Lora Hollien

October 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

NEW YORK — A New Jersey man was convicted Monday of planting two pressure-cooker bombs on New York City streets, including one that injured 30 people…

By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press

9 minute read

October 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Does the New York City Landmarks Commission, a standing entity of the City of New York, have overriding jurisdiction in such matters through its procedural safeguards and substantive portfolio?

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

2 minute read

October 10, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Richard Susskind outlines the evolution of legal services into four distinct categories in this second installment of the serialization of excerpts from his book, "Tomorrow's Lawyers."

By Richard Susskind

7 minute read

October 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Office of the Appellate Defender honored Christopher Reynolds of Toyota Motor North America, Barry Berke of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and John Savarese of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz at its 24th annual "First Monday in October" event.

By Lora Hollien | New York Law Journal

1 minute read

October 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Paul J. Napoli and Tate J. Kunkle write: Are PFAS the next MTBE? Or, perhaps the next asbestos? Or, in the words of William Shakespeare, is it much ado about nothing? That is the question from both sides of the bar, as well as industry and the regulatory bodies.

By Paul J. Napoli and Tate J. Kunkle

18 minute read

October 04, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Gary Eisenberg writes: Retail bankruptcies continue apace in 2017. Their effects on commercial real estate are potentially widespread. What has been less well understood is how changes to the Bankruptcy Code from over a decade ago and trends in bankruptcy practice have combined to limit considerably the likelihood that any retailer filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief can emerge successfully as a reorganized company.

By Gary Eisenberg

6 minute read

October 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant Law column, Warren Estis and Michael Feinstein discuss the Second Department Appellate Term's decision in 'Scarborough Manor Owners Corp. v. Robson' and find the decision makes clear that the landlord's acceptance of rent for a period after the termination of the lease and prior to the commencement of a summary proceeding will not in all instances result in the reinstatement of the tenancy.

By Warren Estis and Michael Feinstein

6 minute read

September 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A California-based medical marijuana company's effort to file an amicus brief in a medical marijuana lawsuit in New York should be rejected, the five…

By Lora Hollien | New York Law Journal

9 minute read

August 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

There was a glaring omission in the article on George Bundy Smith's career and passing: his joinder with the majority in Hernandez v. Robles and companion cases before the Court of Appeals.

By Robert N. H. Christmas

1 minute read

March 24, 2017 | Legaltech News

The Federal Communication Commission's move to stop internet service providers from collecting customers' personal information without consent has itself been halted.

By Lora Hollien

4 minute read