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  • Given the potentially harsh consequence of failing to timely assume a vital lease, a Chapter 11 debtor must be vigilant to avoid a forfeiture. It is important to know, however, that all might not be lost even if the debtor misses this deadline.

    August 01, 2022Paul A. Rubin and Hanh V. Huynh
  • Driving Growth Through Client Success and Thought Leadership Business development is a critical part of a law firm's growth strategy. It balances client success, competitive marketing and new acquisitions in order to sustain the firm's reputation as a high-quality service provider. It is the bridge between marketing and sales. Here are six steps to building a modern business development plan that is guaranteed to drive growth through client success and thought leadership.

    August 01, 2022Melissa "Rogo" Rogozinski
  • University of Massachusetts v. L'Oréal Absent an express disclaimer or special definition of how a term is to be interpreted, it can be frustrating to get a court to reject the plain and ordinary meaning of claim language read in a vacuum, based on the subtleties of how a term is used in a patent or its prosecution history.

    August 01, 2022Matthew Siegal
  • Adjustment for Condemnation Blight Overturned Current Use Constitutes Highest and Best Use

    August 01, 2022ssalkin
  • Partner Had Authority to Sell Tenancy In Common Property Title Report Put Subsequent Lender on Inquiry Notice of Prior Mortgage Administrator Did Not Breach Covenant Against Grantor's Acts Co-Tenant Establishes Title By Adverse Possession

    August 01, 2022NYRE Staff
  • Individual employees often act pursuant to advice from their in-house counsel. If named as a defendant in which her action is challenged, the employee may want to assert advice of corporate counsel as a defense. But the privilege belongs to the employer, not the employee, and the employer may refuse to waive the privilege. Can the court abrogate the employer's privilege over the objection of the employer, and if so under what circumstances?

    August 01, 2022Benjamin Rosenberg
  • In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?

    August 01, 2022Stewart E. Sterk