Biometric Privacy: A Year In Review (2021) and The Year Ahead (2022)
January 01, 2022
The year started with Portland, Oregon's ban on the use of facial recognition technology by private entities in places of "public" accommodation. It concluded with the rendering of important appellate decisions on the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In the middle, was the continued flurry of litigation, class action settlements, and legislative activity.
COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Early Termination Provisions
January 01, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some tenants were able to negotiate termination agreements with their landlords. But even though a landlord may agree to terminate a lease to regain control of a defaulting tenant's space without costly and lengthy litigation, typically a defaulting tenant that otherwise has no contractual right to terminate its lease will be in a much weaker bargaining position with respect to the conditions for termination.
A Look At What 2022 Has In Store for Commercial Real Estate
January 01, 2022
Disaster — a seemingly closed economy, crashed supply chains, tight labor availability, and many millions out of work — turned into rising values, some hot sectors, and rising rents and increased stability by 2021. Stepping into 2022 should be a good deal less jarring. And yet, there might be changes and surprises. Here's what experts see as coming up.
Law Firms and the Rise of Hospitality
January 01, 2022
The law firm office cannot remain unchanged, as if frozen in time set to some date prior to the onset of pandemic, when the terms and meaning have all changed. In fact, the office must now provide benefits or an experience the lawyers and staff cannot get at home.
Bringing 5-Star Hospitality to Law Firms
January 01, 2022
The law firm office cannot remain unchanged, therefore, as if frozen in time set to some date prior to the onset of pandemic, when all the terms and meaning have all changed. In fact, the office must now provide benefits or an experience the lawyers and staff cannot get at home.
Enforcement of Obligations Imposed In SEQRA Findings Statements
January 01, 2022
When, at the culmination of environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), a municipality resolves to require a developer to ameliorate environmental impacts, can anyone other than the municipality itself enforce the requirement?
Landlord & Tenant Law
January 01, 2022
Nonpayment Proceeding Not Available for Use and Occupancy
Questions of Fact About Whether Landlord Accepted Surrender
Improper Withholding of Consent Does Not Excuse Guarantor
Loft Board's Rejection of Abandonment Petition Upheld
Making the Office a Destination: The Rise of Hospitality In Law Firms
January 01, 2022
The law firm office cannot remain unchanged, therefore, as if frozen in time set to some date prior to the onset of pandemic, when all the terms and meaning have all changed. In fact, the office must now provide benefits or an experience the lawyers and staff cannot get at home.
Landlord & Tenant Law
December 01, 2021
Tenant Not Entitled to Treble Damages Because Overcharge Was Not Willful
Warranty of Habitability Claim Reinstated
Tenant Who Never Occupied Premises Cannot Raise Habitability Claim
Landlord May Not Recover Use and Occupancy for Failure to Restore Premises
