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New York Law Journal

Questioning Vance's Fitness as DA

I don't ever recall either Morgenthau or Hogan getting such attention for a "mess" like the one Vance is embroiled in. Perhaps his predecessors understood the Manhattan DA, like Caesar's wife, must behave at all times above reproach.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyers and a New York Constitutional Convention

Lawyers should be urging their friends and families to the polls this November if only to vote in favor of a New York Constitutional Convention, an opportunity that will not be available again until 2037.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Learning From the Vance/Weinstein Mess

We live in an era of an appropriately challenging and, indeed, skeptical citizenry. Particularly when potential criminal conduct is so over-the-top disturbing, shouldn't the public have the right to believe that justice is being dispensed employing the punctilio of integrity?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Scrubbing History by Toppling Statues

Does the New York City Landmarks Commission, a standing entity of the City of New York, have overriding jurisdiction in such matters through its procedural safeguards and substantive portfolio?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legislature Should Amend Law on Prejudgment Interest

Because of a settlement, whether a plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest from the moment a defendant concedes liability will not be decided by the Court of Appeals. To properly reflect the legislative intent and the court's previous decisions, the legislature should amend CPLR 5002.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

No Knowledge or Suggestion of Bias

I would like to clarify remarks attributed to me in a recent article, "NY Court Defines When LLCs Can Use Special Litigation Committees."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Remains Hospitable Venue for International Arbitration

The sweeping concerns expressed in an Outside Counsel column over the court ruling in 'Daesang v. The NutraSweet Co.' are unwarranted. Whether or not Justice Ramos' decision has "strategic implications" for future manifest disregard court challenges very much remains to be seen.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Permanent Scar' Should Not Be Overlooked

There was a glaring omission in the article on George Bundy Smith's career and passing: his joinder with the majority in Hernandez v. Robles and companion cases before the Court of Appeals.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tesla Shouldn't Need Lobbyists, Lawmakers to Expand Business

I was shocked and dismayed to read your article entitled "Tesla's Plan to Expand Sales May Face Resistance From Lobbyists." Something's terribly wrong here. Why is the government's permission required to expand one's legitimate (if not praiseworthy) business venture?
2 minute read

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