By Scott E. Mollen | November 7, 2017
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “Primer Construction v. Empire City Subway Company,” a construction case where a contractor sued a utility company to recover the costs of construction and “Hudson City Savings Bank v. Woodard, ” dealing with a residential foreclosure action.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Kenneth M. Block and Joshua M. Levy | November 7, 2017
In their Construction Law column, Kenneth Block and Joshua Levy conclude that when representing a project owner, ensuring the agreement between the owner and the owner's representative contains both a properly delineated scope of authority and a comprehensive indemnity is "critical."
By Josefa Velasquez | November 6, 2017
More than two dozen New York state and city lawmakers are asking home-sharing platform Airbnb to remove any illegal listings following the indictment of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who is accused of using the service to let out a property cited in money laundering charges in the indictment.
By Andrew Denney | November 3, 2017
U.S. District Judge William Pauley III denied motions by Prevezon to grant immigration parole to Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian lawyer whose June 2016 meeting with Trump campaign officials raised concerns about Russian influence in the presidential election.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Richard S. Fries | November 2, 2017
In this Outside Counsel article, Richard S. Fries begins a discussion of what a forbearance agreement—perhaps the most common commercial loan workout device—should look like.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa | November 1, 2017
The three started at Greenspoon on Wednesday after their former firm, New York-based Wormser Kiely Galef & Jacobs, dissolved. Other lawyers from Wormser have been hired by several New York firms.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | November 1, 2017
The hires leave Manatt, Phelps & Phillips without a lobbying lineup in New York City.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Eva Talel | October 31, 2017
In her Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Eva Talel discusses recent New York City legislation which imposes on residential landlords and boards the obligation to adopt a smoking policy within one-year, and federal legislation which requires public housing agencies to implement a smoke-free policy banning the use of prohibited tobacco products in public housing apartments and adjacent outdoor space by mid-2018. She also provides guidance to boards and managers as to how to establish the required policy and also limit the proliferation of SHS in co-op and condominium buildings.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By By Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel | October 31, 2017
In their Rent Regulation column, Warren Estis and Jeffrey Turkel explore recent case law addressing issues stemming from 'Roberts v. Tishman,' including fraud, treble damages, rent freezes due to failure to register, and an owner's right to seek luxury deregulation for stabilized apartments after J-51 benefits expire.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By By Scott E. Mollen | October 31, 2017
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses "Jovic v. Blue," "Liev v. Jones," "Ciampa Bell v. Han," and "Leonard H. Shapiro Revocable Living Trust v. Achenbaum."
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