A New York judge has refused to consider whether the prenuptial agreement a couple signed in New York can be applied to their pending divorce in Singapore. “All of the issues related to both actions can be resolved in Singapore; the same is not true in New York,” wrote Acting Supreme Court Justice Laura E
Wolf Block and a number of former partners are seeking a stay of a legal malpractice lawsuit brought against them by car dealership owner Alan Potamkin over the firm’s drafting of a prenuptial agreement. Potamkin is in the midst of a divorce action in Florida, and a trial court there ruled that the prenuptial agreement failed to fully protect his substantial property and business interests, regardless of how and when acquired, from any claims by his wife upon the parties’ separation and/or divorce.
The list of defendants in a malpractice claim filed against defunct law firm Wolf Block reads like a who’s who of former Wolf Block lawyers who have moved on to other firms, retired or died since the client hired the firm more than 25 years ago. Alan H