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• Parents Face New Custody Conundrums in Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

  5/28/2020 | By: Allen A. Drexel, Esq.| Sarah R. Gersowitz, Esq.

  One of the effects of COVID-19 has been a sharp increase in child custody disputes in New York and across the country. As issues related to custody and parental access escalate, so do long-lasting and unintended implications for parents, children, and their caregivers. Courts across the country have begun grappling with these issues even as they have been partially closed due to the pandemic, and we anticipate that they will continue to do so now that the court system has started reopening.

• Where Do You Want to Park Your Money?
  Key Factors in Picking a Jurisdiction

  February 2020 | By: David I. Faust, Esq.| GDB 2020 Winter Newsletter

  Beginning in the 1900s, “financial centers” were established in a wide variety of offshore jurisdictions around the world.  They were essentially tax havens. Recently the challenges to these choices have been evolving. With today’s changes, key factors must be considered when picking a jurisdiction.

• If Your Neighbor Gets COVID-19, Does Your Landlord Have To Tell You?

  4/20/2020 | Gothamist

  GDB's head of the Cooperative and Condominium Law practice area, David L. Berkey, Esq. quoted in Gothamist's article, If Your Neighbor Gets COVID-19, Does Your Landlord Have To Tell You?

• New Tenant Protections Could Pinch Co-op Sales

  11/5/2019 | Habitat Magazine

  Marc Luxemburg, partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP and president of the New York Council of Cooperatives and Condominiums, quoted in Habitat Magazine's article "New Tenant Protections Could Pinch Co-op Sales." 

• Attorneys Jay Hack and David Azrin answer questions about unemployment and small businesses on News 12

  5/26/2020 | By: David T. Azrin, Esq.| Jay L. Hack, Esq.

  GDB attorneys joined News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen to answer questions about unemployment, small businesses, and going back to work.

• ​New Statewide Mandatory Sick Leave For New York Employers Effective September 2020 Requiring Sick Leave Which Can Be Taken Starting January 2021

  4/6/2020 | By: David T. Azrin, Esq.

  Little noticed in the recently-enacted legislation which provides for sick leave to employees directly affected by the Coronavirus, described in our previous alert, New York also took the opportunity to enact legislation which will require next year that all New York employers of any size throughout the state offer mandatory sick leave to all employees for any illness or health condition. Previously, sick leave was only required in New York City and Westchester County.  

• Fall 2019 Newsletter

  Fall 2019 | Fall 2019 Legal Update

• Bad Behavior in Condos

  11/15/2019 | Habitat Magazine

  Video Interview with Partner David L. Berkey

• Attorneys Jay Hack and David Azrin answer questions about unemployment and small businesses on News 12

  5/26/2020 | By: David T. Azrin, Esq.| Jay L. Hack, Esq.

  GDB attorneys joined News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen to answer questions about unemployment, small businesses, and going back to work.
   

• Habitat LIVE: Will the Paycheck Protection Program Help Your Coop/Condo Association?

  4/3/2020 | Habitat Magazine

  Please see GDB's David L. Berkey, Esq. discussing how the Paycheck Protection Program can help your co-op/condo association on Habitat Magazine's YouTube channel.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB2YO0_8Yaw#action=share