Asset Protection Tax Law Trusts & Estates 2022 Year-End Notes As another unprecedented year comes to a close, we offer some planning tips to our clients, colleagues, and... Read More Asher Rubinstein Partner 12/19/22
Litigation Upping the Ante: Getting a Larger Lien Discharge Bond Amount The New York Lien Law provides that one can “bond off” a mechanics lien by posting an “undertaking” (i.e., ... Read More Randy J. Heller Partner 11/28/22
Construction Law Court Holds Subcontractor Cannot Lien for Temporary Sidewalk Shed and Scaffold An owner of a Manhattan 12-story building hired a contractor to perform façade repairs. The contract requi... Read More Eugene H. Goldberg Associate 11/23/22
Cooperative & Condominium Law E-Bikes do not B-Long On November 5, 2022, a fire broke-out in a high-rise apartment building in the Turtle Bay neighborhood loca... Read More Scott M. Smiler Partner 11/15/22
Franchising Distribution & Licensing Franchise Sales: New Guidelines Prohibit the Use of Franchisee Questionnaires in the Sales Process Franchisors can no longer use franchisee questionnaires during the franchise sales process, according to a ... Read More David T. Azrin Partner 10/27/22
Banking & Financial Institutions Federal Preemption of State Consumer Laws – Reports of Its Demise at the Hands of Dodd Frank Are Premature When Dodd Frank was adopted in 2010, a political trade off resulted in the inclusion of a provision definin... Read More Jay L. Hack Partner 10/19/22