David Reiss

January 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Council is considering a bill, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, that it claims will protect small businesses even though the Act contains no protections tailored to them. Instead, the Act would implement a new lease renewal arbitration system that treats all commercial tenancies the same, allowing businesses as large as Amazon to benefit.

By David Reiss, Areeb Been Khan, Robert Levy and Juliana Malandro

5 minute read

November 21, 2018 | New York Law Journal

At the end of The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta both survive the death match imposed by their overlords by agreeing to live or die together. Imagine what might have happened if Virginia and New York City had the courage to do the same.

By David Reiss

5 minute read

September 26, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Using the power of eminent domain to restructure underwater mortgages is constitutional, beneficial and administratively feasible.

By David Reiss

5 minute read

March 14, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

As federal legislators and regulators address predatory lending in 2005, it is wise to remember that states have taken the lead and that the rating agencies are most unmoored from legitimate public policy goals in this arena.

By David Reiss

4 minute read

August 01, 2008 | The Recorder

The implosion at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is another example of when a company's quasi-governmental status failed to bring promised stability.

By David Reiss

5 minute read

August 23, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

The judgment about the suitability of consumer protection laws is becoming less and less the domain of New Jersey citizens and their elected representatives; rather, it has shifted into the domain of a financial services firm that is an advocate for investors, not the public.

By David Reiss

4 minute read

October 01, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Using the power of eminent domain to restructure underwater mortgages is constitutional, beneficial and administratively feasible.

By David Reiss

5 minute read

March 07, 2005 | National Law Journal

Predatory lending was the most pressing consumer protection issue of 2004. Indeed, the Center for Responsible Lending found that predatory loans cost U.S. families more than $9 billion a year. It is such a serious problem that it looks as if major changes are in store in 2005 for how loans are to be made.

By David Reiss Special to The National Law Journal

4 minute read

September 29, 2008 | National Law Journal

Just about everyone agrees that bold action is needed — no one thinks we should be fiddling around while Wall Street burns. Yet, beyond whatever specific bill may pass initially, writes David Reiss, it behooves the citizens of our Republic to think carefully about Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's initial request and what it means for how this financial crisis will ultimately be handled.

By David Reiss

7 minute read

September 24, 2012 | National Law Journal

Using the power of eminent domain to restructure underwater mortgages is constitutional, beneficial and administratively feasible.

By David Reiss

5 minute read