Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were named 2022 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.

Real Estate Partner Maxwell Breed was quoted in the popular Sunday New York Times "Ask Real Estate" column

Sometimes, we have to wait. Many involved in New York multifamily real estate have been doing exactly that since this past February, when the Second Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals heard combined argument on appeals from dismissals of two challenges to New York’s rent stabilization laws in Community Housing Improvement Program v. City of N.Y., and 74 Pinehurst LLC v. State of N.Y.

Real Estate Partner Maxwell Breed was quoted in the Sunday New York Times "Ask Real Estate" column on the wisdom of suing your landlord. In the context of a tenant asking about recourse when a dog day care center moved into the building and the noise of dogs barking was affecting his work and personal life, the reporter writes that you could potentially sue the landlord and dog-school owner for creating a nuisance. But lawsuits are not without headaches, expenses, and there is no guarantee that you will ultimately come away a winner. Mr. Breed said: “I’ve heard it said before that litigation is the sport of kings. Are you going to hire an attorney and pay hourly rates to chase after the owner?”

Decision ensures previously deregulated preferential rent apartments have not been “re-regulated”

Thirteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including four lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list. 

The Fordham Business and Law Association (FBLA) in Conversation podcast recently featured an interview with partner Maxwell Breed. 

Partner Maxwell Breed will be a featured speaker at the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)’s 6th annual East Meets West event. Max’s panel is on September 30 at 1:40pm and is part of the conference’s Residential Day programming. 

The Real Deal interviewed Maxwell Breed, partner in the Real Estate and Litigation Groups, about a City Council bill that, if signed by the Mayor, might not achieve its apparent goal of shielding certain small business owners from personal liability for pandemic-related rent defaults. Read the article.

On April 2, amid the COVID-19 crisis, New York's Court of Appeals barred, as unconstitutional, retroactive application of certain provisions of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 — the recent overhaul of New York’s rent regulatory laws.

On April 2, 2020, New York’s Court of Appeals, by a 4-3 decision in Matter of Regina Metro. Co. LLC v. DHCR, foreclosed further retroactive application of certain provisions of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (“HSPTA”)—the recent overhaul and perpetual extension of New York’s rent-regulatory laws.