David Scharf

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  • Trump was represented in his legal dispute with Conseco over control of the GM Building in New York City by an attorney named Y. David Scharf. “Y. David Scharf has made a career out of being a sort of billionaire whisperer, steering rich clients away from their often counter-productive desire to crush opponents. Scharf, a partner at law firm Morrison Cohen, is an advocate of sensible compromise, something that is often the exact opposite of his marching orders. […] Scharf, who has represented clients such as Donald Trump, Leona Helmsley, Carl Icahn and Ian Schrager, said that pride-driven decisions are particularly endemic in the real estate industry, which is home to outsized personalities fueled by billions in personal income. […] His greatest hits include Trump and Conseco's legal skirmish for the ownership of the General Motors Building, which was privately settled in arbitration, and Icahn's spat with Pershing Square's Bill Ackman over vitamin company Herbalife.” (Real Estate Weekly, August 23, 2017)
  • Scharf also previously represented other figures with close ties to Trump – Carl Icahn, Stewart Raher, Leona Helmsley and Ian Schrager. “Attorney David Scharf may be the only person in the country to have gotten free wake-up calls from Donald Trump. A client since 2001, Mr. Trump frequently called the attorney at 5 a.m. during his 16-month court battle over the fate of the General Motors Building. Mr. Trump isn't the only powerful New Yorker who relies upon Mr. Scharf's legal acumen. Carl Icahn, Ian Schrager, Howard Lutnick, Leona Helmsley and Stewart Rahr all call upon the Morrison Cohen partner to handle their multimillion-dollar litigation. "Because of who they are, these clients demand victory," he says. ‘These clients know that I win.’ (Crain’s New York Business, January 26, 2004)