On July 25, 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act), L. 2019, Ch. 117, which takes effect on March 21, 2020. The SHIELD Act amends the General Business Law ...
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If you needed surgery, would you seek out the surgeon who charged the least? Would you trust your child’s care to the babysitter with the lowest hourly rate? If you are like me, the answer to these questions is a ...
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Read More »Having a case go to trial can be an extremely stressful and chaotic time for attorneys and their support staff. Taking early steps to prepare and organize well in advance of a trial will save you from many panicked moments ...
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Some people may think of title examiners as having personalities similar to some of the characters on the show “The Big Bang Theory,” however, having a good title is one of the most important aspects of any real estate transaction. ...
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Running a small law firm isn’t easy. Practicing law is a full-time job in and of itself, and as a result most small firm lawyers don’t have the luxury of letting others run the back-end of their law firm. Instead, they’re ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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While most leaders of law firms understand that mentoring is rewarding and necessary, it can be challenging to implement and monitor these programs. Workload, as well as finding the right mentors, can act as barriers. Despite these challenges, it’s imperative ...
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The New York Court of Appeals recently took up the question of whether a former spouse’s interest in real property granted to her in the Judgment of Divorce can be attached by a later judgment creditor if the Judgment of ...
Tagged with: Matrimonial Matters Sara Stout Ashcraft
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Negative yielding bonds overseas, coupled with slowing growth due to the trade war with China and a dovish Fed, have pushed long-dated Treasury yields to historically low levels[1]. Investors searching for income have gravitated toward the defensive sectors of the ...
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This article will present an overview of some of the issues pertaining to the disposition of patent rights to inventions made under a government R&D contract. As will be seen, without careful adherence to the statutes and regulations governing such ...
Tagged with: IP Frontiers Stephen P. Scuderi
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If you’re practicing law in 2019, there’s no escaping technology. One way or another, you’re using technology as part of your day-to-day practice, whether it’s the internet, email, mobile devices or cloud-based legal software. Technology is an unavoidable — and ...
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Our community’s children are back in classrooms, and now lawyers must also go back to school — to learn cultural competence and cultural humility. We must go beyond our bi-annual CLE requirements and do our homework so we can most ...
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This past summer, the New York Legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (TPA). The TPA became effective on June 14, 2019. The TPA made significant changes to Article 7 of the Real Property Actions & ...
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