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Held & Hines, LLP was founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 2013 by founding members Marc J. Held and Philip M. Hines. That same year Held & Hines acquired the approximately 35 year old law firm of Lazarowitz & Manganillo, LLP. That same year, Held & Hines, expanded and opened its second law office in mid-town Manhattan. In 2017, the law firm of Held & Hines expanded again and tripled the size of its’ Manhattan office. At this time, Held & Hines remains the only boutique law firm with main offices located in both midtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Held & Hines, LLP has represented a number of celebrities, musicians, authors, companies and sovereign nations. Many of their cases are followed by the press and media.

Legal cases
UBER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT: ORTEGA vs. UBER Case-Breach of contract, False Advertisement, Hourly Wage, Fraud, Mis-classification- The law firm of Held & Hines LLP successfully litigated the federal class-action case which resulted in approximately $83,000,000 to be paid out to New York State Uber drivers.

$100 MILLION DOLLAR TYPO CONTRACT CASE: Real Estate Contract Matter- Held & Hines LLP successfully litigated a real estate matter often referred to as the $100 million dollar typo case where the developer of a new condominium project refused to allow buyers to rescind their contracts to purchase apartments based on a false claim that the rescission date in the contract was a typographical error.

THE GAME CHANGER IN REAL ESTATE BROKER COMMISSION CASES- Held & Hines, LLP successfully litigated a broker commission case which has been cited as the "game-changer" in real estate broker commission law, a New York State appeals court issued a groundbreaking decision that protects buyers’ brokers when they are bypassed on commissions, and are not involved in final negotiations, following a lawsuit over a NYC home.

LANDMARK TRADEMARK CASE- Held & Hines, LLP successfully litigated a trademark case which has been described as a landmark trademark case as the Court held that Mr. Held's client was most responsible for controlling the brand behind the mark, was the mark’s inventor, and was recognized by the public as the force behind the mark.

225 RECTOR CONDOMINIUM CASE: ON THE BRINK: DEVELOPER GOES BROKE AND LEAVES THE BUILDING INCOMPLETE AND THE UNIT OWNERS STRANDED– the unit owners were living in a condominium building in Manhattan whereby the Sponsor had ran out of money, failed to finish construction, raided the reserve fund account and left the operating account of the building without any monies to pay for the salary of its’ employees, oil to heat the building or monies to continue to operate the building for the coming week. Held & Hines LLP put a plan together to literally “save” the building, which included working alongside an appointed receiver, getting the sponsor’s bank to create an emergency fund to pay the expenses of the building and commencing a lawsuit against the sponsor and other related parties who contributed to the plight of the unit owners. The Plan worked extraordinarily well. The Condominium was saved. The Sponsor was banned from selling real estate again in the State of New York and the building established the largest reserve fund of any condominium in New York State thereby securing its’ financial future.