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. 

Warshaw Burstein's client Newell Crane credits the legal and significant business experience of partner Murray D. Schwartz as a critical reason why his nascent telehealth company e-Virtual Care was prepared as the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a surge in virtual mental health care needs across the country. Learn more about how Murray helped e-Virtual Care in this client testimonial. 

Warshaw Burstein has expanded its Copyright and Trademark Law Group, and incorporated extensive patent capabilities to round out its full-service intellectual property practice with the arrivals of Kristin G. Garris as counsel, and John Laurence as of counsel and patent attorney. 

Matrimonial and Family Law partner Sophie Jacobi-Parisi was recently featured on the Divorce: What to Expect podcast with Marcy Hahn where she discussed how going through a divorce is like living through our current climate. 

Partner Kimberly Lau recently commented on the inconsistent enforcement of COVID-19 policies at on- and off-campus gatherings in College Fix, including students’ lack of notice of what constitutes a violation or possible sanctions for such cases.

Felicia Ennis was quoted in the HR Daily Advisor article, “HR Considerations for Bringing Employees Back to the Workplace,” where she discussed the human resource factors companies are considering when determining whether —and when—to bring staff back to the office.

Sophie Jacobi-Parisi was a recent guest on Divya Parekh’s Beyond Confidence podcast on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network.

Partner Ally Hack was quoted in a Law360 article that delves into recently issued court guidance saying that commercial tenants can't be evicted in New York City until September 4 at the earliest, which will cause evictions stemming from the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to likely be delayed much longer. This is due to the fact that commercial eviction cases filed in civil court after March 17 are stayed until at least September 5, when an order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo suspending filing deadlines comes up for renewal. 

Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that Eric I. Wrubel and Sophie Jacobi-Parisi have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® list.  

Both attorneys are well-known matrimonial lawyers who represent individuals in prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce and post-judgment divorce matters. 

Mr. Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Department, also has been involved in precedent-setting cases involving surrogacy as well as family law issues as applied to members of the LGBTQ community. He has been named to this list since 2010.

Ms. Jacobi-Parisi, partner in the Matrimonial Department, also handles complex custody matters including for those whose families have children with challenges. She has been named to this list since 2013.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and the publication received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.

Kimberly C. Lau was featured in a VICE News video explaining the changes endorsed by the Department of Education that will standardize how schools address allegations of sexual assault on campus and incorporate due process protections to accused students, including the right to cross-examine accusers through a third party..
 
As noted by the experts in the video, including Kimberly - who chairs the firm's Title IX/College Disciplinary practice - under the DOE's new rules, all schools are required to hold live hearings with the right to cross-examination, and schools must provide supportive measures to complainants whether they file a formal complaint or not.  

Watch the full video.

An on-demand recording of Kimberly Lau’s Lawline virtual CLE program on the future of Title IX under the Department of Education’s new regulations is now available
 
On August 3, Kimberly Lau, partner and chair of the Title IX/College Disciplinary practice, presented a Lawline virtual CLE on the future of Title IX under the Department of Education’s new regulations. The program was attended by more than 100 individuals and provided an overview of the new Title IX regulations and how the key differences of Title IX have been enforced since the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter.
 
Some of the feedback from attendees of the live webinar included:

• “Excellent lesson in what feels like an overwhelming change in law. Presenter made this issue interesting and accessible. Great job.”
• “Well-paced presentation so one could digest the information.”
• “Great presenter! Good balance of objective facts with clear experience.” 
• “Outstanding presentation by a very knowledgeable instructor.”
• “Really great and informative!”

Managing partner Fred Cummings was quoted in an American Lawyer article on how virtual interviews have sped up the lateral hiring process in the legal industry. Fred noted that the firm has made lateral hires in the areas of intellectual property and tax, and how even though the firm’s candidates are New York-based, arranging candidate meetings virtually has accelerated the interview process.
 
Fred noted that he expects many attorneys will likely continue to work from home to some extent even after a return to the workplace is possible and that meeting virtually is going to become part of the recruiting process just like it has become an element of every other part of our practice.  
 
Read the full article (subscription required). 

Warshaw Burstein is pleased to announce that Ian Shane has joined the firm as partner in the Tax practice group, expanding the firm’s capabilities in international and cross-border transactions. 

Kimberly C. Lau, Partner and Chair of the Title IX College Discipline Practice, was quoted in The New York Times article, "Lawsuits Aim to Block DeVos’s New Sexual Misconduct Rules," where she offers her insight on the pending lawsuits filed to stop the Department of Education's Title IX regulations from taking effect in August 2020.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that William R. Samuels has joined the firm as partner and will launch a Copyright and Trademark Law Group, expanding on the firm’s intellectual property capabilities.

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 November 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education issued proposed regulations to supplement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

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.

On October 17, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the judgment of the Bankruptcy Court that denied a motion filed by the debtor-landlord to sell the subject property (a downtown Manhattan loft building) “free and clear” of the possessory interests of statutory Loft Law tenants. The Loft Law tenants were represented by Warshaw Burstein. The Second Circuit’s Summary Order, in In re Bridge Associates of SOHO, Inc., confirmed that a landlord who has failed to comply with the Loft Law and legalize a building for residential use is barred from collecting any rent from, or seeking to dispossess, the tenants. This decision represents a major victory for the rights of Loft Law tenants. Litigation partner Bruce H. Wiener argued the appeal and Slava Hazin was on the Brief.