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• Mark Axinn Featured in the Cooperator News New York Q&A on Collecting Arrears Options for Co-op & Condo Boards

  10/06/2026

  Mark Axinn was featured in the Cooperator News discussing the options available to co-op and condominium boards when collecting unpaid maintenance, common charges, and other arrears.

• Judith Swartz was quoted in an article for Inc. Magazine "A 1-Star Google Review Landed Her in Court. The Company Suing Her Says She Wasn’t a Customer" 

  08/31/2026

  Judith Swartz was quoted in an article for Inc. Magazine about how an Ohio-based industrial equipment manufacturer, filed a lawsuit against Julie Watson in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, alleging the statements she made in a Google review were false.

• Phillips Nizer Recognized as a 2026 Best Place to Work by Crain’s New York Business

  09/24/2026

   Phillips Nizer is proud to announce that the firm has once again been named one of Crain’s 2026 Best Places to Work in NYC. This recognition reflects the firm’s ongoing dedication to fostering an inclusive, motivated, and supportive workplace for all attorneys, staff, and professionals.

• Alan Behr Reappointed to New York City Bar Association’s Fashion Law Committee

  09/21/2026

• Evan Spelfogel participated in teaching NYS Commercial Mediation training at the Fordham Law School

  6/10/2026

  ​On May 19 - 21, Evan Spelfogel chaired and assisted well-known mediator Simeon Baum teaching the first three days of the New York State Bar Association’s Part 146-approved, 5-day Commercial Mediation training at the Fordham Law School. 

• Michael Galligan attended the Spirit of Pace Awards at Pace University

  06/08/2026

  On June 4th, Michael Galligan, co-chair of the Trusts & Estates Department, attended the Spirit of Pace Awards to celebrate Pace University’s role as a national leader in providing a college education built on a powerful combination of liberal arts and young professionals to succeed in their careers and lives.

• Alan Behr Contributes to Chambers and Partners 2026 Data Protection & Privacy Practice Guide

  03/25/2026

  Alan Behr, chair of Phillips Nizer's intellectual property practice, contributed Time Exposure: The Evolution of Privacy in New York Photography Cases to the Chambers Data Protection & Privacy 2026 Global Practice Guide. 

• Mark Axinn Published in Habitat Weekly With Article, “Hidden Costs of Commercial Leases”

  01/06/2026

  Mark Axinn, Chair, Cooperative and Condominium Practice at Phillips Nizer, was published in Habitat Weekly’s December 20th issue with the article, “Hidden Costs of Commercial Leases”, discussing how leasing a co-op’s commercial space can come with “hidden” costs, such as rent concessions and broker fees, and means to best address those expenses.

• New York Appellate Court Invalidates Section 8 Source-of-Income Requirement

  03/13/2026

  UPDATE: On April 2, 2026, the New York State Attorney General announced that she had filed an appeal to the ruling discussed below.
  
  On March 5, 2026, the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed a lower court ruling finding that New York’s prohibition on housing discrimination based on a tenant’s “lawful source of income” is facially unconstitutional.

• New NYC Law: Co-op Admissions Timing Law

  02/04/2026

  Co-op boards and managing agents will need to quickly familiarize themselves with a newly-adopted Local Law, Intro. 1120-B, which requires co-ops with 10 or more residential units to follow strict timelines to review and respond to sales applications that require board approval.