Kossoff PLLC

  1. February 18, 2025

    Kossoff Ch. 7 Trustee Can Pursue Clawbacks After Court Win

    The Chapter 7 trustee overseeing the estate of bankrupt law firm Kossoff PLLC has won permission to continue litigating clawback actions against some 50 parties, including Citibank and Bloomingdale's, after a New York federal judge sided with him in a dispute over the firm's decade-old tax obligations.

  2. June 13, 2023

    Trustee Draws NY Supreme Court Justice Into Kossoff Ch. 7

    A Chapter 7 trustee accused a New York Supreme Court justice of taking more than $330,000 in stolen funds from an attorney practicing in her court, amid attempts to unravel a web of funds that the since-incarcerated principal siphoned from Kossoff PLLC.

  3. April 13, 2023

    Kossoff Trustee Eyes Tenant Surveillance Co's $2M Rent Bills

    The Chapter 7 trustee parsing the trail of funds rerouted from now-defunct law firm Kossoff PLLC by the principal, since incarcerated for stealing escrow funds, has asked a New York bankruptcy court to claw back $2 million routed for unrelated rental payments.

  4. March 10, 2023

    Kossoff Trustee Looks To Claw Back $1.4M In Escrow Funds

    The Chapter 7 trustee for real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC asked a New York bankruptcy judge to recoup $1.4 million that the since-disbarred and incarcerated Mitchell Kossoff allegedly siphoned from firm escrow accounts to pay the rent on his unrelated packaging business.

  5. January 25, 2023

    Kossoff Trustee Sues To Recoup $2.1M From Real Estate CEO

    The Chapter 7 trustee for real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC sued a real estate executive and the son of convicted real estate lawyer Mitchell H. Kossoff in New York bankruptcy court to recoup $2.1 million, alleging that Kossoff had wrongfully used the law firm's funds in several ways, such as paying his son's rent for an apartment owned by one of the executive's companies.

  6. October 18, 2022

    Trustee Looks To Recoup Kossoff's $1.6M Rent Payments

    The trustee of now-defunct real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC sought to claw back $1.6 million from the landlord and property manager of a swanky New York City apartment complex, claiming that the since-disbarred and incarcerated principal used firm funds to pay his rent.

  7. September 07, 2022

    Trustee Looks To Claw Back $2.3M From Kossoff's Mother

    The trustee of the now-defunct real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC is seeking to recoup $2.3 million that former attorney Mitchell Kossoff — now incarcerated after stealing millions from clients' escrow accounts — siphoned from firm bank accounts to repay his mother.

  8. August 25, 2022

    AmEx Threatened With Sanctions In Kossoff Firm Bankruptcy

    A New York bankruptcy judge has ordered American Express to turn over unredacted credit card statements or face sanctions in the bankruptcy proceedings of Kossoff PLLC, whose principal is serving over a decade in prison for stealing $14.6 million from clients.

  9. July 07, 2022

    Crypto Winter Starts, Mediation Sought For Sex Abuse Claims

    The global collapse of cryptocurrency prices tipped two firms into bankruptcy, a New York youth club is seeking a quick mediation of sex abuse claims, and a pilot strike caused a Scandinavian airline to file for Chapter 11 earlier than expected. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  10. June 30, 2022

    Trustee Looks To Claw Back $1.4M In Kossoff Firm's Ch. 7

    The trustee to now-defunct real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC sought to claw back $1.475 million from Valley National Bank, alleging sole member Mitchell Kossoff — recently sentenced for defrauding clients — drained firm funds with the bank's help to keep a family business afloat.