Joshua Wurtzel

March 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Donald Trump's lawyers recently filed a brief before the First Department claiming that securing a bond to stay enforcement of the $454 million entered against him in the Attorney General's fraud suit is a "practical impossibility." So what happens if he can't post a bond?

By Joshua Wurtzel

6 minute read

December 23, 2021 | New York Law Journal

How should the sentence be impacted, if at all, where a victim does not want the defendant to be unduly punished and/or prosecuted, but is obviously powerless to stop the government, and subsequently the judge, from imposing a just result? Should the victim's goals or desires be more than just one small piece of the equation in sentencing?

By Eric A. Kreuter, Joshua Wurtzel, Maranda Demaj and Angela Li

7 minute read

June 18, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Recent decisions and the use of the frustration-of-purpose doctrine to absolve commercial tenants of their obligation to pay rent could signal headwinds for the New York commercial real-estate market—and the economy more generally

By Joshua Wurtzel

7 minute read

December 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In April, author Joshua Wurtzel published an article advising struggling commercial tenants how they may avoid their rent obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of that advice remains viable today. Eight months later, this article turns to struggling commercial landlords with advice on how to maneuver through these times.

By Joshua Wurtzel

14 minute read

March 20, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Sitting on the sideline while the coronavirus crisis runs its course is not an option.

By Joshua Wurtzel

8 minute read