George Benaur

About George Benaur

George Benaur, selected to SuperLawyers in Business Litigation in New York and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, specializes in international judgment enforcement, asset recovery, business law, litigation and investigation services to businesses and individuals. He has particular expertise in global legal strategy and coordination, domestic and international business litigation, asset recovery, contracts, investigations and alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. Track Record (representative cases and results):Lake Holding & Finance S.A. v. Mikhail Belyak, et al (20••••••35-CA-01 (CBL 44)(Miami-Dade Circuit Court 20••••21): enforcement of Moscow Court Judgments for $36 million, followed by fraudulent transfer claims against debtor’s wife and daughter and certain Florida LLCs, resulting in satisfaction of judgment; also won related Section 1782 discovery application in SDNY District Court (Case No. 20-mc-652) and obtained disclosures from 5 banks in aid of related proceedings in Cyprus, Monaco and Russia.Chigirinskiy v. Panchenkova (Dkt No 14-4410, SDNY District Court 20••••18); represented Russian businessman Shalva Chigirinskiy and obtained settlement in $100M commercial litigation after 4 years; the case involved parallel commercial litigation proceedings in Connecticut state court, including defense against judgment enforcement; criminal indictments, which were dismissed, and contentious state court child custody proceedings.Dear Invest AB v. Brent Borland (SDNY District Court 2018): obtained $1M judgment against debtor for breach of promissory notes.Sardarov and Black Ocean v. Jonathan Faiman (SDNY District Court 2019): prosecution and immediate settlement of $4M debt. See for full range of services and capabilities.Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers2016 New Jersey Rising Stars2015 New Jersey Rising Stars2014 New Jersey Rising Stars2013 New Jersey Rising Stars2012 New Jersey Rising Stars

Experience

1. Managing Partner, Trial Lawyer, International Business Disputes & Investigations

   Benaur Law

   May 2015 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Benaur Law LLC provides international litigation, corporate and investigation services to businesses and individuals worldwide. The firm is based in NYC and maintains affiliations with advisors and works with a network of lawyers worldwide. See

Education

• Cardozo School of Law

  Law, Litigation

  2001 — 2004

• Lafayette College

  Bachelor's degree, English

  1994 — 1998

• University of Oxford

  Visiting Scholar, Law

  2001 — 2001

Skills

• Trials
• Bankruptcy
• Contract Negotiation
• International Agreements
• Legal Research
• Courts
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Breach of Contract
• Litigation Support
• Business Litigation
• Dispute Resolution
• Product Liability
• Licensing
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Trials and Investigations
• Due Diligence
• Torts
• Trade Secrets
• Civil Litigation
• International Business
• International Trade
• Appeals
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Joint Ventures
• Intellectual Property
• Mediation