Thomas D Kearns

March 28, 2018 | New York Law Journal

If a building owner finds itself in a position where it must remove art protected by VARA and no written VARA waiver was obtained, the owner should proceed cautiously and in good faith in the destruction or removal of the art.

By Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha

7 minute read

June 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha of Olshan Frome Wolosky revisit the federal Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. Given the increase in the use of art to market hotels, offices and apartment buildings, they address a number of issues that artists may raise when given agreements by landlords commissioning their work.

By Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha

13 minute read

June 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha of Olshan Frome Wolosky revisit the federal Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. Given the increase in the use of art to market hotels, offices and apartment buildings, they address a number of issues that artists may raise when given agreements by landlords commissioning their work.

By Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha

13 minute read

November 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Thomas D. Kearns explores the benefits to condominium purchaser plaintiffs of the Interstate Land Sales Act's anti-fraud provisions over claims under New York law, and discusses potential defenses to such claims including New York's law of specific disclaimers.

By Thomas D. Kearns

9 minute read

June 30, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha of Olshan Frome Wolosky write: Given the legal implications for property owners, it behooves landlord and tenant alike to understand the workings and implications of the Visual Artists Rights Act as related to real property.

By Thomas D. Kearns and Carolyn Sha

12 minute read

May 20, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Thomas D. Kearns, a partner at Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig and Wolosky, and Renee M. Zaytsev, an associate at the firm, write that sellers engaged in corporate and real property auctions should take note of a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in which a losing bidder's fraud claims against the seller of a commercial high-rise building in midtown Manhattan were allowed to proceed.

By Thomas D. Kearns and Renee M. Zaytsev

9 minute read