I’m a word person. One of the reasons I like reading e-books is any time I come across a word that’s new to me or unusual, I tap on it and up pops a definition. Not quite as convenient when
A multi-million-dollar development project which relies on site plans approved by a municipal board months prior is ready to break ground. However, the municipal board failed to refer the plans to the county planning board before approving them. The result?
One might assume that pending legal matters at the time of a law partnership’s dissolution are firm assets or property. Not so, held the New York Court of Appeals in a ruling that practically guarantees prolonged litigation over the correct
For claims to recover money due on an instrument, CPLR 3213 can provide a faster path to judgment than a plenary action—but only if its procedural requirements are strictly followed.
CPLR 3213 permits a party to move for summary judgment
Nick Reiner stands accused, but not convicted, of killing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner (Carly Thomas, “Nick Reiner Blocked from Trust Fund Due to ‘Slayer Statute’ Amid Charges for Parents’ Murder”, The Hollywood Reporter, [last viewed on
The outcome of business divorce cases often depends upon whether a litigant is an owner of the business entity. Less often, the outcome depends upon what kind of entity the litigants own.From time to time, the variety of business organization
Welcome to this 16th annual edition of Summer Shorts. This year’s edition features brief commentary on a trio of recent decisions by New York courts in business divorce cases, including:
If you’ve closed a deal in the past year, there’s a good chance your outside counsel, your counterparty’s advisors or maybe your own team used an AI tool to review part of the data room.
The appeal is obvious. A
As my colleague, Serene Carino, recently blogged, the Commercial Division Advisory Council has proposed a rule requiring accurate pinpoint citations in all Commercial Division filings, a reform designed to ensure that “[t]he reader should never be left guessing where
Let’s say you are a minority interest holder facing a squeeze-out merger. If someone else controls the process, the price, and the paperwork, how do you know the deal was fair? Can a minority shareholder that also holds a meaningful
