Food-Related Liability
This article examines recent notable lawsuits involving packaged and restaurant food items.
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They Do the Crime ' And It's on Your Dime
Two state laws in New York make the illegality of a tenant's use of rented premises a matter of considerable concern to landlords. While the first law can be expensive to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars, there is no limit on what the other could cost the landlord ...
The Complex World of Municipal Incentives
While incentives should never be the main driver in site selection, they can make a huge difference in the overall costs for a given project.
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In the Spotlight: Executing Leases Faster and Cheaper
A landlord should track and resolve open lease issues everyday. This approach is simply the only way for a lease to get signed quickly and minimize costs.Anthony Casareale is Of Counsel in the Real Estate Practice of Greenberg Traurig's White Plains, NY, and Miami offices.
Labeling Leases
The term "triple net lease," rather than depicting transactions predominantly having well-settled common features, now conjures up more of a spectrum of "netness." Here's what this means.
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Obstacles to Settlement of Land-Use Disputes
Article 78 proceedings between landowners and municipalities are a staple for New York's court system, often reaching the Appellate Division on disputes that seem insignificant to the outside observer.
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- The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance ProgramsThe parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.Read More ›
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- Don't Sleep On Prohibitions on the Assignability of LeasesAttorneys advising commercial tenants on commercial lease documents should not sleep on prohibitions or other limitations on their client's rights to assign or transfer their interests in the leasehold estate. Assignment and transfer provisions are just as important as the base rent or any default clauses, especially in the era where tenants are searching for increased flexibility to maneuver in the hybrid working environment where the future of in-person use of real estate remains unclear.Read More ›
- Developments in Distressed LendingRecently, in two separate cases, secured lenders have received, as part of their adequate protection package, the right to obtain principal paydowns during a bankruptcy case.Read More ›
