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Legislature Modifies HSTPA to Assist Co-ops Image

Legislature Modifies HSTPA to Assist Co-ops

Jeffrey Schwartz & Mark Hakim

In June, New York's lawmakers approved amendments to the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, exempting cooperative corporations from some of the most onerous provisions, and clarifying others. Once signed, the new legislation will not only be a huge victory for the thousands of cooperative apartment buildings but also for many potential purchasers who were unable to purchase in those buildings as a result of the Act.

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Sorting Through the Trump Financial Documents: eDiscovery Lawyer Tells How Prosecutors Search For Clues Image

Sorting Through the Trump Financial Documents: eDiscovery Lawyer Tells How Prosecutors Search For Clues

Nicholas Gaffney

A Q&A with Bobby Malhotra of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles.

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Baron Cohen Lawyers on Winning Ruling In Judge Moore's Defamation Suit Image

Baron Cohen Lawyers on Winning Ruling In Judge Moore's Defamation Suit

Ross Todd

In a defamation suit brought by former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, a Federal District Judge recently ruled that a release Judge Moore signed prior to his appearance on the satirical Showtime series Who is America? barred precisely the sorts of claims he was bringing. In this Q&A, Baron Cohen's attorneys discuss the case.

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Olympic Swimmer's Counsel on Client's Legal Concerns

Melea VanOstrand

When 2020 came and went without the Tokyo Olympics, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lawyer Alan Fertel watched as many of the sponsorships and deals he'd negotiated for one of the world's fastest swimmers — now Tokyo Olympics Gold medal winner Caleb Dressel — expired.

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Frustration-of-Purpose Use In Commercial Leases During the Pandemic Image

Frustration-of-Purpose Use In Commercial Leases During the Pandemic

Joshua Wurtzel

The use of the frustration-of-purpose doctrine to absolve commercial tenants of their obligation to pay rent could signal headwinds for the commercial real estate market — and the economy more generally.

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Beyond Se Habla Español: Changing How Attorneys Market to the Growing Hispanic Population Image

Beyond Se Habla Español: Changing How Attorneys Market to the Growing Hispanic Population

Natalie Fragkouli & Liel Levy

Law firms frequently lack the appropriate marketing strategies to engage the growing U.S. Hispanic population. The lack of a cohesive strategy poses a risk to a law firm's current and future growth potential. This article explores practical insights for law firms that want to serve this rapidly expanding market.

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Real Property Law

NYRE Staff

License to Enter Neighbor's Property Reversed Partnership Lacked Authority to Convey Property Questions of Fact About Whether Easement Extinguished By Adverse Possession Purchaser Acquired Deed By False Pretenses Broker Failed to Establish Agreement to Pay Commission

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U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Assignor Estoppel Doctrine In Continuation Patent Case Image

U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Assignor Estoppel Doctrine In Continuation Patent Case

John Bowler & Kristie Butler

Nearly a century after endorsing the doctrine of assignor estoppel, the Court concluded that it applies "when, but only when, the assignor's claim of invalidity contradicts explicit or implicit representations he made in assigning the patent."

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The Future of Litigation Workflow: Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade Image

The Future of Litigation Workflow: Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade

Ari Kaplan

Hear what a cross-section of law firm leaders say about how the pandemic has impacted litigation in the short- and long-term.

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Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade Image

Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade

Ari Kaplan

A Q&A with a cross-section of law firm leaders to understand how the pandemic has impacted litigation in the short- and long-term.

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