Fourton & Associates specializes in complex divorce and custody matters, as well as simple matrimonial matters, through either negotiation and/or trial.
We are a boutique firm with a mission to provide expert high quality service with both personal attention and cost effective execution with exclusive personalized legal services.
Since our mission is to provide our clients big firm quality service with small firm cost effectiveness we focus on just a few areas: namely, Securities Law, Divorce law, Family and Matrimonial Law; Custody and support, Employment Law, Criminal law and Appeals; in addition, Bankruptcy litigation: Preference and Fraudulent Conveyance litigation, Claim Disputes and Lift Stay Litigation.
SECURITIES LAW
Our securities law practice includes representation of clients in many facets; that is, in an era where federal and stae regulators compete for headlines, and regulatory infractions are being treated as potential white collar crimes with unprecedented frequency, even the most careful clients may get a call or receive a subpoena, become subject to an investigation, or face a regulatory complaint. The New York securities lawyers of Fourton & Associates represent broker-dealers, investment advisors and individual investors in litigation and investigations conducted by FINRA, the SEC, the NYSE and state regulators, on virtually every type of sales practice violation, insider trading matters, anet capital violations, market manipulation and other enforcement matters, including Regulatory inquiries, Regulatory investigations, Responses to a Wells Notice, Enforcement proceedings, License hearings and applications and Compliance examinations.
In addition, our effective securities lawyers in New York have many years of experience and an outstanding record in handling matters initial by securities industry regulators. We have developed an invaluable understanding of the tactics and strategies commonly employed by regulators and investigators. For example, our securities attorneys explain what you should do when you receive a Wells Notice. Leslie Fourton, a partner of our firm, utilizes his years of experience to find solutions and the best approach for responding. The circumstances of each matter dictate the best response, and we guide you every step of the way, ensuring the best decisions are made while you continue to concentrate on your business. Our New York hedge fund attorneys provide more information about the Dodd-Frank Act and how it will affect your business.
Why a Class Action?
Securities fraud litigation is very expensive. Taking these cases to trial on behalf of an individual investor may be cost prohibitive. However, pooling all the individual investors’ cases into one large lawsuit, called a class action, so that the losses can be recovered on behalf of all injured investors, justifies the costs.
Our firm has extensive experience in securities fraud class action lawsuits. We have a good reputation in the legal community and with the courts as diligent and capable attorneys who fight aggressively on behalf of our clients to recover their losses.
In a class action lawsuit, the court appoints the firm that will act as lead counsel in the case. The court recognizes our experience and appoints our firm with regularity in these types of cases.
MATRIMONIAL AND FAMILY LAW
Our family law practice includes representation of clients in litigated and negotiated matters involving divorce, child custody, child support, separation, spousal maintenance, equitable distribution, guardianship, paternity, adoption, domestic violence, pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, cohabitation, and domestic partnership agreements, post-judgment enforcement and modification and appellate proceedings. We have extensive experience in both the Supreme Court and Family Courts throughout the boroughs of New York City and adjacent counties, as well as in Surrogate’s Court.
Although we place great emphasis on the value on reaching negotiated settlements, we also conduct trials, hearings and appeals when our matters cannot be resolved in a satisfactory manner. Further, alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration is also part of our practice.
In addition, we draw on our unique experience, to provide services in such critical areas as child custody, visitation and relocation disputes, domestic violence, child support, spousal maintenance, and the critical valuation of businesses, practices, licenses, stock options, celebrity status, and appraisal of commercial and residential properties, for equitable distribution. We are also able to provide cost-effective, individualized full service representation to each of our clients regardless of the size or complexity of the matter.
EMPLOYMENT LAW
An integral part of any business is its employment matters and relations. Fourton & Associates regularly represents companies and individuals regarding these issues. Here, from negotiation of employment packages to preparation of employment contracts, to termination of employment, we are well equipped to identify and implement the most appropriate solution for your needs from either the employer’s or the employee’s point of view, thereof.
BANKRUPTCY LAW
Bankruptcy is approached by our disciplined focus, which permits us to leverage concentrated experience enabling us to zero in on key issues quickly. We make use of our extensive pleading database to avoid unnecessary research or drafting. We form groups of similarly situated defendants. While each case is unique and treated individually, sharing knowledge and litigation expenses gives our clients a unique advantage.
We leverage internet cloud technology to provide instant nationwide, and worldwide, representation through our special bankruptcy counsel network.
Preference Litigation
Preference litigation forms a large part of our practice. Over the last decade our firm has handled the defense of over 150 preference cases.
Our experience and focus empowers our clients with the powerful advantages of systematized analysis based upon years of accumulated real world preference defense negotiation and litigation.
Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation
Our experience defending fraudulent conveyance matters allows us to quickly isolate the uniquely fact intensive analysis crucial to litigation under section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code. Speed and expertise and critical elements in confronting the challenge of fraudulent conveyance litigation.
Claim Disputes
We handle claim disputes so our client obtain the maximum payout possible pursuant to creditor rights under the Bankruptcy Code. We handle the entire process from filing Claim Notices to responding to claim objections. Often, our clients retain us to handle these matters on contingency.
Lift Stay Motions
We have many years experience filing motions to lift the automatic stay on behalf of client ranging from attorneys seeking to continue personal injury litigation to secured lenders seeking access to collateral. We can act quickly and cost effectively given our large precedent file of prior motions.
