Brian Lee

Brian Lee

Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter

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September 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Government Attorneys Asks High Court to Restore Ethics Watchdog's Authority

An ethics investigation of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose attorneys from Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP moved to sideline the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, hangs in the balance.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

September 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

State's Prosecutors Mourns Death of Former Hudson Valley Prosecutor

Paul Czajka, 70, was Columbia County's longest-serving DA, having served six terms.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

September 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Attorney of the Year Finalist: Hank Greenberg of Greenberg Traurig

Henry "Hank" Greenberg, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Albany office with a long list of public-service accolades and a finalist for Law…

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Meet the New York Court System's New Coordinator of Judicial Appointments

Desirée Kim's new role will entail acting as a liaison to the governor and New York City mayor's offices, along with the state Board of Elections, regarding judicial vacancies and appointments.

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2 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Top Court Asked to Eliminate Financial Barrier for Corporations to Dispute Tax Bills

Appellate lawyers from Harris Beach say that this pre-payment requirement is unfair to corporations , and they're asking the New York Court of Appeals to accept the case, and then declare the legislative requirement unconstitutional.

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3 minute read

August 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Legal Profession Decries Uptick in Hate Crimes; Call for Additional Reinforcements

New York reported 1,089 reported instances in 2023, the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York's Hates Crimes Act of 2000, according to a recent report.

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4 minute read

August 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Federal Waste-Hauling Antitrust Claim Laboring Through Discovery

Albany lawyers from Boies Schiller & Flexner, Dreyer Boyajian and Nixon Peabody continue to toil away at discovery as the litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York approaches year four.

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6 minute read

August 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Fast-Tracks Hemp Operators' Lawsuit Against New York

Several of the parties' attorneys met behind closed doors for hours while engaged in settlement talks in acting state Supreme Court Justice Roger D. McDonough's chambers in the Albany trial court.

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3 minute read

August 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Silvera Is Named to Oversee New York City Trial Courts' Daily Operations

Silvera was appointed to his new role by the state's Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, with Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson's approval.

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2 minute read

August 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Cracks in Nordea Bank's Money-Laundering Controls Results in $35M NY Fine

Nordea, which has had a branch in New York City for decades, said it has since fortified those efforts, while its former processes, policies and controls involved a shuttered brank in Denmark and Nordea's former operations in the Baltics.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read