Ally Hack

July 24, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A review of how New York Courts have handled the "head-scratching" decision in 'Fields v. Fields' in the subsequent 10 years after the case.

By Ally Hack and Elizabeth E. Erickson

8 minute read

August 28, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In their Commercial Real Estate column, Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack focus on the early termination provision, guiding the practitioner through the pitfalls of a poorly drafted early termination provision, and advise how to craft a proper and effective one.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

18 minute read

March 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack identifies the various types of commercial lease defaults that courts may find to be "incurable" as a matter of law, followed by a focus on what has been the most controversial of these defaults—the unauthorized assignment of its lease.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

14 minute read

March 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack identifies the various types of commercial lease defaults that courts may find to be "incurable" as a matter of law, followed by a focus on what has been the most controversial of these defaults—the unauthorized assignment of its lease.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

14 minute read

July 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack of Cozen O'Connor discuss 'Boyd v. DHCR' and other relevant case law, and address the question: Has the four-year rule been all but totally eviscerated, or is 'Boyd' the beginning of the four-year rule's revitalization?

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

14 minute read

March 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Cozen O'Connor's Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack discuss the current state of the law regarding when a statute gives rise to a private cause of action, endeavoring to simplify the formula to be applied.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

14 minute read

August 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Menachem Kastner and Ally Hack of Cozen O'Connor address the drafting and interpretation of the "default provision" found in all leases, and the crucial forum between Civil and Supreme Courts.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

14 minute read

January 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Cozen O'Connor's Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack write: We cannot go along with the "gloom-and-doom" picture that legal commentators have been painting since the Court of Appeals decided Grimm. We respectfully submit that the decision is as much of a victory for landlords as they could realistically have hoped to achieve because, through Grimm, the lump of clay that was the Fraud Exception has at least begun to take shape.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

15 minute read

November 05, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Menachem J. Kastner, a member of Cozen O'Connor, and Ally Hack, an associate at the firm, discuss Local Law 7, which was enacted to give tenants yet another avenue to pursue "landlord harassment" claims, and its issues and inconsistencies, which provide fertile ground for advocacy on behalf of building owners. In the end, write the authors, Local Law 7 is inherently ambiguous, seemingly contradictory, impermissibly subjective and out of place within New York City's Administrative Code's enforcement scheme. It remains a fertile arena for litigation until the Appellate Courts speak on its meaning and intent.

By Menachem J. Kastner and Ally Hack

14 minute read