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• Phillips Nizer Closes Sale of Gilded Age Townhouse

  03/31/2026

  Managing Partner and Real Estate department Chair Marc A. Landis and Real Estate associate Huyen Dang of Phillips Nizer represented Albert Togut as the bankruptcy trustee in the sale of a 20-room townhouse on East 61st Street in Manhattan for $34.5 million.

• Elizabeth Adinolfi Quoted in Us Weekly and Perez Hilton on Conservatorship Standards

  03/24/2026

  Elizabeth Adinolfi, who leads the firm’s Guardianship Practice, was recently quoted in Us Weekly and Perez Hilton in articles discussing Britney Spears and the concern that she could be placed under conservatorship again.

• Alan Behr, Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice, has been appointed to the Genericide Subcommittee of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA)

  03/25/2026

  The Genericide Subcommittee plays a key role in monitoring and developing resources to assist brand owners in addressing the risk of loss of their trademarks and service marks due to the adoption of them by the public as ordinary nouns. 

• Phillips Nizer LLP Announces Promotions to Counsel

  01/07/2026

  Phillips Nizer is pleased to announce the promotions of Judith L. Swartz and Lindsey de Stefan to Counsel, effective January 7.

• Evan Spelfogel to Speak at the Employment Law Conference 2026: The Gig Economy and Employment Mediation

  02/23/2026

  Evan Spelfogel will chair and speak at the NYC Bar Association’s Employment Law Conference 2026, an annual program examining timely developments and emerging issues in labor and employment law. Evan’s session will cover "Significant 2025 U.S. Supreme Court and Second Circuit Labor & Employment Law Decisions."

• David B. Feldman Serves as a Presenter for Strafford Webinar Program

  11/20/2025

  On November 19, 2025, David B. Feldman served as a presenter for a Strafford webinar program entitled "Joint Employment Risks for Businesses: Regulatory and Litigation Developments, Mitigating Potential Liability." Mr. Feldman specifically covered circuit court analyses, developments, and differences. 

• 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.