Profile

Andrew Muchmore graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2008. He founded the firm in 2014 following five years as an associate at a construction litigation boutique. His current practice focuses on litigation, arbitration, and appeals involving real estate, construction, business partnerships, employment, insurance and other contracts. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases, recovering millions of dollars for his clients and securing the dismissal of millions of dollars in claims. He has established new precedents on issues including enforcement of no-damage-for-delay clauses, use of equitable estoppel against governmental entities, application of the ADA in cyberspace, abstention in concurrent state and federal litigation, special proceedings under the New York Lien Law and the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, and the application of the First Amendment to secondary effects of protected expression. He serves as general counsel to a broad array of corporate clients in the real estate, technology, and hospitality sectors. He has also been recognized by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the American Bar Association Journal for his work in public interest litigation.

Education

University of Georgia School of Law - Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2008

Oglethorpe University - Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration, 2003

Representative Cases

USC-NYCON, LLC and Ferrara Bros., LLC v. Flintlock Construction & BMNY Construction, AAA Case No. Case No. 01-18-0003-7166: Recovered on multimillion dollar counterclaim following 15-day arbitration trial on behalf of superstructure subcontractor for high-rise hotel

Hilt Construction v. NYC School Construction Authority, Sup. Ct. NY Co. Index No. 653868/2019: Secured multimillion dollar recovery for public works contractor; defeated motion to dismiss; obtained preliminary injunction

Muchmore’s Cafe, LLC v. City of New York, E.D.N.Y. Case No. 14-cv-5668: Successfully challenged constitutionality of NYC Cabaret Law’s prohibition of dancing; defeated motion to dismiss; secured full repeal

Bayport Construction and Canova, Inc. v. Cabgram Developer LLC, Sup. Ct. NY Co. 162095/2019: Secured summary judgment on behalf of unpaid trade contractors at Gramercy Square construction project

Xizmo Media v. City of New York, E.D.N.Y. Case No. 21-cv-02160: Successfully challenged constitutionality of NYC Avigation Law’s prohibition of drones; defeated motion to dismiss; secured regulatory approval

Dean Builders v. M.B. Din Construction, App. Div. 2nd Dept. Docket no. 64104/2020: Obtained half-million-dollar summary judgment award against public works subcontractor and sescured affirmance on appeal

Futura Builders Group Inc. v. Jamaica Tower Owners, Inc., et al., Sup. Ct. Queens Co. Index No. 721217/2019: Recovered over half a million dollars for unpaid masonry contractor performing Local Law 11 facade restoration on co-op building

LoDuca Associates v. PMS Construction Corp., 936 N.Y.S.2d 192 (1st Dept. 2012): Secured dismissal of multimillion dollar construction delay claim; successfully defended on appeal

SMBRO Rivington, LLC, et al v. 265 East Houston, LLC, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. Index No. 155502/2017: Obtained access to adjacent properties in RPAPL 881 proceeding for mid-rise residential development in Manhattan

K-Land Lex 47th LLC v. Lex 47th Property Owner LLC, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. Index No. 652634/2021: Obtained summary judgment on $1.5m counterclaim for escrow in connection with $113m sale of Manhattan development parcel

Admissions

New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Contact

Phone: (917) 932-0299, Ext. 1

Email: amuchmore@muchmorelaw.com