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Is The Pandemic Good Or Bad For Equal Pay?

The coronavirus pandemic threatens to slow progress in pay equity for female lawyers, but also provides a unique opportunity for law firms to effect change.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

SCOTUS "Clarifies" "Habitual Residence" Under the Hague Convention

After several decades of inconsistent interpretations by federal courts of the term "country of habitual residence" that is key to the cases under the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the U.S. Supreme Court finally has spoken. Or has it?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Calling the Child's Therapist as a Witness in a Custody Case

In high conflict divorces, the child's therapist plays a unique role. While the therapist likely offers an invaluable perspective on the needs and interests of their patient, such perspective may, and often does, conflict with the desired outcome of one party. The matrimonial practitioner must be cognizant of many issues to ensure the best interests of the child.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Surrogacy Agreements Approved by New York...With Provisos

A in-depth discussion of the newly enacted "Child-Parent Security Act of 2020" recently signed into law. The Act establishes the legal framework for "surrogacy contracts," in New York.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Fields v. Fields': The"Townhouse Stoop-Sweeping" Case 10 Years Later

A review of how New York Courts have handled the "head-scratching" decision in 'Fields v. Fields' in the subsequent 10 years after the case.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Exoneration of Our Client Ali Sadr

Egregious Brady violations revealed post-trial lead to a vacated verdict and dismissal with prejudice in United States v. Sadr, where the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York determined 'it would not be in the interests of justice to further prosecute this case.'
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

The sterile use of computers or Zoom cannot replace the need for in-person contact and in-person relationships.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Precarious Position of the Working and Breastfeeding Mother

While the Pregnancy Discrimination Act has been in place since 1978, it has by no means stopped such discrimination from occurring.
6 minute read

International Edition

Should Remote Court Hearings Be The Default?

On the whole remote hearings have been successful, but that does not necessarily mean that they are the best option.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Fashion Companies Can Reduce Litigation Risks and Strengthen Compliance

An analysis of best practices and fundamental steps companies can take now to strengthen internal controls and implementing procedures to mitigate investigations and litigations risks in the future including provisions for written manuals, enterprise risk management, an update on TCPA risks, and some recommendations on how to police valuable intellectual property.
8 minute read

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