Simon W. Reiff

Simon W. Reiff is a principal and founding member of Harwood Reiff LLC. He is an accomplished litigator representing clients in all phases of complex commercial litigation, including trials and appeals.

From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Reiff was associated with the law firm, Itkowitz & Harwood, a real estate and litigation boutique in Manhattan. Mr. Reiff handled all aspects of complex commercial litigation and high-stakes real estate and landlord-tenant matters, including trials and appeals. Mr. Reiff has litigated a wide range of issues involving rent stabilization, property damage, bankruptcy matters, and corporate ownership and management disputes, among others. He has overseen complex motion practice and voluminous electronic discovery, taken and defended approximately 75 depositions, and prepared successful state and federal appeals.

In 2012, Mr. Reiff launched his own firm, SW Reiff LLC, before joining Donald A. Harwood to found Harwood Reiff LLC later that year.

Mr. Reiff is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A. 2003) and the Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D. 2007). He has been a lecturer for continuing legal education programs sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and Lorman Education Services on topics such as bankruptcy and landlord-tenant litigation.

Admissions: New York (2008); Connecticut (2012); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.