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How has your investment portfolio performed net of fees and expenses? Are you comparing performance against other similarly invested portfolios or against all others? At the top of this second longest bull market which ended in September, were you over ...

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) instituted Insurance Regulation 206 on Oct. 18, 2017. These new regulations focus on title insurance agents, affiliated relationships, and required disclosures. In addition to reaffirming the prohibition on inducements to title ...

Tagged with: Matt Schuler Title Track

The Nov. 29 edition of the Wall Street Journal carried an article entitled “Charities Lag Behind as Asset Managers” (Page B-2). Its conclusion was that “…while many nonprofits promote great causes, few are great at managing money.” The author referenced ...

Tagged with: Dana Consler Money Management

The Court of Appeals has held that a corrections officer who exposed a sergeant’s abuse of a restricted police database to spy on his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend can be retaliated against for his speech act because the law was not ...

Tagged with: Lindy Korn Workplace Issues

It’s not easy being a lawyer these days. The legal landscape is changing quickly due to increased globalization, competition from non-traditional legal providers, and rapid technological advances. Understanding how these trends impact the practice of law isn’t easy, but it’s ...

Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black

Members and non-members of PAR participated in the Small Business Council (SBC) Thanksgiving Appeal again this year, and although our bodies may have been a bit sore the following day, our hearts were filled with gratitude for the opportunity to ...

Tagged with: Bobbi Ahearn Paralegal Perspectives

In October the Third Department Appellate Division tackled law versus real life. In Button v. Button (2018 NY Slip Op 07216), the court addressed application of the statutory maintenance guidelines and counsel fee award. The Plaintiff Wife and Defendant Husband ...

Tagged with: Matrimonial Matters

The huge decline in interest rates and the drop in stock prices has led me to the following forecasts. One of the first things that I think needs to be noted is that the peak in free market interest rates ...

Tagged with: George Karpus Money Management

With the end of the year comes some quiet time for reflection. I have always been a firm believer in the power of personal and professional self-assessments. It is a time to discover strengths and weaknesses and then either accept ...

Cyberattacks are increasing in sophistication and magnitude of impact across all industries globally. According to a recent report issued by the U.S. Security Exchange Commission (SEC) the average cost of a cyber data breach is $7.5 million and is continually ...

Tagged with: Jackie Lee Keeping Your Balance

Happy holidays! As the holiday season is fully upon us, on behalf of the entire team and board of the Monroe County Bar Association, I wish everyone a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year! As president of the Monroe ...

Tagged with: Jon Getz MCBA President's Message

Once of the benefits of being a business litigator is hindsight. We are presented with a problem, quite often in need of urgent attention, caused by someone else’s decision-making or draftsmanship. Unlike other types of litigation, success is often measured ...

Tagged with: Advocate's View Steven E. Cole