Stephen M. Tannenbaum
  • Business Law, Real Estate Law
  • Hawaii
Review This Lawyer
Biography

Stephen has historically represented clients in a wide range of civil, commercial litigation matters. He was born in New Jersey, raised in Wilmington, Delaware, attended university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and went on to obtain his juris doctoris from New York University School of Law in 1995, after which, he remained and practiced in New York for 10 years at such international firms as Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Morrison & Foerster. Stephen moved to Hawai‘i in 2005 and joined the firm of Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, where he practiced as a commercial litigator specializing in complex commercial matters until 2012.

Stephen is proud to have represented an array of clients, from individuals and small “mom-and-pop” businesses to large companies and global financial institutions, in complex, civil litigation and contract dispute matters. Stephen has appeared in federal, state and local courts on matters including but not limited to, bringing and defending claims under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Truth in Lending Act, Consumer Leasing Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and claims against hotels under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as representing individuals in connection with homeowners’ association and condominium board disputes, trust matters, real estate tax appeals, contested state and IRS audits, disputes regarding Deposit Receipt Offer Agreements and numerous other varieties of contract dispute.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Fees
  • Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Hawaii
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Attorney
Alston, Hunt, Floyd & Ing
-
Attorney
Friedland Laifer & Robbins
-
Attorney
Morrison & Foester
-
Attorney
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
-
Education
University of Pennsylvania
B.S.
University of Pennsylvania Logo
New York University School of Law
J.D.
New York University School of Law Logo
Professional Associations
Hawaii State Bar Association
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
American Bar Association
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Speaking Engagements
Hawaii Civil Procedure, Lorman Seminar
2006
Contact & Map
Honolulu, HI, US