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The nationwide spread of COVID-19, and governmental regulations enacted in response to the outbreak, has had a significant impact on the commercial real estate world, and commercial leasing in particular. With governmental regulations growing increasingly more restrictive, many people are ...

At this time of a historic health emergency, strains could appear in an intact relationship, while in a fractured relationship those strains and disputes become problematic quickly. It is difficult for lawyers to tell clients that barring an absolute emergency ...

In recent weeks, the world as we know it was turned upside down. Schools closed, businesses, including many law firms, were required to temporarily shut down, and the vast majority of federal and state court proceedings were canceled until further notice. ...

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The 2nd Circuit in a decision on March 6th, 2020, has ruled that discriminatory remarks not specifically directed at an employee can help form the basis for a hostile work environment claim (Rasmy v. Marriott International, Inc. No. 18-cv-3260). Rasmy, ...

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo instituted New York State on P.A.U.S.E. (Policies Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone), ordering 100% of the non-essential workforce to stay at home. While necessary to fight the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, the governor’s recent ...

The past few weeks have been strange and scary as the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed. It is a tense and uncertain time, and everyone’s anxiety has been growing as more positive cases are confirmed each day, the global death toll ...

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You’ve resisted technological change for years and put off adopting new software into your law firm. After all, you were busy doing what lawyers are trained to do: practice law. You didn’t have time to learn about technology, research the ...

Lawyers tend to limit their practice to a few areas.  Nonetheless, people come to us with myriad problems—many of which fall outside our expertise.  Through this column, I provide practical information to help you assist those who have employment, disability ...

As a community and a nation, we come together in times of crisis. Ironically, when it comes to COVID-19, our unification is best done in a metaphorical rather than literal sense. In that spirit of unity, I ask that everyone ...

These days the online world matters just as much as the offline world when it comes to conducting business. The Yellow Pages have been replaced by Google and apps, just as restaurant and movie reviews in newspapers have now been ...

Last week, we lost a hometown hero and legal legend — U.S. District Judge Michael Telesca. It is hard to find a lawyer in Rochester who does not have a story about how Judge Telesca said or did something kind ...

Currently, the only states in the U.S. that do not allow surrogacy in any form are New York and Michigan. Paid surrogacy in New York is currently punishable with a fine and unpaid surrogacy agreements are unenforceable. Legislation incorporated into ...