New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Ryan Sakacs | August 13, 2021
As reform languishes in legislative limbo, midterm elections loom, and hyper-partisanship dominates political discourse, the likelihood of enacting meaningful social and economic change is wilting.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | August 12, 2021
"Unless guardrails are enforced to safeguard the integrity of our democracy, we may not get a second chance."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Elena J. Voss and Samuel Estreicher | August 5, 2021
The OLC opinion explores the question of whether the current Emergency Use Authorization status of the COVID-19 vaccines would preclude public or private entities from mandating those vaccines. OLC concludes that it does not.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | July 29, 2021
Should any lawyer be faulted when she's been engaged to wage a lawsuit whose purpose is not to actually succeed with the case as pleaded, or even come close (which should be totally acceptable even to the most stringent of ethicists)—but, rather, to promote some other purpose important for the client by merely filing the lawsuit?
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Scott Eisman, Aryeh Kaufman and Lauren Kaplin | July 28, 2021
Despite the markedly different policies of the Biden Administration, we expect that many pro bono efforts will continue apace.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Laura H. Posner and Megan Kinsella Kistler | July 23, 2021
The law should be modified to require that it be public whether a 10b5-1 plan exists and include the date it was entered into; all 10b5-1 plans be approved by a company's compensation committee; and most critically, the owner of the plan must be blind to the dates and/or strike prices for purchases and sales set forth in their plan, so that they are not incentivized to improperly keep material news from investors.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack | July 22, 2021
If at some point a lawsuit is brought against the department of human services/CPS in connection with that death, compassionate, yet experienced plaintiff and defense attorneys, familiar with the inner workings of CPS, will definitely be needed.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | July 21, 2021
The difference between online teaching and live in-person teaching is stark.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Monica Delgado | July 19, 2021
This article explores how lawyers can enter a "today normal" mindset, remain in it and leverage the benefits as they navigate any uncertainties that lie ahead.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Timothy Capowski and Payne Tatich | July 16, 2021
At a time when judicial resources are unduly strained, a perfect starting point for clearing courtroom congestion is recognizing that delayed disclosure of settlement amounts in multi-tortfeasor litigations impedes, rather than encourages, settlement between the parties, and frustrates the legislative intent of the controlling statutes in this area.
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