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New York Law Journal

More Foreclosures Dismissed as Abandoned: A Salutory Lesson

In his Foreclosure Litigation column, Bruce Bergman notes how there has been a surprising number of cases lately where foreclosures are dismissed as abandoned for lenders' failure to adhere to a particular time frame. He writes: "This is one arena where lenders really should not lose, because when they do, it is their own fault. The system is tough enough without the foreclosing plaintiff shooting itself in the foot."
7 minute read

International Edition

A Fine Art: How Law Firms Can Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is On Diversity

Law firms should support grass-roots artists and organisations rather than just sponsoring major exhibitions, argues Joe Dunning.
5 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms Can Improve Gender Diversity By Learning From Their Clients

Lex Mundi CEO Helena Samaha looks at what firms can do to further their gender diversity efforts.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Could It Be Unethical Not to Use AI?

  At its 2019 annual meeting the ABA adopted Resolution No. 112 urging courts and lawyers to address the emerging ethical and legal issues…
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

What is your New Year's resolution as an attorney who has practiced for many years?
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Getting Attorneys and Public Mental Health Therapists to Trust Each Other

Attorneys and therapists need each other to effectively advocate for their client, say Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York, and Sue Radcliffe, a mental health therapist with the Dorchester County Health Department in Cambridge, Maryland.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "American Infertility of New York v. Verizon," a tresspass action, where questions existed as to whether Verizon was a licensee, and "Windward Bora LLC v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society," where the defendant was found immune, as HUD's assignee, from N.Y.'s limit period on foreclosure actions.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Does a Building Have Six or More Units?

A body of law has developed over the years to determine whether a building is subject to rent stabilization by virtue of the number of housing accommodations therein. Warren Estis and Jeffrey Turkel summarize this case law.
7 minute read

Law.com

Sixth Circ.: District Courts Have Broad Discretion to Grant Compassionate Release

For decades, only the Bureau of Prisons, or BOP, could file motions under the statute. That changed in 2018 when Congress passed the First Step Act, which allows prisoners to file their own motions for compassionate release.
6 minute read

International Edition

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Compulsory Retirement in The COVID Era

There are several issues law firm managers must consider when mulling compulsory retirement for underperforming partners.
5 minute read

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