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The coronavirus pandemic could very well leave a lasting impact on the office sector of commercial real estate, with work-from-home arrangements allowing companies to trim square footage from the monthly lease. In the long run, that will be an easy ...

An unusual ruling recently happened on the way to a default judgment in a high-profile foreclosure case involving Rochester developer Thomas Masaschi: State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Chimes decided she had erred in her decision surrounding the foreclosure on Monarch ...

Vowing to do everything possible to create a community where everyone is equal, the city of Rochester and Monroe County have joined forces to launch the Commission on Racial and Structural Equity (RASE). The RASE commission will not only meet ...

The city of Rochester has reopened several departments for in-person services, including the city clerk, Traffic Violations Agency and Bureau of Parking. The city clerk’s licensing office (Room 100A in City Hall) will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 ...

With many businesses and offices now open, and with more reopening soon, some owners are asking their lawyers a common question regarding liability: How can someone prove they contracted the coronavirus from my business? Detailing a breach of responsibility by ...

The neighborhood association opposed to redevelopment plans at the former Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School will not appeal a judge’s decision that validated rezoning, meaning developer Angelo Ingrassia is free to move forward on his project. State Supreme Court Justice ...

The major tenant at the former Medley Centre in Irondequoit is being sued after allegedly failing to pay recent rent and then telling the landlord it is terminating the lease as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 1699 Ridge Road ...

What already was a finite pool of potential investment opportunists for Qualified Opportunity Zone projects has quite likely been condensed even more due to the coronavirus pandemic. The strain created by a paused economy means reinvesting capital gains in a ...

Several in-person transactions will again be available at the Monroe County Clerk’s Office’s downtown filing site beginning June 8. The in-person services include court filings, notary services, document and copy requests for sealed and confidential records, hunting and fishing licenses, bus ...

Before the Rochester Police Department has access to its own iPhone hacking device, civil rights advocates are asking that policies be adopted to ensure proper usage. The Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union believes transparency leads ...

As the Finger Lakes Region begins Phase 1 of reopening the economy, there are still far more questions from business owners than county and state officials have answers. Perhaps the top legal concern heard by the Greater Rochester Chamber of ...

When the coronavirus pandemic began, business owners were hoping law firms could help interpret leases, emergency funding applications and insurance policies. Now, with New York taking steps to begin a phased-in reopening of the economy, labor and employment lawyers are ...