Features
Jeffrey Schwartz
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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.
Features
Nicholas Gaffney
A Q&A with Bobby Malhotra of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles.
Features
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.
Features
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.
Features
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.
Features
Natalie Fragkouli
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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.
Columns & Departments
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
Features
John Bowler
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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."
Features
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.
Features
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.
