Williams Real Estate Co., Inc. v. Ann Taylor, Inc. (251 A.D. 2d 230)- no
basis upon which to seek a brokerage commission where exclusive brokerage agreement did not contain a protection period and first substantive negotiations occurred a year and a half after expiration of the exclusive brokerage agreement; broker's claim for commission against tenant fails where exclusive brokerage agreement provides that broker would seek a commission only from landlord of the premises; broker fails on procuring cause standard where there is no evidence the broker brought the parties together on mutually
agreeable terms; no evidence presented that tenant acted in any manner to deprive broker of a rightful commission.