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Elliot Wiener Featured in ABA Family Advocate Publication’s Winter Issue02/06/2024
Elliot Wiener, Chair, Phillips Nizer's New York Matrimonial and Family Law practice, was featured in the Winter Issue of the American Bar Association’s publication, Family Advocate, with the article, "Sexual Addiction and Custody Disputes”.
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Marc Landis Interviewed by Brick Underground On Steps To Replace Your Condo Board02/06/2024
Phillips Nizer Managing Partner and Real Estate Practice Co-Chair, Marc Landis, was interviewed by Brick Underground for an article, published on February 6, titled: “The Big Bad Board: How Do We Replace Our Entire Condo Board?” Marc discusses the process that condominium owners should to take when deciding to replace their board.
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Jan Bernstein, Selected as Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in New Jersey by National Academy of Family Law Attorneys04/29/2024
Jan L. Bernstein, Partner and Chair of the Matrimonial and Family Law Practice, was selected as Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in New Jersey by National Academy of Family Law Attorneys.
According to the website, The National Academy of Family Law Attorneys is an organization devoted to recognizing the top family law attorneys in the nation. With over a million attorneys in the United States, choosing the best lawyer is difficult. However, through a stringent selection process, the NAFLA awards the best family law attorneys in each state with our most prestigious honor of being named "TOP 10". The very few attorneys (less than 1%) that are good enough to make our list have demonstrated an extraordinary amount of knowledge, skill, experience, expertise and success in their practice of family law.
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Phillips Nizer Named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms02/05/2024
Phillips Nizer LLP – January 30, 2024 − U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has named Phillips Nizer LLP one of the best law firms to work for in its 2024 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms list.
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Alan Behr, Charles LaPolla, and Barry Fishkin to attend the 2024 INTA Annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on May 18th.04/30/2024
Phillips Nizer partners, Alan Behr, and Charles LaPolla, and senior counsel Barry Fishkin from the firms Fashion Law, Intellectual Properties and Trademark practice groups, will be attending, the 2024 INTA Annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on May 18th.
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Regina Faul Co-Chairs NYCBA Employment Law Institute Conference01/29/2024
Regina Faul, Chair of Phillips Nizer's Employment & Labor Law practice, will co-chair The New York City Bar Association Employment Law Institute's annual conference, to be held on March 1, which will examine current trends, developments, and cutting-edge issues in employment and labor law.
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The Final Regulations Interpreting The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Take Effect on June 18, 202406/18/2024
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect on June 27, 2023 and applies to employers with at least 15 employees. The PWFA was intended to fill gaps in the federal and state legal landscape regarding protections for employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. In many respects, the PWFA expands employers’ obligations to accommodate pregnancy-related conditions beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).
On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its final regulations (the “Final Regs.”) which interpret the PWFA and provide insight into how the EEOC will enforce the law. The Final Regs. will take effect on June 18, 2024. Below are the key takeaways from the Final Regs. and implications for employers’ compliance with the law. -
Elizabeth Adinolfi Featured in Spring 2024 NYSBA Journal04/30/2024
Elizabeth A. Adinolfi, Partner in Phillips Nizer's Matrimonial and Litigation Practices, specializing in Elder Law, was published in Spring 2024 New York State Bar Association's Journal, for the article, "Chaos in the Courts: A Procedural Solution to Rein in Contested Article 81 Cases", Spring, 2024. The article provides an in-depth review of guardianship procedure and the difficulties those bringing Article 81 guardianship proceedings face.
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