Features
Joshua Kopelowitz
&
Matthew J. Schenker
A wave of legislation designed to aid tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic has had an outsized effect on commercial landlord-tenant relations in New York City. The bill that has attracted perhaps the most attention is known as the "Guaranty Law."
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
Historic District Designation Not Covered By Title Insurance
Liquidated Damages Provision Not an Unenforceable Penalty
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
Unsigned Lease Agreement Not Binding
Requirement That Tenants Speak English Supports Fair Housing Act Claim
Nonpayment During Pandemic Not Excused By Lease's Casualty Clause
Tenant's Diligent Efforts to Convert Property Satisfied Lease Obligation
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
No Automatic Entitlement to Special Permit
Adverse Impact on Burial Sites Justified Variance Denial
Area Variance Denial Upheld
Special Permit Grant Reinstated
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
Nonprofit Has Standing to Challenge Condominium's Alleged Violation of Fair Housing Act
Features
Stan Soocher
State tax credits are valuable tools for helping meet the costs of producing films, TV shows, commercials, and other media and entertainment productions. But if more than one production company is involved with a project, a legal dispute can arise over which company owns the right to the tax credit funds.
Features
Colleen Murphy
The Mass. Appeals Court ruled that a legal malpractice claim brought by representatives of the iconic musician Prince's estate against an attorney and his firm is governed by Massachusetts, not Minnesota, law.
Features
Adolfo Pesquera
Defamation litigation crops up often in the entertainment industry. Two recent Texas Court of Appeals opinions raise issues worth noting in such cases, though each of the Texas decisions had different outcomes.
Features
Jonathan S. Feld
&
Lisa M. Burnett
The attorney-client privilege is a critical component in the legal process but its protection is constantly being challenged in complicated corporate investigations. There are measures that attorneys should, where possible, take steps to mitigate the risk of losing the privilege.
Features
Jeffrey A. Pade
&
Anand B. Patel
Part One of a Three-Part Series
When the international theft of U.S. trade secrets escalated and became a higher priority for domestic entities, trade secrets owners faced difficult challenges in collecting evidence, pursuing civil actions against overseas actors, and successfully obtaining worthwhile and meaningful relief from civil actions alone. These challenges ultimately resulted in increased referrals, investigations, and prosecutions of trade secrets theft under the EEA by federal authorities.
