptional backgrounds that further expand our value proposition in New York. We are building premier transactional and litigation practices that continue to attract top talent in the market for the benefit of our clients.” said Sandy Jacobson, office operating partner of the New York office and co-chair New York Real Estate Practice Group.

Brian received his Juris Doctor degree from University of Michigan and B.B.A and B.A. degrees from Southern Methodist University and joins the firm from Crowell & Moring. David received his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law and his B.S. from Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is also a certified public accountant. He joins the firm from Paul Hastings, where he led the New York Leasing Practice. 

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