By Oliver J. Armas and Dennis H. Tracey, III | July 2, 2020
A discussion of the specific advice the Third Circuit provided in the Crystallex decision to future judgment holders while also highlighting lingering uncertainties and unique particularities in this area of law.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Philip Berkowitz and James Horton | July 2, 2020
Whether personnel records are admissible into evidence is a different issue than whether they are discoverable, and this will always be a fact-intensive inquiry.
By Angela Turturro | June 23, 2020
In this Special Report: "The Third Ground: Renegotiating Office Leases Post-COVID," "Exchange of Enhancements for Concessions—Insights into the Modern Loan Workout," "The Complexities of 'Yellowstone' Injunctions in Disputes Over Rent," "Co-op and Condo Boards' Secret Litigation Weapon" and "Strange Times: Commercial Lease Disputes in the Pandemic Era."
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By David Leffler and David Jacoby | June 19, 2020
Current circumstances present an opportunity for tenants to use new strategies to renegotiate or even terminate leases. This article takes a look at conventional legal strategies that may provide grounds for lease termination before turning to consider another, third, approach.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Richard S. Fries | June 19, 2020
The distressed real estate loan workout is a business deal filled with mutual compromise that right-sizes the asset and resets the loan obligations and the parties' expectations. Any lender making material economic concessions has bargained for, and should acquire the type of legal enhancements discussed here.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Adrienne B. Koch | June 19, 2020
In litigation over a commercial tenant's rent obligations where a Yellowstone injunction is involved, much will depend upon the nature of the underlying dispute—and, in particular, the reasons why the tenant is not paying. Case law shows why.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Bruce A. Cholst and Devin W. Ness | June 19, 2020
Lawsuits from co-op and condominium unit owners opposing their boards' conduct have become commonplace. The legal battles often entail costly and protracted litigation over contested factual issues and can plunge a the community into civil war. Fortunately, boards in New York have a little known but widely effective alternative for defending their conduct while averting communal fratricide.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Maxwell Breed and Lisa Liu | June 19, 2020
Last fall, New York City strengthened existing protections for small business tenants from perceived landlord "harassment." These protections, largely without parallel in this country, have recently been judicially applied and interpreted for the first time, discussed here.
By Angela Turturro | June 8, 2020
In this Special Report: "Distressed Company Investing in the COVID-19 Environment," "COVID-19's Impact on Directors' Fiduciary Duties to Distressed Companies," "Bankruptcy Court Guidance on Force Majeure Clauses," "PPP Loans Sparking Disputes and Differing Results in Bankruptcy Proceedings" and "The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019: Subchapter V."
By Leslie J. Levinson and Patrick M. Birney | June 5, 2020
Given the numerous opportunities across a broad range of industries that will arise for investments in distressed companies or their assets, this article will focus on the unique dynamics of navigating this universe and highlight some potential pitfalls for the unwary.
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