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This article was originally published in the New York Law Journal on February 17, 2024 Investors, regulators and environmental advocates are putting increasing pressure on companies, particularly publicly traded ones,…
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On January 24, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court re-opened the door for employers to rely on the employee choice doctrine to support forfeiture-for-competition provisions as an alternative to traditional non-compete…
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On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of…
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In 2022, Governor Hochul signed into law an historic expansion of New York’s Freshwater Wetlands Act. In January, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued preliminary draft…
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Previously published in 2015 I. INTRODUCTION “Equity” is a buzz word that now pervades our national political system in debates about taxation, immigration, and healthcare reform. It was the main…
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Previously published in 2012 I. INTRODUCTION New York State and its municipalities are not likely to have adequate revenues to support maintenance or expansion of parks and open space in…
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By Alison Powers Herman and Karen T. Schiele. Published in the New York Law Journal. Transferring assets to an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT) is a potentially powerful estate planning…
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In a city as dense as New York City, property owners often cannot make repairs and improvements to their property without access to their neighbor’s land. Section 881 of the…
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As we previously reported in July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies. The new rules require issuers to promptly…
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By Jenny Frank, Matt Dunn and Jack Griem. Published in the New York Law Journal. New York was the first state to pass right to repair legislation for digital electronic…