COVID-19 RESOURCES
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Stephanie Lehman Interviewed by New York Magazine’s The Cut, Advising on Marital Relationships: “Marriage Advice From a Celebrity Divorce Lawyer”02/15/2023
The Cut spoke with Lehman about seeing couples through to the end of their marriages and her advice for those who want to make relationships work — including the importance of having uncomfortable conversations about finances before mismatched expectations spiral out into irreconcilable differences.
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Scott Piekarsky will Moderate a Panel at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (NJICLE) 2023 Legal Malpractice Update on March 25th02/10/2023
Scott Piekarsky, Partner in the Litigation practice, will moderate a panel at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (NJICLE) 2023 Legal Malpractice Update on March 25th discussing how lawyers can effectively protect against legal malpractice in 2023.
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Evan Spelfogel Will be a Featured Participant at the NYC Bar Association’s Annual Employment Law Institute.02/01/2023
On March 3, Phillip Nizer’s Senior Counsel, Evan Spelfogel, will be a featured participant at the New York City Bar Association’s Annual all day Employment Law Institute. Mr. Spelfogel will be speaking on a program concerning “Labor and Employment Law Issues in Business Mergers and Acquisitions.”
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Regina Faul Quoted in Hollywood Reporter Regarding New York State’s Suspension on Time Constraints for Sexual Abuse Cases and the Effect on Employers02/01/2023
Labor & Employment Law Practice Chair, Regina Faul was quoted in the Hollywood Reporter discussing time constraints on sexual abuse cases and the impact on employers.
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Phillips Nizer Represented Designers Reed and Delphine Krakoff in a Major Residential Sale02/01/2023
Phillips Nizer is pleased to have represented noted fashion designer Reed Krakoff and interior designer Delphine Krakoff on the $36 million sale of their townhouse property located on East 64th Street in Manhattan. The Krakoffs converted the property from business use (the former home of the New York Observer newspaper) to restore its former glory as a six-bedroom luxury residence.
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Regina Faul Participated as a Panelist at the NYSB Association's Labor Employment Law Section's Annual Meeting on January 20th Regarding "Legal Advocacy in Mediation"01/26/2023
Regina Faul, Partner and Chair, Employment & Labor Practice, participated as a panelist in a workshop on “Legal Advocacy in Mediation” for the New York State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section's annual meeting on January 20, 2023. The workshop provided practical strategies and techniques for successful client-advocacy in mediation.
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Scott Piekarsky Quoted in CooperatorNews New Jersey on Challenges for Rental Conversions in New York and New Jersey01/13/2023
Litigation and Real Estate Partner, Scott Piekarsky, was quoted in the CooperatorNews New Jersey on challenges for rental conversions in New York and New Jersey due to recent changes in the laws governing the conversion of existing properties to condominium ownership in both New York and New Jersey.
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Mark Axinn Featured in the Cooperator News New York Q&A on Window Repairs and Replacements06/07/2022
Cooperative and Condominium Practice head Mark Axinn was featured in the Cooperator News New York's Q&A series discussing who is responsible for window repairs and replacements in proprietary leases.
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Scott Piekarsky Quoted in the Cooperator News on How to Remove a Co-Op Shareholder or Condo Owner From Their Association or Building06/06/2022 | Cooperator News
Partner Scott Piekarsky was quoted in the Cooperator News in an article, “Removals, Ejections & Evictions in Condos & Co-ops.” Scott was asked for this thoughts on how to remove a co-op shareholder or condo owner from their association or building.
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Regina Faul Facilitates Discussion on Employees Returning to Work at Ally Law Annual Meeting in Switzerland06/01/2022
Regina Faul, partner and chair of the Employment & Labor Practice, facilitated a table topic at the 2022 Ally Law AGM meeting in Switzerland on the subject of returning to work/office and employers' efforts and challenges to balance its needs and the needs of employees.
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Elizabeth Adinolfi Participated as a Panelist at the Aspen Institute’s 2022 Artist-Endowed Foundation Leadership Forum’s Discussion on Guardianship and Conservatorships06/01/2022
Elizabeth Adinolfi participated as a panelist at the Aspen Institute’s 2022 Artist-Endowed Foundation Leadership Forum’s session, Closed Door Conversation: AEFs and Artists Diagnosed With Dementia: Ask the Experts Addressing Issues Relating to Guardianship and Conservatorships.
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Marc Landis Named Vice President of Ally Law Executive Board During the 2022 AGM Meeting in Geneva05/26/2022
At the 2022 Ally Law AGM meeting in Switzerland which brought together Ally Law's member firms, Phillips Nizer managing partner Marc Landis was elected Vice President of the Ally Law Executive Board. In addition, partners Karen Monroe and Regina Faul presented at the event. Regina facilitated a table topic on the subject of returning to work/office and an employers efforts/challenges to balance its needs and the needs of employees.
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Helene Freeman to Discuss ADR and the Copyright Claims Board in Music Cases at the Music Business Association Conference05/09/2022
Helene Freeman will speak on a panel at the Music Business Association’s Conference, which will be held on May 9-12 in Nashville, discussing, “What's Your Fight Song?: Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Copyright Claims Board in Music Cases.”
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Scott Piekarsky to Moderate and Present at the NJSBA 2022 Legal Malpractice Update Webcast03/26/2022
Scott Piekarsky will moderate and speak at a half-day New Jersey State Bar Association 2022 Legal Malpractice Update webcast program on March 26 on how lawyers can effectively protect against legal malpractice in 2022.
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Quoted: Wall Street Journal: Poll From Tali Farhadian Weinstein in Manhattan District Attorney Race Is Criticized06/11/2021
Rivals say candidate conducted a ‘push poll’ spreading negative information about candidate Alvin Bragg; Farhadian Weinstein camp defends survey as standard
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Managing Partner Marc Landis is interviewed by Commercial Observer: Leases are Getting Shorter and Rents are Dropping with U.S. Office Market in Turmoil (July 17, 2020)07/17/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the United States office market to a near halt, and the path to recovery is as uncertain as ever, experts say. “I believe the second theory has gone a lot further than the first theory at the moment,” he said. “That is a function not only of employer considerations — feeling they need less space and would like to spend less when times are tough — but also the employees who prefer operating remotely more often than not. There are people who have cabin fever or would like to be able to function without kids underfoot, but a lot of people are functioning well.”
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Phillips Nizer Employment and Labor Chair, Regina E. Faul, is quoted in Benefits News, Employers need to embrace, not tolerate, LBGTQ Employees06/24/2020
“It is recommended that employers review their policies and training protocols to ensure that they adequately address the extended protections,” says Regina Faul, labor and employment chair at Phillips Nizer, a law firm specializing in labor issues. “Additionally, further training of managers, supervisors and employees should include best practices for implementing and maintaining a diverse workforce with a culture of inclusion and acceptance.”
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Intellectual Property Partner and Fashion Practice Chair, Alan Behr, is quoted in World Trademark Review; We can be allies but that's not enough: call for IP community to do more to help black-owned SMEs06/17/2020
The Black Lives Matter movement has placed racial injustice and police violence at the centre of social and political discussion. It has also led to calls for consumers to support local black-owned businesses. The latter provides an opportunity for the IP community to step up and help ensure that SMEs have easy access to IP advice and services – with one legal expert stating: “This is something we absolutely can do.”
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Phillips Nizer White Collar Practice Chair Ilene Jaroslaw is quoted in Law360 article: Loughlin's 'Sweetheart' Deal May Spark 'Varsity Blues' Pleas05/22/2020
Ilene Jaroslaw, a former federal prosecutor and the chair of Phillips Nizer LLP's white collar and investigations practice group, said the agreed-upon sentences for Loughlin and Giannulli, which are far lower than some of the terms suggested by the government in other "Varsity Blues" cases, could encourage parents with perhaps stronger cases to sit down with the government and see how much better they could do.
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Ilene Jaroslaw is quoted in New Jersey Law Journal: Justices Unanimously Overturn Bridgegate Convictions, Ruling Against Feds05/12/2020
The ruling means fewer tools are available to federal prosecutors to rein in corruption and abuse of power by public officials, said Ilene Jaroslaw, head of the white-collar group at Phillips Nizer and a former prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York.
“The court held today that public officials cannot be guilty of federal wire fraud or government-programs fraud unless the corrupt state actor’s objective is to obtain money or property. Merely implementing bad policy out of venality or other bad motives does not violate these federal criminal statutes,” Jaroslaw said.
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Ilene Jaroslaw is quoted in Law360: Stay In Your Lane, High Court Tells Feds in Bridgegate05/12/2020
Ilene Jaroslaw, a former prosecutor and chair of Phillips Nizer LLP's white collar practice group, said the case again highlights a potential gap in federal corruption law that left the court no choice but to overturn convictions for conduct widely deemed unacceptable.
"These Supreme Court cases are very good in telling us where our current statutory system is lacking," Jaroslaw said. "Maybe if we want those norms and ethics to prevail, we need a new set of statutes." -
Alan Behr is quoted by Law360: J.Crew Just First in Expected Flood of Retail Bankruptcies05/05/2020
Alan Behr, partner in the corporate and business law department at Phillips Nizer LLP and chairman of the firm's fashion practice, said many retailers have been laboring under highly leveraged balance sheets in recent years, and that an overnight elimination of their revenue streams spelled disaster for the most vulnerable companies, including J.Crew.
"When you have an up market, which we had for some time, you can squeeze by," Behr said of overleveraged companies. "But the moment things go bad, it's the companies that have poor cash positions that fall. And something bad happened in the market."
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Alan Behr is quoted in MarketWatch article: J.Crew was in trouble even before COVID-19 due to a big debt burden and failure to keep up with trends05/05/2020
NKE, -1.38% are in far better shape and are expected to gain market share in the crisis.
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Helene Freeman named as Law360's Legal Lion - March 13, 202003/13/2020
The full Ninth Circuit sided with Led Zeppelin on Monday and rejected a high-profile copyright lawsuit accusing the band of stealing the intro to "Stairway to Heaven" from a little-known song, landing the group’s attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and Phillips Nizer LLP on this week’s legal lions list. Led Zeppelin and its affiliated music companies are represented by Peter J. Anderson of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and Helene Freeman of Phillips Nizer LLP.
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Partner Edward Schauder comments on the implications of sports suspensions and cancellations in The Guardian.03/12/2020
Finances will be shattered by sports suspensions. But it won't be the stars who suffer. (March 12, 2020)
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Speaking Engagement - Ilene Jaroslaw, White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Co-Chair and council member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section (CJS), will moderate "Internal Investigations on Cutting Edge: Perspectives From the Front Lines" during the 2019 ABA Annual Meeting on August 8th. | Details08/08/2019
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Speaking Engagement - Monica McCabe, Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Practice, will be a panelist during the Connecticut Bar Association 2019 Connecticut Legal Conference on June 10th. The panel will address, "Sampling, Streaming, and the Music Modernization Act" (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.) | Details06/10/2019
This Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program will give an overview of issues faced by musicians and the music industry in the technological age, specifically focusing on streaming and sampling versus copying, and what the Music Modernization Act is and how it will affect musicians going forward. | Panel Details: http://www.ctlegalconference.com/a06/
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Speaking Engagement - Patrick Burke, Chair of the Data Technology & Cybersecurity Group, will be a panelist at the upcoming program, "Blockchain Perspectives: Business, Regulatory and Accounting Challenges" hosted by Grant Thornton on June 4, 2019. | Details06/04/2019
Grant Thornton hosts, "Blockchain Perspectives: Business, Regulatory and Accounting Challenges," a program on Tuesday, June 4th (9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon). Patrick Burke participates in the panel discussion addressing, "Regulatory Landscape for Cryptocurrency Firms and Industry Response" | For more information and to register to attend, please click here.
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Media - Environmental Law partner Eileen Millett is one of the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) new diverse class of committee chairs, co-chairs and vice-chairs highlighted by the New York Law Journal in their June 3, 2019 issue. | Read here06/03/2019 | New York Law Journal
In April, Eileen was announced as co-chair of the NYSBA’s Task Force to examine the impact of New York’s adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The NYLJ article also features the cover of the June-July edition of the NYSBA Journal with 40 photos of the new diverse committee chairs, co-chairs and vice-chairs of NYSBA committees.
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Speaking Engagement - Patrick Burke will keynote the fireside chat during the 2019 Lighthouse Illuminations Summit, May 20 - 22, 2019 in Miami, Florida. | Details05/20/2019
The Illuminations Summit brings together legal practitioners, e-discovery, compliance, and information governance thought leaders from around the world.
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Upcoming CLE Program - Employment and Labor Law Senior Counsel, Evan Spelfogel, who is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, moderates a 3-hour human rights Continuing Legal Education Program (CLE) on May 14, 2019 | Details05/14/2019
On Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 5:30 p.m., the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers hosts a 3-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program on the #MeToo movement, workplace sex discrimination and recently enacted New York State and New York City requirements concerning mandatory sexual harassment workplace training.
Guest Speakers: Caroline Downey, General Counsel, New York State Division of Human Rights, and Dana Sussman, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Commission on Human Rights.
This event will be held at the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw in New York City. The cost of attendance is $50.00. 3.5 CLE credits will be available.
Credit Card Payments: hereSelect: REGIONAL MEETING EVENTS, and enter the amount: $50.00. In MEMO line, please note: “2nd Cir. Mtg on 5/14/19”
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Media - Alan Behr, Partner in the Intellectual Property Law Practice, is quoted by IP Pro Magazine regarding the filing of a European multimedia trademark application by a video game developer requesting the protection of its gory slow-motion kills appearing in its Sniper Elite games. | Read here05/09/2019 | IP Pro Magazine
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Speaking Engagement - Michael Galligan, Partner in the Trusts & Estates, International and Immigration Practices is a member of the faculty for the May 6, 2019 Practising Law Institute (PLI) "International Estate & Tax Planning 2019" full-day Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program. | Details05/06/2019
Full Details and Registration: here
OVERVIEW
Why You Should Attend:
This foundational program will focus on the legal and tax framework you need to advise those individuals whose personal, financial and business connections span national borders. In addition to the usual estate and tax planning issues, international private clients face special challenges arising from the global progression toward increased transparency, heightened reporting requirements and more stringent tax enforcement. By attending you will learn about essential legal and tax rules, available planning opportunities, and potential pitfalls for both clients and advisers.
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Speaking Engagement - Patrick Burke, Chair of the Data Technology & Cybersecurity Group, was featured on April 24, 2019 in a webinar for the Financial Services section of the Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC) on "The BitLicense, Virtual Currency and its Regulation”.04/24/2019
Patrick discussed New York State’s BitLicense program, regulatory regimes in other states and around the world, and provided an overview of top virtual currencies, cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoins.
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Speaking Engagement - Alisha McCarthy, an associate in the Litigation Department co-presents on the panel, "Fusion Between Entertainment Law and Employment Law" at the Employment Law Institute 2019 on Wed., April 24, 2019. | Details04/24/2019
On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Employment Law Insitute 2019 conference, Alisha McCarthy and her co-panelist will discuss: the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in the entertainment industry, particularly in high profile cases; lack of diversity on arbitration panels; misclassification of employees as independent contractors; FLSA and overtime issues for on-air talent (exempt v. non-exempt); and unpaid wages in the fallout of the Fyre Festival.
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Media - Litigator Helene Freeman, Partner in our Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Practices, quoted by Bloomberg Law in article about a lawsuit filed by muralists and the use of their street art without permission in ads by Mercedes Benz | Read here04/23/2019 | Bloomberg Law
“There have been many cases by graffiti artists, and they’ve generally prevailed...I don’t think fair use is a claim that can be articulated here. Mercedes used the art for what it was.”
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Speaking Engagement - White Collar Criminal Defense Practice co-chairs, Ilene Jaroslaw and Bradley Simon, who lead Phillips Nizer's College and University Integrity Initiative, were the featured presenters on April 17, 2019 to the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), New York Chapter, on Lessons Learned From The College Admissions Scandal.04/17/2019
Reference - Press Release: Phillips Nizer launches College and University Integrity Initiative: Ilene Jaroslaw and Bradley Simon, two veteran federal prosecutors, to assist universities and administrators in confronting and resolving admissions investigation issues.
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Accolade/Media - Eileen Millett named co-chair of New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force to examine the impact of New York’s adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The New York Law Journal quotes Eileen regarding the potential repercussions. | Read here (Subscription required)04/01/2019 | New York Law Journal
“If students are no longer taking NY practice, then we really have lost something of value,” said Millett, who added that knowledge of New York law is necessary for the state courts to remain a pre-eminent destination for settling international commercial transactions.
Millett, a partner at Phillips Nizer, added that the changing economics of the profession is also having an impact on the lack of preparation judges are encountering. With more students going to law school, the competition has intensified and some can’t find jobs in the kinds of firms that train beginning lawyers before sending them to court. -
Media - Ilene Jaroslaw, Co-Chair, White Collar Defense Practice and member of Phillips Nizer's College and University Integrity Initiative quoted in, "‘Full House’ to big house in college scheme? Experts differ," regarding the potential fate of those charged in the college admissions scandal. | Read here03/21/2019 | Associated Press
Reference - Press Release: Phillips Nizer launches College and University Integrity Initiative: Ilene Jaroslaw and Bradley Simon, two veteran federal prosecutors, to assist universities and administrators in confronting and resolving admissions investigation issues | more
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Media - Fashion Practice Chair, Alan Behr, comments on allegations of copyright infringement and trade dress protection involving COOGI, the Australian fashion brand made famous by rapper Biggie Smalls/The Notorious B.I.G., against the Brooklyn Nets, the NBA, Nike Inc., among others. | Read here03/21/2019 | Bloomberg Law