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PPP Loans and Small Business Debtors In Bankruptcy

Alison D. Bauer

At present, there remains no avenue for Chapter 11 debtors to receive PPP Loans during the course of the bankruptcy case. The limitation on PPP availability notwithstanding, other legislative changes have greatly enhanced the eligibility for and efficacy of bankruptcy relief for many small businesses.

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Tax Issues In NY Publicity Right Becoming Descendible

Sharon L. Klein 

While some states, like California, recognize post-mortem publicity rights, New York had extended the right of publicity to living New Yorkers only.

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Co-ops and Condominiums

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Occupation By Family Member of Corporate Principal Does Not Terminate Unsold Share Status Abandonment of Easement By Condominium Unit Owner Condominium Unit Owner Entitled to Damages for Board's Failure to Approve Transfer

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Law Firms Should Take Advantage of Tenant Market Post-COVID-19 Image

Law Firms Should Take Advantage of Tenant Market Post-COVID-19

Timothy M. Hazel & Gaetan J. Alfano

Due to COVID-19's impact, the commercial office market should fundamentally shift in favor of tenants for the next several years. Law firm tenants should find an environment characterized by friendly concessions, options across asset classes and price ranges, and limited competition for space.

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Not Your Property, Your Business: When Customized Products Become the Business of Rights Holders and Courts Image

Not Your Property, Your Business: When Customized Products Become the Business of Rights Holders and Courts

Chidera Anyanwu & Chloe Delehanty

In some instances the appearance of third-party intellectual property on items purchased, owned and customized by the purchaser may be legal under the doctrines of first sale and fair use.

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Employment Law Considerations In Bankruptcy

Wendy Johnson Lario, Alan Brody & Scott Humphreys

This article addresses some of the relevant employment laws and litigation vulnerabilities that companies, including their owners, officers and directors, should consider before ceasing operations or filing for bankruptcy.

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Fraudulent Transfer Claims In Claw Back Litigation

Melissa Davis & Grace E. Robson

This article focuses on the basics of fraudulent transfer claims and solvency analysis in the context of lawsuits where a plaintiff is seeking to recover payments made prior to the bankruptcy case being commenced, sometimes referred to as "claw back" litigation.

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Employers Must Be Mindful of Pay Practices, As Criminal Charges for Underpayment of Workers Becomes Increasingly Common Image

Employers Must Be Mindful of Pay Practices, As Criminal Charges for Underpayment of Workers Becomes Increasingly Common

Carolyn H. Kendall & Abraham J. Rein

Hillary Clinton's 2015 statement about the possibility of incarceration for employment-related failures was, to many, an alarming prospect. Since that time, this movement has grown, and has recently gained momentum. Today, prosecutors across the country increasingly seek criminal fines and jail time for what were previously seen as non-criminal labor violations.

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Landlord & Tenant Law

NYRE Staff

HSTPA Did Not Apply Retroactively to Personal Use Petition

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COUNSEL CONCERNS: Legal Fees Fallout From WWE Litigation Image

COUNSEL CONCERNS: Legal Fees Fallout From WWE Litigation

Justin Henry

K&L Gates is being accused by a Massachusetts-based plaintiffs' attorney — who sued longtime K&L Gates client World Wrestling Entertainment in Connecticut federal court and is now saddled with sanctions — of making exorbitant demands for more than half a million dollars in legal fees.

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