New York State Leading on Utility Climate Change Adaptation
In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christine A. Fazio of Carter Ledyard & Milburn and Ethan I. Strell of the Columbia Center for Climate Change Law discuss a precedent-setting decision...
View ArticleMeaning and Enforceability of 'Best Efforts' Provisions
Gregg L. Weiner and Joshua D. Roth of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson examine the murky area of New York law surrounding contractual best effort provisions.
View ArticleSEC Rejects Proposals From Comptroller for Proxy Statements
The shareholder proposals ask two banks' boards to identify employees with the ability to expose them to major losses because of their portfolios and bonus incentives, but the SEC found they were too...
View ArticleCity of Detroit; Dewey and Dreier Firm Proceedings
In his Bankruptcy Update, Edward E. Neiger, a co-managing partner at ASK LLP, discusses Detroit's historic win in its Chapter 9 eligibility battle and next steps in its proceeding; the proposed sale of...
View ArticleParkland, the Public Trust Doctrine and Prior Public Use
In his Condemnation and Tax Certiorari column, Michael Rikon, a partner of Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, writes that the protection of parkland falls under the broader panoply of the public...
View ArticleQuality Control Breakdowns Form Basis of Government Action
In their Federal Civil Enforcement column, Goodwin Procter partners Richard Strassberg and William Harrington write: Many companies rely on quality control procedures to monitor known areas where...
View ArticleCity Lobbying Law Change Expands Regulatory Obligations
Larry Levy and Andrew Rafalaf of Bracewell & Giuliani review the significant amendments to New York City's Lobbying Law, which, most notably, expand the definition of lobbying, alter the financial...
View ArticleUtilizing Pre-Approved Retainers Under Code Section 328
Seth H. Lieberman, partner at Pryor Cashman, provides a description of the retention of bankruptcy professionals under the Bankruptcy Code; discusses and analyzes 'Smart World' and its impact on the...
View ArticleHow Detroit's Chapter 9 Case Could Affect New York Municipalities
Paul J. Labov and Dana G. Hefter of Edwards Wildman Palmer explore the Dec. 5, 2013 Eastern District of Michigan opinion (determining that Detroit was eligible to be a Chapter 9 debtor) and analyze the...
View ArticleCorporations and Their Affiliates—Who Owns the Privilege?
In his Professional Responsibility column, Anthony E. Davis, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, examines an aspect of the law of attorney-client privilege that is often of critical importance to...
View ArticleLaw Before 2013 'K2' Insurance Decision Reinstated
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Jason L. Shaw analyzes the Court of Appeals' recent decisions that eliminated a judicial economy rule the court had created only eight months earlier, allowing...
View ArticleSCOTUS to Rule on Powers of Bankruptcy Judges
Jeffrey A. Wurst and Jon H. Ruiss Jr. of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek discuss 'Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison', a bankruptcy matter now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, and...
View ArticleDebtors' Delusions of Bankruptcy
Leslie Berkoff, a partner of Moritt Hock & Hamroff, explores a few cases that demonstrate how the failure to appreciate the law and the impact of a bankruptcy filing can lead to nothing more than...
View ArticleInterim Counsel Fee Awards in Family Law Cases
Raunak Kothari, the principal of the Law Office of Raunak Kothari, discusses various problems courts have encountered in fashioning interim counsel fee awards, due partly to the reality that support...
View ArticleSocial Media Creates Complex Ethical Issues
In a column on Technology and Ethics, Mark A. Berman of Ganfer & Shore and co-author Ignatius A. Grande of Hughes Hubbard & Reed discuss some of the issues raised by hypothetical scenarios...
View ArticleAre Private Companies' Liability Risks Adequately Insured?
In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Schulte Roth & Zabel's Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes write: We live in a litigious society and, as a result, many publicly owned companies may...
View ArticleImpeaching Witness Credibility in Police Misconduct Actions
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz, a professor at Touro Law Center, writes that many plaintiffs asserting claims against police officers have had prior encounters with law...
View ArticleMarketplace
Sony Corporation of America and Credit Suisse Group have signed new agreements at 11 Madison Ave., between 24th and 25th streets, in the Flatiron District.
View ArticleLuxury Deregulation After J-51 Benefits End
In their Rent Regulation column, Warren Estis and Jeffrey Turkel of Rosenberg & Estis write: Although the rules for rent stabilized apartments are clear, it remains to be seen how other courts will...
View ArticleNonresidential Use - Can Enforcement of Restrictions Be Waived?
In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Richard Siegler and Eva Talel write: For a board trying to maintain a harmonious environment, a muted response, or...
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