In this article, we examine Reveam v. Taylor Freres Capital Markets, No. 655074/2021, 2023 WL 9018613 (N.Y. Dec. 29, 2023), a recent decision from the New York Supreme Court applying New York’s longarm statute to assess specific personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant.
In recent years, decisions from both the New York Court of Appeals and the First Department have highlighted that a broad scope of conduct and activities can support the exercise of personal jurisdiction by New York courts. See, e.g., State v. Vayu, 39 N.Y.3d 330 (2023) (holding that a company’s use of phone calls and emails to negotiate contract terms with contacts in New York and the hosting of two inperson meetings within the state established a clear intent to form a substantial ongoing business relationship and constituted the purposeful activities required to establish jurisdiction);
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