Peter B. Kane

About

Peter Kane is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department. His practice centers on high-stakes commercial and residential real estate disputes, representing major owners, developers, and property managers in New York Supreme Court and Housing Court. Peter has extensive experience leading complex rent regulation litigation, including matters involving rent stabilization, deregulation, high-income deregulation, succession claims, and regulatory compliance across large building portfolios.

He regularly handles Yellowstone injunctions, access litigation, commercial lease enforcement actions, and emergency injunctive proceedings tied to time-sensitive development and ownership issues. As first-chair trial counsel, Peter has tried bench trials and evidentiary hearings and argued dispositive motions and appeals in state court. He manages all phases of litigation strategy, from case inception through resolution, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, depositions, settlement negotiations, and appellate briefing.

Peter plays a key role in client development and retention, advising sophisticated real estate clients on risk mitigation, portfolio-wide litigation strategy, and regulatory exposure. He also supervises and mentors associates and junior partners, overseeing case staffing, workflow, and strategic training on rent regulation and complex landlord-tenant matters.

Peter has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2021.