By Greg McPolin | February 10, 2022
Research suggests that while two of three GCs say their companies have affirmative recovery programs, nearly half see room for improvement. Importantly, those that use legal finance to reduce the cost and risk of their affirmative recovery programs tend to see better results.
By Jamie Brown and Chris Dahl | February 4, 2022
This article explores five of the biggest changes impacting e-discovery, concluding that the modern e-discovery practitioner must accept a reality of constant change.
By Brian Bank and Mirielle Nezamy | February 4, 2022
Certain decisions from the past year suggest that New York courts addressing requests to shift costs in connection with e-discovery are more inclined to exercise their discretion under Article 31 of the CPLR to limit the scope of the requested e-discovery than they are to shift the costs of such discovery to the requesting party.
By Chris Costello and Michelle Six | February 4, 2022
Cooperation and a degree of transparency are important tools that reduce the overall number of disputes and help control costs, but there is a limit to such cooperation and transparency.
By David J. Kessler and Sumera Khan | February 4, 2022
Even where the producing party's discovery solution is flawed and the requesting party's solution is reasonable, the court should not impose that solution on the producing party, but rather, the court should let the producing party find a reasonable solution that works best for it. This is the big lesson of 'Diisocyanates'.
By Sharon L. Klein | January 28, 2022
2021 saw significant developments, lessons and reminders. In addition to the developments discussed below, important legislation was enacted in 2020, which became effective in 2021.
By Jennifer F. Hillman and Joseph La Ferlita | January 28, 2022
New York trusts and estates practitioners will undoubtedly encounter a Quiet Trust at some point, either because a client would like to create one, or needs guidance as a beneficiary or trustee of one, and they must understand the challenges posed by Quiet Trusts in New York.
By Gregory L. Matalon and Erik M. Olson | January 28, 2022
Many wealthy families completed gifting plans in 2021 to use the increased BEA, and will need to report taxable gifts on a Federal Gift Tax Return—Form 709.
By George Bischof | January 28, 2022
For clients considering nominating a non-domiciliary alien (NDA) as guardian, it's important to advise them on the provisions of SCPA 707(1)(c), which both declares most NDA's ineligible but also provides a mechanism for restoring eligibility through the appointment of a co-guardian.
By Angela Turturro | January 18, 2022
Leaders of the bench and bar discuss improvements to New York's court system, access to justice, law as a tool for social change, and more.
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