Felicia Ennis, Employment Law Partner, took to the airwaves this week to talk about how employers and employees have new protections since the outbreak of COVID-19. She appeared on The Law and Crime Network and today will appear on SiriusXM talking to Dan Abrams on his show at 2:00 on the POTUS station. 

Law360 published an Expert Analysis article by Grant R. Cornehls, Counsel in the Litigation Group, on the potential long-term effects of a March 20 Executive Order by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo extending court deadlines as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  

SEC Announces 2020 Examination Priorities

Barry A. Klingman, Tax Partner, co-authors an in-depth article in Tax Notes International, entitled: “The Risk of Double Taxation When U.S. Taxpayers Invest in India-Focused Funds,” with Bijal Ajinkya, Partner at Khaitan & Co., a well-established, century old full service law firm with a global practice, having multiple offices in India.

Maxwell Breed and Lisa Liu explain the New York Court of Appeals Court decision that pokes holes in aspects of the constitutionality of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. 

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.

The College Fix, a higher education news and commentary site, calls on the expertise of Kimberly C. Lau, Litigation Partner and Chair of our Title IX/College Discipline Group, to analyze the bias implications of a Title IX investigator job listing at the University of Texas.

Our Partner and Chair of the Title IX/College Disciplinary Department, Kimberly C. Lau, presented a CLE with her colleagues entitled, “The Proposed OCR Regulations: What’s New?,” at the annual Title IX Symposium on April 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Eric Wrubel, Chair of Warshaw Burstein’s Matrimonial Department, spoke about “Diversity in Parental Relationships and Its Impact on Family Law: The Changing Legal Landscape of Custody and Parenting Rights” at the New York State Bar Association Bridging the Gap CLE Program.

The program, held on March 8, 2019, was under the auspices of the Young Lawyers Section and the Continuing Legal Department of the New York State Bar Association. The program was geared primarily to new attorneys who are developing a foundation in the practical skills, techniques and procedures essential to the practice of law.