Patricia Kane

December 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In his Mortgage Foreclosure column, Bruce Bergman warns of the severe consequence potentially facing lenders who unduly delay the foreclosure action: elimination of interest for the period of delay. 

By Bruce J. Bergman

6 minute read

December 18, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Tis the season of liars, it seems. They are everywhere, some connected to the highest levels of government, some are a lawyer's client, and some…

By Patricia King

5 minute read

December 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Almost 400 judges, lawyers and invited guests attended the public induction ceremony of Second Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan.

By Patricia Kane

1 minute read

December 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

About 500 children and their families attended the Legal Aid Society's annual holiday party for homeless and other vulnerable children, held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Dec. 13.

By Patricia Kane

1 minute read

December 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward Spiro and Judith Mogul discuss Chief Judge Colleen McMahon's recent decision in 'Nike v. Wu', which applied certain general principles of specific jurisdiction to the New York activities of a group of foreign banks against whom discovery was sought in the Southern District of New York in connection with a judgment enforcement proceeding.

By Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul

10 minute read

December 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Although many of us feel like we practically live at the office, in their Tax Appeals Tribunal column, Joseph Lipari and Aaron Gaynor discuss a recent advisory opinion, in which the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ruled that a taxpayer's office was not a “permanent place of abode,” and, therefore, the taxpayer was not a resident of New York for tax purposes.

By Joseph Lipari and Aaron S. Gaynor

8 minute read

December 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Matter of Real Estate Bd. of N.Y. v. City of New York,” where the court upheld NY Local law No. 50 which limits conversions of some Manhattan hotels, and “560-568 Audubon Tenants Ass'n v. 560-568 Audubon Realty,” where the court found DHCR better suited to resolve overcharge rent regulation claims.

By Scott E. Mollen

12 minute read

December 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In their Real Estate Trends column, Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss a pair of new decisions from the Appellate Term, First Department which have toughened the standards under which a landlord may claim a substantial rehabilitation exemption from rent stabilization, the effect of which may be to bring back into stabilization many buildings whose owners believed in good faith that their buildings were not regulated.

By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman

12 minute read

December 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

3 minute read

December 04, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Via Port New York v. Sears,” where the court held that Sears did not breach its lease terms or contract when it closed its mall store; and “Forest Enter. Mgmt. Inc. v. The county of Warren,” an eminent domain action, where the county incurred an independent obligation to pay just compensation.

By Scott E. Mollen

13 minute read