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New York Law Journal

Proposed Amendments to Rent Stabilization Law: Creating More Problems Than They Solve?

With New York's rent regulations up for renewal in June, there are several bills in the Legislature that claim to be designed to strengthen tenant protections. Two that appear to have garnered favor with the governor are one that would eliminate vacancy decontrol and another that would limit a landlord's ability to revoke a preferential rent. But might these bills be more trouble than they are worth?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses three landlord-tenant cases: “Kostro v. NYS Div. of Housing and Community Renewal,” “BPP ST Owner LLC v Nichols,” and “711 Seagirt Ave. Holdings v. Harris.”
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Sutton 58 v. Pilevsky': It's Not All Bad News

In their Real Estate Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner and Dino Fazlibegu discuss the recent First Department Appellate Division decision Sutton 58 Associations LLC v. Philip Pilevsky, which “engendered a good deal of alarm in the New York commercial real estate lending community as more than a few worried that the decision would deprive lenders of the protections afforded to them by having special purpose bankruptcy remote and single asset borrowers.”
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Mastering Difficult Conversations: Earn the Trust of Those Around You

Whether you're giving bad news to a CEO, firing a subordinate, pushing back on a peer perspective or defending your position from aggressive challenges, having difficult conversations is part of being a leader.
6 minute read

Law.com

Meet the Advisory Board Guiding Law.com's Yearlong Mental Health Reporting Project

Our board members share powerful stories, in their own words, about their experiences and what they hope to change.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Six Tips for a Successful In-House Legal Tech Deployment

If you believe all of the hype surrounding legal tech, you might think that improved efficiency is mere days away if you can just purchase the latest, greatest piece of corporate legal technology.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Riding the Pre-IPO Wave to Estate Planning

The news has been highlighting the upcoming wave of initial public offerings (IPOs), and as these successful startups are preparing for their impending major liquidity event, there is tremendous buzz focused on how the market will be affected.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Albany's Still-To-Do Election Reforms

In their Government and Election Law column, Jerry H. Goldfeder and Myrna Pérez note that Albany has taken some “exciting steps at reforming New York's election laws,” however two critical reforms remain to be passed: Automatic Voter Registration (AVR), and rights restoration for all citizens living in the community with convictions in their past.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am a senior lawyer and wish to stop practicing. Should I elect retired status? What do you advise?
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Are Your Corporate Culture Management Efforts Going? 

Three key questions for existing or rising GCs/CLOs, who also serve as chief culture officers.
5 minute read

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