Patricia Kane

September 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

To mitigate the financial havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress swiftly passed a myriad of well-intentioned bills—and set the stage to redefine the landscape for restructurings.

By Sourav Chaudhuri and Gregory Plotko

8 minute read

September 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Today, more than ever, police misconduct must be exposed and condemned, but government-extracted appeal waivers not only strip individuals of their fundamental right to appellate review, but also shield police misconduct from the public eye.

By Barbara Zolot

8 minute read

September 17, 2020 | New York Law Journal

An examination of the numerous cases litigated in recent years alleging that market makers conspired to manipulate various financial benchmarks. Some cases were dismissed at the pleading stage while others survived, despite similarities among them for the grounds on which the plaintiffs based their conspiracy allegations.

By Richard S. Taffet and Jonathan Justl

8 minute read

September 16, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Developing clear and persuasive writing habits will strengthen your written advocacy in International Arbitration.

By Claudia T. Salomon and Dianne Rosky

9 minute read

September 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

To recover damages for a person's death in New York State, there are two distinct causes of action: survivorship and wrongful death. Attorneys must be familiar with what is and is not recoverable under each.

By Kevin G. Faley and Andrea M. Alonso

8 minute read

September 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Scott Mollen discusses "Center for Specialty Care v. CSC Acquisition I," where it was held the court must recalculate the damages award for breach of lease and guaranty agreements, and "Eubanks v. Kinsler," where a landlord's refusal to sign city FHEPS forms constituted unlawful income discrimination.

By Scott E. Mollen

18 minute read

September 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Real Estate Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner and David Broderick write: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the real estate industry, and as the initial lender reaction of accommodation to borrowers has mostly continued, there has been a shift from loan modifications to defaulted loan forbearance arrangements, together with a very public increase in mezzanine-lender enforcement actions, as evidenced by the public advertisements of notices of sale.

By Jeffrey B. Steiner and David Broderick

6 minute read

September 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine represents one of our best hopes for overcoming the pandemic; however, several unresolved patent issues are brewing in the background, underlying the substantial risks and significant potential rewards of Moderna's vaccine.

By Dorothy R. Auth and Michael B. Powell

8 minute read

September 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Given the tremendous backlog of both civil and criminal trials, court administrators are no doubt grappling with the need to comply with the requirements of the Sixth Amendment in light of this pandemic.

By Thomas F. Liotti

7 minute read

September 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A look at remote estate planning with a particular focus on remote document signings and their requirements.

By Melissa Negrin-Wiener and Marcus O'Toole Gelo

8 minute read