The White House has announced that it will remove the travel restrictions on eight southern African countries, originally imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant.

New York State has lifted most capacity restrictions on business establishments including retail, food services, gyms, fitness centers, amusement parks, entertainment, hair salons, barbershops, and offices. With some exceptions, New York State’s Reopening Guidance essentially leaves it up to each individual business to determine whether to continue to adhere to mask-wearing and social distancing requirements or to follow the CDC’s “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People.”  

Partner Alexis Cirel has published an article in the latest issue of Trust & Estates magazine discussing novel legal issues prompted by scientific advances in the world of assisted reproduction.

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?”

On January 7th, Governor Hochul announced as of January 12, 2022, all visitors to nursing homes must present a negative COVID test, wear a high-quality mask, and physically distance from all facility personnel, visitors and patients.

On January 12, Sarah A. Steckler and Cornelia Schimert virtually discussed the legal, financial, and caregiving tools available to plan for the golden years.

Fertility Law practice leader Alexis Cirel spoke to New York Women's Bar Association members about New York State's new compensated surrogacy law, the Child-Parent Security Act.

“Intellectual Property For Artists: Copyright Basics” will help creatives in all fields learn more about copyright issues, copyright protection, and copyright pitfalls.

Fertility Law Group practice leader Alexis Cirel joined Katherine Miller on a new episode of Divorce Dialogues to discuss the relationship between surrogates and intended parents under the CPSA.

On this week's episode of The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast, Title IX and College Discipline practice leader Kimberly Lau spoke about Women's History Month as well as the history, evolution, and future of Title IX.