Marc J. Kurzman
Marc Kurzman has maintained an active commercial litigation practice for over twenty-five years. He has extensive experience litigating commercial real estate disputes, typically on behalf of property owners, landlords and developers, including property rights disputes, contested bankruptcy cases, environmental claims, insurance disputes, tax zoning and condemnation appeals, and various other real estate-related matters. Mr. Kurzman also has extensive experience litigating a wide variety of contract, business tort and product liability disputes (including asbestos personal injury and property damage claims) in state and federal court and in arbitration fora.
During the period 2005-2008, Mr. Kurzman served as outside general counsel to GAF Materials Corporation (North America's largest manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing products) and International Specialty Products Inc (a multi-national specialty chemicals company). In additional to supervising all litigation for those two companies, Mr. Kurzman was responsible for advising management on the panoply of legal and regulatory issues confronted by companies of the size and business scope of GAFMC and ISP. Mr. Kurzman continues to serve in a "counsel" role for various business clients.
Mr. Kurzman regularly serves as a volunteer Special Master in the Connecticut Superior Court and has participated as a speaker in a number of bar association programs concerning land use and real estate ligation topics. He is listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers 2011 for Business Litigation.
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate Litigation
- General Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Land Use & Zoning
- Product Liability
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation and Arbitration)
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1984
- Connecticut, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2011
Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1983
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- B.S.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Industrial & Labor Relations
Representative Cases
- Gateway Co. v. DiNoia, 232 Conn. 223, 654 A.2d 342 (Conn. 1995)
- Windsor Locks Associates v. Planning and Zoning Commission of Town of Windsor Locks, 90 Conn. App.242, 876 A.2d 614 (Conn. App. 2005)
- Devan Motors of Fairfield, Inc. v. Infiniti Div. of Nissan North America, Inc., 2004 WL 2901460 (D. Conn. 2004)
- International Brands USA, Inc. v. Old St. Andrews Ltd., 349 F. Supp. 2d 256 (D. Conn. 2004)
- Europadisk Holdings, LLC v. Shelton, 2004 WL 613109 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
- In re M&R Apparel, Inc., 92 B.R. 565 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988)
Representative Clients
- Gateway Co. v. DiNoia, 232 Conn. 223, 654 A.2d 342 (Conn. 1995)
- Windsor Locks Associates v. Planning and Zoning Commission of Town of Windsor Locks, 90 Conn. App. 242, 876 A.2d 614 (Conn. App. 2005)
- Devan Motors of Fairfield, Inc. v. Infiniti Div. of Nissan North America, Inc., 2004 WL 2901460 (D. Conn. 2004)
- City of Stamford v. First National Joint Venture, 2010 WL 3259971 (Conn. Super. 2010)
- Heyman Associates No. 5, LP v. FelCor TRS Guarantor, L.P., 2009 WL 5698515 (Conn. Super. 2009)
- International Brands USA, Inc. v. Old St. Andrews Ltd., 349 F. Supp. 2d 256 (D. Conn. 2004)
- Europadisk Holdings, LLC v. Shelton, 2004 WL 613109 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
- In re M&R Apparel, Inc., 92 B.R. 565 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988)
Past Employment Positions
- Levett Rockwood P.C., Partner, 1991 - 2003
- Levett Rockwood P.C., Associate, 1987 - 1990
- Tenzer, Greenblatt, Fallon & Kaplan, Associate, 1983 - 1987
