Jeffrey Basso solves problems for business owners across Long Island and New York City as a litigator handling a wide variety of business and employment-related disputes. Jeff represents businesses, management, corporate officers and shareholders, investors, real estate developers, contractors, manufacturers, commercial property owners, and many others in a wide variety of litigation matters regarding simple and complex business and contractual disputes. He has significant experience prosecuting and defending matters on behalf of clients in actions involving high-stakes partner and shareholder disputes, business divorce and corporate dissolutions, mergers and acquisitions, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, trade secrets, fiduciary duties, breach of contract, wage and hour disputes, real estate transactions, investments, and construction disputes.

Since joining the firm in 2012, Jeff has resolved hundreds of business litigation matters by using litigation as a strategic tool to place clients in the best position possible to bring about a resolution. While taking a case to trial may be necessary in certain circumstances, he always looks for alternative and creative ways to effectively arrive at a desired result for his clients without the expense and risk of trial. Jeff also utilizes his knowledge and expertise litigating in New York to serve as local counsel to assist attorneys/firms outside New York with litigation matters commenced in New York.

Education

• University of Delaware, B.A.
• St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.

Admissions

• New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

In the News

• 6 CMM Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Super Lawyers^® and 4 Named Rising Stars
• CMM’s Jeffrey Basso Highlighted in LIBN Who’s Who: Labor Law
• CMM Scores Significant Settlement for Client in Faithless Servant Case Against Ex-Employee
• CMM Overcomes Motion to Dismiss in Real Property Compensation Lawsuit
• CMM Prevails in Arbitration for Long Island Custom Home Builder
• CMM Prevails for Employer in Hard-Fought Summary Judgment Motion in Wage Case
• CMM Partner Jeffrey Basso Earns AV Preeminent® Rating from Peers for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
• CMM Secures Dismissal of Complex Breach of Contract Case Filed Against Our Client
• CMM Wins Critical Appeal in Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Case
• CMM Continues Meteoric Growth with Opening of Riverhead Office
• More...
CMM Named a Forbes “Top Corporate Law Firm”
Basso to Be Honored as a “Leader in Law”
CMM Celebrates Grand Opening of Westbury Office with Ribbon-Cutting Attended by Long Island Leaders
CMM Prevails in Commercial Litigation Matter Involving Diversion of Funds and Theft of Proprietary Data
Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Jeffrey Basso
Yermash and Basso Named CMM Partners
Basso Earns Trial Skills Certificate from NITA, the Premier Provider of Legal Advocacy Skills Training
CMM Obtains Judgment Plus Interest in Breach of Contract Case
CMM’s Litigation Team Successfully Moves to Dismiss All Counterclaims in Unfair Competition Case
McCormick and Basso Receive Leadership in Law Awards

Representative Matters

• Representing 50% member of LLC in highly contentious business divorce litigation that spanned New York County and the Chancery Court in Delaware
• Representing majority shareholders against minority shareholder who breached fiduciary duties by starting competing business
• Representing a family-owned business against a faithless servant employee who worked for the company for 20 years, but had been operating a competing business for years in secret
• Representing a national company against key sales director who breached restrictive covenants in an employment agreement by going to work for a competitor excluded by the agreement and sending confidential company information to his new employer
• Representing restaurants, landscaping companies, various construction trade companies, security companies, finance-related companies and numerous others in a variety of wage and hour lawsuits
• Representing a variety of businesses and management in employment cases alleging wrongful termination, retaliation, hostile work environment, discrimination, etc.
• Representing aerospace parts company in post-M&A transaction litigation involving indemnification claims of over $10 million against our client
• Representing high-end commercial real estate broker in multiple litigations against company that refused to pay commissions owed under exclusive agreement leading to the recovery of over $12 million

Lectures & Presentations

• CMM CLE Series, “LLC Decisions from the Commercial Division”
• CMM CLE Series, “Non-Compete Update”